<description>&lt;p&gt;In this solo episode, Mark reads from &lt;a href= "https://starkreflections.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-upload-your-book-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;an article&lt;/a&gt; that he recently shared on the Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Substack page.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This is be Part 2 of a two-part series of episodes. (See &lt;a href="https://starkreflections.ca/2025/12/12/episode-448-when-your-writing-gets-rejected-a-gazillion-times/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Part 1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Prior to the main content of this episode, Mark shares a personal update, comments from  recent episodes, and a word from this episode's sponsor.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/show/110600/7PsDigitalBundle.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="453" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode is sponsored by &lt;strong&gt;The 7 P's of Publishing Success&lt;/strong&gt; by Mark Leslie Lefebvre, which you can download in eBook and/or Audiobook format for free at &lt;a href= "https://books.bookfunnel.com/The7PsFree"&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links of Interest:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://starkreflections.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-upload-your-book-and"&gt; Article: The Myth of "Upload Your Book And They Will Come": Why PATIENCE AND PRACTICE matter just as much for self-published authors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Article: &lt;a href= "https://starkreflections.substack.com/p/when-your-writing-gets-rejected-a" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;When Your Writing Gets Rejected "A Gazillion" Times: Why PATIENCE and PRACTICE are two of the hallmarks of publishing success&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;EP 446 - &lt;a href= "https://starkreflections.ca/2025/12/05/episode-447-the-future-of-hybrid-publishing-with-j-d-barker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Future of Hybrid Publishing with J.D. 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Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

Mark Leslie Lefebvre

EP 449 - The Myth of "Upload Your Book And They Will Come"

DEC 15, 202546 MIN
Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing

EP 449 - The Myth of "Upload Your Book And They Will Come"

DEC 15, 202546 MIN

Description

In this solo episode, Mark reads from an article that he recently shared on the Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Substack page. This is be Part 2 of a two-part series of episodes. (See Part 1) Prior to the main content of this episode, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by The 7 P's of Publishing Success by Mark Leslie Lefebvre, which you can download in eBook and/or Audiobook format for free at this link. Links of Interest: Article: The Myth of "Upload Your Book And They Will Come": Why PATIENCE AND PRACTICE matter just as much for self-published authors Article: When Your Writing Gets Rejected "A Gazillion" Times: Why PATIENCE and PRACTICE are two of the hallmarks of publishing success EP 446 - The Future of Hybrid Publishing with J.D. Barker EP 445 - Overcoming The Self Sabotage From Buried Trauma with Andrea Torrey Balsara Manuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link - use MARK10 to save 10%) Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Mark's YouTube channel ElevenLabs (AI Voice Generation - Affiliate link) Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup) An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City Only Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation I Think It's A Sign That The Pun Also Rises 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