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The Word Count episodes
- Episode 38: Messy Middle Madness
Learning how to manage the messy middle of your manuscript is all part of writing a novel.
Fiona is at 55,000 words and calls on Jo and Jacq this episode to share their wisdom on managing writing forward when feeling lost.Â
ð Donât forget to follow us so you never miss an episode.
Huge thanks to Postie for producing this ep, and to Phil for lending his fabulous voice to our intros! ð
ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð35 min - Episode 37: Creativity & Curveballs
Weâve had a one-week medical break but⊠weâre baaaack!
And you know weâve always promised to keep things real on THE WORD COUNTâso this episode is all about why we needed the break and what it means for us going forward.
ð WHO ended up in hospital?
 ð DID we hit our creative goals?
 ð WHAT are our Easter plans?ð Donât forget to follow us so you never miss an episode.
Huge thanks to Postie for producing this ep, and to Phil for lending his fabulous voice to our intros! ð
ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð25 min - Episode 36: Writing Routines and Rituals
This episode of ððð ðððð ððððð takes us the furthest apart weâve ever been â ð°ð°,ð¬ð¬ð¬ ðžðº, ððŒ ð¯ð² ð²ð ð®ð°ð! âïž Jo & Jacq are on their idyllic island (ð¢ð¬ð¢ ðð¢ðŽðŽðªðŠ), while Fiona is in Perth for her KSP Fellowship writing retreat.
As always, we check in on accountability, set new writing goals for the next fortnight, and dive into the routines & rituals that shape our writing lives.
âš In This Episode:
 ð Jo enters the FINAL stage of Book 3 ð
 ð Fiona shares her KSP word count âïž
 ð Jacq has us aghast that she writes while multitasking ð€¯ #wecouldnever ððð±ð°ðð°ðšðªðŠðŽ ðµð° @ð¥ðŠð£_ð«ð°ð³ð¥ð¢ð¯_ð¢ð¶ðµð©ð°ð³ ð Fiona gave a shoutout to her upcoming book but called it by its old title ð€Šð»ââïž It is, of course, THE RIVER WHISPERS, which is available for pre-order now! ð
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ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð28 min - Episod 35: Preparing for Success
 ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² ð¯ð±: ðððððððððððððð¢ðððð ð ðïž
Well⊠after recording this episode, things went south - and not just because we were all in Tasmania at the same time. ð
One of Fionaâs cats got very sick, and she had to fly home the day after recording. So, some of what we talked about? No longer true. (Spoiler: Fiona did not get to stay at Joâs for a writing retreat sad)
BUT! We ððð share our tips for preparing for writing success, staying accountable, and setting new goals for the next fortnight.
âš ðð» ððµð¶ð ð²ðœð¶ððŒð±ð²:
ð Jo starts Book 4! ð
ð Fiona preps for her KSP fellowship âïž
ð Jacq cements herself as the ðð¶ð³ð°ð¥ðªðµðŠ one (youâll have to listen ð)ð Donât forget to follow so you never miss an episode!
ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð30 min - Episode 34: The Comparison Trap
In ðŠð²ð®ððŒð» ð°, ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² ð¯ð°, we dive into how comparison can steal your joy - and how to stop envy from turning into jealousy.
Plus:
 ð Jo has some exciting news!
 ð Fiona shares a MOTB update
 ð Jacq has been scrumping (big time!)As always, we check in on our goals from the past fortnight and set new ones.
ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² ð¯ð° ð¶ð ðŒðð ð»ðŒð - ð¹ð¶ððð²ð» ððµð²ð¿ð²ðð²ð¿ ððŒð ðŽð²ð ððŒðð¿ ðœðŒð±ð°ð®ððð!
 ð Follow us so you never miss an episode.ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð30 min - Episode 33: Writing Through Doubt
ð ð¡ððª ðð£ððŠð¢ðð
ðð³ðªðµðªð¯ðš ðð©ð³ð°ð¶ðšð© ðð°ð¶ð£ðµ
In ððŠð¢ðŽð°ð¯ 4, ðð± 33 we talk about writing through the doubt. Imposter syndrome affects us all - whether emerging writers or bestselling authors. We discuss how we choose to be âtrickster goddessesâ and suggest strategies to keep you writing when you doubt yourself or feel like a fraud.
