The Word Count
Episodes
Episode 55: Getting Ready
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of us has finished a ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐!Youโll need to listen to find out who.This episode, weโre getting ready to host...
Ep 54: Getting Unstuck
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Listeners,ย ย We owe you an apology ๐ฌย ย This episode was inspired by Jo sending a message to our group chat that read:ย ย โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ...
Episode 53: Getting Stuck In
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode...๐ง Listen to Jo confess that she has ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข where her book is going after throwing plotting โ and her beloved...
Episode 52 - Wrangling 2026
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎAnnnndโฆ weโre back, dear listeners!After a restorative holiday break, weโre back at our desks, in front of o...
Episode 51: Closing the Book on 2025
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
โจ Closing The Book on 2025 โจOur final episode of the year is live, and itโs a big, heart-squeezy one.We kicked things off with our usual account...
Episode 50: It's Our 50th Episode!
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
๐ Itโs our 50th episode!!! ๐To celebrate this glorious milestone, weโve thrown the rulebook out the window. Jo and Jacq have staged a hostil...
Episode 49: A Disappearing Act
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If youโve ever wondered what really happens before, during, and after a book launch, Jo spills all the behind-the-scenes details from her tour for A...
Episode 48: Happily Ever After
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona returns from her daughterโs wedding with stories and big news: 70,000 words and counting! Jo shares her pub-day plans for A Disappearing Act (...
Episode 47: Happy 2nd Birthday!
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
โจ New Episode โ Happy 2nd Birthday! ๐Two years ago we hit record on our writing journeysโฆ and here we are, celebrating TWO YEARS of The Word ...
Episode 46: Mother Of The Bride
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Word Count, we leaned into lifeโs big moments โ the ones that pull us away from the page and remind us that writing doesnโt alw...
Episode 45: Jacq's BIG BIG News!
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
๐ฅ This episode is going to give you ALL the feels!Youโve got 24 hours to listen (itโs only 30 minutes โ perfect for your commute, walk, schoo...
Episode 44: Sharks In The Water
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Weโre already halfway through August, and itโs been a busy two weeks for The Word Count crew - what with it being Fionaโs birthday month (Jacq c...
Episode 43: Retreats, Rewrites & Rough Drafts
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are all doing different things, but we are all writing. Which just goes to show that writing looks different for everyone!๐ Jac...
Episode 42: What Happens After THE END?
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ย In this episode, we talk about what comes after you hit "send"โwhen the final proofread is done, the manuscript is locked, and the book ...
Episode 41: Pitching 101
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We probably should have called this episode โThe One Where Jo Lets The Secret Out Of The Bagโ (listen to the end, youโll understand ๐๐)๐...
Episode 40: Your Questions Answered
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Weโre celebrating our 40th episode by answering ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ burning questions โ about us, the podcast, writingโฆ and more!PLUS, we announce ...
Episode 39: Writing Through Brainstorms
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaaannndddโฆ weโre back!Itโs been SEVEN LONG WEEKS since we were last in your ears, dear listeners - and we hope you missed us! ๐ย We've ...
Episode 38: Messy Middle Madness
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learning how to manage the messy middle of your manuscript is all part of writing a novel.Fiona is at 55,000 words and calls on Jo and Jacq this episo...
Episode 37: Creativity & Curveballs
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Weโve had a one-week medical break butโฆ weโre baaaack!And you know weโve always promised to keep things real on THE WORD COUNTโso this episo...
Episode 36: Writing Routines and Rituals
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ takes us the furthest apart weโve ever been โ ๐ฐ๐ฐ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐บ, ๐...
Episod 35: Preparing for Success
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ย ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฑ: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๏ธWellโฆ after recording t...
Episode 34: The Comparison Trap
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฐ, we dive into how comparison can steal your joy - and how to stop envy from tu...
Episode 33: Writing Through Doubt
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ตIn ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ...
