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Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most prolific authors

J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle

What does it take to succeed as a writer? Join host J.D. Barker and a panel of industry experts as they pull back the curtain and offer rare insights from the household names found on bookshelves worldwide.

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00:57:20

Breaking into the thriller world with J. Luke Bennecke.

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/11/11

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, JP Rindfleisch, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a $50 million fund, Tertulia, and second-hand book threats. Then, stick around for a chat with J. Luke Bennecke!J. Luke Bennecke is a veteran civil engineer with a well-spent career helping people by improving Southern California roadways. He has a civil engineering degree, an MBA, and a private pilot’s certificate. Luke is the

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01:07:23

Story structure with Ender’s Game author, Orson Scott...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/11/10

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a new fund for literary arts organizations, James Patterson's podcast, and how to read a book and feed a neighbor. Then, stick around for a chat with Orson Scott Card!Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, and Speaker for the Dead, which are widely read by adults and younger readers. His most recent series, the young

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01:05:59

Edoardo Ballerini discusses the art of narrating...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/11/10

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a new report for publishers, Amazon's algorithm change, and Gen Z's screens survey. Then, stick around for a chat with Edoardo Ballerini! Edoardo Ballerini: Called "a master in his field" (The New York Times) and "in a class by himself" (Oprah Daily), Edoardo Ballerini is an award winning narrator of audiobooks, a familiar face on screens (from "The Sopranos" to the

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00:56:00

Elevated horror born from a practical mind...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/11/10

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about the Frankfurt Book Fair, New York Comic Con, and the Pushkin job. Then, stick around for a chat with Thomas Olde Heuvelt! Thomas Olde Heuvelt is an international bestselling author from The Netherlands. His breakthrough novel HEX was published in over twenty-five countries and hailed as 'totally, brilliantly original' by Stephen King and as 'phenomenal, phenomenal' by

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01:02:30

Writers, Ink Podcast: Episode 316 - The art of...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/11/10

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about B&T, Ingram Spark, confusing books, and TikTok. Then, stick around for a chat with A.G. Riddle! A.G. Riddle spent ten years starting internet companies before retiring to pursue his true passion: writing fiction. His novels have sold over six million copies worldwide and been translated in twenty-four languages. Several of his works are in development for

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01:05:59

Edoardo Ballerini discusses the art of narrating...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/10/28

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a new report for publishers, Amazon's algorithm change, and Gen Z's screens survey. Then, stick around for a chat with Edoardo Ballerini!Edoardo Ballerini: Called "a master in his field" (The New York Times) and "in a class by himself" (Oprah Daily), Edoardo Ballerini is an award winning narrator of audiobooks, a familiar face on screens

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00:56:00

Elevated horror born from a practical mind...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/10/21

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about the Frankfurt Book Fair, New York Comic Con, and the Pushkin job. Then, stick around for a chat with Thomas Olde Heuvelt! Thomas Olde Heuvelt is an international bestselling author from The Netherlands. His breakthrough novel HEX was published in over twenty-five countries and hailed as 'totally, brilliantly original' by Stephen King and as 'phenomenal,

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01:02:30

The art of storytelling with international...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/10/14

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about B&T, Ingram Spark, confusing books, and TikTok. Then, stick around for a chat with A.G. Riddle!A.G. Riddle spent ten years starting internet companies before retiring to pursue his true passion: writing fiction. His novels have sold over six million copies worldwide and been translated in twenty-four languages. Several of his works are in development for

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00:58:15

From debut novel to nine book series with Ariel...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/10/07

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about anxiety, Reading Rainbow, and the publishing industry's gambling problem. Then, stick around for a chat with Ariel Sullivan!Ariel Sullivan is the author of Conform. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, two sons, and their two French bulldogs. Growing up a military brat, Ariel moved every two years. As a perpetual new kid, Ariel often observed from

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01:08:42

Incorporating mythology into your fiction with Kelsea...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/09/30

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about PoP, ReaderLink, B&T, and reader community networks. Then, stick around for a chat with Kelsea Yu!Kelsea Yu is a Taiwanese Chinese American writer who lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children. Whether through a speculative or real-world lens, her writing explores diaspora identity, twists on folklore, complicated interpersonal

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01:02:46

What exactly is an artisan author with Johnny B. Truant.

