Neomi Iancu Haliva's guest appearances

Neomi Iancu Haliva

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

Mark Dawson

Tina Dietz

Ricardo Fayet

Honorée Corder

Jacob Hess

Katie Cross

Kevin J. Anderson

Lindsay Buroker

Michael Anderle

James Blatch

Sacha Black

Patrick O'Donnell

Jami Albright

Julie Broad

Scott King

OwlTail

Kathy Mac

In this episode Mark interviews Poet and teacher Kathy Mac who lives in Fredericton NB, Canada and teaches creative writing at St. Thomas University along with one of her students, Neomi about a book project, Wording Around with Prose, and the course it originated from. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word from 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. Mark also shares comments from recent episodes and a personal update, which include the following:  A walk through of the Draft2Digital payment splitting A talk about the writing and publishing Mark will be doing for Susie Moloney, the Writer in Residence for Edmonton Public Library on Dec 8, 2020. (It's free to attend but you can email susie.moloney@epl.ca to register The Let It Snow Audiobook Giveaway #snowaudio2020 Working on adding courses to his Stark Publishing Teachable platform  During the interview, Mark, Kathy, and Neomi discuss:  How Kathy got into academia in 2002 after a start in literary publishing The additions Kathy helped usher into the university, including the course on Literary Publishing Neomi's background in theatre and how that ties into her passion for poetry, prose, and script writing The strong and tight-knit artistic community in Fredericton - Getting into the desired course without having the pre-requisites, and the importance of trying and asking when you're passionate about something Details about the make-up and layout of the course How the course has evolved as digital publishing has grown The decision of the class to use Draft2Digital for the eBook, and how they came to that conclusion Where the manuscript that was published came from and how it was adapted into the course and the work that the students did The cancellation of the Wordspring conference and how that led to the origin of this course The different assignments that student groups worked on in the publishing of this book Creation of the video book trailer to help support the marketing of the book Neomi's learnings of the process and what surprised her about the business of publishing How we tend to minimize the amount of work that other people do The way the title "Wording Around" was inspired from a blog from writer A.J. Ripley and their blog What is next for Wording Around Press How there was a plan for making a partially-hand-crafted print version of the book, but how the second wave of Covid-19 ramped up, preventing that from happening And more . . .  After the interview Mark shares a few reflections and thoughts about the conversation and the project. Then he welcomes new patron Tessa Smith McGovern and thanks all patrons for supporting this podcast at www.patreon.com/starkreflections.   Links of Interest:  Kathy Mac's Website Wording Around with Prose  Facebook Twitter Instagram   Episode 165 - Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough Episode 164 - Reflections on The Creative Penn Podcast Episode 517 Episode 163 - Getting a Creative Edge with Mickey Mikkelson Kobo Writing Life NaNoWriMo Promo (use coupon code NANO2020) Obsessions: An Anthology of Original Fiction Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough Mark's Canadian Werewolf Series  This Time Around (Book 0) A Canadian Werewolf in New York (Book 1) Stowe Away (Book 1.5) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles (Book 2)   Findaway Voices  Let It Snow Audiobook Event (Blog Post - Findaway) Mark's Blog Post about Let It Snow   Books2Read Draft2Digital  Payment Splitting Video Walk-Thru   Wide for the Win Submission Form Patreon for Stark Reflections    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

