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Two Romance Writers and an Industry Professional, hell-bent on taking over the world, one six-pack at a time.
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Show Notes
00:30 - What is Curios
06:00 - Creator fund
10:00 - Deliverables
11:00 - Tired of Amazon
14:00 - Gossip and customer service
19:30 - Creator and Fan content
21:00 - Being on social media is better than being on Amazon
27:00 - Books need their Napster moment
31:00 - How can Curios help?
33:00 - What's one thing that is desperately needed?
35:00 - Try Curios, sign up
36:30 - Controlling copyright
37:30 - Curios Events
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - The secret lair
01:00 - Who is Joe, and what is Author Nation?
05:00 - Are indie authors more flexible?
09:00 - House vs. Indie
10:00 - Who was your favorite person at Author Nation?
11:00 - Dealing with detractors
15:00 - Golden nuggets for authors
17:30 - Brand at the top of readers mind
20:00 - What to expect at Author Nation
30:30 - High Highs and Low Lows
39:00 - So many people and so many new authors
40:00 - Final parting thoughts
43:00 - Positivity going forward
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
00:45 - What is Ream
05:00 - Author Nation
10:30 - What is your low-low
16:00 - What is it like working with your husband
21:00 - New things at Ream
25:00 - Author Advice
30:00 - Parting words
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
01:00 - What do you do?
08:00 - Empowering people
11:30 - Helping us through the business fears
15:00 - Issue with emotional clients
23:00 - Why so much drama?
33:33 - "Contracts scare me"
36:30 - Ice Planet Barbarians Lore
45:30 - Once piece of advice
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Hello Victoria
04:00 - Podium Publishing
06:30 - Taking an audio risk on a new author
09:00 - Youtube banning
14:00 - Changes in the industry
19:30 - Physical books
21:30 - New genre trends?
24:00 - What do you want to see?
28:30 - Translations
35:30 - Prince Harry Story
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
01:00 - Drink Up Grinches!
02:15 - What are you doing?
07:30 - Favorite Christmas Movies
11:00 - Favorite Christmas Songs
12:00 - Favorite Christmas Drink
13:30 - Favorite Tradition or Memory
17:00 - Favorite Gift
23:30 - "Never Have I Ever" Drinking Game
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Live from the Playroom (Not that playroom)
03:00 - What do you do here?
05:00 - Get Shawn on it
08:00 - Marriage vs. Working Together
12:00 - Ads and direct sales
14:30 - How has the industry changed and evolved?
19:00 - More and more authors
21:40 - Book release changes
24:40 - We took a 'Turn'
25:00 - Cute Girl Benadryl story time
30:30 - Advice for husbands in the romance business
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - AI Drama
05:00 - Brazen scammers
06:30 - Different revenue streams
08:00 - Cover designs
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
01:00 - The ladies
09:00 - What is a PA?
11:00 - The PA List
14:00 - You got to figure it out
15:00 - What's the least/most favorite thing
25:00 - Building
31:00 - Annnnnnnd its gone
34:00 - Big money
38:00 - What's the biggest misconception?
47:00 - We love what we do
48:30 - Spill the dirt
50:30 - The pros and cons of writing from jail
51:00 - [insert sex scene]
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - What we see online
01:30 - Books are political
02:45 - How do we respond to the comments
05:00 - Politics impact online and the real world
08:00 - Very judgmental world
09:30 - Team vs. Team
12:30 - People are in their emotions (except for Colleen's puppy)
14:30 - Why are authors not posting more?
15:45 - Magic pants
18:15 - There are humans behind the business
20:30 - We have a lot on our shoulders
23:00 - Protect your business
25:30 - Maybe there's a different way
29:30 - Getting in your feels
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Decades of writing experience
02:00 - How do you outline your books?
12:00 - How much research do you do when you write?
20:00 - How long to write a book from start to finish?
24:30 - What is your advice for writing series?
30:30 - How do you say goodbye to your characters?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Season Two!
01:00 - Summer High Highs and Low Lows
03:30 - We're going to be canceled
04:00 - Can authors block readers and vice versa
10:00 - Mental health issues and social media
12:00 - Negativity gets views
18:00 - Opinions, opinions everywhere
20:00 - How do you take in opinions?
24:30 - Where are reader spaces?
