Month: September 2013
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Review of The Recluse Storyteller
With only 8 days until the release of my second novel, inspirational author and book reviewer, Dolores Ayotte, posted her pre-release review of The Recluse Storyteller. Please have a look: “This talented author has done it again. In my opinion, Author Mark Sasse has penned another thought-provoking fictional novel which is sure to grab the…
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Back in Penang from Short & Sweet Musical KL 2013
Had a great time in KL over the weekend attending Short & Sweet Musical Festival KL @ KLPAC. Let’s get to the photos: Here I am at Aloft Hotel’s rooftop pool. The Petronas Towers in the background. Love hotel @ KL Sentral. …
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Short & Sweet Musical Opens Tonight – and I’m Not There!
Unfortunately, I’m going to be missing the “World Premiere” of my mini-musical (written with Shion Beak) called Captured in Time & Space. It’s showing as part of the Short & Sweet Musical KL starting tonight through Saturday. I will be there Friday and Saturday nights, at least. I thought I’d give you a short walk-through…
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Passion, not gimmick!
Passion vs. gimmick. In marketing, there’s a difference. Some people use a well-known symbol or character as a means of making an immediate connection with the public. Celebrities hawking watches or clothing or whatever, typically have no known passion behind their endorsement – except money, that is. How many of us are swayed by gimmicks, like…
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Re-post: Fiction Thrives Where Truth Abides
I originally published this on Cellardorians in January 2012 as a guest post. I liked it well enough that I thought I’d go ahead and re-post prior to the release of my second novel. I’ve been asked this question a lot lately in reference to my novel, Beauty Rising, “Was your father really like that?”…
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The Writing Fragment that Fueled “The Recluse Storyteller”
I just found this writing fragment, which eventually became the backbone of my new novel, The Recluse Storyteller. I wrote the following in December 2011. It wasn’t until June of 2012 that I actually wrote the entire novel, so this is a just an unvarnished glimpse into what started it all. It’s completely unedited and lacking in…
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THIS WEEK! Captured in Time & Space: The Musical
Earlier this year, I wrote a 10-minute musical (with the help of musician Shion Beak) and submitted it to the Short & Sweet Musical Festival Kuala Lumpur. I was happy to have it selected for production with Marcus Lee at the helm. Now, it’s finally here. This week, the musical will be featured alongside other…
Author Mark W Sasse 