Podcast appearances and mentions of damon suede

Today, I'm sharing my favorite stories about exhibitionism and exploring this kink that you often find in erotic romance books. If you like books about exhibitionism, tune in to see which books I highly recommend reading in this erotica romance category.BOOKS MENTIONED; Neon Gods by Katee Robert : https://amzn.to/4bbhceWBeautiful Stranger by Christina Lauren: https://amzn.to/3LsFtSeShow Me by Neve Wilder: https://amzn.to/3u3kHTMBackstage Pass by Olivia Cunning: https://amzn.to/3u3z9LtHot Head by Damon Suede: https://amzn.to/3OBY1RRLINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Join the She Reads Romance Books Reader Lounge Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/shereadsromancebooksreaderloungeA Year of Reading Romance Card Deck, Grab Your Copy: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/a-year-of-reading-romance/If you're a romance book lover like me, then join my email list so you never miss a podcast episode or new book list, and I'll instantly gift you my list of Top 10 Book Boyfriends. https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/join/ Every romance book reader needs a Romance Book Reading Journal. Grab your copy today! Buy Now on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RV37H3ZFOLLOW ME! Blog: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/ Podcast: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shereadsromancebooks Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shereadsromancebooks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shereadsromancebooksblog/LEAVE A REVIEW!If you liked this episode or got a book recommendation you can't wait to read please give a star rating and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. It helps me know what you like and want to hear. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Halloween! Codi and Tina wrap up Spooky Season with special guest, Damon  Suede and a  discussion about Final Girls.What make them icons? How have they change the course of films since the 1970's? And whats to come in the future for the Final "Girl?" Of course, there are plenty of topics to drag them down the haunted rabbit trails and the trio takes them all.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/TwoChicksShoottheSh_t )

Happy Halloween! Codi and Tina wrap up Spooky Season with special guest, Damon  Suede and a  discussion about Final Girls.What make them icons? How have they change the course of films since the 1970's? And whats to come in the future for the Final "Girl?" Of course, there are plenty of topics to drag them down the haunted rabbit trails and the trio takes them all.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/TwoChicksShoottheSh_t )

Part 1 of 2Special guest, Damon Suede joins Codi and Tina to kick off the horror episodes for October, beginning with everything Slasher. From the evolution of the Slasher film to cultural commentary within them. Of course, we get off topic at points but Damon always brings up back. If you're a horror buff, you don't want to miss this one!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/TwoChicksShoottheSh_t )

Part 2 of 2Special guest, Damon Suede joins Codi and Tina to kick off the horror episodes for October, beginning with everything Slasher. From the evolution of the Slasher film to cultural commentary within them. Of course, we get off topic at points but Damon always brings up back. If you're a horror buff, you don't want to miss this one!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/TwoChicksShoottheSh_t )

Happy Pride!  Have you ever wanted to buy one of those sexy firefighter calendars? Okay but have you ever wished they were more gay? This week, we'll make all of your wished come true! Margie tells Rachel all about Damon Suede's Hot Head, and we discuss the finer points of the Olive Garden's fine dining experience!

Is this real life? The illustrious Damon Suede, author of the bestselling novel Hot Head, is our very special guest this week! Hot Head is one of Ali's favorite books and the first MM romance she ever read. We are honored to have him join us, and hope that you enjoy. Damon talks about writing in genre fiction, romance industry, comics, Manga, and why it is that so many straight woman just LOVE gay romance! Whether you are a reader or a writer you are going to love this episode as Damon gives us a man's view of genre and gay romance fiction: XY chromosomes and practical experience give Damon a different take on the romance genre and a nuts-n-bolts grasp of homoerotic intimacy. Damon Suede grew up out-n-proud deep in the anus of right-wing America, and escaped as soon as it was legal. He has lived all over and along the way, he's earned his crust as a model, a messenger, a promoter, a programmer, a sculptor, a singer, a stripper, a bookkeeper, a bartender, a techie, a teacher, a director... but writing has ever been his bread and butter. He has been happily partnered for over a decade with the most loving, handsome, shrewd, hilarious, noble man to walk this planet. Beyond romance fiction, Damon has been writing for print, stage, and screen for almost three decades, which is both more and less glamorous than you might imagine. He's won some awards, but counts his blessings more often: his amazing friends, his demented family, his beautiful husband, his loyal fans, and his silly, stern, seductive Muse who keeps whispering in his ear, year after year. Damon would love to hear from you.... Get in touch with him at DamonSuede.com. Titles include: Lickety Split, Pent Up, Bad Idea, Hot Head, Horn Gate, Grown Men, and more. Facebook Twitter Newsletter Goodreads Amazon Bookbub Fresh Fiction --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rwtlo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rwtlo/support

Damon Suede's Hot Head is a beautiful novel that answers the tough questions that have plagued the Gays for generations: What feels gay and homophobic at the same time? Set against a post-9/11 New York, Firefighters Griff and Dante push through the haze of their sexual and romantic milieu in front of a live Russian with a camcorder. After Dante gaslights Griff into joining him in some uninformed uniform play for pay, the two spend the rest of the novel trying to understand just how one can be New York FireFighters(the APEX of white male masculinity) and a bottom at the same time! Can the two fan the flames a little brighter, or will things fizzle out? And more importantly, can your hosts survive a landscape chock full of toxic masculinity and toxic fumes? Listen along to find out. Follow Erik on Twitter: @e_rico22, or on Tumblr at gold_lief_Erikson Follow Will on Tumblr at ihavelosttheabilitytoucan. Send us your thoughts at kinseyqueery@gmail.com, or follow the show on twitter @kinseyqueery. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode we talk about the steamy, adult romance with firefighters "Hot Head" by Damon Suede and the light novel about who knows what with a made up name "Durarara!!!" by Ryohgo Narita. Topics that came this week: Scuba diving is scary. Meow meow romance. What IS porn? How do you pronounce Izaya. Ali didn't mean "Blindspotting" (It was Crash). Our longest episode to date while we use our fancy new recording system, and we did not get kicked offline by passing trains. Stick around after the credits for bloopers! As always, we do talk about spoilers for the plot! So if you have not read the books, then listen at your own risk! Check out our facebook page and instagram for behind the scenes footage and bonus content. Send us an email at tradingpagespodcast@gmail.com because we really want to hear from you! Or leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/tradingpages/message You can also become a patron at www.patreon.com/pantspending and help us continue to make these amazing shows for you! If we get 10 new patrons then Ali and Bron will release their most embarassing childhood photos.This is a copyrighted internet broadcast. Any reproduction or rebroadcast without express permission of its creators is strictly prohibited.For more information visit http://tradingpages.pantspending.comFind us on Facebook at Facebook.com/tradingpagespod, on Instagram @tradingpagespod or on Twitter @tradingpagespod.Trading Pages is a Pants Pending Studios podcast, for more information on the network visit PantsPending.com

