Stark Reflections On Writing And Publishing

This episode features a campfire chat with Mark's partner Liz Anderson about co-hosting the 2025 Aurora Awards livestream on Sunday August 10, 2025. In the interview, Mark and Liz talk about: The background of co-hosting the Aurora Awards over the years Working on a pandemic parody music video on a whim within about 24 hours as a bit of an escape The trepidation and challenge of working on something that one is not as familiar about The level of commitment and interest within the speculative fiction community How much time and creative energy people have poured themselves into the creative work they do The privilege of being able to highlight these creators and their achievements A history of the themes Mark and Liz have used for their Aurora opening shtick bits over the years The "Last Minute Production" branding that Liz has long adapted Leveraging the mixture of talent/skill in singing when working on a project together (how Mark sings with far more passion than ability How Liz and Mark have been pushing