Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

⭐️ Episode 840. Dani Vee, and Julie Anne Grasso - Trad publishing vs Self Publishing - Music, Mayhem & Matrimony. Dear book lovers, When publishers aren’t sure where the book fits on the shelf, what do you do next? ✅ Cosy mysteries and where they fit on the shelf ✅ Strong women in historical fiction ✅ Reflecting women in different eras ✅ The challenges of choosing to self-publish ✅ Misconceptions about self-publishing ✅ Distribution as an indie author ✅ Celebrating creatives ✅ Putting in boundaries for your creativity Support the industry by hitting play and reading more books! Dani 💋

⭐️ Episode 839. Dani Vee, and Jack Heath - Choppy Water, readership and breaking rules ⭐️ Published by Allen & Unwin. Dear thriller lovers, Buckle up as I welcome Jack Heath back to the podcast to talk all things genre, thrillers, writing and We chat about: ✅ Writing in sub-genres ✅ Researching behind the scenes of Choppy Water ✅ Writing Process - Making sure the reader has a good time while reading ✅ How to make a story work ✅ How following rules made his writing worse ✅ Being influenced by other writers ✅ Writing with AuDHD ✅ Being kind to yourself Support the industry by hitting play and reading more books! Dani 💋

⭐️Episode 838 - NaNoWriMo 2026 - Day 1 ⭐️ Adrian, Cristy, Dani & Tristan will try and write 50,000 words in 30 days 🎉 ⭐️ Handwriting vs writing on the laptop ⭐️ Meeting word counts ⭐️ The challenges we’ll face this month ⭐️ Making art anywhere ⭐️ Making your own rules ⭐️ What to avoid during NaNo Find out who’s following the rules, what everyone is hoping to achieve and what bugs Adrian … Join us in writing a bunch of words in November! Are you coming with us? Dani 💋 Adrian 🍩 Cristy ⛰️ Tristan 🇫🇷

Episode 837: Celebrating 9 years of Words and Nerds with a cast of creatives 🎉 Dear listeners, Join us for a chaotic and fun chat where amongst the oddball questions we talk about: ✅ Voice ✅ Self-belief ✅ Self-doubt ✅ Where do ideas come from? ✅ Creative superstitions ✅ Mandating teacher librarians We also ramble on about a reality TV show for publishing, publishing vs writing, what would you love to put in a children’s books but wouldn’t be allowed and community 🔥 Support the industry and read more books! 🩷 Dani 💋 *Please note there is a tiny bit of adult language, you may not want little ears to hear 💯 Thank you 🔥 Adam Wallace 🔥 Nicole Hayes 🔥 Joel McKerrow 🔥 RWR McDonald 🔥 James Layton 🔥 Ingrid Laguna 🔥 Dan Thomas Some adult language #podcast #podcasting #creatives #writer #author

Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. In our 17th episode of series four, Nick chats with Bryony McGuinness, discussing her historical YA debut, Violet Town. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out! You can also subscribe to our new monthly newsletter, and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/ Sign up to the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/ Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/ BOOKS: Debut: Violet Town / Bryony McGuinness: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/QYv6Ba Additional books mentioned: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / J.K. Rowling: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/5kD7Wb Don’t Forget to Remember Me / Annie Drum: https://bit.ly/4gJd49y PRODUCTION NOTES: Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Bryony McGuinness Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.17 Episode Number: #75 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Bakers Lane Books, Julia Ferracane (Righteous PR) FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed NEWSLETTER: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.