This episode we talk about the steamy, adult romance with firefighters "Hot Head" by Damon Suede and the light novel about who knows what with a made up name "Durarara!!!" by Ryohgo Narita. Topics that came this week: Scuba diving is scary. Meow meow romance. What IS porn? How do you pronounce Izaya. Ali didn't mean "Blindspotting" (It was Crash). Our longest episode to date while we use our fancy new recording system, and we did not get kicked offline by passing trains. Stick around after the credits for bloopers! As always, we do talk about spoilers for the plot! So if you have not read the books, then listen at your own risk! Check out our facebook page and instagram for behind the scenes footage and bonus content. Send us an email at tradingpagespodcast@gmail.com because we really want to hear from you! Or leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/tradingpages/message You can also become a patron at www.patreon.com/pantspending and help us continue to make these amazing shows for you! If we get 10 new patrons then Ali and Bron will release their most embarassing childhood photos. This is a copyrighted internet broadcast. Any reproduction or rebroadcast without express permission of its creators is strictly prohibited. For more information visit http://tradingpages.pantspending.com Find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/tradingpagespod, on Instagram @tradingpagespod or on Twitter @tradingpagespod. Trading Pages is a Pants Pending Studios podcast, for more information on the network visit PantsPending.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tradingpages/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tradingpages/support

Great characters are what readers are looking for and without them, they're likely to skip your book. Damon Suede joins Josh and Scott to talk about his techniques to take your writing voice to the next level. *** Great characters are what readers are looking for and without them, they're likely to skip your book. Damon Suede joins Josh and Scott to talk about his techniques to take your writing voice to the next level. Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, Damon Suede [00:00] Opening remarks—Dragon Award Nominations are open! [04:18] Weekly update, “F*ck You Writing Is Hard” Edition Scott: Launching Invasion Day with a new version and cover, but Amazon is slow. Scott got promoted to Lieutenant! Damon: On Lockdown writing romance. Working on another nonfiction in the series, Characterize! Writing fiction and coming back into screenwriting. There are no people outside of Manhattan; feels like an apocalyptic movie. Surprised there are no bicycles, toilet paper, and exercise equipment. Damon Suede’s Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories Josh: Enemy of Valor (Valor #3) is ready to publish! Starting a new trilogy called Tranquility with Devon Ford. Working to have the first two novels done by end of summer. No more Valor memes! [15:18] Bring Your Story to Life! -Introduction to Damon Suede’s experience. -Adjectives are worthless in writing (its descriptive). -Verbs are the word that speaks to the action of a story and character. -No one thinks about action for writing. -Don’t describe… give action! -The characters are an action and have different tactics that are synonyms of what the character does. Example: Severus Snape vexes. -You want to build the moral ethos (action) of the character -Antonyms are conflict. Example: Hannibal Lector savors. Example: Clarice Starling saves. Example: Fisher (in Valor) proves. -My verbs are transitive, not intransitive. Example: Gollum covets. He strangles, he murders, he steals, etc. in order to covet. Example: Jane Gum also covets, but it shown differently. -Verbs don’t have gender or race or prejudice. L.C. Knight’s How Many Children Had Lady MacBeth? -Dolls vs. characters. Example: Lady MacBeth schemes. -It’s not dialogue conflict, that’s bickering, you’re looking for friction. -Your audience is an emotional piñata. -If you don’t have an action for a character, you can still figure it out in your writing. -Making characters more character -Fatal Flaw is what screws up a character and causes them to take action. -Character = Plot and Plot = Character -Twatwaffles in Pulp Fiction [1:08:00] Closing remarks Coffee and Concepts Writer’s Journey Storytelling   Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/ Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/ Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com Keystroke Medium Anthologies      Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I       Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX      Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!

Josh, Scott, and Chuck sit down to talk about fulfilling (hopefully) reader expectations and a whole lot more, on today's episode of LIVE! *** Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley [00:00] Opening remarks—Dragon Award Nominations are open! [03:39] Weekly update, “Office Makeover” Edition Josh: Valor #3 is complete and up for pre-order! Chuck: Plugging away on Jack Dark Book 2 and Brace Cordova 3. The awesome name of Jamarian “Jam” Haygood. Scott: Scott did NOT rearrange his office. Working on publishing Invasion Day and working on sequel Resistance Day. Adding in curveballs to the story and reacting to cascading changes throughout the story. [19:15] Main Event: Fulfilling Reader Expectations! -Genre, Series, and Character expectations -Throwing in a new character and setting up expectations (ex. Cyborg) -What are the reader expectations from the genre? -For space opera, it’s a mech story, so expectation is cool mech battles and cool mech things, such as ‘leveling up’ older construction mechs with weaponry. So the focus is action and mech, but less focus on the pilot and characters. -Geeking out about things that both the author and reader would love. -Hot Tub Time Machine segue -Starting with an overall expectation and feedback from readers can change writer expectation (or not if the expectation is too risky for the genre) -Reader expectation comes from the reader. Can a writer affect that? -You can develop expectations as a writer. Ex. When you pick up a Stephen King book, you have an expectation based on characters, plot, and storytelling. -You pick up a book, thinking that a book is about one thing and it’s about something else (pleasantly and unpleasantly) Example: Leviathan Wakes (Expanse #1) -Reader expectations are set up at the beginning of the book and fulfilled at the end. -If you pick up Epic Fantasy by book cover, you shouldn’t expect a Grimdark Fantasy. -Setting up an expectation and then never delivering is terrible for the reader. -Stryker’s War had an expectation that neither the writer nor the reader anticipated. -Josh likes to make people cry. -You can set up an emotional gut punch. -Upping expectations as you become more experienced as a writer. -If you make someone feel something, you’ve succeeded. -The hate for Baldacci continues… -Next week’s guest (no really): (Damon Suede’s Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories). [54:48] Closing remarks Coffee and Concepts Writer’s Journey Storytelling   Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/ Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/ Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com Keystroke Medium Anthologies      Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I       Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX      Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!

