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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, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about the ‘copyrightability’ of AI works, NetGalley, and Kindle Vella. Then, stick around for a chat with Tod Lending!

Tod Lending – Academy Award™-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Mr. Lending has spent nearly four decades creating documentaries that illuminate the human capacity for resilience amid adversity. Now a debut novelist, he brings his deep storytelling instincts to the written page, exploring moral dilemmas and the lingering shadows of persecution in his upcoming work.

Check It Out!

Tod Lending – https://todlending.com/

The Umbrella Maker’s Sonhttps://todlending.com/purchase/

New Government Report Addresses ‘Copyrightability’ of AI Workshttps://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/copyright/article/96974-new-government-report-addresses-copyrightability-of-ai-works.html?oly_enc_id=5567B4071634C0Y

NetGalley Responds to Kobo Device Ownershttps://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/01/netgalley-responds-to-kobo-device-owners/#:~:text=NetGalley’s%20newly%2Dlaunched%20implementation%20of,and%20we%20love%20Kobo%2C%20too!

Kindle Vella Closurehttps://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/kindle-vella-is-closing-down/143758

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/

Jakob Kerrhttps://www.jakobkerr.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 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, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including Kobo’s new subscription model! Then stick around as Patrick chats with award-winning novelist and screenwriter Anthony McCarten.

Anthony McCarten is a New Zealand writer and filmmaker. He is best known for writing big-budget biopics The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Two Popes (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). McCarten has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including twice for Best Adapted Screenplay. His latest thriller novel, Going Zero, arrives tomorrow, April 11, 2023, and is available for preorder now.


Links:*

Check Out Writers, Ink on YouTube! – ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts⁠⁠

CopCamp2023 – ⁠⁠https://www.premeditatedfiction.com/copcamp2023⁠⁠ [FB Group – ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/1280410339558799⁠⁠]

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/⁠⁠

TODAY’S SPONSORS: Laterpress – ⁠⁠http://laterpress.com/⁠⁠ | MasterWriter – ⁠⁠https://masterwriter.com/⁠⁠

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/gmbrlyn⁠⁠

Website Design by Word & Pixel – ⁠⁠http://wordandpixel.com/⁠⁠

Contact – ⁠⁠https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/⁠⁠

*Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links.