Gama Ray Martinez's guest appearances

Gama Ray Martinez

The Functional Nerds Podcast

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

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Ray Martinez

Mark interviews Gama Ray Martinez about his recent novel GOD OF NEVERLAND, his writing life, and more. Prior to the main segment, Mark shares an extremely brief personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation Mark and Gama talk about:  How Mark and Gama normally only see one another once per year at Superstars Writing Seminars in Colorado in Feb each year Gama always wanting to be a writer, and in school turning in stories instead of descriptive essays The first story that Gama sold, which won 2nd place in a David Farland anthology Taking several of David Farland's workshops Writing a "purple unicorn" story involving a potato based on a parody cover James A. Owen had crafted The background of the "purple unicorn" story Value that can come, both professionally and personally, from attending in person conferences like Superstars Writing Seminars The inspiration for writing God of Neverland which came from the epilogue of the original story of Peter Pan Embracing both traditional publishing and indie publishing Having support from both family and close friends The audiobook version, which took home an audio award The forthcoming sequel, Queens of Wonderland, which ties in to the classic Lewis Carroll book The GamaVerse of this series and how it will connect even more classic texts Writing with something on the TV in the background, but it having to be something that he has seen countless times Advice Gama would offer to other writers and beginning writers How Gama shoots for one plot point per 1000 words when greating a rough outline for a writing project Gama's goal to do a half-marathon in every state, and the Disney marathons he has participated in The feeling of walking into a bookstore such as Barnes and Noble and seeing your books on display And more...  After the interview Mark reflects on the years of hard work and investment Gama put into his writing to get to where he is today and the important of getting that first draft DONE.   Links of Interest:  Gama Ray Martinez Website  Facebook Twitter Instagram   Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author  Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct   Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries &amp; Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books  This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City   The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles    Gama Ray Martinez lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and kids. He moved there solely because he likes mountains. He collects weapons in case he ever needs to supply a medieval battalion, and he greatly resents when work or other real-life things get in the way of writing. He secretly hopes to one day slay a dragon in single combat and doesn’t believe in letting pesky little things like reality stand in the way of dreams.   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 

Mark interviews Gama Ray Martinez about his recent novel GOD OF NEVERLAND, his writing life, and more. Prior to the main segment, Mark shares an extremely brief personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at <a href="http://starkreflections.ca/Findaway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">starkreflections.ca/Findaway</a>. During their conversation Mark and Gama talk about: <ul> <li>How Mark and Gama normally only see one another once per year at Superstars Writing Seminars in Colorado in Feb each year</li> <li>Gama always wanting to be a writer, and in school turning in stories instead of descriptive essays</li> <li>The first story that Gama sold, which won 2nd place in a David Farland anthology</li> <li>Taking several of David Farland's workshops</li> <li>Writing a "purple unicorn" story involving a potato based on a parody cover James A. Owen had crafted</li> <li>The background of the "purple unicorn" story</li> <li>Value that can come, both professionally and personally, from attending in person conferences like Superstars Writing Seminars</li> <li>The inspiration for writing God of Neverland which came from the epilogue of the original story of Peter Pan</li> <li>Embracing both traditional publishing and indie publishing</li> <li>Having support from both family and close friends</li> <li>The audiobook version, which took home an audio award</li> <li>The forthcoming sequel, Queens of Wonderland, which ties in to the classic Lewis Carroll book</li> <li>The GamaVerse of this series and how it will connect even more classic texts</li> <li>Writing with something on the TV in the background, but it having to be something that he has seen countless times</li> <li>Advice Gama would offer to other writers and beginning writers</li> <li>How Gama shoots for one plot point per 1000 words when greating a rough outline for a writing project</li> <li>Gama's goal to do a half-marathon in every state, and the Disney marathons he has participated in</li> <li>The feeling of walking into a bookstore such as Barnes and Noble and seeing your books on display</li> <li>And more...</li> </ul> After the interview Mark reflects on the years of hard work and investment Gama put into his writing to get to where he is today and the important of getting that first draft DONE. Links of Interest: <ul> <li><a href="https://gamaraymartinez.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gama Ray Martinez Website</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GamaRayBurst/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/gamaraymartinez" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gamarayburst/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/markleslie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://juliewroteabook.com/category/podcast-all/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Best Book Ever Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://loversmoon.ca" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lovers Moon Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries &amp; Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hex and the City</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> </ul> Gama Ray Martinez lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and kids. He moved there solely because he likes mountains. He collects weapons in case he ever needs to supply a medieval battalion, and he greatly resents when work or other real-life things get in the way of writing. He secretly hopes to one day slay a dragon in single combat and doesn’t believe in letting pesky little things like reality stand in the way of dreams. The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution 3.0</a>