The Write Project

Episode 2 of a new sub-series, The Editorial , co-hosted by editor-at-large and editor-in-chief Erin Vance! Authors can hire Erin Vance to look at their work by visiting ErinVanceEditing dot com or inquiring to erinvance@engenbooks.com! Engen editor-in-chief Erin Vance tells Write Project host Matthew LeDrew the most painful editing gaffs she's seen... most of which, let's be real, were...

Rowan McRae is a different kind of hero for a different age, who must learn how to move on after experiencing unthinkable tragedy. A high-stakes mystery and an in-depth exploration of grief and loss, The Beltane Massacre is reminiscent of a classic spy novel—with a modern twist. Originally broadcast on June 29, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country...

Rowan McRae is a different kind of hero for a different age, who must learn how to move on after experiencing unthinkable tragedy. A high-stakes mystery and an in-depth exploration of grief and loss, The Beltane Massacre is reminiscent of a classic spy novel—with a modern twist. Originally broadcast on June 22, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country...

First episode of a new sub-series, The Editorial , co-hosted by editor-at-large and editor-in-chief Erin Vance! Authors can hire Erin Vance to look at their work by visiting ErinVanceEditing dot com or inquiring to erinvance@engenbooks.com! Editor Erin Vance comes on to talk about her all-time favorite show, Teen Titans, as Write Project host Matthew LeDrew experiences it for the first time! Origi...

One of the hardest parts of writing can be writing people with differing backgrounds to you. Do you not include it at all? That's not good. Do you include it even though you don't have the lived experience to write it authentically? That's not good either! Writers Alisha Morrissey, Nicole Smith, Heather Reilly and Rhea Rollmann break down their thoughts on this intense subject. Orig...

Offering the atmosphere of Twin Peaks and the queer camaraderie of comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For , Veal is a thrilling exploration of friendship, fear, and the thin line between justice and vengeance. Delores “Lawrence” Franklin is a failed capitalist and a runaway headcase. Following a corporate meltdown, she moves to Mistaken Point, a small town known for two things: Mistaken Point Universi...

Offering the atmosphere of Twin Peaks and the queer camaraderie of comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For , Veal is a thrilling exploration of friendship, fear, and the thin line between justice and vengeance. Delores “Lawrence” Franklin is a failed capitalist and a runaway headcase. Following a corporate meltdown, she moves to Mistaken Point, a small town known for two things: Mistaken Point Universi...

Offering the atmosphere of Twin Peaks and the queer camaraderie of comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For , Veal is a thrilling exploration of friendship, fear, and the thin line between justice and vengeance. Delores “Lawrence” Franklin is a failed capitalist and a runaway headcase. Following a corporate meltdown, she moves to Mistaken Point, a small town known for two things: Mistaken Point Universi...

For an unpublished author, there's nothing so certain as the goal of being published, so much that it consumes the art. As such, it's a massive shift once that goal first occurs! In this episode, we ask six authors how being published changed their writing process! Featuring, from Engen Books : Brad Dunne, author of The Merchant's Mansion Peter Foote, author of Stowaway's Luck...

Comics can return a long-studied writer to the purest form of reading: reading for enjoyment. Reading for the sake of reading. Today, ten richly talented authors reveal their favorite comic book (or comic book character)! From Breakwater Books : Rebecca Rose, publisher Craig Francis Power, author of Total Party Kill Robert Chafe, author of Two Man Tent Paul David Power, author of Crippled From Eng...

It's one of the weirder questions we ask people, granted, but the answers are always fun! For real: if you took all your writing, every last little thing you had in print, and you put it in a cauldron or some such during a magic spell... what animal would pop out of that thing? Featuring from Engen Books: Teresita E. Dziadura, author of Corporate Invasion Matthew Daniels, author of Interstitc...

It's one of the most impossible questions we ask of our authors: if you were going to be trapped -- forever -- on a desert island with only three books : what three books would you want with you to read and thrive forever ? The Comic Pros : Sal from ComicPop Kevin Eastman, author of The Last Ronin - Lost Years Sandy Caruthers, author of Sandstone Comics Paul Tucker, author of Stringer The Wri...

For a writer, there's nothing quite like that first time you see the impact of language. That first book that was so good it sparked creativity... or maybe, it was so bad it made them think "hey, I can do better than this"! Today we talk to eight different authors and poets about what their 'First' was! From Engen Books : Kelley Power, author of Tombstories Krysta Fitzpatr...

