Weâre already halfway through August, and itâs been a busy two weeks for The Word Count crew - what with it being Fionaâs birthday month (Jacq calls it Fionaugust), beach holidays, plane trips, bookseller dinners, book launches, and workshops - but was any writing done? We tell all!
We are also talking about metaphoric sharks in the water - those moments when youâre treading water, trying to stay afloat, but the sharks are circling. You can see whatâs coming, and you know it could threaten your goals or derail your deadlines. We have suggestions about what you can do!
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Shout outs include: @jesskitching @thewriteclub @rwaaus @hayleyscrivenor @camillebooker @readingby.candlelight
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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
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