Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Tompkins

On today's podcast, It's Only Sport host Martin Devlin serves up what he describes as the big four! Hearty helpings of rugby, rugby league, golf and motorsport. It was another eventful weekend of sport for Kiwi fanatics, with the All Blacks playing Fiji, the Warriors losing (again), the final golf major of the year, and dummy spitting in Formula One.First off, Devlin heads to the sunny mountain top in San Diego to deliver a sermon on the All Blacks' 47-5 win over Fiji at Snapdragon stadium on Saturday. He believes the contest failed to deliver an accurate barometer of the All Blacks and how they compare with the world's top rugby nations, but it was still a success from a fan and entertainment perspective.Then, former All Blacks halfback Justin Marshall shares his thoughts on New Zealand-Fiji, Kiwi rugby league legend Sir Graham Lowe assesses the Warriors' NRL finals chances after their defeat away to the Canberra Raiders, and golf broadcaster Mark Tompkins reviews the Open Championship at Royal Troon which was won by American Xander Schauffele.Plus, Devlin and producer Lachlan Waugh talk All Blacks selections for the Rugby Championship, favourites for the NRL top eight, and the strange world of team orders in motorsport on the Tight 5 and much more!

Ever been captivated by the magic of acting and the thrill of corporate services? Well, you're in for a treat! Get ready for an insightful conversation with Mark Tompkins, a seasoned actor turned VP of Sales for IWG Corporate Services. We'll take a ride through his exciting journey from his childhood in Kelowna, surrounded by video cameras, to his passion for acting that has shaped his life. With a nostalgic touch, he also shares his relationship with his fiancé, Sequoia Wiseman, and how acting has become their shared love language.The world of acting and corporate services might seem like parallel universes; however, Mark beautifully intertwines them like threads in a tapestry. From auditioning for a role that required him to bare all, to the fluidity with which renowned actors switch roles - we discuss it all.  We'll also delve into how his affinity for acting and business led him to his current role at IWG Corporate Services. The conversation is awash with a blend of emotions, experiences, and insightful tales!As the curtain closes on our chat, we share a laugh about creating a Nirvana tribute album and the challenges of finding the right team to make it happen. Mark also offers valuable insights into his upcoming projects, his new acting career, and the transformative role technology plays in making auditions accessible from home. So, sit back, relax, and join us for this exhilarating chat that's sure to leave you wanting more! Support the show

Identity theft a 9 part audio thriller! Ep. 1 A chill biting mystery suspense thriller! Mark discovers he is someone else in the mirror. What happened to his identity? Who is he? Mark Tompkins awakens after a night of heavy drinking with a killer headache and a sore throat. He stumbles back home only to find he's locked out of his house, and his wallet. When he's picked up by the police for vagrancy, he discovers something truly shocking – the face in the mirror isn't his own. Released by the police, Mark seeks out the answers to this supernatural mystery. Summary: Identity Theft is a film noir mystery detective series with an all-star cast. Brought to you by producer/director Marylin Hebert and producer/writer Brian Herskowitz. Starring: Brian Herskowitz, Adam Lazarre White, Elester Latham, James Cotton, Joel Gibbs, Dendrie Taylor, Marylin Hebert (Maison James), Yuri Brown, Gina Hect, Robin Collins, Randy Blekitas, Jack Sneed, Jamal Johnson, Antonio Chavez, Robert Samo and Bailey Herskowitz. Joel Gibbs intro/outs and Emmy winning composer Leonard Wolf! Check out our other podcasts: Enchanting Book Readings, Girl's Guide To Investing and Ghostly Stories & Strange Things by Marylin Hebert. Thank you for listening & supporting the podcast! Please down load the podcast episode. Donations & tips $ :) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sneakies or https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/anonymouscontent, Check out our books & Merchandise: https://enchantedbooks.godaddysites.com/ Please Subscribe to our YouTube:) https://www.youtube.com/user/Fellinijr/videos Subscribe & Support ;) https://tinyurl.com/5h6xkwp9 Other awesome podcasts: Enchanting Book Readings (Top 1%), Thrilling Stories, "Ghostly Stories & Strange Things" & Girl's Guide To Investing. Zombie Diaries: https://youtu.be/tBmgi3k6r9A Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Buy our books :) Young Adult wizard book series: "Margaret Merlin's Journal" by A. A. Banks at Amazon! :) Margaret Merlin's Journal ~The Battle of the Black Witch ~Book I https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Battle-Black-ebook/dp/B01634G3CK Margaret Merlin's Journal ~ Unleashing the Dark One ~Book II Science fiction action adventure https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Unleashing-Dark-ebook/dp/B01J78YH6I Margaret Merlin's Journal ~ The Mask of the Parallel World ~Book III An Adventure in Italy https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Parallel-World-ebook/dp/B01KUGIZ8W/ Margaret Merlin's Journal ~The Quest for the Golden Key ~Book IV https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Quest-Golden-ebook/dp/B076FTTDQN Children's Books at Amazon: Jack the Bear and Golden Hair by Sir Herbert Sneakies Skip Boots Big Safari Adventure by Sir Herbert Sneakies Adventures of Mooch the Pooch by Sir Herbert Sneakies Blueber Goober the Monster In My Closet! by Sir Herbert Sneakies https://www.instagram.com/margaretmerlinsjournal/ TikTok: Sneakies Instagram: marylinartist If you would like to be a guest on the show email: jobsmh(@)live.com If you would like to sponsor the show email: mystuffmah(@)gmail.com Thank you for listening. Free music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/filmaddicts/support

