SHOW NOTES:Starting a book can feel exhilarating. Finishing one? That takes something different. A listener asked a wonderfully simple question: “What KEEPS you writing?” In this episode, I explore what happens after the initial spark fades—when life interrupts, self-doubt creeps in, and that exciting new story starts to feel like work. I share what kept…
SHOW NOTES:This week on Your Book Is In There, host Inger E. Johnson flips the script and shares a conversation from the other side of the mic. Inger sits down with Chris Damron of The Collective Cast, brought to you by Arizona Business Collective, to talk about her writing journey, her debut novel Veiled…
SHOW NOTES:Everyone tells new writers to plan, polish, learn the craft, and find the “right” tools. But sometimes all that preparation becomes the very thing that keeps us from writing.In this episode, we’re kicking the “but” out of the room — at least long enough to let the story exist.We’ll talk about the Creator…
Last week’s episode covered the practical side of ARCs. This week, we flip the script and explore the unexpected joy of becoming an ARC reader yourself. From social-media ARC communities to discovering talented indie authors you might never have found otherwise, early reading can feel a little like treasure hunting. Not every book will…
What exactly is an ARC, and do you actually need one? In this episode, Inger E. Johnson breaks down Advanced Reader Copies from the ground up — no hype, no pressure, just clear, practical information from someone who recently ran her first ARC campaign for her debut novel Veiled Halos. You’ll learn what ARCs…
In this special launch-day episode of Your Book Is In There, host Inger E. Johnson pauses to reflect on the journey from “Can I really do this?” to “Look what I did.” Yesterday marked the official release of her debut novel, Veiled Halos: A Saga of Betrayal and Redemption, and today she’s taking a…
Ever published a book only to have no one find it? The problem might not be your writing it might be your metadata. In this episode of Your Book Is In There, host Inger E. Johnson demystifies book metadata: what it actually is, why it matters, and how to use it to help the…
A monster mix-up in the last episode (manticore vs. minotaur, if you’re keeping track) sends host Inger E. Johnson down an unexpected path this week — straight into one of publishing’s hottest debates: AI. She unpacks the difference between generative and assistive AI, shares her own experiment running a manuscript through an AI writing platform,…
Book distribution can feel like a maze once you decide to go wide — and in this episode, Inger Johnson maps out exactly how it works. She breaks down the two biggest distributors, IngramSpark and Draft2Digital, covering pricing, royalties, pros and cons, and the hybrid strategy most successful indie authors are using in 2026. Drawing…
In this candid, unscripted episode, Inger Johnson steps away from her promised book-distribution deep-dive to share something more personal: the joy of holding her debut novel, Veiled Halos, in print for the first time — and the overwhelm that followed. She opens up about her writing process, why she switched to Scrivener, and the moment…
