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EP 486 - Seeing The World Metaphorically with Melissa Heathers

EP 486 - Seeing The World Metaphorically with Melissa Heathers

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In this solo episode Mark reads Chapter 5 (The Beautiful Mess: On Failure, Mistakes, and the Gift of Getting It Wrong) from his book STARK REALITIES: Stacked-up Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know About the Business of Writing and Publishing. Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by an affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK10 at checkout and save 10% off your own personalized report. In their conversation, Mark and Melissa talk about: Melissa's first book (Dear Ego, Dear Heart), which was published Dec 24, 2024 as a Christmas gift to herselfThe questions that came next, including "What do I do to make this book visible?"Being told in high school by a teacher that Melissa had a talent for writingThe transcendence that came as the results of the side-effects from a horrible car accidentThe Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and how it inspired Melissa to write poetry that explores the inner dualitySeeing the world metaphoricallySome of the strategies that Melissa had to employWhat Book Crawl is and how it first startedThe initial name Melissa had for this showWhat Melissa's show is like, and how it's different than a podcastA mistake Melissa made leveraging AI to generate images for a kids' bookThe artist/designer that Melissa ended up using for the final projectThe visibility summit that Melissa was participating in during the summer of 2026Advice Melissa would offer to other authorsAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on the importance of teachers in recognizing the talents and skills of students, and the impact a small gesture can have on someone's creative life. Links of Interest: Melissa's websiteThe Book CrawlThe 2026 Aurora Awards (livestream Sunday Aug 9, 2026 at 5 PM Eastern) 2022 Aurora Awards Opening Schtick/Cold Open2023 Aurora Awards Opening Schtick/Cold Open2024 Aurora Awards Opening Schtick/Cold Open2025 Aurora Awards Opening Schtick/Cold Open Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link - use MARK10 to save 10%)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsMark's YouTube channelElevenLabs (AI Voice Generation - Affiliate link)Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)Stark Realities BookAn Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsWide for the WinGhost Stories of the Great LakesMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the BuildingOnce Bitten (Novella) The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas VacationI Think It's A Sign That The Pun Also Rises Melissa Heathers is the author of Dear Ego, Dear Heart, a heartfelt collection that explores the inner conversation between the ego and the heart. Through poetry and reflection, her writing speaks to healing, self-love, emotional truth, and the courage it takes to come home to yourself. The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast ("Laser Groove") was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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