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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
Perspectives and reflections on the writing and publishing life. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate, professional speaker, and publishing consultant explores inclusive and collaborative opportunities for writers and book publishing professionals via interviews, discussions, and reflections about the industry. (Mark's personal website is www.markleslie.ca)
Episodes
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 260 - Mood, Atmosphere, and Worldbuilding with Joshua Essoe
Mark interviews editor Joshua Essoe about the elements of atmosphere, mood, and world-building. Prior to the main segment, Mark shares a personal update…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 259 - Do You Hear What I Hear? The Sound of Opportunity
In this solo episode where Mark shares some examples of ways that authors can leverage some of the audio and audiobook options available to them. Prior to the…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 258 - June 2022 Reflective Hangout Highlights
This week's episode is a series of highlighted clips from the nearly 3 hours of Reflective Hangout sessions that took place in June 2022 with Mark and a few…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 257 - Naima Simone on Writing with Heart, Humor, and Heat
Mark interviews USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone about writing sizzling romances with heart, a touch of humor and snark. Prior to the interview, Mark…
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EP 256 - Knowing Your Worth and Value as an Author
Mark shares an excerpt about calculating your worth as an author from the book ACCOUNTING FOR AUTHORS which he co-authored with D.F. Hart. Prior to the…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 255 - Overcoming Obstacles and Just Doing It with Jenny S. LaBranche
Mark interviews Jenny S. LaBranche about not letting anything stand in the way of pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. Prior to the interview, Mark shares…
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EP 254 - Best Pages, Ads, and Newsletters with Bryan Cohen
Mark interviews Bryan Cohen who runs Author Ad School, Best Page Forward, and co-hosts The Sell More Books Show. Prior to the interview, Mark thanks his…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 253 - Survival, Resilience, Grace, and Persistence with Lizbeth Meredith
Mark interviews Lizbeth Meredith an award-winning author, speaker, and online teacher living in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her memoir Pieces of Me has been…
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EP 252 - Broadening Your Writing Universe with Rona Gofstein
Mark interviews Rona Gofstein, an Author Accelerator certified fiction book coach who specializes in helping writers of genre fiction develop, write and revise…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 251 - The Author Journey with C. J. Anaya
Mark interviews C.J. Anaya, a USA Today bestselling and multi-award-winning author who enjoys assisting authors in writing, publishing, and marketing books…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 250 - Typewriters, Nature, and Fatherhood with E.S. Curry
Mark interviews E.S. Curry, an insatiable renaissance man who loves writing outside the data stream on a Royal typewriter, listening to classical music on…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 249 - Epic Kids Adventures with D.E. Cunningham
Mark interviews D. E. Cunningham, a middle-grade fantasy author, about his life as a storyteller and his new novel Marco Swift and the Mirror of Souls. Prior…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 248 - Personal and Professional Challenges with Carina Alyce
Mark interviews Carina Alyce, a best-selling author and full-time triple board-certified physician who started writing dramatic medical romances after twenty…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 247 - My Mom's Influence On Me As A Writer
After the loss of his mother, Mark reflects on the ways in which she influenced his love of reading, and other things. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 246 - Four of the Pitfalls of Publishing
Mark shares four of the many pitfalls of publishing that can befall authors. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update and a word from this…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 245 - Reflective Round Table March 2022
Mark chats with patrons Matty Dalrymple and Roland Denzel from the March 2022 "Reflective Round-Table." Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 244 - Rambling Reflections
A rambling reflection episode that talks about writing fast and slow, writing with passion, worrying over reviews, and marketing, and Mark's "Pineapple on…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 243 - Creating Nurturing Email Welcome Sequences with Holly Darling
In this episode, Mark interviews Holly Darling, an author and email marketing consultant. Prior to the main content, Mark welcomes new Patron Holger Nils Pohl…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 242 - Helping Others Share Important Stories with Kim Lengling
An interview with Kim Lengling, author, writer, and host of Let Fear Bounce podcast and the Write Stuff, the author's voice TV Show. Prior to the main content…
