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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

By: 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)
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  • EP 369 - The DIY Author With Kaye Lynn Booth

    EP 369 - The DIY Author With Kaye Lynn Booth
    Jul 5 2024
    Mark interviews Kaye Lynn Booth about her writing life and her new book The DIY Author. Prior to the interview, Mark thanks Patrons and Buy Me A Coffee buddies, as well as a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishing focused cruise. In the interview Mark and Kaye Lynn talk about: Kaye having written since 1994 and selling her first poem in 1996Having always wanted to take a DIY approach to her creativitySigning up for a booth at a local fair without having anything to sell and how that led to a creative way of selling her poemsKaye's poem "Voices" and the perfect painting she found to use with it that was also called "Voices" and how that led to another collaborative poem and paintingThe early blog-related writing that Kaye had done when the internet was still "young"Creating the Writing to be Read brand on her blog/website and writing reviews for books she had readHow Kaye's blog remains her biggest marketing toolThe blog team that Kaye has writing specific content for her siteGetting degrees in genre fiction and screen-writing and then going back with the concentration in publishingKaye's perspective on what the harder part of writing and publishing isThe long-term outlook that Kaye has taken when it comes to creating and building an audience with her blogThe breakdown and sections of Kaye's book THE DIY AUTHORKaye's first poetry collection: Small WondersThe children's books that Kaye has writtenThe various genres that Kaye writes in as she follows her passionAnd more . . . After the interview Mark reflects making do with what you have and the creativity that can come when you find you've painted yourself into a corner. Links of Interest: Kaye Lynn Booth's Writing to be Read WebsiteEP 356 - The Midlist Indie Author Mindset with T. Thorn CoyleDropCap Marketplace Use coupon STARK20 to get 20% off Cruising WritersBuy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds 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 Hard For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and her Time-Travel Adventure novel, The Rock Star & The Outlaw. Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world. 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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    46 mins
  • EP 368 - Written Word Media with Clayton Noblit

    EP 368 - Written Word Media with Clayton Noblit
    Jun 28 2024
    Mark has a chat with Clayton Noblit, a senior marketing manager at Written Word Media. Prior to the interview, Mark thanks Patrons, welcomes a few new Buy Me A Coffee buddies, shares a personal update, and shares a word from this episode's sponsor. episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishing focused cruise. In the interview Mark and Clayton talk about: What Written Media is (a book marketing/promotions company)Clayton's personal background as a marketer, and a big reader, but not an authorThe purposeful design of the Written Word Media dashboard to help authors schedule a marketing promotion in about 20 minutes then get back on to the other parts of their dayThe various Written Word Media reader-facing brands: FreeBooksy, BargainBooksy, Red Feather Romance, New in Books, and AudiothicketTheir partnerships with other reader promo sites like eReader News Today, Book Barbarian, Hello Books, and othersThe strategy of promo stacking by spreading marketing promotions out over a series of 3 to 5 daysHow the Facebook Ads and Amazon Ads support at Written Word Media worksThe Written Word Media membership levels (Gold and Platinum) which offer a 10% discount on booking promos as well as additional exclusive promotion options and savings on other third party servicesThe Limelight feature promotion option available for membersThe content that appears on the Written Word Media blog, including regular surveys of authors and industry trendsA few of the responses from a survey conducted in late 2023A discussion of author's perceptions of AI and social mediaThe importance of diversifying instead of being reliant on a single platformAdvice Clayton offers to authors working on promoting and marketing their books After the interview Mark reflects on just how much Written Word Media has grown over the years, by listening to authors, and adding tools and options to allow for greater efficiency in marketing. He also notes how authors are becoming more professional in their approach of planning ahead, and admits to not being as good at making those plans as he'd hoped. Links of Interest: Written Word MediaEP 008 - Author Promotions with Ricci Wolman from Written Word MediaEP 185 - Promotion Results and AnalysisEP 285 - Written Word Media's Top 10 Publishing Trends for 2023EP 342 - Publishing Trend Reflections for 2024DropCap Marketplace Use coupon STARK20 to get 20% off Cruising WritersBuy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds 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 Hard Clayton Noblit is a senior marketing manager at Written Word Media. He is passionate about helping authors find their readers and finding ways to sell more books. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing sports, and making beverages. 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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    55 mins
  • EP 367 - Amazing Stories, Fanzines, and Community with Lloyd Penney

    EP 367 - Amazing Stories, Fanzines, and Community with Lloyd Penney
    Jun 21 2024
    Mark interviews Lloyd Penney, the editor of Amazing Stories magazine about his work on Amazing Stories, his forty years of engagement with the fanzine community, and more. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishing focused cruise. In the interview Mark and Lloyd talk about: Meeting Robert J. Sawyer when they both attended Ryerson University in TorontoLloyd's first and only published science fiction story (which Rob was responsible for)Getting involved in science fiction fanzinesForty years of experience being engaged with fanzines from Canada, the United States and all over the worldThe definition of what a fanzine isHow the common community ends up talking about almost anything else once they've established their commonalities in related to things they are fans ofHow the production of fanzines have changed over the years, from mimeographs, to photocopies, to digitalStarting off his experience in engaging with fanzines by writing a letter of commentThe letter column being the heart of a fanzineSocial media having replaced the fanzine in a lot of ways, but how that has reduced the more nuanced, well-thought out responses and behaviorThe "reaction" of social media verses the "responses" in fanzinesAn example of a recent fanzine that Lloyd recently receivedThe first issue of Amazing Stories coming out in 1927A fan, Steve Davidson, who, about 2008, wondered what happened to the copyright on the name Amazing Stories, found it was available and secured themHow Spielberg needing to purchase the rights to the name for a TV show helped pay for the production of the first few issues of the new version of the magazineHow Lloyd got involved with Amazing Stories in 2018 and then became the editor in chief of the magazineThe magazine being (at the time) an online magazine, with no current print issues availableThe Patreon and merchandise that's available to help support the magazine's operationRunning two Kickstarters - one of which funded, and the other, which didn't fundAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on the value of getting involved with such a prestigious magazine brand as Amazing Stories, as well as the strong sense of connection and engagement with readers that can happen within the fanzine community. Links of Interest: Amazing Stories Website Store (Includes Amazing Selects imprint of books)Submissions efanzines.comEP 366 - Bolts of FictionEP 365 - An Interview That's A Hug With Gail CarrigerDropCap Marketplace Use coupon STARK20 to get 20% off Cruising WritersBuy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds 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 Hard Lloyd Penney is a Canadian science fiction writer, science fiction convention organizer and a dedicated fan who took his long time science fiction interest and turned it into a career recently - as the editor-in-chief of Amazing Stories one of science fictions longest running magazines. He had previously written extensively for science fiction fanzines. 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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    55 mins
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