Identity Theft *Film Noir Mystery Suspense Thriller Ep. 4 Mark is searching for Andajou the Voodoo Priest who made the magic potion that switched his face with Italian gangster -Joey Bamotti. Mark Tompkins is still trapped in the body of mobster Joey Bamotti. He plans to meet with his old friend Delroy. He convinces Delroy to help him find answers. He learns of a professor of Neuroscience who may be able to help him. When his discussion illuminating talk with the professor ends he goes to seek out the Voodoo Priest/Con-man Andajou. When he enters Andajou's apartment he's met with a very unsettling surprise. Produced by Marylin Hebert and Brian Herskowitz. Starring: Dendrie Taylor as Cat, Adam Lazar-White as Delroy, Elster Latham as Andajou, Gina Hecht as Professor Hajossyov, Antonio Chavez as the Junkie, Maggie Herskowitz as the telephone operator and Jamal Johnson as the Stranger. Identity Theft is a film noir mystery detective series with an all-star cast. Brought to you by producer/director Marylin Hebert and producer/writer Brian Herskowitz. Starring: Brian Herskowitz, Adam Lazarre White, Elester Latham, James Cotton, Joel Gibbs, Dendrie Taylor, Marylin Hebert (Maison James), Yuri Brown, Gina Hect, Robin Collins, Randy Blekitas, Jack Sneed, Jamal Johnson, Antonio Chavez, Robert Samo and Bailey Herskowitz. Joel Gibbs intro/outs and Emmy winning composer Leonard Wolf! Check out our other podcasts: Enchanting Book Readings, Girl's Guide To Investing and Ghostly Stories & Strange Things by Marylin Hebert. Thank you for listening & supporting the podcast! Please down load the podcast episode. Donations & tips $ :) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sneakies or https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/anonymouscontent, Check out our books & Merchandise: https://enchantedbooks.godaddysites.com/ Please Subscribe to our YouTube:) https://www.youtube.com/user/Fellinijr/videos Subscribe & Support ;) https://tinyurl.com/5h6xkwp9 Other awesome podcasts: Enchanting Book Readings (Top 1%), Thrilling Stories, "Ghostly Stories & Strange Things" & Girl's Guide To Investing. Zombie Diaries: https://youtu.be/tBmgi3k6r9A Subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Buy our books :) Young Adult wizard book series: "Margaret Merlin's Journal" by A. A. Banks at Amazon! :) Margaret Merlin's Journal ~The Battle of the Black Witch ~Book I https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Battle-Black-ebook/dp/B01634G3CK Margaret Merlin's Journal ~ Unleashing the Dark One ~Book II Science fiction action adventure https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Unleashing-Dark-ebook/dp/B01J78YH6I Margaret Merlin's Journal ~ The Mask of the Parallel World ~Book III An Adventure in Italy https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Parallel-World-ebook/dp/B01KUGIZ8W/ Margaret Merlin's Journal ~The Quest for the Golden Key ~Book IV https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Quest-Golden-ebook/dp/B076FTTDQN Children's Books at Amazon: Jack the Bear and Golden Hair by Sir Herbert Sneakies Skip Boots Big Safari Adventure by Sir Herbert Sneakies Adventures of Mooch the Pooch by Sir Herbert Sneakies Blueber Goober the Monster In My Closet! by Sir Herbert Sneakies https://www.instagram.com/margaretmerlinsjournal/ TikTok: Sneakies Instagram: marylinartist If you would like to be a guest on the show email: jobsmh(@)live.com If you would like to sponsor the show email: mystuffmah(@)gmail.com Thank you for listening. Free music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/filmaddicts/support

We're delighted to present a podcast with a young Welshman who took NSW racing by the seat of its pants last season and turned it upside down. Ashley Morgan arrived in a strange country unheralded and unsung in 2018 and with the help of a prominent Scone trainer began to ply his trade. Last season he was crowned NSW champion jockey. We begin by talking to Ashley about his quick return to the UK recently for the christening of his young daughter. The Welsh born jockey talks of the trackwork he rode while overseas to ensure his weight remained in check. He was thrilled to be given a few race rides in England and the USA. Ashley takes us back to childhood days in Wales and his early riding experience on his grandfather's hunters and point to point horses. He talks of work experience in Somerset and his apprenticeship to Mark Tompkins at Newmarket. He later transferred to Ed Dunlop, a trainer well known in Australia. After riding around 70 winners he lost his focus on race riding and sought employment in London. In fact he tried two jobs. When Ashley contemplated a return to the saddle he was horrified to discover his weight had soared to 68kgs. He talks of his dedication to losing enough weight to resume race riding. The premiership winning jockey reflects on the twelve emails he sent off to Australian trainers. To his amazement a well known Scone trainer asked him to call.  Ashley says local trainers were very wary of this Welsh jockey for the first couple of months. He looks back on a disastrous introduction to Australian racing and the unexpected thrill of his first winner on Aussie soil. He fondly revisits his first ever winning treble at Muswellbrook. He says this was the day he arrived in Australian racing. Ashley talks of a bush trainer who gave him a big helping hand, and a gradual turnaround from Hunter Valley stables. He remembers the moment when he sensed a premiership win was on the cards. He gives great credit to his manager. Ashley says his loyalty to country clients keeps him away from the city. He recalls his first metro win on Pandora Blue at Randwick. He runs through a few  feature races he's been able to win since arriving in NSW. The jockey reflects on his chance meeting with partner Kara who was working on a Hunter Valley Stud. He tells us more about his little “Aussie” daughter River. Ashley looks back on the heartache he suffered when covid travel restrictions kept him away from the funerals of three loved ones back home. He acknowledges a very nice mare he got to ride during the season. Ashley outlines his trackwork schedules. He reveals there was an offer from a Newmarket trainer should he wish to return to the UK. It's a laid back chat with a hard working Welshman who has no intention of regenerating his career as a real estate salesman.

Since his appearance in the inaugural episode of “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," the John Walker character has been the source of discussion for numerous articles and videos. Derek gives his thoughts on the phenomenal job that Wyatt Russell has done in bringing the character to life, and what the name “Captain America” truly means (0:52). Plus, Derek is joined by writer-director and stars of “Warmed-Over Krautrock,” Mark Tompkins, Kate Dalton, Adam Weber and Derek James Elstro. They discuss the inspiration behind the film, how it speaks to different types of creatives, and what made them want to work in the film industry (16:03).

