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  • EP 396 - Waubgeshig Rice on Community, Publishing, and The Creative Journey

    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

    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

    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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  • EP 393 - Book Adjacent Strategies with Jody Swannell

    EP 393 - Book Adjacent Strategies with Jody Swannell
    2024/12/19
    Mark interviews author Jody Swannell about her writing and the book ajacent activities and strategies she has employed. 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 Jody talk about: How Jody got started in writing about 20/30 years agoSpending at least an hour a week at Chapters big box bookstores back in the day, with dreams of wanting to write a bookThe way that the recent pandemic inspired a lot of people to actually take a shot at some of the things they'd wanted to do for a long timeThe two novels and one novella that Jody has released in the past 3 yearsJody's interest and writing about Tarot card readingSelling books in person at the local markets and how Jody was inspired by seeing local author Richard Stephens thereJody's role as a host of a local community radio program (Readers Delight) on CKMS 102.7 FM - Radio WaterlooThe software and equipment that Jody had to learn how to use in order to host the show as well as the license that needed to be purchasedThe additional work and stress that hosting this show took on JodySome of the things that guests did which made life so challenging for Jody as the hostThe way this show helped Jody connect with so many other local writersWhat creative/writing projects Jody is working on latelyThe success that Jody saw at a recent event (Frightmare in the Falls) by having book-adjacent products.Pivoting from Jody Swannell Author/Books to Jody Swannell BookeryAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on a few of the ingenius strategies Jody has used to connect with other writers, to learn more, and to grow her author brand, the importance of giving something up when it's not working/causing too much stress, and things NOT to do when you're a guest on a podcast or radio program. Links of Interest: Jody's LinkTree Swannell BookeryInstagram Mark'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 Jody Swannell is an author from the beautiful Region of Waterloo. Her love of adventure has taken her on incredible trips, such as visiting castles in Scotland, shopping in the West Edmonton Mall, snorkelling in Jamaica, and photographing glaciers during an Alaskan cruise. Her goal is to keep readers eagerly turning pages while trying to guess what happens next—occasionally adding a splash of romance here and there to spice things up a bit. She loves writing contemporary fiction in thriller, mystery occult, sci-fi and horror genres. 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 392 - Pillars of Author Success with Emma Dhesi

    EP 392 - Pillars of Author Success with Emma Dhesi
    2024/12/12
    Mark interviews Emma Dhesi, a bestselling author and certified book coach who educates and inspires first-time authors to fulfil a calling and write their debut novel. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update and word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by the patrons who support this podcast at https://patreon.com/starkreflections and https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie. New content for patrons has dropped here. In the interview, Mark and Emma talk about: How Emma got started in writing as a child at schoolThe waves of how that "itch" to write kept coming to Emma every 6 months or soThe feeling of writing that first draft and the effective challenge it was for herEmma's first book THE DAY SHE CAME HOME and how it began as an exploration of post-partum depressionThe concept of how engaging in the creative life can provide that balance we needHow it can look different depending on where on the creative journey we are, but the similaritiesThe importance of trying new things, but then recognizing when it's not the right thing for us at that time in our journeyEmma's decision to become an author coach and to help other writers like herThe first book being important "evidence" that you can do itThe value of even a little bit of positive encouragementEmma's focus on a VERY SPECIFIC demographic instead of trying to create a service to please everyoneWhat Emma is working on now in her writing and in her coachingThe online summit Emma is hosting in January 2025 (Be A Bestseller 6.0 - Back to Basics)And more . . . After the interview Mark reflects on the intrinsic satisfaction of completely that first novel, the importance of proving to yourself that you CAN do it, of trying new things (but being able to stop if that new thing is not for you), and the value of focusing in on a target audience. Links of Interest: Emma Dhesi's Website Emma's YouTube Channel EP 336 - Coming Out of the Writer Closet With Bradley CharbonneauMark'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 Emma Dhesi, bestselling author and certified book coach, educates and inspires first-time authors to fulfil a calling and write their debut novel. Drawing from her own success and training, Emma guides writers to finish their first book through detailed feedback, accountability check-ins, and compassionate support in her year-long 1:1 mentorship. Emma lives in Edinburgh with her husband, three children, three cats, and is passionate about helping authors achieve their dreams through her individualised mentoring. 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 391 - Networking for Authors with Dale L. Roberts

