Jun 29, 2022

This week we broadcast our 350th episode and in complete contrast to how laid-back Kiwis generally approach milestones, we’re celebrating the heck out of it!  What have we learned, what have we regretted and what's next?

THANK YOU to the thousands of listeners who tune in each week. We appreciate each and every one of...

Jun 22, 2022

Building a deep connection between your characters and your readers is what 
creates raving fans, books that stick like glue to the sales charts and fuels word-of-mouth recommendations. So how do we do this? Today we're talking about tools and resources we use to build reader connection with our characters.

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Jun 16, 2022

USA Today best-selling author Lee Savino is a bubble of energy, and this week's podcast with her left us all feeling motivated and inspired. We know you're going to love this episode too! 

Lee talked to us about how the mindset of an indie author is vitally important, more important than any other aspect of writing and...

Jun 6, 2022

Are you struggling to get your words down each day? Why not give writing sprints a try? You can do them alone, however, you might find they work better with others like we did.

How it works:

Find a friend or a group and set aside a certain amount of time. Now break this into doable time slots. For example, if you had...

Jun 1, 2022

* we apologize for the technical gremlins that appear occasionally in this recording. Stick with it because the info is gold!

Today we're joined by Julia Roberts, MSc, writer, creativity coach, and soon-to-be Ted Talker. Julia is going to talk us through procrastination and the tools we can use to manage it....