No script, no plan. Just coffee and getting psyched for an awesome week of writing! Come hangout! *** Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley [00:00] Opening remarks—Dragon Award Nominations are open! [05:45] Weekly update, “Smooth Jazz and Air Force Beret” Edition Josh: Developed an appreciation for instrumental jazz. Segue into discussing writing music (with and without lyrics, mood music, no music, etc.). Couldn’t stop writing with Tron: Legacy music. Finished the developmental edit of Valor #3. Working on resolution chapters for the story. Read-through on another author’s work and doing some story development beat work. Playing with dolls. Scott: Scott listens to a lot of Pacific Rim, Call of Duty, and lots of Hans Zimmer. Did some dictation, so working on a new process with dictation following his beats. Publishing Invasion Day. Chuck: Finished Galactic Murder Clowns 3. Back to working on Jack Dark Book 2 and Brace Cordova on the backburner. FBI trilogy concept in the works. [26:00] Main Event: Motivation Monday! -Starting off with jumping right into David Baldacci’s Memory Man -Scott is staying positive because of this damn book. -Getting back into a good headspace for writing. -Listening to audiobooks getting you back into writing. -Enthralled with Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie -Falling out the habit or groove that makes writing possible. -Character POV jumping criticism in The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon -Getting inspiration from other works and reading as motivation. -Scott and Chuck love Mr. Mercedes (The Bill Hodges Book 1) by Stephen King -Reading old pulp novels for enjoyment and how stories were told decades ago because of the era they were written in—Conan, Gor, Doc Savage, etc. -Waxing upon the difference between bad characters and bad authors -The controversy over Amélie Wen Zhao’s Blood Heir -Epistolary novels like World War Z by Max Brooks -Wanting to read Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster -Wanting to read The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher (The Witcher Saga Book 1) by Andrzej Sapkowski -Looking forward to writing a different genre as a refreshing shift. -The importance of reading cross genre reading for inspiration and breadth of experience. -Avoiding romance? -Slow burn romance of Han and Leia over three movies of OT vs. how to write it. -Complaints of the Disney five-minute romance. -Learning from Nicholas Sparks (ex. The Notebook) -Chuck schools Josh on how to find novel breakdowns without doing it himself. -Jamie Albright’s romance books. -Lindsay Buroker’s science fiction romance books. -Hallmark Romances are Fantasy? -The importance of dialogue and next week’s guest (Damon Suede’s Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories). [1:00:00] Closing remarks Coffee and Concepts Writer’s Journey Storytelling   Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/ Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/ Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com Keystroke Medium Anthologies      Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I       Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX      Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!

Episode Show Notes This Week's Question looks at the personal branding side of the interview today. So I'm interested in your personal verb. What is your verb? The book recommendation of the week is VERBALIZE by Damon Suede Kobo  Amazon UK Amazon USA The Rebel of the week is Edwin Downward If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod No new Patrons today. Thank you so much to all my current patrons, who help to ensure that this podcast continues. If you'd like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack Find out more about Damon on his: Website: DamonSuede.com  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/damon.suede.author  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DamonSuede

They say that those who can't do, teach. Well we say those who teach, can do, and do so all night long. And we're putting that to the test, because today we're discussing novels written by our how-to gurus from episode 35! This time we read "Falling Under (A Falling Under Novel Book 1)" by Gwen Hayes and "Hot Head" by Damon Suede. In this episode, our well-informed hosts discuss psychics in drag, kind-hearted and very professional porn producers, and Claire learns something that definitely doesn't work for her in bed. Quick note, we did record this episode before our RWA episode, because you know we would've talked about it had we known!

Hello, lover. We're going to teach you the ways of love......-driven novels. Because today we're reading romance how-to guides! On this education episode, we read "Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories (live wire writer guides)" by Damon Suede and "Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (How to Write Kissing Books Book 1)" by Gwen Hayes. Our hosts discuss linguistics, the epic battle of Plotters vs. Pantsers, and Christine has a shocking revelation about Chuck Tingle!

This episode's guest is best selling author Damon Suede. He shares his experiences past and present with making a living from writing. We then discuss upcoming trends all authors will need to face when trying to make money with words.

