Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and JP Rindfleisch as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about the 2026 Emmys, AI fears, and a dating app for book lovers. Then, stick around for a chat with Jessica Brody!
Jessica Brody is the author of more than 20 novels for teens, tweens, and adults including How to Write a Murder, The Geography of Lost Things, The Chaos of Standing Still, Amelia Gray is Almost Okay, and the System Divine trilogy. She’s also the author of the #1 bestselling Save the Cat! Writes a Novel plotting guides and her latest guide for writers, Page One to Done as well as the founder of the Writing Mastery Academy, dedicated to helping fiction writers get unstuck and finish their novels. Her books have been translated and published in over 20 languages and several have been optioned for film and television. She lives with her husband and dogs near Portland, OR.
Check it out!
Jessica Brody: https://www.jessicabrody.com/
How to Write a Murder: https://www.jessicabrody.com/books/how-to-write-a-murder/
LibraryThing Launching a Dating App for Book Lovers – https://chapteronedating.com
Librarians won big at the 2026 Emmys –
Writers’ AI Fears Often Run Ahead of the Facts – https://janefriedman.com/writers-ai-fears-often-run-ahead-of-the-facts
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/
Jena Brown – https://www.jenabrownwrites.com
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
JP Rindfleisch: https://shop.jprindfleischix.com/en-cad
BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#
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AutoCrit – https://www.autocrit.com/jd (click this link to take advantage of our Writers, Ink special offer!!!)
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 and recorded at Mill Pond Studio
Website Design by Word & Pixel – http://wordandpixel.com/
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/
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Becoming More Than Just an Author with Jessica Brody
Jessica Brody knows what it means to be more than just an author. From hosting writing workshops at high schools around America and creating the Writing Mastery Academy to adapting Blake Snyder’s screenwriting guide for novelists, she has maximized her potential as an Authorpreneur and stands out as an engaged and helpful member of the writing community. Jessica is well-known for her massively acclaimed Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You’ll Ever Need and her popular young adult series, System Divine. Her latest release, Between Burning Worlds, is available now.
From Amazon.com:
Jessica Brody is the author of more than 20 books for teens, tweens, and adults including Sky Without Stars, Between Burning Worlds, The Chaos of Standing Still, Better You Than Me, A Week of Mondays, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, and the Unremembered trilogy. She’s also the author of the Descendants: School of Secrets series, based on the hit Disney Channel original movie, Descendants, as well as the #1 bestselling novel-plotting guide, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. Her books have been translated and published in over 23 countries and several have been optioned for film and television. She lives with her husband and three dogs near Portland, OR.
Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business – editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.
Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouse, J. Thorn, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- How Jessica started speaking in schools
- How to find success by writing-for-hire
- The importance of a solid daily routine
- The importance of structure to every story
- Why to prioritize what’s most important to you
Links:
J. D. Barker – http://jdbarker.com/
J. Thorn – https://theauthorlife.com/
Jessica Brody – https://www.jessicabrody.com/
Writing Mastery Academy – https://www.jessicabrody.com/online-writing-courses/
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody – http://mybook.to/SaveTheCatWrites
Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody – http://mybook.to/BetweenBurningWorlds
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
Contact – https://writersinkpodcast.com/dev/contact/
“Muggable” quote by Harley Christensen – https://www.mischievousmalamute.com/
*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links.