In this episode Mark interviews Poet and teacher Kathy Mac who lives in Fredericton NB, Canada and teaches creative writing at St. Thomas University along with one of her students, Neomi about a book project, Wording Around with Prose, and the course it originated from. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word from this episode's sponsor . . . <a href="http://www.findawayvoices.com/stark" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a>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="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">starkreflections.ca/Findaway</a>. Mark also shares comments from recent episodes and a personal update, which include the following: <ul> <li>A <a href="https://youtu.be/rIygU0SQYDs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">walk through</a> of the Draft2Digital payment splitting</li> <li>A talk about the writing and publishing Mark will be doing for Susie Moloney, the Writer in Residence for Edmonton Public Library on Dec 8, 2020. (It's free to attend but you can email susie.moloney@epl.ca to register</li> <li><a href="http://markleslie.blogspot.com/2020/12/let-it-snow-audiobook-giveaway-2020.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Let It Snow Audiobook Giveaway</a> #snowaudio2020</li> <li>Working on adding courses to his <a href="https://starkpublishing.teachable.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stark Publishing Teachable</a> platform</li> </ul> During the interview, Mark, Kathy, and Neomi discuss: <ul> <li>How Kathy got into academia in 2002 after a start in literary publishing</li> <li>The additions Kathy helped usher into the university, including the course on Literary Publishing</li> <li>Neomi's background in theatre and how that ties into her passion for poetry, prose, and script writing</li> <li>The strong and tight-knit artistic community in Fredericton - Getting into the desired course without having the pre-requisites, and the importance of trying and asking when you're passionate about something</li> <li>Details about the make-up and layout of the course</li> <li>How the course has evolved as digital publishing has grown</li> <li>The decision of the class to use Draft2Digital for the eBook, and how they came to that conclusion</li> <li>Where the manuscript that was published came from and how it was adapted into the course and the work that the students did</li> <li>The cancellation of the Wordspring conference and how that led to the origin of this course</li> <li>The different assignments that student groups worked on in the publishing of this book</li> <li>Creation of the video book trailer to help support the marketing of the book</li> <li>Neomi's learnings of the process and what surprised her about the business of publishing</li> <li>How we tend to minimize the amount of work that other people do</li> <li>The way the title "Wording Around" was inspired from a blog from writer A.J. Ripley and their blog</li> <li>What is next for Wording Around Press</li> <li>How there was a plan for making a partially-hand-crafted print version of the book, but how the second wave of Covid-19 ramped up, preventing that from happening</li> <li>And more . . .</li> </ul> After the interview Mark shares a few reflections and thoughts about the conversation and the project. Then he welcomes new patron Tessa Smith McGovern and thanks all patrons for supporting this podcast at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/starkreflections</a>. Links of Interest: <ul> <li><a href="kathymacpoet.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kathy Mac's Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/u/bw7Y2G" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wording Around with Prose</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WordingAroundwithProse/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/WordingAround" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wordingaroundpress/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2020/12/01/episode-165-rude-awakenings-from-sleeping-rough/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 165 - Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2020/11/27/episode-164-reflections-on-the-creative-penn-podcast-episode-517/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 164 - Reflections on The Creative Penn Podcast Episode 517</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2020/11/20/episode-163-getting-a-creative-edge-with-mickey-mikkelson/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 163 - Getting a Creative Edge with Mickey Mikkelson</a></li> <li><a href="https://kobowritinglife.com/2020/10/27/kobo-book-bundle-for-nanowrimo-participants/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kobo Writing Life NaNoWriMo Promo</a> (use coupon code NANO2020)</li> <li><a href="http://books2read.com/obsessions" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Obsessions: An Anthology of Original Fiction</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/rudeawakenings" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rude Awakenings from Sleeping Rough</a></li> <li>Mark's Canadian Werewolf Series <ul> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/thistimearound" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">This Time Around</a> (Book 0)</li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/acanadianwerewolfinnewyork" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a> (Book 1)</li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/stoweaway" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stowe Away</a> (Book 1.5)</li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/fearandlonginginlosangeles/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a> (Book 2)</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://findawayvoices.com/stark/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Findaway Voices</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.findawayvoices.com/let-it-snow-audiobook-event/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Let It Snow Audiobook Event</a> (Blog Post - Findaway)</li> <li><a href="http://markleslie.blogspot.com/2020/12/let-it-snow-audiobook-giveaway-2020.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mark's Blog Post about Let It Snow</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books2Read</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.draft2digital.com/markleslie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Draft2Digital</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/rIygU0SQYDs" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Payment Splitting Video Walk-Thru</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://markleslie.wufoo.com/forms/wide-for-the-win-submissions-form/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wide for the Win Submission Form</a></li> <li><a href="http://patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> </ul> 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>

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 166 - Wording Around with Kathy Mac and Neomi Iancu Haliva