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Fiona Taylor, Jo Dixon, Jacq Ellem

Welcome to the ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ writing journey podcast following 3 Aussie writers! ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ 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).

๐Ÿ’› Jo Dixon is the bestselling crime author of ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘‚๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘›, ๐ด ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐ด๐‘ก ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ, and ๐˜ˆ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต with HQ/Harper Collins. She is currently writing her fourth novel.

๐Ÿ’› Fiona is writing a pyschological thriller and is the host of ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ, where she interviews her favourite authors in under five minutes.

๐Ÿ’› Jacq is the host of the internationally acclaimed, award-winning podcast ๐‘‡๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘’๐‘  ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ , and her debut novel of the same name will be published in 2027 with Affirm Press.

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Episodes

71 episodes

  1. Episode 70: In conversation with Holly Craig 33:08
  2. Episode 69: OCTOBER with Fiona, Jo & Jacq 28:32
  3. Episode 68: Mentoring 103 44:45
  4. Episode 67: Happy 3rd Birthday!!! 37:36
  5. Episode 66: Mentoring 102 with Hayley Scrivenor 42:53
  6. Episode 65: AUGUST with Fiona, Jo & Jacq 32:49
  7. BONUS EPISODE: Listen to "James and Ashley Stay At Home" 43:58
  8. Episode 64: Mentoring 101 37:34
  9. Episode 63: A New Chapter 26:03
  10. Episode 62: Molar, Mortar & Manuscripts 32:07
  11. Episode 61: What Happened To June 31:04
  12. Episode 60: Best Laid Plans 34:01
  13. Episode 59 - Party in the USA 32:41
  14. Episode 58 - Where To From Here? 30:24
  15. Episode 57: Getting Back on Track 30:16
  16. Episode 56: Retreat Reflections 23:30
  17. Episode 55: Getting Ready 27:55
  18. Episode 54: Getting Unstuck 29:12
  19. Episode 53: Getting Stuck In 30:12
  20. Episode 52 - Wrangling 2026 28:06
  21. Episode 51: Closing the Book on 2025 32:09
  22. Episode 50: It's Our 50th Episode! 30:01
  23. Episode 49: A Disappearing Act 27:58
  24. Episode 48: Happily Ever After 31:05
  25. Episode 47: Happy 2nd Birthday! 28:54
  26. Episode 46: Mother Of The Bride 31:42
  27. Episode 45: Jacq's BIG BIG News! 25:35
  28. Episode 44: Sharks In The Water 30:37
  29. Episode 43: Retreats, Rewrites & Rough Drafts 33:49
  30. Episode 42: What Happens After THE END? 31:38
  31. Episode 41: Pitching 101 31:44
  32. Episode 40: Your Questions Answered 35:10
  33. Episode 39: Writing Through Brainstorms 37:52
  34. Episode 38: Messy Middle Madness 34:18
  35. Episode 37: Creativity & Curveballs 24:35
  36. Episode 36: Writing Routines and Rituals 27:02
  37. Episod 35: Preparing for Success 29:57
  38. Episode 34: The Comparison Trap 29:43
  39. Episode 33: Writing Through Doubt 29:22
  40. Episode 32: Setting The Stage 21:46
  41. Episode 31: Wrapping Up For Christmas 30:09
  42. Episode 30 - The Importance of Community 28:18
  43. Episode 29: Making the Most of Your Mentor 26:00
  44. Episode 28: Processing Feedback 28:54
  45. Episode 27: Festival Fun & Consequences 41:51
  46. Episode 26: Happy First Birthday! 28:14
  47. Episode 25: The Book That Almost Broke Me 30:13
  48. Episode 24: Getting Bang For Your Buck 28:54
  49. Episode 23: The Retreat 28:52
  50. Episode 22: Aaaand... We're back! 29:44