The Write Project

It's different for every author... but there has to be an average, right? Seriously, how much research do most authors do before they start a novel? Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Derek Yetmen, author of The Yankee Privateer From Engen Books Ltd .: Ali House, author of Variety Show Ellen Curtis, author of the Infinity series Erin Vance, author of Exposure Chelsea Bee, author of Fall W...

It's the question you're NEVER supposed to ask an author... but we're asking it! How many half-finished or un-published books do you have on your plate? Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket Morgan Murray, author of Dirty Birds Bridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda Janes From Engen Books Ltd .: Peter J Foote, author of Stowaway&apos...

Magazines the print stories by authors can be a lifeline early in your career. On today's episode, Write Project guests rate their best magazines for young authors to follow! Featuring from Engen Books Ltd .: Sarah Thompson, author of The Love of Summer Matthew Daniels, author of Interstitches Kelley Power, author of Tombstories Andrew Peacock, author of VIRAL Also featuring: Colleen Helme, a...

It's in the nature of creative efforts that we are inspired by the world around it: the arts, world events, and... people! Friends, family, even perfect strangers form the inspiration of the characters that wind up in our books. But what do we owe those people, once they're there? Acknowledgement?  Respect? Money? From Engen Books Ltd .: Erin Vance, author of Exposure Brad Dunne, author...

Would You Consider Writing Under a Pseudonym? For what reason would you want to pen something not under your own name? Is it so different from what you usually write that it needs that level of anonymity? Do you want to see if people respond to your work sans name the same way they do when your name is on it? 18 authors reveal why (or why not) to do this industry practice! Featuring from Breakwate...

Okay... look. It's embarrassing, but writers are good storytellers, they're not always good at spelling. That's editors. So, come clean, writers: what is a word you cannot spell? Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket Morgan Murray, author of Dirty Birds Ainsley Hawthorn, Land of Many Shores Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning Oliv...

For an unpublished author, there's nothing so certain as the goal of being published, so much that it consumes the art.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 ten Breakwater authors how being published changed their writing process! Rebecca Rose, President and Publisher Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning Dr Hasan Khalili, aut...

Something ALWAYS ends up on the cutting room floor. Sometimes it's a character. Sometimes it's a chapter. Sometimes it's a whole plotline. In this episode, 13 authors reveal what's missing from their novels! Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Rebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen Party Olivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth Motel Paul David Power, author of Crippled M...

The books that affected us as children can have a profound affect on the material we consume and create as adults. In this episode, 14 incredible Breakwater authors reveal what their favorite and most memorable books from childhood were! Rebecca Rose, President & Publisher Ainsley Hawthorn, Land of Many Shores Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics Derek Yetmen, author of The Yankee Pri...

We all have things we'd like to change about our writing style. If you could go back and whisper something to your younger writing-self, what would it be? If you could impart that to a new author in the industry, what would you say? Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Olivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth Motel Prajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of Dwipa Michelle Porter, author of Approach...

11 authors reveal exactly what they did with the first money they made. That blissful moment hopefuls dream of, when they're finally making scratch off their art. What will they do with it? What would you? Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd. : Prajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of Dwipa Kevin Major, author of Four for Fogo Paul David Power, author of Crippled Olivia Robsinson, author of Th...

Have you ever tried to read a book by an author and just... hated it? But then, later, come back and actually enjoyed it? What's up with that? Do you not have the framework for the book yet? Were you not ready for the book yet? Was it the book... or was it the reader? Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket From Engen Books Ltd .: Matthew Daniels, author of In...

On this episode of Write Project, 9 Breakwater Authors think back and reveal what age they draw from when writing the most! Do they pull from their childhood? Troublesome teenage years? Young Adulthood? Current times? They pull deep and let us into their process! Rebecca Rose, President & Publisher Derek Yetmen, author of The Yankee Privateer Tracey Waddleton, author of Send More Tourists... T...

Does having a Big Ego help or hurt authors? Sure you need to have some confidence to get your work out there, but where does that line end? We asked twelve authors from a wide-range of backgrounds (award-winning, indie, traditionally published, self published) where they thought that line was. Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning Lisa Moore,...

For one reason of another, books can be INTIMIDATING. Too long? Intimidating. Too much pressure to like it? Intimidating. Too much pressure to hate it? Intimidating. A tight deadline? Intimidating! But what are the most intimidating books, in the minds of these authors? Rebecca Rose, President & Publisher at Breakwater Books Trudy Morgan Cole, author of A Roll of the Bones Andie Bullman, autho...

It can be a lightbulb moment for an author: that moment when we learn that language can do things: change minds, tell stories, get us things. Today on Write Project, our guests offer their own stories of how it happened for them. Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Kevin Major, author of The Sebastian Synard Mysteries Olivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth Motel Jennifer Shelby, author of Plague...

Alright people: deal with the devil time. If you could give up one thing to be a better author, what would it be? Rebecca Rose, President & Publisher Ainsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many Shores Gemma Hickey, author of Almost Feral Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning Paul David Power, author of Crippled Trudy Morgan Cole, author of A Roll of the Bones Tzu-Hao Hsu, contribu...

Every new author has things to learn, but there are some major mistakes early on that some make over and over again. Eight authors reveal them so that you can avoid making them yourself! Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Olivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth Motel Paul David Power, author of Crippled Michelle Porter, author of Approaching Fire Dr Richard Elcock, contributor to Us, Now From Eng...

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Every new author has things to learn, but there are some major mistakes early on that some make over and over again. Thirteen authors reveal them so that you can avoid making them yourself! Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd .: Tzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, Now Morgan Murray, author of Dirty Birds Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket From Engen Books Ltd .: Hannah Jenkins, contributor to Acceptanc...

Does having a Big Ego help or hurt authors? Sure you need to have some confidence to get your work out there, but where does that line end? We asked eight Breakwater Books authors where they thought that line was. Featuring: Rebecca Rose, President and Publisher Tzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, Now Gareth Mitton, contributor to About Face Prajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of Dwipa Daze Jefferies...

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 ? Featuring, from Engen Books : Samm Joyy, author of A Decade From Harper-Collins Canada : Charlene Carr, author of Hold My Girl From Breakwater Books : Dr Hasah Khalili, au...

Writing -- no matter if for a hobby or your career -- can sometimes be fairly cheap, and other times, quite expensive. Editing, covers, all that. But what's the best thing you can spend your money on? These eleven authors reflect on their most impactful purchases over their careers. Featuring: Rebecca Rose, President and Publisher Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics Derek Yetmen, au...

Special 300th Episode! Kenneth Tam looks back on his history in publishing! Kenneth Tam (born 1984 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian science-fiction author. His best-known works include The Equations Novels, the Defense Command series, the His Majesty's New World series, and the recently-complete Champions series! Pick up the first book in the Champions series using...

Sometimes, a book just doesn't get enough attention. Here are seven books that Breakwater Authors feel deserve more! Featuring: Rebecca Rose, President and Publisher Daze Jefferies - Land of Many Shores / TransVersing Morgan Murray, author of Dirty Birds Tracey Waddleton, author of Send More Tourists... The Last Ones Were Delicious Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket Xavier Micheal Campbell, co...