Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

EP 422 - Writing, Humor, and Teaching with Patrick MacPhee


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Mark interviews Patrick MacPhee, teacher and Writers of the Future award-winning author about his love of reading, writing, and helping to inspire students.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor.

This episode's sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by an affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK5 at checkout and save $5.00 off your own personalized report.

In the interview, Mark and Patrick talk about:

  • Patrick's experience reading Fellowship of the Rings when he was rather young and how it impacted him in a profound way
  • The impact on the mind and imagination when reading something really slowly
  • How when you're a kid you play in a specific way when experiencing new things
  • Seeing speculative fiction as having that additional special spice that enhances a regular dish
  • The five-book epic fantasy series that Patrick mapped out years ago (and which he recently finished writing book one of)
  • Being influenced and inspired by Neal Stephenson's writing
  • Patrick's Writers of the Future Award-winning story "Thirty Minutes or it's a Paradox"
  • How the inspiration for this short story came from something Patrick was intimately aware of as a teacher
  • Some of the previous stories that Patrick has had published in semi-pro magazines
  • How Patrick learned about Writers of the Future and some of his submission history with the contest
  • Getting the call from Joni about Patrick's finalist position in the contest
  • Patrick's thoughts about the experience being in Hollywood and seeing the rendition of his story illustrated by Cam Collins
  • How Patrick got into teaching and an important thing that he learned in that vocation - What Patrick is going to be doing next
  • Advice for other writers
  • And more...

After the interview Mark reflects on a few of the things he discussed with Patrick.

 

Links of Interest:

  • Patrick MacPhee Website
    • Free Short Stories by Patrick
  • Writers of the Future
  • Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link)
  • Buy Mark a Coffee
  • Patreon for Stark Reflections
  • Mark's YouTube channel
  • Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)
  • An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries
  • The Relaxed Author
    • Buy eBook Direct
    • Buy Audiobook Direct
  • 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
    • Hex and the City
    • Only Monsters in the Building
  • The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles
  • Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard
  • Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

 

In addition to being a writer, Patrick MacPhee considers himself very luck to spend the past twenty years helping young people become better versions of themselves in his role as a teacher. He has learned that almost every part of the curriculum has room for a little humor — sometimes a lot of humor. We talk about that as well as his writing, and what inspired him to write the Writers of the Future Award-Winning story “Thirty Minutes or It’s a Paradox.” 

 

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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