Ink and Impact Blog

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...

Today's episode is all about reader magnets. You know, those freebies or opt-ins that we as writers know that we are supposed to create. Sometimes we either think, Oh, that's super easy, and we dash off and create something really fast, only to discover there are a...

Welcome to another episode of Ink and Impact! Episode 11, to be precise. As I was reflecting back on the fact that ten episodes have aired, I wanted to just take a moment to reflect and think about, “Am I meeting the initial mission of this podcast? Or is it time to...

Today I am excited to introduce another author to you. Elizabeth Jacobson is a middle school math teacher in sunny California, who loves the Bible, fantasy and science fiction. She got bit by the writing bug at age thirteen, and has been frantically putting words on...

Dalene Bickel  I am thrilled to have an author friend with us today, Alicia Greer. She is a kingdom communicator who enjoys finding creative ways to share spiritual truth with her generation. She is a University of Southern California alum and she earned her Master of...

  Today I am thrilled to have a guest author with us, Laura Thomas. She is a published Christian author who writes heartwarming encouragement for your soul, especially in her romantic suspense, teen fiction, marriage and children's books. Laura is a certified...

Welcome to Ink and Impact! As writers, regardless of how many books we may have already written, we routinely struggle with two things: confidence and productivity. If we’re first starting out as an aspiring author, we doubt our writing ability in general. If we’ve...

Welcome to Ink and Impact! When it comes to sharing content, authors are often in a quandary over what to share and how much to share. As a case in point, I’ve had several aspiring authors contact me over the past few weeks, asking questions such as:  Is it okay to...

Welcome to Ink and Impact! Today I am excited to interview my virtual friend. Dawn Klinge. A Christian writer who writes historical fiction, particularly inspirational romance novels, Dawn is a Pacific Northwest native who loves a rainy day, a hot cup of coffee, and a...