Ink in Your Veins
How writers actually write! You might need to be a writer, but you don't need to struggle so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
DON’T SKIP THIS ONE! Portia Elan has written Rachael’s favorite book in recent years, and THIS is the story of how her debut novel has come to be released with such gorgeous (and deserved) fanfare!
Portia Elan earned an MFA from the University of Victoria before returning home to California, where she has worked as a teacher and public librarian. She is a former Lambda Literary Fellow and lives in the San Francisco Bay Are...
In which Sacha is moving (and making moves!) and Rachael is in a bit of a panic!
Links mentioned re: Claude:
https://rebeccabultsma.substack.com/p/before-you-use-claude-code-build
and then:
https://substack.com/home/post/p-186996234
✏️ 90 Days to Done and 90 Day Revision NOW OPEN!
🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage
(New perks, like editing! And quarterly online writing retreats included...
Moorea Corrigan is a master at lunch hour writing, getting her books written on her breaks at her the publishing house where she works. She talks about done being better than perfect, and gives Rachael a life-changing phrase she won’t soon forget!
Moorea Corrigan holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in English literature from the University of Edinburgh, where she studied modern British history and the fall of the “manor ...
Kelly Yang knows that if she lets the world get in the way of her writing, it will, so she is relentless about protecting her practice. Join us for this amazing conversation!
Kelly Yang is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the YA Front Desk series. In addition to being a novelist, she has written screenplays and television pilots for Netflix, CBS Studios, and the CW. Kelly immigrated to the United States when she...
Are you hard on yourself? Ever? You need to listen to this gorgeous chat about following the pleasure in your writing (and your life).
Alicia Jo Rabins is a writer, musician, filmmaker, and feminist Torah teacher. The San Francisco Chronicle calls her writing “a poetry page-turner, both sexy and humble.” Rabins is the author of five books, most recently the spiritual memoir When We're Born We Forget Everything. As a singer...
What’s the question that’s most useful to Ashley Herring Blake as she sets up her characters? Who hurt you? And why? And how? Follow along!
Ashley Herring Blake (she/they) is an award-winning author. She loves coffee, cats, melancholy songs, and happy books. She is the author of six novels for young adult and middle grade readers, as well as the Bright Falls adult romance novels, the holiday romance Make the Season Bright,...
In which we talk about being intentional!
🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage
(New perks, like editing!)
📕 OUT NOW! The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland: http://rachaelherron.com
❤️ Write in Italy May 2026: http://rachaelherron.com/italy2026
🎉 Unstuck is now available here: https://rachaelherronbooks.com/
Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)
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What do you do when your first book dies on sub? You write the most fun thing you can imagine, just for yourself. Maria J. Morillo tells us how! (And Rachael shares a hard story of recent publishing woes.)
Maria J. Morillo is a born and raised Venezuelan ESL teacher, translator, and author of love stories featuring Venezuelan women getting absolutely everything they've always wanted. When she's not writing, ...
You’ll adore this episode where the Pens to Paycheck Authors wax lyrically and hilariously about all things writing, business, and mindset!
Samantha B. Cummings writes gripping young adult fantasy novels and atmospheric dark academia mysteries for teens.
Matilda Swift writes culinary cozy mysteries that are quintessentially British. Her books offer more twists than a country road, pairing them with quirky characters who...
Lauren Novak wrote the book she needed to read, and in this episode we talk about how to uncover your next book (or how to wait for it!) as well as asking for help and dropping your reader into the middle of action!
Lauren Novak is an award-winning Australian journalist whose work has been published in News Corp newspapers, magazines and websites for the past two decades. Lauren specialises in coverage of child safety, gen...
Rachael and Sacha are planning for the new year! And Sacha's had her most stressful month ever. IMAGINE. 🤯
✏️ 90 Days to Done NOW OPEN! http://rachaelherron.com/90daystodone
✏️ 90 Day Revision NOW OPEN! http://rachaelherron.com/revision
🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage
(New perks, like editing!)
📕 OUT NOW! The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland: http://rachaelherron.com
❤️ Write in I...
Sure, you can drive the whole way there in the beam of just the headlight, but what IS that headlight, anyway? Virginia knows!
New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra is the author of almost thirty novels. She is married to her college sweetheart, a coffee shop owner who keeps her well supplied with caffeine and material. They make their home in North Carolina, where they raised three (mostly adult) children...
Jacque Gorelick looks at life like a pie chart — what’s going to fit, and what won’t? Don’t miss this fabulous conversation on how to rely on yourself as a writer!
Jacque Gorelick’s essays about family, motherhood, estrangement, education, and health have appeared or are forthcoming in The New York Times, Salon, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Kenyon Review, Pithead Chapel, X-R-A-Y, Healthy Women, The Washington Post, Huf...
Don't look away - if you keep looking at those hard questions, the answers come. Listen as we chat about this today!
Diana Hongcha is a Chinese American author whose debut thriller, If You Don’t Go, earned a silver medal at the Global Book Awards and reached Amazon Bestseller status. Born and raised in China, Diana emigrated to the United States as a teenager. A frequent traveler to China and a self-appointed culture attaché, s...
In which Sacha and Rachael share their words of 2026, and their thoughts about their wins and losses from 2025, and where 2026 is taking them! Hint: Sacha’s world dominating, and Rachael’s waking up from a nap.
🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage
(New perks, like editing!)
📕 OUT NOW! The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland: http://rachaelherron.com
❤️ Write in Italy May 2026: http://r...
Times are hard, y'all. So here's a hopeful story. In this solo episode, Rachael shares about the time Madeleine L'Engle wrote to her.
✏️ 90 Days to Done NOW OPEN! http://rachaelherron.com/90daystodone
✏️ 90 Day Revision NOW OPEN! http://rachaelherron.com/revision
🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage
(New perks, like editing!)
📕 OUT NOW! The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland: http://rachael...
Michelangelo said, "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free" - How do you do that in your own work? And how do you bring a place to life, even if you haven’t ever been there? Traveler and archaeological-thriller writer Luke Richardson is our guide today!
Luke Richardson is the author of international thrillers that blend history, mystery, and adventure in exotic locations. A former English teacher and...
Money AND power? We’re allowed to want those things? Heck, yes, we are. Don’t miss this dynamic conversation about how to do it!
Amy Suto is a freelance memoir ghostwriter, bestselling author, and the writer behind the top-ranked Substack, Make Writing Your Job. As a ghostwriter, Amy has written memoirs on behalf of Olympians, CEOs and NBA players. Her Substack, Make Writing Your Job, has more than 23,000 subscribers, prov...
💰 The Annual MONEY Episode!
How did Rachael make her money in 2025 and how does she feel about it?
Enjoy!
✏️ 90 Days to Done NOW OPEN! http://rachaelherron.com/90daystodone
✏️ 90 Day Revision NOW OPEN! http://rachaelherron.com/revision
🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage
(New perks, like editing!)
📕 OUT NOW! The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland: http://rachaelherron.co...
Sacha and Rachael get real in their annual Lessons Learned show! Don’t miss it!
Write in the Junkyard! https://rachaelherron.com/online-writing-retreat-2026/
🏠 Ink Village! Check it out here: http://rachaelherron.com/inkvillage
(New perks, like editing!)
📕 OUT NOW! The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland: http://rachaelherron.com
❤️ Write in Italy May 2026: http://rachaelherron.com/italy2026
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