Podcast appearances and mentions of jenny trout

You know we love talking romance novels, so getting to talk meta analysis of romance novels within a romance novel might be our favorite thing. If you were also fascinated by the moment in time when 50 Shades of Grey took over romance, this BDSM romance critique of that book will be super fun.

For a genre that seems all hunky dory, there is certainly a lot of drama in Romancelandia. Especially when it comes to issues of authorship and publishing! This month, Jackie and Jen dish on some of the most notorious controversies, dramas, and petty squabbles (including heir own) that have rocked the steady ship of romance. Buckle in sparkly nerds. It's gonna be a bumpy ride.Let us know what your favorite scandal was at the end of the month! There's no reward...but if you email us we might remember to give you a shout out in the next episode...maybe. We forget a lot of things.Christiane SerruyaAfter 22 years of practicing law, Rio de Janeiro-based Serruya decided to become an author. After 6-7 years of writing, she had churned out more than 30 works and had one of her short stories was published in a best-selling collection.In Feb 2019 news broke that this "author" had blatantly plagiarized Courtney Milan and others. Soon authors like Tessa Dare, Lisa Kleypas, Kresley Cole, Karen Marie Moning, and over 40 others found their work copied into Serruya's. These passages ranged from short sentences with moderate rewriting to whole multi-paragraph sections that were near verbatim.Tessa Dare started a whole hashtag: “#copypasteCris”In short, Serruya says that she was not responsible for the plagiarism. Instead, she put the blame on an unnamed ghostwriter she hired from the site Fiverr..."ghostwriter" - writers for hire who are paid but receive none of the credit for the work produced.The Stratemeyer SyndicateThen she goes and plagiarizes the queen herself, Nora Roberts. Nora retaliates and takes her to international court (because Queen Nora has the powers to do so), and an injunction goes through which bars the physical or electronic sale of Serruya's books which were involved in the lawsuit, as well as barring Serruya from receiving royalties from those books. Roberts also won a monetary settlement, which she donated to literary charities.#CockyGateBasically, indie author Falena Hopkins tried to copyright the word "cocky" then tried to go back on what she said that she was trying to stop other authors from using cover designs similar to hersShe's written her Cocker Brother series since 2016. The series concerns 6 brothers and extends onto stories about their children and holidays.According to the court documents Jen went through, Hopkins was worried that there were too many other “cocky” titles out there, and readers were getting confused about which books to buy. She showed the court a few messages from people confused because they had bought the wrong books. Hopkins claimed that a lot of readers messaged her being “wait...this has a cocky word in it too but it's not you??” or “Wait, this is the same model you used!!!”Hopkins filed for trademark protection on May 1, 2018It starts devolving into a twitter battle, and Hopkins sues three people; Tara Crescent, a man who protested the lawsuit, and a publicist (on accident). Hopkins tries to argue that the use of Cocky in the title should be limited to her books only because she's got the most notoriety or something like that (read Jen's articles for more detail). The judge doesn't agree with Hopkins' argument, since "cocky" is a common-use word. The injunction is thrown out, the restraining order against the use of "cocky" is denied, and the trademark registration is cancelled.Alexa Riley...a scandal?Alexa Riley (AR) is a team of best-friend indie authors known for their spicy quick reads. At one time they were publishing on Kindle Unlimited at a rate of almost 2-3 books per month between ~2016-2018.News started coming out though that AR was not only stuffing pages (including extra blank pages in their ebooks for extra page turns and therefore more money), but also of plagiarizing, using ghostwriters, and paying for click farms"click farms" - any kind of operation intended to fraudulently interact with a website. In order to appear more legitimate, the clicks come from real people using mostly mobile devices (cheaper, smaller in size, easier to arrange).Amazon took them down almost immediately...and then nothing...else...happened?Now you can find AR's books through the library (some of them), AR's website, Eden books, iBooks, Kobo, Nook, and Scribd...The Syndicate of James PattersonPatterson uses multiple coauthors when publishing "his" books. He then publishes these books under his name and brand.Instead of being the sole author, Patterson works with lesser-known writers, providing, according to him, extensive outlines, plots, characters and notes to help drive his coauthor through the story. Patterson then, again according to him, goes through upon receipt of the manuscripts and extensively edits. Patterson does his revisions, and rewrites as necessary before sending it back to the coauthor for the next written draft. Over time the number of rewrites goes down for each new collaborator. These co-authors are paid by Patterson. Patterson then takes over the publishing process.Perceived issues with Patterson's publicationsHe calls himself the #1 bestseller...and yet...he's not?Patterson isn't completely writing his own books, and we don't know for sure the writing process with coauthors, beyond his own testimony. So can he fully call himself a bestselling author?Also, as it pertains to romancelandia...there are romance authors (and other authors out there) who have published way more books than Patterson under their own name...so what gives Patterson the right to call himself the #1 bestseller?So...Many...LinksMore on the Stratemeyer SyndicateMore on Sue GraftonChristiane Serruya:"Cristiane Serruya: Alleged Plagiarist" (SB Sarah, 2019)"Cristiane Serruya is a copyright infringer, a plagiarist, and an idiot" (Milan, 2019)"Romance novelist Cristiane Serruya accused of plagiarism" (Flood, 2019a)"The Cristiane Serruya Plagiarism Scandal" (Bailey, 2019a)Lucas Morta blog post "I've never earned any penny with any book in all these years, says Cristiane Serruya, acussed of plagiarizing more than 30 authors" (Morta, 2019)"Nora Roberts Sues Cristiane Serruya, Wins Injunction" (Bailey, 2019b)"Nora Roberts files ‘multi-plagiarism' lawsuit alleging writer copied more than 40 authors" (Flood, 2019b)"Janet Dailey and the Curious Case of the Missing Author" (Hobbs, 2021)"#CopyPasteCris: Romance Novelist Cristiane Serruya Caught in Plagiarizing Scandal" (Fernandes, 2019)"Plagiarism, then and now" (Reeth, 2019a)"Not a rant, but a promise" (Reeth, 2019b)"Let me address this" (Reeth, 2019c)"Blowback" (Reeth, 2019d)"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" (Reeth, 2019e)"To Sum Up- Sort of" (Reeth, 2019f)"Update" (Reeth, 2019g)"Here's How I work" (Reeth, 2019h)"Readers are Amazing" (Reeth, 2019i)"Breaking news 2" (Reeth, 2019j)"Brazilian romance writer accused of plagiarizing from Courtney Milan, other novelists" (Schaub, 2019)#Cockygate"Cleaning Up the Cocky Cock-Up" (SB Sarah, 2018)"Don't Do This, Ever: Faleena Hopkins Cocks The Whole Entire ****Up" (Trout, 2018)"Trademark Case: Authors Guild Wins ‘CockyGate' Court Ruling" (Anderson, 2018)"Romance Author gets unduly cocky over registered trademark " (Whipple, 2018)"'Cockygate' Author Faleena Hopkins Backs Down From Trademark Dispute After A Settlement Is Reached" (Tsoumbakos, 2018)"How an author trademarking the word “cocky” turned the romance novel industry inside out" (Grady, 2018)"Cockygate: Faleena Hopkins Has Registered a Trademark on Cocky, and is Using it to Threaten Other Romance Authors" (Hoffelder, 2018)"Chance Carter And #Cockygate Collide" (Gaughran, 2021)"Re: Cockygate" (Hopkins, 2019)US Patent and Trademark Office status of "cocky""A cocky Lawyer Reviews #cockygate" (Youtube video, French, 2018)Alexa RileyTwitter thread by @Jenny_Trout (2019)Reddit Thread "Alexa Riley is banned from Amazon"James Patterson"James Patterson mostly doesn't write his books. And his new readers mostly don't read — yet" (Heller, 2016)"The Patterson Problem" (De Maria, 2016)"James Patterson: Author or Brand Manager" (Kelber, 2020)"The James Patterson Book Farm Must be Stopped" (Sizemore, 2021)"Stephen King mocks James Patterson for self-written blurb — and writers loved it" (Heching, 2017)"How Many Books Has James Patterson Written? Best Update [2021]" (Penn Book Center, July 2021)"Ten of the Most Prolific Authors of All Time" (Irisreading.com, 2020)

