The Word Count
Welcome to the ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ writing journey podcast following 3 Aussie writers!
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ 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).
๐ Jo Dixon is the bestselling crime author of ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐ด๐๐ ๐โ๐๐, ๐ด ๐โ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ด๐ก ๐โ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐, and ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ต with HQ/Harper Collins. She is currently writing her fourth novel.
๐ Fiona is writing a pyschological thriller and is the host of ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐บ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ, where she interviews her favourite authors in under five minutes.
๐ Jacq is the host of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning podcast ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ , and her debut novel of the same name will be published in 2027 with Affirm Press.
Follow @thewordcountpod on socials and wherever you love to listen and ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ for being here. We are so glad youโre following us as we write to publication - ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข, ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฒ & ๐๐ฐ ๐
The Word Count
Latest Episodes
Episode 65: AUGUST with Jo & Jacq
And they're back! Jo and Jacq are back with Fiona this episode, catching up on everything theyโve been up to over the past four weeks. ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐: โ๏ธ Did they hit their goals? ๐ Why does Jo have no walls?
BONUS EPISODE: Listen to "James and Ashley Stay At Home"
In this bonus episode, weโre sharing an episode from one of our favourite podcasts โ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ, hosted by authors James McKenzie Watson and Ashley Kalagian Blunt.If you havenโt discovered their podcast yet, thi...
Episode 64: Mentoring 101
A new series begins! ๐Fiona is joined by internationally bestselling author and her very own writing mentor, Hayley Scrivenor, for the first episode in a three-month series all about mentoring.Fiona and Hayley talk about how their...
Episode 63: A New Chapter
A new chapter begins for The Word Count. Weโre sharing some exciting changes to the podcast and a fresh direction for the months ahead. You'll have to listen to this episode to find out what's in store... ๐๐Plus, with ...
Episode 62: Molar, Mortar & Manuscripts
What have we been up to over the past two weeks? Find out in this episode as we talk about whatโs holding our manuscriptsโand usโtogether.As metaphors go, itโs a stretchโฆ but weโre all stretched to the limit at the moment, so it was the ...