Stark Reflections On Writing And Publishing

Mark interviews Sudbury area writers Matthew Del Papa and Vera Constantineau. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a few listener comments reminds listeners about sending THEIR reflections for forthcoming Episode 300, provides a personal update and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your audiobooks distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During the interview, Mark, Mat and Vera talk about: Vera and Mat's backgrounds as writers How humor is always going to show up in almost anything that Vera writes Haibun Poetry, which is a form that combines haiku and with prose poem Mat's very first book of "railroad stories" and how a lot of his work is focused on his home town of Capreol, Ontario What's funny about disability? How humor can be a coping mechanism for dealing with frustration Vera's love of poetry and fascination with Japanese forms of writing How poetry is a way of giving the shortest word picture imag