The first in a new series of "Reflective Round Table" discussions between Mark and a selection of patrons of the podcast.

This episode is sponsored by the patrons of the Stark Reflections podcast who support this podcast at:

https://patreon.com/starkreflections

In this episode, Mark chats with:

Matty Dalrymple
Shari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter)
Jeff Elkins
Kathy Mac

In their conversation Mark, Matt, Shari, Jeff, and Kathy talk about

The importance of a strong narrative question/theme for a book and/or series
Different planning processes as we hurtle toward 2022
Timelines/stressors/deadlines where editorial input is shortchanged
And a few other things in between

Links of Interest:

Matty Dalrymple
Shari Decter Hirst (writing as Sherilyn Decter)
Jeff Elkins
Kathy Mac
The Dialogue Doctor
The Indy Author
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 & Bookstores
Wide for the Win
Mark's Canadian Werewolf 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