Zoë Richards
author speaker COACH PODCAST HOST
Hi, I'm Zoë
I am the author of the feel good Pinewoods Retreat series of novels, Garden of Her Heart, Tell It To The Bees, and When The Garden Sleeps. I am also host of the podcast, Write Damn It! PLEASE NOTE the podcast is currently paused and I do not respond to requests to be featured.
I am also an experienced coach with more than 35 years working on mindset, and teaching others to be expert coaches. I currently offer book coaching sessions, supporting writers and authors. As well as this, with a masters in learning, I run fun and informative workshops.
I have a grown up daughter, two granddaughters, a cockapoo who is convinced she's still a puppy despite getting old, and a husband who has put up with me for 40 years - I know, how is that possible, huh?
I did 50 things in my 50s, which included stand-up comedy, and humour is something I bring into all of my work. This comes from me being a suicide survivor, and I draw on my lived experience of emotional health and wellbeing in my writing, coaching, workshops, and life.
Author
My three novels, Garden of Her Heart, Tell It To The Bees, and When The Garden Sleeps are published by Fox and Ink Books, and are available to purchase now. Reviews - mainly 4 and 5 stars - universally describe them as a hug in a book, and a perfect holiday read.
I am now working on mystery novels set in a world of magical realism under the name Bel Brown.
Work With Me
Let's work together - you can work with me in the following ways:
- 1-2-1 coaching for your writing or mindset
- Panel facilitation at events
- Author interviewer at events
- Workshop facilitation
Get in touch to find out more about how we can work together.
Workshops and Events
Currently workshops are held online. Keep an eye on Instagram to find out when the next workshop is on.
I run workshops on writing, putting yourself out there as an author, imposter syndrome, and writing neurodiverse characters.
I also deliver workshops for writing festivals, such as the London Festival of Writing 2024, 2025 and 2026; Burnley Words Festival, and Knowsley Lit Festival.
Podcast Host
PLEASE NOTE: As the podcast is paused, I do not respond to requests to be featured.
I started the Write, Damn It! Podcast to help myself when I struggled with my writing after being made redundant from an NHS job I loved, and here we are, over 130 episodes later, and listeners regularly tell me how listening in helps their writing.
Whilst the podcast is currently paused for new episodes, there are 134 episodes to catch up on until I have time to start it up again.
What People Say About Zoë and Write, Damn It!
