Ink and Impact Blog
Ep.7 – 5 Ways to Boost Your Confidence and Unleash Your Productivity
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...
Ep.6 – 3 Benefits of Sharing Content Before Your Book Is Published
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...
Ep.5 – How Your Setting Can Help You Narrow Your Niche with Dawn Klinge
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...
Ep.4 – How to Turn Your Difficult Experience into a Powerful Story with David Mike
Interview Dalene Bickel 00:03 Welcome! Thank you, David Mike, for joining us today on the episode, "How to Turn Your Difficult Experience into a Powerful Story." I'm going to read his bio for you so you can get to know a little bit about him and then we will jump...
Ep.3 – 7 Ways Writers Can Find Rest with Melanie Redd
LISTENWATCHREAD Show Notes Dalene Bickel 00:05 Welcome to Ink and Impact! Today we are blessed to have a wonderful guest, Melanie Redd, who is an author, blogger, and speaker as well as a podcaster. She's been married to Randy for the past 31 years and serves...
Ep.2 – Are You Focusing on the Right Thing?
Today on the Ink and Impact podcast, we’re talking about the importance of writers focusing on the right thing. Whether you’re a first-time aspiring author or a widely recognized writer, there are a gazillion things to do when writing, publishing, and marketing...
Ep.1 – How Do You Define a Christian Book and Author?
How do you define a Christian book and author? Today on the Ink and Impact podcast, we're answering this question. I have to admit, for a long time, I assumed Christian books consisted of Bibles (obviously), devotionals, concordances, Bible studies, Sunday...
6 Ways to Move Your Writing Forward
These six ways to move your writing forward were inspired by a recent event that initially prevented me from writing. Read on to discover how that event ultimately led to an a-ha moment that can benefit your writing. ******* One day last week my housecleaning and...
Her Mother’s Hope – A Book Review
I discovered Her Mother’s Hope by Francine Rivers at my local library and was drawn to it specifically for two reasons…
Hearing from God
We can be honest with God and know that He will respond. But are we listening?
Confusion, Clarity & Calling
But later, it got me to thinking.
Has this occurred in my writing life as well? Have I, unintentionally and unwittingly, shared stories that caused my readers more confusion than clarity?
How Long Should My Book Be?
Many writers wonder how many words or pages comprise a book. How long your book should be will depend on three main factors…