Inspirational Indie Author Interview #222: Mark Baker Defies Historical Fiction Conventions to Tell His Own Stories

My guest this episode is Mark Baker, who writes historical fiction, fantasy, and travel memoir. After a career in technical writing, Mark turned to independent publishing because he refused to let traditional genre conventions dictate the stories he wanted to tell. He also writes a popular Substack about literature and storytelling. I'll let Mark Baker tell his story.

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About the Host

Howard Lovy is an author, developmental editor, and writing coach with a long career in journalism and publishing. He works with writers at many stages of their careers, with a focus on helping them develop their ideas and strengthen their work while preserving their unique voices. He lives in Northern Michigan.

About the Guest

G. M. (Mark) Baker lives in Nova Scotia with his wife, no dogs, no horses, and no chickens. He believes that stories have a fundamental biological purpose: to make us wise and brave. He writes about kind abbesses and melancholy kings, elf maidens and shipwreckers and shy falconers, great beauties and their plain sisters, sinners and saints and ordinary eccentrics. In his newsletter, Stories All the Way Down, he discusses history, literature, and the nature of story. Learn more about his work on his author website.