In the final episode for 2024 and season 2, Jodi reflects on the year that was both personally in her own writing life and also for the Ask The Author podcast. What were the top 10 most listened to episodes for the year? And what's in store for the podcast in 2025? You'll have to listen in to find out. 

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A genuine thank you to all who have listened, submitted questions or suggestions for the podcast, and also shared and left reviews. Your contribution is what makes the podcast worthwhile and what it is. 

The Ask The Author podcast take a break over the holiday season and will be back in 2025 with new episodes beginning Monday February 3rd. Take care and keep writing. 

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And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Jod 

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How do you celebrate your writing wins? Wins in the writing and publishing world can be few and far between which is why it's important to celebrate not only the big ones but the little ones. In this episode I'm sharing one way in particular that I celebrate my wins that gives me a huge boost and reminds me I am making progress. Listen up and then give it a go for yourself!

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And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

Jodi

A really quick episode for you this week with a very important reminder for all writers at this time of year. 

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And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

Jodi

You might want to take notes when you listen to this episode. It’s all about what steps you can take to help increase the discoverability and visibility of your book. Marketing is the number one challenge for all authors, trad or indie, these days. And even if you don’t have your book out there, you’ll need to be thinking about these things already. So strap in, it’s a little longer ep than usual but it’s full of some great tips on things you can do to help get your book out there and into readers hands.

Don’t forget to like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.

And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

Jod

It’s guest author time again and this week I’m chatting to Melbourne based author Kelly Sgroi. Kelly is an agented author currently out on submission for her first novel and Kelly is sharing an honest and authentic account of her experience since seeking publication. This is a must-listen to episode for every author out there.

You can find out more about Kelly at her website https://www.kellysgroi.com/ or follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kellysgroi.author/ 

Don’t forget to like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. And share on your socials.

And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. 

Happy listening (and writing)!

Does writing a book get easier the more books you write? It’s such a great question and this week not only do I share my experience in relation to this topic, but I’m also going to share other author’s opinions on the matter. The answers might not be what you expect.

Don’t forget to like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.

And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

Jodi

This week’s episode is for all those writers preparing to undertake NaNoWriMo next month. I have 3 more nano tips for you all. Back in episode 25 I shared my first three tips, so go back and listen to that one first, then continue on with this week’s episode. And if you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, it’s a worldwide writing challenge where the aim is to write 50,000 words during the month of November. Want to know more? Listen up!

Don’t forget to like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.

And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

Short stories are hot right now. And there are so many opportunities for short stories with competitions and anthologies. So if you've ever wanted to dabble in the short story then listen up because in this week's epiosde I'm sharing 5 tips for writing short stories. 

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And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

This week is a short and sweet episode as I share about my story contribution to the 12 Tropes of Christmas romcom anthology that was recently released. If you love romance, if you love Christmas, and if you love swoonworthy and fun stories you will love this collection of short stories. 

The anthology is only available for a short time so please search on Amazon for 12 Tropes of Christmas if you are interested to grab yourself a copy at only 99 cents! 

Don’t forget to like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.

And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

Jodi

Big topic this week! When is it okay to use AI as an author? I have steered away from answering questions about AI because it is such a huge topic and a contentious one at that. But this week I'm taking it on. At least with my opinion on the options for authors when it comes to AI, and how authors can make up their own minds on how they use (or don't use) AI. 

Don’t forget to like and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode.

And if you have a burning questions you’d like answered, please email through my contact form on my website https://www.jfgibson.com.au/, or reach out on Instagram where you’ll find me @jfgibsonwriter subscribe to my Substack https://writesquadcommunity.substack.com/ for lots more on writing, publishing, books and more.

You can also support the podcast by buying me a coffee on https://ko-fi.com/jodigibson  Your support helps with the hosting and production costs of the show, so thank you. And, you’ll get a shout out on the next episode too!

Happy listening (and writing)!

Jodi………….