Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including some troubling concerns around NaNoWriMo. Then, stick around as Patrick chats with former Court TV producer and current crime novelist Wendy Whitman!
Wendy Whitman has a unique background through her decades-long work as an executive and producer for HLN and Court TV, where she received three Telly Awards and two GLAAD nominations. Since turning her attention to writing, Whitman has published two crime thriller novels: Premonition and the sequel, Retribution, which was released back in July and is available now.
Check It Out!
The Deer Killer Series by Wendy Whitman – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5MYR45G
NaNoWriMo controversy (via @Arumi_kai’s X thread) – https://twitter.com/Arumi_kai/status/1722007756058574916
Show Links:
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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/
Wendy Whitman – https://wendywhitman.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including some optimistic publishing predictions from the stage of the 74th National Book Awards. Then, stick around as Christine chats with crime fiction legend James Ellroy!
Called “The American Dostoyevsky” by Joyce Carol Oates, James Ellroy is the author of the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy: American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand, and Blood’s a Rover, and the L.A. Quartet novels: The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz. His latest novel, The Enchanters, came out in September and is available now wherever books are sold.
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The Enchanters – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-enchanters-james-ellroy/19462467
James Ellroy’s American Tabloid: A Full Cast Audio Drama (An Audible Exclusive) – https://www.amazon.com/James-Ellroys-American-Tabloid-Audio/dp/B0CJ16ZQQH
Write Publish Profit 6.0: Join The Waiting List! – https://infostack.io/stack/wpp6/
“David Steinberger’s Narrative” (via Publishing Perspectives) – https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/11/the-national-book-awards-david-steinbergers-narrative/
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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/
James Ellroy – https://www.jamesellroy.net/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including an update on the SAG-AFTRA strike. Then, stick around as Christine chats with brother and sister writing duo Boyd and Beth Morrison!
Boyd Morrison is a #1 NY Times bestselling author, actor, engineer, and Jeopardy! Champion. Beth Morrison is Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Their new novel, The Last True Templar, is a follow-up to their first collaboration, The Lawless Land, and is the second book in their “Tales From The Lawless Land” series. It is available now wherever books are sold.
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The Last True Templar – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-true-templar-volume-2-boyd-morrison/19781594
“The End of an Era: The Wall Street Journal’s Bestseller Lists Discontinued” (via NY Weekly) – https://nyweekly.com/news/the-end-of-an-era-the-wall-street-journals-bestseller-lists-discontinued/
“Spotify Launches 200,000-Plus Audiobooks for Premium Subscribers in the U.S.” (via Variety) – https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/spotify-premium-audiobooks-subscribers-us-1235784076/
“SAG-AFTRA Reveals Details of Strike-Ending Deal With Hollywood Studios” (via Rolling Stone)- https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/sag-aftra-board-approves-deal-with-hollywood-studios-end-strike-1234875654/
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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/
Boyd Morrison – https://boydmorrison.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including an update on Simon & Schuster’s new owners. Then, stick around as Christine chats with successful theatre costume designer turned-author and illustrator Sally Gardner!
Sally Gardner gained a first-class degree at a leading London art college and became a successful theatre costume designer before illustrating and writing books. Her debut novel, I, Coriander, won the Nestle Gold Award, and she is also a Costa and Carnegie prize winner. Her latest novel, The Weather Woman, was released in September by Head of Zeus Press.
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The Weather Woman – https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Woman-Sally-Gardner-ebook/dp/B09MXD9MCV/
Kevin’s Announcement! – https://www.openpr.com/news/3272937/kevin-tumlinson-assumes-role-of-ceo-for-next-chapter
“KKR Closes Deal to Buy Simon & Schuster” (via The New York Times) – https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/books/kkr-simon-schuster-sale.html
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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/
Sally Gardner – https://www.sallygardner.net
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Book Riot’s thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as Christine chats with romance author Mariana Zapata!
Mariana Zapata is a former indie author who recently signed a trad deal for her latest best-selling novel, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. She also has an excellent handle on TikTok—at last check, she had over a quarter billion views! Mariana lives in a small town in Colorado with her husband and two oversized children—her beloved Great Danes, Dorian and Kaiser. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, spending time outside, forcing kisses on her boys, or pretending to write.
