Let’s Get Writing

The Intriguing Journey of Jim Scott: From Blue-Collar Roots to Becoming a Millionaire

This episode of Let's Get Writing, hosted by Kathryn Taylor, dives into the extraordinary life story of self-made millionaire Jim Scott. Born into a blue-collar family in Newfoundland & Labrador, Jim is a prolific storyteller who shares his journey from humble roots to successful entrepreneur. The conversation offers an honest recount of Jim's early life, highlighting the influences that shaped his path to success. Jim's memoir, "Seventh Son, My Road to Success," has captivated readers worl...

Nancy Regan: From Showing Off to Showing Up

A Canadian best seller, this book, part memoir and part self-help, inspires gratitude, courage and wisdom on your journey to be who you are intended to be. Nancy Regan will challenge your path to showing up.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 19

In this episode, Kathryn speaks to Dawn Baker, a successful visual artist and children’s writer who resides in Gander, NL.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 18 with JRH Lawless

Join Kathryn as she explores speculative fiction with author JRH Lawless, the writer of Always Greener and The Rude Eye of Rebellion, the first two books of a 6-book sci-fi series.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 17 with Veselina Tomova

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 16 with Diana Daly

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 15 with Lori Doody

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 14 wit Dr Gerard Collins & Janie Simpson

Today we’re going to Scotland to catch up with Dr. Gerard Collins and Janie Simpson of Go and Write who offer incredible writing retreats at fabulous destinations here and afar!

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 13 with Barbara Black

Barbara Black is a writer, collaborator, and musician, who is passionate about the arts and even describes herself as a “serial artist” since she moves amongst different genres at different times in her life. Today, we’re discussing her short stories, Flash Fiction, and her approach to writing and creative expression. We see why she creates collages based on her work, how music influences her stories, and how writing has transformed her life.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 12 with Katie Mares

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 11 with Dominique Prinet

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 10 with Carolyn R. Parsons & Adrienne Chinn

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 9 with Colleen Hiscock

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 8 with Dave Anthony

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 7 with Karen Schaler

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 6

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 5 with Bryan Tobin

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 3 with Ceallaigh MacCath-Moran

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 4 with Kenneth Pieroway

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 2 with Alan Doyle

Let’s Get Writing, Season 5, Episode 1 with Evelyn Jess

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 29

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 29

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 27

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 26

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 25

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 24

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 23

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 22

My guest this week is Patrick Collins a writer and retired educator who has taught in various communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. He resides in Harbour Grace, NL, where he typically starts his writing day in the early morning. His eleventh and most recent work, The Body on the Beach, is a novel inspired by the true events surrounding a woman, Alice Williams, who died under mysterious and suspicious circumstances. The cause of her death has never been revealed. This book has be...

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 21

Love is in the air and this week on Let’s Get Writing, I welcome Claire Wilkshire. We dive into her most recent book, The Love Olympics, a jubilant, funny and real collection of short fiction set in St. John’s, NL. All about the various forms of love — the way love grips us, shakes us, releases or envelops us — these smart, witty, funny, warm and surprising stories will send Cupid’s arrow right into your heart!

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 20

In this episode I welcome Charlene Carr who has independently published nine novels, and her first agented novel, Hold My Girl, has sold to HarperCollins Canada, Welbeck Publishing (UK), Alma Littera (Lithuania) and is set for adaptation to TV by Blink Studios in partnership with Groundswell Productions.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 19

Today my guest On Let’s Get Writing is Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, the author of Salt Beef Buckets A Love Story. This book includes recipes and essays exploring the stories and culinary traditions of Newfoundland. Andie is a chef, writer, comedian and librarian and her stories and recipes will whet your palate for more!

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 18

Join me as I welcome Ron Crocker to Let’s Get Writing. His recent book Ray Guy: Portrait of a Rebel is a testament and toast to Ray Guy’s brilliant writing. It is also the compelling biography of a complex man with an incredible gift.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 17

My guests this week are Saqamaw (Chief) Mi’sel Joe and Sheila O’Neill, the co-authors of My Indian published by Breakwater Books. Not only have they contributed to the creation of this book but they are each, in their own capacities, leaders dedicated to the empowerment of the Mi’kmaq First People in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 16

On this Eve of Christmas 2021, please join me as I welcome Andy Jones (Jack and the Manger), Gary Collins (A Time That Was: Christmas in Newfoundland) and Bernice Morgan (Seasons Before The War), three of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most beloved authors as they share their writing and thoughts around Christmas.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 15

