May 30, 2025
In this episode Mark interviews D.C. Gomez about her plan to give away a million copies of her best-selling and award-winning novel Death's Intern.
Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word about this episode's sponsor.
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In the interview, Mark and D.C. talk about:
- DC being one of those kids who was into storytelling since as far back as she can remember
- Having a passion and background for video and screenplays
- The way everything changed for DC back during 9/11
- DC's spiritual director who suggested that DC write a book and how it was finally the spark that she needed
- "Causing trouble" for 30 years
- Her first novel being Death's Intern
- Adapting elements that she learned in screenwriting into crafting a novel
- Writing within a large universe that's interconnected
- The origin of the story "Cursed by Fur: A Little Red Riding Hood Retelling"
- How it's different to connect with characters at different stages in their lives
- The reasoning behind giving away a million copies of Death's Intern with no strings attached
- Constantine the talking cat character who has taken over DC's Instagram as well as her end of month newsletter
- Why DC defines herself as a "serial hobbyist"
- The blast that DC has doing in person events
- Advice that DC would give to writers
- And more . . .
After the interview Mark reflects on a few things about their conversation.
Links of Interest:
- D.C. Gomez (Author Website)
- Death's Intern (Universal Book Link)
- The Podcast Guest Playbook (co-authored with Matty Dalrymple)
- Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link)
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- Mark's YouTube channel
- Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)
- An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries
- The Relaxed Author
- Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
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- Wide for the Win
- Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books
- The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard
- Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
D. C. Gomez is a fast-talking, extra-quirky Dominican with a dark sense of humor.
A long time ago, she used to enjoy long walks at the park and long days under the sun. Unfortunately, due to a mysterious condition, she is now allergic to those pesky UV rays. Rumor has it that her true nature is coming out and her vampirism is now showing. But don’t fear my friend, she doesn’t bite (much…).
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