Writer On The Road
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDo you have a story to tell? Here at Writer on the Road, it’s the journey that matters. Regardless of where you are on your writing journey, Writer on the Road will inspire you to take your dreams and make them happen. So sit back and enjoy the show as I bring you guests who know what it’s like to go it alone and who are willing to reach out to the rest of us by sharing their stories; authors, publishers, entrepreneurs—people at all stages of the writing journey, just like you and me. It’s time, dear listeners, to answer the question for yourself: do you have a story to tell?
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Time to Write: a Day in the Life of an Australian Author, with Fiona Palmer
March 22, 2017 00:03 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBIf you think a rural lifestyle, an inspiring landscape and salt-of-the-earth people are the things of romance novels then you’ll learn a lot from today’s guest, Fiona Palmer. Fiona not only lives the romantic dream but she turns it on its head in fine style. Let’s try again. Picture stock car races, fishing at places you only get to see in hardcore 4×4 magazines and wheat harvesters with wheels taller than most of us, and you start to get a mere glimpse of this woman’s life. Watch the The Day...
#61 Harnessing Your Inner Storyteller with Sean d’Souza
March 14, 2017 00:11 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBPassions and priorities are the secrets to the success of my guest today. You need time and space to create and Sean D’Souza of Psychotactics has created a lot of both in his life. He has made the decision to keep his business to the size it is and, instead, chooses to work nine months of the year instead of twelve. In his spare time he travels, creates amazing cartoons and experiments with food. Knowing yourself is key and Sean spends every morning intently focused on his inner self. Some of...
How Utilising Social Media Can Help Grow Your Writing Business with Kate VanderVoort
March 07, 2017 00:16 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBWhen was the last time you conducted a social media audit, reviewing your strategies and reader reach? Kate VanderVoort, founder of Social Mediology, shares more than a few tips on how to build your brand, your online community and increase sales. As we chat about strategies for Facebook, Instagram and other online platforms to engage with our readers I find myself forgetting that I’m the interviewer and, instead, start taking notes. If you’ve ever wondered if spending an inordinate amount of...
#59 Goal Setting, Focus and Living Your Passion – with Keith Abraham
February 28, 2017 15:05 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBDiscovering your passion, setting goals, beating procrastination and focusing on achieving your writing dreams is possible if you know how and Keith Abraham not only knows how but has helped hundreds of thousands of people do just that. And now he’s with us to share a few tips, tricks and sure-fired success methods to not only set us on our writing journey but to keep us moving forward. But first we have to know our why, and once our why becomes clear the how becomes easy. Think purpose, moti...
The Creative Benefits of Writing Short with Jessica Aspen
February 20, 2017 00:16 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBTaking control of every aspect of your writing career, from writing to marketing to standing proud behind the results of your efforts, is something that Jessica Aspen is passionate about. Jessica has a list of books, FB group, newsletter, mailing list and is currently in the running for a Kindle Scout publishing deal. We chat about the benefits of contests to build your email list and readership, the difference between warm and cold leads, and the benefits of belonging to a writing group. Oh,...
Packing an Emotional Punch: How to Write a Romance Novel with Amy Andrews
February 14, 2017 00:08 - 1 hour - 102 MBPacking an emotional punch is at the heart of all romance writing. Keeping readers in suspense, creating characters that engage their hearts and making them care even though a happily ever after ending is inevitable are the secrets to writing a good romance novel, says Amy Andrews, Australian Romance Author. It’s not as easy as it sounds. Amy has written over fifty novels and sold millions of romances, so it was only natural for me to seek her out and garner a few tricks of the romance writin...
#56 Living a Creative Writing Life: Finding a Work/Life Balance with Posie Graeme-Evans
February 08, 2017 00:21 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBMeet novelist, producer, editor and director, Posie Graeme-Evans, an amazing woman who my research tells me is ‘one of the most diverse and dynamic forces in Australian television and Film’. I’m chatting with Posie today because of Pickets Hut, renovated by Posie and husband Andrew and now known as the Writer’s House. As far as living the creative dream goes, Posie has made it happen; the duo live on 80 hectares on the edge of some of Australia’s most spectacular wilderness in southern Tasman...
