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. 🔔 Don’t 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! 🙏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 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 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 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛
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Episode 37: Creativity & Curveballs
We’ve had a one-week medical break but… we’re baaaack!And you know we’ve always promised to keep things real on THE WORD COUNT—so this episode is all about why we needed the break and what it means for us going forward.💛 WHO ended up in hospital? 💛 DID we hit our creative goals? 💛 WHAT are our Easter plans?🔔 Don’t 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! 🙏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 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 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 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛
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Episode 36: Writing Routines and Rituals
This episode of 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 takes us the furthest apart we’ve ever been — 𝟰𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗸𝗺, 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁! ✈️ Jo & Jacq are on their idyllic island (𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘛𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘦), 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.✨ In This Episode: 💛 Jo enters the FINAL stage of Book 3 📖 💛 Fiona shares her KSP word count ✍️ 💛 Jacq has us aghast that she writes while multitasking 🤯 #wecouldnever 😂𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 @𝘥𝘦𝘣_𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯_𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 🙈 Fiona gave a shoutout to her upcoming book but called it by its old title 🤦🏻♀️ It is, of course, THE RIVER WHISPERS, which is available for pre-order now! 📚🔔 Follow us so you never miss an episode!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 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 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 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛
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Episod 35: Preparing for Success
𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯𝟱: 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑆𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 🎙️Well… after recording this episode, things went south - and not just because we were all in Tasmania at the same time. 😅One of Fiona’s 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 Jo’s for a writing retreat sad)BUT! We 𝑑𝑖𝑑 share our tips for preparing for writing success, staying accountable, and setting new goals for the next fortnight.✨ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: 💛 Jo starts Book 4! 📖 💛 Fiona preps for her KSP fellowship ✍️ 💛 Jacq cements herself as the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦 one (you’ll have to listen 😉)🔔 Don’t forget to follow so you never miss an episode!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 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 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 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛
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Episode 34: The Comparison Trap
In 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟰, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯𝟰, we dive into how comparison can steal your joy - and how to stop envy from turning into jealousy.Plus: 💛 Jo has some exciting news! 💛 Fiona shares a MOTB update 💛 Jacq has been scrumping (big time!)As always, we check in on our goals from the past fortnight and set new ones.𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯𝟰 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 - 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀! 🔔 Follow us so you never miss an episode.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 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 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 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴) 💛
Welcome to the 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 writing journey podcast following 3 Aussie writers!𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once 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).💛 Jo Dixon is the bestselling crime author of 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑂𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑤 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 and 𝐴 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤 𝐴𝑡 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑜𝑜𝑟, editing her third and writing her fourth novels. 💛 Fiona is writing a domestic thriller and is the host of 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 where she interviews Australian authors. 💛 Jacq is writing cozy crime, short stories, middle grade, and picture books, and is the host of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning podcast 𝑇𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠.Follow @thewordcountpod on socials and wherever you love to listen and 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 for being here. We are so glad you’re following us as we write to publication - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛
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