The Word Count

It’s our final episode for Season 2 of @thewordcountpod! We find ourselves at the year's midpoint, wondering how we got here so fast! We couldn’t fit it all into our usual time so you’ve got a longer episode to enjoy!  Join us for our EOFY goal-setting session to find out: 💛 What we achieved in those first 6 months; 💛 What our goals are for the second half of the year; 💛 Who is spending an...

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know: 💛 Who ditched writing for Bridgerton? 💛 How we deal with losing our mojo 💛 More info about the upcoming nudie swim! Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣 ✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks ✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Crisis of Faith Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication: Jo Dixon - bestsell...

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know: 💛 𝗪𝗵𝗼 is getting naked for the Winter Solstice Swim? 🏊‍♀️  💛 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 fears affect our writing progress? 😱 💛 𝗗𝗶𝗱 someone mention merch??? 🤩 Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣 ✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks ✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Facing Our Fears Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publicat...

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know: 💛 Jo’s next steps with Book 3 💛 Does being printed in "Dolly" magazine count as published? 💛 Phil’s threat to replace Jacq in the podcast as writer #3 Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣 ✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks ✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Why We Write Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they wri...

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟳: 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 Dear Listener… if you’ve ever felt disheartened, downcast, dispirited, discouraged or disillusioned about your writing, this is the episode for you! We have an honest discussion about our writing and publishing disappointments and how we handle them. Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣 ✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks...

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟲: 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿? Don’t miss this episode if you want to know: 💛 𝗗𝗜𝗗 Jo FINALLY hand in pesky Book 3? 📖 💛 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 does twerking have to do with writing? ✍️  💛 𝗪𝗛𝗢 is actually turning their back on socials (maybe 😂)? Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣 ✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks ✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Does Social Media Matter?  𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱...

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟱: 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 Don’t miss this episode if you want to know: 💛 𝗪𝗛𝗢 has been hiding a 120K word Manuscript! 🤯 💛 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 a break for maximum creativity ✨ 💛 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 bookish festivals we’ll be attending 📖 Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣 ✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks ✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Taking A Breath  𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟱 is available wherever you love...

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know: 💛 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 of us wrote 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 of words 💛 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 to do when it just isn’t working  💛 𝗪𝗛𝗢 has been lying on the floor crying Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣 ✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks ✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: When the writing isn’t going to plan… 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect o...

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 💛 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟯: 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑴 𝑫𝑶𝑾𝑵! 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 🫶 In this episode: 💛 Someone receives a setback… but they’re up for the challenge! 💛 One of us achieves ALL their goals… who could that be? 💛 And one of us just needs to calm down and fi...

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 💛 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮: 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗘𝗧𝗖 In this episode: 💛 Jo has gone on tour… & what happens on tour doesn’t stay on tour! 💛 Jacq has been on fire! Almost!! Not quite!!! But close… 💛 And Fiona? Well Fiona has flown across the country & back just to record this episode before leaving for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Sydney… now that is dedication! 🫶 We give special shout outs to so...

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭: 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙎 In this episode: 💛 Jo’s deadline for Book 3 is TODAY!!! Did she finish? Did she not? Let’s check in! We also have a few surprises! 💛 Somebody has sent a manuscript to submission! 💛 Someone else’s diary is crazy full - will they even make it to the next episode? 💛 Someone needs professional help!  We also give a special shout-out to Kate Mildenhall & Readings...

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 10: 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘  In this episode: 💛 Jo has lost the plot… literally 💛 Fiona is obsessed with maths  💛 Jacq is doing the hustle  Along with your favourite regular features: ✍️ Accountability Check-in   ✍️ Setting goals for the next 2 weeks ✍️ Weekly topic: Finding time to write If you have a question about writing, breadboard, "post-it note theory" or anything in betw...

And… we’re back! Join us for 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝟐 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨   We can’t believe it is already 2024 and a new season!  Episode 1 can easily be summed up as 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙅𝙊 𝘿𝙄𝙓𝙊𝙉. Jo's second book A Shadow At The Door was published on 3rd Jan and this ep is both a celebration and a deep dive into what happens once a book is published! (We also may not have let on to Jo it would all be abou...

Join us for our 𝗡𝗬𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 episode ✨   💛 Hear what we learned this year! 💛 Our highs and our lows 💛 What we want to achieve in 2024 (writing goals only Jacq!) There are lots of laughs, a few tears, and some 𝗕𝗜𝗚 goal-setting! This 𝗡𝗬𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 episode is available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio ✨ We’d love to hear your goals too so please let us know in the comments b...

And… we’re back! Join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟳 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨   This is 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 our Christmas episode AND the pod’s penultimate episode for 2023: 💛 Jo shears 23 sheep while her Book 3 deadline looms! 🐑  💛 Fiona is in her new house & planning a big family Christmas 🎄  💛 Jacq’s @talesofthreecorners wins 3 international podcast awards! 🏆🏆🏆 SO.... ✍️ Who hit their goals? ✅  ✍️ Who doesn’t ca...

And we’re back… join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 6 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨   In this episode: 💛 Jo is guzzling mojitos in Phuket but swears she is writing 💛 Fiona is totally over packing boxes & dreams of writing 💛 Jacq flies home from NZ Webfest but may have forgotten her goal We talk about the difficulty of keeping an 80k novel inside your head, how we each began writing our book and Jo gives us her be...

Join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 5 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨   And we’re back…. Back on track? Back into the thick of it? Back against the wall? Back and forth? You be the judge!  In this episode: 💛 Jo talks BAD Sydney where she was a first time panelist 💛 Fiona is packing for the big move after a surprise getaway 💛 Jacq is surprised to learn she might be the sensible one haha We talk all things @badsydney, ho...

Join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 4 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨   We recovered from FESTIVALITIS just long enough to record this decidedly scrappy episode with lots of laughs and a good deal of name-dropping! *cough cough* Ann Cleeves *cough cough* Garry Disher... In this episode: 💛 Jacq manages to surprise us all 💛 Jo has VERY EXCITING news (no, it isn’t a movie deal) 💛 Fiona wrote more than Jo and Jacq combined...

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication: Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then 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 The Word Count is about writing a book to publication, what to ex...

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication: Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then 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 The Word Count is about writing a book to publication, what to ex...

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication: Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then 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 The Word Count is about writing a book to publication, what to ex...