#55 The Business of a Writing: Let Your Story Empower You, with Cierra Seay
February 01, 2017 23:52 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBDefining your own success, choosing where you want to be and taking responsibility for your life are all things that Cierra Seay, entrepreneur and host of The College Dropout Podcast, knows something about. Throw in the surety of who you’re truly meant to be, riding your own wave and strong opinions on the difference between learning and schooling, and you get more than a little inspiration from this successful young woman. Cierra’s success comes from, I think, strong core values, great mento...
#54 The Writing Life: Just Doing It, with Authorpreneur and Educator, Paul Brodie
January 26, 2017 04:19 - 33 minutes - 46 MBOur greatest opponent to our success is ourselves is akin to advice my mother once gave me; feel the fear and do it anyway, what people think be damned. Yeah, she made up the last bit – and I’m guessing she didn’t really mean for me to run away on a yacht for ten years – but it’s advice that is touted more often than followed nowadays. Paul Brodie, in his latest book, Just Do It; Ten Ways to Increase Making Your Dreams and Goals a Reality, reminds me of my mother’s advice and his ‘Just...
The Writing Life: Writing Stories on the Road with Victoria Black
January 24, 2017 23:40 - 23 minutes - 32 MBWriting stories while travelling Oz has gotta be at the top of my ‘to do’ list. Victoria Black was the first guest on my podcast fifty three episodes ago and back then she was setting out on a caravanning holiday with her husband. You can listen to the episode here. (https://victoriablacksexystories.com/2017/01/20/campfire-tales-is-live/) (https://writerontheroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FitnFifty-Plus-itunes-graphic-Final.jpeg) This podcast is sponsored by Fit’n Fifty Plus. ...
The Business of Writing and Why Libraries are our Best Friends with Janine Kimberley
January 18, 2017 23:51 - 45 minutes - 63 MBEvery writer wants to get their books into libraries to reach the widest audience possible and Janine Kimberley is with us today to advise us on how to give it our best shot. Libraries are where readers go to discover a new author or borrow anything and everything of an author they already love – libraries are fantastic supporters of writers. If you’re interested in connecting with your readers through meet-ups, author talks or merely having your book/s on display at your local library then J...
Business of Writing Mini-Series Day 3: Reading the Numbers, with Nadine Travers
January 11, 2017 01:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBIt’s time to put on our CEO hats and get serious about the business of writing. Nadine Travers chats with us today about how important it is to read the numbers of our businesses; knowing our costs, managing our time, collecting our invoices in one place, having a separate bank account for our business and making sound business decisions such as hiring the services of others based on the data. Alas, I didn’t kick too many goals during this this conversation but it’s never too late to start. A...
Business of Writing Mini-Series Day 2: Positivity and Opportunity with Life Coach, Lisa Cherry Beaumont
January 10, 2017 04:02 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBYesterday it was health and fitness and today it’s my whole life. Lisa Cherry Beaumont is a Life Coach and today we chat about lifestyle, fulfilment and life purpose alchemy. Lisa outlines a four step process for change, mentions gratitude practise, meditation, goal setting and brain training (among other things), and offers us action steps to fight off overwhelm and disillusion. She reminds us that everyone’s definition of success is different and it’s important to ‘have somebody there to gu...
Business of Writing Mini-Series: Health, Fitness and the Writing Life with Jennifer Gale
January 09, 2017 02:05 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBIt’s that time of year and for some of us, that time of life, where living the creative life – and especially the writing life – may require some adjustment to our routines to include that most wonderful of words, exercise! Today’s guest, Jennifer Gale, is a certified Wellness Coach. She has a Masters in Science, is an international speaker and researcher, and will soon release her book, How to Get Fit and Stay That Way. I’m the first to admit that Jennifer has her job cut out bringing me bac...
