Writer On The Road

Passions and priorities are the secrets to the success of my guest today. You need time and space to create and Sean D’Souza of Psychotactics has created a lot of both in his life. He has made the decision to keep his business to the size it is and, instead, chooses to work nine months… The post #61 Harnessing Your Inner Storyteller with Sean d’Souza appeared first on Writer On The Road.

When was the last time you conducted a social media audit, reviewing your strategies and reader reach? Kate VanderVoort, founder of Social Mediology, shares more than a few tips on how to build your brand, your online community and increase sales. As we chat about strategies for Facebook, Instagram and other online platforms to engage… The post How Utilising Social Media Can Help Grow Your Writing Business with Kate VanderVoort appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Discovering your passion, setting goals, beating procrastination and focusing on achieving your writing dreams is possible if you know how and Keith Abraham not only knows how but has helped hundreds of thousands of people do just that. And now he’s with us to share a few tips, tricks and sure-fired success methods to not… The post #59 Goal Setting, Focus and Living Your Passion – with Keith Abraham appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Taking control of every aspect of your writing career, from writing to marketing to standing proud behind the results of your efforts, is something that Jessica Aspen is passionate about. Jessica has a list of books, FB group, newsletter, mailing list and is currently in the running for a Kindle Scout publishing deal. We chat… The post The Creative Benefits of Writing Short with Jessica Aspen appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Packing an emotional punch is at the heart of all romance writing. Keeping readers in suspense, creating characters that engage their hearts and making them care even though a happily ever after ending is inevitable are the secrets to writing a good romance novel, says Amy Andrews, Australian Romance Author. It’s not as easy as… The post Packing an Emotional Punch: How to Write a Romance Novel with Amy Andrews appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Meet novelist, producer, editor and director, Posie Graeme-Evans, an amazing woman who my research tells me is ‘one of the most diverse and dynamic forces in Australian television and Film’. I’m chatting with Posie today because of Pickets Hut, renovated by Posie and husband Andrew and now known as the Writer’s House. As far as… The post #56 Living a Creative Writing Life: Finding a Work/Life Balance with Posie Graeme-Evans appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Defining your own success, choosing where you want to be and taking responsibility for your life are all things that Cierra Seay, entrepreneur and host of The College Dropout Podcast, knows something about. Throw in the surety of who you’re truly meant to be, riding your own wave and strong opinions on the difference between… The post #55 The Business of a Writing: Let Your Story Empower You, with Cierra Seay appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Our greatest opponent to our success is ourselves is akin to advice my mother once gave me; feel the fear and do it anyway, what people think be damned. Yeah, she made up the last bit – and I’m guessing she didn’t really mean for me to run away on a yacht for ten years… The post #54 The Writing Life: Just Doing It, with Authorpreneur and Educator, Paul Brodie appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Writing stories while travelling Oz has gotta be at the top of my ‘to do’ list. Victoria Black was the first guest on my podcast fifty three episodes ago and back then she was setting out on a caravanning holiday with her husband. You can listen to the episode here. Now she’s back to launch… The post The Writing Life: Writing Stories on the Road with Victoria Black appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Every writer wants to get their books into libraries to reach the widest audience possible and Janine Kimberley is with us today to advise us on how to give it our best shot. Libraries are where readers go to discover a new author or borrow anything and everything of an author they already love –… The post The Business of Writing and Why Libraries are our Best Friends with Janine Kimberley appeared first on Writer On The Road.

It’s time to put on our CEO hats and get serious about the business of writing. Nadine Travers chats with us today about how important it is to read the numbers of our businesses; knowing our costs, managing our time, collecting our invoices in one place, having a separate bank account for our business and… The post Business of Writing Mini-Series Day 3: Reading the Numbers, with Nadine Travers appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Yesterday it was health and fitness and today it’s my whole life. Lisa Cherry Beaumont is a Life Coach and today we chat about lifestyle, fulfilment and life purpose alchemy. Lisa outlines a four step process for change, mentions gratitude practise, meditation, goal setting and brain training (among other things), and offers us action steps… The post Business of Writing Mini-Series Day 2: Positivity and Opportunity with Life Coach, Lisa Cherry Beaumont appeared first on Writer On The Road.

It’s that time of year and for some of us, that time of life, where living the creative life – and especially the writing life – may require some adjustment to our routines to include that most wonderful of words, exercise! Today’s guest, Jennifer Gale, is a certified Wellness Coach. She has a Masters in… The post Business of Writing Mini-Series: Health, Fitness and the Writing Life with Jennifer Gale appeared first on Writer On The Road.

With every new year comes good intentions and as writers we’re especially good at creating dream lives for ourselves – then reality kicks in and all our lofty goals go to putty. Vanessa Carnevale, author of The Florentine Bridge, has some timely advice for us as the euphoria of the new year fades and the… The post Focus on Writing: Creating a Writing Life with Vanessa Carnevale appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Talking about the creative writing process is  aways interesting and today Pamela Cook – teacher, author and creative writing coach – shares her thoughts on the creative process. Pam has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and published Blackwattle Lake in 2012 after participating in the Queensland Writers Centre/Hachette Manuscript Development Program (she wrote the… The post The Creative Writing Process and Writing Shitty First Drafts, with Pamela Cook appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Anyone with a keen sense of history, who loves romantic sagas, and has more than a passing interest in strong women of yesteryear will enjoy listening to author, Darry Fraser, as she talks about suffragettes, post-colonialism and the great Aussie motif that is the Murray River. Daughter of the Murray is an adventure romance set… The post The Research and Writing Journey of Daughter of the Murray, with Darry Fraser appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Listen in as a group of writers discuss the advantages of banding together to give readers a smorgasboard of Christmas stories for ninety-nine cents. Am I convinced it’s a good idea? Sure am…it was the deadline I hated:) You can buy the set here: http://geni.us/iP435 The post Boxed Sets: advantages beyond the monetary appeared first on Writer On The Road.

We’ve all been there, right? Written the book then wondered what the hell we’re going to do with the thing…Mimi is here to save us from total overwhelm with her new book, The Holy Grail of Book Launching in Three Volumes: This is What I do, Essentials For Launch and Extra Awesome Sauce. Now, I don’t… The post Book launch: From overwhelm to step-by-step launch plan with Mimi Emmanuel appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Negativity is such a killer of our dreams.  Scott Allan empowers us to take back control of our lives and create habits that help us succeed. Of course, there’s a catch – there’s always a catch – and it’s that we’ve got to do the work. Scott’s latest book, Do It Scared, comes fast on… The post Doing It Scared: the habit of writing and taking back control of our lives, with Scott Allan appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Dave Chesson is commonly known as the Kindlepreneur and he is the owner of authority site, Book Marketing for Self-Published Authors. He averages approximately $7829 in book sales, has started eighteen websites and has five books published (if you notice a slight obsession with stats here you would be on track to Dave’s secret to… The post Lessons Learned Starting an Authority Site with Kindlepreneur, Dave Chesson appeared first on Writer On The Road.