Mark Noce Stories
Notes on Mark's latest writing endeavors, alongside other creative authors in the community.
December 4, 2014
Goodreads keeps deleting my friends. Ever since they instituted the 5,000 friend limit, it’s been a personal gripe of mine. Other authors definitely feel the same. Just look at Neil Gaiman who lost…
Read more of “Goodreads Friends Limit”November 21, 2014
San Francisco has put in its bid for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics, and is currently one of the top finalists vying for the honor. As an avid sports and Olympics fan, I’m particularly stoked for…
Read more of “San Francisco Olympics Bid 2024”November 18, 2014
This weekend, my wife and I went to see La Boheme at the San Francisco Opera. Needless to say, it was pretty darn awesome! I'd definitely recommend it to first time visitors as well as frequent…
Read more of “La Boheme”November 3, 2014
Whew! It took me about twelve weeks, but I just recently churned out the first draft of my sequel to Between Two Fires , entitled The Long Defeat . Now for the edits and rewrites. The Long Defeat…
Read more of “Finished First Draft of Sequel!!!”October 28, 2014
I gave my first talk to college students at my alma mater, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on Monday evening. It was pretty rad being part of a panel of other talented folks who use writing and new media…
Read more of “Giving a Talk to Students”October 20, 2014
Let’s go Giants! For the 3 rd time in 5 years my home team has made it to the World Series, and as you can imagine, I’m pumped! After decades of watching the Giants through loss and lean years when I…
Read more of “Go Giants!!!”October 15, 2014
I’ve been pretty crazy swamped with writing lately, and the pace isn’t likely to slow down anytime soon. But I wanted to make sure to check in with all of you! I’m getting close to finishing the…
Read more of “The Cool Kids”October 7, 2014
Hi y’all. I just got back from a vacation in Texas where I visited everything from Fort Worth down to San Antonio. Needless to say it was a fun week full of barbeque, beer, and intensely hot weather.…
Read more of “Texas”September 25, 2014
The more I learn about the Publishing Industry, the more I’m reminded of those Russian dolls that have layers within layers. Publishing is an old industry, with a lot of history and it has undergone…
Read more of “Learning About My Publisher(s)”September 17, 2014
Woo Hoo! I’ve now go my own author’s page on Goodreads where readers can list themselves as a fan or add my upcoming book to their “want to read list.” Although my book doesn’t come out for at least…
Read more of “Launching My Goodreads Page”
