Michelle Rowen's guest appearances

Michelle Rowen

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

Morgan Rhodes

Mark interview Michelle Rowen/Morgan Rhodes about her different pen names, the genres she writes, her publishing journey, and her latest novel, ECHOES &amp; EMPIRES. Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update that includes devastating news of the loss of a writer friend, along with some good news related to his writing, the results of a recent Chirp audiobook promotion, 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. In their conversation, Mark and Michelle talk about:  ECHOES AND EMPIRES, Michelle's new alt-world fantasy under the name Morgan Rhodes Michelle's thoughts on the difference between her Michelle Rowen and Morgan Rhodes pseudonyms and the different genres under each Being inspired by Buffy's drama, action, and humor The "fallen princess" phase or theme that keeps coming up in her writing lately The way the covers properly and effectively highlight the genre similarities and differences Michelle's prolific 4 to 5 books a year era when she was writing her paranormal chick-lit style lighter Michelle Rowen books, and how that changed to 1 book a year working on the Fallen Kingdoms titles The lead time on trad publishing and how it differs from indie publishing Getting her first starred review from School Library Journal The challenge of not revealing the many plot twists in her novels when she talks about them with media Getting rights back on some of her previously traditionally published titles and the steps and work involved in re-launching them, including having to re-edit them based on updated "sensitivity" perspectives Michelle's dreams of being a writer (Romancing the Stone) versus the reality Her discovery of the power of plotting (verses pantsing) Advice Michelle would give to new writers Michelle's take on "write what you know" And more...    After the interview Mark reflects on Michelle's dedication to her fans and her professionalism. Links of Interest:  Morgan Rhodes  Facebook Twitter Tumblr Instagram   Michelle Rowen  Twitter Facebook Pinterest Instagram BookBub   EP 228 - EP 227 - Publishing Trends &amp; Reflections for 2022 EP 168 - Writing Your Way to Paradise with David Farland Kobo Writing Life Podcast EP 50 - David Farland Findaway Voices  Chirp Listing for Canadian Werewolf series   Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover Contest WINNER TikTok FEAR AND LONGING IN LOS ANGELES Giveaway video The Canadian Mounted Patreon for Stark Reflections 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      Morgan Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of the YA high fantasy Falling Kingdoms series, and loves to write about the epic adventures of the quirky, interesting characters who inhabit her imagination. She also writes as Michelle Rowen, a bestselling and award-winning author of over two dozen novels. A former graphic designer drawn to sparkly objects and fancy handbags, Morgan lives in Ontario, Canada, where she maintains a very healthy belief in all things magical. Her latest novel is Echoes and Empires, a young adult alt-world fantasy published by Razorbill 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 

Mark interview Michelle Rowen/Morgan Rhodes about her different pen names, the genres she writes, her publishing journey, and her latest novel, ECHOES &amp; EMPIRES. Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update that includes devastating news of the loss of a writer friend, along with some good news related to his writing, the results of a recent Chirp audiobook promotion, 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>. In their conversation, Mark and Michelle talk about: <ul> <li>ECHOES AND EMPIRES, Michelle's new alt-world fantasy under the name Morgan Rhodes</li> <li>Michelle's thoughts on the difference between her Michelle Rowen and Morgan Rhodes pseudonyms and the different genres under each</li> <li>Being inspired by Buffy's drama, action, and humor</li> <li>The "fallen princess" phase or theme that keeps coming up in her writing lately</li> <li>The way the covers properly and effectively highlight the genre similarities and differences</li> <li>Michelle's prolific 4 to 5 books a year era when she was writing her paranormal chick-lit style lighter Michelle Rowen books, and how that changed to 1 book a year working on the Fallen Kingdoms titles</li> <li>The lead time on trad publishing and how it differs from indie publishing</li> <li>Getting her first starred review from School Library Journal</li> <li>The challenge of not revealing the many plot twists in her novels when she talks about them with media</li> <li>Getting rights back on some of her previously traditionally published titles and the steps and work involved in re-launching them, including having to re-edit them based on updated "sensitivity" perspectives</li> <li>Michelle's dreams of being a writer (Romancing the Stone) versus the reality</li> <li>Her discovery of the power of plotting (verses pantsing)</li> <li>Advice Michelle would give to new writers</li> <li>Michelle's take on "write what you know"</li> <li>And more...</li> </ul> After the interview Mark reflects on Michelle's dedication to her fans and her professionalism. Links of Interest: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.morganrhodes.net/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Morgan Rhodes</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MorganRhodesYA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MorganRhodesYA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://morganrhodes.tumblr.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganrhodesya/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="http://www.michellerowen.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Michelle Rowen</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/michellerowen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/michellerowenbooks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/michellerowen/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganrhodesya/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/michelle-rowen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">BookBub</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>EP 228 -</li> <li>EP 227 - <a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2021/12/31/episode-227-publishing-trends-and-reflections-for-2022/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Publishing Trends &amp; Reflections for 2022</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2020/12/18/episode-168-writing-your-way-to-paradise-with-david-farland/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">EP 168 - Writing Your Way to Paradise with David Farland</a></li> <li><a href="https://kobowritinglife.com/2016/02/17/kobo-writing-life-podcast-episode-051-david-farland/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kobo Writing Life Podcast EP 50 - David Farland</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.findawayvoices.com/stark" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Findaway Voices</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.chirpbooks.com/series/canadian-werewolf-audiobooks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chirp Listing for Canadian Werewolf series</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://kobowritinglife.com/2022/01/10/2021-kwl-indie-cover-contest-and-the-winner-is/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover Contest WINNER</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@markleslielefebvre/video/7052416486081563910?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id7042649451656627717" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok FEAR AND LONGING IN LOS ANGELES Giveaway video</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/thecanadianmounted" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Canadian Mounted</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</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> </ul> </li> </ul> Morgan Rhodes is the New York Times bestselling author of the YA high fantasy Falling Kingdoms series, and loves to write about the epic adventures of the quirky, interesting characters who inhabit her imagination. She also writes as Michelle Rowen, a bestselling and award-winning author of over two dozen novels. A former graphic designer drawn to sparkly objects and fancy handbags, Morgan lives in Ontario, Canada, where she maintains a very healthy belief in all things magical. Her latest novel is Echoes and Empires, a young adult alt-world fantasy published by Razorbill Books. 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>

EP 229 - The Multiple Genres and Publishing Paths of Michelle Rowen/Morgan Rhodes