Today, Dr. Mark Tompkins joined us to discuss all things flu. We will talk about the 1918 flu pandemic, flu vaccines, and how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect this year's flu season.

Mark is searching for the Andajou the Voodo Priest who made the majic potion that switched his face with Italian gangster -Joey Bamotti. Mark Tompkins is still trapped in the body of mobster Joey Bamotti. He plans to meet with his old friend Delroy. He convinces Delroy to help him find answers. He learns of a professor of Neuroscience who may be able to help him. When his discussion illuminating talk with the professor ends he goes to seek out the Voodoo Priest/Con-man Andajou. When he enters Andajou's apartment he's met with a very unsettling surprise. Produced by Marylin Hebert and Brian Herskowitz. Starring: Dendrie Taylor as Cat, Adam Lazar-White as Delroy, Elster Latham as Andajou, Gina Hecht as Professor Hajossyov, Antonio Chavez as the Junkie, Maggie Herskowitz as the telephone operator and Jamal Johnson as the Stranger.

Identity theft. Mark discovers he is someone else in the mirror. What happened to his identity? Who is he? Episode 1: Mark Tompkins awakens after a night of heavy drinking with a killer headache and a sore throat. He stumbles back home only to find he’s locked out of his house, and his wallet. When he’s picked up by the police for vagrancy, he discovers something truly shocking – the face in the mirror isn’t his own. Released by the police, Mark seeks out the answers to this supernatural mystery.

Programme de GILLES CORONADO pour webSYNradio : «DES PISTES». Du jazz à la poésie en passant par la chanson et le punk, voici la playlist revigorante de Gilles Coronado pour webSYNradio, avec quelques raretés et inédits en jalons de ces quinze dernières années. Avec Vincent Artaud, Régis Ceccarelli, Frédéric Chiffoleau, Gilles Coronado, Benoît Delbecq, Hubert Dupont, Frédéric Galiay, Félix Jousserand, Philippe Katerine, Christophe Lavergne, Matthieu Metzger, Sarah Murcia, Elodie Pasquier, Stéphane Payen, Frédéric Poulet, Olivier Py, Antonin Rayon, François Ripoche, Brad Scott, Mark Tompkins et Franck Vaillant.

durée : 00:59:04 - Tous en scène - par : Aurélie Charon - Nouvelle écoute ! Mark Tompkins a réalisé un solo autobiographique "Staying alive" et présenté ses "Hommages" au CND de Pantin. Phia Ménard a imaginé "Les os noirs" au Théâtre Monfort - Théâtre de la Ville, autour de l'acte du suicide. - réalisation : Delphine Lemer, Lionel Quantin - invités : Phia Ménard Artiste, performeuse et metteuse en scène.

Dr. Alana Berg, ND is originally from Alberta. She discovered at a very young age her desire to help people. This led her to a path of pre-medical training at the University of Alberta, and ultimately to the profession of Naturopathic Medicine, graduating from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2005. She began a full-time practice in 2006 in Kelowna BC, and embarked on developing and honing her professional skills. She has been achieved certification by the College of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia in: chelation, acupuncture, IV therapy, pharmacology, and ozone. As well, she has trained in neural therapy, trigger point injections, Bodytalk therapy, Neuropsychokinesiology, and several other courses along the way.Dr. Alana and I discuss the key differences between "traditional" western medicine and natural medicine and how these two fields can actually harmonize for maximum well being. We also talk about her great book The Courageous Cure: Understanding Why You Get Sick and Revealing How You Can Heal; what motivated her to write it, and why you will greatly benefit from buying and reading it. I Love Kelowna Podcast is now available everywhere. See show notes and listen to #88 "The Courageous Cure with Dr. Alana Berg, ND":If you enjoyed this episode, an iTunes review would be SO appreciated! It's super easy to do right within the Podcast app.Dr. Alana nominated Charla Maarschalk and Ryan Maarschalk to come on the I Love Kelowna Podcast. Thank you so much to Mark Tompkins for nominating Dr. Alana!The I Love Kelowna Podcast has been downloaded thousands of times. It has a growing audience of people who are keenly interested in Kelowna and the Okanagan. To find out about ways to make a lasting impression on this growing audience, please send me a messageFollow me on Social Media:I Love Kelowna Podcast on FacebookInstagramLinkedinLuke Menkes Kelowna RealtorMy Personal Facebook PageSupport the show (https://paypal.me/lukemenkes)

