In this episode, Mark shares some thoughts and reflections from last week's visit to Book Expo America in New York. He explains a bit about what the fair is, why the fair is, his impressions and thoughts of this year's fair and a bit about its history, as well as a few news items related… Continue reading Episode 78 – Post BEA 2019 Reflections
In this episode, Mark interviews author Danny Bell and voice actor and model Whitton A. Frank about The Black Pages series that Danny writes and Whitton narrates. Empty Threat - Book One of The Black Pages Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word from the episode's sponsor, Findaway Voices . . . In the… Continue reading Episode 70 – Audiobook Collaboration with Danny Bell and Whitton Frank
In this solo episode, Mark talks about two specific examples from his own publishing experience, where having a crappy cover didn't help book sales. He walks through the back-story for the eBooks in question, his reasoning behind the initial crappy cover (which he didn't realize was crappy in the first place) as well as the… Continue reading Episode 36 – It’s Not You, It’s Your Crappy Book Cover
Welcome to the first episode of the Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Podcast. If you have questions or topics you’d love me to cover, please feel free to comment or email me at mark@markleslie.ca or reach out to me on Twitter @MarkLeslie. The start of a new year is always a time for reflection.… Continue reading Episode 001 – New Year, New Reflections
