The Ink Splat

November 2025 Ink Splat: Interview with Ryan James Black

This month’s Ink Splat Author Interview features Ryan James Black, author of The Dark Times of Nimble Nottingham. In our interview, Ryan gives us the scoop on his delightfully spooky novel, shares how he creates vivid, cinematic settings, and offers strategies for...
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October 2025 Ink Splat: Interview with Gloria L. Huang

This month’s Ink Splat Author Interview features Gloria L. Huang, author of Kaya of the Ocean. In our interview, Gloria shares the moment when her novel idea arrived, strategies for dreaming up stories and getting unstuck, and how to lean into the heart of your story,...
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September 2025 Ink Splat: Interview with Tasslyn Magnusson

This month’s Ink Splat Author Interview features Tasslyn Magnusson—poet and Inklings mentor extraordinaire. In our conversation, Tasslyn shares how she stumbled into poetry (and fell in love with it!), the special role of chapbooks in a poet’s journey, why “sticking...
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August 2025 Ink Splat: Interview with Tim McCanna

Hello Inklings! This month’s Ink Splat Author Interview features Tim McCanna. In our interview, Tim shares about his new book, When You Wish Upon a Ghost: Disney's The Haunted Mansion. He offers tips for using extraordinary places to spark character and story ideas,...
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