JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

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Official channel of J.D. Barker, NY Times bestselling thriller and horror author of The Fourth Monkey, Dracul, and 20+ novels translated into dozens of languages. I share writing advice, publishing insights, author interviews, and episodes of my Writers Ink podcast with bestselling authors. What You'll Find: Writing craft and thriller techniques Publishing advice for authors Writers Ink podcast episodes Behind-the-scenes book content Book discussions and recommendations About Me: I'm the author of the 4MK series (The Fourth Monkey, The Fifth to Die), co-author of Dracul with Dacre Stoker, and collaborator with James Patterson. My books have been optioned for film/TV and published in 150+ countries. Subscribe for weekly content whether you love psychological thrillers or you're a writer navigating publishing. Connect: 🌐 jdbarker.com 📸 @jdbarker_author #JDBarker #ThrillerAuthor #WritingAdvice #BestsellingAuthor #FourthMonkey #4MK

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It’s possible to trad publish without an agent. R.M. Caldwell explains - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

It’s possible to trad publish without an agent. R.M. Caldwell explains - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

42 views - 5 days ago

The Ending Writes Itself, co-authors VE Schwab and Cat Clarke - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

The Ending Writes Itself, co-authors VE Schwab and Cat Clarke - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

70 views - 1 week ago

Why two heads are better than one - with Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Why two heads are better than one - with Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

47 views - 2 weeks ago

Mixing Fact and Fiction with #1 New York Times Bestseller, Steve Berry - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Mixing Fact and Fiction with #1 New York Times Bestseller, Steve Berry - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

57 views - 3 weeks ago

Want to finish your novel? Bestselling author Karen Robards explains how - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Want to finish your novel? Bestselling author Karen Robards explains how - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

69 views - 1 month ago

Capturing the moment in your fiction with J.R. Thornton - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Capturing the moment in your fiction with J.R. Thornton - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

49 views - 1 month ago

How to Survive in the Woods with author, Kat Rosenfield - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

How to Survive in the Woods with author, Kat Rosenfield - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

80 views - 1 month ago

The Best Little Motel in Texas with Author, Lyla Lane - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

The Best Little Motel in Texas with Author, Lyla Lane - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

45 views - 1 month ago

Research, research, research with Ian McGuire - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Research, research, research with Ian McGuire - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

40 views - 1 month ago

Memorializing the truth when it’s stranger than fiction - Benjamin Hale - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Memorializing the truth when it’s stranger than fiction - Benjamin Hale - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

75 views - 1 month ago

The Writers, Ink. Live Episode! - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

The Writers, Ink. Live Episode! - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

70 views - 1 month ago

If you’re not using Scrivener, you’re doing it all wrong - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

If you’re not using Scrivener, you’re doing it all wrong - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

159 views - 1 month ago

Why every story could use a splash of fantasy with Samantha Sotto Yambao - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Why every story could use a splash of fantasy with Samantha Sotto Yambao - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

56 views - 1 month ago

Plotter, pantser, or plantser? Autocrit’s Bekah Brinkmeier explains - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Plotter, pantser, or plantser? Autocrit’s Bekah Brinkmeier explains - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

70 views - 3 months ago

Amy Suto's Guide to Becoming a Seven-Figure Writer - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Amy Suto's Guide to Becoming a Seven-Figure Writer - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

83 views - 3 months ago

Christopher Locke explains how IBPA can help authors - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Christopher Locke explains how IBPA can help authors - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

95 views - 3 months ago

What agents are looking for with Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media Group - Writer's ink | JD Barker

What agents are looking for with Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media Group - Writer's ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

136 views - 3 months ago

How to Murder Your Darlings with New York Times bestseller, Jenna Blum - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

How to Murder Your Darlings with New York Times bestseller, Jenna Blum - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

59 views - 4 months ago

Mastering social media with Magen Mintchev - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Mastering social media with Magen Mintchev - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

32 views - 4 months ago

Agent Mark Tavani shares publishing and marketing insights - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Agent Mark Tavani shares publishing and marketing insights - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

37 views - 4 months ago

The impact of direct sales on your local bookstore with Bob Lingle - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

The impact of direct sales on your local bookstore with Bob Lingle - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

19 views - 4 months ago

The importance of character with Richard Kirschenbaum | JD Barker

The importance of character with Richard Kirschenbaum | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

28 views - 5 months ago

James Patterson explains why hope is not a strategy - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

James Patterson explains why hope is not a strategy - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

98 views - 5 months ago

Breaking into the thriller world with J. Luke Bennecke - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Breaking into the thriller world with J. Luke Bennecke - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

58 views - 5 months ago

Story structure with Ender’s Game author, Orson Scott Card - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Story structure with Ender’s Game author, Orson Scott Card - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

136 views - 5 months ago

Edoardo Ballerini discusses the art of narrating audiobooks - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Edoardo Ballerini discusses the art of narrating audiobooks - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

59 views - 5 months ago

Elevated horror born from a practical mind with Thomas Olde Heuvelt - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Elevated horror born from a practical mind with Thomas Olde Heuvelt - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

55 views - 6 months ago

The art of storytelling with international bestseller, A.G. Riddle - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

The art of storytelling with international bestseller, A.G. Riddle - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

