Copyright protects authors’ rights to their original works but can be a complicated minefield. In this workshop you will learn what every author needs to know about their rights under the United States’ Copyright Act and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works as well as copyright legal formalities, filing procedures,… see more
Want to know how to title your book and write a banging blurb that will draw in readers and make them one-click? Gwyn can help! Join us on March 15th at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT when Gwyn will walk you through selecting the perfect title and give you pointers on how to write a… see more
Join us on Saturday, February 18th at 5 PM ET to learn how to level-up your sex scenes for maximum impact from New York Times & USA Today bestselling erotic romance author and sex educator Eden Bradley. Sex scenes should do as much to advance your story as any other scene, but it’s something many… see more
Books2Read is a free service from Draft2Digital that provides readers with a universal link to find your books on any platform. The service also offers tools to help your readers track their favorite indie authors, like you. Join USA Today bestselling author Raisa Greywood as she elucidates the marvelous attributes of this ingenious service on… see more
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
In light of recent events in the author community, particularly relating to anthologies, author services, publishing, and collaborations, Passionate Ink would like to caution all members to do their research before working with any company. Questions like: Have they been identified by Writer Beware as a high-risk business? Do they have a website? Do… see more
Naughty is nice and this sugar has spice! The 2022 Passionate Ink anthology, Holiday Shorts includes hot holiday-themed stories from thirteen of our talented members: Ryley Banks, C.E. DeRosier, Jena Doyle, WD Drames, Raisa Greywood, Sylvie Haas, Jordyn Kross, Candice LaBria, Cindy Redding, Maggie Sims, Marie Tuhart, Cadence Vonn, and Calia Wilde. From biker santas,… 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
BookBub Workshop – August 27th at 3 PM CT – For Passionate Ink Members Only Curious about Book Bub? This class will teach you about how to use your Book Bub author profile to gain followers and to follow other authors. Book Bub is a great marketing tool. We will also explore Feature Deals, Ads,… see more
“Conflict” with Cassandra Carr – August (All Month – in the Forum) Stories without conflict are too boring to read. But how does one keep the conflict up, from scene-to-scene, especially across a longer work, until it builds to a denouement that reads like a tidal wave of resolution, especially in the bedroom? No matter… see more