Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors

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January 30, 2023 The one where bestselling author C.J. Tudor explains why it's better to have no agent than the wrong agent.
Join hosts J.D. Barker and Christine Daigle, along with JP Rindfleisch IX and Kevin Tumlinson, as they welcome law enforcement consultant Patrick O'Donnell (episode 47) to the guest host chair. Then stick around as Christine chats with best-selling novelist C. J. Tudor about finding the right agent, writing what you love no matter what, and her upcoming end-of-the-world thriller, The Drift.
C. J. Tudor is the author of The Burning Girls, The Other People, The Hiding Place, and The Chalk Man, which won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, the Barry Award, and the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel. Her fifth novel, The Drift, an "audacious, utterly gripping [story] of catastrophe and survival at the end of the world," drops tomorrow, January 31st, from Ballentine Books.
Links:
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/
C. J. Tudor - https://twitter.com/cjtudor
TODAY'S SPONSOR: Laterpress - http://laterpress.com/
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
J. Thorn’s Rubrics for Writers - https://theauthorlife.com/free-tools/
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
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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1 hr 3 min
January 23, 2023 The one where Mary Adkins explains why you don't need an MFA (unless you do).
Join hosts J.D. Barker and Christine Daigle as they welcome back JP Rindfleisch IX and invite first-time guest host Kevin Tumlinson to the show. Then stick around as Christine chats with author and book coach Mary Adkins.

Mary Adkins is the author of When You Read This, Privilege, and Palm Beach, which was voted one of 2021's Best Books by The New York Post. A native of the American South and a graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School, her writing has appeared in the New York Times and the Atlantic. She is also the founder of The Book Incubator, a 12-month, hands-on writing program for authors and memoirists, and the host of the podcast The First Draft Club.
Links:
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/
Mary Adkins - https://maryadkinswriter.com/
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
J. Thorn’s Rubrics for Writers - https://theauthorlife.com/free-tools/
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
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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1 hr 5 min
January 16, 2023 The one where Ewan Morrison explains how being a hippie, swinger, part-time Marxist prepper with his own nuclear bunker has helped shape his fiction.
Join hosts J.D. Barker and Christine Daigle as they welcome guest host JP Rindfleisch IX to the studio. Then stick around as Christine chats with award-winning author and screenwriter Ewan Morrison.

Described as the "most fluent and intelligent Scottish writer of his generation" by Booker Prize judge Stuart Kelly, Ewan Morrison is the author of Tales From The Mall, Close Your Eyes, and Nina X, which won the 2019 Saltire Society Scottish Fiction Book of the Year award. His eighth and latest novel, How To Survive Everything, a darkly comic thriller about a teenage girl abducted by her doomsday survivalist father, is available now in paperback.

Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
JP Rindfleisch IX - https://www.jprindfleischix.com/
Ewan Morrison - https://www.ewanmorrison.com/
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
J. Thorn’s Rubrics for Writers - https://theauthorlife.com/free-tools/
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
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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51 min
January 09, 2023 The one where Claire Douglas explains why she writes so damn fast.
Claire Douglas is the award winning author of seven stand alone thrillers, THE SISTERS, LOCAL GIRL MISSING, LAST SEEN ALIVE, DO NOT DISTURB, THEN SHE VANISHES, JUST LIKE THE OTHER GIRLS and her most recent, THE COUPLE AT NO. 9, which is a number one Amazon bestseller and reached number three on the Sunday Times bestsellers list. Her books have sold over 500,000 copies in the UK and have been translated into twenty languages.
You can find Claire on Twitter at @DougieClaire, Instagram as clairedouglasauthor, or visit her Facebook page clairedouglasauthor.
Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/
Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
Claire Douglas - https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/claire-douglas
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
J. Thorn’s Rubrics for Writers - https://theauthorlife.com/free-tools/
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
Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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44 min
January 02, 2023 The one where Thom Carnell explains writing for magazines like SWANK isn't just about exposure.
Thom Carnell is a writer whose fiction has been featured in SWANK Magazine, CARPE NOCTEM Magazine, and in the horror anthology, BLOODY CARNIVAL from Pill Hill Press. He is best known for his insightful interviews and profiles in CARPE NOCTEM Magazine, FANGORIA Magazine, and on Dread Central & Twitchfilm.com. Carnell is a graduate of the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, and worked as a certified eye enucleist and a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist. His novels (NO FLESH SHALL BE SPARED, NO FLESH SHALL BE SPARED: DON’T LOOK BACK) and short story collections, MOONLIGHT SERENADES, A STRING OF PEARLS, and TUXEDO JUNCTION) are available through Amazon.com and Crossroad Press. He currently lives in Bellingham, WA.
Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/
Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
Thom Carnell - http://www.thomcarnell.com/
Your Creative Journey (J.’s free daily journal prompt) - https://theauthorlife.com/category/creativejourney2023/
“They’re Mad, They Are” (J.’s sort-of collab with Clive Barker and NIN) - https://jthorn.net/clivebarker/
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
J. Thorn’s Rubrics for Writers - https://theauthorlife.com/free-tools/
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
Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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49 min
December 26, 2022The one where D. Eric Maikranz explains what it’s like to have Mark Wahlberg make a movie from his indie published book.
D. Eric Maikranz knows a thing or two about getting your book on the big screen. By using solid strategies like crowdsourcing his marketing and pricing as low as Amazon would let him, his 2009 novel, The Reincarnationist Papers, both accrued him a large readerbase and struck him a movie deal with Netflix. Eric has backpacked and worked all around the world as a foreign correspondent, translator, and more. He’s since published two nonfiction guides, Insider’s Rome and Insider’s Venice. To check out The Reincarnationist Papers, follow the link below.
From Amazon.com:
D. Eric Maikranz is the author of The Reincarnationist Papers, the electrifying debut novel that introduces readers to the Cognomina, a secret society of people who reincarnate with total recall of their collected past lives. The Reincarnationist Papers is the basis for the Paramount Pictures movie INFINITE (May 2021), starring Mark Wahlberg and Dylan O'Brien. For a sneak peek at his new novels and exclusive insider content, join the email list at: ericmaikranz.com. D. Eric Maikranz very much enjoys engaging with readers and frequently speaks remotely at book clubs that read his work. Guidelines for engaging Mr. Maikranz to speak remotely at your book club are available at ericmaikranz.com
In this episode, you’ll discover:
How Eric got kicked out of Laos

