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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 ratingsMark 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...
EP 348 - Amanda Byrd on Direct Sales and AuthorsGoDirect
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 22, 2024 23:07 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark 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...
EP 347 - Library Advocacy Support with John Chrastka of EveryLibrary
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 16, 2024 02:25 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark 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 ...
EP 346 - 4 More Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 09, 2024 02:22 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsA 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...
EP 345 - The Art of Libromancy with Josh Cook
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - February 02, 2024 00:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Josh Cook, Josh Cook, an author, bookseller and the co-owner at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has worked since 2004 about his writing, his book The Art of Libromancy and his life as a reader and writer. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments fro...
EP 344 - Eric T. Knight on Fair Pay with StoryFair
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 26, 2024 00:34 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews author Eric T. Knight about his writing and about the origin of StoryFair. net a platform that seeks to pay authors the highest royalty of any other third party platform for their audiobook sales. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes, welcomes new pa...
EP 343 - Self-Publishing Lesbian Fiction (or Something Equally Non-Threatening) with Elizabeth Andre
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 19, 2024 14:49 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Elizabeth Andre (AKA Karen and Victoria) about her/their journey through writing, collaboration, and the new book SELF-PUBLISHING LESBIAN FICTION. Prior to the interview, Mark reads comments from recent episodes and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is s...
EP 342 - Publishing Trend Reflections for 2024
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 16, 2024 16:16 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this special bonus solo episode, Mark shares some reflections about recent publishing trends. Prior to the main content, Mark welcomes new patron Donn King, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor, the patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast. Links of Interest: Written Word Media ...
EP 341 - Howling It Forward With Wulf Moon
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 12, 2024 02:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews bestselling writer, editor, and writing instructor, Wulf Moon, who won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at the age of fifteen, and followed that with winning the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Contest, and Writers of the Future. He leads the Wulf Pack Writers group and...
EP 340 - Personality, Passion, Presentation, and Persistence with Todd Fahnestock
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - January 05, 2024 03:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews award-winning, #1 bestselling fantasy author Todd Fahnestock about his journey through both traditional publishing and indie-publishing, focusing on the moments for learning, growth, and applying passion and persistence. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent ...
EP 339 - Romancing the Writing Life with Bobby Hutchinson
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - December 28, 2023 21:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this episode Mark interviews bestselling author Bobby Hutchinson about her unique journey through traditional publishing and self-publishing. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, welcomes new Patron Skye MacKinnon and a word about this episod...
EP 338 - An Amazing F*cking Pivot into Sh!t-Tons of Money with James Fell
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - December 22, 2023 01:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews James Fell, the Sweary Historian, and bestselling author of ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY SH!T WENT DOWN. Prior to the interview Mark warns listeners of the adult language used in this episode, reads comments from recent episodes, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. Mark'...
EP 337 - Collaborative Editing with Erika Steeves
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - December 15, 2023 00:35 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews editor Erika Steeves about her experiences in working with publishers and authors as an editor. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by HOW TO WRITE A HOWLING GOOD STORY by Wulf Moon Yo...
EP 336 - Coming Out of The Writer Closet with Bradley Charbonneau
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - December 08, 2023 12:45 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Bradley Charbonneau about his new book PROCRASTINATE and his new "Book in a Weekend" program for writers. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, thanks Patrons, provides a personal update, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. You can lear...
EP 335 - So You Failed NaNoWriMo
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - December 01, 2023 02:36 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsSo it's December 1st, and NaNoWriMo is over. And everywhere around you, fellow author friends are posting on social media that they made it, they did it. They wrote 50,000 words in a single month. You're happy for them, of course. But you didn't quite make it to that 50,000 word goal yoursel...
EP 334 - Welcome to the Stupidpocalypse with Brittlestar
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - November 23, 2023 22:37 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews social media funny man Brittlestar (Stewart Reynolds) about his creative work and his new book Welcome to the Stupidpocalypse: Survival Tips for the Dumbageddon. Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, welcomes a new patron, and offers a word f...