Amanda and Jenn discuss poetry, dinosaur books for grown-ups, Roman historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by our Blind Date with a Book giveaway, Quantum by international bestselling author Patricia Cornwell, and Change is the only Constant by Ben Orlin, in Hardcover from Black Dog and Leventhal. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK Like A Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy, by Angela Garbes (rec’d by Cameron) And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready, by Meaghan O’Connell (rec’d by Cameron) Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Years and Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son by Anne Lamott (rec’d by Cameron) Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives by Annie Murphy Paul (rec’d by Sarah) Security by Gina Wohlsdorf (rec’d by Ashely) QUESTIONS 1. Dinosaurs! I’ve recently realized (thanks to having a little one in the house) that the world of dinosaurs has passed me by since my school days. They have feathers‽ There are dinosaurs bigger and meaner than T-rex‽ Brontosaurus exists again‽ Please help fill my knowledge gap with a fun read to catch me up on at least some small part of what I’ve missed in the dinosaur world in the last…*cough*…few years! -Kayla 2. Hello, my younger sister and I are going on our Birthright trips to Israel this winter, and I’m looking for some great books to read during all the traveling. I would love if I could find a book set in Israel, past or present that I haven’t read yet. When I’m traveling I generally prefer fantasy, science fiction, or mystery, but I will read anything anybody from Book Riot recommends. I really haven’t read any books set in Israel, or inspired by it, so I think anything you suggest will be new to me. Side note, y’all and the entire Book Riot family are awesome!! -Liza 3. I find myself in the odd position of loving fantasy books about necromancy while also having a phobia of ghosts. I LOVE the Abhorsen books by Garth Nix, and I recently had the opportunity to read an ARC of Twice Dead by Caitlin Seal. They both are perfect examples of the necromantic fantasy that works for me. Do you know of other books that deal with this subject without tropes that will give me horrible nightmares (poltergeists, haunted houses, etc)? Thank you! -Phasmophic 4. I’m looking for recommendations of poetry or otherwise that is similar to anything by Amanda Lovelace or Rupi Kaur. I’ve already inhaled the newest release by Amanda Lovelace and wouldn’t mind something a little more lighthearted to contrast the heavy topics both authors write about. Thank you! -Elin 5. Hi Ladies! I’m wondering if you can suggest some fun action/thriller type audiobooks by people of color – something in the vein of Dan Brown, with some puzzles and some action, but generally just a fun ride. I like to listen to audio books while I work, and these types of books make the day speed by. Thanks! -Jaimie 6. Hi! I am currently reading Mary Beard’s SPQR and loving it! I was wondering if you had any recommendations for historical fiction set in ancient Rome or Greece. I’ve read a good amount of fantasy set in those eras, but would love recommendations for something a little more historical and a little less fantasy. Thank you so much! -Nikita 7. Hello! I’m a big fan of the podcast (and of Book Riot), and I was hoping you could help me out. I don’t read a lot of romance, but I recently read Hot Head by Damon Suede (because I heard about it from you, I think!), and I really liked it. I’m looking for something similar, so I can stop rereading it: LGBTQ (no preference), pining, friends-to-lovers, etc. I would prefer something WITHOUT a ton of homophobia and WITH a happy ending. I’m open to any sub-genre. Sex is fine, but I’m looking for something with a good story, too. Thanks in advance! -Michelle BOOKS DISCUSSED The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling To the End of the Land by David Grossman, transl by Jessica Cohen How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Bone Witch series by Rin Chupeco Wild Embers by Nikita Gill The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Warcross by Marie Lu The Clockwork Dynasty by Daniel H. Wilson The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder I, Claudius by Robert Graves The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Screenwriter-turned-author Damon Suede explains how to find super-success in the hot romance genre.

On December 23, 2019, Romance Writers of America censured author Courtney Milan over a dubious ethics complaint. Since then, much has come out regarding the involvement of the president-elect of the organization (now president, as of December 28), who happens to be Damon Suede. I do not condone any of the actions taken and am deeply troubled by his involvement. I have chosen to leave this episode up as a testament to transparency. I interviewed Damon long before the events of December 23. This is that interview.Read the timeline of the situation with RWA in full: https://www.claireryanauthor.com/blog/2019/12/27/the-implosion-of-the-rwaJess talks to Damon Suede about the inherent core to voice, checking in with your Keep It Real Crew, how opportunity and preparation really do go hand in hand, the changing industry and his remarkable journey to success as a romance writer.

Are you currently planning your novel? Starting with the first draft? These great techniques from Dan Brown, R. L. Stine, Damon Suede, James Patterson and Margaret Atwood apply to both pantsers and outliners, and can be used to plan blogposts and short stories – basically every storytelling project. Listen in! You'll be surprised what I have in store.

Facebook Episode.    Verbalize your fiction with Damon Suede! We'll discuss techniques for intensifying your language and energizing your prose with the author of the Live Wire Writer's Guides.

How novel revision and software development are basically the same thing. This week I enter the last(ish) stage of my revision, discuss the many uses of index cards, character verbs, and try not to let thoughts of piracy derail me. This week's best thing: I finished the final proofing of WHISPERS OF SHADOW & FLAME! Hoorah! Mentions:- Verbalize by Damon Suede - https://amzn.to/2ORE0qa- The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne - https://amzn.to/2Um01DB- Write Your Novel From the Middle by James Scott Bell - https://amzn.to/2I3ndQd- Creating Character Arcs by K.M. Weiland - https://amzn.to/2UkBv5u- Author Rachel Caine on piracy   Subscribe and view show notes at: https://lpenelope.com/podcast Website: http://www.lpenelope.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leslyepenelopeTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/leslyepenelopeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorlpenelope Music credit:Say Good Night by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SZkVShypKgM Affiliate Disclosure:I may receive compensation for links to products on this site either directly or indirectly via affiliate links. Heartspell Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

The craft of writing has many levels — structure, character, plot, emotion, depth and much more — but all of these can be strengthened by your choice of words. In today's show, Damon Suede gives some tips on using active verbs to bring your writing alive. In the intro, I reflect on what I learned […] The post Verbalize: Strengthen Your Writing With The Power Of Words With Damon Suede first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Jeff & Will recap their weekend at the 2019 Coastal Magic Convention. Gail Z. Martin, who writes m/m romance under the name Morgan Brice, talks with Jeff about the interlocking universes she's created between her pen names that span multiple genres including fantasy, steampunk and urban fantasy. They also talk about her recent releases, including The Rising as well as Badlands in audiobook. The episode concludes with a story from the Coastal Magic Convention Improv Flash Fiction panel. Authors Eric R. Asher, Kathy Lyons, Damon Suede, Lucienne Driver, Amy Lane and Kiernan Kelly create a story using these prompts: a male main character, the genre is a shifter romance set in a futuristic time, and there’s a clothes iron as a random object. Complete shownotes for episode 178 are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.  

