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An Interview with K.M. King
I’ve always been fascinated by flying. Probably should have joined the Air Force instead of the Army! When I was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, I used to go to the Frankfurt Airport and watch the planes come and go. Something about that planted the seed of a story about a pilot.
The Facts and Fantasy of ‘Bestselling’ Author
by Marla Miller Los Angeles author Joe Ide, a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars, is delighted with the success he has enjoyed since selling his first novel, IQ at age fifty-eight, delighted and making no bones about this when he addressed a room filled with writers at a recent Southern California writers conference. Few … Continue reading The Facts and Fantasy of ‘Bestselling’ Author
Pride at Wild Ink and Conquest
Celebrating Pride Month by sharing some of our favorite Wild Ink and Conquest books that feature LGBTQ+ characters.
A Court of Pen and Pain
Within the World of Creativity, there are realms that are delegated to each of the arts. Each realm is there to ensure their designated art lives on. In The Realm of Writing, there is one goal. To fill The Library of Knowledge with new works.
Total Solar Eclipse of the Heart: Flash Fiction and Poetry
The Wild Ink Publishing and Conquest Publishing authors came together to write eclipse inspired flash fiction and poetry.
Meet Your Heroes!
I’ve heard it said to “never meet your heroes.” However, there are certain people who impact your life in such a profound way that it would be a disservice to yourself and to them if you didn't seek them out when possible to have the chance to maybe engage on a more personal level. I personally believe, in this ever-distancing world, that these encounters are more important now than ever.
Don’t Quit Your Day Job (and Why That’s a Good Thing!)
By Bruce Buchanan Making full-time living writing fiction is living the dream—but for most authors (even ones with book deals), being a writer means working a day job. If you are one of those writers, you are in good company. Octavia Butler wrote by night and punched the clock at a potato chip factory by … Continue reading Don’t Quit Your Day Job (and Why That’s a Good Thing!)
The Writer as a Tortoise.
by Sheelagh Aston It is estimated that 97% of people who start writing a novel never finish it. So, congratulations on finishing the first draft of your MS. Do not underestimate the achievement and enjoy the satisfaction of writing THE END. Celebrate. You deserve it. Now what? You will be eager to get it out … Continue reading The Writer as a Tortoise.
Welcome to the Void
By Ollie Shane in a year after back to the future three made you scream “give me the future” Said future gives you more unreal than reality, headlines the type the onion et al could dream of will we be all right? will we survive the anthropocene/climate chaos is it any wonder you’ve lost hours … Continue reading Welcome to the Void









