Writers Advice Podcast

Olivia Hillier
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Writers Advice is a weekly podcast for aspiring authors, emerging writers, and creative storytellers. Each episode features interviews with published authors, agents, and industry professionals sharing practical craft, publishing, and career advice for writers.

  1. 8 FEB

    You Can Get Published w/ Penny Tangey

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Author, Penny Tangy On this episode we talk about: - The journey of writing a book - Writing Childrens books and moving to cosy mysteries - Sharing your work with friends - Her new book, What Rhymes With Murder - and all of her advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ GET A COPY OF WHAT RHYMES WITH MURDER HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Penny Tangy: Website: pennytangey.com

    21 min

  2. 8 FEB

    Slasher Rom-Com's & Worldwide Book Deals w/ Shailee Thompson

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Author, Shailee Thompson On this episode Shailee and I talk about: - Her process to writing - Slasher Rom-Com's and bending genres - Balancing Creativity with Business - Her Debut Novel, How To Kill A Guy In 10 Dates - and all of his advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Shailee: Instagram: @shaileewrites

    31 min

  3. 2 FEB

    The Journey To Your Debut Novel w/ Olivia Tolich

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Author, Olivia Tolich On this episode Olivia and I talk about: - Studying Creative Writing - Working in the publishing industry - The importance of committing to your first manuscript - Her debut rom-com, Side Character Energy - and all of her advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Olivia: Instagram: @oliviatolich

    30 min

  4. 12 JAN

    Is Your Manuscript Ready Or Do You Need To Let It Rest? W/ R. L. Maizes

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Author, R. L. Maizes On this episode we talk about: - The journey of writing a book - Writing short stories compared to full novels - Self editing and knowing when your manuscript is ready - Her new book a Complete Fiction - and all of her advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact R. L Maizes: Instagram: @r.l_maizes

    26 min

  5. 14/12/2025

    Creating High Concept Fiction w/ Emma Sloley

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Author, Emma Sloley On this episode Emma and I talk about: - Writing and working for Harpers Bazaar - What it takes to be a travel writer - Moving from Journalism to Fiction - Creating High Concept Ideas - and all of his advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Emma: Website: EMMA SLOLEY Instagram: @emmasloley

    19 min

  6. 30/11/2025

    When Your Sister Is Arrested For Stealing $1M - Write A Book About It

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Author, Debby Show On this episode Debby and I talk about: - The true story about her family and her sister that lead her to writing her first book - Autobiographical Fiction - Creating a writing routine - Hiring help and the importance of editing - and all of her advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Check out Debby's books here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Debby: Website: debbyshow.com

    34 min

  7. 23/11/2025

    Perfecting Your Manuscript & How To Find An Editor w/ Daniel Roth

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Filmmaker, publisher and storytelling expert, Daniel Roth On this episode Daniel and I talk about: - Working as a publisher for Harper Collins & Simon & Shuster - What makes a good book - Selling books and movies - The importance of an editor - and all of his advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Daniel: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel RothEmail: danielroth2025@gmail.com

    30 min

  8. 16/11/2025

    Getting Your First Publishing Contract & Becoming A Full Time Writer w/ Eleanor Elliott Thomas

    The Writers Advice Podcast is bought to you by Booksprout. Booksprout is my go-to platform to share my stories with readers to engage with reviewers before they are launched with the rest of the world. Head to booksprout to increase your online reviews today! This week on the Writers Advice Podcast I am joined by Author, Eleanor Elliott Thomas On this episode Eleanor and I talk about: - Writing her first manuscript - Recommended writing courses - Getting a two book publishing deal - Becoming a full time writer - and all of his advice for up and coming writers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND PAPERBACK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BILLIONAIRE ISLAND KINDLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your copy of the Limited-Edition WRITERS JOURNAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE WRITING PROMPT CARDS⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE WRITERS ADVICE FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a part of my ARC TEAM HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@writersadvicepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: oliviahillier.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@oliviahillierauthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Eleanor: Website: ⁠The Opposite of Success — Eleanor Elliott ThomasInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@eleanorelliottthomas

    30 min
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Writers Advice is a weekly podcast for aspiring authors, emerging writers, and creative storytellers. Each episode features interviews with published authors, agents, and industry professionals sharing practical craft, publishing, and career advice for writers.

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  • Creator
    Olivia Hillier
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    199
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Olivia Hillier
  • Show Website
    Writers Advice Podcast