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In this episode of Riding Shotgun with Dirt Road Books, our host, Jove Belle, chats with Michelle L. Teichman about NaNoWriMo. As we did last year, DRB will sponsor a writing support group for all those who want to take the challenge but would like a little company along the way. Will you join us? Find us online! Dirt Road Books Facebook Twitter Do you have questions about writing, editing, or publishing? Email us at admin@dirtroadbooks.com and we’ll do our best to provide an answer.

#MeToo Coffee Break With KA & Dana: Meaningful Conversations From A Lesbian Perspective According to the USA Today, people who identify as LGBTQ are at greater risk of sexual violence. Forty-four percent of lesbians and sixty-one percent of bisexual women experience rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner, compared with 35 percent of heterosexual women. In this episode, KA and Dana discuss sexual assault including the prevalence of sexual assault in the lgbtq community, how to reduce risk factors, the continuum of sexuality, the #MeToo Movement, resources, and lesfic books that deal with the topic of victimization. KA is an author of lesbian romance with degrees in counseling, psychology, and social work. Dana is an avid reader, a recovering alcoholic, a fisher-woman, and a graduate of the school of hard knocks. As co-hosts, they're quite the duo. Connect with them online at www.coffeebreakwithkaanddana.com. Follow them on Twitter at @Coffee_KA_Dana. Like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeBreakWithKAandDana. Music in this episode (Lucky Way) is licensed for use in various multimedia applications by Melody Loops. 

Women and Words Overview 1-7 September, 2018   Jove schooled us on the teachers’ strike happening in her district, which means a house full of kids not sure WTF to do with themselves, but fear not! It’s a teachable moment, and Jove is engaging all the youngs with why collective bargaining is important, and what it all means. Go, Jove! Also, Carsen Taite has audiobooks to give away and Clare Ashton had other forms of books to give away while R.G. is trying to empty her bucket list and do all the things. Like archery. She’s tapping her inner Katniss.   1 Sept.: Women and Wordster Ann Etter took a break from chasing her grandkids around to share some of the books that introduced her to F/F fiction. Women and Words link HERE   2 Sept.: Author Clare Ashton stopped by to chat a bit about her latest book, The Goodmans. And she did a giveaway! Women and Words link HERE Clare Ashton’s website   5 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster Carsen Taite is looking for some positivity and if you leave a nice story on her blog, you’ll be considered to win one of four audiobooks she’s giving away! Women and Words link HERE Carsen Taite’s website   6 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle talked about her bucket lists and some of the things she’s doing to engage. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   7 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette has a pet peeve about certain terminology and how it diminishes women. Women and Words link HERE Find Andi at her website, on Twitter, and at Tumblr   Also, the Golden Crown Literary Society is currently accepting nominations for awards! Books published between January 1 and August 31, 2018! Check the deadlines page at their website. AND BE READY! We’re gearing up for our giant-ass holiday book giveaway, The Hootenanny. We’ll be putting the entry forms up soon.   And the Western Women Writers of NM are holding their all-day gathering 15 September in Albuquerque. Karin Kallmaker, Anne Hillerman, Darynda Jones, and Rena Distasio! Find out more.   Also, the Left Coast Literary Lesbian Conference in Palm Springs is slated for 10-14 October and the keynote speaker is Dorothy Allison! Go see.

Interview with K Aten The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 26b A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about The setting and characters of The Arrows of Artemis Moving from fanfic to original historical fiction The joys and frustrations of researching ancient Greece Publications mentioned: The Fletcher by K Aten (Regal Crest)  The Archer by K Aten (Regal Crest)  The Saggitarius by K Aten (Regal Crest)  More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Website: http://www.katen-author.com Twitter: @WORDNRD68 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/katenauthor/ If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com No transcript is available for this episode. If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow

