by Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Perspectives and reflections on the writing and publishing life. Mark Leslie Lefebvre, a writer, bookseller, digital publishing advocate, professional speaker, and publishing consultant explores inclusive and collaborative opportunities for writers and book publishing professionals via interviews, discussions, and reflections about the industry. (Mark's personal website is www.markleslie.ca)
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April 25, 2025
<p>In this solo episode, Mark talks about the importance of indie bookstores to the local community and what he is doing as an author to help support/promote indie bookstores on April 26, 2025, Independent Bookstore Day.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by Draft2Digital.</p> <p><a href="https://d2d.tips/printday"><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/110600/D2DPrint_TempThumbnail.png" alt="" width="600" height="338" /></a></p> <p>Check out the full day of PRINT BOOKS FOR INDIE AUTHORS videos <a href="https://d2d.tips/printday" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.indiebookstores.ca/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Canadian Indie Bookstores</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.indiebookstores.ca/cibd/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian Independent Bookstore Day</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Indiebound: <a href= "https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Independent Bookstore Day</a> (US)</li> <li><a href="https://bookshop.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Bookshop.org</a></li> <li><a href= "https://markleslie.wufoo.com/forms/independent-bookstore-day/">Mark's Form for Readers Supporting Indie Bookstores</a></li> <li>T. Thorn Coyle links: <ul> <li>Essay: <a href= "https://thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/re-humanizing-each-other" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Rehumanizing each other</a></li> <li>Podcast: <a href= "https://youtu.be/8a6dR04kAQM?si=HQYiuk-5Jwf0P7O-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Magic, Creativity, and Life</a></li> <li>Essay on <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/community-125935802" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Community Prosperity, Community Health</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.thebookfest.com/programming/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The BookFest 2025</a> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/live/14kFcqnZHxo?si=S8E61cIPs36sP7TV&t=913" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Video with Mark's Keynote</a> (Video is for full day)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Draft2Digital <a href="https://d2d.tips/printday" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">PRINT BOOKS FOR INDIE AUTHORS</a></li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hex and the City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Only Monsters in the Building</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</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>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href= "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Attribution 3.0</a></p>
April 18, 2025
<p>Mark has a conversation with award winning writer and veteran journalist Janice Landryabout her seventh book, <strong>Every Little Thing: How Small Acts of Kindness Make a Big Impact</strong>, her 2023 diagnosis of Lyme disease which was part of the inspiration for this book, Janice's life as a writer, how having lived adjacent to the ocean in Canada's East Coast has impacted her creative spirit, and so much more.<br /> <br /></p> <p>Prior to the interview Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes and reads a word about two Canadian conferences taking place at the end of April 2026: <a href= "https://torontoindieauthorcon.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Toronto Indie Author Conference</a> and <a href= "https://www.gritlit.ca/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">GritLIT</a>. (You can use code <strong>gritLITfriends</strong> at checkout to save 25% off the cost of registration).</p> <p>Mark and Janice talk about:</p> <ul> <li>Being of the generation that spent their entire summer days outside and not-connected to anything except friends and the world around them</li> <li>The old school-style desk Janice had when she was young and starting to write which was shoved up against a window that looked out on the ocean</li> <li>Telling herself fictional stories to amuse herself when she was young</li> <li>The ocean being one of the single biggest factors on Janice's creative life</li> <li>The importance of Janice's 2022 book EYE OF THE OCEAN</li> <li>Why it's priceless that we create and share Canadian stories</li> <li>How so much of what we do is about all of the people who help us in our achievements and why it's one of the core messages in Janice's latest book</li> <li>The dramatically debilitating side-effects of Lyme disease</li> <li>Why small acts of kindness and sharing uplifting and positive stories is so important</li> <li>The tiny thing (a tick) that ended up inspiring Janice to write the book EVERY LITTLE THING</li> <li>Importance messages of hope and that you're not alone, which come from the book</li> <li>A very special note that a teacher gave to Janice when she was 10 years old, and why she carried it around for fifty years</li> <li>Advice Janice would offer to beginning writers</li> <li>And more . . .</li> </ul> <p>After the interview Mark reflects on three different things that came up in the discussion.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.janicelandry.ca/">Janice Landry Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pottersfieldpress.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pottersfield Press</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1245193861359/?discount=gritLITfriends" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GritLIT Special 25% Discount Registration Link</a></li> <li>Draft2Digital <a href="https://d2d.tips/printday" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">PRINT BOOKS FOR INDIE AUTHORS</a></li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hex and the City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Only Monsters in the Building</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Janice Landry</strong> has won four national awards for her writing and work. In March 2025,<br /> Halifax West MP Lena Metlege Diab presented Janice with the King Charles III<br /> Coronation Medal from the Government of Canada for her body of work, books, and<br /> longtime mental health advocacy.</p> <p>Janice is a veteran journalist and proud Haligonian. In May 2025, she released her<br /> seventh book, Every Little Thing – how small acts of kindness make a big impact,<br /> following her 2023 Lyme disease diagnosis. Janice has since fully recovered and wrote<br /> this “small book with big messages” to thank society’s many and varied helpers,<br /> including some of her own. Janice’s longtime publisher is Nova Scotia’s Pottersfield<br /> Press. Her last two books, Eye of the Ocean and Silver Linings, were both bestsellers.</p> <p>Janice’s biggest inspiration is her family, husband, Rob, and daughter, Laura. Through<br /> her writing, she also honours her late parents, Baz and Theresa. Janice began writing<br /> longform non-fiction to tell the gripping story of her firefighter father’s national Medal of<br /> Bravery for his part in the near-death rescue of an infant from a harrowing 1978 Halifax<br /> house fire.</p> <p> </p> <hr class= "wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color" /> <p>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href= "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Attribution 3.0</a></p>
April 10, 2025
<p>On Wednesday April 9, 2025, Mark had a pizza lunch at Lucifers Pizza on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. It was a place recommended by friend of the podcast Nikki Guerlain.</p> <p>In addition to agreeing that this was fantastic pizza (with wonderful staff), Mark, Kevin, and Rob had a conversation about Writers of the Future, and various aspects about the business of writing and publishing.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sfwriter.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Robert J. Sawyer's Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordfire.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Kevin J. Anderson's Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://writersofthefuture.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Writers of the Future Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.luciferspizza.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Lucifers Pizza Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/markleslie">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href= "https://starkreflections.ca/2024/03/29/episode-353-tao-wong-on-the-toronto-indie-author-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EP 353 - Tao Wong on The Toronto Indie Author Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl3VSTcQaRs" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Alex Lifeson's Speech on Behalf of Rush at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtube.com/markleslielefebvre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mark's YouTube channel</a></li> <li><a href="http://eepurl.com/dHJhK1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href= "https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hex and the City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/onlymonstersinthebuilding" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Only Monsters in the Building</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/diehardtrivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/christmasvacation" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</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>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">www.incompetech.com</a> and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By <a href= "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Attribution 3.0</a></p>
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