Hi everyone, and thank you for tuning in to another episode of the We Make Books Podcast - A podcast about writing, publishing, and everything in between! This is the final week of Submissions September, for real this time!  We’re rounding out the month with a short episode of questions, concerns, and follow ups.  We got a few inquires and responses over the course of the month and thought it would be a good idea to wrap up with an episode where we answer them.  Thank you so much to everyone that got in touch and we hope that this month-long walk through of the submissions process was helpful.  If there is anything you’d like to hear about that we didn’t cover, let us know!  We’re always looking for topics for future episodes! In case you’re just joining us, this month is Submissions September on the We Make Books Podcast, we’re doing seven (7!) episodes this month all about the process of submitting your novel.  We have a lot of awesome discussions lined up and even some special guests.  Here’s what will be coming your way for the month: Week 1 (9/3/2019): Is This Ready For Other People to See?- Submitting Your Manuscript Week 2 (9/10/2019): My Entire Novel in Three Hundred Words - The Dreaded Query Letter Week 3 (9/17/2019): Agents of Literature, Part 1: An Interview with Literary Agent Caitlin McDonald               (9/18/2019): Agents of Literature, Part 2: Interviews with Agented Authors               (9/19/2019): Agents of Literature Part 3: Interviews with Agented Authors Week 4 (9/24/2019): What is Going On Over There? - The Other Side of the Submissions Process Week 5 (9/30/2019): Now I’m Even More Confused – Submissions September Q&A Episode We Make Books is hosted by Rekka Jay and Kaelyn Considine; Rekka is a published author and Kaelyn is an editor and together they are going to take you through what goes into getting a book out of your head, on to paper, in to the hands of a publisher, and finally on to book store shelves. We Make Books is a podcast for writer and publishers, by writers and publishers and we want to hear from our listeners! Hit us up on our social media, linked below, and send us your questions, comments, concerns, and here’s the thing, Kaelyn’s a long-suffering New York Giants fan and she’s been doing this funny-football-comments-in-the-show-notes bit for the entire month and is curious if anyone has read her weekly rants.  So, the first three people to DM her the score of Sunday’s game (9/29/2019) against Washington get a free Parvus ebook of their choice.  We hope you enjoy We Make Books! Twitter: @WMBCast  |  @KindofKaelyn  |  @BittyBittyZap Instagram: @WMBCast  Patreon.com/WMBCast 00:00 Kaelyn Considine (KC): Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of the We Make Books podcast, a show about writing, editing, and everything in between. I'm Kaelyn Considine and I am the Acquisitions Editor for Parvus Press. 00:11 Rekka / R J Theodore (RJT): And I'm Rekka, I write Science Fiction and Fantasy as R J Theodore. 00:13 KC: And uh, this isn't really an episode episode. 00:18 RJ: It's a minisode. 00:20  KC: Yeah. It's the questions wrap-up. We did get some questions for Submissions September that we wanted to try to provide answers for. 00:27  RJT: Yep, these came in through Twitter and email and conversations we had in person with people so, it is a great little set of specific questions and we ran through them in, not necessarily the order they came in, but the order they would apply to the process. 00:44 KC: Yeah. 00:44 RJT: So it worked out really nicely as a little set of like quick summary... I mean, you obviously won't get everything you would get by listening to the other six episodes of the month but you know it's a good overview and maybe I dunno like a little refresher before the pop quiz next week. 01:02 KC: Absolutely. And no, it seemed like a good way to kind of round out the month. We kept it short, like we intended to. 01:08 RJT: Yeah, so this one, our "short" episode is the length we always think the episodes are going to be. 01:13 KC: But, well, we had a lot of fun doing Submissions September. We won't be doing anything similar to this any time soon. 01:21 RJT: This was a big, big project. 01:22 KC: This was a lot. 01:22 RJT: I think this encompassed three different recording visits. 01:27 KC: I think so. 01:27 RJT: You know, Kaelyn comes in to visit for the weekend and this weekend, in order to finish them all, she had to stay an extra night, and we are done now. 01:33 KC: It's okay cause I got brunch and mini golf out of it. 01:35 RJT: Okay, yes. So we aren't all work, no play. 01:39 KC: So it all worked out in the end and you know, your cats like me now so that's very exciting to me. 01:45 RJT: Yes. 01:45 KC: Anyway, so thank you so much for joining us for this whole month and we hope you enjoy this last episode of just the rounding out of Submissions September. 02:01 MUSIC 02:14 RJT: Well it's been a month, everybody. 02:17 KC: It has been a month. 02:17 RJT: We said this was gonna be a bi-weekly podcast. 02:24 KC: And then we said we were gonna take a month where we do an episode an every week, so it was gonna be four. 02:31 RJT: Yup, and then we said, "hey look we have a lot of interviews, this is too many for one episode."  02:36 KC: And then we had some questions. 02:39 RJT: So we're back with one bonus, final, "hey while it's still September"  02:43 KC: Yeah. 02:43 RJT: Hol' Up A Minute. 02:45 KC: Yeah, welcome. It's Monday, you have to listen to us. Yeah, we ended up with seven episodes. 02:49 RJT: Yeah, let's not do that again. 02:49 KC: No, G-d no. Please. 02:49 RJT: Cause, at this point of time when we are speaking to you in this recording studio, we haven't edited them yet. So we're not even done.  03:04 KC: Very true, but we did have some questions come up over the course of this. If there are things you're still wondering, things we didn't talk about, you know you can still send us questions, maybe we'll do something else like this. 03:16 RJT: These were all sent to us Direct Message and folks didn't say whether they wanted their names used so we're just going to err on the side of privacy. 03:21 KC: Yeah, just you know. Um, if you do wnat us to say it was your name then 03:26 RJT: Let us know. 03:26 KC: Tweet at us. 03:30 RJT: We'll assign credit where credit was due. And some of these were from a couple different directions. 03:32 KC: Yeah, so. Um, so first question: How perfect does my manuscript have to be before I submit it? 03:38 RJT: Yeah. I mean, ostensibly the agent, if you work with an agent, is probably going to do a couple passes with you. We spoke to Caitlin McDonald a couple weeks ago and she said she's gonna do two passes and that sounds pretty common. 03:55 KC: Yeah, that sounds pretty standard. 