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1) Subscribe to the Mark Leslie Newsletter (For Readers) or the Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Newsletter (for Writers)

2) Stark Reflections Podcastweekly podcast about the business of writing & publishing, which includes personal updates.

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NEWSROOM

Forthcoming Appearances

——– 2025 ——–

  • Feb 4, 2025 – BOOK RELEASE – New Short Story in Anthology WEIRD WILDERNESS: A Cryptid Bestiary, edited by Lisa Mangum with Jessica Guernsey. Story: “On the Trail of the Swamp Soggon.”
  • Feb 5, 2025 – 7:00 PM – In Person Book Launch (Colorado Springs, CO) – Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Arapaho Room, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Road, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • Feb 5, 2025 to Feb 9, 2025 – (Colorado Springs, CO) – Superstars Writing Seminars – Speaker and MC
    • Presentations/Panels/1:1 Mentoring
      • Feb 6, 2025 – Guerilla Marketing for Indies (Panel)
      • Feb 6, 2025 – Making The Most of Digital and In Person Handselling (Presentation)
      • Feb 6, 2025 – Career Counseling (Mentoring)
      • Feb 7, 2025 – The Economics of Self-Publishing (Panel)
      • Feb 7, 2024 – Author Branding for Success (Presentation)
      • Feb 7, 2025 – Career Counseling (Mentoring)
      • Feb 7, 2025 – Writers of the Future (Panel)
      • Feb 8, 2025 – How to Sell Books Directly to Your Readers (Panel)
      • Feb 8, 2025 – Career Counseling (Mentoring)
      • Feb 8, 2025 – A Baker’s Dozen: 13 Lucky Ways Authors Can Leverage Draft2Digital Tools & Resources for Writing Success (Presentation)
      • Feb 8, 2025 – Horror: Scaring Up An Audience (Panel)
  • Feb 22, 2025 to March 1, 2025 – (Galveston, TX – Departing Port) – Cruising Writers 7 Day Western Caribbean Cruise. Mark is a featured speaker on this cruise. (Follow link to book your ticket!) (The cruise was, unfortunately cancelled)
  • April 7 to 11, Writers of the Future, (Los Angeles, CA)
  • April 25, to 27, 2025 – Toronto Indie Author Conference (Toronto, ON)
    • Presentations/Workshops
      • Author Branding (Presentation)
      • A Hands-On Approach to Working with Libraries and Bookstores (Workshop)

Previous appearances, interviews, talks on radio, television, podcasts, publications, etc.

2025

2024

Previous Events – 2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

CHCH Morning Live Appearance Talking About Haunted Hospitals – Oct 2017

OLDER MEDIA LINKS/APPEARANCES

A Super Brief History of Publishing. Clip from a keynote given at Writers of the Future in Los Angeles, 2014 (Approx 2 mins)

Reflections on Digital Publishing – Interview Clips from Ontario Writers Conference (2013) -(Approx 4 mins)

“Getting Publishing with Mark Leslie” – (The Writing Show Podcast) 

11 Episodes from Oct 9, 2006 to June 3, 2010 – Following the progress of the early part of the first draft of A CANADIAN WEREWOLF IN NEW YORK

http://www.writingshow.com/articles/reality_shows/indexes/seriesindexML.html

This is an excellent series to listen to if you are a writer who has been struggling to get that first book finished. It might help you see that you’re not the only one who has suffered and struggled. It’s tough and it’s a lot of work, and sometimes it takes a lot of effort to overcome the things that prevent you from finishing that book. (And you can see, in the 4+ years that these episodes span, I found virtually every excuse in the book)