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A lot of cool stuff happened over the last month. In addition to getting 4 full weeks of M-F 6am jiu jitsu classes, I had the pleasure of training with my son. Three new TNTD books have had contracts signed and we're digging into the writing this weekend. The cover for TNTD: On Slashtag is revealed and the eBook will go on Netgalley and to early re…
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It's been a month since I recorded an episode. I do a quick recap and go into jiu jitsu and the latest release, Dethfest Confessions. A hand injury has been the source of a ton of pain this month but I've decided the pain is worth it. The pros of training far outweigh the negatives so I am now committed to training Mon-Fri at 6am, my new favorite t…
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I skipped the last two weeks recording the podcast and wasn't so sure if I was going to return to it. I've put in over 4 years of consistently putting out episodes but decided I should only do it if it's something I enjoy. This year, I'll try to find the best schedule. I go over results from IBJJF No Gi Worlds comp in Vegas. The new Try Not to Die …
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This week I've split my time between jiu jitsu and writing. On the plane ride home I cranked out 5-hours of writing and over the week I finished my work on TNTD: In a Dark Fairy Tale. There still needs to be a few more passes between Evan, myself, and the editor, but I've now moved on to the next project. Dethfest Confessions is being released Chri…
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I was very very grateful to be able to get in 4 jiujitsu training sessions while on vacation in D.C. I went to Compound MMA with my family and Beta Academy D.C. with my wife. We made a lot of new friends, learned a lot, and I got crushed by several people. In addition to training, we had fun visiting the zoo. We also did a 3-hour bus tour, but I've…
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This week I trained a little too much and decided I better rest up before my family flies to Washington D.C. this weekend. It sucks not being able to train as hard as I'd like to, but I need to be mindful of my injuries. In D.C., my wife and I plan on training at 3 gyms over the week. Our comp is coming up and we don't want to miss that much traini…
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I go over each of the books I've written in the last eleven years which includes horror, sci-fi, suspense, and nonfiction. A brief look at what books are in my future, including the jiu jitsu coffee table book. Training with my wife to get ready for the IBJJF No-gi World tournament December 7. (19:30) I read the next scene from Try Not to Die: At D…
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I got in a lot of jiu jitsu this week and am excited I should be receiving the Try Not to Die rash guards soon. On the business side, I decided one interested publisher wasn't a good fit, but reached out to one of my top picks for Germany. They are interested in the series and are currently reading Dethfest. I just handed the majority of Doomed to …
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Wrapping up my incredible experience at the Frankfurter Buchmesse. Readers, lit agents, and publisher reactions have me convinced this is the start of something big and things will only be improving from here on out. Although the fair was a success, my body was a mess and my hip had me worrying I might need surgery rather than later. Fortunately, I…
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I was stressed beyond belief before headed to Frankfurt, Germany for the Buchmesse but jiu jitsu helped. I didn't train like I wanted to but had a great time at MMA Spirit. I've had very little sleep, very little food (just like last time I was here) but I'm very proud of what I've accomplished so far with both the professional and public meetings.…
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I leave for Germany on Sunday and am still working nonstop to make sure everything is ready in time. I'm still waiting on Dethfest Confession covers and I need to format the rest of the TNTD paperbacks, but other than that I'm good to go. I'm excited about the Buchmesse, but also really looking forward to practicing jiu jitsu with a few schools in …
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It has been a whirlwind of a week. Last Saturday my wife and I were honored to be promoted to purple, and brown belt in jiu jitsu. We've been pouring a lot of time into the martial art, but it's time well spent. I got in all the merchandise for the Buchmesse including the massive TNTD banner, shirts and stickers. I am nearly ready to release the ne…
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I had planned on putting out some positive videos about TBI or CTE currently being free on Amazon KU but I slid into a dark place after looking at some sad stories in a brain trauma group I belong to. For those that want to check out the book you can do so here: https://geni.us/TBIorCTE This week Try Not to Die: In Brightside is also free on Amazon…
