The Late-Bloomer Author

The Late Bloomer Author

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Have you got a book inside you but keep finding reasons not to write it? You're not alone, and you're not too late. Hosted by Wendy Williams, late bloomer author and writing coach, this podcast is for the over-40s who are ready to stop waiting and start writing. Each week: real stories, practical tools, AI-assisted writing tips, and the permission you've been waiting for. Your story doesn't have an expiry date. It's never too late to become an author.

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The Late-Bloomer Author

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Using AI Is Not Cheating 05.07.2026 34:39

This week I’ve got Chris back on the podcast, and we’re talking about the topic that’s dividing everyone right now. AI. A friend of mine told me this week she doesn’t want to use it. She thinks it’s cheating. It scares her. She just doesn’t feel comfortable with it. And I told her straight, she has to. Because her competitors are. And every day she doesn’t, that gap gets wider. AI is here. Love i...

The Butterfly Who Never Wrote Her Book 28.06.2026 27:56

I'm dedicating this episode to Sue. She wasn't a close friend, but she was one of those people you knew well enough to know how special she was. She lit up every room she walked into. She was glamorous, funny, full of energy. Her brain never stopped and neither did she. I always thought of her as a butterfly, always beautiful, always moving. Her funeral was this week. She was four years older than...

Why I Stopped Writing My Next Book and Built a Community Instead 21.06.2026 23:54

I was halfway through my next book, part of the Communications De-coded series, when something stopped me in my tracks. Not writer’s block. Not life getting in the way. A realisation. A book gives you information. But it doesn’t give you accountability. And I think accountability is everything. So I stopped writing. And I built something better. In this episode I’m sharing exactly what the Late Bl...

Embrace Your Identity 18.06.2026 17:57

What Will You Leave Behind? The Question That Changed Everything When you pictured retirement, what did you see? A rest? A reward? An ending? In this episode I want to flip that. Because retirement isn't an ending, it's a chapter. And the question I keep coming back to is this: what are you going to leave behind? I'm drawing on Chapter Eight of my Ultimate Retirement Guidebook, the legacy chapter,...

We Sat on the Sofa and Both Wrote a Book, Then It Got Competitive 07.06.2026 32:26

What happens when two competitive people sit side by side on the sofa with laptops, a seven-day deadline, and a shared love of cruising? Apparently, they both write a book. And then spend months arguing about who's selling more on Amazon. In this episode I'm joined by my husband Chris, software architect, tech geek, and now the author of more books than I can keep track of. We go right back to the...

I was exactly where you are and then I wrote a book 02.06.2026 23:16

Have you always wanted to write a book but talked yourself out of it before you even started? Maybe you've told yourself you're too old, too late, or that nobody would want to read what you have to say. I've said every single one of those things to myself, and then I wrote four books. In this very first episode of The Late Bloomer Author podcast, I'm sharing my story from the beginning. How a rand...