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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
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 080 - German Spy Thrillers with Mark O'Neill
In this episode Mark interviews Mark O'Neill a writer of German spy thrillers who has released more than a dozen books in his Department 89 spy thriller series…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 079 - Why Kobo
In this slightly shorter episode (which was initially intended to be a bonus episode for Patreon supporters of the podcast), Mark does a "reflections on other…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 078 - Post BEA 2019 Reflections
In this episode, Mark shares some thoughts and reflections from last week's visit to Book Expo America in New York. He explains a bit about what the fair is…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 077 - A Gut-Check on the State of Publishing with Kristine Kathryn Rusch
In this episode Mark chats with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch about writing with chronic health issues, contract…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 076 - Recognizing Success in Failure with Sarah McVanel
In this episode Mark interviews Sarah McVanel, author, professional speaker, and owner of the boutique firm Greatness Magnified, about her latest book FLIP…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 075 - Police Procedurals Respected by Law Enforcement with Carolyn Arnold
In this episode, Mark has a chat with Carolyn Arnold (the author of the Detective Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher FBI, McKinley Mysteries, and Matthew Connor…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 074 - Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future of Publishing
In this episode, Mark shares a live discussion from the Rock Apocalypse conference and workshop in Cleveland, OH that took place in early May 2019. The session…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 073 - Too Connected In This Digital Life
In this solo episode Mark reflects upon the concept of Digital Minimalism that he is reading about in Cal Newport's new book. Prior to the main topic of this…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 072 - Treehouse Reflections with Sheena Cundy
Mark interviews Sheena Cundy, the author of the Witch Lit series of novels that include The Madness and the Magic and Bonkers and Broomsticks. Prior to the…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 071 - A Buffet of Writing Advice with Patricia McLinn
In this episode Mark interviews USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn about her three decades of experience in writing and publishing. Prior to the…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 070 - Audiobook Collaboration with Danny Bell and Whitton A. Frank
In this episode, Mark interviews author Danny Bell and voice actor and model Whitton A. Frank about The Black Pages series that Danny writes and Whitton…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 069 - Publishing Predictions from 2009
In this solo episode, Mark shares an article that he'd had published in the summer of 2009 when he was asked to make a prediction about something that likely…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 068 - Mastering Book Descriptions and Amazon Ads with Brian Meeks
In this episode, Mark interviews Brian Meeks, author of Mastering Amazon Ads and Mastering Amazon Descriptions. The interview was recorded during a Facebook…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 067 - Nancy Christie on Rut-Busting for Writers
In this episode, Mark interviews Nancy Christie, the author of the award-winning book Rut-Busting for Writers. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices . …
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 066 - Behind the Scenes Author Support with Adriel Wiggins
In this episode, Mark interviews Adriel Wiggins about the behind the scenes support she provides authors as both a virtual assistant as well as a continuity…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 065 - Two Publishing Paths Diverged
In this episode, Mark shares an article that he recently had published in WRITE magazine, the official magazine of The Writer's Union of Canada. In the word…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 064 - Procrastination
In this extremely short episode, Mark talks about Procrastination and how it has been a significant part of who he is and how he works on projects. He talks a…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 063 - Wait. Did You Hear That?
In this solo episode, Mark plays clips from a couple of other podcasts, shares some personal updates related to his own audiobook products, and goes neck deep…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 062 - Expanding Creativity with Mythulu Creation Cards
In this episode Mark interviews Laura Shanae Crenshaw, a writer, a world-builder, a photographer, an all around creative person, and the creator of the Mythulu…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 061 - Nuggets From Superstars Writing Seminars 2019
This short episode includes a brief chat with Adriel Wiggins about her author resource business (author assistant and continuity editing) as well as a few…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 060 - The Holy Shit Moment and Other Sudden Insights with James Fell
Mark interviews James Fell, the author of The Holy Shit Moment: How Lasting Change Can Happen in An Instant about his new book. This episode comes with a…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 059 - Romancing Soccer, Books, & Beer with Sara Rider
In Episode 59 Mark interviews Sara Rider, author of contemporary romances full of heart and heat about strong women and the men who can't resist them. Prior to…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 058 - Living a Full Life with Win Charles
In this episode Mark speaks with Win Charles. Born with Cerebral Palsy, Win has defied the odds by becoming an author. Her memoir I, Win is an amazing story of…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 057 - Cash Flow For Writers With Donna Cook
In the episode Mark interviews Donna Cook who has published over a dozen books in two genres. She writes epic fantasy under her own name and writes…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 056 - Balancing and Counterbalancing with Katie Cross
In this episode, Mark speaks with Katie Cross, a writer, mother and out-door enthusiast. On her website, Katie describes herself in this way: "I am a creator…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 055 - Forward Momentum While Looking Back
In this solo episode, Mark takes a look at his 2018 writing and publishing goals and shares the hits, the misses and the alterations that took place in the…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 054 - Personable Publishing with Lindsay Buroker
In the final episode of 2018, Mark interviews Science Fiction and Fantasy author Lindsay Buroker, a successful author who has been indie publishing for about…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 053 - The Co-Founders of Draft2Digital
In this episode, Mark interviews Aaron Pogue (President), Kris Austin (CEO) and Toby Nance (CTO), the co-founders of Draft2Digital about how they worked…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 052 - The Simple Life with Gary Collins
Mark interviews author Gary Collins about the simple life, both the name of a series of books as well as the new life he enjoys after some very unique…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 051 - A Lot of Niching To Be Done with Rachel Amphlett
