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TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Everything I Know About Publishing - a NEW SERIES - focused on what the best in the biz know about publishing 🩷 Today Dani Vee chats to Jacqueline Harvey who has created a long and successful career writing children’s books 🩷 ⭐️ Writing for a changing market ⭐️ How to create a long career as a writer ⭐️ The importance of reading aloud to children ⭐️ How t...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. This week, I sit down with Thomas Vowles to discuss his debut novel, Our New Gods. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/nickw...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Everything I Know About Publishing - TAKEOVER with Deborah Abela, Sarah Armstrong, Lian Tanner and Zanni Louise. Listen to four different experiences of the publishing industry over the years.

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Dani Vee and Ashleigh Barton celebrate the new book How to Sail to Somewhere. They chat about writing in the chaos of creativity and parenthood, and how they’re tackling the big parenting moments, while trying to remain inspired. The conversation turns to being present, never being perfect and interesting writing process that doesn’t involve writing! Ashleigh i...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Everything I (Don't) Know About Publishing with superstars Pip Harry and Kate Foster. They chat about the opaque publishing industry and the changes they'd like to see occur in the publishing industry. They discuss writing market versus writing an author wants to write, the importance of creatives having access to data, and balancing creativity with business. A...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 In this adults only chat with Dani Vee and Holden Sheppard they chat about the brilliant STAN series Invisible Boys, brilliant casting and writing the raw and realistic episode 8. They discuss unrealistic love scenes in rom coms and how damaging they are in creating unrealistic expectations. The chat turns to shedding shame and who you are supposed to be and ch...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Michelle Mitchell and Dani Vee chat about her new book TWEENS. They talk about this time being the most rapid period of development for a child, the difference between concrete and formal thinkers and how we can improve our connections with our tweens. They also chat about screen time, building positive relationships, mental illness and how we're all just tryin...

A very feminist chat, essential listening for men and women, by women of a certain rage! Dani and Sara have a fascinating chat about creating female characters that push back against stereotypes and tropes. They also chat about the renegotiation and complexity of mother/daughter relationships as you age, and the paradox of what we want for our daughters (freedom) versus the safety of women in the...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 🎙️ New QWS Podcast Episode! 🌈✨ Season 4 Continues! In QWS S4E3, our new co-host Troy Hunter (he/him) sits down with Lisa Tirreno (she/her), a bi fantasy and speculative fiction writer, to chat about her debut novel Prince of Fortune. They dive into Lisa’s inspirations, the evolving definitions of "romantic fantasy," and the intersection of queer storytelling...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 🎙️ New QWS Podcast Episode! 🌈✨ Season 4 Continues! In QWS S4E5, Troy Hunter (he/him) sits down with Gary Lonesborough (he/him), a proud gay Yuin man and YA writer, to chat about his three acclaimed novels The Boy from the Mish, We Didn’t Think It Through, and I’m Not Really Here. They dig into the history of each novel, including Gary’s path to publication, as wel...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Dani and Joel chat about his brand new book Heist: The Great Chocolate Caper, planning vs the benefits of spontaneous writing, word counts and trends. Joel also confesses something about his past that inspired the book - and it's shocking! They also chat about the importance of self-care when touring, the power of poetry in bringing out the vulnerability of stu...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. This week, Nick sits down with Chloe Adams to discuss her debut novel, The Occupation - winner of the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out! You can also...

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. This week, Nick sits down with Natalia Figueroa Barroso to discuss her debut novel, Hailstones Fell Without Rain.

TOP 30 COUNTDOWN BEST OF SERIES 2025 Dani Vee and Gavin Aung Than chat about his new graphic novel Creature Clinic. They also chat about the differences between Australian and US publishers, the secrets of the industry, parenting, finding creative space and whether meditation really works.

COUNTDOWN the top 30 most listened to episodes for 2025. ‘It’s never been so important to be a mother of boys. We have to shape how our boys view the world, particularly when it comes to women.’ The first episode of the Words & Nerds new season for 2025 has landed! Kell Woods and Dani Vee chat like old friends about the importance of parenting boys and teachable moments of positive masculinity. Th...

COUNTDOWN of the top 30 most listened to episodes. It's a Kidlit takeover! Join Ky Garvey as she chats to Picture Book creatives Rory H Mather, Brent Wilson & Kirsten Ealand on their new picture books Laugh in the Bath from Little Book Press and The Big Backyard Plan from Affirm Press. The authors share what it's like to collaborate with their fellow publishing creatives including getting creative...

COUNTDOWN the top 30 most listened to episodes of 2025. Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. This week, I sit down with Geoff Parkes to discuss his debut novel, When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole. WARNING: This book contains intense subject matter, including instances of...

COUNTDOWN the top 30 most listened to episodes of 2025. NEW SERIES - Ever wanted to get inside the mind of an adult fiction author? This new series spotlights author through a monologue format, where authors take a deep dive into how they wrote their novel, where ideas come from, their challenges and wins, their fears, personal experiences, what it's like working with their publisher, the editing...

COUNTDOWN the top 30 most listened to episodes of 2025. Dani Vee and Adam Wallace talk about publishing vs self-publishing, and Adam shares his experiences of writing for children. Adam has sold more than 14 million books worldwide.

COUNTDOWN the top 30 most listened to episodes of 2025. Don’t miss this chat with Dani Vee and bestselling superstar author Christian White where they chat about Christian’s darkest novel yet, The Long Night. They chat about what makes a best selling book and the writing process, as well trading stories about urban legends that haunt them and the weird confessions they make because of this fear! T...

COUNTDOWN the top 30 episodes of 2025. Episode 752: Everything I Know About Publishing with Adam Wallace and Sue Whiting PART 1 🩷 Dani Vee chats to Sue Whiting and Adam Wallace about their journey into publishing. ⭐️ How to start your writing career ⭐️ Dealing with rejection in a positive way ⭐️ Follow the energy ⭐️ Creativity is playing ⭐️ How publishing is always changing ⭐️ Being open to...

COUNTDOWN the top 30 episodes for 2025. Dani Vee and Paula McLean have an insightful chat about storytelling, feminism, women and how the past shapes you. The One Remaining is a story of memory, endurance, loss and love. Hilary comes upon a stack of her old diaries, which document the trauma she's endured and decides she is ready to face the hidden backstory of her life. The One Remaining is a cap...

COUNTDOWN the top 30 most listened to episodes in 2025. In QWS S4E4, Rob chats with writer and artist Catherine Johnstone (she/her) about her lyrical, hybrid memoir-in-progress and her contributions to the international anthology Stories of Place (Black Rose Writing). They talk coming out through art, the power of queer storytelling, and how creative nonfiction can blur and bend traditional forms—...

COUNTDOWN 30 of the most listened to episodes for 2025. Rob chats with journalist and author Michael Burge (he/him) about his new crime fiction novel Dirt Trap (MidnightSun Publishing), a sequel to Tank Water. They discuss writing rural noir and queer history, the silences that shape small towns, and what happens when truth finally breaks through. Michael talks about blending crime-thriller pace w...

In QWS S4E11, Troy sits down with his mate Holden Sheppard and they go deep into some meaty topics, from masculinity, drinking and trauma, through to YA vs adult writing and writing gay sex. Buckle up! They dive into the fascinating origin stories behind Holden’s three acclaimed novels - Invisible Boys, The Brink and King of Dirt - as well as exploring unpublished YA fantasy novel and his gay boga...