Damon Suede, a chart-topping M/M romance author, will change the way you think about craft and characters. Damon gives listeners tips from his books Verbalize and Your A Game, such as thinking about characters in the term of budgeting a blockbuster film and why every character should be driven by a specific word. He also talks about sex, romance, and exploring different types of relationships. Warning: this episode contains explicit content!

This week we read the super hot (get it?) friends-to-lovers firefighter romance Hot Head by Damon Suede! Erin (@erinleafe) and Clayton (@your4thhost) also talk NYC real estate, how far you should travel for love, redheads and scenes not for videos.  We have loved reading your tweets, comments and emails thanks so much for sending we love hearing from you! **TW for a few discussions of 9/11** Follow us on Instagram @learningthetropes, Twitter @learningtropes, Facebook at Learning the Tropes Podcast and of course email us your thoughts at learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com.  Of course, please rate/review/subscribe and tell your friends! 

In this week's episode Morgan and Isabeau tackle Damon Suede's Hot Head a pun-tastic m/m romance about firemen in NYC. These friends to lovers just don't know what to do with their feels. There's a lot to cover in this novel, and Isabeau and Morgan flow between the topics of sex work, sexual discovery, and masculinity over the course of this episode. If you like dicks this is the one for you!

This week Wendy and Cher sit down in a fairly noisy cafe with Indie author Damon Suede and his partner, Geoff Symon. The f-bomb went off fairly early in the piece, so if you're offended by swear words... you should still listen, because all the rest of the words out of their mouths are gold... :) Damon published his first novel, Hot Head, in 2011, which has since been named one of 'Top 100 Romance Novels of All Time' on Goodreads. He's currently on the board of directors for Romance Writers of America, and is well known for the way he unbundles characters when writing his books. His partner Geoff Symon is a US federal agent, and has now written three non-fiction books all about how to write forensics for fiction authors. He's full of fantastic information about crime scenes, and because he's lived with a writer all these years, he can translate it in a way that makes sense for authors. Between the two of them, they kept Wendy and Cher on their toes, talking at double speed, and giving off gems of information like they were sand at the beach. From characterisation, to stepping up in the author community, to the best way to write crime scenes - this interview has it all.

Who: Romance author Damon Suede Authors/ Books Discussed:  Gordon Merrick, Deanne Gist, Tamsen Parker, Jane Austen, Mariana Zapata's From Lukov With Love, Wall of Winnipeg, Sonali Dev's A Distant Heart, KJ Charles, Joanna Shupe's A Daring Arrangement and the rest of the series, Amanda Bouchet's Kingmaker series, Eloisa James, Molly O'Keefe's Everything We Left Unsaid, Rachel Caine's Stillwater Lake, Great Libraries series, Nalini Singh, Kressley Cole, Alyssa Cole, ICE PLANET BARBARIANS (AGAIN!!), Beverly Jenkins' Indigo, Charlotte Stein   Find their books on my Goodreads Women With Books Bookshelf Check  out Damon's New Book: Verbalize Links:   The Damon Suede debut romance named one of the top 100 romances of all time: Hot Head Subscribe to the Women With Books newsletter (With extra Q&A from the guests!) Friend me on Goodreads!   Check out the new HBIC Nation Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2FunNkQ Google Play: http://bit.ly/2DP6jDs Online: https://hbicnation.com/hbic-nation-podcast/   THANK YOU FOR LEAVING A REVIEW SO THAT READERS CAN FIND THIS SHOW. XOXOX **> Here’s our Phone number to leave a message or (enthusiastic) review/ comment on a book: (435) 565-1523   "I was raised in a lab to write romance" "romance is the literature of hope" "Books are like lighthouses" 'I'm a genre slut." "I stand on the shoulders of female giants"      

