In this solo episode Mark interviews Canadian author Melissa Heathers.

Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor.

This episode is sponsored by an affiliate link to Manuscript Report. Use code MARK10 at checkout and save 10% off your own personalized report.

In their conversation, Mark and Melissa talk about:

  • Melissa's first book (Dear Ego, Dear Heart), which was published Dec 24, 2024 as a Christmas gift to herself
  • The questions that came next, including "What do I do to make this book visible?"
  • Being told in high school by a teacher that Melissa had a talent for writing
  • The transcendence that came as the results of the side-effects from a horrible car accident
  • The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and how it inspired Melissa to write poetry that explores the inner duality
  • Seeing the world metaphorically
  • Some of the strategies that Melissa had to employ
  • What Book Crawl is and how it first started
  • The initial name Melissa had for this show
  • What Melissa's show is like, and how it's different than a podcast
  • A mistake Melissa made leveraging AI to generate images for a kids' book
  • The artist/designer that Melissa ended up using for the final project
  • The visibility summit that Melissa was participating in during the summer of 2026
  • Advice Melissa would offer to other authors
  • And more...

After the interview Mark reflects on the importance of teachers in recognizing the talents and skills of students, and the impact a small gesture can have on someone's creative life.

Links of Interest:

Melissa Heathers is the author of Dear Ego, Dear Heart, a heartfelt collection that explores the inner conversation between the ego and the heart. Through poetry and reflection, her writing speaks to healing, self-love, emotional truth, and the courage it takes to come home to yourself.

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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