The Word Count

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟴: 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬

The Word Count hosts have all received writing feedback recently so this episode we are chatting about feedback - where to get it from, how we feel about it and what works for us.

BUT most importantly, Jo discusses what happens when you receive publisher feedback and the next steps in Book 3’s journey to publication!

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

Again, this episode has so many shout-outs, so listen to see if we are talking about you! 😜

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟳: 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘶𝘯 & 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴

We’re baaaaack! After two weeks of illness we were finally all well enough to record an episode, and what an episode it is!!!

To make up for lost time it is a longer episode than usual but you can’t miss it 

if you want to know:

💛 Fiona’s HUGE news! 💥 

💛 Jacq’s HUGER news! 💥💥

💛 Jo’s HUGEST news! 💥💥💥

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

✍️ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘶𝘯 & 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 - We share our highlights about the amazing @nbrfestival in September!

Again, there are so many shout outs this episode so listen to see if we are talking about you! 😜

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know:

💛 Has Jo written THE END for Book 3? 

💛 What did Fiona get up to at BAD?

💛 Did Jacq write us the best intro ever? 

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

✍️ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 - What has a year of podcasting together taught us? We talk the highs, the lows and septic systems!

So many shoutouts this week so listen to see if we are talking about you!

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know:

💛 How close Jo is to writing THE END? 🤔 

💛 Did Jacq plant her Christmas potatoes? 🥔 

💛 Is Fiona still on Fiji time? 🍹🏝️

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑙𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑘𝑒 𝑀𝑒

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟰: 𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬!

Join us as we chat about all things writing-related - courses, masterclasses, festivals, workshops - and which gives you value for money, as well as

💛 Where Jo is up to with Book 3 

💛 Why Jacq is preparing for Christmas now

💛 What Fiona saw on her birthday 

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next fortnight

✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: 𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬!

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵

No this isn’t a thriller horror title 😱😂… we are chatting about writing v writers’ retreats this episode because…

💛 Fiona just went on a writing retreat 

💛 Jo is planning a writing retreat

💛 Jacq is joining us on a festival retreat

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next fortnight

✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟯 is available wherever you love to listen. Follow us so you never miss an episode!  ✨ 

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 💛

Aaaand… We’re back for Season 3 of @thewordcountpod 🙌

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟮: After a 4-week break we have emerged blinking from our writing caves rested, refreshed and reinvigorated to talk about our writing, what else we’ve been up to & where we are headed next.

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬? 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺? 🤔😂

💛  Jo - write, write, write and write… and finish book 3

💛  Fiona - write, write, write and write… and stay off socials

💛  Jacq - no words, no goals, no regrets 🤣

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟮 is available wherever you love to listen. Follow us so you never miss an episode! The link is also in our bio ✨ 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is a real-life, real-time podcast about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between! Each fortnight we check in, set new goals, and hold each other accountable while having a laugh along the way in easy-to-listen episodes (under 30 mins) 💛 

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

It’s our final episode for Season 2 of @thewordcountpod! We find ourselves at the year's midpoint, wondering how we got here so fast! We couldn’t fit it all into our usual time so you’ve got a longer episode to enjoy! 

Join us for our EOFY goal-setting session to find out:

💛 What we achieved in those first 6 months;

💛 What our goals are for the second half of the year;

💛 Who is spending an entire month in their writing cave?

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 

✍️ 𝙀𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Midpoint Madness

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know:

💛 Who ditched writing for Bridgerton?

💛 How we deal with losing our mojo

💛 More info about the upcoming nudie swim!

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Crisis of Faith

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛

Don’t miss this episode if you want to know:

💛 𝗪𝗵𝗼 is getting naked for the Winter Solstice Swim? 🏊‍♀️ 

💛 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 fears affect our writing progress? 😱

💛 𝗗𝗶𝗱 someone mention merch??? 🤩

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Facing Our Fears

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then & A Shadow At The Door
• Fiona Taylor - host of the Reading By Candlelight pod, writing her first novel
• Jacq Ellem - host of internationally award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯! 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