The Author's Preface

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Today's preface stars author, podcaster, and business coach Laurie Wright. Laurie's publications include numerous children's books such as I Can Handle it!, her Mindful Mantra Collections for kids, as well as excellent Teacher Resouces.

If you want to learn more about Laurie's publications and business strategies, check out her website or podcast.

SHOW NOTES:-Laurie on Twitter -Laurie on Pinterest -Laurie on Facebook -Laurie on Instagram -Laurie on LinkedIn

-Celebrity Reading of I Can Handle It! -Video book (I Can Handle It!) -Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing w/Laurie Wright -Marketing Study Lab w/Laurie Wright -Self Publishing Show w/Laurie Wright -Release the WILD in our Children | Laurie Wright | TEDx Canmore -Mastering Amazon Ads: An Author's Guide -The Creative Penn (Joanna Penn's website) -Author Unleashed: Advanced Publishing and Marketing Strategies for Indie Authors (Self-publishing Guide Book 1) -Marc Dawson (website) -Self-Publishing Made Simple with April Cox -Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers -Backblaze External Data Storage

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's episode is pt.2 of author & educator Jacopo Della Quercia's preface. Jacopo is the author of numerous titles such as License to Quill: A Novel of Shakespeare & Marlowe, The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy: A Novel, and MacTrump: A Shakespearean Tragicomedy of the Trump Administration, Part I.

If you're interested in learning more about Jacopo's publications, check out his website or Twitter.

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's preface comes courtesy of Jacopo Della Quercia, educator & author of numerous works including License to Quill: A Novel of Shakespeare & Marlowe. In pt.1 of the show, and utilizing the Star Wars franchise as a case study, Jacopo examines Joseph Campbell's Monomyth aka "The Hero's Journey."

If you're interested in learning more about Jacopo's publications, check out his website or Twitter.

SHOW NOTES:-The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) -Writehive (online writer's conference, June 9-11, 2023) -Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder -Marge vs. the Monorail (Simpsons Wiki) -Macbeth (The Folger Shakespeare) -The Gunpowder Plot -Guy Fawkes -Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex -Christopher Marlowe -William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher -1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War by Marc Wortman -Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) Rev Ed by John Milton -Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor -The X-Wing Series: Star Wars Legends 10-Book Bundle by Michael A. Stackpole & Aaron Allston -Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology by Timothy Zahn -V for Vendetta (graphic novel) by Alan Moore -Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time (Steam) -Assassin's Creed® Unity (Steam) -Obi-Wan has PTSD (YouTube) -Maul vs Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars: Rebels) -Mark Hamill in Conversation with Frank Oz -Mr. Plinkett's Attack of the Clones Review (part 1 of 3 ) Redletter Media))

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's preface comes courtesy of Dark Fantasy author Zamil Akhtar. Some of Zamil's publications include his break-out hit, Gunmetal Gods, Book 1 of the Gunmetal Gods Saga. And be sure to check out the latest installment in the Saga, Elder Epoch.

If you're interested in learning more about Zamil's publications, check out his website, and sign up for his newsletter to receive a free copy of his novella, Death Rider.

National Get Caught Reading Month promotion: An Enemy Like Me by Teri M. Brown ($0.99 May 19 -21) Teri's website

SHOW NOTES:-Zamil on Facebook -Zamil on Twitter -Zamil on Instagram

-r/nosleep (Reddit) -Throne of the Crescent Moon (Crescent Moon Kingdoms by Saladin Ahmed -The Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang -Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire by Caroline Finkel -Brandon Sanderson lectures (Youtube) -MIBLART | Book cover design services -Gris (video game (Steam) -Darkest Dungeon (video game on Steam) -Bleed by Meshuggah (Youtube) -The Hagia Sophia -How Angels Really Look Like, According to the Bible (Medium article)

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's guest is author & poet, Robert Stark. Robert's memoir, Warflower: A True Story of Family, Service, and Life in Alaska is available now. You can follow him and his family's off-the-grid lifestyle in Happy Valley, Alaska via Secret Garden Alaska.

