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Christine Daigle
Kevin Tumlinson
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What does it take to succeed as a writer? Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson and Jena Brown as they pull back the curtain and gain rare insight from the household names found on bookshelves worldwide.

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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about book club scammers, Kindle Unlimited, and BookTok Hub. Then, stick around for a chat with Alma Katsu!

Alma Katsu: NYT bestselling author Alma Katsu’s books have been nominated for and won multiple prestigious awards including the Stoker, Goodreads Readers Choice, International Thriller Writers, Locus Magazine, the Western Heritage Awards, Spain’s Celsius 232 festival, and appeared on numerous Best Books lists including NPR, the Observer, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Goodreads, and Amazon.

She has written two spy novels (RED WIDOW and RED LONDON), the logical marriage of her love of storytelling with her 30+ year career in intelligence.  She also writes novels that combine historical fiction with supernatural and horror elements. THE HUNGER (2018), a reimagining of the story of the Donner Party, was named one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories, was on numerous Best Books of the Year lists, sold rights in 17 languages, and continues to be honored as a new classic in horror. Her first book, THE TAKER (2011), was named one of the top ten debut novels of 2011 by Booklist.

Ms. Katsu is also a contributor to the Washington Post Book World, where she reviews thrillers. She has relocated from the Washington, DC area to the mountains of West Virginia, where she lives with her musician husband Bruce and their two dogs, Nick and Ash.

Check it out!

Alma Katsu: https://almakatsubooks.com/

Fiend: https://almakatsubooks.com/fiend/

Agent Eric Smith Emailed Back Book Club Scammers So You Don’t Have Tohttps://www.instagram.com/p/DOPbrQrDcAr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MTcxczRnaHJpZWxiaA==

Kindle Unlimited Library Distribution has arrived!https://writepublishsell.com/ku-ebooks-library-distribution

Spotify Launches BookTok Hubhttps://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/98564-spotify-teams-with-tiktok-on-booktok-hub.html?oly_enc_id=5567B4071634C0Y

IngramSpark: https://www.ingramspark.com/

Author Anchor: https://authoranchor.com/

BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#

International Bestseller J.D. Barker Launches Co-Authored Book Linehttps://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9204301/international-bestseller-jd-barker-launches-co-authored-book-line
International Bestseller J.D. Barker Launches Co-Authored Book Linehttps://www.8newsnow.com/business/press-releases/globenewswire/9204301/international-bestseller-j-d-barker-launches-co-authored-book-line
‘Flatliners Resurrection’ Poised To Test Genre IP Frenzy With J.D. Barker Novelhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/flatliners-resurrection-poised-to-test-genre-ip-frenzy-with-jd-barker-novel/ar-BB1qd2An?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Flatliners Will Spring to Life Yet Again, as a Bookhttps://gizmodo.com/flatliners-resurrection-novel-jd-barker-2000476608
J.D. Barker Rewrites the Rules of Publishing, Signs with Simon & Schusterhttps://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/j-d-barker-rewrites-the-rules-of-publishing-signs-with-simon-schuster-1033286176
One Underrated ‘90s Sci-Fi Movie Is Suddenly Getting A Weird Reboothttps://www.inverse.com/entertainment/flatliners-reboot-book-movie
BESTSELLING AUTHOR J.D. BARKER TO PEN NOVEL CONTINUATION OF ICONIC FLATLINERS FRANCHISEhttps://ritzherald.com/bestselling-author-j-d-barker-to-pen-novel-continuation-of-iconic-flatliners-franchise/
The Genre-Defying Works of Literary Powerhouse, J.D. Barkerhttps://foxinterviewer.com/entertainment-2/the-genre-defying-works-of-literary-powerhouse-j-d-barker/
International bestselling author J.D. Barker takes bold career step with collaborative projectshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13908105/International-bestselling-author-J-D-Barker-takes-bold-career-step-collaborative-projects.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/⁠⁠⁠

Jena Brown – https://www.⁠⁠⁠jenabrownwrites.com

James Blatch – https://www.jamesblatch.com/

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

Dick Wybrow – https://www.dickwybrow.com/

JP Rindfleisch: https://shop.jprindfleischix.com/en-cad

BookTrib: https://booktrib.com/promote-your-book/#


TODAY’S SPONSOR:

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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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/


TODAY’S SPONSOR:

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 – ⁠⁠⁠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.