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 58 - Where To From Here?
This oneโs for every writer who hasnโt cracked the 3% club โ because only 3% of people who start a book actually finishโฆ and right now, Fiona is trying to become one of them. In response to her honest and relatable cry for help, Jo ...
Episode 57: Getting Back on Track
After three weeks of R&R, weโre back in your ears, dear listeners!In this episode: ๐ Jo returns from her idyllic island interlude ๐ Jacq shares her publishing date! ๐ Fiona has recovered from surgeryโฆ but h...
Episode 56: Retreat Reflections
Itโs been a big few weeks here at The Word Countโฆ we hosted our inaugural Writers Retreat โ and it was nothing short of incredible.In this episode, weโre sharing all the highlights (and yes, weโre still riding the post-retreat g...
Episode 55: Getting Ready
One of us has finished a ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐!Youโll need to listen to find out who.This episode, weโre getting ready to host our inaugural writing retreat down in Tassie, sharing book recommendations (many in the case of Jacq!)...
Episode 54: Getting Unstuck
Dear Listeners, We owe you an apology ๐ฌ This episode was inspired by Jo sending a message to our group chat that read: โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จโฆ ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ!โ<...