    EP 391 - Networking for Authors with Dale L. Roberts
    2024/12/06
    Mark interviews Dale L. Roberts about his new book NETWORKING FOR AUTHORS. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, reads comments from recent episodes, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Mark's book AN AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO WORKING WITH LIBRARIES AND BOOKSTORES. You can get the book for 50% direct from Mark from now until Jan 2024 using coupon code STARK2024 at checkout. Patrons will get access to a 75% off coupon for that book and a wider range of titles from Mark's direct sale store. In their interview Mark and Dale talk about: How long it has been since Dale has been on the Stark Reflections podcast. (Episode 96 - Sept 2019)Dale's first big breakthrough in the indie author space and how that led to him pivoting to becoming a YouTube content creatorDale's passion for helping showing other authors things related to the business of writing and publishingTheir mutual passion for RushHow the word networking can be thought of as a "dirty" wordDale's unique approach to networking as an introverted person, by looking at it like a good movie or some other product that he enjoys and wanting to share that "thing" with someone else. IE, "This is super cool. You should know about this" translated into "This person is super cool. You should know them."Having a pool of like-minded business professionalsAn example of a solid and long-lasting bond Dale helped two people forge and the satisfaction that comes from thatHow this type of work connecting people is a "let me feed my soul" type of thingThe way that some in person events can be extremely overwhelming for Dale and how he deals with itDale's YouTube platform being up to 1700 videosHow it's not about the number of times you fall down, it's the number of times you get back upThe advice Dale received from Nick Thacker whenever he's being too hard on himself and picking apart something he has doneThe importance of at least showing up as a good starting stepHow S.D. Huston is so good at what she does at connecting with people and making opportunities and the way she shows up in so many different placesSome of the things that authors can get wrong when they are networkingThe importance of asking questions when you're networking not just because it makes you seem more interesting, but it also helps you to uncover more things, some of which you might have in commonHow you should not try to rush relationshipsRemember that authors are a rare breed (particularly when you're in non-writer circles)And more... After the interview Mark reflects on a couple of things that Dale talked about. Links of Interest: Self Publishing with DaleDale L. Roberts YouTube Dale's Books EP 096 - Focusing on And Delivering to Your Audience with Dale L. RobertsEP 390 - Author Accounting Made Simple with D.F. HartDon RicklesMark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds 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 Dale L. Roberts is a self-publishing advocate, award-winning author, and renowned video creator. With over 50 publications, he has become an authority in self-publishing, leading him to create his own YouTube channel, Self-Publishing with Dale, regarded as one of the premier information resources in the indie publishing community. Dale lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Kelli and two rescue cats, Auggie and Allie. 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 390 - Author Accounting Made Simple with D.F. Hart

    EP 390 - Author Accounting Made Simple with D.F. Hart
    2024/11/29
    Mark interviews author D.F. Hart about 2 of Harts Business Services, a company she founded with her sister by empowering indie authors and small businesses through bookkeeping services that not only track the ‘in and out’ but also provide tailored product analysis reporting to assist authors in growing their business. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by the 2024 Novel Writing Storybundle - Only available until the end of November 2024. In the interview, Mark and DeAnna talk about How long it has been since D.F. Hart and Mark co-authored a book (Accounting for Authors) in March 2022The work she has done as an accountant which started with Wide for the Win, an indie author, and a local newspaper back in April 2022Walking away from her full-time day job in July of 2024 in order to have the time to support the growing roster of clients she works withThe various specific things that she is tracking for her author clients every monthHow book-keeping firms from outside the book industry might not effectively classify sales by the unique formats and categories, which can help authors track trendsNever asking for platform login information out of respect for the confidentiality and privacy of their clientsThe benefit of having a balance sheet and a profit and loss statement that makes it easier for a CPA to get their taxes done more efficientlyHow there is a difference between an MBA and a CAP - ie, that the services DeAnna offers do not include taxesDeAnna's recommended 30/30/40 split rule for managing incomeThe importance of trying to figure out what your own time is worth when you're determining which tasks you'll be doing yourself and which tasks you'll hand over to othersThe initial consultant DeAnna will do with a potential client who is interested in leveraging the 2 of Harts Accounting servicesHow DeAnna and her co-owner/founder sister have a combined 47 years of accounting experience between themThe impact that running this full time service for authors has had on DeAnna's own writingAnd more . . . After the interview Mark reflects on the payment cycles for authors and then also talks about a special virtual workshop that DeAnna will be running for his patrons. Links of Interest: 2 of Harts Business ServicesAccounting for Authors (Book)Wide for the Win: Getting The Most Out of In Person ConferencesAuthors Giving Thanks: A Self-Publishing Insiders ThanksgivingWriter BewareStorybundle.com/writingEP 155 - Rebel Reflections with Guest Host Sacha BlackEP 133 - Anatomy of a Rebel with Sacha BlackEP 387- Rambling Reflections From The Disappointing AftermathEP 389 - "Now You've Gone" with Cathy Rankin & Ken K. MaryOne Hand Screaming: 20 Haunting Years Books2Read Link Shop Local (Canadian Indie Bookstore Lookup)Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds 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 Hard DeAnna Hart is an Accounting veteran with over twenty-seven years’ experience and a deep background in multiple industries including manufacturing, wholesale distribution, commercial construction, higher education, rotorcraft services, and industrial equipment sales and rental. She’s done it all, from full cycle Accounts Payable all the way up to preparing monthly financial statements and everything in between. DeAnna holds a Masters of Business Administration with Accounting concentration. She’s also a fellow indie author! Her pen name is D.F. Hart, and with nineteen titles and counting under her belt – including Accounting for Authors – she understands the nuances and challenges specific to self-publishing that indie authors face. 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 389 - "Now You've Gone" with Cathy Rankin and Ken K. Mary

