Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
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)
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 433
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 012 - Six Rules of Success with Arnold Schwarzenegger
Let me be perfectly frank here. I screwed up and mis-counted episodes. So I produced the "next" episode as Episode 13, completely skipping episode 12 (the way some buildings skip the 13th floor)
So I…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 011 - The Power of Free with Musician and Composer Kevin MacLeod
In Episode 11, Mark interviews Kevin MacLeod, the writer, composer and producer for the music used in this podcast.
Kevin MacLeod is an American composer and musician who is perhaps best known for hi…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 010 - Jean Legget of One More Story Games
Episode 10 features a great interview with Jean Leggett, CEO and co-founder of One More Story Games. After her husband Blair's near-death experience in 2012, the two embarked on a journey back to his…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 009 - Collaborative Publishing with Chuck Heintzelman from BundleRabbit
Featuring an interview with Chuck Heintzelman of BundleRabbit.com.
Chuck lives in Spokane, WA with his beautiful wife and three children. Each day he juggles his passion for writing with his family, …
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 008 - Author Promotions with Ricci Wolman from Written Word Media
Featuring an interview with Ricci Wolman, founder and CEO of Written Word Media about the challenge that authors face with the most common questions they often have when first starting out; questions…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 007 - Picturing Creative Balance with Scott King
In the introduction Mark talks about the newly announced Book2Pod service announced by Jim Kukral on the Sell More Books Show podcast and shares two of the voices available (Nigel and Jessica) to tal…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 006 - What's Wrong With Indie Publishing?
Today's episode is a little bit different. It's a solo one, rather than an interview. But this week I wanted to do a solid reflection, or perhaps even a rant, on something I've been thinking about a …
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 005 - Global Audiobook Opportunities for Authors with Kelly Lytle from Findaway Voices
In the introduction, Mark talks a little about being in Colorado attending Superstars Writing Seminars in Colorado Springs, CO and the importance of understanding the business of writing and publishi…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 004 - Optimizing Your Author Brand with Robert J. Sawyer
Mark chats with Canadian Science Fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. Sawyer is one of only eight writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top Science Fiction awards f…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 003 - Reading Data with Sinead McElhinney from Kobo
Mark interviews Sinead McElhinney, PR Coordinator on the Communications team from Rakuten Kobo in Toronto, Ontario about some interesting reading data that Kobo released near the end of 2017. They di…
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 002 - Living the Healthy Writer's Life with Joanna Penn
Mark interviews Joanna Penn of www.thecreativepenn.com about her latest book The Healthy Writer: Reduce Your Pain, Improve Your Health, And Build A Writing Career For The Long Term (co-authored with …
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 001 - New Year, New Reflections
The start of a new year is always a time for reflection. It’s often a look back at the previous year and the goals accomplished during that period. And it usually also involves setting some goals or …
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 000
Access to publishing has never been easier; and it's an amazing time to be a writer. But it may also be harder and more confusing than it ever has been.
You currently have more choices, more options …