Amanda and Jenn discuss the Tudors, feminism, audiobooks and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by My Lady’s Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel by Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran, published by Quirk Books, and Book Riot Insiders. You can enter our mystery giveaway at bookriot.com/mysterygiveaway.   Questions   1. Help! I cannot find scifi/ fantasy short stories on audio! I listened to your podcast a few weeks ago on short stories and I tried to find The Merry Spinster, Tender, and the Best American Sci/fi/fantasy, none of which are on audio. All I can find are Neil Gaiman and Ken Liu :( I would love to introduce short stories to my scifi/fantasy book club but I, personally, need an audiobook. --Jeanne   2. I'm spending all of May traipsing through various European cities (namely: London, Edinburgh, Berlin, Rome, and Paris) and am looking for something that talks to / is about / brings up the vibe of walking through European cities, getting off the beaten path (i.e. going where tourists don't go), and just generally living in or exploring these cities. Can you tell that I can't wait to get on that plane and start my vacation already?! I'm thinking something with the vibe of Lauren Elkin's "Flaneuse" and Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast", so I'm also happy to have a bit of history involved. Open to any genre, except maybe true crime since I'll be traveling on my own some of the time and maybe don't want to be too freaked out to go out at night? Can't wait to hear what you come up with, and thank you so much! --Rae   3. I'm traveling to Wales in May for a two-week study abroad program as part of my creative writing MFA. Other than Dylan Thomas, what should I read to set the mood? The only Welsh book I can remember reading is Among Others by Jo Walton, which I loved. I'd especially be interested in anything with passages about Wales' natural beauty and anything about sheep and the wool trade, as I'm also a knitter. Folk stories might be fun, and I'm open to poetry as well. Thanks so much! --Celeste   4. Hi! I’d like to get my mother-in-law a book for her birthday. She likes non-fiction british history, esp the Tudor period. She had read some historical fiction from this era, but really prefers non-fiction. She has read so much of this particular genre, so I was thinking it should be fairly new. Any suggestions? Thanks --Kristin   5. I'm hoping you can help me with a dilemma I'm having. Recent events have inspired me to read more about feminism and books with feminist themes. I'm also a stay at home mom to three kids under the age of five (including twin boys, fist bump). I guess what I'm trying to say is, I have a difficult time reconciling feminist ideology with the amount of time I spend making sandwiches. This is a choice I made and I have a supportive, equal parenting partner in my husband, but I just can't help wondering if I'm selling out somehow. I'd love book recommendations that can help me navigate this. Thank you so much! --Jessica   6. Hey Get Booked! I've been getting rly frustrated recently w/ mlm bks stories written by women. Maybe it's too much fanfiction, which is entirely possible, but either way -- I'd love some gay books by gay male-identifying authors. Specifically: romances. With sex. That, hopefully, being written by men from the community, isn't fetishized. Preferably low on angst? I rly hope y'all can find me some good bks bc I'm finding google impossible. Thanks so much for your time!!! --Adris   7. My last "re-reading" of Sherlock Holmes stories was on audio. Listening on audio made me more aware of different aspects of the stories, including Doyle's use of extended storytelling in many different voices beyond Holmes and Watson (e.g. witnesses, clients). Can you think of any more books that are just crying out to be "re-read" in audio? This can be due to the nature of the book or because of a particular audio performance. I lean towards literary fiction and crime fiction. Thanks, --Mark   Books Discussed The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by Aliette De Bodard (part of Xuya universe) The Electric Woman by Tessa Fontaine Changing Heaven by Jane Urquhart Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Get In Trouble by Kelly Link An Englishman in Madrid by Eduardo Mendoza, translated by Nick Caistor A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn The Grey King by Susan Cooper Crown of Blood by Nicola Tallis Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann After Birth by Elisa Albert Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Hot Head by Damon Suede (rec’d by Trisha Brown) For Real by Alexis Hall Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (post for reference)

Damon is a proud member of the Romance Writers of America and currently serves on its national Board of Directors. He also served as the 2013 president for the Rainbow Romance Writers, RWA's LGBT romance chapter. Though new to romance fiction, Damon has been writing for print, stage, and screen for two decades, which is both more and less glamorous than you might imagine.  His writing craft book "Verbalize: Bring Stories to Life and Life to Stories" is described by a reviewer as "what every Author/Writer needs regardless of genre to create magic." Along with Verbalize, Damon's book Your A Game is a must have for any author trying to get the word out about their works. In addition to writing books on craft of telling a great story, Damon creates amazing characters is his multiple gay erotica books. You can find Damon on Facebook, Twitter, and his website.      

Who: Librarian and collection development specialist Robin Bradford (@tuphlos) Topics Discussed: LIBRARIES! Law, collection development, how librarians find books, book covers, 2016 RWA Cathie Linz Librarian of the Year, romance, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, cool conferences, diverse books and how librarians can promote them, book trends, TBR pile management, audio books, Tom Hardy's abs, spoilers and more. Authors/ Books Discussed:  Alisha Rai, Kate Clayborn, Damon Suede, Priscilla Oliveras, Brent Weeks, L. Penelope, Rebecca Witherspoon, & Alyssa Cole. "We want to know more." "There's something for everyone." Links: Subscribe to the Women With Books newsletter (With extra Q&A from the guests!) My Best Books to Read Now Blog. Support the show on Patreon Friend me on Goodreads? It's so scary in a new place! THANK YOU FOR LEAVING A REVIEW SO THAT READERS CAN FIND THIS SHOW. XOXOX ***> Here’s our Phone number to leave a message or (enthusiastic) review/ comment on a book: (435) 565-1523

Why do so many straight readers love gay Romance? This week, Faith chats with author Damon Suede, who counts hetero, Texan firefighters among his biggest fans. Damon opens up about researching his debut novel Hot Head on ride-alongs with the FDNY, what it means to “write like a guy,” and how Romance helped him discover his own sexuality.

Jeff & Will recap their slightly wonky week and the epiphanies that came out of it. They also report on how Tammy Middleton's Autism Awareness Month Auction is going. New patrons Sherrylynn and Clare are welcomed! C.S. Poe stops by to talk about her novella in Dreamspinner Press' States of Love series, Joy. Jeff reviews the Fiasco Theater production of Into The Woods, which he saw in L.A. last week. Will then reviews Working It by Devon McCormack and Riley Hart while Jeff talks about the audiobook of Something Like Summer by Jay Bell. Damon Suede is back for part two of his interview where he talks about teaching, Romance Writers of America, what's still to come this year and more. The chance for listeners to win an autographed copy of Lickety Split is at the bottom of the shownotes page. Complete shownotes for episode 79, and the chance to enter the Lickety Split autographed paperback giveaway, are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Jeff talks about Somewhere on Mackinac starting pre-orders on Monday, April 3 along with the cover reveal and giveaway that his email list is getting that same day. He also updates on a new novella he's started, tentatively titled Ballroom Goal, and other projects he worked on this week. Gilbert Baker, creator of the Rainbow Flag, is honored. Listeners are reminded that April is Autism Awareness Month and Tammy Middleton's Auction to raise funds for the cause has begun. Jeff is offering autographed copies of the Hat Trick trilogy in paperback as part of the auction. Poppy Dennison, author and Dreamspinner Press marketing director, was in Paris recently for the Paris Book Fair and was the podcast's special correspondent for the event. Her video report is on the shownotes page. We thank our latest patron, Nancy, and let everyone know the next bonus episode will release on Tuesday, April 11. After reminding everyone that the Hot Jock Paperback giveaway ends on April 9, the guys review the film, Lazy Eye. Jeff and Will sit down with Damon Suede to discuss his latest novel, Lickety Split. There's a Rafflecopter on the shownotes page for listeners to register to one an autographed paperback of the book. Complete shownotes for episode 78, and the chance to enter the Hot Jocks Paperback Giveaway as well as the “Lickety Split” giveaway, are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.  