03:55 RJT: And then they're going to sub it and send to a publisher and the publisher is definitely not going to leave it alone either. So, knowing your manuscript is going to change, how perfect does it have to be? 04:05 KC: As perfect as you can get it. 04:08 RJT: I mean, should I be worried about copyedits or should I just try to catch what I can on my own? 04:13 KC: I know, from my perspective as the acquisitions editor: I do not expect a copyedited document. That said, I do expect a final document. I do expect you've put time and effort into this. 04:25 RJT: So it looks like the final that you would send to a copyeditor and it's just that you might have an opinion on stuff you think could be better. 04:35 KC: And I think it is a little frustrating, some people think like, "Well why do I need bother with that much of if because they're just going to change everything anyway?" And the answer is: You're trying to make a good impression. Also, it's showing me your work ethic. It's showing me the attention to detail and time you put into things and that this is important to you. It is funny because I get manuscripts submitted to us sometimes that I'm like, "I really feel like this is just a working draft, still, somehow." And that's not good, don't do that. 05:10 RJT: And what about manuscripts you get where like the first fifty pages are super tight, super clean, they've clearly been workshopped a couple times but it doesn't carry through the entire thing? 05:20 KC: I appreciate, to an extent, that they knew that I really need to nail the first fifty pages. And the other thing is I don't expect this to be copyedited. Copyeditors are expensive. I don't expect you to do that especially since we're gonna go in and do work on it anyway so we're just gonna get another copyeditor to work on it. 05:40 RJT: So the plot should hold up but you don't have to get all your commas in the right place or a typo or a repeated word. 05:46 KC: Avoid typos, that's.. 05:50 RJT: But I mean, those happen. 05:51 KC: Yeah. I mean, you know, as we always say: Your first couple pages especially, pay very close attention to those. 05:56 RJT: Right, but I'm talking about a three hundred page novel. 05:59 KC: Yeah, if there's A typo in it, it's not the end of the world. There are published novels with typos in them. Not that that's good but it does happen. 06:04 RJT: Right, that's what I'm saying. One person looking at this over and over again is not going to catch everything. 06:11 KC: Exactly. So next question we kinda got, feeding into that... 06:14 RJT: This is sorta into a query letter here. 06:16 KC: Yeah, we're moving into query letter section. What if I don't have any previous publishing credits? Is that a big deal? I mean, no. 06:24 RJT: Every author was a first time author once. 06:24 KC: Yeah. most people don't. A lot of the times when you're querying agents and submitting to open calls of course you don't have any publishing credits. If you did, you'd... I mean, people do leave their agents. 06:40 RJT: Or transition from one to another. 06:40 KC: Or transition and get new ones but I mean, a lot of times you don't have publishing credits, that's why you're looking for an agent. 06:46 RJT: Right, right. And so just to keep in mind you can introduce yourself without you know, puffing this up This isn't like a fake resume or anything like that. If you have an interest or skill related to your manuscript you can mention that but, for the most part, you don't... they don't expect you to say the most impressive thing about yourself. This isn't that party where you have to be that guy. You can just say, like, you know, if there's a gardening aspect in your space opera, just say like, "And I like to garden on the weekends." And you know that's cute. But if the gardening doesn't tie into your manuscript it's not necessary. You can just say..  This would be..you know like, "I am an unpublished author—" 07:35 KC: "I would like to become a published one." 07:37 RJT: Yeah. You're overthinking it, even at this point. Just say, you know, "This is me." 07:42 KC: Yeah, and don't be ashamed of that by any stretch of the imagination. I think there's this intimidation factor where people who are especially trying to submit novels for publication hear about like, people say, "I had this short story published and I had this and this." There are plenty of people who come straight out of the gate to a novel. 08:01 RJT: Right. I did. I'm working stories through submissions process nw, but I had a novel first. 08:11 KC: There's no set linear way to do this. It's. you know, you come into where you come into. There's... it's not... you're not ticking off boxes and then you get to query an agent or submit a manuscript. 08:24 RJT: And I didn't have anything that I could speak to. I was a graphic designer which is cool but it's not pertinent. So I really had very little to say about myself in my query letter, which I read to you during the query week anyway.  08:36 KC: Yes. 08:41 RJT: So go back and listen to it if you're worried about it. But I don't have an MFA and an MFA is not a prerequisite to getting a novel purchased. 08:46 KC: No, G-d no. 08:46 RJT: I don't... I didn't major in English. I took one essay writing class at art school.  KC: Okay, then. RJT: It was pretty much just to spare the art history teachers a couple of classes of having to go over this every semester. Yeah. Don't stress it. You wrote a book, you know, so be proud of that and you know, like I said, you don't have to inflate it. You don't have to be extra humble. Just, you know, write your query letter. 09:18 So, you've sent in this query, however it needed to be written, and you have checked the publisher's submissions guidelines and you know that thay're gong to tell you to expect a response after such and such number of days they might even invite you to reach out and check on it if it's been this long. Or you see on Twitter, "hey we've gone through our entire submissions pile so you should have heard from us." 09:44 KC: "Thanks for submitting." 09:44 RJT: So, what do you do if you have't heard back at that point, in either case? 09:52 KC: Well I mean, if they say you know... like at Parvus we say ninety days for you know follow up the query with us. Here's the thing, if you haven't heard back from me in 90 days there's a good chance I just haven't gotten through the pile yet. It's funny, we say 90 days because that's just a good amount of time but like we get hundreds and hundreds of these when we open for submissions so depending on what's going I may not start reading them immediately. As they're coming in. I try to stay on top of it but that's just not always possible. 