Have you ever considered publishing a workbook? Do you have a clear understanding of what the main plot points that make up a plot are? Are you using them effectively in your novel?
In this fourth episode of the HYBRID Author podcast, host Joanne Morrell, children’s and young adult fiction writer and author of short nonfiction for authors, interviews Rebecca Laffar-Smith.
Rebecca gave up a successful career writing about the non-fiction world in favour of fantastical creatures and the fanciful things she could create and immortalise in fiction. Now she writes full-time whilst homeschooling her Autistic son, raising her creative daughter, and offering coaching, mentorship, and events within her writing community. Rebecca's Plot Storming Workbook helps writers define their story's structure, use the Hero's Journey effectively and provides context to develop their characters.
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 publishing house submitting experience. In the eleventh episode of the HYBRID Author podcast, Jeanette shares her submission secrets for first time authors looking to submit their work, provides tips on how to handle submission rejections and delves into where authors can look for opportunities to submit their work online. She also touches upon her upcoming picture book publications. www.facebook.com/jeanettestampone www.instagram.com/jeanettestampone ...
Valerie Khoo is a writer, artist and CEO of the Australian Writers Centre and host of The So You Want to be a Writer Podcast. In episode 45 of The HYBRID Author Podcast host Joanne Morrell, author of children's and young adult fiction and short non fiction for authors, chats to Valerie about her lessons learned from years of experience running various creative businesses, as well as her tips to individuals making their mark in the creative industries. https://valeriekhoo.com/ https://www.writerscentre.com.au/ ...
Do you have audio and eBook formats of your work? Are these digital files available for loan in public lending libraries? Do you currently receive any compensation on library users borrowing the digital copies of your books? Get the downlow on Digital Lending Rights (DLR) with The HYBRID Author podcast host Joanne Morrell, author of children's and young adult fiction and short non fiction for authors. Listen in as Joanne shares what DLR payments are the DLR situation so far and how authors can help the cause and start collecting. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheHYBRIDAuthor https://www.asauthors.org/campaigns/digital-lending-right/digital-lending-right You can also write to your local MP to request the expansion of the lending right schemes. You can use our sample letter here https://www.janefriedman.com/what-do-authors-earn-from-digital-lending-at-libraries/ https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/it-buys-me-writing-time-authors-call-for-library-ebook-compensation-20211118-p59a1s.html https://www.asauthors.org/news/asa-warns-government-sustainability-of-australian-writing-careers-under-threat https://www.asauthors.org/news/asa-calls-for-dlr-at-public-hearing-for-federal-inquiry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDry7TfR0yw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RVrTg3eB-A https://www.arts.gov.au/sites/default/files/submissions/ncp1035-australian-society-of-authors.pdf ...