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The Write ProjectSusan Flanagan and SIX other authors reveal what books make them cry! | The Write ProjectAuthors reveal the first books that ever made them cry, tear up, get emotional! What books affect the people who write what affects you?Featuring, from Running the Goat:Susan Flanagan, author of The Degrees of Barry LickFrom Breakwater Books:Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsAinsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many ShoresShelley Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningFrom Flanker Press:Emily Hepditch, author of Alone on the TrailFrom Engen Books2025-04-2128 min
The Write ProjectIda Linehan Young and TEN other authors reveal their FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK! | The Write ProjectOn this episode of Write Project, eight authors dig deep and reveal their favorite books they read as children. Will these shine a mirror onto how they write as adults?From Flanker Press:Ida Linehan Young, author of A Secret Close to HomeEmily Hepditch, author of Alone on the TrailFrom Breakwater Books Ltd.:Lisa Moore, editor on Us, NowKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper SexClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsAinsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many ShoresRobert...2025-01-2731 min
The Write ProjectWhat PUBLIC DOMAIN books are the best? | The Write ProjectSometimes -- not always, but sometimes -- a classic is a classic for a reason. In this episode, nine authors and industry insiders reveal their favorite book that has fallen into the public domain. Which means anyone -- even you -- can go out there and make a collection of these. You know, if you felt like it ;). Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsShelley Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of MorningFrom Engen Books Ltd.:Rhea Rollmann, author of A...2024-12-2328 min
The Write Project10 Women Authors reveal the BEST PURCHASES for writers | The Write ProjectWriting -- no matter if for a hobby or your career -- can sometimes be fairly cheap, and other times, quite expensive. Editing, covers, all that. But what's the best thing you can spend your money on? These ten authors reflect on their most impactful purchases over their careers.Featuring, from Engen Books:Elizabeth Whitten, author of Off-Panel: A History of NL ComixFrom Flanker Press:Ida Linehan Young, author of A Secret Close to HomeFrom Breakwater Books:Olivia Robsinson, author of The...2024-04-0830 min
The Write ProjectWhat are your Favorite Comic Book Characters? | The Write ProjectComics can return a long-studied writer to the purest form of reading: reading for enjoyment. Reading for the sake of reading. Today, thirteen richly talented Breakwater authors reveal their favorite comic book (or comic book character)!Featuring, from Engen Books:Erin Vance, author of ExposureAndrew Pike, author of The Epic Quest for Terral B. Hylotz Featuring, from Iceberg Publishing:Kenneth Tam, author of Defense Command and The ChampionsFrom Breakwater Books:Dr Hasah Khalili, author of A Life Spent ListeningAinsley...2024-01-2930 min
The Write ProjectBreakwater authors reveal influential books from childhood | The Write ProjectThe books that affected us as children can have a profound affect on the material we consume and create as adults. In this episode, 14 incredible Breakwater authors reveal what their favorite and most memorable books from childhood were!Rebecca Rose, President & PublisherAinsley Hawthorn, Land of Many ShoresClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerPrajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of DwipaShiela Lukins, author of Bottom's UpDaze Jefferies, contributor to Land of Many ShoresTracey Waddleton, author of...2023-11-1531 min
The Write ProjectWhat age do Breakwater authors draw from most? | The Write ProjectOn this episode of Write Project, 9 Breakwater Authors think back and reveal what age they draw from when writing the most! Do they pull from their childhood? Troublesome teenage years? Young Adulthood? Current times? They pull deep and let us into their process!Rebecca Rose, President & PublisherDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerTracey Waddleton, author of Send More Tourists... The Last Ones Were DeliciousOlivia Robsinson, author of The Blue Moth MotelClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsShelley Kawaja, author of The Raw Light of Morning2023-11-0130 min
The Write ProjectWhat are Breakwater authors' favorite Public Domain books? | The Write ProjectThe public domain consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable. Because no one holds the exclusive rights, anyone can legally use or reference those works without permission.As examples, the works of William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Miguel de Cervantes, Zoroaster, Lao Zi, Confucius, Aristotle, L. Frank Baum, Leonardo da Vinci and Georges Méliès are in the public domain either by virtue of their having been created before copyright existed, or by their copyright term ha...2023-10-1128 min
The Write ProjectBreakwater Authors reveal the best things to spend money on for writing | The Write ProjectWriting -- no matter if for a hobby or your career -- can sometimes be fairly cheap, and other times, quite expensive. Editing, covers, all that. But what's the best thing you can spend your money on? These eleven authors reflect on their most impactful purchases over their careers.Featuring:Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerMichelle Porter, author of Approaching FireOlivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth MotelTracey Waddleton, author of Send More Tourists...2023-09-2729 min
The Write ProjectIf They Didn't Write, what would Breakwater Authors do for creative outlet? | The Write ProjectFor writers, writing scratches a very specific itch... but what would they do to satisfy that itch if they couldn't write, for some reason? Nine Breakwater Books authors try and answer that question on today's episode of Write Project.Featuring:Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherAinsley Hawthorn, author of Land of Many ShoresMorgan Murray, author of Dirty BirdsClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsRebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen PartyDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerTrudy Morgan-Cole, author of The Cupids...2023-09-1329 min