Comics can return a long-studied writer to the purest form of reading: reading for enjoyment. Reading for the sake of reading. Today, Alex Hickey and 9 other richly talented authors reveal their favorite comic book (or comic book character)! Featuring, from Flanker Press Ltd. : Alex Hickey, author of Evening Star Emily Hepditch, author of The Woman in the Attic   From Engen Books : Andrew Peacock,...

Sometimes, authors form a unique connection to their work that borders on the spiritual, or mirrors a spiritual connection they feel in their lives. Today, author Kayla Krantz, author of Dead By Morning , teams with 8 other authors share if they have that connection with Write Project! Featuring, from Breakwater Books : Lisa Moore, author of This is How We Love Gemma Hickey, author of Almost Feral...

Abe Skinner, a seasoned sea captain haunted by grief and responsibility, leads the schooner Hesperia from Newfoundland across the treacherous winter seas of 1916. Driven by desperation to provide coal for his Newfoundland hometown, Skinner and his crew face the punishing whims of nature, the shadows of war, and personal demons that threaten to unravel them all. As the Hesperia battles storms, shif...

Abe Skinner, a seasoned sea captain haunted by grief and responsibility, leads the schooner Hesperia from Newfoundland across the treacherous winter seas of 1916. Driven by desperation to provide coal for his Newfoundland hometown, Skinner and his crew face the punishing whims of nature, the shadows of war, and personal demons that threaten to unravel them all. As the Hesperia battles storms, shif...

In 1916, as a costly war raged in Europe, the Newfoundland Government sought to curb spending on social support programs in order to finance the war effort. This decision led to deadly consequences for a group of people in Fortune Bay. A lightkeeper on St. Jacques Island, after witnessing the capsizing of a motorized yacht during a July storm, led a heroic effort to rescue the local welfare office...

Okay, let's be real. Not everything obeys the "Chekov's Gun" rule. It should, but it doesn't. Sometimes there isn't an in-story reason for why there's something in a novel. Sometimes it's an Easter Egg, an in-joke, or something only your mother will notice. These are the tiny details that can confuse and enchant readers in equal measure. So we asked ten auth...

It's one of the weirder questions we ask people, granted, but the answers are always fun! For real: if you took all your writing, every last little thing you had in print, and you put it in a cauldron or some such during a magic spell... what animal would pop out of that thing? Featuring from Engen Books: Teresita E. Dziadura, author of Corporate Invasion Krysta Fitzpatrick, author of The Vic...

Questions (and answers!) with Krysta Fitzpatrick, the author of The Vicious Kind , and The Naiads ! Krysta Fitzpatrick is an educator and writer from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is currently teaching in both the English and Gender Studies Departments of Memorial University. She resides in Mount Pearl with her husband, two sons, mother, and beloved dog Dipper. Originally broadcast on January 26,...

Dr. Krysta Fitzpatrick talks The Vicious Kind, and The Naiads ! Krysta Fitzpatrick is an educator and writer from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is currently teaching in both the English and Gender Studies Departments of Memorial University. She resides in Mount Pearl with her husband, two sons, mother, and beloved dog Dipper. Originally broadcast on January 19, 2026 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John&apo...

For writers, writing scratches a very specific itch... but what would they do to satisfy that itch if they couldn't write, for some reason? Six authors try and answer that question on today's episode of Write Project. Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd. : Andie Bullmann, author of Salt Beef Buckets Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning Claire Wilkshire, author of The Lo...

Writing is hard, but as with any hard thing worth doing, that hardness comes in degrees. What is the hardest part of the creative process? 10 authors reveal their picks. From Engen Books Ltd. : Jon Dobbin, author of The Weston Records Ellen Curtis, author of Infinity Brad Dunne, author of The Merchant's Mansion Andrew Pike, author of The Greatest Science-Fiction from Newfoundland Shannon K Gr...

Alright people: deal with the devil time. If you could give up one thing to be a better author, what would it be? Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd. : Teresita E. Dziadura, author of Corporate Invasion Erin Vance, author of Exposure Elizabeth Whitten, author of Off-Panel: A History of NL Comix Lisa Timpf, contributor to A Toast to Hope From Breakwater Books Ltd. : Rebecca Rose, President and Publish...