Let's assume that if you haven't seen – or read – the Fifty Shades series by this point, you're probably not gonna. Right? Well then, for the purpose of this episode, that's perfectly fine! As a result, the contents are spoiler proof. You can listen, whether you've seen Fifty Shades Darker or not. So now it's time to have some giggles with this crazy romance movie, about a toxic relationship! Our guest on the show, director Brendan Steere, is very aware how not-good Darker is. But that makes him appreciate it even more. And maybe you understand why, once you hear that he's the director of VelociPastor, a movie he released three years ago, but that suddenly became a cult hit during the pandemic. A story about a priest who gets cursed, and starts to turn into a dinosaur. And then ninjas attack! It lovingly pokes fun at bad B-movies, in the same way Sharknado en Birdemic 2 do. All bad movies with a big wink, or circular comedies, as Brendan calls them. When he sees a movie like Fifty Shades Darker, it just tickles him. The self-seriousness of Christian Grey, Dakota Johnson actually trying to make her role work, there being barely any real naughtiness in a supposedly sexy movie. Brendan just laughs. The glee is real, people! And that's more than reason enough to talk about Fifty Shades Darker. We also discuss intentional badness in films, publishing as a wish-fulfilling career for fictional characters and the story how Brendan stole a copy of Twilight from his prom date. Hey, you want to support this podcast? Visit our Patreon page! Links: Brendan's IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3667421/  Trailer for The VelociPastor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JppwKpfOgyo  Brendan's article on 'circular comedies': https://brendansteere.medium.com/the-bad-movie-is-dead-the-circular-comedy-is-born-a28eccbf767e  Extra links: E.L. James' author blog: https://www.eljamesauthor.com/blog/  'A Lukewarm Defence of Fifty Shades Part 2: Things Go Downhill Very Quickly' on Folding Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjViIRWesQ0  Jenny Trout's blog, discussing the whole of the Fifty Shades trilogy of books: http://jennytrout.com/?p=3208  Folding Ideas – 'Book Club Is A Theatrical Made-For-TV Movie: A Vlog': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTrhjxj72t4  The lie your character believes, explained in 'Logan vs. Children of Men — The End is in the Beginning' on Lessons from the Screenplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUgYoT_xEFY 

