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Episode 85: Werd Era feat. Billy-Ray Belcourt

Weird Era - May 10, 2024 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Billy-Ray Belcourt: BILLY-RAY BELCOURT (he/him) is a writer from the Driftpile Cree Nation. His debut novel, A Minor Chorus, won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and was longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize. His bestselling memoir, A History of My Brief Body, won the Hubert Evans N...

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EP 358 - The Way of the Parable Writer with Donn King

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - May 02, 2024 22:20 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews professor, pastor, speaker, and author Donn King about writing, his podcast, and his books THE WAY OF THE THREE-YEAR-OLD WHY and MEDIUM WELL. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn mor...

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Episode 84: Weird Era feat. Myriam Lacroix

Weird Era - April 26, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This week, Alex talks to Myriam Lacroix about her novel, How It Works Out, queer fiction, the Canadian literary landscape, love as hunger, and parallel worlds. About Myriam Lacroix: MYRIAM LACROIX was born in Montreal to a Québécois mother and a Moroccan father, and currently lives in Vancouver. ...

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EP 357 - 50 Years of Short Stories with Kevin J. Anderson

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - April 26, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode, Mark interviews Kevin J. Anderson about his writing and the new approach he is taking to incorporate Kickstarter into the launch strategies for some of his indie-published titles. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word ...

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Episode 83: Weird Era feat. Lauren Oyler

Weird Era - April 19, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Lauren Oyler: Lauren Oyler's essays on books and culture appear regularly in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the London Review of Books, Harper's, and other publications. Her debut novel, Fake Accounts, was published in 2021. She lives in Berlin. About No Judgement: From the national b...

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EP 356 - The Midlist Indie Author Mindset with T. Thorn Coyle

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - April 18, 2024 22:51 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
  Mark interviews T Thorn Coyle about writing, community, and their new book The Midlist Indie Author Mindset. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update and a word from this episode's sponsor. Cruising Writers - 7 Day Western Caribbean Cruise - Feb 22 to Mar 1, 2025 Featured ...

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Behind the Rain: An Audio Anthology of Oklahoma Poetry, Volume 8

Okie Bookcast - April 15, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
It's Volume 8 of Behind the Rain! I've got 11 poems from 10 Oklahoma poets cued up and ready for you to enjoy. Be sure to connect with the poets across their social media (linked below) to let them know how much you appreciate their work.  Here's the lineup for this edition of the anthology: A...

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Episode 82: Weird Era feat. Cameron Russell

Weird Era - April 12, 2024 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Cameron Russell: Cameron Russell has spent the last twenty years working as a model for clients including Prada, Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, H&M, Vogue, and Elle. With over forty million views, her TED talk on the power of image is one of the most popular of all time. She is the co-fou...

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EP 355 - Scribbling Pen Publishing with Melanie Gilbert and Heather Karn

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - April 11, 2024 23:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews Melanie Gilbert and Heather Karn about their work writing and publishing together under the Scribbling Pen Publishing brand. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word from this episode's sponsor. Cruising Writers - 7 Day W...

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Episode 81: Weird Era feat. Alexander Sammartino

Weird Era - April 05, 2024 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Alexander Sammartino: Alexander Sammartino lives in Brooklyn. He received his MFA from Syracuse University. Last Acts is his first novel. About Last Acts: Following a near-death experience, an entrepreneurial father-and-son duo wreak havoc and fend off bankruptcy in this unflinching portray...

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EP 354 - Lydia and David Sherrer on Power Couple Publishing

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - April 05, 2024 01:54 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews Lydia and David Sherrer about their company Chenoweth Press and the books and games they produce and publish collaboratively. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by the awesome supporters of t...

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Episode 80: Weird Era feat. Brontez Purnell

Weird Era - March 29, 2024 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Brontez Purnell: Brontez Purnell is the author of several books, most recently 100 Boyfriends, which won the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction, was longlisted for the 2022 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award and the 2021 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize, and was name...

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EP 353 - Tao Wong on the Toronto Indie Author Conference

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - March 29, 2024 02:23 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews Tao Wong about his writing, LitRPG, entrepreneurship, and the Toronto Indie Author Conference that is coming in May 2024. Prior to the interview, Mark forgoes the usual brief personal update, or comments, and skips right to this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by...

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EP 352 - Being The Hero of Your Own Story With No Margins Agency

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - March 22, 2024 18:04 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews Katie Nelson, Mari Dietz, and Brandon Winn about No Margins Agency, which offers stock photography of underrepresented and marginalized people. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal update, and then plays a few words about this episode's sponsor. No Margins Agen...

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EP 351 - Feverish Sore Throat Reflections

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - March 15, 2024 21:38 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this brief solo episode Mark reflections on the importance of maintaining a streak - which is something he has done since first launching this podcast in January 2017.   Links of Interest: ScribeCount (Mark's Affiliate Link) Mark's YouTube Channel Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Star...

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Episode 79: Weird Era feat. Eliza Barry Callahan

Weird Era - March 15, 2024 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Eliza Barry Callahan: Eliza Barry Callahan is a writer and artist from New York, New York. Shortly after receiving her BA from Columbia, where she studied visual art, art history, and poetry, she returned to the university where she received her MFA in writing (2022). Her writing has been p...