Episode 39: Webcomic Stand Still. Stay Silent  Andi and Lise are really into the webcomic, Stand Still. Stay Silent, written and drawn by Finnish-Swedish artist Minna Sundberg. Actually, they might be complete and utter fangirls of it and it was Lise, this time, who turned Andi onto this amazing post-apocalyptic story that has elements of Nordic mythology in it. SSSS is so good that it won a Reuben in 2015 for best online comic (the Reubens are given out by the National Cartoonists Society, and it is the highest honor that the society bestows).  From the website:  “It's been 90 years after the end of the old world. Most of the surviving population of the Known world live in Iceland, the largest safe area in existence, while the safe settlements in the other Nordic countries; Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, are small and scarce.  “Countless mysterious and unspoken dangers lurk outside the safe areas, the Silent world, and hunters, mages and cleansers will spend their lives defending the settlements against the terrifying beings. Because of a great fear towards everything in the Silent world no official attempts to explore the ruins of the old have been made, and most of the information about it has turned into ancient lore, known by few.  “But now, at last, it is time to send out an research crew into the great unknown! A poorly funded and terribly unqualified crew, but a crew nonetheless.”  --  The art and story are engaging, the characterization is brilliant, and the artist brings in mythological elements and fuses them incredibly well with the larger story arcs of the post-apocalyptic theme (this apocalypse originating with a disease) and the reclamation of older, pagan traditions that provide a way to cope with and survive in new circumstances.  Find Stand Still. Stay Silent HERE  Find the artist, Minna Sundberg, on Twitter HERE (@SSSSComic) and HERE (@hummingfluff)  Also, in honor of recording this podcast, Andi was drinking Einstök beer, crafted in Iceland, located 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle. In this instance, she was indulging in the Icelandic Wee Heavy. Super delish.  AND! Find Lez Geek Out! on Twitter HERE! (@LGOPodcast) 

HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR Seize the Day Podcast   Welcome to Seize the Day Podcast with Natalie Miller-Snell where we explore how to seize all of the opportunities life presents us on a day by day basis, and the tools we can use to help us succeed.   In show four I look at how to overcome fear.  Fear can really cripple us and a lot of people are unable to do things, because of it.  I use this episode to explain how we can turn fear into confidence and action, by breaking it down into the three areas: -   What is fear - why do we have fear? Different types of fear? How to overcome fear?   Seize the Day was inspired by my favourite Latin expression Carpe Diem.  I’m very much a “glass is half full” person and I’ve had some great mentors throughout my life, who have offered me invaluable guidance.  We have so many wonders at our fingertips and sometimes we just need a little help, or someone to remind us.   Book recommended in the show - Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers   Natalie’s Contact Details Website:  www.seizethe-day.com Twitter: @natsnell Email:  nataliemillersnell@gmail.com     Come join The Lesbian Talk Show Chat Group   Did you know that you get exclusive content when you become a patron? Find out more here.

The Dance by Suzie Carr Book Clips  Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear a reading from The Dance by Suzie Carr by the author Synopsis  The Dance is a book about love, family and friendship, and learning how to dance with life's constant spin. Dog trainer Jacky Applebaum is focused on one thing - making up for a grave misunderstanding that damaged her relationship with her 15-year-old stepdaughter, Sophie. They are suffocating under the pressure of hurt and guilt. Old wounds begin to heal between them when a spirited beekeeper named Brooke Hastings contracts Jacky to train her overly-protective dog, Bee. A mutual affinity grows instantly between them, an affinity Jacky won't allow herself to embrace. But, the heart knows what it needs. Meanwhile, Brooke hires Sophie as her assistant in the bee apiary. A trust forms, and soon Sophie begins to feel alive again as she comes face-to-face with the many parallels between her and the honeybees she nurtures. Just as they learn to open up and dance with life again, a hurtful truth reveals itself. Will this truth set them free, or unravel all they've come to learn about life?   Get This Book On Amazon (link works for Amazon US, UK and Canada)    Love What We Do? Become a Patron. You will get exclusive content and be helping us grow.   Check out our review of this book on The Lesbian Review   Suzie Carr Online Website: http://curveswelcome.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suziecarr.author/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/girl_novelist    Contact The Lesbian Talk Show Website Email   You can find all our Book Clips episodes here    Authors Want to feature your novel on Book Clips? Check out more here

