The Write Project
Discussions between bestselling author Matthew LeDrew and a variety of other authors from Newfoundland and beyond, with backgrounds in a variety of genres and styles. Get to the heart of the stories behind the stories, and find out what makes authors tick.
Episodes
416 episodes
Five out of Six Authors Agree: If I wasn't a Writer, I'd do Music | The Write Project
For writers, writing scratches a very specific itch... but what would they do to satisfy that itch if they couldn't write, for some reason? Six authors try and answer that question on today's episode of Write Project.Featuring, from ...
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Season 8
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Episode 47
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29:02
Hardest part of your creative process? | The Write Project
Hardest part of your creative process?Jon DobbinHasan KhaliliEllen CurtisJason NormoreUnknown? (and more?)Andrew PikeKevin MajorShannon K GreenJohn HaasBrad DunneOriginally broadcast on Novemb...
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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28:31
TERESITA DZIADURA and 12 other authors reveal what they would GIVE UP to be better authors! | The Write Project
Alright people: deal with the devil time. If you could give up one thing to be a better author, what would it be?Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd.:Teresita E. Dziadura, author of Corporate...
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Season 8
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Episode 44
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28:11
TRAVIS HOUSELESS and four other authors reveal WHEN THEY LEARNED LANGUAGE HAD POWER! | The Write Project
Language has PowerAndrew HawthornP Dixitgemmatravis houselessHeather AntosOriginally broadcast on October 27, 2025 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.
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Season 8
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Episode 43
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30:35
HANNAH JENKINS and 8 other pros reveal when they learned language has power! | The Write Project
It 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.Featuri...
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Season 8
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Episode 42
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28:22
NLBA winner Andrew Peacock, and six other authors, reveal: What are the Best Magazines for authors? | The Write Project
Magazines the print stories by authors can be a lifeline early in your career. On today's episode, Write Project guests rate their best magazines for young authors to follow!Featuring, from Engen Books:Andrew Peacock, author ...
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Season 8
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Episode 41
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32:27
PAUL DAVID POWER and TEN other authors reveal what their benchmark for success is! | The Write Project
Some authors crave financial success. Others bestseller status. Others awards. Still other just want their stories told... it's one of the most decisive things in the art industry, and today on Write Project, we examine: how do you defin...
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Season 8
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Episode 39
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28:56
The Traumatizing Horror of Where the Red Fern Grows | The Write Project
Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann—a boy and his two dogs... A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee County. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains—and Billy had the will to train t...
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Season 8
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Episode 38
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31:55
IDW Comics, Engen Books, and Breakwater Authors reveal: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF NOT A WRITER? | The Write Project
Alright people: deal with the devil time. If you could give up one thing to be a better author, what would it be?Featuring, from Engen Books:Elizabeth Whitten, author of Off-Panel: A Hist...
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Season 8
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Episode 37
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28:47
SHANNON FAY and 11 writers reveal the HARDEST PART of the creative process! | The Write Project
Writing is hard, but as with any hard thing worth doing, that hardness comes in degrees. What is the hardest part of the creative process? 12 authors reveal their picks.Featuring, from 47North:Shannon Fay, author of ...
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Season 8
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Episode 36
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29:20
DAZE JEFFERIES, author of WATER / WEPT, and 11 other authors reveal shocking secrets about their writing! | The Write Project
Okay... look. It's embarrassing, but writers are good storytellers, they're not always good at spelling. That's editors. So, come clean, writers: what is a word you cannot spell?Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Rebecca R...
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Season 8
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Episode 37
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29:02
CHRISTINE RAINS and OTHER AMAZING AUTHORS reveal their DESERT ISLAND BOOKS! | The Write Project
It's one of the most impossible questions we ask of our authors: if you were going to be trapped -- forever -- on a desert island with only three books: what three books would you want with you to read and thrive forever?
