Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

著者: Mark Leslie Lefebvre
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  • 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)
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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)
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  • EP 396 - Waubgeshig Rice on Community, Publishing, and The Creative Journey
    2025/01/10
    Mark interviews Waubgeshig Rice, an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation, and the author of four books, most notably the bestselling novels Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments, a personal update and word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Superstars Writing Seminars: Teaching you the business of being a writer which takes place Feb 6 through 9, 2025 in Colorado Springs, CO. Use code: MARK1592 to get $100 off your registration. In their conversation Mark and Waubgeshig talk about: Waub's interest in high school with English classes but still feeling like there was no strong connection and that not many of the books and stories being taught in Ontario in the 1990s were all that relatableBeing shown books by indigenous authors via his Auntie that weren't being studied in school -- books by authors such as Richard Wagamese, Lee Maracle, Louise Erdrich -- and how that blew his world wide open and included thoughts such as maybe he could do that himself some dayThe Grade 12 Writing Course taught by Tom Bennett at Parry Sound High School that helped Waubgeshig in shaping storiesBeing side-tracked from creative writing by studying and beginning a career in journalismThe benefit of getting to know writers and artists in the Toronto area in the early 2000sApplying for his first writing grant from Canada Council for the Arts in 2004Waub's first book, Midnight Sweat Lodge, a connected short story collectionHow things really changed when Waubgeshig's Moon of the Crusted Snow first came out in 2018Leaving full time journalism employment at CBC to become a full-time writer in 2020The Northeast Blackout of 2003 and how his experiences being back home at Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound when it was all going down is what inspired Waubgeshig in writing Moon of the Crusted SnowComing to the realization that home was the best place to be if this were actually a world-ending electricity blackoutThe stereotypes and mythologies about what life on a reservation is, and how, during that dark moment, it was a reminder of the resources and the beauty that place could actually beExpressing the heartfelt spirit of community that has withstood a lot of violence historically, and how that helps a group of people survive this latest major crisisDeciding to set the story in a location that a little further removed from Southern Ontario than where Waubgeshig actually grew upWaub's approach in writing the sequel and wanting it to take place several years after the events in the first novel and how that came to happenHow the second novel explores the way the people of the community are able to live more autonomously on the land as Anishinaabe peopleThe interesting publishing path that Waubgeshig's first novel took in landing at ECW PressWorking with acquiring editor Susan Renouf and how great an experience that was and the wonderful suggestions she made to improve the raw manuscriptThe speculative fiction elements of a post-apocalyptic novel and Waub feeling so accepted in the SF/F communityHow the success of Moon of the Crusted Snow led Waub to getting agent representation by Denise BukowskiThe path that led to Penguin Random House offering the contract for the sequel Moon of the Turning LeavesThe new project that Waub is working on nowAdvice that Waub would offer to other writersAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on several different things he was thinking about during and after the conversation. Links of Interest: Waubgeshig Rice Website FacebookInstagramTwitterBluesky Superstars Writing SeminarsEP 389 - "Now You've Gone" with Cathy Rankin and Ken K. MaryBuy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds Mark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 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
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  • EP 395 - Rants and Reflections From The Road
    2025/01/03
    Mark shares reflections on his 2024 sales, as well as a bit of a rant about people sharing their 2024 sales without disclaimers about how much they spent, or the other costs involved in achieving those sales. This episode is sponsored by the patrons who support this podcast at https://patreon.com/starkreflections and https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie. Links of Interest: Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds Mark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 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
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  • EP 394 - Centerfold Stories with Charlotte Kemp
    2024/12/26
    Mark interviews author and former Playboy Playmate Charlotte Kemp about her book CENTERFOLDS. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update and word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Superstars Writing Seminars: Teaching you the business of being a writer which takes place Feb 6 through 9, 2025 in Colorado Springs, CO. Use code: MARK1592 to get $100 off your registration. In the interview Mark and Charlotte talk about: Charlotte adjusting her last name Helmkamp into Charlotte Kemp when she first began modelingBeing Playmate of the month December 1982 and the cover model for the October 1983 issue of PlayboyInterviewing about 40 women in order to get the 20 stories that she included in the bookBeing blocked from publishing her book when she'd first started by Hugh HefnerUsing the title "Centerfolds" for her book because she wasn't able to use the term "Playmate" as the trademark is owned by PlayboyHow Charlotte decided which of the stories ended up making it into the bookThe backstory of how Charlotte became Playmate of the Month at the age of 19 Charlotte's self-appointed bodyguard, Lance, who sat outside the Green Room and kept her safe from any men looking to take advantage of an innocent younger "girl next door"How the payment works for Playboy models, which is pay for the first photo shoot but no residuals for re-use of those photos in other issuesLearning how to read when she was two years old and the voracious reading she's been doing since she was youngWhat Charlotte is reading nowThe type of short stories that Charlotte likes to writeCharlotte being the first Playmate to ever have a license from Playboy for the running team that she createdThe Playmates with a Purpose running group fund-raising and brand-raising Charlotte was passionate aboutCharlotte's experience with the Playboy brand in Japan and how the associated merchandise was all high endHow more women have found their voices in recent times and own more of their own properties instead of letting men control themPrince's role in taking back his name, and helping female artists with similar strategies, being a strong champion of womenStories from the book such as one from Cynthia Myers and how she narrowly evaded a fateful event with Charles MansonCharlotte's strong feelings about ensuring she preserved the voices of the people she interviewed for CenterfoldsHow the women Charlotte interviewed were able to open up and share their experiencesThe way that a person could feel "owned" by PlayboyThe short story collection that Charlotte is working on releasingCharlotte's Howard Cosell story And more... After the interview, Mark reflects on his own history as a Playboy magazine reader and writer, as well as a few things Charlotte shared in the interview. Links of Interest: Charlotte's Website InstagramFacebook EP 391 - Networking for Authors with Dale L. RobertsMark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds Apollo Cinema Christmas Vacation Event (Kitchener, ON - Dec 12, 2024)Sudbury Indie Cinema / Northern Lights Festival Boreal Christmas Vacation Event (Sudbury, ON - Dec 21, 2024)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Charlotte Kemp was Playboy’s “Miss December 1982” and Playboy’s cover model in October 1983. She also appeared in many ads and calendar photos for Playboy. She was the first Playmate ever given a license for “The Playboy Running Team” in 1993 and had ten Playmates on the team who successfully raised money for many charities. Her first book was For My Eyes Only, which includes poetry, prose and short stories. During her working years with Playboy, she was the first to hold the titles of “Miss Budweiser” and “The Best Breasts in the USA.” She has starred and appeared in several commercials and movies, including a top 25 B-Horror film of all time, Frankenhooker. She has appeared on Inside Edition, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and many radio shows all over the country. She has appeared in fourteen foreign editions of Playboy and lived for a time at the Playboy Mansion. 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 ...
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