His perspective on marketing

How his day job helped his writing

How a hostel in Nepal got him a movie deal
Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/
Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
D. Eric Maikranz - https://ericmaikranz.com/
The Reincarnationist Papers - https://mybook.to/ReincarnPaper
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
The Author Life: A Limited Edition Podcast Series Featuring Jeff Elkins - https://theauthorlife.transistor.fm/
J. Thorn’s Rubrics for Writers - https://theauthorlife.com/free-tools/
Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ and Atticus - https://www.atticus.io/ and Ghostwriting University - https://www.ghostwritinguniversity.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
Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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49 min
December 19, 2022The one where Tim Waggoner explains why teaching is a gateway drug to learning.
Author and teacher Tim Waggoner knows the secrets to refining your writing skill through educating others. During his time as a creative writing professor at Sinclair College, he’s gained a fuller understanding of writing techniques, character-writing psychology, and the editing process. Tim has published more than 50 novels over two decades and is a winner of the Bram Stoker Award and finalist for many others. His latest novel, A Hunter Called Night, is available for preorder on May 9.
From Amazon.com:
Tim Waggoner’s first novel came out in 2001, and he’s published close to fifty novels and seven collections of short stories since. He writes original fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins. His novels include Like Death, considered a modern classic in the genre, and the popular Nekropolis series of urban fantasy novels. He’s written tie-in fiction for Supernatural, Alien, Grimm, the X-Files, Doctor Who, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Transformers, among others. His articles on writing have appeared in Writer’s Digest, Writer’s Journal, and Writer’s Workshop of Horror. He’s won the Bram Stoker Award and been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award, the Scribe Award, and the Splatterpunk Award. In addition to writing, Tim is also a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
How Tim picked up teaching

How to communicate to writing students

How to take advantage of luck
Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/
Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
Tim Waggoner - https://www.timwaggoner.com/index.htm
A Hunter Called Night - https://books2read.com/HunterNight
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
The Author Life: A Limited Edition Podcast Series Featuring Jeff Elkins - https://theauthorlife.transistor.fm/
J. Thorn’s Rubrics for Writers - https://theauthorlife.com/free-tools/
Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ and Atticus - https://www.atticus.io/ and Ghostwriting University - https://www.ghostwritinguniversity.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
Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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56 min
December 12, 2022The one where Paul Tremblay explains why two unreliable narrators can be better than one.
Guest Paul Tremblay returns to the podcast to discuss pacing, getting tired, and the challenge of two unreliable narrators with his latest book, THE PALLBEARER’S CLUB. Paul constantly challenges himself to create interesting stories that don’t just rely on a gimmick. Tremblay often transcends genre with masterful storytelling and compelling characters. He’s on sabbatical from his teaching position and trying to keep his writing time organized and consistent.
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From Amazon.com:
Paul Tremblay is the author of the Bram Stoker Award and Locus Award winning THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD, winner of the British Fantasy Award DISAPPEARANCE AT DEVIL'S ROCK, and Bram Stoker Award/Massachusetts Book Award winning A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS. A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS is in development with Focus Features. He's also the author of the novels The Little Sleep, No Sleep till Wonderland, Swallowing a Donkey's Eye, and Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn't Fly (co-written with Stephen Graham Jones).
His newest book is the short story collection GROWING THINGS AND OTHER STORIES.
His essays and short fiction have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and numerous "year's best" anthologies. He is the co-editor of four anthologies including Creatures: Thirty Years of Monster Stories (with John Langan). Paul is on the board of directors for the Shirley Jackson Awards. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts, has a master's degree in Mathematics, and has no uvula. You can find him online at www.paultremblay.net. twitter: @paulgtremblay
He is represented by Stephen Barbara, InkWell Management.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
Why you should schedule your writing time even if you don’t have a day job