EP 333 - 10 Things You Likely Didn't Know About Draft2Digital
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - November 16, 2023 21:31 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark shares the audio from a presentation he gave in early November 2023 at 20BooksVegas called "10 Things You Likely Didn't Know About Draft2Digital." This episode is sponsored by Mark's affiliate link to Draft2Digital. Go to https://draft2digital.com/markleslie to sign up for a free Draft2D...
EP 332 - The Art of Noticing with Johnny B. Truant
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - November 10, 2023 08:34 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Johnny B. Truant about his new THE ART OF NOTICING podcast. Prior to the main content, Mark leverages his digital AI voice from Eleven Labs to offer a brief introduction as well as a word about this episode's sponsor, the Patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast. Links of ...
EP 331 - Self Publishing Made Simple with April M. Cox
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - November 02, 2023 21:26 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews author, coach & CEO/Founder of Little Labradoodle Publishing April Cox. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal updates and a word about this episode's sponsor, the Authorpreneur Summit 2023. Transform your passion to profit! Unveil the business behind the book an...
EP 330 - Book Indexing with Stephen Ullstrom
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - October 26, 2023 22:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews writer and indexer Stephen Ullstrom about book indexing and his recent release BOOK INDEXING: A Step-by-Step Guide. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update about a skeleton and license plate theft, as well as word about this episode's sponsor, the Patrons of th...
EP 329 - Laws of Tenacity with Eriq La Salle
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - October 19, 2023 23:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews actor/director/producer/writer Eriq La Salle about his latest novel LAWS OF ANNIHILATION and his life-long passion for storytelling. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, thanks Patrons, provides a personal update, and shares a word about this episo...
EP 328 - Reflections on A New Season with Terry Fallis
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - October 12, 2023 23:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Terry Fallis about his latest novel, A New Season. A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Terry Fallis is the author of nine novels, all of them national bestsellers—including six #1 bestsellers—and all published by McClelland & Stewart/Penguin Random House...
EP 327 - Writing the Shadow with Joanna Penn
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - October 10, 2023 21:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Joanna Penn about her new book Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness into Words, then associated Kickstarter she launched for it, plans she has to window its release, and much more. Prior to the main content, Mark thanks Patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast. In...
EP 326 - Rebranding and Relaunching with E.L. Williams
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - October 05, 2023 23:15 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews author E.L. Williams about her writing life, about her books, about rebranding one of the books in her series, and more. Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes a brief personal update, welcomes new patron T. Thorn Coyle, and shares a word about thi...
EP 325 - Reflecting Back: 3 Things That Are Wrong With Indie Publishing
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - September 28, 2023 22:12 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this episode Mark reflects back to Episode 6 of this podcast, which was released on Feb 6, 2018. He shares clips from that episode, in which he outlined three of the things that bothered him about the indie publishing world. Reflecting back, he comments on a few things that have changed, ...
EP 324 - The Asset of Attention with Joe Solari
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - September 21, 2023 20:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this solo episode, Mark interviews Joe Solari about his new book May I Have a Moment of Your Attention? Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes and then reflects on the reasons why he canceled a trip he was supposed to take to Florida to attend NINC (Novelist's ...
EP - 323 - Rambling Reflections From The Road - This Old House
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - September 15, 2023 00:06 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this solo episode, Mark reflects on his last few days in his old childhood home which has been in his family for three generations. This episode is sponsored by the Patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast. Links of Interest: Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book ...
EP 322 - How to Write a Novel with Ricardo Fayet of Reedsy
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - September 07, 2023 22:18 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Ricardo Fayet of Reedsy about their new online course on How to Write a Novel. Prior to the interview, Mark shares and reflects on a brief industry update related to Amazon's recent AI-related change, comments from recent episodes, and word about this episode's sponsor. Reeds...
EP 321 - Capitalizing on the Creator Economy with Ream Stories
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - August 31, 2023 20:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Emilia Rose and Michael Evans of Ream Stories, a subscription platform built by authors for authors. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal update, comments from recent episodes, and word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your...
EP 320 - Maximizing Your Creative IP with Reenita Malhotra Hora
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing - August 24, 2023 20:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMark interviews Reenita Malhotra Hora, an award-winning screenwriter, novelist and audio producer. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor. Learn more about SciFidea and the awesome Dyson Sphere Sci-Fi Writing Contest. In the i...
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