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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wall-of-winnipeg-and-me-mariana-zapata/16712489
PRH Announce “Freedom of Expression” Prize For High School Students – https://goodereader.com/blog/commentary/penguin-random-house-introduces-high-school-award-to-defend-literature-against-book-bans
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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/
Mariana Zapata – https://www.marianazapata.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Book Riot’s thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as Christine chats with bestselling author Andrew Child!
Andrew Child is a British author who also writes as Andrew Grant. He is the author of several books, including the David Trevellyan series and the Paul McGrath series. For the last several years, Andrew has worked alongside his brother Lee Child on the latter’s blockbuster Jack Reacher books in preparation for taking over the series. The duo’s fourth and latest Reacher collaboration, The Secret, drops tomorrow, October 24, and is available for preorder now.
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The Secret: A Jack Reacher Novel – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-a-jack-reacher-novel-lee-child/19630515
Andrew Child’s previous Writers, Ink appearances – Episode 106, Episode 157
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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/
Andrew Child – https://www.jackreacher.com/us/authors/
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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 Book Riot’s thoughts on the future of bookstores. Then, stick around as J.P. talks with New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar.
Richard Chizmar is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling Gwendy’s Button Box trilogy and is the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies, and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. His latest novel, Becoming The Boogeyman, the follow-up to his 2021 smash hit, Chasing The Boogeyman, was released on October 10 and is available wherever books are sold.
Check It Out!
Becoming The Boogeyman – https://bookshop.org/p/books/becoming-the-boogeyman-richard-chizmar/19726757
Richard Chizmar on Writers, Ink – Episode 12, Episode 94
“Are Co-Op Bookstores the Future of Bookselling?” via Book Riot – https://bookriot.com/co-op-bookstores
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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/
Richard Chizmar – https://richardchizmar.com/
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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 some exciting publishing news for our very own J.D.! Then, stick around as Christine chats with Ashley Winstead.
Ashley Winstead is the author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and The Last Housewife. She holds a Ph.D. in contemporary American literature and a B.A. in English and art history. She lives in Houston, Texas, where she drinks red wine and dreams up novels. Her latest, Midnight is The Darkest Hour, was released last week, October 3, and is available wherever books are sold!
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Midnight is The Darkest Hour – https://bookshop.org/p/books/midnight-is-the-darkest-hour-ashley-winstead/19462760
Simon & Schuster Team Up With J.D. Barker Imprint, Hampton Creek Press – https://bit.ly/3rH78YX
Lit Agent Laura Zats’ Twitter Thread on Lit Agent Landscape – https://twitter.com/LZats/status/1707414688173064584
Can Spotify Take Digital Audiobooks to the Next Level? (via Publishers Weekly) – https://bit.ly/3rO2atp
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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/]
Ashley Winstead – https://www.ashleywinstead.com/
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Join hosts Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including the victorious end of the WGA Writers Strike! Then, stick around as Christine chats with novelist and TV writer Daniel Sweren-Becker.
Daniel Sweren-Becker is an author, television writer, and playwright living in Los Angeles. His play Stress Positions premiered in New York City at the SoHo Playhouse. He grew up in Manhattan. He is the author of the novels The Ones and The Equals. His latest novel, Kill Show, releases tomorrow, October 3, and is available for preorder now!
Check It Out!
Kill Show: A True Crime Novel – https://bit.ly/3F4oGBe
Dialogue Dash—Registration open until October 6! – https://dialoguedoctor.teachable.com/p/dialoguedash
“The Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won big” via Vox – https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract
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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/
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Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
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Join hosts Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including a rash of “culture war” blowbacks on American libraries. Then, stick around as Patrick chats with naval intelligence officer turned thriller writer M.P. Woodward!
M.P. Woodward is a veteran of both US intelligence ops and the entertainment industry. In multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf and the Far East, he worked alongside US Special Forces, CIA, and NSA. Most recently, Woodward ran international partner distribution for Amazon Prime and Prime Video. His latest novel, Dead Drop, was released back in May and is available wherever books are sold.
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Dead Drop – https://bookshop.org/p/books/dead-drop-m-p-woodward/18664396
“Red states quit nation’s oldest library group amid culture war over books” via The Washington Post – https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/09/15/american-library-association-book-bans/
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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/
M.P. Woodward – https://www.mpwoodward.com/
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Music by Nicorus – https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including a new lawsuit involving authors and OpenAI. Then, stick around as Kevin chats with debut novelist Khashayar Khabushani!
