The Word Weaver Podcast
The best podcast for writers! Learn how to write a book, listen to author interviews, and get tangible writing tips, advice, motivation and inspiration to achieve your dream of writing a book.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 96
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Ch. 36 | A Trip Down Typography Lane Exploring The Best Book Fonts
On today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I’m taking you on a trip down typography lane and chatting about the best fonts for books.
Did you know, on average, a bookstore browser spends 8 secon…
Wed 09 Sep 2020
Ch. 35 | Louise Johnson Tackles Dating, Divorce and Mental Health in Her Self-Reflective New Memoir: Lou Who?
On today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I have the surreal experience of speaking with ANOTHER author named Louise Johnson on the launch day of her debut memoir, Lou Who?
I couldn’t pass up th…
Fri 04 Sep 2020
Ch. 34 | Planning a Productive Solo Writing Retreat - 7 Tips to Maximize Your Experience
On today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I’m talking about how to plan a productive solo writing retreat and sharing my 7 tips to maximize your experience.
I’m going on a solo writing retreat i…
Fri 04 Sep 2020
Ch. 33 | The Woman Before Wallis Author Bryn Turnbull on Her Bestselling Debut
On today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I speak with my dear friend Bryn Turnbull in the midst of launching her debut historical fiction novel, The Woman Before Wallis.
If you’ve ever dreamed …
Wed 02 Sep 2020
Ch. 32 | The Holy Shit List - Ultimate Milestone Checklist for Writers
On today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I introduce you to my HOLY SHIT LIST, my ultimate milestone checklist (or bucket list) for writers, to celebrate checkpoints throughout the writing/publi…
Tue 01 Sep 2020
Ch. 31 | The Law of Attraction for Authors: How to Manifest Your Book
Today’s Word Weaver podcast chapter is all about the law of attraction and using the power of manifestation to achieve your wildest writing dreams, from finishing your manuscript to getting a book de…
Wed 13 May 2020
Ch. 30 | 7 Things Nobody Tells You About Being a Writer
In today's chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast, I'm sharing seven things nobody tells you about being a writer! There are a million more things you’ll discover as you go along through this bookish jou…
Wed 06 May 2020
Ch. 29 | What To Do When You Get An Offer From A Literary Agent
In today's chapter, I'm sharing my advice on what to do when you get an offer of representation from a literary agent. A friend of mine recently got her first offer after being in the querying trench…
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Ch. 28 | From Idea to Outline: How to Plan Your Book
In today's chapter, I'm sharing how to take your amazing book idea and create an outline. It’s one thing to have a starting point, it’s something else entirely getting to the finish line.
Whether yo…
Wed 22 Apr 2020
Ch. 27 | A Magical Conversation with Children's Fantasy Author Maram Taibah
On this chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast, I chat with children's fantasy author, Maram Taibah, about her magical world building, the differences between writing children’s books vs. screenplays, an…
Fri 17 Apr 2020
Ch. 26 | How to Create a Writing Routine that Really Works
The Word Weaver Podcast is BACK! In today's chapter, I'm sharing my 6 tips on creating a productive writing routine at home when life feels uncertain and disrupted.
Writers are built for working fro…
Wed 15 Apr 2020
Ch. 25 | Bookstagram 101 with Yeldah Yousfi (@beautiful.bibliophile)
On today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast, I chat with Yeldah Yousfi, one of Canada’s first and most beloved bookstagrammers (55k followers), better known on Instagram as The Beautiful Bibliophil…
Wed 20 Feb 2019
Ch. 24 | A Complete Guide to Literary and Publishing Terms (with Manuscript Specifications)
For today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I thought it would be helpful to walk through a complete guide/glossary of literary, writing, and publishing terms. I know that when I first started out…
Wed 13 Feb 2019
Ch. 23 | Legendary Bookseller Ben McNally on the Importance of Indie Bookstores
Today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast is my in-depth interview with Ben McNally, the legendary bookseller behind "Toronto’s Most Beautiful Bookstore” and his namesake, Ben McNally Books. The sho…
Wed 30 Jan 2019
Ch. 22 | How to Become a Freelance Writer
In today’s chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast I’m sharing the nitty gritty of freelancing 101 and how to get started as a freelance writer. There’s a lot to unpack on this topic so if you have any qu…
Wed 16 Jan 2019
Ch. 21 | How to Hustle as a Writer with Paige McPhee
Happy 2019! I’m so excited to kick off the New Year with the latest chapter of The Word Weaver Podcast featuring my interview with Paige McPhee. We met, nearly a year ago, at a writing event in Toron…
Wed 09 Jan 2019
Ch. 20 | The Power of Storytelling with Jessica Blank
Jessica Blank is a multi-hyphenate author, actor, director, playwright, speaker, and coach on a mission to impact our world through the transformative power of storytelling.
As an actor, Jessica has…
Wed 31 Oct 2018
Ch. 19 | 10 Ways to Fill Your Notebooks + How I Organize My Life
There are few things I love more than a fresh notebook. If you're anything like me, then this is the podcast chapter for you!
I used to fill my notebooks with whatever came to mind as soon as I boug…
Wed 24 Oct 2018
Ch. 18 | Rae DelBianco Author of Rough Animals
I had the pleasure of chatting with Rae DelBianco, fondly referred to as ‘that redneck kid author’ of Rough Animals and bookstagram darling - she has almost 20,000 followers on Instagram.
Rae has b…
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Ch. 17 | Preptober: 8 Ways to Prepare for NaNoWriMo
Happy October! This chapter of the Word Weaver Podcast is a Preptober and NaNoWriMo 101 crash course. What is Preptober? What is NaNoWriMo? How do they work?
I also share my top preptober tips with …
Wed 10 Oct 2018
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