The Write Project
Discussions between bestselling author Matthew LeDrew and a variety of other authors from Newfoundland and beyond, with backgrounds in a variety of genres and styles. Get to the heart of the stories behind the stories, and find out what makes authors tick.
Episodes
394 episodes
NLBA Winner ANDREW PEACOCK -- and eight other incredible authors -- reveal how they deal with bad reviews! | The Write Project
In this episode, Write Project guests answer a sensitive question... do you read the reviews of your work that are out there? How do you deal with bad ones?Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd.:Andrew Peacock, author of
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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27:33
Susan Flanagan and SIX other authors reveal what books make them cry! | The Write Project
Authors reveal the first books that ever made them cry, tear up, get emotional! What books affect the people who write what affects you?Featuring, from Running the Goat:Susan Flanagan, author of
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Season 8
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Episode 20
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28:35
The Best TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES of all time with Sal Crivelli from ComicPop! PART TWO!
We sit down with SAL CRIVELLI from COMICPOP! to discuss our favorite single issues of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ever made! Part Two!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is a media franchise created by ...
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Season 8
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Episode 19
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33:27
Ed Brisson talks SILVERHAWKS and opens up about powerful NEW MUTANTS issue! | The Write Project
Ed Brisson is a Canadian comics writer and letterer who has written for independent comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics. He has been nominated for the Joe Shuster Award for Best Canadian Writer several times.In this episode of Write Pro...
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Season 8
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Episode 18
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33:29
CHARLENE CARR and EIGHT other amazing authors reveal their most INTIMIDATING TBRs! | The Write Project
For one reason of another, books can be INTIMIDATING. Too long? Intimidating. Too much pressure to like it? Intimidating. Too much pressure to hate it? Intimidating. A tight deadline? Intimidating! But what are the most intimidating bo...
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Season 8
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Episode 16
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30:59
The enigmatic SHANNON K GREEN and eight other authors answer the internet's most pressing questions! | The Write Project
It's different for every author... but there has to be an average, right? Seriously, how long does it take most authors to write a novel?Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd.: Shannon K Green, author of
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Season 8
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Episode 15
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29:59
NICOLE LITTLE and 15 other authors reveal their WRITING ENERGY LEVEL! | The Write Project
Are you the type of writer that starts when the sun rises, and leaves the keyboard jazzed up to start the day? Or is writing the last thing you do before bed, at the end of a long one? Does writing energize you, or does it exhaust you?F...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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29:29
Questions with SANDSTONE COMICS creator SANDY CARRUTHERS! | The Write Project
You may now him from being the co-creator behind Men In Black, but Sandy’s portfolio far exceeds his credentials. Working on titles such as Captain Canuck, creator owned Canadiana, and a slew of other projects over the years, he...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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32:15
Get Ken-Taminated! It's a Kenneth Tam episode! | The Write Project
Kenneth Tam (born 1984 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian science-fiction author. His best-known works include The Equations Novels, the Defense Command series, the His Majesty's New World series, and the recently-complete ...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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27:25
Carolyn R Parsons and 10 other authors reveal the literary pilgrimages they have been on! | The Write Project
Travelling to write is a thing! As is travelling to get inspiration for writing! It's kind of the dream -- write your vacation off as a tax expense by setting your novel there! These 15 authors reveal their best Writing Pilgrimages!From...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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29:44
The Best TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES of all time with Sal Crivelli from ComicPop! | The Write Project
We sit down with SAL CRIVELLI from COMICPOP! to discuss our favorite single issues of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ever made! Part One! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is a media franchise created by...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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32:48
Questions with SWEATER author EMILY HEPDITCH! | The Write Project
Interview with Emily Hepditch, the bestselling award-winning insanely talented author of Alone on the Trail, The Woman in the Attic, and Sweater!Emily Hepditch is an award-winning emerging author from Mount Pearl, Newf...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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30:07
14 authors reveal what was left on the cutting room floor! | The Write Project
Something ALWAYS ends up on the cutting room floor. Sometimes it's a character. Sometimes it's a chapter. Sometimes it's a whole plotline. In this episode, 14 authors reveal what's missing from their novels!Featuring, from Engen Book...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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32:08
Ida Linehan Young and TEN other authors reveal their FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK! | The Write Project
On this episode of Write Project, eight authors dig deep and reveal their favorite books they read as children. Will these shine a mirror onto how they write as adults?From Flanker Press:Ida Linehan Young, author of
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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31:03
Questions and Answers with EMILY HEPDITCH, author of ALONE ON THE TRAIL | The Write Project
Interview with Emily Hepditch, the bestselling award-winning insanely talented author of Alone on the Trail, The Woman in the Attic, and Sweater!Emily Hepditch is an award-winning emerging author from Mount Pearl, Newf...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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30:09
JM DeMatteis joins amazing Newfoundland authors in revealing: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO READ? | The Write Project
Everyone asks writers about their WORK space -- where they write -- but what's often more revealing is where they like to read! Today on Write Project, twenty authors -- including the astonishing JM DeMatteis -- break down their answers!
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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29:17
Romance writer Chelsea Bee (and eight others) reveal how they select character names! | The Write Project
Sometimes characters come to you with names fully formed... but sometimes, they don't. When that happens, how do you develop a name for the characters in your work?Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Shelly Kawaja, author o...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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28:19
The People who Inspired the best Newfoundland Authors | The Write Project
Sometimes in life, we are gifted with a special person who inspires us into action. For writers, it's often an ephemeral question: who inspired you to write?Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd.:Ellen Curtis, author of
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Season 7
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Episode 44
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29:28
What PUBLIC DOMAIN books are the best? | The Write Project
Sometimes -- not always, but sometimes -- a classic is a classic for a reason. In this episode, nine authors and industry insiders reveal their favorite book that has fallen into the public domain. Which means anyone -- even you -- can go out t...
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Season 7
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Episode 43
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28:03
What would you do differently, if you could? | The Write Project
We all have things we'd like to change about our writing style. If you could go back and whisper something to your younger writing-self, what would it be? If you could impart that to a new author in the industry, what would you say?Feat...
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Season 7
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Episode 42
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32:29
Are there authors or books you disliked at first? | The Write Project
Have you ever tried to read a book by an author and just... hated it? But then, later, come back and actually enjoyed it? What's up with that? Do you not have the framework for the book yet? Were you not ready for the book yet? Was it the book....
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Season 7
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Episode 41
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32:28
Authors from Flanker, Breakwater, and Engen asked: what are Common Traps that many authors encounter! | The Write Project
Every new author has things to learn, but there are some major mistakes early on that some make over and over again. Eight authors reveal them so that you can avoid making them yourself!Featuring, from Engen Books:Matthew Dan...
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Season 7
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Episode 40
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31:51
Random | The Write Project +
Random Questions with Write Project guests for 12 minutesOriginally broadcast on December 1, 2024.
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Season 7
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Episode 39
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14:13
Ali House, and seven other authors, discuss: What do we owe the people we base characters on? | The Write Project
It's in the nature of creative efforts that we are inspired by the world around it: the arts, world events, and... people! Friends, family, even perfect strangers form the inspiration of the characters that wind up in our books. But what do we ...
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Season 7
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Episode 38
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32:05
Lily McCarthy and six other authors ask: When did you learn that language has power? | The Write Project
It can be a lightbulb moment for an author: that moment when we learn that language can do things: change minds, tell stories, get us things. Today on Write Project, our guests offer their own stories of how it happened for them.Featuri...
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Season 7
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Episode 37
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32:16
