Ink in Your Veins

Writing Thrills WITH Romance, with Tiffany Crum

Tiffany Crum’s first novel is a breakout success, but it wasn’t a straight line getting there. How did she do it? She tells us here. Tiffany Crum grew up on a dairy farm just down the road from a maximum-security prison. A longtime Californian, she now lives in Atlanta with her husband, two sons, and dogs, and spends her free time trying to keep her vegetable garden alive. Her debut novel, This Story Might Save Your Life, is a New York Times bestseller, an Amazon Best Book of March, a Book of the Month selection, and a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. It will be published in twenty-three languages and is under option for television.🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage(New perks, like editing! And quarterly online writing retreats included!)Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publishEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS (join my writer's list): ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verbs as the Secret Soul of Language, with Sarah L. Kaufman

If you’re wanting to make your writing stronger (immediately), don’t skip this one! Better, stronger verbs will change everything! Sarah L. Kaufman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic, a writing teacher, and an award-winning author. Her newest book is VERB YOUR ENTHUSIASM: How to Master the Art of the Verb and Transform Your Writing. Sarah was the chief dance critic of The Washington Post, where she wrote about the arts, entertainment, and society for 27 years. She also writes for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Monocle magazine, among others. Her debut book, The Art of Grace, was a Washington Post Notable Book, and won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, and a Spirituality & Practice Award. Sarah was a 2024 Penn State Foster-Foreman Distinguished Writer, and she has taught at Harvard, American University, and Princeton, where she was a McGraw Professor of Writing. She has received journalism fellowships from the Nieman Foundation and French-American Foundation, and she is currently working on her next book. ⚙️ The Artist's Way Club: https://rachaelherron.com/taw/🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage(New perks, like editing! And quarterly online writing retreats included!)Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publishEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS (join my writer's list): ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Too-Many Possibilities of a First Draft, with Meredith Doench

Meredith Doench talks about how to move forward with a first draft (even when you think you should stop) and why it might be the most important thing you do! Meredith is the queer crime writer of the Luce Hansen sapphic thriller series and the stand-alone novels, Never Say Die and Whereabouts Unknown. She is an avid armchair detective and amateur web sleuth who loves all things mystery. Doench’s works of short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in literary journals such as Hayden’s Ferry Review, Women’s Studies Quarterly and The Tahoma Literary Review. She was one of the founding associate prose editors of the literary journal Camera Obscura: Journal of Literature and Photography and teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Never Say Die is her most recent release. 🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage(New perks, like editing! And quarterly online writing retreats included!)Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publishEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS (join my writer's list): ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Character Being King, with Ember Mae

Ember Mae talks about how to create a compelling character, and also talks about how to run a successful Kickstarter! Ember Mae writes books where found family thrives, pets scheme, and laughter is always off-leash. She writes cozy mysteries and holiday romcoms, and one day plans to mix those two genres together. She writes cozy and romantic books that will have you laughing, swooning, and crying with characters that feel more like friends. She can be found at embpublishing.com Kickstarter 101 with Ember Mae: https://www.authornation.live/kickstart-together-101?lid=12152 🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage(New perks, like editing! And quarterly online writing retreats included!)Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publishEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS (join my writer's list): ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vibes-based Chaos Writing, with Darby Bozeman

Darby Bozeman’s first book has just come out, and this is a wonderful celebration of writing on the more chaotic side! Darby Bozeman grew up in Portland, Oregon, but she’s spent the better part of her adult life in the South. She has a master’s in teaching from the University of Georgia and she taught middle school English for five years. When she’s not reading or writing, she loves acting in community theater and discussing pop culture. She lives in Knoxville with her husband, Bryan, and their cat, Claude. Summer’s Never Over is her debut novel. Rachael’s Patreon link to the scam post.⚙️ Writing in the Junkyard: July 11 & 12 - click HERE!🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage(New perks, like editing! And quarterly online writing retreats included!)Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publishEXCLUSIVELY FOR WRITERS (join my writer's list): ➡️ How to Know If You’re Writing the Right Book - https://rachaelherron.com/therightbook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.