EP 375 - One Hand Kickstarting

<p>Mark shares some behind-the-scenes insights and helpful tips offered to him for his forthcoming Kickstarter.</p> <p>He also loses it briefly after discovering that 40 minutes of in depth and detailed recording was lost due to a tech issue with Audacity crashing.</p> <p>Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, welcomes a new patron, and introduces a word from this episode's sponsor.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://cruisingwriters.com/retreat/writing-cruise-7-day-western-caribbean-cruise-february-22-march-1-2025/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cruising Writers</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://cruisingwriters.com/retreat/writing-cruise-7-day-western-caribbean-cruise-february-22-march-1-2025/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="584" src="https://assets.libsyn.com/show/110600/CruisingWriters-PromoGraphic.png" width="563" /></a></p> <p>Mark's Kickstarter, coming very soon, is for the 20th Anniversary edition of his book One Hand Screaming.</p> <p><img alt="" height="338" src="//assets.libsyn.com/show/110600/Title_Image.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markleslie/one-hand-screaming-20-haunting-years" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's Kickstarter</a> (Preview link as of Aug 15, 2024)</li> <li><a href="https://fiddleheadpress.com/products/kickstarter-for-authors" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anthea L. Sharp's Kickstarter for Authors</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2024/08/09/episode-374-wmg-publishing-editor-round-table/"> EP 374 - WMG Publishing Editor Round Table</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2024/08/02/episode-373-musings-on-getting-a-masters-and-getting-married/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">EP 373 - Musings on Getting a Masters and Getting Married</a></li> <li>Kickstarter Episodes <ul> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2020/08/21/episode-149-killing-it-on-kickstarter-with-russell-nohelty/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">EP 149 - Russell Nohelty - Killing it on Kickstarter</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2023/10/10/episode-writing-the-shadow-with-joanna-penn/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">EP 327 - Joanna Penn - Writing the Shadow</a></li> <li><a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2024/04/26/episode-357-50-years-of-short-stories-with-kevin-j-anderson/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">EP 357 - Kevin J. 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