Writers, Ink Podcast: Episode 176 — The one where #1 New York Times Bestseller James Rollins explains why villains must have a purpose and how the prologue just might be dead.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including a major update on the HarperCollins strike as well as distributing to libraries as both traditional and independent authors. Then stick around as Kevin talks with NYT bestselling author James Rollins about villains, prologues, juggling a variety of projects at once, and writing in multiple genres.

James Rollins is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Sigma Force series, the novelization for the blockbuster film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and the Jake Ransom middle-grade series. His latest novel, The Cradle of Ice (MoonFall Saga #2), dropped February 7th from TOR/Macmillan and is available now wherever books are sold.

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J.D. Barker – http://jdbarker.com/

Christine Daigle – https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/

Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/

James Rollins – https://jamesrollins.com/

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