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EP 241 - Indie Publishing Has a Creep Problem
A reading, by the author (H. Claire Taylor) of her March 7, 2022 Medium article entitled: "Indie Publishing Has a Creepy Problem" Links of Interest: Claire…
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EP 240 - Character, Story, and Industry Alignment with Clarie Taylor
Mark has a conversation with Claire Taylor, founder and owner of FFS Media, about her writing, about story alignment, and about a creep problem that exists in…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 239 - Public Lending Right for Authors
In this solo episode Mark talks about Public Lending Right programs. Public Lending Right (PLR) is the right of authors and other rightsholders to receive…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 238 - This is Not a Real Interview with Jeff Cottrill
Mark interviews Jeff Cottrill, a fiction writer, poet, journalist and spoken-word artist based in Toronto, Canada, about spoken-word art and his new novel HATE…
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EP 237 - Building and Destroying Worlds with Angeline Trevena
In this episode Mark interviews Angeline Trevena, an author of dystopian urban fantasy and post-apocalyptic fiction, a podcaster, an events manager, and the…
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EP 236 - Reflective Round Table Feb 2022
Mark has a panel discussion with four of his patrons. This episode is sponsored by the patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast who supposed this podcast via…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 235 - Inspiring Readers Through Fiction with Annaliese Morgan
Mark interviews Annaliese Morgan, an author, traveller, a solo mum of two boys, and an award winning Advanced Veterinary Surgical Nurse, about writing, her…
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EP 234 - Reflections on a Reflective Talk
This episode goes a bit meta with Mark sharing a recording of Kathy Mac interviewing a group of her students shortly after a virtual talk that Mark gave to…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 233 - Sinking Your Teeth Into Reader Interaction with E.E. Judd
Mark interviews author E.E. Judd about her new novel, TEETH, her writing life, and interacting with her readers. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 232 - From Script Writer to Novelist with David Boito
Mark interviews David Boito, a screenwriter and novelist about his new novel VALLEY FLIERS, writing screenplays and scripts, and so much more. Prior to the…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 231 - Reflective Round Table Jan 2022 - Content That Should Be in a Writing Course
Part of series of bonus "Reflective Round Table" episodes that are discussions between Mark and a selection of patrons of the podcast. This episode is…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 230 - Jacob Hess on Character Development, Story, & The Hero's Journey
Mark interviews author Jacob Hess about character development, world-building and The Hero's Journey. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 229 - The Multiple Genres and Publishing Paths of Michelle Rowen/Morgan Rhodes
Mark interview Michelle Rowen/Morgan Rhodes about her different pen names, the genres she writes, her publishing journey, and her latest novel, ECHOES &…
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EP 228 - Goals & Achievements Retrospective for 2021
In this episode, Mark looks back at his 2021 goals and achievements, outlining the successes, the failures, and the unexpected. Prior to the main content, Mark…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 227 - Publishing Trends and Reflections for 2022
Mark reads from a 2000 word article he wrote when asked to discuss publishing trends for 2022. Prior to the main content, Mark, using an AI voice double…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 226 - Reflective Round Table December 2021
The first in a new series of "Reflective Round Table" discussions between Mark and a selection of patrons of the podcast. This episode is sponsored by the…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 225 - Writing Personal Experience in Fiction with Ami Sands Brodoff
Mark interviews Ami Sands Brodoff, the award-winning author of three novels and two story collections about her latest book, The Sleep of Apples and the…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 224 - Being an Independent Publisher and Bookseller with Heather Campbell
Mark interviews Heather Campbell co-founder and publisher at Latitude 46 Publishing, and owner of a brand-new indie bookstore in Sudbury, Ontario. Prior to the…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 223 - Love, Only Better, with Paulette Stout
In this episode Mark interviews author Paulette Stout about her new novel Love, Only Better. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a recent comment, a…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 222 - Clean Romance, Happily Ever Afters, and Taking Care of Readers with Brittany Fichter
Mark interviews author Brittany Fichter about writing happily ever after endings, clean romance, and taking the time to care for her readers. Prior to the main…
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EP 221 - Highlights from 20BooksVegas 2021