Epigraph On this episode we discuss ALL THE ROMANCE BOOKS with Bea & Leah Koch, owners of The Ripped Bodice—America’s only Romance bookstore. The Ripped Bodice is celebrating their one year anniversary this month!     This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out the newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. We now have an email newsletter! If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links back to the bookstore we’re interviewing PLUS GIFs—sign up HERE. Introduction In which we feel real fancy, learn more about geography, and can’t stop asking for recommendations. We’re drinking French 75s and feeling classy as fuck. We’re Reading Bea is reading Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose (out June 27). And she recently finished An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole, which she thinks will be a great gateway romance (out March 28) about a female spy posing as a slave. Fun fact, Alyssa Cole lives in Martinique, and Kim and Emma’s geography lessons continue. Leah is reading Kiss Me That Way by Laura Trentham and Flirting with Disaster by Victoria Dahl. Emma is reading Hot Dog Taste Test by Lisa Hanawalt—a graphic foodie memoir that is weird and delicious. She also just started Kim & Kim by Magdalene Visaggio, which is a comic about punk rock bounty hunters in space. Kim is reading Love Is Love a graphic anthology written in response to the Orlando shooting curated by Marc Andreyko; an important, but difficult read. All proceeds for the book go to the victims, survivors, and families affected by the Orlando Pulse shooting. Which is to say, everyone should buy this book. She’s also reading The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch (out April 18) a futuristic space Joan of Arc story, which hits weirdly close to home in its political content. We’re Excited About: Bea and Leah have so many frontlist romance novels to tell you about: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole (more than worth a second mention and out March 28) Full Mountie (#3 in the Frisky Beavers series) by Ainsley Booth & Sadie Haller (out April 4) First in the Frisky Beavers series is Prime Minister “and is basically about if Justin Trudeau weren’t married and liked kinky sex.” Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (author of Dumplin’; out May 9) The Thing About Love by Julie James (out April18)  Julie James will be making an appearance at Ripped Bodice on her author tour! The Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas (#3 in The Ravenels series, with the kids of characters from her Wallflowers series) Emma is excited for Tender by Sofia Samatar (writer of A Stranger in Olondria and out April 11 from Small Beer Press) and Next Year, for Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson, which is the only book about polyamory she has read so she asked for more recs... SIDETRACK: Polyamory Recommendations Laid Bare by Lauren Dane (#1 in the Brown Family series) Maya Banks Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai Back to frontlist... Kim is looking forward to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Whereas: Poems by Layli Long Soldier The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chapter I [19:00] In which we discuss Bea & Leah’s Romance Origin Story, Talk Vaginal-Looking Covers, and Get ALL THE ROMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS Bea loved historical fiction (and historical fashion) and introduced Leah to The Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn (which is great for people who want to test the waters of regency romance) First in the series is The Duke and I Leah ultimately came to love contemporary romances and became a hardcore romance fan with the help of Nora Roberts—The Bride Quartet series is one of her favorites First in the series is Vision in White Also mentioned: Julie James, whose newest book is The Thing About Love (mentioned earlier and out April 18) and Susan Elizabeth Phillips whose newest book is First Star I See Tonight Where to Start with Contemporary: First, what level of heat are you looking for? Super graphic and dirty? Or cloaked in metaphor? Not Quite As Dirty Nora Roberts It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars #1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. You know, the one with the boobs on the cover: Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn (for geek fandom readers) Really Dirty Recs Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Series #1) by Christina Lauren Vampire Romance Recommendations (because we love Buffy) Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J.R. Ward (super dirty) Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs (Jane Jameson #1) by Molly Harper (funnier romance) The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires (Half Moon Hollow #1) by Molly Harper Famous people make appearances as vampires—people like Dick Cheney Witchbian Romances (because we love Willow) Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon (Vampire Sorority Sisters #1) (lesbian vampire sorority) Dance Upon the Air (Three Sisters Island Trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts Dark Witch (Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts Lunatic Fringe by Allison Moon (Kim rec: werewolf lesbian feminist) Two Sexy Nonfic Picks Girl Sex 101 by Allison Moon Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski Side note: Send us a pic of your favorite vaginal cover (via email or Twitter)! Like this: Non-Paranormal Queer/Diverse Recs Rebekah Weatherspoon (also has non-vampire lesbian romances) For Real by Alexis Hall (author of some gorgeous MM romances) Damon Suede writes super hot romances, which are frequently about firemen; his newest title is Lickety Split (out March 17) The Prince’s Psalm by Eric Shaw Quinn (a Biblical gay romance) First Position by Melissa Brayden (lesbian ballerinas) I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (MM YA) Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (FF YA) The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian (gay regency) K.J. Charles (also writes gay regency, but they’re not all dukes) Wanted, A Gentleman is one of her newer titles The Spare and the Heir (Lords of Time #5) by Jenn LeBlanc (gay victorian) LeBlanc is also a photographer and illustrates many of her romances with super hot photos. Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai (mentioned earlier as poly rec) Trade Me by Courtney Milan (Cyclone #1) (contemporary romance with POC characters) The Countess Conspiracy (Brothers Sinister #3) by Courtney Milan Beverly Jenkins writes African American historicals Breathless (Old West #2) is her newest release Daughters of a Nation by Alyssa Cole, Piper Huguley, Lena Hart & more (an anthology of stories about black suffragettes) Silk, Swords, and Surrender by Jeannie Lin The Tang Dynasty series by Jeannie Lin (about the ancient Chinese Tang dynasty & recommended if you liked the Netflix show Marco Polo. This series is even better with intrigue and sword fighting) Butterfly Swords is the first in the series Originally posted by l231 Chapter II [36:50] In which we chat about The Ripped Bodice, the romance community, and what it means to be feminist. -Fifty Shades of Gray, why they don’t sell it (it’s not a good representation of BDSM), and how they help customers find their next read after Fifty Shades -Ripped Bodice looks like a very fancy lingerie dressing room (yes, they have a fainting couch). The store is separated into 5 Zones, which are decorated to reflect their genre: Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Erotica, and Everything Else -Sidelines: bookish things, but also things that will appeal to romance readers like stuff about feminism. Solid rec for Juniper & Ivy’s nerdy wood laser cut pieces.  “Part of being a romance bookstore is being unapologetically feminist and sex positive” Chapter III [48:35] In which Bea goes hardcore practical for her Station Eleven pick, people are kinda boring (in a good way), and we talk sexy nonfiction. Bea’s Station Eleven pick is Robert’s Rules of Order by Henry Robert. Leah is bringing “the most comprehensive survival guide [she] can find.” Originally posted by batesmotel On a desert island, Leah is bringing Happy Ever After Nora Roberts (#4 in the Bride Quartet) and Bea is bringing A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare. On their Wild adventure, Bea would bring one of Alison Weir’s “crazy tudor histories” and Leah would bring The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Anne Boleyn, a King’s Obsession (one of Weir’s newest books out May 16) Bookseller Confession: “Your tawdry thing that you think is super scandalous is really boring...” The Dirtiest Romance You’ve Read Olivia Cunning’s Sinners on Tour series First in the series: Backstage Pass J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series First in the series: Dark Lover Impossible Handsell Self-published titles with god-awful covers and non-fiction i.e. Come As Your Are by Emily Nagoski and Playing Well with Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring, and Navigating the Kink, Leather, and BDSM Communities by Lee Harrington and Mollena Williams The Romance Books Every Bookseller Should Recommend Daughters of a Nation by Alyssa Cole Beyond Heaving Bosoms by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan Also, have more than two romances and don’t laugh (or sneer) at your customers who are buying romance novels. Come on. Originally posted by yourreactiongifs Favorite Bookstores LA Bookstore: Diesel Childhood Bookstore: Women & Children First Not-Yet-Open Bookstores: The Queens Bookshop and Books Are Magic European Bookstores: Persephone Books (London) and Shakespeare & Co. (Paris) Favorite Literary Media The romance/life blog Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and their podcast Smart Podcast, Trashy Books Book Riot Girls at Library Heroes and Heartbreakers Romance Twitter—follow all your favorite authors on Twitter Epilogue [1:02:20] The Ripped Bodice can be found so many places on the internet the store’s website Instagram Twitter Facebook You can also sign up for the Ripped Bodice newsletter on their website—they’ve got events, recommendations, and a thing called Fitzwilliam’s Corner (that’s Fitzwilliam Waffles; he’s their dog, he is awesome, and he has his own Instagram).   You can find us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller and everywhere else as DrunkBooksellers (plural). Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but don’t expect too much. BONUS CONTENT We always have more content than we can fit into one hour and this time said content was extra interesting. So for all the people who read our show notes and/or subscribe to our newsletter, here are a few more recommendations from Bea & Leah Romances That Are Library/Bookstore-Adjacent Broken Resolutions (Lovestruck Librarians #1) by Olivia Dade Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl (Girls Night Out #4) Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh (Rock Kiss #1) (librarian falls in love with a rockstar) Romances About Publishing/Writing  The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (publishing romance) Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh (#4 Wicked Quills of London) (historical where the woman writes erotica) How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jeffries (#3 Hellions of Halstead Hall) (main character writes gothics)  

