EP 443 - Strategies for Short Fiction

<p>This bonus episode of the Stark Reflections Podcast is a recording of a Nov 10, 2025 live chat that Mark did with Matty Dalrymple and Angelique Fawns talking about strategies for short fiction.</p> <p>The conversation was based on content from Mark and Matty's 2nd Edition release of <strong>Taking the Short Tack: <a href="https://books2read.com/shorttack" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Creating Income & Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction</em></a></strong> and Angelique's <a href="https://angeliquemfawns.substack.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Writing and Selling Short Stories with Angelique Fawns</strong></a> Substack.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox4mKErWFXQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Strategies for Short Fiction</a> (YouTube)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AuthorLevelUp/videos" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Author Level Up - Michael La Ronn's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li>EP 440 - <a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2025/10/24/episode-440-behind-the-scenes-of-the-podcast-guest-playbook-with-matty-dalrymple/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Behind the Scenes of the Podcast Guest Playbook with Matty Dalrymple</a></li> <li>EP 382 - <a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2024/10/04/episode-382/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">From Page to Platform with Matty Dalrymple and M.L. Ronn</a></li> <li>EP 306 - <a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2023/05/26/ep-306-finding-markets-for-short-fiction-with-angelique-fawns/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Finding Short Fiction Markets with Angelique Fawns</a></li> <li><a href="https://manuscriptreport.com/?atp=mark" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Manuscript Report</a> (Mark's affiliate link)</li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://try.elevenlabs.io/starkreflections">ElevenLabs</a> (AI Voice Generation - Affiliate link)</li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" rel="noopener" target="_blank">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</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> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Only Monsters in the Building</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> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Merry Christmas! 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