Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including stories about Kindle Vella, Penguin Random House, and midnight release parties. Then, stick around for a chat with J.T. Ellison!
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J.T. Ellison: https://www.jtellison.com/
A Very Bad Thing: https://a.co/d/a5w8ldv
Kindle Vella Closure Announcement – https://medium.com/staring-at-a-blank-page/kindle-vella-announces-its-closure-f73517448a9f
Penguin Random House books now explicitly say ‘no’ to AI training – https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273895/penguin-random-house-books-copyright-ai
Solid Support for Giant Reports – https://www.getbookreport.com/blog/solid-support-for-giant-reports
Literary Publishers Embrace the Midnight Release Party – https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/96312-literary-publishers-embrace-the-midnight-release-party.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/
Jena Brown – https://www.jenabrownwrites.com
James Blatch – https://www.jamesblatch.com/
Kevin Tumlinson – https://www.kevintumlinson.com/
J.T. Ellison: https://www.jtellison.com/
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Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week’s entertainment news, including Penguin Random House dismissing two of its top publishers, why Scarlett Johansson is angered over a new ChatGPT voice, and A24 striking a deal with publishing house Mack. Then, stick around for a chat with author Michael Jamin!
Michael Jamin has been writing for television since 1996. His many credits include Just Shoot Me, King of the Hill, Beavis & Butthead, Wilfred, Out of Practice, Rules of Engagement, Lopez and Tacoma FD. He’s also served as Executive Producer/Showrunner on Glenn Martin DDS, Maron, and Rhett & Link’s Buddy System. Michael currently lives in Los Angeles where he continues to work in TV and is the author of the forthcoming collection, A Paper Orchestra.
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A Paper Orchestra: https://michaeljamin.com/book/#options
Penguin Random House Dismisses Two of Its Top Publishers – https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/books/booksupdate/knopf-doubleday-lisa-lucas-reagan-arthur.html
Scarlett Johansson says she is ‘shocked, angered’ over new ChatGPT voice – https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-her
A24 Strikes Landmark Deal With Publishing House Mack to Distribute Books in Stores Worldwide – https://variety.com/2024/film/global/a24-publishing-deal-mack-books-screenplays-worldwide-distribution-1236010119/
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/
Michael Jamin – https://michaeljamin.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/
*NOTE: Some of the links are affiliate links.