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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

著者： Mark Leslie Lefebvre
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 Perspectives and reflections on the writing and publishing life. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate, professional speaker, and publishing consultant explores inclusive and collaborative opportunities for writers and book publishing professionals via interviews, discussions, and reflections about the industry. (Mark's personal website is www.markleslie.ca)Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License アート 文学史・文学批評
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  • EP 422 - Writing, Humor, and Teaching with Patrick MacPhee

    EP 422 - Writing, Humor, and Teaching with Patrick MacPhee
    2025/06/27
    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 wayThe impact on the mind and imagination when reading something really slowlyHow when you're a kid you play in a specific way when experiencing new thingsSeeing speculative fiction as having that additional special spice that enhances a regular dishThe 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 writingPatrick'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 teacherSome of the previous stories that Patrick has had published in semi-pro magazinesHow Patrick learned about Writers of the Future and some of his submission history with the contestGetting the call from Joni about Patrick's finalist position in the contestPatrick's thoughts about the experience being in Hollywood and seeing the rendition of his story illustrated by Cam CollinsHow Patrick got into teaching and an important thing that he learned in that vocation - What Patrick is going to be doing nextAdvice for other writersAnd 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 FutureManuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsMark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry 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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  • EP 421 - Some Publishing Pitfalls

    EP 421 - Some Publishing Pitfalls
    2025/06/19
    In this solo episode Mark shares some audio excerpts from his book PUBLISHING PITFALLS FOR AUTHORS. 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. Links of Interest: Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsMark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 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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    27 分
  • EP 420 - Artist and Author Collaboration with JJ McFaull

    EP 420 - Artist and Author Collaboration with JJ McFaull
    2025/06/12
    In this episode Mark interviews Jacob from the JJ McFaull is collaboration children's book Where Pumpkins Go After Halloween. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by the new book The Podcast Guest Playbook co-authored by Mark and Matty Dalrymple. Check out the book here: https://books2read.com/podcastguestplaybook In the interview, Mark and Jacob talk about: Mark and Jacob talk about: How even as a kid, Jacob was making up storiesGetting involved in the book industry in 2024 after initially trying to get his children's book publishedThe organization CANSCAPE (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers) which is a great resource for creatorsThe title for his book which incites the right questions in peopleSeeing pumpkins left on the curb after Halloween, which is what inspired the storyCollaborating with his father James and working as an author/illustrator duo under the name JJ McFaull (JJ being short for Jacob and James)How Jacob's father has been an illustrator his entire lifeThe origin of how the book got conceived and publishedAn important design element Jacob would recommend for children's book authors to considerSome of the challenges with the quality of POD children's books ordered from AmazonSelling books at in person fairs and other localesHow having the book tied in to a specific holiday (Halloween) can be really beneficialHow farmers markets were a great place for Jacob to set up for selling his books in personThe way that having a pre-illustrated book on submission to a publisher can actually work against an authorA little bit about the YA book that Jacob is working on right nowThe Christmas themed picture book that JJ McFaull will be releasing in the fall of 2025Advice Jacob would offer to other writersAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on the unique father-and-son collaboration as well as on the importance of recognizing where additional talent needs to be brought in on a project. Links of Interest: JJ McFaull's WebsiteJJ McFaull InstagramThe Indy Author Podcast - Episode 291: The Podcast Guest Playbook with Mark Leslie LefebvreManuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsMark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation JJ McFaull is the author/illustrator of Where Pumpkins Go After Halloween, a debut picture book released in September 2024. Under the pen name JJ McFaull, Jacob (the author) and James (his father and illustrator) combine their passions for storytelling and art to create memorable books for young readers. The second book in their holiday series is scheduled to release this fall. 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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    38 分

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