10:28 RJT: I know I've heard that some agents for example, will read the query letters and then divert some of those to like hey check this out soon. So they go through the query letters and get through the rejections just based on the query and then they'll go through like the next round of consideration is to open the document and check it out but that may not happen as fast as they read the letter. 10:53 KC: Yeah, I mean, sometimes I can get through these pretty quickly. Sometimes I can't. If you haven't heard back and they say, "feel free to reach out to us," feel free to reach out to them. The response you're probably going to get back is "Yeah I'm still working through everything." 11:06 RJT: Yeah. 11:08 KC: Don't be rude. Don't... 11:12 RJT: Cause you are still technically submitting. This is still part of your interview. 11:16 KC: Well, Don't be demanding, I guess. 11:19 RJT: That's what I mean, like, be decent, be polite, be professional. 11:19 KC: Be just like, "They I'm just following up." 11:22 RJT: This is an extension of the first submission you sent. It's an extension of the impression you're making upon them. So acting as though you're tapping your foot and crossing your arms and raising one eyebrow? Is not gonna d you any favors in terms of how your query is going to be judged. Because frankly we're all human and you can't separate that from the experience of reading. 11:43 KC: No, And you know, I understand there is a little bit of a power dynamic here that maybe isn't necessarily fair but at the end of the day you are... you're applying to something. You are asking someone to give you their time and consideration and, I don't wanna say they don't owe it to you because it's not that. If you submit  12:04 RJT: If they invited you to submit, especially. 12:06 KC: They do owe you that but it's not... you don't get to demand that they pay attention to you right that second. And along those lines, if you get a rejection back don't write back and ask for notes cause that's another demanding of someone's time. 12:26 RJT: And thats a level. There are times you might get notes and that generally is pretty promising. It means you might have needed less work that other people in the pile. 12:37 KC: It also means that maybe you were under, you were considered. It was you know "we're happy you sent this to us. It had some things that we thought needed attention." 12:49 RJT: And this is one of those cases where it's an investment of your time as a publisher to finish this book and if this book needs more work than you budgeted for... 12:55 KC: Than you're willing to put into it.  12:57 RJT: Yeah, so. so you send back notes and that person is, at least got that feedback for the net time they submitted this manuscript They can consider it. Now, if you give them notes, and I know this is probably case-by-case, what about Revise & Re-query or Revise & Resubmit. 13:20 KC: Generally I will say like listen, you know, here's some notes. I always... I don't...  I always feel a little uncomfortable sending notes because it's like, especially if they're unsolicited but generally I think they're appreciated. But I usually send a note that's like, you know, "we really liked this. There are these problems. If you wanna take the suggestion or maybe if you want to work with another editor, please feel free to resubmit with us in the future." And a lot of the times, I'll even say, "Please feel free to resubmit, you can send it right.. directly back to me." 13:55 RJT: Rather than needing to go through the digital system. 13:56 KC: Yeah, the usual process. Because sometimes I'm just like, "Yeah, I'm curious to see what they do with this." And I like it flagged that it's like.. cause, again, I get hundreds of these. And even though a lot of times it is something I'll remember, especially if it's something I sent notes back. You know, you never know. If it gets.. 14:18 RJT: If it's three years later or whatever. 14:18 KC: Yeah, if it goes through the regular submissions manager it can absolutely get lost in the shuffle. So yeah I would say just do not be demanding and do not be impatient and you know if you get invited to revise and resubmit absolutely do that.  14:35 RJT: If you get notes back, though, and no invitation to resubmit? 14:36 KC: Do it anyway. I mean. There are some manuscripts that we've had open calls for and every time I get the same manuscript back. 14:45 RJT: Okay.  14:44 KC: That's not necessarily a good thing but you know there's no ... I don't think I've ever read submissions guidelines that are like, "(If you already submitted to us once don't ever do it again."  15:01 RJT: Okay. 15:01 KC: Have you? 15:01 RJT: Well I know magazine you know like they are pretty strict. It's pretty much expected, I don't even know that they come right out and say it, but some of them do, is like, "you have one shot with this story unless we invite you to resubmit." 15:15 KC: Yeah, okay. That's... novels are maybe a little.. 15:20 RJT: Maybe a little different. So I can understand when someone's getting hundreds and hundreds of submissions that you don't want to open it up and go, "Oh, this one again?" 15:25 KC: Yeah you don't want the same thing over and over. Um, I mean, that said, I'm sure people do it. Just do it is creating the work of having to reject it. There isn't really a way to blacklist people from an open submission. Um, if you get invited to resubmit you absolutely should resubmit because that means they probably 15:47 RJT: Were very interested. 15:47 KC: Were very interested just did not have, for whatever reason, could not take it. 15:52 RJT: It needs more work on your side, basically, before a publisher's gonna take it on and do the work on their side.  15:57 KC: Yeah. 15:57 RJT: Okay, so what if you do get accepted in an open submissions? You've got an offer from a publisher. Can you take that offer and find an agent with it? 16:08 KC: A lot of publishing houses are going to want you to do that. 16:11 RJT: Okay. 16:14 KC: So if you go back and listen to the second episode of Week Three which was the first of the author interview episodes. 16:18 RJT: That's Episode 15. 16:18 KC: Episode 15. Tyler Hayes is in it and he talks about how he actually got accepted, his manuscript got accepted, and then he had to go find an agent. If you go listen to our Nebulas interview, we talked to Mark Tompkins who is the author of Last Days of Magic and he talks about the same thing that he got a manuscript accepted and they were like, "Okay cool well where's your agent?" and he's like, "I don't have one." They were like, "Here, call this person. Tell them you need an agent." So a lot of publishing houses want you to have an agent. The answer is they don't always want to deal with authors direct one-on-one. Because when you have an agent you have someone that... 17:01 RJT: Knows how this works.   