EP 382 - From Page to Platform: How to Succeed as an Author Speaker
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
Release Date: 10/04/2024
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
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Mark interviews Andrew Snook about his writing and editing work as well as Canadian Independent Publishers magazine, which is celebrating its first anniversary. Prior to the interview Mark welcomes new Patrons, shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor This episode is sponsored by FROM PAGE TO PLATFORM by Matty Dalrymple and Michael La Ronn. You can learn more about the book at . In their conversation, Mark and Andrew talk about: Celebrating the first year of publishing Canadian Independent Author Andrew's first ventures self-publishing...
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info_outline EP 375 - One Hand KickstartingStark Reflections on Writing and Publishing
Mark shares some behind-the-scenes insights and helpful tips offered to him for his forthcoming Kickstarter. He also loses it briefly after discovering that 40 minutes of in depth and detailed recording was lost due to a tech issue with Audacity crashing. Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, welcomes a new patron, and introduces a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by . Mark's Kickstarter, coming very soon, is for the 20th Anniversary edition of his book One Hand Screaming. Links of Interest: (Preview link as of Aug...
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In this solo episode, Mark reflects and muses on the past couple of weeks where we got his Masters in Creative Writing with a concentration on Publishing (July 26th in Gunnison, CO) and got married to his partner Liz (July 29th in New York City, NY). Prior to the interview, Mark thanks Patrons and Buy Me A Coffee buddies, welcomes new patron Jo-Ann Carson, shares comments from recent episode, and announces the winner of the mindset coaching session with Thorn Coyle. Links of Interest: Use coupon STARK20 to get 20% off The...
info_outlineMark interviews Matty Dalrymple and Michael La Ronn about their new co-authored book From Page to Platform: How to Succeed as an Author Speaker.
Prior to the interview Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor
This episode is sponsored by the Fall 2024 Novel Writing Storybundle.
In their conversation, Matty, Michael, and Mark talk about:
- A bit of a refresher/background for both Matty and Michael
- Dale L. Roberts being the person who connected the two of them together
- How they got the idea for the book when both at a Writer's Digest conference together
- The process of going about writing the book together
- The flight instructor term of the "awkward exchange of control"
- Why a writer might be interested in getting into speaking
- A look at the importance of fleshing out your goals from speaking
- How speaking can open up new opportunities for a writer
- Some of the key strengths that can be brought to a speaking engagement, such as storytelling or making a talk feel more like a conversation
- The "dress for the job that you want" aspect for speakers
- Ideas for how to get started particularly if you're nervous about speaking to a large group of people
- Some of the do's and don'ts for doing panels, author readings, keynotes, etc
- Advise for authors who are on a panel
- The concept of stepping up if necessary if the moderator isn't performing the job as well as they should
- Matty's concept of the two different bios - the "speaker application bio" and the "brief speaker introduction" bio
- Tips for professional behavior and things author speakers should consider doing
- And more . . .
After the interview Mark reflects on a couple of things from the interview and also shares a special offer for Patrons related to the aforementioned Storybundle.
Links of Interest:
- Matty Dalrymple's Author Site
- Michael's Author Level Up Site
- The Indy Author
- EP 379 - Simplify Your Life and Your Work With Dre Baldwin
- Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)
- Buy Mark a Coffee
- Patreon for Stark Reflections
- An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries
- 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 Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard
Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Suspense Shorts. She also podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author. Her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest magazine, and she serves as the Campaigns Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Michael La Ronn is the author of over 100 science fiction & fantasy books and self-help books for writers. He writes from the great plains of Iowa and has managed to write while raising a family, working a full-time job, and attending law school. Michael runs the award-winning YouTube channel “Author Level Up,” and Michael serves as the Outreach Manager for ALLi.
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