Read Colin Barnes' Article on How our Book "Killing My Boss" Came About

Back in the early 2000s a group of authors began podcasting their novels. Mark was one of them, and very successful he was too. I was writing some bits and pieces at the time, and Mark along with a couple of other authors (Scott Sigler and Matt Selznick) were my inspiration to get it finished. I did attempt to podcast the novel, but realised it wasn't my calling. I much preferred writing to recording, so I continued to follow with interest the progress of these early trailblazers and I kept on writing, getting a little lost along the way, as well as myriad mental issues.

It was when Mark started podcasting non-fictional 'sermons' as Reverend MYN that I began to have an on-going discourse with him. He raised many salient points about the problems of pursuing creative passions, and how to find one's calling. His advice and experiences hit a nerve with me and we became 'internet pals' sharing information and conversation on the subject via email and facebook.

 

Read the rest of Colin's Article over at his blog