Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing

Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing

Believing In Yourself When Nobody Else Will

The value of persistence, and propping up the passionate creator

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Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Aug 17, 2026
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This weekend at When Words Collide (a fantastic annual Calgary, Alberta conference) I did a panel-style collaborative talk with my good friend Robert J. Sawyer on the topic of An Author’s Guide to Longevity and Adapting to the Changing Publishing Landscape.

I think it was an appropriate topic for both of us, as we’ve been published authors for a combined…

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