30:30 - Readers defending authors
34:00 - Show kindness and grace
37:00 - Social Media can be a blessing for authors
41:15 - Canceling Readers and penises, Welcome back
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
01:30 - Legal and Romance
03:30 - Copyright Attorney
06:00 - Think about the result
07:00 - Domain Squatter
11:00 - Thinking about what you're signing
14:00 - This is a business
15:00 - Two things to think about as authors
18:00 - Trademark vs. Copyright
22:30 - AI and the law
42:30 - It's ok to ask questions
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
02:00 - TikTok web series and publishing
09:30 - The author in the characters
14:00 - Being a teacher
21:00 - Colleen is related to Hannah
26:00 - Book 2!
35:00 - High highs, low lows
40:30 - Happy Birthday
46:00 - Stopping fake Hannah's on the interwebs
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro and a rough start
02:00 - Transitioning out of the military
03:10 - Writing BDSM
04:30 - Kingdom
06:00 - What do people think about writing BDSM
08:20 - Writing Sex vs. Consuming Sex
10:00 - What's your biggest challenge
14:30 - Social Media and reading and sexism
16:30 - Hiccups in the community
19:00 - Couples who write
21:00 - Why writing and will you narrate/
26:00 - High highs and low lows
28:00 - What's next
33:00 - Marketing
34:20 - Talking business
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro and a rough start
01:00 - What's your favorite book
02:00 - What genres do you write
05:30 - Publishing roller coaster ride
12:00 - Literary agent
13:30 - Ellora's Cave
17:00 - Contracts
19:20 - Poor Man's Copyright
22:00 - Contract Hell
27:30 - High Highs
33:00 - Standalone vs. series
40:00 - Tricky times
42:10 - One more thing...
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro and a rough start
03:00 - Sam finds the BDSM Genre
04:00 - Getting Alpha and Beta readers
05:30 - Leather and Lace
10:20 - Co-Author
20:00 - Law enforcement influence
24:00 - Trigger Warnings
26:00 - Books without conflict
29:00 - LGBT characters
38:20 - Where readers can follow Sam
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intros
03:50 - What changes have you seen?
12:50 - What's a street team?
17:00 - Costs
22:00 - Kobo
25:40 - Things to expect now
27:20 - How many big authors are still around today?
35:00 - Opinions!
41:30 - Some nice things
43:10 - Where's the growth?
45:30 - High high, low low
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
01:30 - High high, low low
01:40 - Getting drunk at the Mexican bar
03:20 - ...back to the question
05:00 - Special additions
07:30 - Getting help and events
13:45 - I can't do all the things
15:50 - Razzle Dazzle
23:00 - Early success
24:00 - Big ad spends
30:30 - Fancy ice cubes
31:00 - Tiktok shop
35:30 - What are you talking about Willow!
36:50 - When are you revealing the new covers?
39:00 - Tell us about the books?
41:50 - How about special editions?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:00 - Welcome to the worst podcast ever!
02:00 - Reviews
04:00 - Dino-porn, haunted vaginas, and door romance
04:40 - The cat is at the door
07:30 - Getting burnt out and finding a way out
08:30 - Peer success and money talk
12:00 - Money talk
13:40 - Drinks
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
01:15 - Why a book store?
03:15 - How do you write and run a store?
11:00 - Romance specific book stores
13:30 - What people want to read
15:00 - Sex is in everything
17:30 - What's your current project?
23:30 - How to open a book store?
28:00 - Inventory challenges
32:00 - Book signings
37:00 - Chasing Love
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
01:20 - Monster Rom-Com
04:30 - Tiktok (JerseyBookGuy aka Bookdaddy)
08:00 - Meeting friends online
10:30 - Publishing Company
12:00 - What is success?
18:00 - Trad vs. Self-publish
21:30 - Taking care of the artist
25:00 - What's next?
31:00 - Genre hopping
34:00 - Spicy door romance
36:00 - High high, low low
41:00 - More monster Rom-Coms
43:30 - Where will we see you?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro and collaboration with Willow
04:00 - How did co-writing go?
09:10 - What's next?
12:30 - Travel Plans?
14:50 - Living on a boat
16:40 - The shop and DIY wrapping
23:30 - Another Co-write
25:15 - We're crazy
26:15 - High highs, low lows
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Podcast Intro
05:00 - YA vs. Adult
12:00 - Struggles in the past years
15:00 - The universe is throwing snowballs at you
17:00 - Cover Reveal!