In this episode, Mark interviews Rachel Amplett, the author of the successful Dan Taylor and Kay Hunter police procedural thrillers as well as stand alone…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 050 - Five Things Learned in the First Fifty Episodes
In this episode Mark reflects on five of the many things he has learned on the journey through the first fifty episodes of this podcast. Those five things are…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 049 - Rambling Across America with Tommy Ray
Henry David Thoreau said: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you imagined." In this episode's interview, Mark speaks with musician…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 048 - Publishing Strong with Andrea Pearson
In this episode, Mark chats with Andrea Pearson, an author, a marketing guru and a mother. We talk about how she balances all three roles, about the tools she…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 047 - In The Pilots Seat with James Blatch
If you are familiar with the Self Publishing Formula Podcast, you'll likely recognize James Blatch as Mark Dawson's right-hand man; his co-host, or, perhaps…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 046 - 52 Stories in 52 Weeks With Phillip McCollum
In this episode Mark interviews Phillip McCollum about an intriguing project of writing 52 stories in 52 weeks. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word from…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 045 - Co-Authoring with C.K. Wiles
Mark interviews authors Kerrie Flanagan and Chuck Harrelson about the steamy romantic comedy novels they have been co-authoring under the name C.K. Wiles…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 044 - How To Deal With A Firehose of Information
Having just spent six days at the WMG Business Master Class workshop in Las Vegas, Mark reflects on the overwhelming and head-spinning influx of information…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 043 - Dave Sweet & Sarah Graham on Skeletons, Closets, and Homicide
In this episode Mark chats with Dave Sweet and Sarah Graham about their new book SKELETONS IN MY CLOSET: Life Lessons from a Homicide Detective, an unorthodox…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 042 - Tina Dietz on Writing, Entrepreneurship and Audio
In this week's episode, Mark speaks with Tina Dietz who is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed speaker, audiobook publisher, podcast producer, and…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 041 - What Happens at NINC
In this solo episode, Mark reflects upon some of the things that happened at NINC and why he enjoys attending it every year. One of the things, of course, was…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 040 - NINC 2018
This episode centers upon four quick chats with industry folks from NINC (Novelists Inc) 2018 in St Pete, Florida. Mark shares chats (originally posted as…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 039 - Professionalism
In this episode, Mark shares an early audio draft of the chapter on Professionalism for his forthcoming book THE 7 P'S OF PUBLISHING SUCCESS which will be…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 038 - Nathan Van Coops on Writing, Flying, and Safely Landing Your Audience
In this episode, Mark interviews Nathan Van Coops who claims that he lives on a diet comprised mainly of tacos. He enjoys old planes, motorcycles, and…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 037 - The Inner Dominatrix on Being a Badass in Business
Mark chats with Dana Pharant, a business owner, a speaker, an author and the host of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, about her new book The Inner Dominatrix…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 036 - It's Not You, It's Your Crappy Book Cover
In this solo episode, Mark talks about two specific examples from his own publishing experience, where having a crappy cover didn't help sales. He walks…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 035 - Lessons Learned From Novel Intensive Workshop
This episode includes a conversation with three guests: Ara Grigorian, Janis Thomas and Julie Strauss. Ara and Janis are the brains and brawn behind the Novel…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 034 - Samantha Davidson on Inspiring Creatives
Mark interviews Alberta writer Samantha Davidson a writer he met at the recent When Words Collide conference in Calgary about the author branding of hers that…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 033 - Two Wrongs That Make A Writer Spite
This week's episode is a solo one, where Mark reflects on reflect the Two Wrongs That Make a Writer Spite. He takes a look at two negative things that writers…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 032 - C C Humphreys on Hybrid Author Publishing
The feature interview in this episode is with C.C. Humphreys, an actor, playwright, fight choreographer and novelist. Chris has ten novels that were all…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 031 - Writing & Selling Magazine Articles with Kerrie Flanagan
Mark interviews Kerrie Flanagan, author of the author of Guide to Magazine Article Writing by Writer's Digest. Kerrie is a freelance writer with over 20 years…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 030 - Target Markets & Relationships with Dana Pharant and Barb Stuhlemmer
Mark chats with Dana Pharant and Barb Stuhlemmer about elements of running their own businesses that also apply to writers. Mark, Dana and Barb are 3 of 5…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 029 - Terry Fallis on Writing with Authenticity
This episode features an interview with Canadian author Terry Fallis. who is a two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, the winner of CBC…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 028 - The Power of Moments
Solo Episode After providing a personal update on a few of the "Free" experiments he has been running, Mark reflects on inspiration drawn from reading the book…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 027 - Jamie Ferguson on Bundles, Curation and Collaboration
The feature interview in this episode is a chat with Jamie Ferguson about her writing, the thing that made the difference in terms of kick-starting her writing…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 026 - Armand Rosamilia on Engagement and Community
In episode 26, Mark chats with author Armand Rosamilia who is originally from New Jersey and currently lives in sunny Florida with his wife. Armand is not only…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 025 - 10 Ways of Thinking Outside The AD
In this solo episode, Mark shares 10 Ways of Thinking Outside the Ad: Book Marketing ideas that appeal to your target audience. Prior to the main content, Mark…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 024 - A Life in Storytelling Together with Laura and Daniel Martone
Mark interviews Laura and Daniel Martone, former residents of New Orleans who now travel the country in their mobile writing studio, a cozy RV dubbed Serenity…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 023 - Accurate Historical Details for Authors with Danièle Cybulskie
In this episode, Mark interviews Danièle Cybulskie about how she translated her passion for The Middle Ages into featured articles at Medievalists.net that…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 022 - Finding my Way with Findaway
This episode includes clips of interviews that Mark conducted on a tour through the Findaway offices in Cleveland, Ohio that took place on Tuesday May 22nd…
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 021 - Real World Connections In A Digital World with J Thorn and Zach Bohannon
This episode features an interview with J Thorn and Zach Bohannon. They talk not only about the collaboration that the two of them do, but also a few of their…