Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 171 - Reflections on 2020
In this episode Mark shares a look at his 2020 goals and accomplishments, as well as a look at the publishing industry.
Prior to the main content, Mark shares a word from this episode's sponsor.
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Mark's goals for 2020 included:
- Audio - Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores
- Audio - Killing it on Kobo
- Audio - Canadian Werewolf in New York
- Audio - Stowe Away
- eBook edition - Stowe Away
- Print - Stowe Away
- Fear and Longing in Los Angeles
- Audio - I, Death
- Audio - One Hand Screaming
- Too Macabre for Montreal - eBook
- Screaming Skulls and Other Haunted Objects
- Weird Waterloo
- Other Non-Fiction Paranormal Ghost Story Project
- New Short Story Collection - Nocturnal Saves -(turned into Nobody's Hero)
- Exclusive Audio Project
- Viability of Indie Publishing Insider Secrets
Books Publishing
- Nobody's Hero (Story Collection) - Jan 14, 2020
- Taking the Short Tack (Dalrymple) - Jan 31, 2020
- Stowe Away (Cdn Werewolf 1.5) - Aug 15, 2020
- Unexpected Strangers (Nocturnal Screams #5 - WIDE) - Sept 8, 2020
- Thriller Sampler (Tumlinson & Leslie) - Sept 30, 2020
- Z is for Zombie (Noctunral Screams #6 - WIDE) - Oct 10, 2020
- Too Macabre for Monteral - (Krishnasamy) - Oct 16, 2020
- *Strange Sudbury Stories - (Costello, Leslie, Overton) - Oct 20, 2020
- Something Wicked (Nocturnal Screams #7 - WIDE) - Oct 26, 2020
- Phantom Itch (Nocturnal Screams #8 - WIDE) - Nov 9, 2020
- *Beyond Obsessions (Exclusive Kickstarter anthology)
- *Obsessions (anthology - editor) - Nov 24, 2020
- Nocturnal Screams (All 8 Volumes) - Nov 26, 2020
- *Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough (Peter Mitchell) - December 1, 2020
Mark also shares the rough calculation of percentages of his eBook earnings as well as a look at the industry in general and his thoughts on what's coming soon for authors.
Links of Interest
- Findaway Voices
- Wide Writer Survey
- Wide for the Win Submission Form
- Parodys
- Stuck in this House Here with You (Music)
- Isolation Parody Songs - K-Tel (Medley Parody)
- You Call Me Fever (Music)
- There Is No Monster Mash (Music)
- A Christmas Howl (Christmas Carol Dad Joke)
- Dramatic Exit (Stupid Dad Joke Short)
- You Better Knock First (Stupid Dad Joke Short)
- Mark's Tavern (Cheers Parody)
- A Pandemic Christmas (K-Tel Medley Parody)
- Sharing Broadband Streams - Collaborative Parody Project
- The 2020 Aurora Awards Ceremony
- Patreon for Stark Reflections
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