Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors
J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle
What does it take to succeed as a writer? Join host J.D. Barker and a panel of industry experts as they pull back the curtain and offer rare insights from the household names found on bookshelves worldwide.
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May 29, 2023 • 1h 5min
The one where NYT bestseller TJ Newman explains why it's so important to find your corner of the market.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics. Then stick around as Patrick chats with returning guest T.J. Newman!
T.J. Newman is a former bookseller and flight attendant whose first novel, Falling, became a publishing sensation, debuting at number two on the New York Times bestseller list. The book was named one of the best books of the year by USA Today, Esquire, and Amazon, and has been published in more than thirty countries—and will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures! Her latest novel, Drowning, arrives tomorrow, May 30, 2023, from Avid Reader Press (Simon & Schuster).
Check It Out!
Your final chance to sign up for CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023[FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
Show Links:*
Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker - https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
T.J. Newman - https://tjnewmanauthor.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS:
AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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May 22, 2023 • 1h 7min
The one where NYT bestseller Kate White explains why writing a good mystery is like peeling an onion.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including a book-friendly viral tweet from an... unlikely source. Then stick around as Christine chats with bestselling suspense author Kate White!
Kate White is the New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels of suspense: nine standalone psychological thrillers, including The Secrets You Keep and The Second Husband, and eight Bailey Weggins mysteries. Her latest novel, Between Two Strangers, was released on May 16 and is available now wherever books are sold.
Check It Out!
Kevin on Substack! - https://kevintumlinson.substack.com/
The viral tweet in question (beware: a colorful rabbit hole indeed) - https://twitter.com/maskofbun/status/1655084850926473216
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023[FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
Show Links:*
Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker - https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Kate White - https://www.katewhite.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS:
AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
May 15, 2023 • 53min
The one where fantasy author C.L. Polk explains how she crosses genres in her work.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including Findaway Voices' big swing to draw indie audiobook authors to Spotify. Then stick around as JP chats with Canadian fantasy author C.L. Polk!
C. L. Polk is the author of the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Witchmark, the first novel of the Kingston Cycle. Their most recent novel, Even Though I Knew The End—called a "must-read for those who like their queer fantasy with a little grit and a lot of soul" by Booklist—is available now wherever books are sold.
Check It Out!
J.D. in Pittsburg - https://www.pittsburghbookfestival.org [Note: This event took place on May 13, 2023]
JP on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/cheshirepope
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023[FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
Show Links:*
Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker - https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
C.L. Polk - https://clpolk.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS:
AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
May 8, 2023 • 55min
The one where Melissa Blair tells us how she lit up BookTok by publishing her novel anonymously.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including the WGA union strike. Then stick around as Christine chats with BookTokker and fantasy author Melissa Blair!
Melissa (she/her/kwe) is an Anishinaabe-kwe of mixed ancestry and the author of The Halfling Saga. Melissa has a BookTok account where she discusses her favorite kinds of books, including Indigenous and queer fiction, feminist literature, and non-fiction. Her latest novel (and follow-up to her viral smash hit A Broken Blade) is called A Shadow Crown and releases tomorrow, May 9.
Check It Out!
R.L. Stine and J.D. Barker (Replay) - https://www.youtube.com/live/Rqz62umPFWc
Kevin's New Non-Fiction Book - https://books2read.com/authornote
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023[FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
Show Links:*
Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker - https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Melissa Blair - https://www.tiktok.com/@abrokenblade
TODAY'S SPONSORS:
AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
May 1, 2023 • 1h 8min
The one where Victor Manibo explains how he uses the Story Engine card deck to help shape his novels.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including the results of a recent ALLi survey on writer income (spoilers: indies are sitting pretty good right now.) Then stick around as Christine chats with debut science-fiction author Victor Manibo.
Victor Manibo is a Filipino speculative fiction writer living in New York. He is the author of the science fiction noir novel The Sleepless [available now] and is a 2022 Lambda Literary Emerging Voices Fellow. His next book, Escape Velocity, comes out in Spring 2024 from Erewhon Books.
Check It Out!