    EP 389 - "Now You've Gone" with Cathy Rankin and Ken K. Mary
    2024/11/22
    Mark interviews Cathy Rankin and Ken Mary about Cathy's new single "Now You've Gone." On October 29, 2024, Cathy Rankin released her debut single “Now You’ve Gone,” featuring renowned musicians David Ellefson (formerly of Megadeth) Ken Mary (formerly of Alice Cooper) and John Ronson. The emotional track, inspired by deeply personal experiences, reflects on themes of love, grief, and ultimately hope. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by the 2024 Novel Writing Storybundle - Only available until the end of November 2024. In the interview, Mark, Cathy, and Ken talk about: Cathy's various family members who are musicians, her first exposure to music when she was young and how that impacted her creative lifeGetting into theatre, and acting, when she was little, but not having the confidence in music itselfThe first time Cathy had to perform a singing scene when she was acting in a filmThe difference between being a performing musician and being a live hostKen's background as a musician having toured with various different artists over the yearsHow being the lead singer might be one of the more difficult positions to be in, since the majority of the audience focus is on them (rather than, for example, the drummer)The concept of the instrument choosing the musician rather than it being the other way around - and how that's the way it was for Ken and playing the drumsHow playing drums was never "work" for Ken no matter what type of band he was inThe great producers that Ken has worked alongside over the yearsThe way that Cathy and Ken first met and started to work together (When Jon Ronson asked Cathy to interview Ken about his most recent album)Cathy showing some of her poems to Ken and getting some feedback on the option to produce one of them into a songHow everything in this production unfolded organically and the chemistry of Cathy and the musicians in producing the songThe delightful lyrical and musical Easter Eggs that appear in the songThe connection between Neil Peart's loss of his daughter and the loss of Cathy's nephew Christian and why the song is a tribute to both their memoriesWhat people who want to support the musical artists can do to help out After the interview Mark reflects on three different things that came up in the conversation, including the magic of organic creativity, the concept of playing a character when on stage, and the value of art, music, poetry, and prose in expressing deep emotion and forging connections. Clips from "Now You've Gone" have been used with permission. "Now You've Gone" is performed by: Cathy Rankin - Vocals, Lyrics Ken Mary - Drums/Percussion David Ellefson - Bass John Bronson - Guitar Produced and Mixed by Ken Mary/Sonic Phish Studios with contribution by Thomas Laufenberg Links of Interest: Now You've Gone (YouTube)Cathy Rankin (Website) InstagramFacebookYouTubeTikTokTwitter (X) Ken Mary InstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitter (X) Superhero (Band)Merchandise from Deko EntertainmentStorybundle.com/writingEP 388 - Unconditional Boundaries with Andy LidstoneEP 387- Rambling Reflections From The Disappointing AftermathOne Hand Screaming: 20 Haunting Years Books2Read Link Shop Local (Canadian Indie Bookstore Lookup)Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds 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 Hard One look and listen at Cathy Rankin and her stellar high notes, and you know she was born to entertain. Whether on stage, on camera, or in any crowd, Rankin brings a strong female voice to her music on every level. Never one to take a backseat, this force-to-be-reckoned-with doesn’t just move fans with her powerful vocals, but also proudly reps the girls while holding her own with the guys. And, in Cathy's case, it's not just any ordinary "guys" that are part of her project, its renowned rockers David Ellefson, bassist (Kings of Thrash, Dieth, formerly of Megadeth), Ken Mary, Drummer/Composer/Producer (Flotsam and Jetsam, Great White, Fifth Angel, formerly of Alice Cooper and House of Lords), and guitarist John Bronson. This formidable line-up is on display on her new single, "Now You've Gone," with more music arriving soon. Cathy’s natural inclination for music and performance was evident from an early age when she vowed ...
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