Focus on Writing: Creating a Writing Life with Vanessa Carnevale
January 04, 2017 01:46 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBWith every new year comes good intentions and as writers we’re especially good at creating dream lives for ourselves – then reality kicks in and all our lofty goals go to putty. Vanessa Carnevale, author of The Florentine Bridge, has some timely advice for us as the euphoria of the new year fades and the hard work of keeping our dreams alive kicks in. Here’s a precis of what she has to say: You don’t find the time to write, you make the time Writing is a job Move forward with your goals K...
The Creative Writing Process and Writing Shitty First Drafts, with Pamela Cook
December 20, 2016 06:03 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBTalking about the creative writing process is aways interesting and today Pamela Cook – teacher, author and creative writing coach – shares her thoughts on the creative process. Pam has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and published Blackwattle Lake in 2012 after participating in the Queensland Writers Centre/Hachette Manuscript Development Program (she wrote the first draft of 50,000 words during NaNoWriMo in 2009). Pam talks about how each story has its own process and how she writes h...
The Research and Writing Journey of Daughter of the Murray, with Darry Fraser
December 13, 2016 06:15 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBAnyone with a keen sense of history, who loves romantic sagas, and has more than a passing interest in strong women of yesteryear will enjoy listening to author, Darry Fraser, as she talks about suffragettes, post-colonialism and the great Aussie motif that is the Murray River. Daughter of the Murray is an adventure romance set in the 1890s on the Murray River around Swan Hill. It’s known as an Oztorical. I made the mistake of mentioning Nancy Cato’s All The Rivers Run (which shows my age) bu...
Boxed Sets: advantages beyond the monetary
December 05, 2016 06:46 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBListen in as a group of writers discuss the advantages of banding together to give readers a smorgasboard of Christmas stories for ninety-nine cents. Am I convinced it’s a good idea? Sure am…it was the deadline I hated:) You can buy the set here: http://geni.us/iP435 (http://geni.us/iP435)
Book launch: From overwhelm to step-by-step launch plan with Mimi Emmanuel
December 02, 2016 02:05 - 51 minutes - 71 MBWe’ve all been there, right? Written the book then wondered what the hell we’re going to do with the thing…Mimi is here to save us from total overwhelm with her new book, The Holy Grail of Book Launching in Three Volumes: This is What I do, Essentials For Launch and Extra Awesome Sauce. Now, I don’t know about you but I went straight to Bk 3 – with a teaser like that, how could I resist? Today, I talk to Mimi about launch plan for The Holy Grail and pick up a few tips along the way. You can f...
Doing It Scared: the habit of writing and taking back control of our lives, with Scott Allan
December 01, 2016 01:25 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBNegativity is such a killer of our dreams. Scott Allan empowers us to take back control of our lives and create habits that help us succeed. Of course, there’s a catch – there’s always a catch – and it’s that we’ve got to do the work. Scott’s latest book, Do It Scared, comes fast on the heels of his empowerment and rejection series, and he has plans for more. When Scott asks me what are me what are my biggest fears and my biggest failures I gulp. Can’t wait to see what your answers are:) You...
Lessons Learned Starting an Authority Site with Kindlepreneur, Dave Chesson
November 29, 2016 00:45 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBDave Chesson is commonly known as the Kindlepreneur and he is the owner of authority site, Book Marketing for Self-Published Authors. He averages approximately $7829 in book sales, has started eighteen websites and has five books published (if you notice a slight obsession with stats here you would be on track to Dave’s secret to success). There’s also something on his site about 1723 cups of coffee but I’ll leave that for him to explain. Dave may not be a bestselling author but he’s the best...