J.D.'s Movie News! - https://deadline.com/2023/04/behind-a-closed-door-movie-in-works-from-qc-entertainment-spin-a-black-yarn-1235335185/
R.L. Stine and J.D. Barker Live Event - https://www.autocrit.com/thrillerfest-live-event/
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023 [FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
Show Links:*
Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
J.D. Barker - https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Victor Manibo - https://www.victormanibo.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS:
AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 3min
The one where #1 NYT bestseller Dennis Lehane explains why working in the absolute worst hell is not as bad as writing the middle of a novel.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including an update on the looming WGA strike and, of course, AI (take a drink!) Then stick around as Patrick chats with best-selling author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane.
Lehane is the author of thirteen novels—including the New York Times bestsellers Live by Night; Moonlight Mile; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and The Given Day—as well as Coronado, a collection of short stories and a play. [source: HarperCollins] His latest novel, Small Mercies, releases tomorrow, April 25th, and is available for preorder now.
Links:*
Check Out Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023 [FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
J.D. Barker - https://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Dennis Lehane - https://dennislehane.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS:
AutoCrit - https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 17, 2023 • 59min
The one where NYT bestseller Caroline Kepnes tells us what it’s like to have a hit Netflix show based on her YOU series.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including updates on a recent book ban and James Patterson's beef with the NYT bestsellers list. Then stick around as Christine chats with return guest Caroline Kepnes.
Caroline Kepnes is the New York Times bestselling author of You, Hidden Bodies, Providence, and You Love Me. Her work has been translated into a multitude of languages and inspired a television series adaptation of You, currently on Netflix. Her latest book in the You series, For You And Only You, drops on April 25th and is available for preorder now.
Links:*
Check Out Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
AI In Our Lives: ITW's chat with AI lawyer Bradlee Frazer - https://bit.ly/AI_In_Our_Lives [ passcode: 5f=ivbA= ]
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023 [FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
J.D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Caroline Kepnes - https://www.carolinekepnes.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS: Laterpress - http://laterpress.com/ | MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 2min
The one where Anthony McCarten explains what it’s like to write biopics for Winston Churchill, Queen, and Whitney Houston.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including Kobo's new subscription model! Then stick around as Patrick chats with award-winning novelist and screenwriter Anthony McCarten.
Anthony McCarten (born 28 April 1961) is a New Zealand writer and filmmaker. He is best known for writing big-budget biopics The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Two Popes (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). McCarten has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including twice for Best Adapted Screenplay. His latest thriller novel, Going Zero, arrives tomorrow, April 11, 2023, and is available for preorder now.
Links:*
Check Out Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023 [FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
J.D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS: Laterpress - http://laterpress.com/ | MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Booktrib - https://booktrib.com/author/writers-ink/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 6min
The one where Brenda Novak explains what it’s like to sell books and coffee out of your Airstream.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including—as always—discussions of AI! Then stick around as Christine chats with New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak.
“When I first got the idea to become a novelist, it took me five years to teach myself the craft and finish my first book,” Brenda admits. “I learned how to write by reading what others have written. The best advice for any would-be author: read, read, read….”
Brenda sold her first book, and the rest is history. Now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she continues to publish two or three novels a year, in a variety of genres. Her latest, The Seaside Library, releases April 11, 2023, and is available for preorder now.
Links:*
Check Out Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023 [FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
J.D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Brenda Novak - https://brendanovak.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS: Laterpress - http://laterpress.com/ | MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Mar 27, 2023 • 1h 9min
The one where NYT Bestseller Kim Sherwood explains what it was like to write a James Bond chase scene when she’s never driven a car.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including the surprising reading habits of Gen Z. Then stick around as Patrick chats with New York Times bestselling author Kim Sherwood.
Kim Sherwood is an author and creative writing lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Her first novel, Testament (2018), won the Bath Novel Award and Harper’s Bazaar Big Book Award. Her second book, Double or Nothing, is the first in a trilogy commissioned by the Ian Fleming Estate to expand the world of James Bond. It arrives in the United States on April 11th, 2023 from William Morrow and is available for preorder now.
Links:*
Check Out Writers, Ink on YouTube! - https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts
CopCamp2023 - https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023 [FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799]
J.D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Kevin Tumlinson - https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
Patrick O'Donnell - https://www.copsandwriters.com/
Kim Sherwood - https://www.kimsherwoodauthor.com/
TODAY'S SPONSORS: Laterpress - http://laterpress.com/ | MasterWriter - https://masterwriter.com/
Best of BookTok - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com
Show notes & audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - https://twitter.com/gmbrlyn
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