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Season 8
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Episode 36
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29:34
Anatomical Venus by Courtney Bates-Hardy | The Write Project
Anatomical Venus is a visceral collection of poems that invoke anatomical models, feminine monsters, and little-known historical figures. It’s a journey through car accidents and physio appointments, 18th century morgues and modern fun...
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Season 8
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Episode 32
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29:26
GARETH MITTON, author of PEDESTAL, and 15 other authors reflect on how much writing EXHAUSTS them! | The Write Project
Are you the type of writer that starts when the sun rises, and leaves the keyboard jazzed up to start the day? Or is writing the last thing you do before bed, at the end of a long one? Does writing energize you, or does it exhaust you?F...
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Season 8
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Episode 31
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29:37
SARAH THOMPSON and 8 other AUTHORS discuss WHAT AGE THEY DRAW FROM THE MOST! | The Write Project
On this episode of Write Project, 9 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 ...
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Season 8
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Episode 30
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29:55
Interview with Brad Dunne, head of fiction submissions at Engen Books! | The Write Project
Brad Dunne is a freelance writer and editor from St. John’s, Newfoundland. He began his writing career as an intern at The Walrus magazine and has published journalism and essays in publications such as Maisonneuve, The Canadian Encyclop...
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Season 8
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Episode 27
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31:56
What Book Would Your Recommend to a Fan of Your Work? | The Write Project
Readers a voracious. Most publishers don't realize this. Publishers are not in competition with each other. What they're in competition with is a void. An absence of books to read in the same line as what the fan just read. So we asked...
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Season 8
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Episode 26
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28:25
RHEA ROLLMANN and FIVE OTHER INDUSTRY PROS AND ACTORS break down the movies they'd like made! | The Write Project
As much as we all love reading, there's something about a good movie adaptation. Sitting in the theatre and seeing your favorite book come to life just the way you imagined it, knowing other people imagined it just the same way? Marvel...
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Season 8
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Episode 25
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29:38
Questions with Katie Berry, author of CLAW! | The Write Project
Katie Berry is a Canadian Author of Thrillers. Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Katie moved west to British Columbia during a family migration that occurred during the later-half of the 20th century.A longtime writer and voracious re...
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Season 8
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Episode 24
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30:26
Questions with TERROR NOVA editor BRAD DUNNE! | The Write Project
Brad Dunne is a freelance writer and editor from St. John’s, Newfoundland. He began his writing career as an intern at The Walrus magazine and has published journalism and essays in publications such as Maisonneuve, The Canadian Encyclop...
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Season 8
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Episode 23
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33:28
There's Nothing You Can Do by Cole Hayley | Write Project
May 7-10 at 8:00 PMMay 11 at 2:00 PM Relaxed performance with Live Audio Description and Closed Captioning availableLivestream May 10 opens at 7:45PM, show starts at 8:00PMGeneral: $39.50Student...
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Season 8
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Episode 22
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32:02
NLBA Winner ANDREW PEACOCK -- and eight other incredible authors -- reveal how they deal with bad reviews! | The Write Project
In this episode, Write Project guests answer a sensitive question... do you read the reviews of your work that are out there? How do you deal with bad ones?Featuring, from Engen Books Ltd.:Andrew Peacock, author of
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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27:33
Susan Flanagan and SIX other authors reveal what books make them cry! | The Write Project
Authors 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
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Season 8
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Episode 20
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28:35
The Best TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES of all time with Sal Crivelli from ComicPop! PART TWO!
We sit down with SAL CRIVELLI from COMICPOP! to discuss our favorite single issues of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ever made! Part Two!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is a media franchise created by ...
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Season 8
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Episode 19
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33:27
Ed Brisson talks SILVERHAWKS and opens up about powerful NEW MUTANTS issue! | The Write Project
Ed Brisson is a Canadian comics writer and letterer who has written for independent comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics. He has been nominated for the Joe Shuster Award for Best Canadian Writer several times.In this episode of Write Pro...
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Season 8
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Episode 18
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33:29