17:03 KC: Yeah, and they know the contracts and they know.. They're also... agents are also very useful for their connections and what they're gonna help with. So yeah, absolutely if you have an offer and you can find an agent that you can talk to quickly about that might be willing to take you on that's absolutely something good to do.  17:27 RJT: Do you need to have a contract? Or is a phone call where they're saying, "Okay, we're gonna send you a contract in a few days" enough? 17:34 KC: I think it really depends. You have to feel that out. You know if the publisher has said "yes we want to move forward with thus." 17:44 RJT: Okay. 17:45 KC: If you already have a contract definitely.. 17:46 RJT: Get on that. 17:46 KC: Get on it. If they're sending you a contract, same thing, just query 17:54 RJT: And when you query the agent make sure you say, "This has a pending contract." 17:56 KC: Yeah this.. 17:56 RJT: This is easy money for you. 17:58 KC: Yeah. "I have a pending offer." And you know, the agent is going to come in and will, of course want to look at the contract. If you've already signed the contract, that's a whole other... 18:06 RJT: Yeah, the agent's not going to be able to do anything for you and they're not going to be interested because there's nothing for them to do 18:11 KC: Yeah, they can't really... 18:11 RJT: That's... Their portion of income is dependent on what they can do for you in your contract. So if you already signed the contract, they would not be representing you for that book and then therefor this would be okay, the promise of another book? Do you have that book ready? Like what...? 18:31 KC: Yeah the contract... 18:31 RJT: Don't sign the contract first. 18:31 KC: The contract is gonna say in it where to send payment and if it's an agent, what it'll say is, "Rekka Jay, care of" and the agent and the agency. So you know, if you go back and listen to our Money episode [Episode 9] we talk about how if you have an agent, you're not getting a check from the publisher. Your agent is getting the check from the publisher and then the agent is writing you a check. 18:56 RJT: Unless you managed to work out a very special exclusion to that. 18:58 KC: Yeah. So that's not uncommon, that kind of stuff does happen. Like I Said, a lot of publishing houses would rather deal with an agent cause... 19:12 RJT: They're professionals. 19:12 KC: Exactly. 19:11 RJT: And you don't know what the author doesn't know but you have a pretty good idea of what the agent does know. 19:21 KC: Exactly. So yeah, don't be afraid to do that. 19:22 RJT: So if you get a publisher that would retract the offer because you went out to try and protect yourself by getting representation... 19:29 KC: Yeah you probably didn't want to work with that person to begin with. 19:31 RJT: ...You're better off. And I have heard of publishers doing that. Retracting offers based on that. 19:37 KC: Yeah I mean the one scenario in which I would say, "Okay I understand where they're coming from" maybe is if you get, I don't want to say the wrong agent, but an agent who's gonna come in, tear up the tentative deal that you had already, and start asking and demanding a lot more stuff. And then the publisher's gonna go, "This is not worth it for us." 19:59 RJT: Right. 19:59 KC: You know maybe it's a smaller publishing house like Parvus and you've worked out an advance that both sides are comfortable with, you worked out royalty rates, and then the author said, "You know I signed with an agent, I want them to look at it," and they come in and then go, "No, no, no, no, no! You deserve..!" And on the publisher's side we're going, "Look. You know, we're not Random House. We're not Penguin." And maybe your book would not be getting picked up by Random House or Penguin. So we're working on the same level here. So yes there might be some areas where a publishing house retracts an offer but  20:40 RJT: Not usually based on the fact that you went to find an agent in the first place. This is going to be your agent is trying to bowl them over.  20:47 KC: Yeah it might be that or it's because you went and got an agent and then the agent's asking questions like, "hey what about this contract," and they're like, "Nope. Forget it." Then you probably didn't want to work with that publishing house. 20:57 RJT: Yeah. yeah. Because that's why you want an agent is to help you with these legal documents and they know what's reasonable for you to ask for, and a shady publishing house may be hoping that, by going straight to the author, they can grab more rights or something than they would have been able to. 21:15 KC: Exactly.  21:18 RJT: Or write in some nasty clauses about your future works. 21:18 KC: Exactly. So I think that's all of our questions. 21:24 RJT: Yeah, that was it! It was hopefully a nice reprieve at the end of the month. 21:28 KC: It was actually short this time. We always say we're going to keep it short and then we never do. 21:31 RJT: Yeah this one actually did. But I think those questions were pretty straight forward but they were good questions. 21:35 KC: Yeah, good questions.  21:35 RJT: And I know that at least we didn't cover them directly throughout the rest of the month. So, if you have more questions like this please send them on over. You can find us @wmbcast on twitter and instagram. You can find us at Patreon.com/wmbcast and like we said, if you want credit for your questions, say so, because if you sent it to us directly, privately, and not just tweeting at us. 22:01 KC: We assume anonymity. 22:04 RJT: And you know, when you're talking about querying, you feel a little shy about it and like you might get it wrong so you don't wanna leave your name out there for someone to say, "Ha, they didn't know." But no most people don't know when they're getting started so these are good questions. 22:15 KC: So that's officially the end of Submissions September. 22:19 RJT: For real this time. 22:19 KC: Yeah, thanks for sticking with us, everyone. This was fun. I mean.. 22:24 RJT Let us know what you got out of it. Let us know what surprises you heard this month. And hopefully this has you excited for this step of the process if you haven't made it there yet. 22:33 KC: We won't be doing seven episodes in a month again any time soon. 22:37 RJT: Ever. Like, ever. I will walk out of this shed. 22:37 KC: So hope you enjoyed this while it lasted. 22:44 RJT: Yeah we're a little tired but I think it was worth it. This was something that, from the very conception of this podcast, Kaelyn was excited to do, so hopefully Kaelyn is satisfied with our... 22:58 KC: I am.  22:59 RJT: Good. 23:00 KC: Are you? 23:00 RJT: I'm satisfied. 23:00 KC: Alright well thanks everyone so much for listening. We're back to our regular schedule after this. There will be an October 8th episode, and then it's back to every two weeks. 23:13 RJT: Yep. 23:15 KC: So thanks again for listening. 23:15 RJT: We'll talk to you then!