Mark shares three short audio excerpts from the November 2021 20BooksVegas conference. 20Books Vegas 2021 is by far the biggest and best of the 20Books shows…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 220 - Vikrant Shaurya from BestsellingBook.com
Mark interviews Vikrant Shaurya, CEO and Founder of Bestsellingbook.com. Prior to the interview, Mark shares an extremely brief personal update with crappy…
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EP 219 - Learning Through Failure & Hidden Variables with Chris Racknor
Mark interviews Chris Racknor about his Shawn Ronin mystery series, about science fiction and about his experiences in both traditional and indie publishing…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 218 - John Gaspard on Business, Magic, and Writing
Mark interviews John Gaspard about his mystery novels, his decision to move from traditional publishing to indie publishing, and other behind the scenes…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 217 - Dynamic Writer & Editor Partnerships with Sarah Kades & Adrienne Kerr
Mark has a conversation with Sarah Kades and Adrienne Kerr about how their relationship as a writing and editing team, about Sarah's recent release, Kiss Me in…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP216 - Podcasting for Authors with Matty Dalrymple
Mark interviews Matty Dalrymple about her new book THE INDY AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO PODCASTING FOR AUTHORS. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 215 - The Fusion of Horror, Culture, and Entertainment with Patricio X. Maya
Mark interviews Patricio X. Maya, who writes in both English and Spanish. They talk about his writing, his essays, his first novel, Reggaetón Cruise, which has…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 214 - Collaborations in Space with Carol Van Natta
Mark interviews Carol Van Natta about the collaborative author PETS IN SPACE series. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update, recent comments…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 213 - Putting Story Theory Into Practice With Valerie Francis
Mark has a conversation with Canadian author Valerie Francis, a literary editor, podcaster, story nerd, and the bestselling author of the steamy romance…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 212 - A Conversation with Joanna Penn on Co-Authoring The Relaxed Author
Mark and Joanna Penn talk about collaborating on the writing and release of their co-authored book THE RELAXED AUTHOR: Take the Pressure Off Your Art and Enjoy…
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EP 211 - Around the World in 90 Minutes with Marty Essen
Mark interviews Marty Essen, the author of several non-fiction and fiction titles, and a much sought after public speaker. Prior to the main content, Mark…
Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingEP 210 - Facing Creative Block with Morgan Rhodes
A keynote from Morgan Rhodes (Michelle Rowen) about her writer journey and facing creative block. The keynote is from the When Words Collide August 2021…
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EP 209 - Growing Sales, Subscribers, and Twitch Marketing with Kerrie Flanagan & Chuck Harrelson
Mark interviews Kerrie Flanagan and Chuck Harrelson about collaborating on multiple genres under two shared pseudonyms, growing global sales, increasing author…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 208 - Writing & Living a True Crime with Deborah Vadas Levison
Mark interviews Deborah Levison, a multi award-winning author, freelance writer, publicist and the author of THE CRATE: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice -…
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EP 207 - Library and Bookstore Strategies
This solo episode features a recording of a talk Mark gave at When Words Collide 2021. Prior to the talk, Mark shares a personal update and a word from this…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 206 - No One Will Believe In You More Than You: A WWC Keynote from Steena Holmes
This episode features a 2021 When Words Collide Keynote given by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Steena Holmes. The talk was recorded on Friday…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 205 - From Bookseller To Author With Simon Lowe
Mark interviews Simon Lowe, an author with a number of stories published in various magazines, who, after a decade working in book stores, released his first…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 204 - Overcoming Self-Doubt with Tessa Smith McGovern
Mark interviews Tessa Smith McGovern an award-winning and best-selling author who has taught writing for 22 year. Prior to the interview, Mark says comments…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 203 - A Rant on Unprofessional Author Behavior
Mark shares a rant about a particular thing he noticed continues to happen related to authors looking for promotional opportunities. Prior to the main content…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 202 - Publishers and Predators
Mark shares an early draft excerpt from his forthcoming August 2021 book PUBLISHING PITFALLS FOR AUTHORS. Specifically he talks about Publishers and Predators…
- Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
EP 201 - Building Your Marketing From Day One with Julie Broad of Book Launchers
In this episode Mark interviews #1 bestselling author and founder of Book Launchers, Julie Broad. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn…