Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 176 - Nurturing Opportunity with Nadine Williams

02.05.2021 - By Mark Leslie LefebvrePlay

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In this episode Mark interviews Nadine Williams, a storyteller, a writer, a poet, keynote speaker and entrepreneur. Prior to the interview Mark shares some recent personal comments, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor.You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In their conversation, Mark and Nadine talk about: How being a writer, speaker, and poet was something that Nadine stumbled upon after life threw her some curve balls The way that writing became therapy Nadine's career in construction and a trade show encounter that led to her first published article The idea of a book being the result of the marriage between a writer and her pen Nadine's use of the term "tears to ink" to describe the earliest therapeutic writing she had done The early reading Nadine did as a child, and the oral storytelling tradition she grew up with The experience of opening up for a talk that Michelle Obama did in Toronto in 2017 The poem "Us Women" that Nadine read for the Obama event, which was originally the poem "Us Africans" that she re-adapted A custom line thrown in to page homage to Michelle Obama specifically What Nadine learned from an error made at that event The art of performance poetry and how all of Nadine's writing has that element of performance The way that an entire poem can come from a single word The significant event that led Nadine into speaking at libraries and schools The art installations and nominations that Nadine was involved in Advice that Nadine would offer to beginning writers Some of the issues we have in Canada related to intolerance and people not being aware of their prejudices and biases Nadine's 2021 Black History Month Theme - "Nurturing Hope through Allyship" And more... After the interview, Mark reflects on Nadine's ability to adapt and re-adapt both creatively and in an entrepreneurial way. Links of Interest Nadine Williams Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Black History Organizations & Resources EP 175 - ScribeCount EP 133 - Anatomy of a Rebel with Sacha Black EP 155 - Rebel Reflections with Guest Host Sacha Black EP 163 - Getting a Creative Edge with Mickey Mikkelson The Indy Author Podcast - EP 063 - Wide for the Win with Mark Leslie Lefebvre Rebel Author Podcast EP - 71 Findaway Voices 7 Audiobook Trends for Authors to Watch in 2021 Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Nano-Chameleon Parody Video Wide for the Win Wide Writer Survey Wide for the Win Submission Form Patreon for Stark Reflections   Nadine Williams is an avid child reader, turned wordsmith, turned working Artist. She is a storyteller, a writer, a poet, an arts educator, a Keynote Speaker and host workshop Facilitator, a visual artist, and entrepreneur. Nadine is the author of the books The Culmination of Marriage Between Me and My Pen, Love Rocks, With This Pen I Do Tell, and Pen on Fyah.

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