Kylie Howarth's guest appearances

Kylie Howarth

Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

The Happy Book

Reading with a chance of tacos

Matt Stanton

Remy Lai

Penelope Pratley

Nat Amoore

Victoria Mackinlay

Zanni Louise

Amelia McInerney

Irma Gold

Adrian Beck

Brenda Gurr

Rory H Mather

Andy Griffiths

Mary Anastasiou

Liz Ledden

Penny Harrison

OwlTail

Kylie Howarth chats to Dani Vee about swimming with sharks, the environment and kid lit.

299. Kylie Howarth: Fish Kid

Kylie Howarth pops by to share her writing journey and researching fun characters. We explore the topic of what publishers want, Ken offers up some fun rejection tips and we announce the all-important Character of the Week.

Kylie Howarth pops by to share her writing journey and researching fun characters. We explore the topic of what publishers want, Ken offers up some fun rejection tips and we announce the all-important Character of the Week.

Kylie Howarth, researching fun characters and what publishers want

HELLO!Welcome to Chapter 19 of The Happy Book. In this chapter, I’ll be talking to author/illustrator Kylie Howarth about the author/illustrator journey. I’ll be chatting to Kylie about her wonderful books and how she creates them—you’ll actually hear a behind-the-scenes rundown of how she does it!We’ll also talk about thinking outside the square when it comes to book ideas, about illustration techniques, combining writing with pictures, the importance of visual narrative, character consistency, finding your voice and so much more.Fire up your device, cram in those earbuds and enjoy this foray into the magical world of kids’ book creation. If you have any questions or comments, you can say hello at books@taniamccartney.com.I’m Tania McCartney and I’m an author, illustrator and editor of children’s books. I’ve always wanted to live inside a book, and now I practically do. Welcome to the Happy Book.GUEST – KYLIE HOWARTHKylie Howarth is an award-winning, internationally published children’s author/illustrator from Western Australia. She is also part fish! Kylie has swum with whale sharks, manta rays and humpback whales in Ningaloo and piranha and pink dolphins in the Amazon. She has braved scuba diving with lionfish in Egypt, marine iguanas and hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Islands, and has encountered great white sharks in South Africa! Kylie not only draws inspiration from her underwater travels but also her own two fish-kids who are ocean explorers, too. Kylie’s picture book Chip won the 2018 WAYRBA Hoffman Award, was CBCA-shortlisted, YABBA Awards-shortlisted, and also won a KOALA Honour Award. She has just released its sequel Chip the Lifeguard, as well as Fish Kid and the Lizard Ninja, the first book in her new chapter book series.SHOW NOTES00:36 Introduction01:36 Introducing Kylie Howarth02:28 Our bevvies of choice—coffee—and lots of pings04:04 A typical writing day for Kylie05:59 Does Kylie you have a plan to either write or draw each day?07:12 The balancing act becomes finessed over time07:50 Kylie’s first chapter book and the time it takes—Fish Kid08:22 Rushing to get the next book done09:18 Writing and illustrating a series—the time it takes10:22 Kylie’s childhood illustrating11:06 Graphic design and writing12:01 Entering the kids’ book arena12:53 Writing picture books for our own kids, Fish Jam13:36 Writing in new genres as your children grow older14:11 How Kylie moved into children’s books—SCBWI17:50 Books that think outside the square18:39 The same old themes—my rant19:14 Kylie’s rant about parents being killed off in chapter books20:45 What has brought Kylie the most joy as an author/illustrator21:59 What has been the most challenging thing in this industry22:38 How Kylie includes her kids in book production, Chip24:30 Kylie’s book creation processes25:34 1, 2 Pirate Stew26:03 Hard to tell the difference between hand-rendered and digital26:22 Chip process + Procreate26:44 Illustration tablets28:16 When new ideas pop in28:48 Kylie’s illustration software32:15 Visual narrative in picture books33:54 Cutting picture book text as image appears34:43 Adding delight with sub- narrative imagery36:06 Adding detail for adults in picture books36:55 How do we bring words and pictures together seamlessly38:40 Character consistency in illustration40:33 Showing emotion in character illustration42:20 Importance of movement in character illustration44:31 Ensuring all characters are equally stylised45:19 Production outline of Kylie’s work48:48 Working with different publishers49:26 Being precious about your work—collaboration51:08 Working alone v working collaboratively52:42 Finding your illustration style and voice55:08 Tips for submitting author/illustrator book ideas to a publisher57:31 Going to events to meet publishers and editors57:51 Kylie’s advice for new author/illustrators58:49 Kylie’s favourite children’s book right now?59:50 What would Kylie’s dream project be?1:01:32 What’s next for Kylie?1:02:55 Wrap-up1:03:53 Coming up next week1:04:15 ANOTHER COFFEE!!1:05:08 The EndMusic: Ukulele Whistle by Scott HolmesPODCAST LINKSKylie HowarthFish KidFish JamChipChip the LifeguardDanielle McDonaldJames FoleyMy Dead BunnyAll the Ways to Be SmartLINKSThe Happy Book Facebook Pagetaniamccartney.comfacebook.com/TaniaMcCartneyAuthortwitter.com/TaniaMcCartneyinstagram.com/taniamccartneyTania McCartney Illos Etsy StoreThe Fantastical Flying CreatorCOMING UPChapter 20 – Promoting yourself and your books.

