Jan 16, 2026
Mark interviews Tara Cremin, Director of Kobo Writing Life about Kobo, Kobo Plus, and the self-publishing platform Kobo Writing Life (KWL).
Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor.
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Jan 9, 2026
Mark interviews award-winning author Darcy Pattison about publishing childrens' books.
In their conversation, Mark and Darcy talk about:
- Darcy's background on getting into being an author of children's book
- The 70 books Darcy has written in the past 13 years
- The number of different illustrators Darcy has worked with...
Jan 5, 2026
Mark reflects on the anniversary of the first episode of this podcast, which took place on Jan 5, 2018.
Links of Interest:
- EP 001 - New Year, New Reflections
- Substack Article: Eight Years, 452 Episodes, and One Simple Truth
- Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link - use MARK10 to save 10%)
- Buy Mark a Coffee
- Patreon for...
Jan 2, 2026
In this solo episode Mark outlines a dozen tips to consider when setting realistic goals.
Links of Interest:
- EP 451 - Tales from the Backburnder: A Pair of Messages to Readers
- Draft2Digital Self Publishing Insiders - Jan 1, 2026 Episode (YouTube)
- Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link - use MARK10 to save 10%)
- Buy...
Dec 26, 2025
In this solo episode Mark shares a couple of recent messages to readers in the hopes that it inspired other authors with ideas of the types of things that their readers might find interesting.
The two examples are:
1) Mark's introduction to his recent collection of stupid dad jokes (and how that can tie to the use of...