In Search of St. Nicholas: My guest this week, Bruce Templeton, has been assisting Santa in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, for almost forty years. He completes almost fifty visits annually—from parades to hospitals, and seniors’ homes to special events. He has had over 1,500 visits with Santa. He is the only living Canadian Santa inducted into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame. He is also a Knight of St. Nicholas. You can order Bruce's book here: https://amzn.to/3J2VoUE

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 13

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 12

Today on Let’s Get Writing I have not one but three guests who are part of an anthology entitled Land of Many Shores: Perspectives from a Diverse Newfoundland & Labrador, a book recently published by Breakwater Books and edited by Ainsley Hawthorn. Do you think you know our province well? Perhaps, not as well as you think. My guests Ainsley Hawthorn, Ilga Leja, and Michelle Butler Hallett share their perspectives and ideas on this topic.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 11

My guest discusses her self-published book Balsom’s Point, based on stories told to her by her grandmother Selina Maud Balsom. Light-hearted and reflective of her grandmother’s bright spirit, this book captures the essence of life in and around Clarenville, NL, in the 1920-30s. A heartfelt glimpse into a simpler time that is reminiscent of Little House on the Prairie. How does one begin writing such a beautiful memoir? We’ll learn all about that as I welcome Rhonda Rodgers to Let’s Get Writi...

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 10

My guests today are the talented team behind a beautiful a collection of treasured recipes, tales, and experiences that celebrate Newfoundland’s unique culture and heritage. Yes, it is a cookbook and so much more. It will take you a one-year food journey that explores the wild foods of Newfoundland and the land it comes from, encouraging everyone to put more traditional foods back on their plates. I’d like you to meet chef Lori McCarthy and photographer Marsha Tulk.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 9

Governor-General Award Winner Kevin Major is the best-selling author of twenty-two books: fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry and plays. In my second conversation with him, we focus on what it's like to create a successful crime series. Sounds easy? We'll find out.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 8

My guest today on Let's Get Writing is Santiago Guzmán, a writer, performer, director and dramaturge originally from Metepec, Mexico, now based in St. John’s, NL. He is the Artistic Director of TODOS Productions, the Artistic Associate for Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre and General Manager for Neighbourhood Dance Works in St. John’s, NL. He is a proud member of The Quilted Collective.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 7

In this episode, I discuss writing horror with Kelley Power whose debut novel Tombstories was released in August 2021.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 6

Join me as I talk to Sam Martin about his profound love of Newfoundland and how it has influenced his writing. Sam is a CFA (Come From Away) who found a true home in NL when he was studying for his doctorate at Memorial University.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 5

My guest today on Let's Get Writing is Paul David Power who has spent the past 25 years working as a writer, playwright, actor and director. He has been named a finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Awards in the Drama category for his newly published play, Crippled. Paul is currently the Artistic Director of his own NL based company - Power Productions – a professional theatre company dedicated to the development of works and artists with a focus on the disabled, Deaf, and MAD A...

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 4

Join me as I sit down with Ida Linehan Young for a lively discussion about her latest book “the Stolen Ones” and our take on Newfoundland culture. You won’t be disappointed.

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 3

My guest, Susan Flanagan, published not one but two books in 2021: the Degrees of Barley Lick, a young adult novel (published by Running the Goat Books and Broadsides) and Supermarket Baby, winner of the 2019 Percy Janes First Novel Award (published by Flanker Press.) Susan is also a mom to five kids, a freelance journalist, columnist, outdoor enthusiast and aspiring amateur naturalist. Enjoy the show!

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode2

My guest today is Bernardine Stapleton, an award-winning playwright, writer, and performer of unique distinction. She has served as writer in residence at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her plays are regularly produced nationally and internationally. She’s just published a new book with Breakwater Books, love, life,(a mostly true fable).

Let’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 1

Join me as I chat with Helen C. Escott who has just published her sixth book, Operation Trafficked, a crime thriller. She’s a one-woman crime spree in the literary world and a passionate believer in the rights of women everywhere. Prepare to be enthralled and engaged as we discuss her book and the journey behind her crime novels.

EP: 45 Let‘s Get Writing with Susan Flanagan

In this episode of Let’s Get Writing, I go live with author Susan Flanagan. Her latest book, The Degrees of Barley Lick, is a beautiful adventure that features an unlikely hero, Barley Lick, a young man on the cusp of discovering his potential.  Ripe with great characters, plot twists and geocaching clues, this book captivated my imagination. I learned quite a few things about Young Adult books that, although aimed at teens, have a large adult following as well. Think later Harry Potter, The...