Show Notes
\n00:30 - Intro
\n01:15 - Why a book store?
\n03:15 - How do you write and run a store?
\n11:00 - Romance specific book stores
\n13:30 - What people want to read
\n15:00 - Sex is in everything
\n17:30 - What's your current project?
\n23:30 - How to open a book store?
\n28:00 - Inventory challenges
\n32:00 - Book signings
\n37:00 - Chasing Love
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:30 - Intro
\n01:20 - Monster Rom-Com
\n04:30 - Tiktok (JerseyBookGuy aka Bookdaddy)
\n08:00 - Meeting friends online
\n10:30 - Publishing Company
\n12:00 - What is success?
\n18:00 - Trad vs. Self-publish
\n21:30 - Taking care of the artist
\n25:00 - What's next?
\n31:00 - Genre hopping
\n34:00 - Spicy door romance
\n36:00 - High high, low low
\n41:00 - More monster Rom-Coms
\n43:30 - Where will we see you?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:30 - Intro and collaboration with Willow
\n04:00 - How did co-writing go?
\n09:10 - What's next?
\n12:30 - Travel Plans?
\n14:50 - Living on a boat
\n16:40 - The shop and DIY wrapping
\n23:30 - Another Co-write
\n25:15 - We're crazy
\n26:15 - High highs, low lows
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:30 - Podcast Intro
\n05:00 - YA vs. Adult
\n12:00 - Struggles in the past years
\n15:00 - The universe is throwing snowballs at you
\n17:00 - Cover Reveal!
\n17:30 - Signs
\n24:00 - We need YA
\n26:00 - Trying YA as Self Published
\n32:00 - Trying to get into social media
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:30 - Podcast Intro
\n01:00 - SBR Media
\n03:00 - How did you get started
\n09:00 - So many decisions
\n11:00 - What is the biggest misconception
\n13:30 - This industry will take as much as you give
\n17:00 - What is the high high, and the low low
\n22:50 - How do I find an agent?
\n26:00 - Write your book first
\n27:25 - Stacey has a new kink?
\n28:00 - Submissions
\n31:30 - Meltdowns
\n36:00 - More agents and industry behind the scenes
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:30 - Podcast Intro
\n01:45 - Warm Bodies
\n04:15 - Script vs. the book
\n07:00 - Life after your first book/movie
\n10:00 - The lows
\n13:30 - The New Book
\n17:15 - Getting started writing
\n22:00 - Poetry
\n26:30 - Community
\n31:00 - Are you considering other social media?
\n34:00 - Willows viral misprint
\n40:30 - Isaac's skunkworks gaming project
\n43:00 - Gaming
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:15 - BookTok
\n05:30 - This book is not for you
\n12:00 - A place of fear
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:15 - Intro
\n01:00 - Avenues for book printing
\n03:00 - Writing empowered women with dominant men
\n07:00 - Do you write yourselves into the empowered women?
\n08:00 - Poor Sean
\n09:00 - What are some good insights for marketing a book
\n15:00 - When do you know a book is ready
\n21:00 - Getting started on a new/current book (writing routine)
\n26:00 - Behind the scenes unique character fate/tropes
\n32:00 - How do you keep track of brainstorming (plot twists, etc)
\n33:30 - Keeping worldbuilding straight
\n35:00 - Start to finish, how long to write a book
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:20 - We get to the point
\n00:30 - Reader expectations
\n03:00 - Realistic excitement
\n04:00 - Stop saying sorry
\n09:30 - Hot Take, Tacos Don't Suck!
\n14:45 - Delete and block
\n15:00 - In the land of fiction we all need a reality check
\n17:00 - We have to be on social media
\n18:35 - Let's do kindness
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:20 - Cautiously Optimistic
\n02:00 - Live Podcast?
\n02:10 - Willow's Goals
\n02:30 - Retail Bookstore? (AKA World Headquarters)
\n03:40 - NYC Signing
\n04:00 - Family Time and Couples Time
\n04:20 - All the books!
\n05:20 - Stacy's goals after Jason Momoa said no :'(
\n05:30 - Stacy's store
\n06:00 - Lots of events and new books
\n07:00 - Positive goals with the community
\n07:30 - More kindness with booktok
\n08:00 - Colleen's Goals (learning!)
\n08:15 - Ideas for the community
\n08:40 - Helping Stacy
\n10:15 - Willow and more rest while working smarter, not harder
\n13:35 - Highlights of 2023 (the podcast!)
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:30 - Podcast Intro
\n01:30 - Goodreads
\n02:15 - InkersCon
\n03:00 - How did you start out?
\n05:45 - What should people read?
\n08:30 - Rallying
\n12:00 - Where to start when writing
\n19:15 - What makes success
\n21:30 - Finding your place
\n24:30 - Star moment
\n34:30 - Trad vs. Selfpublish
\n39:00 - Final advice
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:30 - Intro
\n03:00 - "Market Research"
\n04:00 - Challenges moving from squeaky to explicit
\n14:00 - Co-Writing Together
\n21:45 - Where to start reading?
\n29:00 - Find your people
\n33:00 - Writing advice
\n36:00 - Jack's books and the Books and Booze Cruise
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n01:00 - Intro
\n06:00 - Breakout
\n10:00 - How many books?
\n12:15 - Peaks and valleys
\n23:00 - Where should people start?
\n26:00 - Having ADHD and writing
\n35:15 - Deadlines and a push
\n40:00 - Writing process
\n42:30 - New release and events
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:13 - Podcast Intro
\n00:30 - Men in Romance
\n04:45 - Porn vs. Romance writers
\n08:00 - Writing with a gentleman
\n11:30 - Mickey joins the ladies
\n15:45 - Why did you write romance?
