Episode 466 – Publishing Wide But Shallow

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In this solo episode, Mark shares an article he posted on Substack earlier in March called “Publishing Wide But Shallow.”

Prior to the main content (the article), Mark shares a word about this episode’s sponsor.

This episode is sponsored by Toronto Indie Author Conference, taking place in Toronto, ON in April 2026.

Links of Interest:

• Article: Nobody Has Read Your Books or Even Heard of You
• Article: Publishing Wide But Shallow
• Article: Stretching Before The Writing Run
• Manuscript Report (Mark’s affiliate link – use MARK10 to save 10%)
• Buy Mark a Coffee
• Patreon for Stark Reflections
• Mark’s YouTube channel
• ElevenLabs (AI Voice Generation – Affiliate link)
• Mark’s Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)
• An Author’s Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries
• The Relaxed Author
  • Buy eBook Direct
  • Buy Audiobook Direct
• Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
• An Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores
• Wide for the Win
• Mark’s Canadian Werewolf Books
  • This Time Around (Short Story)
  • A Canadian Werewolf in New York
  • Stowe Away (Novella)
  • Fear and Longing in Los Angeles
  • Fright Nights, Big City
  • Lover’s Moon
  • Hex and the City
  • Only Monsters in the Building
  • Once Bitten (Novella)
• The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles
• Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard
• Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
• I Think It’s A Sign That The Pun Also Rises

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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