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BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing.

J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and famously wrote the Toys “R” Us theme song long before becoming an author.

Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript in to your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business — editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.

Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouse Zach Bohannon, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.

This Week’s Episode

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch IX, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O’Donnell as they discuss the week’s publishing topics, including the copyright lawsuit two well-known authors are bringing against OpenAI. Then stick around as Christine chats with New York Times and USA Today bestseller Wendy Corsi Staub!

Wendy Corsi Staub is the award-winning author of more than ninety novels, best known for the single-title psychological suspense novels she writes under her own name. Those books and the women’s fiction written under the pseudonym Wendy Markham have also appeared on the USA TodayAmazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookscan bestseller lists. Her latest novel, Windfall, releases tomorrow, July 11, 2023, and is available for preorder now.

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Show Credits
Host: J. D. Barker
Host: Christine Daigle
Host: JP Rindfleisch IX
Host: Kevin Tumlinson
Host: Patrick O’Donnell
Music: Nicorus
Voice Over: Rick Ganley (recorded at Mill Pond Studio)
Show Notes and Audio Production: Geoff Emberlyn

In This Episode
Wendy Corsi Staub
Best of BookTok
Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay’s suit against OpenAI
Hinton Publishing
“The Year of The Slim Volume”
Submit your solar punk/optimistic sci-fi, horror ghost stories, or dragon-featured tales to PW for fall coverage consideration (deadline is July 18, so hurry!)

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Writers, Ink

Writers, Ink is a podcast about the business of writing hosted by J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson and Patrick O’Donnell.