Carly Mitchell was a Busybird Publishing intern, but is now a freelance editor and illustrator, and is also an aspiring writer.

With forty years in the police force and fifteen as a police commander, Alan Sicard talks his memoir, The Courage to Lead, with authenticity, humility, and an endearing belief in guiding people to realise their goal of wanting to do good.

We discuss his experience as a new writer, his feelings through the process, and leading with kindness.

Acclaimed poet, author, and musician, Joe Dolce talks his newly released anthology of poetry, At the Noisy Café. Best known for his song Shaddap Your Face, he now discusses his writing process and life’s inspiration as a true creative.

Be sure to keep an eye out for his upcoming cookbook, Joe Dolce Cooks.

Elizabeth Long talks about her most recent novel, A Body in the Lane, the standalone sequel to her first novel, The Taroona Incident.

With all warmth and humility, she shares her experience of writing and her perspective as a storyteller.

As a senior professional in the publishing industry, Debbie Lee shares her fountain of industry knowledge and a goldmine of advice for authors and aspiring professionals entering the field.

We talk authors looking to get published and the steps after publishing, how the industry is changing, mainstream vs. indie publishing, and floods this interview with wonderful, practical tips for listeners to potentially employ in their publishing journey.

You can find more Debbie Lee at her consulting agency, The Book Maven.

Long-time author Les Zigomanis talks about why we write, how he maintains a constructive routine, and his honest representation of mental health in his new YA novel and fictionalised auto-biography, This.

Author pseudonym Les Zig in his literary fiction, and Lazaros Zigomanis in his YA novels, he is an extremely grounded writer with flawed, believable characters. His published books include Just Another Week in Suburbia, August Falling, Prudence, and Pride, with a history of submissions in a raft of screenplays that have placed in over 100 international competitions.

Kev Howlett is the charming “head honcho” of Busybird Publishing, a small, boutique hybrid publisher based in the heart of Montmorency.

He speaks about where Busybird started, indie publishing, and the incredible community he and his late wife cultivated.

Recorded in the middle of the Busybird Publishing hub accompanied by everyone’s best friend, Oscar the Labrador (snack lover and occasional barker), this raw recording is only the beginning!