Dec 23, 2021
The first in a new series of "Reflective Round Table" discussions between Mark and a selection of patrons of the podcast.
This episode is sponsored by the patrons of the Stark Reflections podcast who support this podcast at:
https://patreon.com/starkreflections
In this episode, Mark chats with:
- Matty Dalrymple
- Shari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter)
- Jeff Elkins
- Kathy Mac
In their conversation Mark, Matt, Shari, Jeff, and Kathy talk about
- The importance of a strong narrative question/theme for a book and/or series
- Different planning processes as we hurtle toward 2022
- Timelines/stressors/deadlines where editorial input is shortchanged
- And a few other things in between
Links of Interest:
- Matty Dalrymple
- Shari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter)
- Jeff Elkins
- Kathy Mac
- The Dialogue Doctor
- The Indy Author
- The Canadian Mounted
- Patreon for Stark Reflections
- The Relaxed Author
- Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
- An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores
- Wide for the Win
- Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books
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