In other news⊠weâve merged our Last Two Weeks recap with Accountability into one segment, so we can concentrate more on what our dear listeners enjoy the most - how we handle the highs and lows of writing a novel and what works (or doesnât) for us!
ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² 33 is now available wherever you love to listen.Â
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ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð30 min - Episode 32: Setting The Stage
ðð¡ð ðªðâð¥ð ððððððð! ðÂ
Did you miss us dear listeners? We definitely missed you! Itâs a new year, itâs a new season and we have new year goals to share!
ð Jo tells us Book 3âs TITLE & PUB DATE!!!
ð Fiona almost sounds confidentÂ
ð Jacq has a writing goal! crazy
ðð€ð©ð: We got overexcited & forgot to set our goals for the next 2 weeks in this episode - oops!Â
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âïž ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² ð§ðŒðœð¶ð°: ððŠðµðµðªð¯ðš ðð©ðŠ ððµð¢ðšðŠ - Our writing goals for 2025
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ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð22 min - Episode 31: Wrapping Up For Christmas
Itâs our last episode for 2024 as we ðžð³ð¢ð± ð¶ð± for Christmas (see what we did there? ð)Â
We share what we learned this year as writers, and make some BIG goals for our summer break âïžÂ
AND we draw the winner of our ðððð ð ðšð¥ð¥ðšð°ðð« ðð¢ð¯ððð°ðð² LIVE!!! ððð
If you listen to the very end youâll hear a special message to Phil, who hit this episodeâs intro out of the park! ð
Wishing all our dear listeners a very Merry Christmas & we hope youâll check in with us again in 2025 to find out if we hit our goals - ððªð°ð¯ð¢, ðð¢ð€ð² & ðð° ð ððð
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âïž ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² ð§ðŒðœð¶ð°: Wrapping Up For Christmas - celebrating our 2024 highs⊠& our lows ð
ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð31 min - Episode 30 - The Importance of Community
ð¡ððª ðð£ððŠð¢ðð ð
ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² ð¯ð¬: ðð©ðŠ ðð®ð±ð°ð³ðµð¢ð¯ð€ðŠ ð°ð§ ðð°ð®ð®ð¶ð¯ðªðµðº
We celebrate and give shout-outs to the writing community every episode, but weâve never given an entire episode to discussing it⊠until now!
In addition:
ð Jo overcomes her party disaster to reach yet another Book 3 milestoneÂ
ð Fiona talks about her first mentorship meeting with Hayley Scrivenor
ð Jacq goes to the Australian Podcast Awards (& forgets to tell her co-hosts!)
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âïž ððœð¶ððŒð±ð² ð§ðŒðœð¶ð°: The Importance of Community - We share our thoughts about the importance of being a part of a writing community.
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ð§ðµð² ðªðŒð¿ð± ððŒðð»ð ðªðŽ ð¢ ð³ðŠð¢ð-ððªð§ðŠ, ð³ðŠð¢ð-ðµðªð®ðŠ ð±ð°ð¥ð€ð¢ðŽðµ ð¢ð£ð°ð¶ðµ ðžð³ðªðµðªð¯ðš ð¢ ð£ð°ð°ð¬ ðµð° ð±ð¶ð£ððªð€ð¢ðµðªð°ð¯, ðžð©ð¢ðµ ðµð° ðŠð¹ð±ðŠð€ðµ ð°ð¯ð€ðŠ ð±ð¶ð£ððªðŽð©ðŠð¥, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ðŠð·ðŠð³ðºðµð©ðªð¯ðš ðªð¯ ð£ðŠðµðžðŠðŠð¯! ðð¢ð€ð© ð§ð°ð³ðµð¯ðªðšð©ðµ ðžðŠ ð€ð©ðŠð€ð¬ ðªð¯, ðŽðŠðµ ð¯ðŠðž ðšð°ð¢ððŽ, ð¢ð¯ð¥ ð©ð°ðð¥ ðŠð¢ð€ð© ð°ðµð©ðŠð³ ð¢ð€ð€ð°ð¶ð¯ðµð¢ð£ððŠ ðžð©ðªððŠ ð©ð¢ð·ðªð¯ðš ð¢ ðð¢ð¶ðšð© ð¢ðð°ð¯ðš ðµð©ðŠ ðžð¢ðº ðªð¯ ðŠð¢ðŽðº-ðµð°-ððªðŽðµðŠð¯ ðŠð±ðªðŽð°ð¥ðŠðŽ (ð¶ð¯ð¥ðŠð³ 30 ð®ðªð¯ðŽ)Â
ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð29 min - Episode 29: Making the Most of Your Mentor
Todayâs episode did not go to plan. Youâll understand once you listen.
