Ink in Your Veins

Sonido Reyes talks about finding solutions in this episode—they’re probably closer and easier than you think! Don’t miss this incredibly uplifting convo!

Sonido Reyes is the award-winning and bestselling author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School, The Luis Ortega Survival Club, The Broposal, The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar, and To Our Untamed Core. Sonido writes fiction celebrating queer and Mexican stories in a variety of genres and age categories. He serves as the vice-president of My Galvanized Friend, a nonprofit focused on providing access to and amplifying LGBTQ+ writing, art, and creators. Sonido also co-hosts the podcast Bidi Bidi Book Pod, which celebrates queer and trans BIPOC authors and stories.

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)
Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

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Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail talks with Rachael about bumping against history as you research, about when existing writing routines stop working, and about surviving and thriving when publishing (and the world) is a rather wild place to be. Don’t miss this lovely episode!

Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail is the award-winning author of eight books for children and adults, including Flying High on PEI, Children of the SS Atlantic, and Freddie the Flyer, which is part of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Danielle has held fancypants titles like Historian Laureate, Writer in Residence, and Maverick of the Year for Chatelaine magazine, but she's an introverted nerd who loves watching romcoms and going for hikes. She makes her home by the sea in Nova Scotia with her family and pets.

Story about Freddie the Flyer (with video)

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)
Writing doesn't have to be 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) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

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Ann Garvin shares her commitment to the journey while remaining agnostic about the outcome. She talks about being kinder to the animal that is you, learning that she actually liked to write, and what getting a Modern Love article will do for your sales. Don't miss this gorgeous chat!

Ann Garvin, Ph.D. is the USA Today Bestselling author of seven funny and sad novels about women who do too much in a world that asks too much from them. She worked as an RN and taught in the University of Wisconsin system for years. She currently teaches creative writing at Drexel University in their Masters of Fine Arts program. Ann has written for the New York Times, Newsweek, Writer’s Digest, AARP and more, is the founder of the multiple award-winning Tall Poppy Writers and watches too much TV with her dog, Peanut. Tell Two Friends is her most recent release.

Her Modern Love article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/style/modern-love-he-wanted-to-date-younger-women.html

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)
Writing doesn't have to be 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) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

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Melissa Fraterrigo talks about journaling as a judgement-free zone, about writing never being static, and how writing about ourselves can be the finest kind of self-care.

Melissa Fraterrigo’s memoir, The Perils of Girlhood was published by the University of Nebraska Press in Fall 2025, and named by Literary Hub as one of “100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025.” She is also the author of the novel Glory Days (University of Nebraska Press), which was named one of “The Best Fiction Books of 2017” by the Chicago Review of Books as well as the short story collection The Longest Pregnancy (Livingston Press). Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies from storySouth and Shenandoah to Notre Dame Review, Sou’wester and The Millions. She teaches creative writing at Purdue University, in the Butler University MFA in Creative Writing program, and is also the founder and executive director of the Lafayette Writers’ Studio in Lafayette, Indiana, where she offers classes on the art and craft of writing. She lives with her husband and two daughters in West Lafayette, Indiana and can be found at melissafraterrigo.com. \

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)
Writing doesn't have to be 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) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

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Sacha and Rachael are really having fun now!

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Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)
Writing doesn't have to be 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) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.

📙 Publish Your Book! https://rachaelherron.com/publish

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