SHOW NOTES: -Robert on Facebook -Robert on Instagram -Psychedelic Stories podcast, ep. #45 feat. Robert Stark (Spotify) -Cleared Hot podcast (Spotify)

-Alaska Federation of Natives -Tidal Wave Books (Anchorage, Alaska) -49 Writers (Alaskan Writing Community) -Wounded Warrior Project -Haibun -Deathbed haikus -Author Julie Otsuka -The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien -House to House: An Epic Memoir of War by Sgt. David Bellavia -I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou -Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun -All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel by Erich Maria Remarque -Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East by Pico Iyer -The Big Both Ways by by John Straley -The Forever War by Joe Haldeman -Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You by Ray Bradbury

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's guest is Epic Fantasy author, Ryan Cahill. Ryan's publications include The Bound and The Broken series. Check out Ryan's website and mailing list now for a free novella, The Fall, as well as updates on his latest novel.

SHOW NOTES: -Ryan on Twitter -Ryan on Instagram -Ryan on Facebook

-Author Lindsay Buroker -The Pomodoro Method / Tomato Timer -The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off homepage -Brandon Sanderson Lecture (YouTube) -Writing Excuses podcast -Marc Dawson's Self Publishing Formula podcast -Robert Ryan (Amazon Ads Unleashed (book)) -Author Philip Quintrell -Publishing Rodeo Podcast

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's guest is author & podcaster, Teri M. Brown. A Historical Fiction author, Teri's publications include Sunflowers Beneath the Snow as well as An Enemy Like Me. Check out The Writer's Lounge podcast to hear Teri and her co-host Tom Riddell speak with fellow authors.

If you want to learn more about Teri and her publications, you can check out her website.

SHOW NOTES: -Teri on Facebook -Teri on Twitter -Teri on Instagram -Teri on Linked In -Teri on Goodreads -Teri on Pinterest -Teri on TikTok -Teri on YouTube -Amazon Author: Teri M. Brown

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's guest is author, Evelyn Puerto. An Epic Fantasy and memoir writer, some of Evelyn's publications include Flight of the Spark (book #1 in The Outlawed Myth Fantasy Series) and the memoir, Beyond the Rapids: One Family's Triumph over Religious Persecution in Communist Ukraine.

If you want to learn more about Evelyn, you can check out her website, or subscribe to her newsletter.

SHOW NOTES: Evelyn on Twitter Evelyn on Facebook Evelyn on Instagram Evelyn on YouTube

-The Write Practice -Mark Dawson's Self Publishing Formula -Nick Stephenson -Derek Doekper -Joanna Penn -David Gaughran -Kindlepreneur (now Publisher Rocket) -Story Grid -KM Weiland -Preditors and Editors (Facebook) -Writer Beware (SFWA)

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today's guest is author & podcaster, Stacy Hawks. A Historical Mystery, True Crime, and Mystery writer, Stacy's publications include Dividing Ridge: the Unsolved Murder of Elva Brannock, Devils Ridge, and more. She also hosts The Writing Wall podcast which highlights indie & traditionally published authors.

If you're interested in learning more about Stacy, you can go to her Linktree.

SHOW NOTES: -The Writing Wall podcast on Instagram -Dividing Ridge Books website -Dividing Ridge Books on Facebook -Dividing Ridge: the Unsolved Murder of Elva Brannock (The Ridge Series)

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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Today we speak with USA Today Bestselling author Karen Odden. Well known for her Historical Mystery & Fiction novels, Karen's publications include works such as Under a Veiled Moon, A Lady in the Smoke, A Trace of Deceit, and more.

If you're interested in finding out more about Karen and her publications, you can find her at www.karenodden.com.

SHOW NOTES: -Karen on Facebook -Karen on Instagram -Karen on Twitter -Karen on Amazon -Under a Veiled Moon on Amazon

-Mystery Writers of America -Historical Novel Society -Sisters in Crime

SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube

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