Episode 267 – Why Publishing Needs a Makeover with Rebecca Eckler

Mark interviews Rebecca Eckler, journalist, bestselling author and the founder of RE: Books.

Prior to the main segment, Mark shares a personal update, reads listener comments, and announces the patron winner of the Dialogue Doctor Masterclass.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

During their conversation Mark and Rebecca talk about about:

The concept of retirement when it relates to writingFeeling “done” after publishing 10 books with the big publishing housesThe concept of helping younger aspiring female authorsHaters being a person’s best motivatorWhile Rebecca believes that publishing needs a makeoverSpending an afternoon outside a bookstore in order to better understand why people purchased the books they picked up that dayThe pathetically low average advances that are being offered by publishers and how Rebecca is using a different modelThe features that Rebecca includes on her blog/newsletterRebecca’s focus on wanting to help prop up Canadian female authorsHosting the annual #writeaway summer contestHow most traditional publishers do all the work preparing a book but only publicize a handful of their booksAnd more…

After the interview Mark reflects on Rebecca’s focus on readers and propping up Canadian female authors, and the fixin’ that is needed in the publishing industry.

Links of Interest:

Rebecca’s WebsiteRebecca – FacebookRebecca – TwitterThe Dialogue DoctorSept 10, 2022 – Dialogue MasterClassEP 266 – “Let’s Talk Dialogue With Jeff Elkins,” He Said ReflectivelyEP 262 – Rambling Hometown ReflectionsBuy Mark a CoffeeSell More Books Show – EP 439 (Mark as guest co-host)Patreon for Stark ReflectionsBest Book Ever PodcastLovers Moon PodcastThe Relaxed AuthorBuy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook DirectPublishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover’s MoonThe Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles

In addition to being one of Canada’s most well-known journalists, Rebecca Eckler is an international bestselling author. She’s penned 10 books, including the famous Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-Be, Wiped! Life with a Pint-Sized Dictator, Toddlers Gone Wild, How to Raise a Boyfriend, Mommy Mob, and her most recent success, Blissfully Blended Bullsh*t.

Eckler lives in Toronto with her two kids: Rowan and Holt. When she’s not writing or working on re:books, you can find her sharing her brutally honest opinions on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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