Today I am reading chapter three of Jenny Trout's “I read Fifty Shades Of Grey So You Don't Have To Accidents Get Me Squirrley in the pants.” Chapter Four of Master of the Universe, the Twilight Fan Fic version of Fifty Shades of Grey. The difference in the hardware/camping gear interaction with Bella and Edward is striking.

This is a re-recording of the prior more verbose episode. I read Jenny Trout's Chapter Recaps of the Book Fifty Shades Of Grey: Shopping for a Serial Killer's birthday. After that are two chapters of Master of the Universe. A few disclaimers. 1. I am reading verbatim from printouts of both I Read Fifty Shades Of Grey So You Don't Have to. There aren't many typos or grammar problems, but MOTU is another story! If I corrected the terrible grammar and typos, the context of this entire podcast would go out the window. 2. This is important I AM NOT PRO E.L. JAMES OR FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. I REPEAT THIS DISCLAIMER MANY TIMES. DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU.3. Though I believe the Shades books to be perfect examples of what intimate partner abuse looks like; I am happy to debate as long as the person I am debating with has listened, read Twilight, and probably have read all the shades books bonus if you've seen the movies. Facts matter. These days it's hard to sort out these things, yet I can disagree without disagreeable. I won't tolerate disrespect. My blog www.KatyShaw.com will have some links and the picture of the Chedward tie on it. Also, if you have input, you'd like to chime in with, please do.. The last side note. Please don't expect perfection. I'm working on it. If you like it, please share it! I am a broke author sheltering in place. I need as much help as I can get.That said, enjoy Snowqueen's Icedragon literature classic, Master of The Universe, and Jenny Trout's I Read Fifty Shades of Grey So you don't have to. Be safe!XoXo!Katherine Shaw

Chapter One of Master Of The Universe, the original Fifty Shades by E.L. James or as first published on fanfiction.net, Snowqueens Icedragon. Also, Chapter one of Jenny Trout’s I read fifty shades of grey so you don’t have to. Warning MOTU and Fifty Shades Of Grey... as written by Erika Leonard aka E.L James are chalked full of Britishisms. I am not a perfect orator, not even close with all of the Britishisms and overloading adverbs. I do my best and I should get better over time. No haters. Stephenie Meyer owns all things Twilight related... Jenny Trout owns the shades recaps. No copyright infringement intended.There may be triggering moments as I get into the books... I will try to give a heads up.

This week on You Watch, I Listen the guys dive right into the Academy Awards as we review Best Picture winner Green Book, and address all of the "controversy" surrounding it. Dan & Taylor also go over Logic's Under Pressure, and the first Landlord Challenge that had the guys listen to Third Eye Blind's debut self titled album. Other subjects include Roman Reigns return to WWE and his announced remission, Matt Hughes being a scumbag with CTE, the worst songs by good bands, the final year of Warped Tour, a up and coming stand up comedian who thinks he can be the judge of what's funny, the awfulness of Imagine Dragons, Chuck Lace calls in with an AAF update, and the guys get a phone call from USA Today best selling author Jenny Trout! All that and more on this week's episode of You Watch, I Listen.

Our friend Jenny Trout is back as we discuss all three aired seasons of NBC's fantasy comedy The Good Place. Find us all on Twitter: Jenny: twitter.com/Jenny_Trout Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysays Marines: twitter.com/mynameismarines twitter.com/snark_squad www.snarksquad.com

Happy Halloween! We're celebrating by revisiting an old staple of the blog: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We gathered two friends of the site, Jenny Trout and Samantha Lane, to discuss the three Halloween episodes of the show – Season 2's "Halloween", Season 4's "Fear Itself", and the Season 6 episode "All The Way." Find us all on Twitter: Jenny: twitter.com/Jenny_Trout Sam: twitter.com/thoughtsontomes Nicole: twitter.com/sweeneysays Marines: twitter.com/mynameismarines twitter.com/snark_squad www.snarksquad.com

