EP 342 - Publishing Trend Reflections for 2024

<p>In this special bonus solo episode, Mark shares some reflections about recent publishing trends.</p> <p>Prior to the main content, Mark welcomes new patron Donn King, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor, the <a href="https://patreon.com/starkreflections">patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="489" src="//assets.libsyn.com/show/110600/StarkReflectionsonWritingandPublishing_NEWLOGO_Patreon.jpg" width="388" /></a></p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Written Word Media Publishing Trends Posts <ul> <li><a href="https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-10-publishing-trends-for-2024/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2024</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-10-publishing-trends-for-2023/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2023</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-eight-publishing-industry-trends-for-2022/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2022</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-top-ten-2020-publishing-industry-trends-every-author-needs-to-know/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2020</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/howlinggoodstory" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to Write a Howling Good Story</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1462411" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Smashwords link</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/special-discount-96332140">Patron Coupon for 75% off</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2024/01/05/episode-340-personality-passion-presentation-and-persistence-with-todd-fahnestock/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">EP 340 - Personality, Passion, Presentation, and Persistence with Todd Fahnestock</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2018/03/16/episode-11-the-power-of-free-with-musician-and-composer-kevin-macleod/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">EP 011 - The Power of Free With Musician and Composer Kevin MacLeod</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmU_h2xasJI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/markleslie" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://juliewroteabook.com/category/podcast-all/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Best Book Ever Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://loversmoon.ca" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lovers Moon Podcast</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> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hex and the City</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></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>