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Having COVID was as shitty as expected, but I'm pumped to be feeling much better. I won't try training until Sunday, but I can't wait to get back on the mats for jiu jitsu. Knowing I would probably never finish Try Not to Die: Super High, I decided to scrap all the death scenes and am currently rewriting it to be the first novella in the Doomed to …
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My nerves got the best of me at Saturday's NAGA competition. I submitted one opponent and got submitted by the other. In addition to the second place medal, I also took home a nice case of COVID, possibly the first for me. I'm feeling like crap but keeping as focused and productive as possible while I steer clear of my family. I'm bummed that the s…
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Wednesday was the release of Try Not to Die: At Dethfest. It's my 18th book, but means a lot because heavy metal has been such a huge part of my life. One of the coolest parts about the book is that it includes Jose Mangin, a DJ from Sirius XM's Liquid Metal/Octane. He agreed to let us include him and as a thank you we've donated to his Headbang fo…
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What a great week. I'd love if you could make it even better by helping me share the Try Not to Die: At Ghostland $0.99 sale and the launch of Dethfest on Sept 6. Purchasing, leaving reviews, and recommending it to friends is all so super helpful and appreciated. Here is Ghostland: https://geni.us/AtGhostland Here is Dethfest: https://geni.us/Dethf…
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It's been a long week and I'm exhausted after training jiu jitsu with my wife. My new jiu jitsu project is coming together and I'm excited about even being able to train when we go to Germany. It's such a great way to meet new people and try not to let them murder you. Derek the Demon just started his first novel: 500 Years of Burning in Hell: My L…
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Another week where I'm super excited about the direction everything's headed. The Books of Horror group has been very supportive of TNTD and incredibly helpful filling the anthology for Dethfest Confession. Special thanks to Tiffany Koplin for the awesome merch and promo ideas, Shannon Marie for the fun TNTD: At Ghostland reading group, and Makayla…
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My good friend, Karl Dominey, a photographer from Rhode Island, and his son, Luka, are staying with my family for a week. It's been wonderful catching up, relaxing, and talking projects. On this episode, we discuss his book in development which showcasing men being good fathers. Going outside our comfort zone for our kids. Even though Karl hates pl…
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I had a fantastic time meeting Brian Ochoa who has created a ton of work for me, including the image for the Dethfest tattoo and the concert poster. He's currently working on the album cover and finalizing T-shirt designs. The shirts will be up for order soon. Here's his site - https://brianochoadesign.com/gallery I mailed off Dethfest paperback to…
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I had a positive talk with an agent regarding my approach to the Frankfurter Buchmesse. We also discussed what I should write next. It's a lot to consider but I love having options. Last week I registered for the ADCC Open, a jiu jitsu tournament in Scottsdale. This week I'm dropping out along with the rest of the team. I'm feeling good but 2 or 3 …
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A lot of awesome stuff happening this week. My kids are at Disney World with their grandma, aunt, and cousin, while my wife and I stayed home to train jiu jitsu (and not go anywhere near Disney World) I finally took the time to schedule all my free and discounted books for the next three months. This week's free book on Kindle unlimited is Twisted …
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I'm in a fantastic mood for several reasons. A big one is getting back into jiu jitsu at 10th Planet Whittier. I hit open mat Sunday and attended 3 nights this week with my wife who's a great training partner (I swear she didn't make me say that) I'm excited to hit open mat on Saturday and then watch Ashlee Evans-Smith fight at 4pm PST in the UFC. …
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I'm excited that my daughter agreed to narrate Try Not to Die: At Ghostland to share on the podcast. Duncan and I are hiring a professional for the real version, but I thought this would be fun to have Liv run us through the book. I made a bad decision regarding my knee on vacation but fortunately it didn't hurt me. Overall, vacation was awesome, r…
