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EP 422 - Writing, Humor, and Teaching with Patrick MacPhee

EP 422 - Writing, Humor, and Teaching with Patrick MacPhee

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 Mark interviews Patrick MacPhee, teacher and Writers of the Future award-winning author about his love of reading, writing, and helping to inspire students. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode's sponsor: This episode is sponsored by an affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK5 at checkout and save $5.00 off your own personalized report. In the interview, Mark and Patrick talk about: Patrick's experience reading Fellowship of the Rings when he was rather young and how it impacted him in a profound wayThe impact on the mind and imagination when reading something really slowlyHow when you're a kid you play in a specific way when experiencing new thingsSeeing speculative fiction as having that additional special spice that enhances a regular dishThe five-book epic fantasy series that Patrick mapped out years ago (and which he recently finished writing book one of)Being influenced and inspired by Neal Stephenson's writingPatrick's Writers of the Future Award-winning story "Thirty Minutes or it's a Paradox"How the inspiration for this short story came from something Patrick was intimately aware of as a teacherSome of the previous stories that Patrick has had published in semi-pro magazinesHow Patrick learned about Writers of the Future and some of his submission history with the contestGetting the call from Joni about Patrick's finalist position in the contestPatrick's thoughts about the experience being in Hollywood and seeing the rendition of his story illustrated by Cam CollinsHow Patrick got into teaching and an important thing that he learned in that vocation - What Patrick is going to be doing nextAdvice for other writersAnd more... After the interview Mark reflects on a few of the things he discussed with Patrick. Links of Interest: Patrick MacPhee Website Free Short Stories by Patrick Writers of the FutureManuscript Report (Mark's affiliate link)Buy Mark a CoffeePatreon for Stark ReflectionsMark's YouTube channelMark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup)An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and LibrariesThe Relaxed Author Buy eBook DirectBuy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for AuthorsAn Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & BookstoresWide for the WinMark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big CityLover's MoonHex and the CityOnly Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and AutomobilesYippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die HardMerry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation In addition to being a writer, Patrick MacPhee considers himself very luck to spend the past twenty years helping young people become better versions of themselves in his role as a teacher. He has learned that almost every part of the curriculum has room for a little humor — sometimes a lot of humor. We talk about that as well as his writing, and what inspired him to write the Writers of the Future Award-Winning story “Thirty Minutes or It’s a Paradox.” 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

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