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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 1H 8M

✍️Tess Woods On Why Overnight Success Takes Years

from Writers Behaving Badly Podcast · host Annie Bucknall, Brooke Turnbull, and Lisa Ireland

This week on Writers Behaving Badly: We interview the incredible and hilarious Tess Woods about her publishing journey (and why she almost quit for good…). Seriously she wrote her first novel in three days! The collective writing vibes were buzzing at write-along and we delivered a room full of winners and Tess spills part two of her embarrassing publishing encounters…This week’s write-along winners 🏆👏Casey, Sue Ann, Belinda, Tanya, Helen, Erin, Simone, Lucinda, Athena, KyliePlus: Brooke’s questionable Googles, ghosts in the podcast and Tess Woods is keeping ACTUAL receipts.What You'll Learn:Why rejection doesn’t mean your writing career is overHow to spot feedback worth taking on (and what to ignore)Why “overnight success” can take a long timeThe brutal highs and lows of publishing (and why resilience is everything)Segments Inside:✍️ Sins & Wins Lisa has been smited…smit…smut? by the gods for bragging about her manuscript, Annie is only getting words down during write-alongs but still keeping the wheels turning and Brooke typed so fast her keyboard was smoking…also, do Irishmen stomp?📚 Author Interview - Tess Woods Tess on rejections, burnout, and clawing her way back to bestseller lists. Plus, the truth about publishing competition and why resilience beats talent every time.🍵 Tea Time Confession Tess Woods spills the tea part two! Another awkward encounter to help you realise you’re not alone mortifying yourself in the publishing industry.Our next Badly Behaved Write-Along is on Tuesday 9th September @ 7:30pm. Come and join us! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writersbehavingbadly.substack.com/subscribe

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