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It's been a great week for Try Not to Die: At Ghostland with high rankings and ratings. I'm predicting this will be one of my all-time highest-rated books. https://geni.us/AtGhostland I'm excited to have the Try Not to Die: At Dethfest proof. I need to make a few changes, get the next proof, and then I'll send to advance readers. https://geni.us/De…
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Try Not to Die: At Ghostland, coauthored with Duncan Ralston, released on Monday for the paperback and Friday for Kindle. It's off to a great start with rankings and reviews. I predict this book will do very well. Check it out on Amazon: https://geni.us/AtGhostland I created a document of all upcoming projects (22 total) so I could see which ones t…
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I'm in a great mood thanks to squeezing 5 jiu jitsu training sessions in 3 days. There's a bit of pain and discomfort but it doesn't outweigh the positives. I'm excited my whole family will be competing in a bjj competition this August. And with a little luck, my friends Luka and Karl will join us. The response to early reads of Try Not to Die: At …
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Last weekend's 10th birthday at 10th Planet Whittier was so cool. My son and his friends had an awesome time and my daughter got excited about training again. I've been getting more and more into training but yesterday's appointment with an orthopedic surgeon was quite sobering. Looks like my ACL is fairly trashed and he said my right hip is in nee…
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It has been a fun week of seeing hard work paying off. John Palisano's short story Try Not to Die: In a Hell Hole was a #1 new release. I just received the TNTD: Reading this Sampler and TNTD: At Ghostland cover. GL still needs work but it will look sick when finished. I picked up my jiu jitsu training a bit, not in intensity, but in the number of …
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Covid screwed up some plans this past weekend, but it didn't stop me from working on Try Not to Die: In a Dark Fairy Tale. I'm really enjoying the main story and will have it wrapped up next week. Huge thanks to Pat Feutz who did a final edit on Dethfest. His edits were awesome and really improved the book. Advance eBook copies will start going to …
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This week I stayed focused on Try Not to Die: In a Dark Fairy Tale. I'm making progress, but it can be slow at times. Another 1-2 weeks on the book and I'll be ready for the death scenes. I took time off jiu jitsu to rest and rehab my injuries. Treading water while holding a weight behind my back has been a great exercise I've added to my routine. …
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A couple conversations with readers from around the world inspired me to talk some more about TBI or CTE and where I'm currently at with my brain health. I talk about external demands and building the resiliency to deal with them. I re-learned a powerful lesson through jiu jitsu this week. My instructor, Mike Wilson, was pointing out that I'm not b…
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It was a great week although I didn't get in a ton of writing. I've been more focused on the big picture and my goals for Germany while making sure the family is running smoothly. For my son's 10th birthday I wrote him a very special letter that he felt compelled to edit. Training jiu jitsu has been okay despite my knee issues but I'm realizing I n…
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It has been a very long, but very productive week. I've been: Mailing off books to contest winners. Talking with Steve Montgomery about finishing and releasing TNTD: Super High this year. Digging into TNTD: In a Dark Fairy Tale. 5am zoom calls to Germany to discuss an advertising and PR campaign aimed at the region. Two Try Not to Die T-shirts are …
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Despite screwing up my knee, I'm in a fantastic mood. Part of that is acceptance and knowing it was bound to happen. Another part is all the positive stuff happening in my life. I had a great time reading through Duncan Ralston's TNTD: At Ghostland death scenes. I met with John Palisano to deliver his copies of Try Not to Die: At the Wild West. He …
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It was a fairly positive and productive week once I got my ego in check. In the episode I diiscuss having a beat up body and feeling as if I've lost most of my ability to practice jiu jitsu. Needing to slow down and appreciate what I have. I read the flash fiction entry from contest winner: Emily Haynes. A reminder that 25 Perfect Days: Plus 5 More…
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What an incredible week it's been. All kinds of awesome stuff happening in my life. I'm planning ahead for Germany, enjoying the release of TNTD: In the Wild West, and excited to be finishing up Dethfest and Ghostland. I'm in the process of hiring a Wild West narrator and discuss the types of collaboration each of these books has been. I announced …
