“You can turn any story into a comic and it’s just a stone’s throw away from film.” - Morgan Quaid
“You can turn any story into a comic and it’s just a stone’s throw away from film.” - Morgan Quaid
Today’s featured award-winning author is a fellow podcast host, award-winning composer and music producer, Morgan Quaid. Morgan and I had a fun chat about his books, balancing his creative force of nature with his 9-5 job, and tons more!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
The difference between writing a novel and producing a comic book
What to keep in mind when crowdfunding your book projects
The 2 “demons” that creative people must conquer to have success
Morgan’s Site: https://morganquaid.com/
Morgan’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Morgan-Quaid/author/B01M66C4Q6?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Morgan’s Podcast, “The Very Occasional Podcast”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLch7HXXTodylg8b4XHDiuJ4cQklTQSWi4
The opening track is titled “TMNT Neon Night Riders Remix” by EV Sharp aka MagicMusicx. To listen and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.magicmusicx.com/magic-vgm-1.html
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