The Authorpreneur Life: Become More Confident at Selling With Sales Enthusiast and Confidence Coach, Barry Watson
November 28, 2016 00:59 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBIt’s time to redefine our view of selling – and our view of rejection. Why be average when we can be awesome? Barry Watson, author of Sell With Confidence: Crush Your Fear of Being Rejected, Avoid Being Pushy, and Have the Courage to Make Money, is an international sales trainer and high performance coach. The days of the starving artist are long gone and the secret is not only to write good books but to become more confident and successful at selling them – count me in! Having a simple, yet ...
Writing Platforms and Building Your Email List: The Secret to Success is Marketing, more Marketing and Damned Hard Work with Elicia Hyder
November 21, 2016 23:48 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBIf you think you have excuses for your lack success in this ever increasingly busy book publishing game, Indie or Traditional, then it’s time to get real about what it takes to succeed. Think fourteen hour days, self-education and a boots-and-all attitude that makes me wonder at my audacity to think that I could succeed with my lackadaisical attitude to my business. Elicia Hyde is a marketing expert and she brings everything she’s learnt in marketing in the last fifteen year to marketing and ...
The Writing Life: Book Launches, Landscapes and the Aussie Bushman – chatting about the launch of Daintree with Annie Seaton
November 16, 2016 00:57 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBAnnie has me hooked at mango cocktails and tanned waiters, and I now can’t wait – along with thousands of other avid fans – for the imminent arrival of Annie’s new book, Daintree. Today we share the countdown with Annie, and as we go to air, it’s only thirteen sleeps to go. Forget evergreen content, this is one episode worth dropping everything for and listening to as this ever generous Australian author shares her over the top excitement as her baby gets ready to fly. Activist romance, eco-a...
Audio Narration: It’s not as easy as it looks or is it? You decide…
November 09, 2016 22:57 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBThere are a lot of tricks to narrating your book and putting it out to a wider audience – punch recording, mic technique, breath technique to name a few – and the generally accepted equation is five hours of recording will give you one hour of finished recording. Breathing is about getting in touch with your torso; then there’s tone, tempo, flow and sonority. Still with me? Because I haven’t even mentioned audio quality. Narrating a novel requires a level of focus that some of us may just no...
Entrepreneur, thought leader, influencer: meet Tina Dietz, business coach and mentor, as she reminds us of the importance of creative freedom, fun and play
November 07, 2016 00:28 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBThere’s something to be said for studying the habits and processes of great writers and artists and how they kept their creative juices flowing over time. There’s a lot of burnout happening in the field of writing right now, especially among Indie authors trying to manage both their writing and their business. Tina is a mentor and coach, and she’s my kind of crazy. With a focus on values as well as mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, Tina guides us to be the best we can be. She’s also ...
Writing, Research and Once Upon a Time: The Best time to be a Writer with Kate Forsyth
November 03, 2016 00:15 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBOnce upon a time lasts forever; deep, dark and complex, crafting timeless stories of magic and fantasy, bringing centuries old stories to new readers…where do I stop? Five pages of research notes and I’m just getting to the beginning of Kate Forsyth’s talents as a bestselling and prolific novelist and poet, writing across genres, for all ages – gosh, the press-release words keep on coming to describe this most amazing and generous of Australian authors. I start to get excited when I find the ...
The Writing Life: Midnight Serenades, Tangos and Happy Endings with Alli Sinclair
October 31, 2016 09:19 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBIt started with a romantic High Tea and progressed to musicals, dancing the tango and all things travel. My chat with Alli Sinclair took me from Spain to Argentina to France to private Russian costume showings in downtown Canberra. Throw in some serious talk about the writing life; including writing buddies, author signings, supporting other writers, word counts, library visits, translations and respecting your readers and you start to understand that Alli has a lot to offer the rest of us. H...
Writing: Author Mindset and Faster Fiction with Alexandra Amor
October 24, 2016 05:30 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBTime, space and writing habits are the focus of many a good how-to-write book, and make for an endlessly fascinating topic for most of us keen to glean yet another secret weapon for our arsenal of writing tips and tricks. Alexandra offers more than her fair share of tricks with us today. Writers need to be selfish about their time and the space they need to write, whether that’s headspace or physical space. We chat about procrastination and the barriers to sitting down and actually writing. W...