117 views - 6 months ago

From debut novel to nine book series with Ariel Sullivan - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

From debut novel to nine book series with Ariel Sullivan - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

75 views - 6 months ago

Incorporating mythology into your fiction with Kelsea Yu - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Incorporating mythology into your fiction with Kelsea Yu - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

43 views - 6 months ago

What exactly is an artisan author with Johnny B. Truant - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

What exactly is an artisan author with Johnny B. Truant - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

86 views - 7 months ago

Skirting the genre line with Bestselling author, Alma Katsu - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Skirting the genre line with Bestselling author, Alma Katsu - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

58 views - 7 months ago

Should you be on Substack? | JD Barker

Should you be on Substack? | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

65 views - 7 months ago

How screenwriting can help shape your novel with Brian McAuley - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

How screenwriting can help shape your novel with Brian McAuley - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

88 views - 7 months ago

Redefining what you know with Jeffrey James Higgins - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Redefining what you know with Jeffrey James Higgins - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

59 views - 8 months ago

Series potential with bestselling thriller author, Lisa Gardner - Writer's ink | JD Barker

Series potential with bestselling thriller author, Lisa Gardner - Writer's ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

49 views - 8 months ago

Worldbuilding with #1 NYT Bestseller Karin Slaughter - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Worldbuilding with #1 NYT Bestseller Karin Slaughter - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

71 views - 8 months ago

Putting your greatest fears on paper with horror author Ania Ahlborn - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Putting your greatest fears on paper with horror author Ania Ahlborn - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

139 views - 8 months ago

What it takes to be a modern author with bestseller, JT Ellison - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

What it takes to be a modern author with bestseller, JT Ellison - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

67 views - 8 months ago

How to crash a wedding with LOVE YOU TO DEATH author, Christina Dotson - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

How to crash a wedding with LOVE YOU TO DEATH author, Christina Dotson - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

42 views - 9 months ago

No Body No Crime with NYT Bestseller Tess Sharpe - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

No Body No Crime with NYT Bestseller Tess Sharpe - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

91 views - 9 months ago

Discovering literary gold with Andrew Gulli - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Discovering literary gold with Andrew Gulli - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

32 views - 9 months ago

Ewan Morrison explains how to make a simple story modern - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Ewan Morrison explains how to make a simple story modern - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

66 views - 9 months ago

Cracking the children’s market with bestselling author, Peter Brown - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Cracking the children’s market with bestselling author, Peter Brown - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

49 views - 10 months ago

Genre, literary, and weaving messages into your books - Laura Lippman - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Genre, literary, and weaving messages into your books - Laura Lippman - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

113 views - 10 months ago

Revenge on a Train: The Bizarre Inspiration Behind the Book | JD Barker

Revenge on a Train: The Bizarre Inspiration Behind the Book | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

10 views - 10 months ago

Why you need to stand out with NYT Bestseller, Riley Sager - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Why you need to stand out with NYT Bestseller, Riley Sager - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

66 views - 10 months ago

From fan fiction to published author with Hazel McBride - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

From fan fiction to published author with Hazel McBride - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

54 views - 10 months ago

Your house wants to kill you – NYT Bestseller Heather Graham –Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Your house wants to kill you – NYT Bestseller Heather Graham –Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

57 views - 10 months ago

Anthony Horowitz – why the only voice you should listen to is your own – Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Anthony Horowitz – why the only voice you should listen to is your own – Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

71 views - 11 months ago

Joe Abercrombie – how film editing can help you craft a tighter novel - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Joe Abercrombie – how film editing can help you craft a tighter novel - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

124 views - 11 months ago

Crossing genres with USA Today Bestselling author Sarina Bowen - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Crossing genres with USA Today Bestselling author Sarina Bowen - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

63 views - 11 months ago

Joanna Penn – Memoirs aren’t about what you do but how you react – Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Joanna Penn – Memoirs aren’t about what you do but how you react – Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

47 views - 11 months ago

Shakespeare and Horror with novelist Nat Cassidy - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Shakespeare and Horror with novelist Nat Cassidy - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

61 views - 1 year ago

Alan Lastufka explains why an entrepreneurial mindset is a must - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Alan Lastufka explains why an entrepreneurial mindset is a must - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

113 views - 1 year ago

How to find your writer voice with DP Lyle of Outliers University - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

How to find your writer voice with DP Lyle of Outliers University - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

43 views - 1 year ago

Bestseller Adam Nevill explains Why you should be writing horror - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Bestseller Adam Nevill explains Why you should be writing horror - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

205 views - 1 year ago

How to turn 29 short stories into a novel with John Scalzi - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

How to turn 29 short stories into a novel with John Scalzi - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

85 views - 1 year ago

Why the small things matter, with NYT bestseller Stephen Graham Jones - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Why the small things matter, with NYT bestseller Stephen Graham Jones - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

75 views - 1 year ago

Don’t Tell Me How to Die with #1 NYT Bestseller, Marshall Carp - Writer's Ink | JD Barker

Don’t Tell Me How to Die with #1 NYT Bestseller, Marshall Carp - Writer's Ink | JD Barker JD Barker - New York Times Bestselling Author

58 views - 1 year ago