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Mark talks about his week home with his son while his wife and daughter are out of town. The time home helped him finish more scenes from TNTD: At Ghostland, and finally clean up John Palisano's short story TNTD: In a Hell Hole. TNTD: In the Wild West is out now and avilable at Amazon for $0.99 Get your copy here - https://geni.us/WildWest There ar…
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To celebrate the Tuesday the 28th launch of Try Not to Die: In the Wild West, we've set the price to $0.99, launched a cool contest you can check out here: https://gleam.io/PgM3N/try-not-to-die-worldwide AND I got a Dethfest tattoo. Yep, once again I can't appreciate what's in front of me and I'm jumping toward the next accomplishment. Even today, …
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Mark's back on the brain health rollercoaster, navigating the ups and downs while trying to keep moving forward. Creativity took a seat in the back thanks to poor sleep, a bad mood, along with friend and family needs. But even with less focus on fiction, I did manage to sneak in development of TNTD: At the Big Top and TNTD: In Iraq, two titles I ho…
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Derek the Demon and Yoga Bear helped me determine this is my most important episode. I go over all the possible reasons why I'm excited about the episode: - feeling good helping a friend - 10th Planet Whittier is opening soon - Dethfest album lyrics are done thanks to Luc Cervantez - Try Not to Die: In the Wild West is available for kindle preorder…
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Another positive week full of progress. The majority of my time was focused on building my business and I'll be doing much more of that over the next few weeks as I consult with individuals from the Small Business Development Center and the US Commercial Service. I also took the time to set up the next 3 months worth of discounted/free eBooks and a…
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I'm doing incredible right now and I believe there are several factors that helped me get there. A few sessions of talk therapy. The start of a new round of neurofeedback. My NUCCA chiropractor put me back in alignment. I've been taking GABA and SAMe supplements. Also been doing daily yoga and breathing exercises. This new positive place encouraged…
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Derek the Demon takes over as host so he can make fun of Mark. He also goes on a rant about Duncan Ralston's Ghostland ginormous Ghost Hunter edition, and Mark's infatuation with Satan. (7:58) Includes two short horror stories, "No One's Home" and Last Will and Testament" off of Untold Mayhem and narrated by Angelo Di Loreto…
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I get a little judgy in this one when I discuss parents letting children play dangerous contact sports that we now know can cause incredible harm. My focus is always football and fighting as those are the sports that I participated in, but the message applies to any event where the child takes repetitive blows to the head. Most people will become r…
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A little update on my current mental health status. Once again I'm fine. A big part of my bouncing back is being able to dive into so many different and fun projects. The latest is going over TNTD: In a Dark Fairy Tale with my son. In addition to all the creative work, I've jumped back on Amazon ads with a vengeance. Today I'll be finishing up the …
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This week was another major struggle but I feel like I'm on the other side of it. It hasn't been a fun time but I keep looking on the bright side and am reminded that I have to increase my resiliency and lower my stressors. Stress reducers this week: Cold pool, yoga, weights, sauna, sleep, a lot of cannabis, talks with friends. Next week I'll be ad…
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I had a positive week and should have been in a great mood having just wrapped up the majority of TNTD: Dethfest. Unfortunately, I watched clips of Dana White's sorry excuse for a sport. His "Power Slap" (the TBS show, not him hitting his wife) is one of the most disgusting things I've seen in a while and it brought on a really bad bout of rage and…
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In this episode I talk about reducing my excessive cannabis usage. I let things get carried away over the last month, but I'm reeling myself back in. Part of the reason I was getting high all the time was to deal with stress. That had been building up and I wasn't exercising to blow that steam off. I've picked up the intensity of my workouts and am…
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