Khashayar J. Khabushani was born in Van Nuys, California, in 1992. During his childhood, he spent time in Iran before returning to Los Angeles. He studied philosophy at California State University, Northridge, and prior to completing his MFA at Columbia University, he worked as a middle school teacher. [source] His debut novel, I Will Greet The Sun Again, was released on August 1 and is available now wherever books are sold.
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I Will Greet The Sun Again – https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-will-greet-the-sun-again-khashayar-j-khabushani/18824265
Patreon Goes “All In” On Community – https://blog.patreon.com/were-going-all-in-on-community-by-giving-fans-their-own-space-to-chat-and-connect
“Book Publishing’s Broken Blurb System,” Esquire – https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a44948120/book-publishing-broken-blurbs-system/
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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/
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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
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Amazon’s newly released policy on AI works. Then, stick around as Kevin chats with “Real Book Spy” and thriller author Ryan Speck.
Ryan Steck is a freelance editor, an author, and the founder and EIC of The Real Book Spy. Ryan has been named an “Online Influencer” by Amazon and is a regular columnist at CrimeReads. Praised as “One of the hardest working, most thoughtful, and fairest reviewers out there” by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, Steck has “quickly established himself as the authority on mysteries and thrillers” (Author A.J. Tata). His latest novel, Lethal Range (Book #2 in the Matthew Redd Thriller series), was released on August 8 and is available now.
Check It Out!
Ryan’s Books on Amazon! – https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09KQHNGHH
The Authors Guild take on Amazon’s AI policy – https://authorsguild.org/news/amazons-new-disclosure-policy-for-ai-generated-book-content-is-a-welcome-first-step/
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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/
Ryan Steck – https://therealbookspy.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including a conversation about Kindle Unlimited’s diminishing returns. Is Amazon exclusivity still worth it for authors? Then stick around as Kevin chats with author and memoirist Nicholas Fillmore!
Nicholas Fillmore is the author of Smuggler, an IndieReader Discovery Award-winning memoir. Fillmore attended the graduate writing program at the University of New Hampshire and was a finalist for the Juniper Prize in poetry. He is currently working on Sins of Our Fathers, a novel, and The Genteel Pleasure of Anonymity, new and selected poems. His latest novella, The Gospel of Satan, was released in April and is available in paperback and ebook.
Check It Out!
Nicholas’s Books on Amazon! — https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nicholas-Fillmore/author/B07KX92CZB
The Gospel of Satan Book Trailer — https://youtu.be/_V7Sj7IkNLs?si=S3Ywx7MoHPDk0cDg
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/
Nicholas Fillmore – https://nicholasfillmore.com/
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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
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including PW‘s look at BookTok’s current publishing influence. Then stick around as Christine chats with professional assistant-turned-indie author, Marsha DeFilippo!
After nearly 33 years as the King of Horror’s personal assistant, Marsha decided it was time to write her own books! Entering self-publishing in 2020, DeFilippo is now five books deep, with the second entry in her Cozy Quilt Club mystery series, Finding The Treasure, available for preorder on Kindle now!
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Marsha’s Books on Amazon! — https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09D888621/allbooks
Amazon AI-Generated Review Summaries (via The Verge) — https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23831391/amazon-review-summaries-generative-ai
Publishers Weekly‘s Look At BookTok — https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/93014-booktok-helped-book-sales-soar-how-long-will-that-last.html
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/
Marshall DeFilippo – https://marshadefilippo.com/
TODAY’S SPONSOR:
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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/horrorstoic
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including how AI is altering the audiobook landscape. Then stick around as Patrick chats with Mystery and Thriller Maven Sara DiVello!
Sara DiVello is a true crime writer and the creator/host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens, a popular author series and interactive Facebook group. For her weekly live events, she has interviewed more than 300 authors, ranging from the bestselling and world-renowned (Dean Koontz, Lee Child, Karin Slaughter, and more!) to the buzziest debuts. Sara’s own true-crime debut, Broadway Butterfly, released August 1 from Thomas & Mercer and is available now wherever books are sold!
Check It Out!
Broadway Butterfly on Bookshop.org – https://bookshop.org/p/books/broadway-butterfly-a-jazz-age-slaying-sara-divello/18982744
ITW’s 10th Anniversary Online Thriller School – https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/online-thriller-school/
Kevin’s Substack – https://kevintumlinson.substack.com/
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/
Sara DiVello – https://www.saradivello.com/
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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/horrorstoic
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including the demise of the controversial web app prosecraft.io. Then stick around as Patrick chats with returning guest (and all-around rockstar) Josh Malerman!
Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and one of two singer-songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. His debut novel, Bird Box, is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. His other novels include Unbury Carol, Inspection, A House at the Bottom of a Lake, Pearl, Goblin, Daphne, and Malorie, the sequel to Bird Box. His latest collection, Spin a Black Yarn, releases tomorrow, August 15, from Del Rey.
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Spin a Black Yarn – https://bookshop.org/p/books/spin-a-black-yarn-five-short-novels-josh-malerman/17322952
Josh Malerman on Writers, Ink – Episode 154, Episode 80, Episode 5
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/
Josh Malerman – https://joshmalerman.com/
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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/horrorstoic
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Kickstarter’s new AI policy. Then stick around as Patrick chats with thriller author (and current Jack Ryan scribe) Marc Cameron!
New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron’s Jericho Quinn Thriller Series debuted in 2011. Since then, he’s written eight Quinn novels and four Arliss Cutter novels featuring a deputy US marshal based in Alaska, including the most recent Cutter entitled Breakneck. Marc is also the author of six Jack Ryan novels for the Tom Clancy estate, including the most recent, Red Winter, and the upcoming Command and Control (November 2023).
Check It Out!
Kickstarter’s New AI Policy – https://updates.kickstarter.com/introducing-our-new-ai-policy/
The Latest Arliss Cutter Novel – https://bookshop.org/p/books/breakneck-marc-cameron/18693377
Preorder Command and Control! – amazon.com/Clancy-Command-Control-Jack-Novel/dp/0593422848
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/
Marc Cameron – https://marccameronbooks.com/
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AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
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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/horrorstoic
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including some thoughts on Twitter’s sudden (and ill-advised?) rebranding. Then stick around as Kevin chats with horror authors Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan!
Nick Cutter is the author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller The Troop (which is currently being developed for film with producer James Wan), as well as The Deep and Little Heaven. Andrew F. Sullivan is the author of The Marigold, a novel about a city eating itself, available now from ECW Press. Their latest project—a first collaboration between these two longtime friends—is called The Handyman Method, and releases August 8, 2023, from Gallery / Saga Press.
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Preorder The Handyman Method – https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-handyman-method/18899610
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/
Andrew F. Sullivan – https://www.andrewfsullivan.com/
Nick Cutter – http://www.craigdavidson.net/
TODAY’S SPONSOR:
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
IngramSpark: Self-Publish Like a Pro! – https://selfpub.is/3NADWdg
Other Links
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/horrorstoic
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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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 Penguin Random House’s layoff announcement. Then stick around as Patrick chats with celebrated true crime writer, Kerrie Droban!
Kerrie Droban is a criminal defense attorney and the award-winning author of several true-crime books, one of which was made into a television series called Gangland Undercover. She is a national speaker and expert consultant on criminal pathology, organized crime, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Her most recent release, Aurora: The Psychiatrist Who Treated the Movie Theater Killer Tells Her Story, is available now.
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Aaron Sorkin’s Masterclass – https://www.masterclass.com/classes/aaron-sorkin-teaches-screenwriting
PW on PRH’s Layoffs – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/92788-layoffs-begin-at-penguin-random-house-as-buyout-departures-come-into-focus.html
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/
Kerrie Droban – https://www.kerriedroban.com/
TODAY’S SPONSOR:
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
IngramSpark: Self-Publish Like a Pro! – https://selfpub.is/3NADWdg
Other Links
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/horrorstoic
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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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—grab your drinks—more AI news! Then stick around as Christine chats with novelist Josh Haven!
Josh Haven is a novelist and former art critic who has written for the Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard, and Jerusalem Post. His fourth (and latest) novel, The Siberia Job, release back in June and is available now where ever books are sold.
Check It Out!
Josh’s CrimeReads Article “Scenes From The Wild Wild East” – https://crimereads.com/scenes-from-the-wild-wild-east-snapshots-of-post-soviet-russia/
Check out Elle Cordova on TikTok (her awesome AI parody song is featured at the end of this episode) – https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.cordova
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/
Josh Haven on Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22285404.Josh_Haven
TODAY’S SPONSOR:
AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers Ink special offer!!!)
IngramSpark: Self-Publish Like a Pro! – https://selfpub.is/3NADWdg
Other Links
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/horrorstoic
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
*NOTE: Some of the links are affiliate links.