  This week, Rae explains why branding is key for establishing yourself as an author!   Highlights include a bit of Rae's backstory, writing in defiance of homophobia and the Bury Your Gays trope, coming up with a tagline, and putting work that encapsulates who you are out into the world!    Connect with Rae D. Magdon on Twitter, Tumblr, & Facebook, or consider supporting her on Patreon.   Her books are available on Smashwords and Amazon.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*CK Coffee Break With KA & Dana: Meaningful Conversations From A Lesbian Perspective In this episode, KA and Dana discuss the New York Times bestseller, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living A Good Life for the least amount of time possible. After all, this is their first book club episode. When the deed is done, they discuss a wide range of topics including the scariest threats to the United States, the best lesbian movies, hot women, and stupid things couples fight about. KA is an author of lesbian romance with degrees in counseling, psychology, and social work. Dana is an avid reader, a recovering alcoholic, a fisher-woman, and a graduate of the school of hard knocks. As co-hosts, they're quite the duo. Connect with them online at www.coffeebreakwithkaanddana.com. Follow them on Twitter at @Coffee_KA_Dana. Like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeBreakWithKAandDana. Music in this episode (Lucky Way) is licensed for use in various multimedia applications by Melody Loops. 

Women and Words Overview 25-31 August 2018 Andi and Jove experience Threefer Madness because KD Williamson blogged three times this week. YAY! Also, why the hell aren’t hearing aids covered by insurance and Andi prefers to think of a writing slump as more of a writing “hiatus,” which doesn’t sound as scary.   25 Aug: Women and Wordster and inveterate reader Erin Saluta brings us a Reader’s Perspective and in keeping with the back to school theme, this one deals with books that have teaching elements. Women and Words link HERE   26 Aug.: Author Jen Silver stopped by with some thoughts on a writing hiatus she’s been on and though she’s not sure why, she’s still been busy and hoping an idea finds her soon. In the meantime, she’s giving away TWO SIGNED COPIES of her latest, Calling Home. Women and Words link HERE Jen Silver’s website   27 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt is doing something different, and taking us down memory lane to the 1970s with a particular movie and how it resonated with her. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   28 Aug.: Author, herstory legend, and Women and Wordster Lee Lynch tells us about her new hearing aids, and the ramifications of not having them. Women and Words link HERE More about Lee Lynch here   29 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster KD Williamson with some thoughts on how “lesbian fiction” might actually serve to marginalize us further. Women and Words link HERE KD Williamson’s website   30 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster KD Williamson in the hot seat again, talking about how what some readers like in their romance books may not be what others like, and that’s just fucking fine. Women and Words link HERE KD Williamson’s website   31 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette would like to know WTAF she just read. And she asks readers, have you recently read something that left you wondering WTF you just read? Women and Words link HERE Find Andi at her website, on Twitter, and Tumblr   31 Aug.: OMG Author and Women and Wordster KD Williamson with a threefer this week! Here, she writes about hitting a rut in her fiction writing life. Women and Words link HERE KD Williamson’s website   And Dirt Road Books is getting ready for NaNoWriMo! We’ll be doing another challenge this year, so stay tuned!   Also, we here at Women and Words remember crime fiction-writing colleague Amanda Kyle Williams, author of the best-selling Keye Street series. Amanda died Friday morning, August 31, at the age of 61 after a long battle with endometrial cancer. If you’d like to find out more about her life and work, see this piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and this one in ArtsATL.   She will be missed.

