An Almost Merry Christmas Mashup in 2025 With Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell
We’ve hit 199 episodes of The HYBRID Author Podcast! And to celebrate, here’s a mashup of all the guests who have appeared since June this year.
Giving Stories Many Lives, Bel Vidal on Writing Bipolar Type 2 into Fiction
Bel Vidal is the pen name of an Australian-Bolivian writer based in Sydney. Her fiction, non-fiction and poetry have been published in English and Spanish under her pen name, her real name and other pseudonyms. Soon after arriving in Sydney, she received an Australia Council (now Creative Australia) grant to publish a bilingual collection of […]
Writing Pulse-Pounding Thrillers With Michael Wendroff
Michael Wendroff is a marketing consultant, and now a debut author with his thriller, ‘What Goes Around.’ It was published by Bloomsbury in the Uk, USA, and Australia, and foreign translation rights were sold in Japanese, Hungarian, and Italian. It is available in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook, and the paperback edition launches this month. In […]
Kindness Begins Within, Annie Kwan on Writing ‘The Finch Who Lost Her Wing’
Annie Kwan is a lawyer who runs a construction company with her husband. She is passionate about teaching kids and volunteers at her daughter’s Primary Ethics Program. Annie believes that being kind to others can only start when one is kind to themself first. The Finch Who Lost her Wing is her first children’s book. […]
Searching for Home, Writing Untold Stories with Debut Author Rose Lane
Rose Lane’s writing is inspired by the untold stories of people and places. She has travelled to both London and Nepal as a nurse and has written for multiple publications on topics ranging from anti-war activism to music and disability awareness. ‘The Last Tibetan Kingdom’ is Rose’s first book and was selected for the 2017 […]
From Idea to Book Bible in Minutes, Visual Story Planning with Cameron Sutter of Plottr
Cameron Sutter is a YA sci-fi/fantasy author, software developer and the inventor of Plottr – the popular visual planning software for books and stories of all kinds. An avid reader who is endlessly learning how things work, his life’s mission is to help writers write more powerful stories (and to encourage everyone else to read […]
‘Finding Lady Baltimore’ Family, Resilience and Weaving Narratives with Mila Maxwell
Mila Maxwell is an author from Clare, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a deep-rooted passion for storytelling and a love of the outdoors. A proud French Acadian, Mila draws inspiration from both her cultural heritage and her adventurous lifestyle, which includes being a volunteer firefighter. She lives in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada with her husband Jeremy, […]
Awards, Substack, Storytelling and a Hybrid Career With Julia Lawrinson
Julia Lawrinson has published more than fifteen books for children and young people, from a picture book to books for older teenagers, and in 2024 published a memoir called How to Avoid a Happy Life. Her books have been recognised in the Children’s Book Council Awards, the WA Premier’s Book Awards and the Queensland Literary Awards, […]
Self-Publishing Burnout, How to Stay in the Game Without Losing Your Spark With Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell
Burnout. It’s the word no self-published author wants to say out loud, but almost every one of us has felt it. Maybe you’ve been there: staring at your manuscript, feeling resentful instead of inspired. Or pushing out content on social media, but dreading every post. Or just wondering if this author dream is worth the […]
‘There Is Always Love’ Writing Through Adversity and Building Purpose-Driven Work with Vanessa Maiorano
Vanessa Maiorano is a passionate children’s author, a mum of two, and a fierce advocate for families navigating hard times. After her own experience facing cancer as a young mother, she was inspired to create gentle, supportive books that help children understand the big feelings that come with life’s challenges. Her mission is simple: to […]