Episode 32: Setting The Stage
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐โ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐ย Did you miss us dear listeners? We definitely missed you! Itโs a new year, itโ...
Episode 31: Wrapping Up For Christmas
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Itโs our last episode for 2024 as we ๐ธ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฑ for Christmas (see what we did there? ๐)ย We share what we learned this year as wr...
Episode 30 - The Importance of Community
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐...
Episode 29: Making the Most of Your Mentor
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Todayโs episode did not go to plan. Youโll understand once you listen.๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐...
Episode 28: Processing Feedback
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด: ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌThe Word Count hosts have all received...
Episode 27: Festival Fun & Consequences
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ: ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ & ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ดWeโre baa...
Episode 26: Happy First Birthday!
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:๐ Has Jo written THE END for Book 3?ย ๐ What did Fiona get up to at BAD?๐ Did Jacq write us the...
Episode 25: The Book That Almost Broke Me
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:๐ How close Jo is to writing THE END? ๐คย ๐ Did Jacq plant her Christmas potatoes? ๐ฅย ๐ Is...
Episode 24: Getting Bang For Your Buck
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ: ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ!Join us as we chat...
Episode 23: The Retreat
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ตNo this isnโt a thriller horror title ๐ฑ๐โฆ we are chatting ab...
Episode 22: Aaaand... We're back!
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐Aaaandโฆ Weโre back for Season 3 of @thewordcountpod ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฎ: After a 4...
Episode 21: Midpoint Madness
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Itโs our final episode for Season 2 of @thewordcountpod! We find ourselves at the year's midpoint, wondering how we got here so fast! We couldn...
Episode 20: Crisis Of Faith
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:๐ Who ditched writing for Bridgerton?๐ How we deal with losing our mojo๐ More info about the up...
Episode 19: Facing Our Fears
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ is getting naked for the Winter Solstice Swim? ๐โโ๏ธย ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ fe...
Episode 18: Why We Write
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:๐ Joโs next steps with Book 3๐ Does being printed in "Dolly" magazine count as publish...
Episode 17: Dealing With Disappointment
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ณ: ๐ฟ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉDear List...
Episode 16: Does Social Media Matter?
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ?Donโt miss this episo...
Episode 15: Taking A Breath
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฑ: ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ตDonโt miss this episode if you want to know:๐ ๐ช๐...
Episode 14: When The Writing Isnโt Going To Plan
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donโt miss this episode if you want to know:๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ of us wrote ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ of words๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ง to do when it just...
Episode 13: You Need To Calm Down!
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฏ: ๐๐ถ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ป๐ถ ๐ช๐จ๐ณ๐ด ๐ซ๐ถ๐พ...
Episode 12: What Happens On Book Tour...
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ: ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐In this episode...
Episode 11: All About Deadlines
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ญ: ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐In this episode:๐ Joโs deadline for ...
Episode 10: Finding Time To Write
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ 10: ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ย In this episode:๐ Jo has lost the plo...
Episode 9: All About Jo Dixon
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andโฆ weโre back! Join us for ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ of @๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ค๐ โจ ย We canโt belie...
Episode 8: NYE Special
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our ๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ episode โจ ย ๐ Hear what we learned this year!๐ Our highs and our lows๐ What we wa...
Episode 7
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andโฆ weโre back! Join us for ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ณ of @๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ค๐ โจ ย This is ๐...
Episode 6
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And weโre backโฆ join us for ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ 6 of @๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ค๐ โจ ย In this episode:...
Episode 5
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ 5 of @๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ค๐ โจ ย And weโre backโฆ. Back on track? ...
Episode 4
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ 4 of @๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ค๐ โจ ย We recovered from FESTIVALITIS just ...
Episode 3
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & ThenFiona Taylor - p...
Episode 2
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & ThenFiona Taylor - p...
Episode 1
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow 3 Australian writers step-by-step as they write toward publication:Jo Dixon - bestselling author of The House Of Now & ThenFiona Taylor - p...