\n27:30 - Skeptical of male writers?
\n45:30 - Do you get shamed for writing romance?
\n49:30 - Dirty details
\n54:15 - Do the men need to respond differently?
\n58:30 - Advice for male writers?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:13 - Podcast Intro
\n00:50 - Drama!
\n03:00 - Hello to Tires Tires Tires!
\n09:00 - Movie Contract
\n11:00 - Talking Andrew
\n12:00 - Working back catalogue
\n14:30 - Movie details
\n18:30 - What did the husband think?
\n20:00 - Romance helping with intimacy
\n21:30 - Amy's sports romance series
\n25:15 - Plus Size representation and fatphobia
\n35:20 - What's next for Amy?
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:35 - Podcast Intro
\n01:15 - Drama
\n02:15 - Model Harassment
\n09:00 - Respect Boundaries
\n11:15 - Online World Moving into Reality
\n14:00 - Human Nature is to Attack
\n15:10 - Emotions and Social Media
\n18:30 - Small Minority with a Big Voice
\n20:45 - It's Hard To Stand Up
\n24:30 - Internet and Everyone's Opinion
\n30:30 - Would You Like This Coming At You
\n31:25 - Professional Reviewers and Paid Ads
\n39.30 - ARC Reviews
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:15 - Podcast intro
\n00:20 - Reviews and imposter syndrome
\n06:40 - What feeds the fear?
\n12:15 - More Support for the newbies
\n14:10 - More and more authors every day
\n15:00 - AI
\n17:10 - Expectations
\n23:00 - Was there a time when someone eased your fear?
\n28:00 - Expectations in the business
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:13 - Podcast Intro
\n00:35 - Who is Joe?
\n05:00 - Being a content creator
\n08:18 - "No, I'm drinking Bourbon"
\n09:00 - How do you read sex scenes?
\n10:45 - Reading POV
\n16:30 - Romance books helping men
\n20:00 - The ladies are relaxed
\n25:15 - A "Whoa" scene
\n31:45 - What's it like meeting readers
\n35:00 - Where will you be next?
\n39:00 - The audio addict
\n43:30 - Accent time
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:13 - Podcast Intro
\n00:43 - It's a Business
\n02:00 - The Cost of Free
\n02:50 - Taxes
\n03:50 - The Business Hats
\n07:55 - Self-Published vs. Trad
\n16:00 - Pricing and Amazon
\n22:50 - Kobo Plus
\n23:40 - LLCs and SCORPs and Big Business
\n32:30 - Write for yourself, edit for the masses, market for the money
\n34:20 - Positives...LOL
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:13 - Podcast Intro
\n00:20 - Talking psychology
\n03:00 - Kitty Genovese Case
\n08:15 - Working in mental health
\n10:45 - Writing depression and anxiety
\n18:15 - Talking personal depression
\n20:00 - Social Media toxicity
\n33:00 - Negative fandom
\n34:30 - Thick skin
\n37:45 - Online dogpiles and threatening authors
\n51:45 - Dealing with fans IRL
\n56:45 - Trolls
\n60:00 - Bullying
\n61:30 - Taking breaks
\n67:15 - Write to market
\n68:00 - Celebrate when you can
\n70:30 - Paranormal vs. Contemporary
\n72:15 - NYT Best Sellers list
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n01:00 - Who is Jennifer
\n07:00 - RT Conference
\n09:45 - Pretty Woman moment
\n11:15 - The changing industry
\n15:10 - Hauntings and Ouija boards
\n22:00 - What inspired you to write
\n27:30 - The word smut and book content
\n35:00 - Bodice rippers and book-banning
\n43:15 - Romance tackles real issues
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:00 - Trigger Warning
\n00:25 - Podcast Intro
\n01:30 - Tropes
\n04:20 - Challenges and Social Media
\n10:30 - Controversy goes viral
\n14:00 - Defending yourself on social media
\n19:45 - Handling PR
\n22:00 - Take the pros with these cons
\n23:10 - Sex education in our writing
\n24:00 - Men reading romance
\n25:25 - B&N Publishing
\n26:10 - Piracy
\n28:25 - Demonizing for the clicks
\n30:00 - Stacey is a chameleon
\n33:25 - The good
\n35:40 - Beware, Willow is an ankle biter
\n37:00 - The joy of meeting readers
\n40:00 - Showing yourself
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:25 - Podcast Intro
\n03:26 - Who are we?
\n11:15 - Why it's important to write
\n12:15 - Challenges when writing romance
\n15:00 - Men's Buttcheeks FTW
\n16:36 - Colleen Intro
\n18:04 - Book Blogging
\n20:45 - Importance of the community around your work
\n22:17 - Things are always changing
\n23:13 - Burnout is real with high stakes
\n24:36 - Lots of secrets in the industry
\n27:00 - Deligating work
\n28:00 - More than just writing
\n29:15 - What are some challenges you've faced
What's in the Cup?
\nRose
\nMorning Margarita
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com
Show Notes
\n00:20 - Podcast Intro
\n01:15 - It's all emotion
\n02:45 - Amplified voices
\n03:50 - Bath Faith Actors
\n07:00 - Dominate men
\n08:30 - Clickbait
\n10:00 - Panic button
\n10:45 - Don't go on social media when you're emotional
\n13:00 - Controlling our voice
\n13:30 - Feeding the trolls
\n16:15 - What is a Woosah?
\n17:40 - Have they ever read it?
\n20:00 - Love one another
Host Authors and Podcast Links
\nhttps://www.staceymariebrown.com/
\nhttp://www.willowwinterswrites.com
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
\nhttps://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
\nEmail: sexliesandblankpages@gmail.com