Author: Abigail Wild

Why a Book on Empathy?

I recently authored a book, How Empathy Changes Everything. So, you might ask, why did you write a book on empathy? The short answer is that I was asked to do so, but that really doesn’t explain it. I love to write. I write a weekly column, and I do it because I like doing it. It’s sort of my contribution to what I call public theology and ethics. I love writing. I gave sermons for forty years in churches, which means I have probably written over two thousand sermons. Very few of them were reruns because I enjoyed writing the sermons even more than preaching them. It was not unlike writing a ten-page term paper every week, and I loved the writing process. When I was in school, I gravitated towards classes where writing papers was the key element. I love to write.

Neuroplasticity for Emotional Well-Being

One of the most important recovery objectives, as promoted in A Survivor’s Common Sense Approach to Recovery from Social Anxiety, is the client’s understanding and use of self-directed neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity restructures our neural network through rapid, deliberate positive stimulation to offset the abundance of negative information in our brain’s metabolism.

Getting to Know Eva Leppard

By Bruce Buchanan Eva Leppard comes to Wild Ink from the Australian state of Tasmania—“About as close to Antarctica as you can get without having to build an igloo,” she likes to say. She brings with her a creativity honed by Douglas Adams and BBC television, a willingness to look at age-old questions in new … Continue reading Getting to Know Eva Leppard →

UP A TREE IN THE ZONE WITH YOUR CHARACTER

How important is the relationship between a writer and their character? What is the Zone? If you’re a writer, have you been there? If you’re a reader, have you? They are first-cousin related. Let’s go!

An Interview with Christopher DeWitt

I’ve been a fan of Louis L’Amour paperback westerns since my dad introduced them to me when I was a kid. There was a rather throw-away line in one of them referencing this character John Murrell and how he wanted to set up his own empire within the American south. The idea intrigued me right away and I started researching the story. The more I researched, the more fascinating it became, and I thought it had the potential to make a good novel.

Talking with William J. Connell

by Abigail Wild and William J. Connell What sparked the idea for your current Wild Ink book? My current book is “Masks of Death.” The idea for it came from people who read drafts of my upcoming book, “Race with the Black Death.” People liked “Race” but had questions about the protagonists and the events … Continue reading Talking with William J. Connell →

A Chat with A.J. Hooks

When I first sat down with AJ Hooks to talk about Eugenesis: Inception, I felt that spark you get when a writer knows exactly what world they are building and is bold enough to follow it wherever it goes. His debut sweeps you into the life of Maria Guevara, a brilliant genetic engineer who finds herself pregnant under circumstances that refuse to make sense. One moment you’re in a quiet Spanish town, and the next you feel the walls shift around you as Maria realizes she is not alone, not safe, and not entirely in charge of her own future.

A Conversation with Riley Kilmore

While a wide variety of hats have topped Riley Kilmore’s head across the years, the only one you’ll see these days is that of an author. Kilmore has worked as a police officer, as an EMT and firefighter, has driven a forklift in a flooring factory, and even served as the Administrative Assistant to the president of a chemical waste management firm. Still, throughout the years and changing jobs, Kilmore was always writing.

Meet Bruce Buchanan

In anticipation of his upcoming YA debut, I sat down with Bruce Buchanan, an Associated Press award-winning author. What unfolded was a fascinating chat into his process, the characters & worlds he creates, and how he made his start. His next two books, THE BLACKSMITH'S BOY and THE CERULEAN BLUR are both signed to Wild Ink Publishing.