Interview

Episode 260 – Mood, Atmosphere, and Worldbuilding with Joshua Essoe

Mark interviews editor Joshua Essoe about the elements of atmosphere, mood, and world-building. Prior to the main segment, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at… Continue reading Episode 260 – Mood, Atmosphere, and Worldbuilding with Joshua Essoe

Interview

Episode 217 – Dynamic Writer & Editor Partnerships with Sarah Kades & Adrienne Kerr

Mark has a conversation with Sarah Kades and Adrienne Kerr about their relationship as a writing and editing team, about Sarah's recent release, Kiss Me in the Rain and about their pathways into the writing and publishing world. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word about this episode's sponsor: Stark Publishing and his books… Continue reading Episode 217 – Dynamic Writer & Editor Partnerships with Sarah Kades & Adrienne Kerr

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Episode 137 – Action Sequences & Sex Scenes with Joshua Essoe

Mark interviews editor Joshua Essoe who has edited for bestsellers, Piers Anthony and David Farland, for Dean Lorey, lead writer of Arrested Development, as well as numerous Writers of the Future winners, and USA Today bestsellers. Prior to the interview, Mark reads some comments from recent episodes, reveals the winner of Sacha Black's Anatomy of… Continue reading Episode 137 – Action Sequences & Sex Scenes with Joshua Essoe

Interview

Episode 124 – Lindsay Flanagan on Working with an Editor

In this episode, Mark interviews Lindsay Flanagan, an editor that he had the privilege of working with. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a public service announcement from CDC regarding Covid-19, a number of comments from previous episodes, a new Patron (Katie), and injects a bit of a personal writing update in with those comments.… Continue reading Episode 124 – Lindsay Flanagan on Working with an Editor