EP 228 - Goals & Achievements Retrospective for 2021

<p>In this episode, Mark looks back at his 2021 goals and achievements, outlining the successes, the failures, and the unexpected.</p> <p>Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes and also shares a word about this episode's sponsor.</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>A high level overview of Mark's 2021 Goals</p> <p>Stated 2021 Goals</p> <p><strong>1 - Publish FEAR AND LONGING IN LOS ANGELES</strong><br /> <span style="color: #18a085;">(Completed Feb 2021)</span><br /> <span style="color: #18a085;">(In addition - Pub'd FRIGHT NIGHTS BIG CITY</span></p> <p><strong>2 - Publish WIDE FOR THE WIN</strong><br /> <span style="color: #18a085;">(Completed March 2021)</span> - had to push pub date back from Jan 26 to March 16</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>3 - Publish LOVER'S MOON</strong> (novelette/novella)</span><br /> <span style="color: #c0392b;">(Didn't do it)</span></p> <p><strong>4 - Stark Publishing Solutions - Unnamed book for writers</strong><br /> <span style="color: #18a085;">(Completed Aug 2021)</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>5 - Stark Publishing Solutions - Unnamed book 2 for writers</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #c0392b;">(Didn't do it)</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>6 - Publish SCREAMING SKULLS X</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #c0392b;">(Didn't do it)</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>7 - Publish GHOSTLY GANANOQUE X</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #c0392b;">(Didn't do it)</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>8 - Considering another anthology</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #c0392b;">(Didn't do it)</span></p> <p><strong>9 - Expanding Stark Publishing into something bigger</strong><br /> - <span style="color: #18a085;">Author A - One book (</span><span style="color: #18a085;">Sarah Kades - Kiss Me in the Rain)</span><br /> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: #c0392b;">- Author B - Delayed until 2022</span><br /> <span style="text-decoration: line-through; color: #c0392b;">- Author C - still a work in progress</span></p> <p><strong>10 - Special un-named project (Planes, Trains and Automobiles)</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #c0392b;">(Didn't do it)</span></p> <p>Mark also shares some of the high level %'s of his 2021 eBook income, including % of sales at Amazon, Kobo, Apple, B&amp;N, Google, and other places.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2021/12/17/episode-225-writing-personal-experience-in-fiction-with-ami-sands-brodoff/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">EP 225 - Writing Personal Experience in Fiction with Ami Sands Brodoff</a></li> <li>EP 226 - <a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2021/12/24/episode-226-reflective-round-table-december-2021/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Reflective Roundtable December 2021</a></li> <li>EP 227 - <a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2021/12/31/episode-227-publishing-trends-and-reflections-for-2022/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Publishing Trends & Reflections for 2022</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.findawayvoices.com/stark" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Findaway Voices</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.findawayvoices.com/what-you-can-control/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Findaway Voices Blog: What You Can Control</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/thecanadianmounted" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Canadian Mounted</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" rel="noopener" target="_blank">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</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> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lover's Moon</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <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>