Listen to my interview with Rust City Book Con 2017 Featured Author, Jenny Trout!Connect with Jenny Trout!http://jennytrout.com/www.Twitter.com/Jenny_TroutCheck out Jenny's featured blog post and learn more about The Boss! |Pick up a FREE copy on Kindle | http://amzn.to/2uxY1qq Get tickets to Rust City Book Con! | http://rustcitybookcon.com/ ***********************************Want to contribute to PCS and Book Chat? Help the Shelf Addiction Podcast pay for the hosting and editing of the podcast by becoming a patron! Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/shelfaddictionFind Tamara on social media!Book Blog | shelfaddiction.comYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/ShelfAddiction/feedTwitter, Periscope, & Instagram | @ShelfAddiction***********************************Blog Updates:Join the Urban Fantasy Read-Along!! We're reading the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. Get more info here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/read-along.htmlWant to share a comment? Have a question you'd like answered on air? Call into Shelf Addiction and leave a Speakpipe Voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/shelfaddiction***********************************Produced with Cyberlink AudioDirectorTopic Transition Music | Readers! Do You Read? by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://tinyurl.com/pz32lqy | http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing - Intro/Outro Music created by Samone WardFTC Disclaimer: The show notes may contain affiliate and/or referral links. I receive a small commission if you purchase using my link(s). If you purchase using my link(s), you will be supporting the Shelf Addiction website and podcast. This is NOT a sponsored podcast. All opinions are genuinely my own.**This audio podcast shall not be reproduced, sampled or uploaded elsewhere without my written consent.

Listen to my interview with Rust City Book Con 2017 Featured Author, Jenny Trout!Connect with Jenny Trout!http://jennytrout.com/www.Twitter.com/Jenny_TroutCheck out Jenny's featured blog post and learn more about The Boss! |Pick up a FREE copy on Kindle | http://amzn.to/2uxY1qq Get tickets to Rust City Book Con! | http://rustcitybookcon.com/ ***********************************Want to contribute to PCS and Book Chat? Help the Shelf Addiction Podcast pay for the hosting and editing of the podcast by becoming a patron! Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/shelfaddictionFind Tamara on social media!Book Blog | shelfaddiction.comYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/ShelfAddiction/feedTwitter, Periscope, & Instagram | @ShelfAddiction***********************************Blog Updates:Join the Urban Fantasy Read-Along!! We're reading the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. Get more info here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/read-along.htmlWant to share a comment? Have a question you'd like answered on air? Call into Shelf Addiction and leave a Speakpipe Voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/shelfaddiction***********************************Produced with Cyberlink AudioDirectorTopic Transition Music | Readers! Do You Read? by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://tinyurl.com/pz32lqy | http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing - Intro/Outro Music created by Samone WardFTC Disclaimer: The show notes may contain affiliate and/or referral links. I receive a small commission if you purchase using my link(s). If you purchase using my link(s), you will be supporting the Shelf Addiction website and podcast. This is NOT a sponsored podcast. All opinions are genuinely my own.**This audio podcast shall not be reproduced, sampled or uploaded elsewhere without my written consent.

With Meghan Trainor's new singles "No" and "Me Too" ubiquitous on the radio dial, a larger discussion about the uneasy relationship between social movements and selling records takes a feminist bent. Memories of the polarizing 2014 hit "All About that Bass" come to the surface, reigniting debates over whether Trainor's songs express radical thought or package it for mass consumption. Or is that distinction a distraction, forgetting that manufactured pop can still pack a political punch? That might depend on how you listen. Andi Zeisler, author of "We Were Feminists Once," professor Robin James, blogger Jenny Trout and writer Andrea Warner join for a dive into the complexities of feminist pop politics. FEATURING Meghan Trainor - Me Too Meghan Trainor - No Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass Spice Girls - Wannabe Big Sean - Dance (A$$) Taylor Swift - Shake It off Demi Lovato - Confident Grimes - Flesh Without Blood The Slits - Typical Girls Sleater-Kinney - #1 Must Have Jonathan Hoyle - Never Ending Road Lizzo - Good As Hell  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Julia duMais and Lisa Shininger talk about the first season of Outlander on Starz, Doctor Who, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (it’s a constant!), fanfiction, romance novels, sexposition, Penny Dreadful, and the female gaze. Come for the kilts, stay for the totally natural pronunciation of Scottish place names! Show Notes: Outlander on Starz Roxane Gay’s recaps […] The post #001 – Outlander appeared first on Bossy Britches.

Jenny Trout joins Jane in a discussion of Fifty Shades of Grey and other things nerdy and bookish. Books Mentioned: Lovelines App by Pink Kiwi, The Boss by Abigail Barnette, The Original Sinners series by Tiffany Reisz, The Alpha Group series by Maya Cross. For more information go to dibtbpodcast.blogspot.com