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EP 350 - Infinite Resources with Jeff Krehmer

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - March 08, 2024 15:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews engineer and author Jeff Krehmer about his new book Infinite Resources: How to Sustainably Develop the Arctic, by Supplying Green Hydrogen, Fresh Water, and Healthy Food to the World. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, shares a personal update, an...

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Episode 78: Weird Era feat. Mariah Stovall

Weird Era - March 07, 2024 14:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Mariah Stovall: Mariah Stovall has written fiction for the anthology Black Punk Now, and for Ninth Letter, Vol 1. Brooklyn, Hobart, the Minola Review, and Joyland; and nonfiction for The Los Angeles Review of Books, Full Stop, Hanif Abdurraqib’s 68to05, The Paris Review, Poets & Writers, an...

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Episode 77: Weird Era feat. Alexandra Tanner

Weird Era - March 01, 2024 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Alexandra Tanner: Alexandra Tanner is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. She is a graduate of the MFA program at The New School and the recipient of fellowships from MacDowell and The Center for Fiction. Her writing appears in The New York Times Book Review, Gawker, and Jewish Currents, am...

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EP 349 - Edward Willett of Shadow Paw Press

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - March 01, 2024 01:26 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews author, podcaster, and publisher Edward Willett about his writing, his podcast, Kickstarter campaigns, and some bold new ventures he is pursuing with his publishing company Shadow Paw Press. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, shares a personal upd...

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Your Next Great Read - Book Recommendations and Talk with J, Hannah, and special guest Andie Schulz

Okie Bookcast - February 27, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Hannah and I are joined by Andie Schulz to talk about what we've been reading and why you might love it. We cover everything from mind-bending horror to sweeping space operas to warm fuzzy rom-coms. There may also be some conversation about elements that would go into a YNGR Drinking Game. Enj...

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Episode 76: Weird Era feat. Sarah Mintz

Weird Era - February 23, 2024 14:15 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Sarah Mintz: Sarah Mintz is a graduate of the English MA program at the University of Regina. Her work has been published with Book*Hug Press, JackPine Press, Radiant Press, Apocalypse Confidential, The Sea & Cedar Literary Magazine, and Agnes and True . Find out more at https://smintz.carr...

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EP 348 - Amanda Byrd on Direct Sales and AuthorsGoDirect

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 22, 2024 23:07 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews Amanda Byrd about her writing, direct sales, and the new platform she has launched called AuthorsGoDirect. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, welcomes new patrons Rob Johnson, Jennifer Brinn, and Rasana Atreya and then shares a word about this epi...

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Turning Experience into Story - Author and Poet Paul Juhasz

Okie Bookcast - February 20, 2024 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Welcome to Chapter 59! My guest is author and poet, Paul Juhasz. A graduate of the Red Earth M.F.A., Paul’s work has appeared in several literary journals, most recently Concho River Review, Poetry Quarterly, Oklahoma Review and Main Street Rag. He has served as curator and coordinator of the Wo...

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Episode 75: Weird Era feat. Rebecca May Johnson

Weird Era - February 16, 2024 14:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Rebecca May Johnson: Rebecca May Johnson has published essays, reviews and nonfiction with Granta, Times Literary Supplement and Daunt Books Publishing, among others, and is an editor at the trailblazing food publication Vittles. Small Fires is her first book. About Small Fires: Why do we c...

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EP 347 - Library Advocacy Support with John Chrastka of EveryLibrary

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 16, 2024 02:25 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Mark interviews John Chrastka, the executive director of EveryLibrary, the first nationwide political action committee for libraries, and the EveryLibrary Institute, a nonprofit research and training organization focused on the future of library funding.  Prior to the interview, Mark shares a ...

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The Running Man - Pages to Pictures w/ Jamie Ray

Okie Bookcast - February 13, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
I'm joined by the host of Fave Five From Fans, Jamie Ray, to talk about the film adaptation of the Richard Bachman / Stephen King classic - The Running Man. We talk about the book and the film and all of the many (so many) ways in which the two are different. It's a celebration of spandex and ca...

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Episode 74: Weird Era feat. Katya Apekina

Weird Era - February 09, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Katya Apekin: Katya Apekina is a novelist, screenwriter, and translator. Her debut novel, The Deeper the Water, the Uglier the Fish, was named a Best Book of 2018 by Kirkus, Buzzfeed, Lithub, and others, was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, and has been translated into Spanish, Catal...

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EP 346 - 4 More Publishing Pitfalls for Authors

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 09, 2024 02:22 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
A solo episode where Mark shares an excerpt from four elements from his book PUBLISHING PITFALLS FOR AUTHORS. PAST PATRIARCHY PAUSE PAYING   The main content (those four points) are read by Mark's AI voice via Eleven Labs.   Links of Interest: EP 246 - Four of The Pitfalls of Publ...

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Romance Writing Round Table

Okie Bookcast - February 06, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Welcome to Chapter 58! We've got a Round Table talking about all things romance writing. It's a fun and thoughtful conversation with something for everyone - even those of you (like me) who don't typically read romance. Magen Runyan - Podcaster (3 Book Girls) and Bookstagrammer Connect with Ma...