Passionate Inkers, As the outgoing President of Passionate Ink I would love to express my gratitude for allowing me the opportunity to be your President for the past two years. There were a lot of things we changed, one of our biggest was breaking away from Romance Writers of America. Change is always scary, but… see more
Join us inside the forum from Sept 12-23rd FREE TO MEMBERS! Why is it a struggle to describe your novel in just a few words? Let alone make it sound exciting? You know how to write. You wrote an entire book. So 150 words should be easy, right? Wrong. Because they’re different skills. The… see more
Please join us for a members-only FREE workshop hosted by Carrie Lofty on June 23rd, 6:30 pm CST. While studying abroad at the University of East Anglia, Carrie lured an unsuspecting Englishman to the States, where she’s kept him a happy ex-pat for twenty-five years. They live just north of Chicago with their… see more
Join us for a month long workshop hosted by Cassandra Carr about Twitter from April 1-30! Cassandra Carr is a multi-award winning writer. When not writing she enjoys rooting for her beloved hockey team – the Buffalo Sabres, taking her daughter on grand adventures, and binge watching TV shows. Cassandra’s books have won numerous… see more
Do I Have Your Pinterest? – Pinterest’s demographics line up almost perfectly with the typical demographic for romance, but how do you as a writer use Pinterest to market your stories? We’ll talk about different techniques and instructions to make Pinterest work for you, such as Why Pinterest?, How to Get Started, Making Boards and… see more
Passionate Ink submitted a request to the Book Industry Study Group who creates all of the BISAC codes for books. We asked that they include Erotic Romance into their codes. If you’ve ever published a true erotic romance, you know that they get put into categories that don’t exactly describe what it is. Erotica and… see more
Passionate Ink stands behind all writers-whatever their genre is. We feel that when all writers stand together, we are stronger. Large corporations should not be allowed to trample the rights and economic independence of the creators of the content corporations sell—no matter how they manipulate or obfuscate their contractual obligations. We absolutely stand behind the… see more
When I first dove into writing romance, I never imagined a career without the Romance Writers of America. And now, after 7 years as a member, and 3 years as a member of the Passionate Ink Chapter, I find myself sharing some pretty stunning news: Passionate Ink members have voted to disaffiliate from the organization… see more
There is a new update regarding the Sexy Scribbles and the Passionate Plume contests. Passionate Ink is merging the contests into one! While we have always enjoyed both contests for different reasons, having one contest per year is more worthwhile for the members who run it as well as for the members who enter. You… see more
The FIREWORKS Anthology is available for pre-order for only .99¢! Grab your copy today before the price increases to $4.99. All royalties from this anthology will be donated to ProLiteracy Romance for Literacy. This anthology features 7 stories from Passionate Ink members: Michal Scott Barbra Campbell Lyla Bellatas C.E. DeRosier Cindy Redding Jane Colt Jennifer… see more