Business success is a game of inches, not a one off event, with Nigel Collin
October 20, 2016 03:38 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBYou can spend years learning to be a great writer but it’s only when you start writing that you actually learn. It’s a matter of starting because when you start you gain momentum and you learn as you go. Then there’s the passion, knowing and burn that drives you on when things get tough. Learning from your mistakes, making small changes wins the big results. Inch by inch. Writing is a business, we all know that, and learning the strategies and rules will get us part of the way, but it’s by be...
Business of (Indie) Writing – Day 5 – Novella writing and what it really means to write short with Joanne Dannon and Tracey Pedersen
October 14, 2016 00:09 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBYou don’t have to be crazy but it helps. Welcome to Joanne Dannon and Tracey Pedersen as they battle it out with me over who’s podcast this actually is…and what it means to write short in the Indie publishing space. There are no guarantees that what we share on today’s podcast will be any use to anyone listening but we sure have fun playing in a space that is yet to be formally defined. What exactly does it mean to write short in the digital age – what do readers want, what are they prepared ...
The Business of (Indie) Writing – Day 4 – On being a professional Indie author, with Maggie Christensen
October 13, 2016 00:39 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBWhat does it take to live the life of a professional Indie author? Maggie Christensen is about to publish her sixth novel, Champagne for Breakfast, and her answer is simple: learning. ‘It’s just learning as I go,’ Maggie assures me. ‘I’m learning all the time.’ And that’s the secret. There’s so much to do and so much to learn it takes time and dedication to become a successful Indie author. Not only does Maggie dress and speak beautifully, everything about what she does as an author screams p...
The Business of (Indie) Writing – Day 3 – Writing, editing and writing some more: how to edit your book and make it practically perfect in every way with freelance editor, Lynne Stringer
October 11, 2016 23:57 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MB‘I’m about to upload my story, can you quickly check for me,’ is a phrase Lynne Stringer hears a lot in her day job as a freelance editor and it drives her crazy. Her advice is we need at least two rounds of editing and preferably more, especially if it is our first book. Timeline errors, plot inconsistencies, structural problems, grammar and spelling problems, and everything else problems all get a mention during our chat today and I’m going to brave and suggest some of us may never look at ...
The Business of (Indie) Writing – Day 2 – Writing, publishing and niche markets with Indie author, Julie Schooler
October 10, 2016 23:44 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBHave you ever wondered about the nitty-gritty of Indie publishing and all the small details of what makes up the life of an Indie author? Julie Schooler has done it, twice, and what’s more, she’s a bestselling author in her parenting advice niche. Julie is the author of the perenially popular parenting self-help books, Easy Peasy Potty Training and Easy Peasy Healthy Eating, and she takes us through the Indie publishing process of Create Space, pricing, proofs and ebook sales. Our conversatio...
The Business of (Indie) Writing – Day 1 – Writing, creativity and accountability with Jules Horne
October 09, 2016 23:41 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBJules Horne lives in the Scottish Borders and is an Associate Lecturer at Open University. She writes plays for stage and radio, and fiction with a Scottish gothic flavour. She’s inspired by Angela Carter and Mervyn Peake (of Gormenghast fame). Today, we chat about the tension between creativity and risk, the role of Indie publishers as influencers, and learning from our mistakes. Throw in offshoots on deadlines, daily goals and the Pomodoro Technique and things start to get interesting. Jule...
#27 The Power of Story to Strengthen Your Business Brand, with Park Howell
October 05, 2016 00:23 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBStory is the software that drives the hardware of our brains, says today’s guest, Park Howell, as he takes us through the ten steps of the story cycle process based on Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey. We learn to super focus on ourselves and the stories we tell ourselves, and from the outset of this interview I was busy doing my homework on my business brand. If you want to own both your personal and business brand, I strongly recommend you download the notes for this interview, so you, ...
#26 Listen to Your Clues: Writing Advice From Australian Rural Romance Author, Jennie Jones
September 30, 2016 01:39 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBJust write the book is author Jennie Jones’ advice on writing. You may get laughed at and it may be rubbish but you’ll have done it. With so much advice littering my inbox telling me how to write, it sounds like a damned fine idea to me – simple in its execution and exciting in its results. And Jones ought to know. The first six books she wrote were practise books and at 50,000 words a pop, that’s a lot of practise. Nowadays, Jones has ten novels to her name, including the International Bests...
#25 Something a bit more real than Happily Ever After: Writing in a Gilded Cage with Rachael Johns
September 27, 2016 10:30 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBSecrets sell, and none know this better than Rachael Johns, Australia’s number 1 Rural Romance author, and more recently Life Lit author (a term coined by Johns’ publicist to explain Johns’ latest book, The Art of Keeping Secrets. Reviewer, Debbish dotcom – I love that name and you can find out more about Debbish and her love of everything Jane Austen here. (https://www.rachaeljohns.com)
#24 The power of word-of-mouth: how to launch your book in the digital age with Valerie Francis
September 20, 2016 02:52 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBThere’s a lot of advice out there when it comes to launching your book and often it’s difficult to decide exactly how to go about seeing your baby off into the big wide reading world. Val Francis has worked out her own way to launch her romantic suspense series, using her background in media and corporate communications, common sense, and some sound advice from Bella Andre, International Bestselling Romance Author. Word-of-mouth is three tiers deep, explains Val, and she has built herself a s...
#23 The Business of Writing – Day 5 – Draft2Digital with Marketing Manager, Kevin Tumlinson
September 16, 2016 00:56 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBYou’ve typed THE END on your story and now it’s time for the hard part – publishing it. But, if you’ve been listening to our series this week, you know there are all kinds of experts to help you. I’m chatting with Kevin Tumlinson today to get the low down on Draft2Digital, and as Kevin promises, it sounds kind of easy. But hey, I’ve been fooled before. So, my dear listeners, is Kevin telling us the truth? Is Draft2Digital the answer to our digital publishing prayers? Well, if I can work it an...
#22 The Business of Writing – Day 4 – with International Thriller & Suspense Author, Rachel Amphlett
September 15, 2016 01:57 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBWelcome to the world of International Thrill & Suspense author, Rachel Amphlett, as we chat about all things Indie publishing, from mailing lists to Facebook advertisements and being your own motivator, inspirer and hard-nosed boss. Not only does Rachel work a 9 – 5 job, she writes full time and runs her her own publishing business. The word discipline comes to mind just thinking about it. Bum-on-seat, is Rachel’s secret, and in her case it’s a train seat as she commutes to and from work on a...
#21 The Business of Writing – Day 3 – with Small Business Specialist and Founder of Excellence Expected, Mark Asquith
September 14, 2016 00:17 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBThe business world knows my guest today as a straight talking small business expert who helps early stage entrepreneurs navigate their lives and optimise their results. I know him as the guy in the TALK HARD t-shirt who tells me all my ideas are wonderful, then gently reminds me to focus on one thing at a time. Mark Asquith, author of ‘The 14 Day Guide to Cutting Your Working Hours and Increasing Your Impact’, has been working in digital technologies since 2001, and is founder of Podcast Webs...
#20 The Business of Writing – Day 2 – Cultivating a Successful Mindset with Cassandra Gaisford
September 12, 2016 23:53 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBCassandra Gaisford is an entrepreneur, creativity coach, public speaker and author of the Number 1 Bestselling series, Mid-Life Career Rescue. Her most recent release, The Art of Success, merges business and art through the lens of Leonardo Di Vinci and focuses on how to cultivate a successful mindset. What does success mean to you is a question that keeps popping up as Cassandra and I chat about importance of believing in yourself and reminding yourself that you have the freedom to make the ...
#19 The Business of Writing – Day 1 – The Art of Networking with Business Expert and Entrepreneur, Daniel Gefen
September 11, 2016 13:06 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBDaniel Gefen has picked the brains of the best in the business world on his Number 1 Entrepreneur podcast, Can I Pick Your Brain?, and 20,000 downloads since January is testimonial to the popularity of this man’s expertise. Today, he shares the 6 Steps to Great Networking with us. We also get to hear about his new book to be released in April, 2017, titled The Self Help Addict (you heard it here first:)). To find out more, visit Daniel at www.danielgefen.com (http://http//www.danielgefen.com...
#18 Have books will travel with Jenn J McLeod
September 06, 2016 00:35 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBLife’s an adventure and this ex-corporate, now multi-published, author is more than happy to share her adventures with anyone who happens to be around. Think happy hour somewhere, a fifth wheeler, a partner to do the driving and a country as big as Australia in which to play. It’s not hard to imagine what my conversation with Jenn J McLeod disintegrated into…yeah, whose been where anecdotes, but we talked writing, too. Jenn is as generous with her advice as she is with her stories and I can’t...
#17 Setting a time and making it happen – unleashing your inner writer with Sherrie McCarthy
August 30, 2016 14:55 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBWelcome to the world of the wandering gypsy princess, also known as my friend Sherrie McCarthy, who, having gotten her motor bike license one week and ridden a motorcycle from Germany to Turkey via Romania and Bulgaria, and back via Greece and the Balkans, is now setting her sights on new horizons with her husband, two children and a dog call Mango (with his own book title), and a yacht called…err, you might have to listen to the podcast to find that out. Sherrie’s motto in life is, yep, you ...
#16 When all you have to fear is fear itself – how to grow your business with Angus Nelson
August 25, 2016 13:19 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBAngus Nelson is a Top 20 INC podcast host, motivational speaker and coach. His focus is bringing transformation to business models, creativity, inspiration and networking. And he turned up in my life just when I was asking the questions. He also walks the talk. He has a new book coming out, titled Empowering Work, encouraging you to find your purpose and to be the most effective you that you can be. Live in the present and unlock your amazing future, encourages Angus, and he is very persuasiv...
#15 Author, pilot, sailor, plot…there’s gotta be a writer behind this story, hasn’t there?
August 23, 2016 13:32 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBInterviewing this woman has me rushing for the post-it-now button. Part inspiration, part motivation and part mentor, Helene Young is a podcast interviewer’s dream. Successful author of six novels (with one in the oven), sailor of some of the most spectacular reef landscape in the world, and adventurer in the true sense of the word…give me a reason not to post our podcast the same day I chat with this amazing woman!! Okay, I’m doing it. An added bonus is Helene has just returned from Australi...
Assisted Publishing – knowing when to call in the experts to help us on our self-publishing journey
August 17, 2016 11:42 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBWe all want our books to not only look professional but to be professionally edited, produced, and marketed, don’t we? Join me as I chat with Amanda Greenslade of Australian eBook Publishing as we discuss assisted publishing – how much should we, as indies, attempt ourselves and how much should we hand over to the experts. Of course, the answer is different for everyone and it’s Amanda’s first job to discuss with her clients this very question. There’s a huge amount to learn once we type ‘The...
Wanna run away with the circus in Oz and tell a story about it? Working around Australia may be the answer to your storytelling dream…
August 15, 2016 14:16 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBCan you think of a better way to create a story to tell? Travelling around one of the most magical of landscapes, doing a little work, playing a little, eavesdropping on the locals’ lives. Sounds idyllic? For a writer, it’s grist of the mill, storytelling in the making if you like. Warren Williams, of Work Around Australia fame, can tell you how to make you working around Australia dream come true and I can help you tell that story. Now, one would assume that would make Warren and I a great t...