Stark Reflections On Writing And Publishing

Mark interviews author, songwriter, musician, and podcaster Aaron Palmer. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word from this episode's sponsor. Learn more about this self-publishing/WIDE-publishing focused cruise.   In their interview Mark and Aaron talk about:   Aaron being tested at an early age and it being determined that he had perfect pitch Picking up a guitar for the first time around 6th grade The first big concert he saw when he was in 5th grade was Van Halen - and he was convinced he wanted to do that A time in life when ambitions outweighed abilities How playing the guitar came pretty naturally to Aaron Being a pretty avid reader when he was growing up, consuming almost anything he could get his hands on The writing of Michael Crichton and the very cinematic way he had of writing prose Being in college and having a professor suggest he change his major to English Beginning to write short fiction shortly after that Aaron's podcast Native Tong