The Word Count

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 💛

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟯: 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑪𝑨𝑳𝑴 𝑫𝑶𝑾𝑵!

There may be a few Tay Tay references in this episode because someone is still basking in the ERAs afterglow but we do manage to relate them all to the writing 🫶

In this episode:

💛 Someone receives a setback… but they’re up for the challenge!

💛 One of us achieves ALL their goals… who could that be?

💛 And one of us just needs to calm down and finish their book 

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: Building writing momentum

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable! 💛

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 💛

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮: 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗘𝗧𝗖

In this episode:

💛 Jo has gone on tour… & what happens on tour doesn’t stay on tour!

💛 Jacq has been on fire! Almost!! Not quite!!! But close…

💛 And Fiona? Well Fiona has flown across the country & back just to record this episode before leaving for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Sydney… now that is dedication! 🫶

We give special shout outs to some amazing authors and their books in this episode - @hollycraigauthor #TheRip, @kerrynmayne #JoyMoodyIsOutOfTIme  and @dervlamctiernan #WhatHappenedToNina 💛

There also may have been some discussion about a certain @taylorswift and her #SydneyTSTheErasTour … and Phil might be looking for a new job after referring to Fiona as a #teenager because that would be a #Swiftie 🙄(only joking Phil… we love you!)

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ The 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣  

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

AND, our FIRST EVER Listener question: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩?

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮 (𝗦𝟮) is available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio ✨ 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable! 💛

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭: 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙎

In this episode:

💛 Jo’s deadline for Book 3 is TODAY!!! Did she finish? Did she not? Let’s check in!

We also have a few surprises!

💛 Somebody has sent a manuscript to submission!

💛 Someone else’s diary is crazy full - will they even make it to the next episode?

💛 Someone needs professional help! 

We also give a special shout-out to Kate Mildenhall & Readings Books for their inclusive support of authors and readers 💛

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ The 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠-𝙞𝙣  

✍️ 𝙎𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨 for the next 2 weeks

✍️ 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙘: All About Deadlines

If you have a question about writing, editing, or publishing you’d like us to address in future episodes, please send us a DM - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable! 💛

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 10: 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 

In this episode:

💛 Jo has lost the plot… literally

💛 Fiona is obsessed with maths 

💛 Jacq is doing the hustle 

Along with your favourite regular features:

✍️ Accountability Check-in  

✍️ Setting goals for the next 2 weeks

✍️ Weekly topic: Finding time to write

If you have a question about writing, breadboard, "post-it note theory" or anything in between you’d like us to address in future episodes, let us know - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication! 📒📒📒

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

And… we’re back! Join us for 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝟐 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨  

We can’t believe it is already 2024 and a new season! 

Episode 1 can easily be summed up as 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙅𝙊 𝘿𝙄𝙓𝙊𝙉. Jo's second book A Shadow At The Door was published on 3rd Jan and this ep is both a celebration and a deep dive into what happens once a book is published!

(We also may not have let on to Jo it would all be about her, so her surprise & emotion are real 😂)

This episode also includes your favourite regular features: ✍️ The Accountability Check-in and ✍️ Setting goals for the next 2 weeks, as well as a shout-out to Kylie Orr, author of The Eleventh Floor and our new honorary member Holly B (you’ll have to listen to find out what she is doing hanging out with us!) 

EPISODE 9 is available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio ✨ 

We love hearing your goals or whatever you think of the episodes so please let us know in the comments below. Don't forget to add your word for the year! - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication! 📒📒📒

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

Join us for our 𝗡𝗬𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 episode ✨  

💛 Hear what we learned this year!

💛 Our highs and our lows

💛 What we want to achieve in 2024 (writing goals only Jacq!)

There are lots of laughs, a few tears, and some 𝗕𝗜𝗚 goal-setting!

This 𝗡𝗬𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 episode is available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio ✨ We’d love to hear your goals too so please let us know in the comments below AND Happy New Year!!! 🎉🎉🎉 - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛

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Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication! 📒📒📒

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

And… we’re back! Join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟳 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨  

This is 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 our Christmas episode AND the pod’s penultimate episode for 2023:

💛 Jo shears 23 sheep while her Book 3 deadline looms! 🐑 

💛 Fiona is in her new house & planning a big family Christmas 🎄 

💛 Jacq’s @talesofthreecorners wins 3 international podcast awards! 🏆🏆🏆

SO....

✍️ Who hit their goals? ✅ 

✍️ Who doesn’t care? 😂

✍️ And, WHO kept something important from her co-hosts? 🤔 #giveyouoneguess

This is our final accountability episode before Christmas🎅🏻 . We will release a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 outlining our 2024 writing goals to help you make those all-important (or not!) resolutions for the next year! 🥳

𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟳 is available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio ✨ We’d love to hear your goals too so please let us know in the comments below AND Merry Christmas!!!🎄🎄🎄 - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛

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Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication! 📒📒📒

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

And we’re back… join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 6 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨  

In this episode:

💛 Jo is guzzling mojitos in Phuket but swears she is writing

💛 Fiona is totally over packing boxes & dreams of writing

💛 Jacq flies home from NZ Webfest but may have forgotten her goal

We talk about the difficulty of keeping an 80k novel inside your head, how we each began writing our book and Jo gives us her best advice on starting that process. Fiona talks about catching up with authors @clairevanryn, @meganrogers, @alliparker and @kylieorr. Jo gives an impromptu review of Kylie’s next book #TheEleventhFloor and Jacq introduces us to Chuck Wendig while talking about the villages that live rent-free in her head.

So please join us for Episode 6 - available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio ✨ We’d love to hear your goals too so please let us know in the comments below - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛

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Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication! 📒📒📒

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

Join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 5 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨  

And we’re back…. Back on track? Back into the thick of it? Back against the wall? Back and forth? You be the judge! 

In this episode:

💛 Jo talks BAD Sydney where she was a first time panelist

💛 Fiona is packing for the big move after a surprise getaway

💛 Jacq is surprised to learn she might be the sensible one haha

We talk all things @badsydney, how to fit in the writing when life gets busy and how the writing community motivates us individually and collectively. New goals are set, and hopefully, we all stay put in one place for two weeks… or will we?

So please join us for Episode 5 - available wherever you love to listen. The link is also in our bio ✨ We’d love to hear your goals too so please let us know in the comments below - 𝘍𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘲 & 𝘑𝘰 💛

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Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication! 📒📒📒

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

Join us for 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 4 of @𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙙 ✨  

We recovered from FESTIVALITIS just long enough to record this decidedly scrappy episode with lots of laughs and a good deal of name-dropping! *cough cough* Ann Cleeves *cough cough* Garry Disher...

In this episode:

💛 Jacq manages to surprise us all

💛 Jo has VERY EXCITING news (no, it isn’t a movie deal)

💛 Fiona wrote more than Jo and Jacq combined but did she hit her goal?

We also shout out to @prakky who wrote a BLOG POST about us. You can’t buy that level of fame! We share what we did @terroraustralisfestival last week (what happens in the Huon Valley…) and disclose that awesome game-changing #AnnCleeves writing advice we learned in her Masterclass. 

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Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

The Word Count is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication!

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

The Word Count is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication!

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

The Word Count is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication!

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners

The Word Count is about writing a book to publication, what to expect once published, and everything in between. Each fortnight we check in, set goals, and have a lot of fun while we try to keep each other accountable on our journey to publication!

Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:

• Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & Then
• Fiona Taylor - procrastinating crime writer & host of the Reading By Candlelight pod
• Jacq Ellem - fellow procrastinator of cozy crime & host of award-winning podcast Tales From Three Corners