Ink and Impact Blog

LISTENABOUTIn honor of Veterans Day this week in the United States, this episode of Ink and Impact features interview clips of two veterans' military experiences. Host Dalene Bickel also shares interview tips for writers, plus discusses how we should see ourselves as...

Today we're blessed to have guest Kent Sanders, who is the founder of Inkwell Ghostwriting, which helps leaders grow their business through books and other content. He is also the author and co-author of numerous books, including 18 Words to Live By: A Father's Wisdom...

Today is the industry update episode - it's one of my favorites. But you know, I love talking to fellow authors and other publishing professionals, industry professionals, too so every episode is a great episode, right? But I am always fascinated by what's going on...

Today I am joined by Kim Stewart, who is a Jesus girl, wife and mom, podcast publicist, and host of the Book Marketing Mania podcast (which I'm a fan of, by the way). As a publicist and marketing strategist, she has been blessed to serve incredible authors and PR...

I am absolutely thrilled to have a guest author with us today. Douglas Bond is the author of more than 30 books of historical fiction biography division and practical theology. Bond is director of the Oxford Creative Writing masterclass, and the Carolina Creative...

Today I have a special guest with us. Lindsey Carlson is a pastor's wife, the mother of five and a native Texan, whether inside her own local church or while writing or speaking more broadly, Lindsey delights and teaching women to grow in their love for God's Word and...

With both indie and traditionally published authors expected to build a platform, they often get discouraged when they see minimal growth in that area. Sometimes it causes them to lose all motivation to stay on social media or even finish writing their book. I...

With over 4 million new books published last year in the U.S. (self-published and traditionally published combined), is there any room for yours? Isn’t the market already saturated?  And with Americans reading at an all-time low (only 19% of Americans now read for...

Did you know that today, September 15, is National Get Ready Day? Yeah, who knew? I didn't until yesterday, when I was doing a little bit of research. I also don't know who comes up with these day designations. But I decided to run with it for this episode because,...

Today I’m going to answer one of the top questions I receive from aspiring authors:  What are the best tech tools to help me write and market my book? I want to start by saying that tools are nice, but they aren’t the be-all and end-all to ensure that you write - and...

The purpose of Ink and Impact is to educate, encourage, and embolden Christian writers. And to date, I think the show has been doing a good job with education and encouragement, especially with a lot of guests that have been on. If you're new to Ink and Impact, I...

August will soon be over, which means here in the U.S., most of our children have already started back to school or are preparing for it. My youngest who is now in high school went back earlier than most; he returned August 10th.  Now that the house is primarily quiet...