Tom Stanley was joined in the Luck On Sunday studios by retiring classic winning trainer Mark Tompkins. During the chat they spoke about many topics from the current racing landscape and how we could improve racing.

Episode 33 of the Luck On Sunday 'Best bits' Podcast. Tom Stanley is joined by Jockey Hollie Doyle, broadcasters Jim McGrath & Chris Hughes, plus retiring trainer Mark Tompkins. During the show Hollie reflected on a positive start to her career. We also looked back at the feature races from The Curragh & Newbury over the weekend. We finished with a great chat with Mark Tompkins on all things racing.

Martin Devlin chats to European Golf correspondent Mark Tompkins out of Northern Ireland where the latest Open Championship is taking place. Tompkins looks ahead to the final round and who could stop Shane Lowry. 

Mark Tompkins is one of our rare guests who was born and raised in Kelowna. We talk about the many changes our city has seen, and all about digital marketing. Mark has a very interesting past including creating the very successful Trailer Park Boys App and Board Game, working as Marketing and Communications Specialist with the City of Kelowna, and managed events like Wakefest, Centre of Gravity and so on. He even did TV commercials for ICBC/CHBC, and at one point owned a real estate brokerage in Cabo San Lucas! It's incredible how many amazing things this young man has already done. Mark's company BUZZ Marketing leverages cutting-edge technology like artificial intelligence, interactive video and media, functional web design and proven online marketing strategies to grow your business. They specialize in local Okanagan businesses as well as real estate, using a variety of platforms including Google Ads, YouTube Advertising, and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, an iTunes review would be SO appreciated! It's super easy to do right within the Podcast app.SHOW NOTES: IMPORTANT LINKS Check out BUZZ MarketingConnect with Mark on LinkedinOr on FacebookYou can book a meeting with Mark hereMark nominates Dr. Alana Berg, ND, a local naturopath and author of The Courageous Cure: Understanding Why You Get Sick and Revealing How You Can Heal to come on the I Love Kelowna Podcast. Thank you so much to Teresa May for nominating Mark! The I Love Kelowna Podcast has been downloaded thousands of times. It has a growing audience of people who are keenly interested in Kelowna and the Okanagan. To find out about ways to make a lasting impression on this growing audience, please send me a message.Follow me on Social Media:I Love Kelowna Podcast on FacebookInstagramLinkedinLuke Menkes Kelowna RealtorMy Personal Facebook PageIn this episode, we discuss #artificialintelligence, #googleads, #youtubeads, #onlinemarketing, #digitalmarketing, #buzzmarketing, #targetedads, #webdesign, #mobileweb, #networking #exploreKelowna, #KelownaNow, #YLW, #YVRtoYLW, #YEGtoYLW, #ExploreYLW, #YYCtoYLW, #Relocation, #KelownaViews, #handpickedkelowna, #kelownalife, #kelownaliving, #exploreBC, #Kelowna, #Okanagan, #podcast, #RealEstateSupport the show (https://paypal.me/lukemenkes)

Teresa May is Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Cherry Lane Homes, a local custom home builder. She is very proud of Peter Teschner and his team. She is known as the networking queen, always busy going from one event to another, talking to others about the great homes they build. We talk about her amazing networking skills, and her passion for volunteering and doing whatever she can to make our Kelowna home even better. If you enjoyed this episode, an iTunes review would be SO appreciated! It's super easy to do right within the Podcast app.SHOW NOTES: IMPORTANT LINKS Learn about the amazing custom home building that Cherry Lane Homes does on their website: https://cherrylanehomes.ca/Teresa is a political activist for Renee for Kelowna Lake Country and seeking volunteers to help with the campaign. A lot of Teresa's volunteer work happens at Shoe Bank Canada, which was started by Jim Belshaw of Roys Shoe Repair Kelowna; Canadian Mental Health Association, Kelowna; Kelowna's Gospel Mission; and the Fat Cat Children's Festival. Teresa nominates Renee Merrifield Wasylyk, Ron-Cindy Cannan and Mark Tompkins to come on the I Love Kelowna Podcast. Thank you so much to Gabriela Magaña Zaga for nominating Teresa! The I Love Kelowna Podcast has been downloaded thousands of times. It has a growing audience of people who are keenly interested in Kelowna and the Okanagan. To find out about ways to make a lasting impression on this growing audience, please send me a message: (Luke)Follow me on Social Media:I Love Kelowna Podcast on FacebookInstagramLinkedinLuke Menkes Kelowna RealtorMy Personal Facebook Page#volunteering, #networking, #roysshoerepair, #cherrylanehomes, #relationships, #KelownaGospelMission, #shoebank, #fatcatchildrensfestival, #mentalhealth, #homebuilding, #custombuild, #construction#exploreKelowna, #KelownaNow, #YLW, #YVRtoYLW, #YEGtoYLW, #ExploreYLW, #YYCtoYLW, #Relocation, #KelownaViews, #handpickedkelowna, #kelownalife, #kelownaliving, #exploreBC, #Kelowna, #Okanagan, #podcast, #RealEstateSupport the show (https://paypal.me/lukemenkes)

Guests include: Golf analyst Mark Tompkins and Whitecaps FC Colour Commentator Paul Dolan

Whether you're enjoying a day on the beach or sweating it out at a summer sports camp, proper hydration can make the difference between a good day and a day that ends in the hospital. Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Mark Tompkins, discusses proper hydration and warning signs for dehydration.

Mike and Jason discuss the Leonard-DeRozan NBA trade, and talk Open Championship with Mark Tompkins

Nedbank Golf Challenge Q&A with Mark Tompkins. Bafana v Senegal Preview with Mo Allie. Springboks vs Ireland Preview with Craig Ray. Brazil GP with Natalie Le Clue.

Nedbank Golf Challenge Q&A with Mark Tompkins. Highveld Lions coach, Geoffery Toyana, joined us. African World Cup Qualifiers last round preview with Velile Mbuli.

In the second hour of Naylor and Landsberg, Dave and guest host Steve Simmons are joined by European Tour Radio’s Mark Tompkins and ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Rizzo

Mark Tompkins, author of the brilliant and bloody The Last Days of Magic, talks to Daniel Ford about the novel coming out in paperback, what he learned while promoting the book, and what’s in store for his characters in the sequel he’s working on. “Tenacity is the defining characteristic of a successful writer,” Tompkins says. To learn about Mark Tompkins, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter @MLTompkins. Also listen to our first podcast with the author.

Mark Tompkins, author of The Last Days of Magic, talks to Daniel Ford about overcoming a learning disability, what inspired his debut novel, and why writers need to practice their craft every day.

Ann & James welcome back super comics nerd Mark Tompkins to talk "Ant-Man," the wonderfulness of Paul Rudd, the Marvel Universe, and the importance of staying until the very end to see the post-credit teasers!

Ann & James welcome fanboy Mark Tompkins to talk about "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron," the Marvel universe, Chris Evans' abs and who Joss Whedon will kill next. Spoilers.

Chercher le garçon (qui est en toi) Avec tes gestes de fille Décembre 2012 : Élisa se rend à la friche culturelle Emmetrop, à Bourges, où la philosophe Beatriz Preciado propose un atelier sur le 'genre'. Elle a invité, entre autres, le chorégraphe Mark Tompkins à animer ce 'Gender Lab', un stage pratique pour explorer, ou exploser, les codes de son genre. Elisa raconte son expérience troublante. Peut-on apprendre à être un garçon quand on croit être une fille ? A-t-on encore un genre quand on n'est plus qu'un corps ? Enregistrements : décembre 12, novembre 13 - Mise en ondes & mix : Arnaud Forest - Réalisation : Elisa Monteil