HELLO! Welcome to Chapter 19 of The Happy Book. In this chapter, I’ll be talking to author/illustrator Kylie Howarth about the author/illustrator journey. I’ll be chatting to Kylie about her wonderful books and how she creates them—you’ll actually hear a behind-the-scenes rundown of how she does it! We’ll also talk about thinking outside the square when it comes to book ideas, about illustration techniques, combining writing with pictures, the importance of visual narrative, character consistency, finding your voice and so much more. Fire up your device, cram in those earbuds and enjoy this foray into the magical world of kids’ book creation. If you have any questions or comments, you can say hello at books@taniamccartney.com. I’m Tania McCartney and I’m an author, illustrator and editor of children’s books. I’ve always wanted to live inside a book, and now I practically do. Welcome to the Happy Book. GUEST – KYLIE HOWARTHKylie Howarth is an award-winning, internationally published children’s author/illustrator from Western Australia. She is also part fish! Kylie has swum with whale sharks, manta rays and humpback whales in Ningaloo and piranha and pink dolphins in the Amazon. She has braved scuba diving with lionfish in Egypt, marine iguanas and hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Islands, and has encountered great white sharks in South Africa! Kylie not only draws inspiration from her underwater travels but also her own two fish-kids who are ocean explorers, too. Kylie’s picture book Chip won the 2018 WAYRBA Hoffman Award, was CBCA-shortlisted, YABBA Awards-shortlisted, and also won a KOALA Honour Award. She has just released its sequel Chip the Lifeguard, as well as Fish Kid and the Lizard Ninja, the first book in her new chapter book series. SHOW NOTES00:36 Introduction01:36 Introducing Kylie Howarth02:28 Our bevvies of choice—coffee—and lots of pings04:04 A typical writing day for Kylie05:59 Does Kylie you have a plan to either write or draw each day?07:12 The balancing act becomes finessed over time07:50 Kylie’s first chapter book and the time it takes—Fish Kid08:22 Rushing to get the next book done09:18 Writing and illustrating a series—the time it takes10:22 Kylie’s childhood illustrating11:06 Graphic design and writing12:01 Entering the kids’ book arena12:53 Writing picture books for our own kids, Fish Jam13:36 Writing in new genres as your children grow older14:11 How Kylie moved into children’s books—SCBWI17:50 Books that think outside the square18:39 The same old themes—my rant19:14 Kylie’s rant about parents being killed off in chapter books20:45 What has brought Kylie the most joy as an author/illustrator21:59 What has been the most challenging thing in this industry22:38 How Kylie includes her kids in book production, Chip24:30 Kylie’s book creation processes25:34 1, 2 Pirate Stew26:03 Hard to tell the difference between hand-rendered and digital26:22 Chip process + Procreate26:44 Illustration tablets28:16 When new ideas pop in28:48 Kylie’s illustration software32:15 Visual narrative in picture books33:54 Cutting picture book text as image appears34:43 Adding delight with sub- narrative imagery36:06 Adding detail for adults in picture books36:55 How do we bring words and pictures together seamlessly38:40 Character consistency in illustration40:33 Showing emotion in character illustration42:20 Importance of movement in character illustration44:31 Ensuring all characters are equally stylised45:19 Production outline of Kylie’s work48:48 Working with different publishers49:26 Being precious about your work—collaboration51:08 Working alone v working collaboratively52:42 Finding your illustration style and voice55:08 Tips for submitting author/illustrator book ideas to a publisher57:31 Going to events to meet publishers and editors57:51 Kylie’s advice for new author/illustrators58:49 Kylie’s favourite children’s book right now?59:50 What would Kylie’s dream project be?1:01:32 What’s next for Kylie?1:02:55 Wrap-up1:03:53 Coming up next week1:04:15 ANOTHER COFFEE!!1:05:08 The End Music: Ukulele Whistle by Scott Holmes PODCAST LINKS<a href="https://www.kyliehowarth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kylie Howarth</a><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/fish-kid-and-the-lizard-ninja-kylie-howarth/prod9781760650810.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fish Kid</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Jam-Kylie-Howarth/dp/1499800983" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fish Jam</a><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/chip-kylie-howarth/prod9781760409623.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chip</a><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/chip-the-lifeguard-kylie-howarth/prod9781760682316.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chip the Lifeguard</a><a href="http://reddogandjude.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danielle McDonald</a><a href="https://jamesfoley.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Foley</a><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/my-dead-bunny-sigi-cohen/prod9781922179593.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Dead Bunny</a><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/all-the-ways-to-be-smart-davina-bell/prod9781925713435.html?source=pla&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwnKHlBRDLARIsAMtMHDEjmRccXHVEzKeg8WQbU_-X02_OH_RqYMTMeG73Gwv2OaTM7ZEwx14aAgvsEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All the Ways to Be Smart</a> LINKS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheHappyBookPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Happy Book Facebook Page</a><a href="http://www.taniamccartney.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">taniamccartney.com</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TaniaMcCartneyAuthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/TaniaMcCartneyAuthor</a><a href="https://twitter.com/TaniaMcCartney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/TaniaMcCartney</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/taniamccartney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/taniamccartney</a><a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/TaniaMcCartneyIllos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tania McCartney Illos Etsy Store</a><a href="http://taniamccartney.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-fantastic-flying-creator-e-workshop.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fantastical Flying Creator</a> COMING UPChapter 20 – Promoting yourself and your books.

Chapter 19 : The Author/Illustrator Journey with Kylie Howarth