On the Shelf September 2018 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 26a Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Lemay, Helen Rodnite “Human Sexuality in Twelfth- through Fifteenth-Century Scientific Writings” Janet Todd and Elizabeth Spearing Counterfeit Ladies: The Life and Death of Mary Frith, The Case of Mary Carleton Charles Whibley A Book of Scoundrels Nathan Field Amends for Ladies (play) Thomas Middleton The Roaring Girl (play) (possibly not until next month) Betty T. Bennett Mary Diana Dods: A Gentleman and a Scholar This month’s essay topic: Mary Frith aka Moll Cutpurse Book Shopping Results! Emma Donoghue Poems Between Women: Four Centuries of Love, Romantic Friendship, and Desire Domna C. Stanton The Defiant Muse: French Feminist Poems from the Middle Ages to the Present Ian McCormick Secret Sexualities: A Sourcebook of 17th and 18th Century Writing Huw Osborne (ed) Queer Wales: The History, Culture, and Politics of Queer Life in Wales Cathryn A. Charnell-White (ed) Beirdd Ceridwen: Blodeugerdd Barddas o Ganu Menywod hyd tua 1800, Ceridwen’s Bards: a Bardic Collection of Women’s Poems to Around 1800, Randolph Trumbach Sex and the Gender Revolution: Heterosexuality and the Third Gender in Enlightenment London New and forthcoming fiction: Dead Man's Chest (Plundered Chronicles 5) by Alex Westmore (Amazon Digital Services)  European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club #2) by Theodora Goss (Saga Press)  Like a Book by Bette Hawkins (Bella Books)  The Navigator's Touch by Julia Ember (Duet)  The Saggitarius (Arrows of Artemis #3) by K. Aten (Regal Crest)  Announcing this month’s author guest, K. Aten Ask Sappho: Jeannelle M. Ferreira on Twitter asks, “Tell us about the Daughters of Bilitis.” This quarter’s audio short story will be “Peaceweaver” by Jennifer Nestojko. I also announce that the fiction series will be contining in 2019. More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp You can follow the blog on my website (http://alpennia.com/blog) or subscribe to the RSS feed (http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/) If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com A transcript of this episode can be found here.  If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow

7 F/F Books with Women Pretending to be Men Les Do Books In this episode, Tara is joined by Sheena, founder of The Lesbian Review and The Lesbian Talk Show. They talk about one of Sheena’s favourite themes EVER—women pretending to be men. You can check out the books mentioned here: Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon The Princess Deception by Nell Stark Depths of Blue by Lise MacTague The Escape Artist by Judith Katz Crossing the Wide Forever by Missouri Vaun The Covert Captain: Or, A Marriage Of Equals by Jeannelle M. Ferreira Backwards to Oregon by Jae Cavalcade by K’Anne Meinel The Spanish Pearl by Catherine Friend More info If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please consider contributing to the Patreon for The Lesbian Talk Show channel. Come talk to us about these books and any other lesfic you’ve been reading lately at our Facebook group, The Lesbian Review Book Club. You can see all of our reviews, top 10 lists and author profiles on TheLesbianReview.com and don’t forget to send your emails, questions and more to Tara@TheLesbianReview.com.   Lullabye (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/  

The Journey to Audiobooks with Audible Narrator Stephanie Murphy Today, I've got a special episode of Curves Welcome where I invited Audible Book Narrator, Stephanie Murphy. We talk about motivation, living with purpose, choosing the path of passion, the journey of making an audiobook as an narrator, choices for authors, and the incredible ways audiobooks open up the world to readers.     Show Links:  Join my journey on Patreon and get sweet rewards: https://www.patreon.com/suziecarr Stephanie Murphy's Website: https://www.stephaniemurphyvoice.com/#audiobooks Sex & Science Hour Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/sexandsciencehour Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SMVoiceDotInfo/   Bonus Info: Grab a copy of my newest novel, The Curvy Side of Life, a romance novel about embracing life’s curves: http://bit.ly/suziecarrcsl Visit Curves Welcome to receive a free gift by submitting name and email: http://curveswelcome.com Consider becoming a patron of The Lesbian Talk Show Join The Lesbian Talk Show Chat Group on Facebook Email me questions and comments: suzie@curveswelcome.com  

