The Write Project

Why do authors keep setting goals for themselves... then resetting the goal posts further once they achieve them? What is it about authors that makes us do that? In this episode of Write Project, we sit down with Breakwater Books' best to figure that out! Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, author of Salt Beef Buckets Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket Xavier Micheal- Campbell, contributor to Us, Now...

Interview with JRH Lawless, author of Always Greener , and its new sequel The Rude Eye of Rebellion , now from Engen Books! Born in Newfoundland, Canada, raised in France, and come into his own as an author while living near an 12th century abbey in rural England, J.R.H. Lawless is an attorney by day and a speculative fiction author by night, penning novels and short stories, mostly in adult Scien...

From the cover: On July 2, 2015, influential social activist Gemma Hickey began a 908-kilometer walk across the island of Newfoundland to raise awareness and funds for survivors of religious institutional abuse. Almost Feral celebrates the community of support that gathered around this journey and recounts Hickey’s remarkable story of self-discovery which led to the realization that they are trans...

Interview with Rhea Rollmann, contributor to  'Acceptance: Stories from the Centre of Us' from Engen Books and their own non-fiction book "A Queer History of Newfoundland," also from Engen's non-fiction imprint! Originally broadcast on June 12, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country. Pickup the Winterset-longlisted book A Qu...

From the cover: On July 2, 2015, influential social activist Gemma Hickey began a 908-kilometer walk across the island of Newfoundland to raise awareness and funds for survivors of religious institutional abuse. Almost Feral celebrates the community of support that gathered around this journey and recounts Hickey’s remarkable story of self-discovery which led to the realization that they are trans...

Interview with Rhea Rollmann, contributor to  'Acceptance: Stories from the Centre of Us' from Engen Books and their own non-fiction book "A Queer History of Newfoundland," also from Engen's non-fiction imprint! Pickup the Winterset-longlisted book A Queer History of Newfoundland  using this link to help the channel! From the back: “There have always been queers in Newfoun...

Breakwater authors reveal the first books that ever made them cry, tear up, get emotional! What books affect the people who write what affects you? Ainsley Hawthorne, Land of Many Shores Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics Daze Jefferies - Land of Many Shores / TransVersing Tracey Waddleton, author of Send More Tourists... The Last Ones Were Delicious Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex...

He's one of the most popular and enduring characters of the 20th century... but what are the best single-issue stories to get you into Spider-Man? Two giant Web-Heads try to answer that question in this COMICPOP / WRITE PROJECT crossover episode! Books discussed: Spectacular Spider-Man #200 Amazing Spider-Man #50 Spectacular Spider-Man #171 Spectacular Spider-Man #170 Amazing Spider-Man #38 C...

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. Rebecca Rose, President & Publisher Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics Prajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of Dwipa Gemma Hickey, author of Almost Feral Or...

Let's clear the air: everyone has bad days. Everyone has periods when they can't write. But some writers call that writer's block... and others don't believe that's really a thing. Lets poll seven incredible authors and see their results! Featuring from Engen Books Ltd .: Shannon K Green, author of The Snows of Aetalus AJ Ryan, contributor to Acceptance: Stories at the Cen...

Andie Bulman is a chef, writer and comedian in St. John's. She is the author of the book Salt Beef Buckets: A Love Story and writes frequently for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Pick up Salt Beef Buckets using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3mx75fj This episode is the 22nd part of a fifty-episode Write Project sub-series celebrating the fifty-year anniversary of Breakwater Boo...

He's one of the most popular and enduring characters of the 20th century... but what are the best single-issue stories to get you into Spider-Man? Two giant Web-Heads try to answer that question in this COMICPOP / WRITE PROJECT crossover episode! Book discussed: 7. Spider-Man Unlimited #1 8. Spider-Man #7 9. Spectacular Spider-Man #241 10. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #6 Checkout...