Happy 4th of July to our U.S.-based audience. Jeff gets the show going with news of contracts he's signed over the past week--one for the novella Love's Opening Night and the other for the short Hat Trick: Be True, Be Proud, Be Strong, which will appears in the JMS Books charity anthology Love Is Proud. Jeff also calls out some other Orlando tribute projects: an Extasy Books anthology, Broadway for Orlando's "What the World Needs Now" recording as well as two dance pieces. The guys talk about their weekend in Ashland, OR, where the saw a performance of The Wiz. Will celebrates the Valley of the Dolls 50th anniversary, which features a new edition hardback as well as Blu-Ray releases. In books, Jeff reviews A.J. Truman's Out on a Limb while Will's got What's in a Name from Pat Henshaw. They also make note of an event coming up at the Ripped Bodice in Culver City, CA that features Christopher Rice, Damon Suede and Eric Shaw Quinn. Tammy Middleton, who writes as T.M. Smith, stops by as part of the Official 2016 GRL Blog Tour. She talks about the new book in her All Cocks series, Live For Love. She's also got a giveaway going on and listeners can find the Rafflecopter for that below. Talking about TV, Jeff and Will mention that Netflix now has Eastsiders, Truth Slash Fiction won big at SeriesFest and that they're loving UnReal and Wrecked. Superhero porn parodies are also discussed, specifically that Men.com is on its way to giving Captain America a boyfriend. Musicals are also on tap with a brief review of the historic live stream of She Loves Me, as well as a review of the London cast recording of Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined. Brandilyn is here with comfort reads in the form of audiobooks.  There is a poll their running through July to find out who listens to the podcast. Complete shownotes for episode 39, and the chance to enter the Big GRL Blog Tour Giveaway, are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com.

Romance novelist Bernadette Walsh interviews Damon Suede. Damon writes gay romance and LGBT genre fiction. Although new to gay romance, Damon has written for print, stage and screen for two decades. His titles include Bad Idea and Seedy Business.

A sweltering day in November, and we're obviously going to have another drought year. Sam hates folding his laundry. We speak to the author of homoerotic romance Damon Suede from NYC, who is an entertaining writer, and who published "Bad Idea" recently.

A sweltering day in November, and we're obviously going to have another drought year. Sam hates folding his laundry. We speak to the author of homoerotic romance Damon Suede from NYC, who is an entertaining writer, and who published "Bad Idea" recently.