ðªð² ð±ð¶ð± ðºð®ðžð² ððð¿ð² ððµð®ð ðð²:
â Tied the topic to exciting news
â Recorded before Joâs fab party
â Created an engaging title
We did NOT check whether any of us had EVER been professionally mentored for their writing ð€Šð»ââïžð©ð€¯
Let the hilarity ensue ðð€£ð
ðªðµð®ð ðð² ðð¢ ðµð®ðð²:
ð Fionaâs exciting news!
ð A competition youâll want to win!!
ð More laughs than you can count!!!
Forgive us, dear listeners, we honestly have no idea what we are doing - ððªð°ð¯ð¢, ðð¢ð€ð² & ðð°
ðâð ðððð ð¶ðð¢ðð¡ ðð ð ðððð-ðððð, ðððð-ð¡ððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðððððð ð¡ ðððððð€ððð ðŽð¢ð ð¡ðððððð ð€ððð¡ððð ðð ð¡âð ðððð ðððð ððððð ðððð ð¡ð ðð¢ðððð âðð ðððð â ððð ðð£ðððŠð¡âððð ðð ððð¡ð€ððð.
ðœððð ð¹ðððð ðððŠððð, ðœð ð·ðð¥ðð ððð ðœððð ðžðððð ðð ð¡âððŠ ð âððð ð¡âððð ð€ððð¡ððð ððððððð ð , ð ðð¡ ððððð ððð ðððð ðððâ ðð¡âðð ððððð¢ðð¡ðððð, ðððððð ððð ð ðððððð ðððð ðððð ð€âððð ð¹ðððð ð¡ðððð ð€ðð¡â ðð¢ð¡âððð ððð ðððð¢ð ð¡ððŠ ðð¢ðð ð¡ð ðððð¢ð¡ ð€ððð¡ððð, ðð¢ðððð âððð ððð ð¡âð ðððð ð¡ð ðð»ðž ðžðð·.
ðžðð ðŠ-ð¡ð-ððð ð¡ðð-ð¡ð ðððð ðððð ðð ðððð¢ðð 30 ðððð¢ð¡ðð ð26 min
About The Word Count
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to the ð¿ð²ð®ð¹ ð¹ð¶ð³ð², ð¿ð²ð®ð¹ ðð¶ðºð² writing journey podcast following 3 Aussie writers!
ð§ðµð² ðªðŒð¿ð± ððŒðð»ð is about writing a book to publication, what to expect onceâŠ
you are 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 minutes).
ð Jo Dixon is the bestselling crime author of ðâð ð»ðð¢ð ð ðð ððð€ ðŽðð ðâðð, ðŽ ðâðððð€ ðŽð¡ ðâð ð·ððð, and ð ððªðŽð¢ð±ð±ðŠð¢ð³ðªð¯ðš ðð€ðµ with HQ/Harper Collins. She is currently writing her fourth novel.
ð Fiona is writing a pyschological thriller and is the host of ðð©ð³ðŠðŠ ðð¶ðŠðŽðµðªð°ð¯ðŽ ðžðªðµð© ððªð°ð¯ð¢ ðð¢ðºðð°ð³, where she interviews her favourite authors in under five minutes.Â
ð Jacq is the host of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning podcast ððððð ð¹ððð ðâððð ð¶ðððððð , and her debut novel of the same name will be published in 2027 with Affirm Press.
Follow @thewordcountpod on socials and wherever you love to listen and ð§ððð¡ð ð¬ð¢ðš for being here. We are so glad youâre following us as we write to publication - ððªð°ð¯ð¢, ðð¢ð€ð² & ðð° ð
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