Podcasts about wordster yvonne heidt

Women and Words Overview 22-28 September Andi and Jove got a fanmail! THANKS! And then they stacked up their soapboxes for a bit before falling right off. Also, please help Erin with her book club project and get you some Halloween chill with Yvonne Heidt’s latest release. And Andi comes out as having a birthday on Monday. 22 Sept.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta would like YOUR thoughts on starting a book club—an online one, perhaps? Drop by and give her some thoughts. Women and Words link HERE   23 Sept.: Author Sheryl Wright stopped by to chat a bit about her latest release, Queen of Hearts and to talk about how she develops characters. PLUS! She gave away an ebook copy! Women and Words link HERE Sheryl Wright’s website   24 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt is having a Paradigm Release Party in honor of her latest release (ebook drops 15 October!), the dark paranormal Paradigm. She’s giving a copy away, and will draw the winner on the 15th. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   27 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess takes us on a journey through the yard sale she and her wife held, and offered some words of wisdom at the end: register to vote and vote. Women and Words link HERE Renée Bess’ website   28 Sept.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette did a Fangirl Friday and brought up a couple of forthcoming movies and a few TV shows you might find interesting.  Women and Words link HERE Find Andi running around on Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and her website   Also, because shit has been so shitty and we know there are many, many of you out there who may be experiencing difficulty during these fuckbucket times, here’s the toll-free phone number to the National Sexual Assault Hotline | RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also live chat. Also, if you’re in the UK and you’re interested in participating in a study that the LGBT Foundation in Manchester just launched on lesbian and bisexual women’s health, please do. It’s part of an annual health campaign and will be followed by themed national focus groups.

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

Women and Words Overview 23-29 June 2018  Andi and Jove totally empathize with people who end up with bad haircuts and Andi totally approves of KD Williamson’s beer choices, and she and Jove agree that getting old is not for the faint of heart. And in the midst of crap, try to be kind and reach out.   23 June: Author and Women and Wordster KD Williamson joined us with her inaugural blog as a regular! Here she talks about fanfic and beer. Women and Words link HERE KD Williamson’s website   24 June: Author Emily L. Byrne stopped by to talk about her latest book, Medusa’s Touch, and how it finally came to be published. Women and Words link HERE Emily L. Byrne’s website   25 June: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt notes that time is different in her world...but she has finished with edits for her latest, Paradigm! Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   26 June: Author, Women and Wordster, and herstory legend Lee Lynch notes that summer is here, but for those among us who are aging, there are whole other things to deal with. Women and Words link HERE More info about Lee here   27 June: Author and Women and Wordster Jove Belle is now addicted to podcasting and provided some links to what’s going on in that regard. Women and Words link HERE Jove Belle’s website   28 June: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess reminds us that American history is full of Americans doing terrible things to each other and to non-Americans. Hopefully, enough of us have learned not to. Women and Words link HERE Renée Bess’ website   29 June: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette tries to find the light in the dark. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Find Andi at Tumblr and Twitter   And the GCLS conference is next week, 4-8 July, in Las Vegas! Safe travels if you’re going!

Women and Words Overview 29 April-4 May 2018   Andi sucks at tech. Thank God Jove was able to help with the podcast even though they’re both wondering when they last had sleep. And Jove is doing lots of home projects right now. Which she does not suck at. YAY! Also, Penny Mickelbury’s blog this week is a must-read. It’s important. Very.   29 April: Author Alex K. Thorne stopped by for a Q&A and did a giveaway of her superhero story, Chasing Stars. Women and Words link HERE Alex K. Thorne’s website   30 April: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt posted an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, Paradigm. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   1 May: Author and Women and Wordster Penny Mickelbury had some powerful words to say about the opening of the National Museum for Peace and Justice that opened in Montgomery, Alabama. Women and Words link HERE Penny Mickelbury’s website   3 May: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle blogged about her brand new novel, The Potion. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   4 May: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette did a bit of a follow-up to last week’s existential crisis and also went into a bit about rebooting her sci fi series. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Find Andi on Twitter and Tumblr   ALSO: Call for Submissions! ImageOut!   R.G. Emanuelle is doing a book launch party for The Potion May 5 from 12-2 EST on Facebook in the Lesfic Reading Group, hosted by K’Anne Meinel. You can still check out the questions and ask after the fact on the page; just remember to tag R.G. so she sees it.   Author Randi Triant will be at Single Women's Weekend in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 19th at the Harbor Lounge with three other authors! They are: Kim Baker (lesbian dating expert and author of Girl's Guide to Healthy Dating), Lucy J. Madison (author of lesbian romance novels In the Direction of the Sun and Personal Foul), Julez Weinberg (author of The Essential Mixologist), (and Randi Triant, author of the debut novel The Treehouse). They’ll be reading a bit, and the audience will learn about essential oils to create one-of-a-kind cocktails. The event is free with a cash bar and they’ll also raffle off free copies of their books.  