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/09/23

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, JP Rindfleisch, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about YouTube, Amazon, and a big threat to books. Then, stick around for a chat with Johnny B. Truant!Johnny B. Truant: I’m the author of Fat Vampire (which became SyFy’s Reginald the Vampire), plus 100+ books across most genres. My books are layered, intelligent, and often funny. I love what I do, never cut corners, and would rather earn 10 true

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00:58:33

Skirting the genre line with Bestselling author, Alma...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/09/16

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

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01:05:16

Should you be on Substack?

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/09/09

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about James Patterson, certifying human-made writing, and ElevenReader. Then, stick around for a chat with Sophia Efthimiatou!Sophia Efthimiatou: "I am the Head of Writer Relations at Substack. I love words and I love working with people who spend their lives thinking about them.I live in New York but I am orginally from Athens, Greece, which explains why my

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01:01:07

From sitcoms to horror, how screenwriting can help...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/09/02

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and JP Rindfleisch as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Anthropic, Grok chats, and C-SPAN. Then, stick around for a chat with Brian McAuley!Brian McAuley grew up in Weird NJ on a steady diet of Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes. He received his BA in Creative Writing and Horror Theory from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study before getting his MFA in Film from Columbia

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01:04:54

Redefining what you know with retired Special Agent...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/08/26

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about $100,000 memoirs, Focus Friend, and Anthropic. Then, stick around for a chat with Jeffrey James Higgins!Jeffrey James Higgins is a retired supervisory special agent who writes thrillers, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays. He has wrestled a suicide bomber, fought the Taliban in combat, and chased terrorists across five continents.Jeffrey

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00:57:14

Series potential with bestselling thriller author,...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/08/19

Join hosts Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, Kevin Tumlinson, and JP Rindfleisch as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Associated Press, book banning, and AI. Then, stick around for a chat with Lisa Gardner!Lisa Gardner, a #1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist, began her career in food service, but after catching her hair on fire numerous times, she took the hint and focused on writing instead. A self-described research junkie, she has transformed her

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00:56:10

Worldbuilding with #1 NYT Bestseller Karin Slaughter.

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/08/12

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Bookshop.org, Read Dating, and Stephen King. Then, stick around for a chat with Karin Slaughter!Karin Slaughter is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar–nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter,

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01:02:43

Putting your greatest fears on paper with horror...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/08/05

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about BookTok, Publishers Marketplace, and Briet. Then, stick around for a chat with Ania Ahlborn!Ania Ahlborn is a Polish-American author known for her work in the horror and thriller genres. Born in Ciechanów, Poland, she moved to the United States when she was young.Ahlborn began her writing career by self-publishing her first novel, Seed, before gaining

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01:03:12

Writers, Ink Podcast: Episode 305 - From social media...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/07/29

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Reese Witherspoon, the AI Protection Act, and audiobook walking clubs. Then, stick around for a chat with J.T. Ellison!J.T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 30 psychological thrillers and domestic noir novels, and the Emmy® award-winning co-host of A Word on Words on Nashville PBS.She also writes contemporary

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00:58:12

Writers, Ink Podcast: Episode 304 - How to crash a...

Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world"s most... ·

2025/07/22

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a scam, a $100,000 prize, and Anthropic. Then, stick around for a chat with Christina Dotson!Christina Dotson: Thriller author of LOVE YOU TO DEATH (7/22/2025) from Bantam/@randomhouse, lover of carbs & plot twists, and a super Social Worker❤️ - https://www.threads.com/@christinadotsonwrites?xmt=AQF0XaAiFcQ39Vr0u9-KG8lCjhoyU8i8sy8J4f03KOJtiDU

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