Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

By Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Arts Business

What's Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing about?

Perspectives and reflections on the writing and publishing life. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate and professional speaker and publishing consultant, explores inclusive and collaborate opportunities for writers and book publishing professionals via interviews, discussions and reflections about the industry. (Mark's personal website is www.markleslie.ca)

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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing episodes:

04.16.2021 EP 187 - Business Minded Creative Marketing with Diana Wink Mark interviews Diana Wink, author, blogger, and film director.
04.10.2021 EP 186 - Fresh Starts: Tales from the Pikes Peak Writers Mark interviews three contributors to Fresh Starts, the Pikes Peak Writers anthology released in April 2021.
04.08.2021 EP 185 - Promotions: Results and Analysis Mark shares details about the recent "Canadian Werewolf" promotion he ran in March 2021 centered around an International BookBub Deal. He also shares some articles with tips from BookBub and Written Word Media.
04.02.2021 Ep 184 - Writing Raw & Real Memoirs with Jenn T. Grace Mark interview Jenn T. Grace, business strategist, speaker, and award-winning author about writing memoirs and Publish Your Purpose Press.
03.26.2021 EP 183 - Baring it All with Jenn Taylor The Naked Podcaster Mark interviews Jenn Taylor, Mom of 18 and The Naked Podcaster about raw, open and honest conversations, vulnerability, and more.
03.19.2021 EP 182 - What Is Wide Publishing? Mark shares an excerpt from the Introduction to the March 2021 Book WIDE FOR THE WIN
03.12.2021 EP 181 - Things I Hate About KDP Select Mark shares three different segments from his forthcoming book WIDE FOR THE WIN
03.05.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 180 - Tips for Publishing Wide for Authors at Different Stages Mark shares ideas for authors at different stages of publishing wide.
02.26.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 179 - Emily Goodwin on Writers of the Future Mark interviews Emily Goodwin about The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Content, anthology, and free online workshops for writers.
02.18.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 178 - The Wide World Vision of Judith & Michael Anderle of LMBPN Publishing Mark interviews Judith and Michael Anderle of LMBPN Publishing about their publishing company and the multiple interactive collaborations with authors and book industry players.
02.12.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 177 - Author Insights from Youth Services Librarians Mark interviews Julie Bonser and Michelle Rutter from the Eastern Monroe Public Library.
02.05.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 176 - Nurturing Opportunity with Nadine Williams Mark interviews author, poet and speaker Nadine Williams.
01.29.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 175 - ScribeCount with Philippa A. Werner Mark interviews Philippa A. Werner about her writing and about ScribeCount, a sales analysis platform for authors.
01.22.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 174 - The Bright Horror Road with Susie Moloney Mark interviews author and screenwriter Susie Moloney about her career writing horror, about her books and her latest screenplay/film BRIGHT HILL ROAD.
01.15.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 173 - DF Hart on Recovering from Mistakes Mark interviews D.F. Hart about her journey through indie publishing, the mistakes she has made on that journey and the dramatic results of the decision to do a makeover on her thriller covers.
01.13.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 172 - Understanding and Navigating Gender Dr. Paz Galupo of Towson University and Carin Galupo join Crys Cain and JP Rindfleisch of the Write Away Podcast, Jeff Elkins and Laura Humm, of The Dialogue Doctor Podcast and Mark Leslie Lefebvre of The Stark Reflections on Writing ...
01.08.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 171 - Reflections on 2020 Mark reflects on his 2020 goals and achievements and also looks at the current and potential future of the publishing landscape for authors.
01.01.2021 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 170 - The Genre of Andrew Pyper Mark interviews international bestselling author Andrew Pyper.
12.24.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 169 - The World Needs Your Book with Monica Leonelle Mark interviews USA Today bestselling author Monica Leonelle.
12.18.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 168 - Writing Your Way to Paradise with David Farland Mark interviews multi-award-winning, New York Times, and international bestselling author David Farland.
12.11.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 167 - Laura Hayden from Author-Author Mark interviews Laura Hayden, author, bookseller, and owner of Author-Author.net.
12.04.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 166 - Wording Around with Kathy Mac and Neomi Iancu Haliva Mark interviews teacher Kathy Mac and student Neomi Iancu Haliva about a new collaborative educational book on writing called WORDING AROUND WITH PROSE.
12.01.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 165 - Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough Mark talks about and reads a short excerpt from a new book by his friend Peter C. Mitchell, RUDE AWAKENINGS FROM SLEEPING ROUGH.
11.27.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 164 - Reflections on The Creative Penn Podcast Episode 517 In this special "Reflections on Other Podcasts" episode Mark reflects on Episode 517 of The Creative Penn Podcast, where Joanna Penn interviews Holly Worton.
11.20.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 163 - Getting A Creative Edge with Mickey Mikkelson Mark has a conversation with Mickey Mikkelson, founder and brainchild of Creative Edge Publicity.
