It’s been over two years since I started my podcast, Turning Readers Into Writers. 

When I think about when I first started out, and that very first trailer, that very first episode, and how nervous I was about recording everything, how new it all felt. 

I was so happy when I found the wonderful Krystal Proffitt, who guided me through everything in lovely easy to follow steps. 

So what have been some of my Podcast episode highlights? 

My first author interview was with Elisa Menz, a really brave thing to do as a new author. It was her first podcast. She was doing it in her second language and I was so grateful she put her trust in me.

A big turning point for me was interviewing Bethany Tucker, who generously shared her techniques when she’s editing her clients’ work. 

Rhonda Douglas was another highlight. She’d written a great blog post on her 4 Folder Method, which I loved and find out more, and so she shared with me her 4 Folder Method.

Physical Therapist, Dr. Alexa Harrigan, talked to me about being a pain-free writer. She touched on desk ergonomics, general health and well-being, and how to make activity a part of your daily life without going to the gym. 

An episode I learned a lot from was with author Sylvia Hubbard, who says you don't need to have everything worked out beforehand. Just having a general idea of where your story is going to go is enough to get started writing. You can iron out the wrinkles later. 

In terms of crafts, one of my favourite episodes was with September C Fawkes, and she talks about how to use a cliffhanger, and to date, it’s still one of my most downloaded episodes. 

In June of last year, I talked to Nadia Coburn, and we talked about healing trauma through narrative. This has been a very popular episode as we’ve all experienced trauma at some stage in our life. 

At the end of last year, I chatted with Nikki Vallance, a debut author. She’s also a life coach who uses her skills to help mid-lifers who feel stuck.

As she says, she wants to inspire ‘closet novelists’. We talked about the benefits of coaching and both agree that even if the focus of the coaching is on the book, it can impact all areas of your life.

I recently interviewed Imogen Clark, the multi-million selling author of contemporary women’s fiction. Despite her enormous success, she is incredibly down to earth and pragmatic and epitomises for me the ‘career author’.

After raising her family, Imogen took time for herself and explored what it was she wanted in this next stage of her life. She’d always loved writing and so invested in herself by taking a degree course. 

In March 2022 I interviewed Yuktha Asrani, who really epitomises, for me, the opportunities lockdown has afforded us if we’ve chosen to take them, and she certainly did!

Yuktha is a wonderful example of how, if you have a passion and you decide to follow it through, you can do anything.

For those of you who have been with me since the beginning, I want to say a big, big thank you. Thank you for being part of this journey. 

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