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
Write Good Write Well – a workshop led by Sarah Allan on February 3rd, 2022 at 7pm CT held via Zoom. Workshop description: Do you have a finished manuscript but aren’t sure what the next step is? Maybe you’re working on a novel and something’s just not working? Are you a new author and… see more
Join us on January 11th, 2022 at 3pm CT | 4pm ET for a presentation on ScribeCount. Our host will give a brief overview of the program, a few tips and tricks, and some easy statistics for authors. If you’re not able to attend and have questions, send me a PM and I’ll make sure they get answered. This will… see more
Join us on January 6th, 2022 at 12pm CT | 1pm ET for a presentation on the Atticus software given by Dave Chesson. For those that don’t already know about Atticus, it’s a formatting software for print and e-books. If you can’t attend, but have specific questions you want asked, send me a PM and I will make… see more
The following list and comments were taken from the October 10 Author Talk. These informal gatherings cover topics of interest to the Passionate Ink membership and are open to all members. Writing craft is important and there are books and communities of writers who can help you improve. Initially, learning craft is a far better… see more
Yesterday, the 2021 Passionate Ink anthology, Falling Hard went live. And tonight we celebrate! The anthology has already done so well because of the efforts of all the Passionate Ink members. The board supported this project financially and said “yes” to every request. Ashley Bostock coordinated the editing with Red Adept Publishing. Leslie Noyes created… see more
Fall has arrived! I love this time of year. Cooler weather. Leaves turning. Beautiful blue skies, at least where I live. The smell of green chile roasting in the air. Hot air balloons rising in mass ascension. Kids in costume, trick-or-treating for candy. New scary movies being released. Fall is just a perfect time. And… see more
Here it is—the full cover of Falling Hard, the 2021 Passionate Ink Anthology. Seriously, I’m drooling over this hot cover! Leslie Noyes did a phenomenal job on this. Inside, you’re going to find a cool collection of super sexy stories. Check out this lineup: Hard Cider Crush by Ryley Banks I planned to get over… see more
Prepare for seven HOT must-reads in one gorgeous package. Passionate Ink is celebrating Autumn with their 2021 anthology “Falling Hard.” We have seven super sexy short stories written by our members. Ryley Banks, the winner of the Passionate Plume’s Virgin, created a delicious M/M contemporary. Deni Dawson gave us a gratifying ghost story. I, Jordyn Kross,… see more