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EP 397 - In It For The Creativity and Compassion with Ron Vitale
- 2025/01/17
- 再生時間： 53 分
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Mark interviews Ron Vitale about his writing, and his recent unflinching and honest looks at his writing income versus expenses. Prior to the interview, Mark talks about wanting to hear from listeners on THEIR reflections via an online form or via a few Zoom hangouts (see more info here) for forthcoming Episode 400. Mark also shares comments, a personal update and word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Superstars Writing Seminars: Teaching you the business of being a writer which takes place Feb 6 through 9, 2025 in Colorado Springs, CO. Use code: MARK1592 to get $100 off your registration. In their conversation Mark and Ron talk about: Ron growing up in an environment where a family member stuggled with alcoholism and then learning how to heal from some of the trauma experienced in his pastThe 2020 lockdown blog posts that Ron wrote and shared in order to help others who might be dealing with that and giving back to the communityThe four "Let Go And Be Free" books he released that were derived from that blog contentWriting his first short fiction at the age of 9 and his first novel at 16Ron's Masters degree and how his topic related to traumaHow to date Ron's best success as an author has been with his "Let Go and Be Free: 100 Daily Reflections for Adult Children of Alcoholics" booksShooting for 365 reflections for his books, but ending up with 400The value in creating content thinking of the benefit to himself as well as others, and how that worked out extremely well because of the way it hit with the correct audienceHow Ron's fiction titles dealt with most of the same issues, but that they ended up hitting different with the audiencesMaking a decision of what he needs to let go of in order to make more space for focusing on what he wants to do as a writerThe five different fiction series that Ron has written, including a Cinderella fairy tale-inspired series, and a Were-whale series inspired by Moby DickRon's start in indie writing in 2009 and publishing in 2011Why Ron has consistently shared such an honest and unflinching look at the economics of his own publishing journeySharing his annual numbers for about 10 years and how only two of those years were ones where he earned more than he spentHow 2024 was a "non-marketing-spending" year for Ron as an important experimentThe elements of the filter that most people put on before they share something publicly or on social media'The regular habits that Ron says make an important differenceBeing touched by a personal message from a reader who appreciated one of Ron's audiobooks and how it moved herHow Ron isn't in writing just for the money, but for so many other reasonsAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on a few things Ron said and also shares a special offer to listeners in support of both Ron and the Stark Reflections community, thanks to Mark's coffee buddy Nikki Guerlain. Links of Interest: Ron Vitale's Website Ron's Blog: What I Learned About Indie Publishing in 2024What I Learned About Indie Publishing in 2023What I Learned About Indie Publishing in 20222021 Year End Wrap Up: Full Sales and Expenses EP 396 - Waubgeshig Rice on Community, Publishing, and The Creative JourneyEP 395 - Rants and Reflections From the Road on 2024 Sales SharingForm for Listener Reflections for Episode 400Patreon Article with Zoom Hangout Links (for Episode 400 Listener Reflections)Superstars Writing SeminarsBuy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds Mark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark'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 Building 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 Vacation 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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