Andie Bulman is a chef, writer and comedian in St. John's. She is the author of the book Salt Beef Buckets: A Love Story and writes frequently for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Pick up Salt Beef Buckets using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3mx75fj This episode is the 21st part of a fifty-episode Write Project sub-series celebrating the fifty-year anniversary of Breakwater Boo...

Interview with Kathryn Taylor, author of Misty's Misadventures and host of Let's Get Writing! From the back cover: Misty Muldoon's favourite view of Newfoundland was always the one in her rear-view mirror so going back with two young daughters, a mountain of debt, and a broken heart, is hardly her idea of a happy home-coming. That is, until she lands a job with the local paper and c...

Andie Bulman is a chef, writer and comedian in St. John's. She is the author of the book Salt Beef Buckets: A Love Story and writes frequently for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Pick up Salt Beef Buckets using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3mx75fj This episode is the 20th part of a fifty-episode Write Project sub-series celebrating the fifty-year anniversary of Breakwater Boo...

The purpose of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association is to promote, advance, and support science fiction and fantasy writing in the United States and elsewhere, by educating and informing the general public and supporting and empowering science fiction and fantasy writers. In this special episode of The Write Project Podcast, science-fiction author JRH Lawless explains what he sees a...

He's one of the most popular and enduring characters of the 20th century... but what are the best single-issue stories to get you into Spider-Man? Two giant Web-Heads try to answer that question in this COMICPOP / WRITE PROJECT crossover episode! Book discussed: 1. Amazing Spider-Man #500 2. Spectacular Spider-Man #114 3. Spectacular Spider-Man #21 4. Spectacular Spider-Man #27 5. Ultimate Fa...

Interview with Daze Jefferies,  author of 'TransVersing' and contributor to 'Land of Many Shores,' both published through Breakwater Books and 'Acceptance: Stories at the Centre of Us' published through Engen Books. Pick up Land of Many Shores using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3F8HQ9E Originally broadcast on April 26, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. Joh...

It's poetry month! Let's return to where we started, having changed with Jason Normore, arsonist poet! Originally broadcast on April 24, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/​ Check out  As Loved Our Fathers , the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BA...

Interview with Kerri Cull, poet behind Soak. Kerri Cull is from the small mill town of Corner Brook on the West Coast of Newfoundland. She has been a bartender, bookseller, waitress, administrator, radio show host, columnist, instructor, and is the creator of The Book Fridge. She currently lives in Labrador. Pick up Rock Paper Sex using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3ZFrNZq Origin...

Erin Vance is an editor and award-winning, bestselling author from Newfoundland, Canada. In 2007 she won the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts and Letters competition with her short story “Something White.” Since 2016, she has co-helmed the bestselling From the Rock series through seven volumes. Her poem, Rough Draft , is featured in the Nelson Literacy 7 Homegrown (Newfoundland Edition). She is cr...

Comics can return a long-studied writer to the purest form of reading: reading for enjoyment. Reading for the sake of reading. Today, thirteen richly talented Breakwater authors reveal their favorite comic book (or comic book character)! Rebecca Rose, President & Publisher Ainsley Hawthorne,  Land of Many Shores Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning Claire Wilkshire, author of...

On of the most intrepid poets in the St. John's poetry scene, Samm Joyy sits down with us to share her wit and wisdom during Write Project's poetry month celebration! Pickup Samm's debut collection, A Decade , using this link to help the channel! Originally broadcast on April 10, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Listen on CHMR...

Interview with Daze Jefferies,  author of 'TransVersing' and contributor to 'Land of Many Shores,' both published through Breakwater Books and 'Acceptance: Stories at the Centre of Us' published through Engen Books. Pick up Land of Many Shores using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3F8HQ9E Originally broadcast on April 05, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. Joh...

It's poetry month! Let's kick it off with questions with Jason Normore, beloved fixture of the poetry scene in St. John's Newfoundland! Originally broadcast on April 03, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check out  As Loved Our Fathers , the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BAB It's a...