17:30 - Signs
24:00 - We need YA
26:00 - Trying YA as Self Published
32:00 - Trying to get into social media
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Podcast Intro
01:00 - SBR Media
03:00 - How did you get started
09:00 - So many decisions
11:00 - What is the biggest misconception
13:30 - This industry will take as much as you give
17:00 - What is the high high, and the low low
22:50 - How do I find an agent?
26:00 - Write your book first
27:25 - Stacey has a new kink?
28:00 - Submissions
31:30 - Meltdowns
36:00 - More agents and industry behind the scenes
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Podcast Intro
01:45 - Warm Bodies
04:15 - Script vs. the book
07:00 - Life after your first book/movie
10:00 - The lows
13:30 - The New Book
17:15 - Getting started writing
22:00 - Poetry
26:30 - Community
31:00 - Are you considering other social media?
34:00 - Willows viral misprint
40:30 - Isaac's skunkworks gaming project
43:00 - Gaming
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:15 - BookTok
05:30 - This book is not for you
12:00 - A place of fear
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:15 - Intro
01:00 - Avenues for book printing
03:00 - Writing empowered women with dominant men
07:00 - Do you write yourselves into the empowered women?
08:00 - Poor Sean
09:00 - What are some good insights for marketing a book
15:00 - When do you know a book is ready
21:00 - Getting started on a new/current book (writing routine)
26:00 - Behind the scenes unique character fate/tropes
32:00 - How do you keep track of brainstorming (plot twists, etc)
33:30 - Keeping worldbuilding straight
35:00 - Start to finish, how long to write a book
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:20 - We get to the point
00:30 - Reader expectations
03:00 - Realistic excitement
04:00 - Stop saying sorry
09:30 - Hot Take, Tacos Don't Suck!
14:45 - Delete and block
15:00 - In the land of fiction we all need a reality check
17:00 - We have to be on social media
18:35 - Let's do kindness
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:20 - Cautiously Optimistic
02:00 - Live Podcast?
02:10 - Willow's Goals
02:30 - Retail Bookstore? (AKA World Headquarters)
03:40 - NYC Signing
04:00 - Family Time and Couples Time
04:20 - All the books!
05:20 - Stacy's goals after Jason Momoa said no :'(
05:30 - Stacy's store
06:00 - Lots of events and new books
07:00 - Positive goals with the community
07:30 - More kindness with booktok
08:00 - Colleen's Goals (learning!)
08:15 - Ideas for the community
08:40 - Helping Stacy
10:15 - Willow and more rest while working smarter, not harder
13:35 - Highlights of 2023 (the podcast!)
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Podcast Intro
01:30 - Goodreads
02:15 - InkersCon
03:00 - How did you start out?
05:45 - What should people read?
08:30 - Rallying
12:00 - Where to start when writing
19:15 - What makes success
21:30 - Finding your place
24:30 - Star moment
34:30 - Trad vs. Selfpublish
39:00 - Final advice
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:30 - Intro
03:00 - "Market Research"
04:00 - Challenges moving from squeaky to explicit
14:00 - Co-Writing Together
21:45 - Where to start reading?
29:00 - Find your people
33:00 - Writing advice
36:00 - Jack's books and the Books and Booze Cruise
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
01:00 - Intro
06:00 - Breakout
10:00 - How many books?
12:15 - Peaks and valleys
23:00 - Where should people start?
26:00 - Having ADHD and writing
35:15 - Deadlines and a push
40:00 - Writing process
42:30 - New release and events
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:13 - Podcast Intro
00:30 - Men in Romance
04:45 - Porn vs. Romance writers
08:00 - Writing with a gentleman
11:30 - Mickey joins the ladies
15:45 - Why did you write romance?
27:30 - Skeptical of male writers?
45:30 - Do you get shamed for writing romance?
49:30 - Dirty details
54:15 - Do the men need to respond differently?
58:30 - Advice for male writers?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:13 - Podcast Intro
00:50 - Drama!
03:00 - Hello to Tires Tires Tires!
09:00 - Movie Contract
11:00 - Talking Andrew
12:00 - Working back catalogue
14:30 - Movie details
18:30 - What did the husband think?
