WIP Blog

  • Meet Bruce Buchanan

    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… Read more

  • How To Market Your Book: The Secret Everyone Knows

    How To Market Your Book: The Secret Everyone Knows

    This will probably not be your typical marketing advice, but I also haven’t had the typical career one might associate with being an author. In short, here’s my message: inspiration is a fleeting emotion, but discipline is a reliable system. Read more

  • Getting to Know Wild Ink Author C.R. Reece

    Getting to Know Wild Ink Author C.R. Reece

    Knowing you want to be a writer but fearing that you may not be good enough is exactly the thought that ran through Courtney (C.R.) Reece’s mind. While it took time to overcome her fear, she has officially become not only a writer, but a published author (one of the three things she loves). The… Read more

  • Meet Maria James-Thiaw, a WIP Poet

    Meet Maria James-Thiaw, a WIP Poet

    How do you decide to become a poet? For Maria James-Thiaw, it was easy. She has known she was a poet since the age of four–it only took her learning the alphabet to string words together to make beautiful lyrical pieces. By the age of seven, she had gone to share her poems on her… Read more

  • An Interview with author Sarah Floyd

    An Interview with author Sarah Floyd

    Publishing your work means putting your heart and soul out into the world for everyone to read. It’s a scary process, but it is also a fantastic process that brings connection and joy. But what happens if your publisher shuts down and can no longer sell the book you worked so hard on? Sarah Floyd… Read more

  • Meet S.E. Reed

    Meet S.E. Reed

    You may be wondering, “What is the best way to write a book?” The answer is simple: by doing. How do those two add up, you may ask? Inspiration. Doing is the inspiration– there is a setting, there is a plot, and there is an adventure. ‘Doing’ is the most impactful way to write a… Read more