Co-writing Middle Grade Fantasy Fiction with Denis Knight and Cristy Burne
What does co-writing a middle grade fantasy fiction trilogy entail? How do you determine a process and who should you collaborate with? In the 19th episode of the HYBRID Author podcast, host Joanne Morrell, children’s and young adult fiction writer and author of short non fiction for authors interviews Denis Knight and Cristy Burne. Denis […]
Educational and Public Lending Rights (ELR) and (PLR) With Joanne Morrell
Are you eligible for Educational and Public Lending Rights as an Author in the country you reside in? In this 18th episode of the HYBRID Author podcast, host Joanne Morrell, children’s and young adult fiction writer and author of short non fiction for authors discloses: what Educational Lending Rights (ELR) and Public Lending Rights (PLR) […]
All The Ways to Make an Author Income With Frané Lessac
Frané Lessac is an author-illustrator, creating over fifty books for children. She is the recipient for the Muriel Barwell Award for Distinguished Service to Children’s Literature and the inaugural Regional Advisor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Australia West. In the 17th episode of the HYBRID Author podcast, host Joanne Morrell, […]
Co-creating Picture Books with Family with Disha Patwardhan and Paridhi P Apte
Busy mums and sisters, Disha (writer) and Paridhi (Illustrator), co-created and independently published the picture book series The Adventures of Jacob and Charlie whilst living halfway around the world from one another. Paridhi up skilled her animation abilities at NYFA (New York Film Academy) and has had a 10 year long career creating engaging e-learning modules with […]
Merry Christmas Mash Up 2021 HYBRID Author Guests
Snippets from 2021 podcast episodes in this order: (Episode 1) Tips on Judging Writing Competitions with Nadia L King (Episode 3) Tips on Having a Career as a Hybrid Author with Teena Raffa-Mullligan (Episode 4) Plot Storming with Y.A. Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Rebecca Laffar-Smith (Episode 5) Author Fears and How to Overcome Them […]
Teachers Notes with Picture Book Author Rebecca J Palmer
What are Teachers Notes and what purpose do they serve authors of children’s books? Should authors expect their publishing houses to write Teachers Notes for them? And if you’re an independent publisher writing your own Teachers Notes, what items should you include? In this fourteenth epsiode of the HYBRID Author Podcast, host, Joanne Morrell children’s […]
School Visits with Children’s and Young Adult Author Deb Fitzpatrick
You’ve written your children’s book, now it’s time to start your school visit adventure. But where do you start and how do you prepare? What do they expect of you, as the author, to deliver and what do you expect, as the author, of the school to provide? In this thirteenth episode of the HYBRID […]
Creating Online Kid’s Courses with Josh Langley
How do you turn your book or books for children into an online program? First by defining what problem you are solving for children with your books and programs and then working on getting your message right. In this twelfth episode of the HYBRID Author podcast, host Joanne Morrell, children’s and young adult fiction writer […]
Submitting to Traditional Publishing Houses With Jeanette Stampone
You’re looking for a traditional publishing house to publish your book. You must first finish writing your manuscript and submit it to them. But how do you do that and what do you say? Jeanette Stampone is a rising children’s author and illustrator, with two picture books in the pipes and a plethora of traditional […]
Freelance Writing Business Quick Tips for Fast Success With Joanne Morrell
You want to set up shop as a freelance writer … but you’ve never run a business before and you’re new to the world of freelance. In this tenth minisode of the HYBRID Author podcast, host Joanne Morrell shares 6 short tips on freelance writing: Mindset, Business Setup, Services, Freelance Writing Work, Rates of Pay, […]