The Write ProjectBreakwater authors discuss the spirituality of their writing | The Write ProjectSometimes, authors form a unique connection to their work that borders on the spiritual, or mirrors a spiritual connection they feel in their lives. Today, Breakwater authors share if they have that connection with Write Project!Ainsley Hawthorn, Land of Many ShoresLisa Moore, editor of Hard TicketClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsMorgan Murray, author of Dirty BirdsGemma Hickey, author of Almost FeralDaze Jefferies, contributor on Land of Many Shores and TransVersing Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper SexXavier Micheal-Campbell, contributor to Us, Now2023-07-1929 min
The Write Project🔒 Have you ever experienced a Sophomore Slump? | The Write Project +Subscriber-only episodeAs hard as writing your first book can be, sometimes the second is even harder! Today we interview authors and ask if they have experienced the dreaded "Sophomore Slump!" Featuring from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsFrom Engen Books Ltd.:Lisa Timpf, contributor to Mythology from the RockBrad Dunne, author of The Merchant's MansionFrom Flanker Press:Ida Linehan Young, author of The LiarsFrom IDW Comics:2023-07-0131 min
The Write Project12 Books that make Breakwater authors cry! | The Write ProjectBreakwater authors reveal the first books that ever made them cry, tear up, get emotional! What books affect the people who write what affects you?Ainsley Hawthorne, Land of Many ShoresClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsDaze Jefferies - Land of Many Shores / TransVersing Tracey Waddleton, author of Send More Tourists... The Last Ones Were DeliciousKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningMichelle Porter, author of Approaching FireBridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda JanesRebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen Party2023-05-3130 min
The Write Project4 Breakwater authors reveal when they learned language had power | The Write ProjectIt can be a lightbulb moment for an author: that moment when we learn that language can do things: change minds, tell stories, get us things. Today on Write Project, our guests offer their own stories of how it happened for them.Rebecca Rose, President & PublisherClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsPrajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of DwipaGemma Hickey, author of Almost FeralOriginally broadcast on May 24, 2025 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country. Check out As Lo...2023-05-2431 min
The Write ProjectWhat is your favorite comic book character? | The Write ProjectComics can return a long-studied writer to the purest form of reading: reading for enjoyment. Reading for the sake of reading. Today, thirteen richly talented Breakwater authors reveal their favorite comic book (or comic book character)!Rebecca Rose, President & PublisherAinsley Hawthorne, Land of Many ShoresKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerPrajwala Dixit, author of Tales of the DwipaGemma Hickey, author of Almost FeralDaze Jefferies - Land of M...2023-04-1231 min
The Write ProjectWhat advice would you give to your younger writing self? | The Write ProjectWe all have things we'd like to change about our writing style. If you could go back and whisper something to your younger writing-self, what would it be? If you could impart that to a new author in the industry, what would you say?Featuring:Rebecca Rose, President and Publisher Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love OlympicsPrajwala Dixit, author of The Tales of DwipaGemma Hickey, author of Almost FeralKerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger WarningBridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda...2023-03-2930 min
The Write ProjectMore Questions with Claire Wilkshire! | The Write ProjectWarm, funny, and stylistically savvy, these stories follow an interlocking set of characters and the people they love.Characters weave their way in and out of The Love Olympics, a collection of short fiction set in St. John’s. The book is about various forms of love—the ways love grips us, shakes us, releases or envelops us. The stories are smart, witty, funny, warm, and surprising; they capture the preoccupations of characters from different generations who are closely or only tangentially connected to one another. This collection explores people’s aspirations, fears, and vulnerabilities; their generosity and de...2023-03-0831 min
The Write ProjectMore questions with Claire Wilkshire! | The Write ProjectClaire Wilkshire is a writer, editor, translator and teacher living in St. John’s with her husband, writer Larry Mathews. They have two adult children. Maxine (2013) is Claire’s first novel. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Grain, the New Quarterly, Event, and the Fiddlehead. She’s a founding member of the Burning Rock writing group.Pick up The Love Olympics using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3yI63jLOriginally broadcast on February 8, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country. Thi...2023-02-0831 min
The Write ProjectClaire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics | The Write ProjectInterview with Claire Wilkshine, author of the Winterset-Nominated The Love Olympics from Breakwater Books Ltd. Claire is a writer, editor, translator and teacher living in St. John’s with her husband, writer Larry Mathews. They have two adult children. Maxine (2013) is Claire’s first novel. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Grain, the New Quarterly, Event, and the Fiddlehead. Pick up The Love Olympics using this link to help the channel: https://amzn.to/3yI63jLOriginally broadcast on May 09, 2022 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stati...2022-05-0931 min
Let’s Get WritingLet’s Get Writing, Season 4, Episode 21Love is in the air and this week on Let’s Get Writing, I welcome Claire Wilkshire.
We dive into her most recent book, The Love Olympics, a jubilant, funny and real collection of short fiction set in St. John’s, NL. All about the various forms of love — the way love grips us, shakes us, releases or envelops us — these smart, witty, funny, warm and surprising stories will send Cupid’s arrow right into your heart!
2022-02-1428 min