The challenges of creating unique stories

Why pacing in your novel matters
Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/
Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
Paul Tremblay - https://www.paultremblay.net/
The Pallbearer’s Club - https://books2read.com/pbclub
Three Story Method: Writing Scenes - https://books2read.com/threestorymethodws
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Story Rubric - http://storyrubric.com
Nonfic Rubric - http://nonficrubric.com
Scene Rubric - http://scenerubric.com
Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ and Atticus - https://www.atticus.io/ and Ghostwriting University - https://www.ghostwritinguniversity.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
Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
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53 min
December 05, 2022The one where Bram Stoker Award nominated-novelist Jake Bible explains Drabble.
Award-winning novelist Jake Bible loves to drabble in his spare time. A short story of exactly 100 words, the exercise has helped him sharpen his editing skills, heighten his creativity, and expand his support network. Jake wrote his first novel, DEAD MECH, in 2008, and has since written over 65 books and been nominated for various awards, including the Bram Stoker Award. To order his latest novel, Out of the Stars, follow the link below.
From Amazon.com:
A Bram Stoker Award nominated-novelist, short story writer, independent screenwriter, podcaster, and inventor of the Drabble Novel, Jake is the author of over sixty-five published novels including the bestselling Z-Burbia zombie apocalypse series, the bestselling Salvage Merc One military scifi series, the bestselling Roak: Galactic Bounty Hunter space crime series, the fan favorite hit Team Grendel/Mega thriller series, and his original post-apocalyptic mech/zombie mash-up, the Apex Trilogy. His other novels include the YA zombie novel, Little Dead Man, the Bram Stoker Award nominated YA horror novel, Intentional Haunting, the middle grade scifi/horror series, ScareScapes, and the historical fiction/space opera mash-up series, Reign of Four, for Permuted Press, as well as Stone Cold Bastards and the Black Box Inc. series for Bell Bridge Books.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
The importance of writing mechanics

How to write a short story every week

How to find success on Substack as a fiction writer

The importance of a core fanbase
Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/
Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
Jake Bible - https://jakebible.com/
Out of the Stars - https://books2read.com/OutofStars
Three Story Method: Writing Scenes - https://books2read.com/threestorymethodws
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Story Rubric - http://storyrubric.com
Nonfic Rubric - http://nonficrubric.com
Scene Rubric - http://scenerubric.com
Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ and Atticus - https://www.atticus.io/ and Ghostwriting University - https://www.ghostwritinguniversity.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
Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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1 hr 2 min
November 28, 2022The one where Dan Padavona explains why failure IS sometimes an option.
Dan Padavona knows the secrets to reimagining failure. Whether a book isn’t reaching the right audience or receiving negative criticism, he stresses the importance of remaining confident, persistent, and willing to pivot in the face of “the crickets” . Dan is the accomplished author of over twenty novels, including the Wolf Lake series and Thomas Shepherd series. He also co-wrote Shadow Witch with J. eight years ago. To preorder his upcoming novel, The Killer Inside, follow the link below.
From Amazon.com:
When you read one of my books I hope you feel like you are sitting around a campfire with me at midnight. If you happen upon me, you'll probably find me reading Stephen King, Rachel Caine, Dean Koontz, or one of the many authors who have so enriched my life with their ability to tell a good tale. More than anything, I love a good story. Let me tell you one. Sign up for my VIP Readers Group at www.danpadavona.com and download a free screen background.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
How to find the overlap between self-fulfilling and marketable writing

When to walk away from your day job

Why writing can be so unmotivating

How individuality can hurt your prospects
Links:
J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/
Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/
Christine Daigle - https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/
Dan Padavona - https://www.danpadavona.com/
The Killer Inside - https://books2read.com/u/mqXRne
Three Story Method: Writing Scenes - https://books2read.com/threestorymethodws
Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/
Story Rubric - http://storyrubric.com
Nonfic Rubric - http://nonficrubric.com
Scene Rubric - http://scenerubric.com
Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/ and Atticus - https://www.atticus.io/ and Ghostwriting University - https://www.ghostwritinguniversity.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
Audio production by Geoff Emberlyn - http://www.emberletter.com/
Website Design by Word & Pixel - http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links.

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1 hr 1 min

About Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors

From the publisher's feed

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…