11.13.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 162 - Happy Accidents with Joshua Pantalleresco Mark interviews writer, podcaster, and creator, Joshua Pantalleresco about life, the universe, and everything.
11.05.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 161 - NaNoWriMo No-No's Mark shares some tips for NaNoWriMo as well as reflections on some of the many mistakes he's made doing NaNoWriMo over the years.
10.30.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 160 - Mark Dawson on Growing, Experimenting and Collaborations within Publishing Mark catches up with Mark Dawson to see how his publishing collaboration with Welbeck has been going as well as to find out about some new writing and publishing projects.
10.23.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 159 - Many Roads of Creativity with Sarah Beth Goer Mark interviews Sarah Beth Goer, actor producer, audiobook narrator, and singer.
10.16.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 158 - Kate Tilton on Helping Authors Succeed Mark interviews Kate Tilton about the work she does helping authors find success in writing and publishing.
10.08.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 157 - A Conversation with Jeff Elkins The Dialogue Doctor Mark chats with Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor, about the importance of solid dialogue for characterization, moving a plot along, and creating a bestselling novel.
10.02.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 156 - The Stark Reality Facing Authors Mark reflects on short clips shared from recent episodes of Sell More Books Show and The Career Author Podcast.
09.24.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 155 - Rebel Reflections with Guest Host Sacha Black In this episode Sacha Black, host of The Rebel Author Podcast, takes over the Stark Reflections Podcast, renaming it the Rebel Reflections Podcast as part of celebrating the 1st anniversary of her podcast (Sept 25, 2020).
09.18.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 154 - Memories of and Reflections on T S Paul Mark reflects on the loss of author T S Paul and then plays a few clips of previous interviews he had done with him.
09.16.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 153 - Thanks for the Inspiration Ron Roberts A special episode of the Stark Reflections Podcast featuring a thank you to Ron Roberts, librarian, teacher, mentor from Levack, Ontario.
09.11.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 152 - Drawing Inspiration with Cartoonist Leigh Rubin Mark interviews cartoonist Leigh Rubin of Rubes® the internationally syndicated single-panel cartoon that he has been creating since November 1984.
09.04.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 151 - Wellness, Well Played with Jennifer Buchanan Mark interviews Jennifer Buchanan, President and founder of JB Music Therapy.
08.28.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 150 - Anatomy of a Book Launch Mark shares the details surrounding the rebranding of his "Canadian Werewolf" series and the promotional efforts and results of the launch of the latest book in the series, Stowe Away.
08.21.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 149 - Killing it on Kickstarter with Russell Nohelty Mark interviews Russell Nohelty about writing and publishing comic books, novels and other books and leveraging Kickstarter successfully.
08.14.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 148 - A.I. Voice Double Conversation with Joanna Penn Mark and Joanna Penn use their Descript OverDub Voice Doubles to have a conversation about AI and emerging digital technologies.
08.13.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 147 - Getting Motivated with Master Encourager Michael Arterberry Mark interviews Michael Arterberry, Master Encourager, and Dynamic Motivational Speaker.
08.07.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 146 - Finding Yourself in Our Song with Meaghan Smith Mark interviews Meaghan Smith about her life as a musician and a painter, about what it's like to win a Juno Award, about collaborating with her husband, releasing music as an indie artist, vs being signed to a label, about ...
07.31.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 145 - Robert J. Sawyer on Leveraging Your IP & Hybrid Publishing Mark interviews international bestselling and award winning science-fiction author Robert J. Sawyer about his latest novel release and the multiple ways he has split his IP (Intellectual Property) to optimize his income as a writer.
07.24.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 144 - 10 Tips for Winning with Wide Publishing A look at the top ten things an author can do when considering a publishing wide strategy.
07.17.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 143 - Unstoppable Goals with HB Lyne Mark interviews urban fantasy author HB Lyne about her writing and her new book Goal Setting for Writers.
07.09.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 142 - Strategies for Launching a Book During a Pandemic with Suzy Vadori Mark interviews Suzy Vadori about a recent book launch that she had to adjust from a large in person event to a virtual event due to Covid-19.
07.02.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 141 - Homemade Game Guru Luanga 'Lue' Nuwame Mark interviews Luanga 'Lue' Nuwame, a Canadian comic book publisher and writer, YouTube cardboard craft artist, board game developer, and author.
06.26.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 140 - Rachael Herron on Writing Your Memoir Mark interviews Rachael Herron, the internationally bestselling author of more than two dozen books, including thrillers (under R.H. Herron), mainstream fiction, feminist romance, memoir, and nonfiction about writing.
06.18.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 139 - Dreaming, Singing, and Moving People with Ashley Joanisse Mark interviews Canadian singer song-writer Ashley Joanisse about her lifelong passion for music and lyrics.
06.12.2020 Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 138 - Cash Flow for Creators with Michael W. Lucas Mark interviews Michael W. Lucas about his writing and his latest book, Cash Flow for Creators.

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