20:00 - Romance helping with intimacy
21:30 - Amy's sports romance series
25:15 - Plus Size representation and fatphobia
35:20 - What's next for Amy?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:35 - Podcast Intro
01:15 - Drama
02:15 - Model Harassment
09:00 - Respect Boundaries
11:15 - Online World Moving into Reality
14:00 - Human Nature is to Attack
15:10 - Emotions and Social Media
18:30 - Small Minority with a Big Voice
20:45 - It's Hard To Stand Up
24:30 - Internet and Everyone's Opinion
30:30 - Would You Like This Coming At You
31:25 - Professional Reviewers and Paid Ads
39.30 - ARC Reviews
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:15 - Podcast intro
00:20 - Reviews and imposter syndrome
06:40 - What feeds the fear?
12:15 - More Support for the newbies
14:10 - More and more authors every day
15:00 - AI
17:10 - Expectations
23:00 - Was there a time when someone eased your fear?
28:00 - Expectations in the business
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:13 - Podcast Intro
00:35 - Who is Joe?
05:00 - Being a content creator
08:18 - "No, I'm drinking Bourbon"
09:00 - How do you read sex scenes?
10:45 - Reading POV
16:30 - Romance books helping men
20:00 - The ladies are relaxed
25:15 - A "Whoa" scene
31:45 - What's it like meeting readers
35:00 - Where will you be next?
39:00 - The audio addict
43:30 - Accent time
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:13 - Podcast Intro
00:43 - It's a Business
02:00 - The Cost of Free
02:50 - Taxes
03:50 - The Business Hats
07:55 - Self-Published vs. Trad
16:00 - Pricing and Amazon
22:50 - Kobo Plus
23:40 - LLCs and SCORPs and Big Business
32:30 - Write for yourself, edit for the masses, market for the money
34:20 - Positives...LOL
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:13 - Podcast Intro
00:20 - Talking psychology
03:00 - Kitty Genovese Case
08:15 - Working in mental health
10:45 - Writing depression and anxiety
18:15 - Talking personal depression
20:00 - Social Media toxicity
33:00 - Negative fandom
34:30 - Thick skin
37:45 - Online dogpiles and threatening authors
51:45 - Dealing with fans IRL
56:45 - Trolls
60:00 - Bullying
61:30 - Taking breaks
67:15 - Write to market
68:00 - Celebrate when you can
70:30 - Paranormal vs. Contemporary
72:15 - NYT Best Sellers list
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
01:00 - Who is Jennifer
07:00 - RT Conference
09:45 - Pretty Woman moment
11:15 - The changing industry
15:10 - Hauntings and Ouija boards
22:00 - What inspired you to write
27:30 - The word smut and book content
35:00 - Bodice rippers and book-banning
43:15 - Romance tackles real issues
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:00 - Trigger Warning
00:25 - Podcast Intro
01:30 - Tropes
04:20 - Challenges and Social Media
10:30 - Controversy goes viral
14:00 - Defending yourself on social media
19:45 - Handling PR
22:00 - Take the pros with these cons
23:10 - Sex education in our writing
24:00 - Men reading romance
25:25 - B&N Publishing
26:10 - Piracy
28:25 - Demonizing for the clicks
30:00 - Stacey is a chameleon
33:25 - The good
35:40 - Beware, Willow is an ankle biter
37:00 - The joy of meeting readers
40:00 - Showing yourself
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:25 - Podcast Intro
03:26 - Who are we?
11:15 - Why it's important to write
12:15 - Challenges when writing romance
15:00 - Men's Buttcheeks FTW
16:36 - Colleen Intro
18:04 - Book Blogging
20:45 - Importance of the community around your work
22:17 - Things are always changing
23:13 - Burnout is real with high stakes
24:36 - Lots of secrets in the industry
27:00 - Deligating work
28:00 - More than just writing
29:15 - What are some challenges you've faced
What's in the Cup?
Rose
Morning Margarita
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
00:20 - Podcast Intro
01:15 - It's all emotion
02:45 - Amplified voices
03:50 - Bath Faith Actors
07:00 - Dominate men
08:30 - Clickbait
10:00 - Panic button
10:45 - Don't go on social media when you're emotional
13:00 - Controlling our voice
13:30 - Feeding the trolls
16:15 - What is a Woosah?
17:40 - Have they ever read it?
20:00 - Love one another
Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
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