Writer On The Road

The business world knows my guest today as a straight talking small business expert who helps early stage entrepreneurs navigate their lives and optimise their results. I know him as the guy in the TALK HARD t-shirt who tells me all my ideas are wonderful, then gently reminds me to focus on one thing at… The post #21 The Business of Writing – Day 3 – with Small Business Specialist and Founder of Excellence Expected, Mark Asquith appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Cassandra Gaisford is an entrepreneur, creativity coach, public speaker and author of the Number 1 Bestselling series, Mid-Life Career Rescue. Her most recent release, The Art of Success, merges business and art through the lens of Leonardo Di Vinci and focuses on how to cultivate a successful mindset. What does success mean to you is… The post #20 The Business of Writing – Day 2 – Cultivating a Successful Mindset with Cassandra Gaisford appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Daniel Gefen has picked the brains of the best in the business world on his Number 1 Entrepreneur podcast, Can I Pick Your Brain?, and 20,000 downloads since January is testimonial to the popularity of this man’s expertise. Today, he shares the 6 Steps to Great Networking with us. We also get to hear about… The post #19 The Business of Writing – Day 1 – The Art of Networking with Business Expert and Entrepreneur, Daniel Gefen appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Life’s an adventure and this ex-corporate, now multi-published, author is more than happy to share her adventures with anyone who happens to be around. Think happy hour somewhere, a fifth wheeler, a partner to do the driving and a country as big as Australia in which to play. It’s not hard to imagine what my… The post #18 Have books will travel with Jenn J McLeod appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Welcome to the world of the wandering gypsy princess, also known as my friend Sherrie McCarthy, who, having gotten her motor bike license one week and ridden a motorcycle from Germany to Turkey via Romania and Bulgaria, and back via Greece and the Balkans, is now setting her sights on new horizons with her husband,… The post #17 Setting a time and making it happen – unleashing your inner writer with Sherrie McCarthy appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Angus Nelson is a Top 20 INC podcast host, motivational speaker and coach. His focus is bringing transformation to business models, creativity, inspiration and networking. And he turned up in my life just when I was asking the questions. He also walks the talk. He has a new book coming out, titled Empowering Work, encouraging… The post #16 When all you have to fear is fear itself – how to grow your business with Angus Nelson appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Interviewing this woman has me rushing for the post-it-now button. Part inspiration, part motivation and part mentor, Helene Young is a podcast interviewer’s dream. Successful author of six novels (with one in the oven), sailor of some of the most spectacular reef landscape in the world, and adventurer in the true sense of the word…give… The post #15 Author, pilot, sailor, plot…there’s gotta be a writer behind this story, hasn’t there? appeared first on Writer On The Road.

We all want our books to not only look professional but to be professionally edited, produced, and marketed, don’t we? Join me as I chat with Amanda Greenslade of Australian eBook Publishing as we discuss assisted publishing – how much should we, as indies, attempt ourselves and how much should we hand over to the… The post Assisted Publishing – knowing when to call in the experts to help us on our self-publishing journey appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Can you think of a better way to create a story to tell? Travelling around one of the most magical of landscapes, doing a little work, playing a little, eavesdropping on the locals’ lives. Sounds idyllic? For a writer, it’s grist of the mill, storytelling in the making if you like. Warren Williams, of Work… The post Wanna run away with the circus in Oz and tell a story about it? Working around Australia may be the answer to your storytelling dream… appeared first on Writer On The Road.

That title is a tad facetious, I know, but when I’m chatting with a woman with over  fifty books published and a million or so sold what else can I say? The numbers speak for themselves. And a little aside, I knew this woman under another name – in another life – when we were… The post A Numbers Game – How to Succeed at this Writing Gig with Amy Andrews, Romance Author appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Meet a man who’s ‘out there do’in’ it’, living the life we all dream of, a life filled with adventure, the great outdoors, and a little bit of much needed solitude in this crazy commercial world we call the twenty-first century. Gerard Abrams, part philosopher, part inspiration, part practical and part intellect, has carved out… The post The Romantic and the Pragmatic – Two Indie Publishers Unite to Discuss the Business Side of Writing appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Make no mistake, I adore Annie Seaton. This is one author I’m proud and excited to have met and can now call my friend. Let me go one step further…when I grow up I wanna be just like Annie, and if I had ever actually laid claim to the term ‘grown up’ I would be… The post The secret to writing success is hard work! Insights into the business side of writing with Annie Seaton, Romance Author appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Have you ever wondered how your stories can act as inspiration to others? This week’s guest, Mandy Rowe, not only guided Broads Abroad Travel Network from idea to successful travel network for solo women travellers, she wrote down the details so that others could learn from both her mistakes and triumphs. Her memoir is titled… The post How to start a business and write a book about it appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Joanne Dannon is an Indie author who is as generous with her advice to others as she is with her enthusiasm for everything to do with the business of writing. It is Joanne’s enthusiasm that attracted me to her while I was completing Mark Stephenson’s online marketing course for writers, Your First 10k Readers. If… The post Enthusiasm, Entrepreneurship and Indie Publishing appeared first on Writer On The Road.

You can’t do everything but you can do anything, one thing at at time, says Derek Doepker, bestselling author, success coach and self-publishing consultant. Derek dreamed of being a rockstar but, instead, empowers writers to be the best they can be in order to position and market their books for the best results. Derek is… The post How to write, publish and sell your next ebook appeared first on Writer On The Road.

What would make a man give up the best job in the world? A better job, of course. Meet Brian Crisp, former National Editor of Escape Travel Magazine for News Corp here in Australia. I set out in my chat with Brian to find out why a man with the most romantic job in the… The post The Great Escape – from Travel Writer to Digital Content Marketer appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Episode 5 Kevin Tumlinson needs no introduction in the Indie publishing world – or in the podcasting world for that matter – and there’s a growing interest in his transition amongst his followers, including me, to full-time RVing. Kevin and his wife, Kara, will be travelling in style and for a while in this interview… The post One Writer’s Transition to the RVing Lifestyle appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Episode 4 – A conversation with the other Melinda Hammond If you love Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, then you’ll love this week’s guest to whom I refer fondly as the other Melinda Hammond, Regency Romance author, as she generously shares her advice for authors at all stages of the writing journey. Melinda has been… The post Insights into what it takes to be a successful romance author – a conversation with Regency Romance Author, Melinda Hammond appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Episode 3 – How to Be an Entrepreneur Join Colin Jones as he talks us through the thinking process necessary to succeed using the entrepreneurial mindset. Col has a Phd in Entrepreneurship and has been teaching young entrepreneurs and an undergraduate and post graduate level for nearly twenty years. You can hear more of Col’s… The post How to Be an Entrepreneur with Colin Jones appeared first on Writer On The Road.

Episode 1 Meet Graeme Kemlo, Australasian President of the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association and broadcaster of the Travel Writers Radio Show in Australia. Listen in while Graeme talks us through his journey from Canberra Press Journalist to travel writer to broadcaster of his own travel radio show.     The post Travel Writing with Graeme Kemlo appeared first on Writer On The Road.