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Welcome to the ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ writing journey podcast following 3 Aussie writers!๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once you are published and everything in between!!!
Each fortnight we check in, set new goals and hold each other accountable while having a laugh along the way in easy-to-listen episodes (under 30 minutes).
๐ Jo Dixon is the bestselling crime author of ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐ด๐๐ ๐โ๐๐ and ๐ด ๐โ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ด๐ก ๐โ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐, editing her third and writing her fourth novels.ย
๐ Fiona is writing a domestic thriller and is the host of ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก where she interviews Australian authors.ย
๐ Jacq is writing cozy crime, short stories, middle grade, and picture books, and is the host of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning podcast ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ .
Follow @thewordcountpod on socials and wherever you love to listen and ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ for being here. We are so glad youโre following us as we write to publication - ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข, ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฒ & ๐๐ฐ ๐
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Episode 16: Does Social Media Matter?
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ?
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:
๐ ๐๐๐ Jo FINALLY hand in pesky Book 3? ๐
๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ง does twerking have to do with writing? โ๏ธย
๐ ๐ช๐๐ข is actually turning their back on socials (maybe ๐)?
Along with your favourite regular features:
โ๏ธ ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ -๐๐ฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ for the next 2 weeks
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐: Does Social Media Matter?ย
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between!!! Each fortnight we check in, set new goals and hold each other accountable, while having a laugh along the way in easy-to-listen episodes (under 30 mins)๐ย
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:
Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners -
Episode 15: Taking A Breath
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฑ: ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:
๐ ๐ช๐๐ข has been hiding a 120K word Manuscript! ๐คฏ
๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ a break for maximum creativity โจ
๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ bookish festivals weโll be attending ๐
Along with your favourite regular features:
โ๏ธ ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ -๐๐ฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ for the next 2 weeks
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐: Taking A Breathย
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฑ is available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio โจย
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between!!! Each fortnight we check in, set new goals, and hold each other accountable while having a laugh along the way in easy-to-listen episodes (under 30 minutes)๐ย
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:
Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners -
Episode 14: When The Writing Isnโt Going To Plan
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:
๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ of us wrote ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ of words
๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ง to do when it just isnโt workingย
๐ ๐ช๐๐ข has been lying on the floor crying
Along with your favourite regular features:
โ๏ธ ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ -๐๐ฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ for the next 2 weeks
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐: When the writing isnโt going to planโฆ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable! ๐
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:
Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners -
Episode 13: You Need To Calm Down!
๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฏ: ๐๐ถ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ป๐ถ ๐ช๐จ๐ณ๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐พ๐ต!
There may be a few Tay Tay references in this episode because someone is still basking in the ERAs afterglow but we do manage to relate them all to the writing ๐ซถ
In this episode:
๐ Someone receives a setbackโฆ but theyโre up for the challenge!
๐ One of us achieves ALL their goalsโฆ who could that be?
๐ And one of us just needs to calm down and finish their bookย
Along with your favourite regular features:
โ๏ธ ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ -๐๐ฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ for the next 2 weeks
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐: Building writing momentum
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable! ๐
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:
Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners -
Episode 12: What Happens On Book Tour...
๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ: ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐
In this episode:
๐ Jo has gone on tourโฆ & what happens on tour doesnโt stay on tour!
๐ Jacq has been on fire! Almost!! Not quite!!! But closeโฆ
๐ And Fiona? Well Fiona has flown across the country & back just to record this episode before leaving for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Sydneyโฆ now that is dedication! ๐ซถ
We give special shout outs to some amazing authors and their books in this episode - @hollycraigauthor #TheRip, @kerrynmayne #JoyMoodyIsOutOfTImeย and @dervlamctiernan #WhatHappenedToNina ๐
There also may have been some discussion about a certain @taylorswift and her #SydneyTSTheErasTour โฆ and Phil might be looking for a new job after referring to Fiona as a #teenager because that would be a #Swiftie ๐(only joking Philโฆ we love you!)
Along with your favourite regular features:
โ๏ธ The ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ -๐๐ฃ ย
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ for the next 2 weeks
AND, our FIRST EVER Listener question: ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ?
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ (๐ฆ๐ฎ) is available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio โจย
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable! ๐
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:
Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners -
Episode 11: All About Deadlines
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐
In this episode:
๐ Joโs deadline for Book 3 is TODAY!!! Did she finish? Did she not? Letโs check in!
We also have a few surprises!
๐ Somebody has sent a manuscript to submission!
๐ Someone elseโs diary is crazy full - will they even make it to the next episode?
๐ Someone needs professional help!ย
We also give a special shout-out to Kate Mildenhall & Readings Books for their inclusive support of authors and readers ๐
Along with your favourite regular features:
โ๏ธ The ๐ผ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ -๐๐ฃ ย
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ for the next 2 weeks
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐: All About Deadlines
If you have a question about writing, editing, or publishing youโd like us to address in future episodes, please send us a DM - ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข, ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฒ & ๐๐ฐ ๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable! ๐
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:
Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners