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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A Numbers Game – How to Succeed at this Writing Gig with Amy Andrews, Romance Author
August 09, 2016 13:17 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBThat title is a tad facetious, I know, but when I’m chatting with a woman with over fifty books published and a million or so sold what else can I say? The numbers speak for themselves. And a little aside, I knew this woman under another name – in another life – when we were both aspiring romance authors and attending conferences to glean titbits from those-who-knew-the-secret-of how-to-get-published. Well, one of us found the answer and the other one of us is interviewing her. Welcome to th...
The Romantic and the Pragmatic – Two Indie Publishers Unite to Discuss the Business Side of Writing
August 07, 2016 13:35 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBMeet a man who’s ‘out there do’in’ it’, living the life we all dream of, a life filled with adventure, the great outdoors, and a little bit of much needed solitude in this crazy commercial world we call the twenty-first century. Gerard Abrams, part philosopher, part inspiration, part practical and part intellect, has carved out a life that includes a man-cave-tent where he can write and while away the midday hours in some of most spectacular outback country New Zealand has to offer and call i...
The secret to writing success is hard work! Insights into the business side of writing with Annie Seaton, Romance Author
August 01, 2016 14:14 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBMake no mistake, I adore Annie Seaton. This is one author I’m proud and excited to have met and can now call my friend. Let me go one step further…when I grow up I wanna be just like Annie, and if I had ever actually laid claim to the term ‘grown up’ I would be her. Annie is me, except for one small detail. She’s done everything I set out to do, and finished it!! And, therein my listening and reading friends, lies the difference. Annie had done what we all dream of doing. She has taken the la...
How to start a business and write a book about it
July 27, 2016 14:32 - 51 minutes - 71 MBHave you ever wondered how your stories can act as inspiration to others? This week’s guest, Mandy Rowe, not only guided Broads Abroad Travel Network from idea to successful travel network for solo women travellers, she wrote down the details so that others could learn from both her mistakes and triumphs. Her memoir is titled A Broad Abroad, One Woman’s Journey, and it offers a detailed account of Mandy’s efforts to see what started as a dream through to fruition. Make no mistake, Mandy is a ...
Enthusiasm, Entrepreneurship and Indie Publishing
July 24, 2016 14:48 - 52 minutes - 72 MBJoanne Dannon is an Indie author who is as generous with her advice to others as she is with her enthusiasm for everything to do with the business of writing. It is Joanne’s enthusiasm that attracted me to her while I was completing Mark Stephenson’s online marketing course for writers, Your First 10k Readers. If you’re interested in building your writing business then listen to Joanne’s journey where, through sheer tenacity of spirit, she is succeeding in building a loyal fan base and keen r...
How to write, publish and sell your next ebook
July 19, 2016 14:46 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBYou can’t do everything but you can do anything, one thing at at time, says Derek Doepker, bestselling author, success coach and self-publishing consultant. Derek dreamed of being a rockstar but, instead, empowers writers to be the best they can be in order to position and market their books for the best results. Derek is ever-generous in sharing his advice, motivation and inspiration to both aspiring and published authors – and I’ve just hired him as my mentor and writing coach. Listen, and ...
The Great Escape – from Travel Writer to Digital Content Marketer
July 15, 2016 02:53 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBWhat would make a man give up the best job in the world? A better job, of course. Meet Brian Crisp, former National Editor of Escape Travel Magazine for News Corp here in Australia. I set out in my chat with Brian to find out why a man with the most romantic job in the world, I mean, really, getting to holiday in exotic places and then write about it, and then give it all up? Well, it takes about five minutes into our conversation to understand that this man has found the answer. Brian is a b...
One Writer’s Transition to the RVing Lifestyle
July 10, 2016 10:21 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBEpisode 5 Kevin Tumlinson needs no introduction in the Indie publishing world – or in the podcasting world for that matter – and there’s a growing interest in his transition amongst his followers, including me, to full-time RVing. Kevin and his wife, Kara, will be travelling in style and for a while in this interview I forget about writing as I get lost in the detail of his new lifestyle. But, never fear, Kevin is as ever generous in his writing advice as he is in sharing the excitement of h...
Insights into what it takes to be a successful romance author – a conversation with Regency Romance Author, Melinda Hammond
July 07, 2016 19:18 - 47 minutes - 65 MBEpisode 4 – A conversation with the other Melinda Hammond If you love Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, then you’ll love this week’s guest to whom I refer fondly as the other Melinda Hammond, Regency Romance author, as she generously shares her advice for authors at all stages of the writing journey. Melinda has been writing for over thirty years and published her first romance with Robert Hale in 1980. She continues to work 8-9 hours a day, most days, with 4-5 of those hours dedicated to act...
How to Be an Entrepreneur with Colin Jones
July 01, 2016 21:04 - 42 minutes - 58 MBEpisode 3 – How to Be an Entrepreneur Join Colin Jones as he talks us through the thinking process necessary to succeed using the entrepreneurial mindset. Col has a Phd in Entrepreneurship and has been teaching young entrepreneurs and an undergraduate and post graduate level for nearly twenty years. You can hear more of Col’s thought on what it takes to succeed in an increasing and ever-changing world in his podcast, The Reasonable Adventurer. (#) Episode 3: Colin Jones Duration: [00:41:...
Travel Writing with Graeme Kemlo
July 01, 2016 21:01 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBEpisode 1 Meet Graeme Kemlo, Australasian President of the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association and broadcaster of the Travel Writers Radio Show in Australia. Listen in while Graeme talks us through his journey from Canberra Press Journalist to travel writer to broadcaster of his own travel radio show. (#) Episode 1: Graeme Kemlo Duration: [00:46:17] Melinda: Alright, welcome to Writer on the Road where telling stories matter, writing them down is even better, and publis...
Campfire Tales with Romance Author, Victoria Black
June 30, 2016 11:50 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBEpisode 2 – Campfire Tales with Australian Romance Author, Victoria Black If you’re into feisty heroines and handsome heroes then this is a podcast for you. Victoria is not only living the travelling dream with her own handsome hero, she is generous in her advice to aspiring writers following along behind. And what a setting she has to weave her tales. Join Victoria as she travels across the top end of Australia, through the remote Kimberley region and beyond, and shares her experiences with...