EP 202 - Publishers and Predators

<p>Mark shares an early draft excerpt from his forthcoming August 2021 book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093TC368J" rel="noopener" target="_blank">PUBLISHING PITFALLS FOR AUTHORS</a>. Specifically he talks about <strong>Publishers</strong> and <strong>Predators</strong> and the things that authors need to be careful to look out for.</p> <p><img alt="" height="346" src="https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/110600/PublishingPitfalls.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="224" /></p> <p>Prior to the main content, Mark shares some comments from a recent Patreon only rant episode he recently released talking about unprofessional author behavior and promises to release an edited and slightly modified version into the regular feed in the near future.</p> <p>He thanks his patrons for the feedback on that episode as well as helping him realize that the learning and insights would be valuable to the greater author community.</p> <p>He then shares a word from this episode's sponsor.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices.</p> <div class="style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer"> <p><strong><img alt="" height="159" src="https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/110600/FindawayVoicesLogo.png" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="318" /></strong>You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/53872415" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A Rant on Unprofessional Author Behavior</a> (Patron link)</li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/publishingpitfalls" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Relaxed Author</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color" /> <p><em>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" target="_blank">www.incompetech.com</a></em> <em>and is Licensed under</em> Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Attribution 3.0</a></p> </div> <p> </p>