Episodes: 496
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: < 100
Listener location: Australia
YouTube: 1.2k subscribers
Instagram: 2.8k followers
Publicly listed emails
lefebvre.markleslie@gmail.com
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Mark Leslie Lefebvre - Writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate, professional speaker, and publishing consultant focused on the writing and publishing industry.
Ann Charles - Building A Writing Career, Submitting Manuscripts, Balancing Writing With Life, Pull Marketing, Patreon, Youtube, Storytelling, And Co-authoring.
Liz May Anderson - A Post-mortem On Co-hosting And Producing The 2026 Aurora Awards, Including Reflections On The Livestream Broadcast.
Melissa Heathers - Writing Poetry, Personal Transformation, Book Visibility, Book Crawl, Creative Strategies, Artificial Intelligence In Book Production, And Advice For Authors.
EP 495 - A Live Chat with Juliette N. Banks
October 09, 2026
Mark interviews Juliette N. Banks via a chat that was livestreamed to YouTube on Thursday October 7, 2026 at 7 PM Eastern. You can watch the video here: https://youtube.com/live/uGxilXgnAuw?feature=share Links of Interest: Juliette N. Banks Website A Book in Hand (Main Weblink with Kickstarter link on it - for late pledges) Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link - use MARK10 to save 10%) Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Mark's YouTube channel ElevenLabs (AI Voice Generation ...
EP 494 - Whales, Comic Books, Horror, and the Power of Community with Angela Yuriko Smith
October 02, 2026
Mark interviews Angela Yuriko Smith, a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author, editor, educator, and publisher. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, welcomes a new patron, and offers a word about this episode's sponsors. This episode is sponsored in part by an affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK10 at checkout and save 10% off your own personalized report. In their conversation, Mark and Angela talk about: The origin of the t...
EP 493 - Reflections on Spines, Thumbnails, and Showing Up
September 25, 2026
In this solo episode Mark shares a couple of recent articles that share perspectives of the logistics related to "spine marketing" and "thumbnail marketing." This episode is sponsored in part by... Mark's forthcoming book A BOOK IN HAND. Click here to get to the Kickstarter listing and be notified when the Kickstarter for the book goes live in mid September 2026. This episode is also sponsored in part by: An affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK10 at checkout and save 10% off y...
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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing is hosted by Mark Leslie Lefebvre. Its publicly listed email is lefebvre.markleslie@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed email for Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing: lefebvre.markleslie@gmail.com.
Podseeker estimates Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Published authors, emerging authors with a distinctive writing or publishing journey, booksellers, publishing consultants, digital-publishing professionals, and organizers or participants in literary awards and author events. Common among recent guests: Published books; USA Today bestseller status; Participation in literary awards or author events. Recent guests include Ann Charles, Liz May Anderson, and Melissa Heathers.
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