Episode 100 – Another Publishing Industry First with Mark Dawson
Mark interviews international bestselling author Mark Dawson about his journey through publishing, his author support business and the ground-breaking publishing deal he just signed.
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Prior to the interview, Mark shares some comments left on previous episodes and via Twitter.
He also shares a word about the episode’s sponsor . . .
Learn more about Findaway VoicesIn his personal update, Mark talks about Canadian Thanksgiving, putting up Halloween decorations in the front yard and a new anthology, Cursed Collectibles, edited by Angela Eschler, that he has a story in.
In their conversation, the two Marks talk about:
Mark’s background as a lawyer prior to becoming a writer, and how he has benefited from the skills he learned thereThe kick in the pants Mark received back in 1999 that led to his entry into publishingThe surprisngly fast way he had found an agent and that agent had found a publisher for his first booksThe disappointing experience that came with having his print books appear in book shops and the two strikes that led to the end of that part of his writing careerHow John Milton was inspired by the original Equalizer television show staring Edward WoodwardWhen Mark’s indie writing journey began and the approximate 30 books he has published in that wayThe first time that Mark realized that writing could be a full-time endeavour – when the money he was earning from writing not only matched the money he was making working a full time job, but was more than double that amount for several months in a rowThe origin of the Self-Publishing Formula courses and podcastThe 2020 Self Publishing Conference that will be taking place in London prior to the London Book FairHow Mark is able to continue to write his novels as well as offer support to the writing community via his intimate networkThe ground-breaking joint-venture print-only deal that Mark recently signedThe 3-books a year release plan within this dealThe international element of the deal to get the books into stores in multiple countries
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After the interview, Mark reflects on the importance of this deal that Mark Dawson just signed and the significance it can have on publishing.
Links of Interest:
Mark Dawson’s Author Website Author Facebook PageTwitter Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing Formula The Self Publishing Show PodcastSelf Publishing Formula Courses Welbeck PublishingEpisode 99 – Getting Your Book Into LibrariesEpisode 97 – Ten Tips for Marketing and Making Money off Your Short FictionEpisode 87 – You, Your Book, and BookstoresEpisode 47 – In the Pilot’s Seat with James BlatchCursed Collectibles AnthologyEschler EditingSuperstars Writing Seminars The Don Hodge Memorial Scholarship StoryBundle – NaNo Writing ToolsFindaway VoicesPatreon for Stark Reflections
Mark Dawson was born in Lowestoft, in the UK. He has worked as a DJ, a door-to-door ice cream seller, factory hand and club promoter. He eventually trained as a lawyer and worked for ten years in the City of London and Soho, firstly pursuing money launderers around the world and then acting for celebrities suing newspapers for libel.
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Mark’s USA Today and Audible bestselling John Milton books involve a disgruntled British assassin who is trying – without much success – to put his past behind him. In order to atone for the blood on his hands he has decided to help those in need. His Beatrix Rose series follows the adventures of the most dangerous woman ever to serve at Her Majesty’s pleasure, and is currently in development for TV. The Soho Noir books, follow the glitz and glamour of criminal life in London’s West End from the 1940s to the present day.
Mark lives in Wiltshire with his wife and two young children.
