Mark shares the keynotes given by Terry Brooks and Susanna Kearsley from an event he hosted on August 12, 2022 for the virtual When Words Collide 2022 annual conference.

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• Terry Brooks talks about a topic he hates to answer or discuss: "Where do you get your ideas?" and explains why

• Susanna Kearsley explores the concept of an author's supposedly "solitary" life that may actually be filled with relationships.

The full video of these keynotes, as well as the ones by Hank Phillippi Ryan and Edward Willett (plus the conversation and Q&A that followed the talks) can be found here on YouTube.

Links of Interest:

• When Words Collide
  • Terry Brooks
  • Susanna Kearsley
  • YouTube Video of FULL Keynote Talks
• EP 262 - Rambling Hometown Reflections
• The Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast EP 57 - Author Mark Leslie
• Buy Mark a Coffee
• Patreon for Stark Reflections
• Best Book Ever Podcast
• Lovers Moon Podcast
• The Relaxed Author
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• Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
• An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores
• Wide for the Win
• Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books
  • This Time Around (Short Story)
  • A Canadian Werewolf in New York
  • Stowe Away (Novella)
  • Fear and Longing in Los Angeles
  • Fright Nights, Big City
  • Lover's Moon
• The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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