Author and Marketing Guru Anne Hagan Gets Interviewed The Lesbian Review Podcast In this episode Sheena is joined today by author Anne Hagan to talk about newsletter marketing and Anne’s books. Find out: Why a mailing list is important for all authors Why social media should not replace your mailing list How to offer great value in your emails to readers How often to send a newsletter   Relic by Anne Hagan Book 1 in the Morelville Mysteries Cases collide for two star-crossed ladies of law enforcement! Customs Special Agent Dana Rossi was forced to start her life anew after a bad breakup with her former girlfriend and the loss of a job that she loved. These days, she spends life on the road, moving from one case to another until one day when runs run right into the path of Sheriff Mel Crane. The feisty, sexy butch cop is as determined to uncover a counterfeiting ring in her county as Agent Rossi becomes to stop a stalker obsessed with Mel and hot for her company. Dana is under the added pressure of conducting an undercover investigation of her own with a tight deadline: finding and then stopping a ring of smugglers bringing high-end designer knock-offs into the states.  Could their cases be related? When repeated vicious attacks on Mel and on her home accelerate the danger for her and also their attraction to each other, they become desperate to find the truth and solve the two mysteries. Can they find a way to work together to resolve both cases while coming to terms with their growing feelings for one another? Can Dana move beyond her jilted lover past and find true happiness with a small town Sheriff?  The debut novel from Anne Hagan, her Mel and Dana characters in Relic are a great addition to the pantheon of lesbian women sleuths like Jane Lawless in the novels of Ellen Hart, the characters of Gerri Hill like Detective Tori Hunter with the hard-boiled edges of the Sara Paretsky private detective, V. I. Warshawski.  Get this book on Amazon   The Passed Prop by Anne Hagan Book 1 in the Morelville Cozies Chloe Rossi wants to retire with her husband and move away from suburban sprawl to bucolic Morelville; the only trouble is, Morelville is experiencing its worst crime wave ever and Marco Rossi wants no part of a move there. What to do? Faye Crane would like nothing more than to have her good friend Chloe move closer to her and to Chloe’s own daughter. She’s got Chloe convinced it’s a smart move but Marco is a tougher nut to crack. A string of brutal, ritualistic style murders around Halloween with no witnesses and little evidence to work with has Fayes’ Sheriff daughter and her entire department stymied. Marco is second guessing even taking his retirement since Sheriff Mel can’t get a handle on the killings and bring peace and wellbeing back to the tiny village. Someone has to root out a killer. Can Faye and Chloe nose around and figure out what the police can’t to solve the crimes? If they do, will Marco still waver or will he consent to move?  This is the first book in a new spin-off series from the Morelville Mysteries series by Anne Hagan. The book stands alone but, if you’re interested in getting all of the Crane and Rossi families back story, you should check out the fifth book in the first series, Viva Mama Rossi! If Faye and Chloe were 35 years younger, they could give Stephanie Plum and Lula, from the Janet Evanovich series that features them, a run for their money. They aren't quite to the Miss Marple stage from the Agatha Christie novels yet but they do have to work crime solving in, in between caring for their demanding spouses - something the spinster Jane Marple never had to worry about - and around the needs of their overactive bladders. Too much coffee during the day is never a good thing during late evening stakeouts.  Get this book on Amazon   Find Anne Hagan Online Website (and don’t forget to sign up to her newsletter) Facebook Twitter Pinterest   Links to other things we have spoken about   Download Anne's handy guide    Lesfic Marketing Alliance Group on Facebook   The Lesbian Review Book Club on Facebook   Come and talk to us on The Lesbian Talk Show chat group on Facebook   Email us on podcast@thelesbiantalkshow.com   Follow us on Twitter @LesbianTalkShow   Join our community of Patrons and get exclusive content go to patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow

This time on Riding Shotgun with Dirt Road Books, Andi Marquette joins your host, Jove Belle. They talk about some tools that are out there to help writers improve their skills. Also, NaNoWriMo is coming and that's a pretty awesome tool that can take you from idea to novel length manuscript in 30 days. Buckle up and get ready to write! Find us online! Dirt Road Books Facebook Twitter Do you have questions about writing, editing, or publishing? Email us at admin@dirtroadbooks.com and we’ll do our best to provide an answer.