Women and Words Overview 22-27 April 2018  Andi and Jove have reasons that birds might be a**holes. Also, life is messy, and author Cindy Rizzo brings up some really good points with regard to that and romance plots. Plus, Andi is having an existential crisis but encourages all of you to go see author Renée Bess’ definition for “troll farm” regardless.   22 April: Author Cindy Rizzo stopped by to talk about romance plots and the formulas that drive them and how people might react to atypical plots and characters and what that means. Women and Words link HERE Find Cindy Rizzo here   23 April: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt stopped by with some more updates about what she’s doing along with more Vonnie-isms. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   24 April: Author, Women and Wordster and herstorical treasure Lee Lynch wrote on commercialism, the census, and home improvement (don’t worry, you’ll see the connections). Women and Words link HERE Info about Lee Lynch here   26 April: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess made us laugh with a bit of wordplay.   Women and Words link HERE Renée Bess’ website   27 April: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette did a FanFRICTION Friday because she’s having an existential crisis about writing and publishing. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Yell at her on Twitter and Tumblr   27 April: The Women and Words book lists are up! Go see.   Jove has a couple of book recommendations, YA. First is The Bloody Jack series by L.A. Meyer (pirates!) and the second is The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series (YA) by Caroline Carlson.   Also, Women and Words’ and Dirt Road Books’ own R.G. Emanuelle just released her latest book, The Potion. Victorian Boston, mad scientists-ish, romance, Gothic.   Events you might want to look into: Queers and Comics Conference, May 7-8, New York City. Details are sparse on this, so if we find more, we’ll pass them along (though we assume it’s at CUNY). Also, Gaylaxicon (Outlanta) in Atlanta is slated for May 11-13th at the Atlanta Airport Renaissance Hotel. AND WisCon is on the way, the feminist/social justice sci fi gathering in Madison, WI May 25-28.   For more info on fan/comic-cons near you, check conventionscene.com.

Women and Words Overview 24-30 March 2018 Andi and Jove think libraries are the best things ever, and you should totally use them more and stop by to visit. Show them luv. And they could save communities. Andi and Jove haven’t worked out all the details yet as to how that happens, but stay tuned. Also, Lee Lynch totally has them convinced that tables are part of the infrastructure of awesome. Oh, and Karin Kallmaker has a great website.   24 Mar.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta joined us with some awesome books that she managed to thread together through a various degrees of separation premise. Fun! Women and Words link HERE   25  Mar.: Author K’Anne Meinel stopped by to let everyone know about promo opps she provides for authors through her Writer’s Block Q&A sessions and her book release parties. Women and Words link  HERE K’Anne Meinel’s website K’Anne’s author promo Facebook page, the Lesfic Reading Group   26 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt is celebrating the audiobook release of her romcom, Meet Me in the Middle. She’s also giving away a print copy, and you still have time to get in on it. Hit the link below to go to the blog post. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website Find Meet Me in the Middle audiobook here   27 Mar.: Author, Women and Wordster and national treasure Lee Lynch provides a fabulous inspiring blog on women and the tables they call their own. Trust us on this. Women and Words link HERE Find more of books by Lee Lynch HERE   30 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette fangirled about the movie Tomb Raider (2018). Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Find Andi on Twitter and Tumblr   Andi will be at ClexaCon in Las Vegas (5-9 April) with fellow Dirt Road Book founders and colleagues R.G. Emanuelle, Blythe Rippon, and Michelle Teichman. Hope you come by!

Women and Words Overview - 24 Feb.-2 March 2018 Andi and Jove were so psyched for a minute that the show was going well and then realized they weren’t recording. So they had to make a do-over. Which is about how things go with them. LOL And Yvonne Heidt discovers the useful “AF” acronym and warns us about nuking oatmeal too long. And if you’re a writer, Dirt Road Books might have just the challenge for you.   24 Feb.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta is still experiencing an Olympic hangover and this week’s book list includes titles that have some connection to a city or place that served as a setting for a previous Olympics. Women and Words link HERE   25 Feb.: Author Kate Cudahy stopped by to talk to us about her start as a writer and her Duellist trilogy (women with swords, you guys). One title, Hal, is free on March 7. Woman and Words link HERE Kate Cudahy’s website   26 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt took us on a trip into Vonnie Land, where so many ideas for blogs and stories exist that she just can’t even. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   1 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle is also experiencing an Olympic hangover but points out something else cool to be learned from Ester Ledecka’s giant slalom win at the 2018 Winter Games. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   2 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette blogged about the latest challenge issued by Dirt Road Books, the publishing house she opened with 5 of her fave people. Pick a cover and write a book and submit it to DRB. You could possibly win a publishing contract with us! Join the #mybook challenge! Women and Words link HERE Dirt Road Books’ #mybook challenge link HERE Find DRB on Twitter (@DirtRoadBooks) and Facebook, too.   Reminders! ClexaCon2018 is 5-9 April in Las Vegas, Nevada. DRB will be there. WOOO. And Andi will be running around fangirling with her other colleague, Lise MacTague doing Lez Geek Out! things. Also, Jove is doing a reading at the launch party for Heather Jane’s debut novel and she’ll tell us about it next week. Also, if you can, the 3rd is the 2nd anniversary of the death of character Lexa (the day the episode aired in which she was killed by the bury your gays trope), and there’s all kinds of stuff going on around social media, including a March 3rd homage on Twitter (look for #LexaLivesOn) that includes raising money for the Trevor Project (a suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth). So if you’re so inclined, perhaps do a donation to the Trevor Project. It’s also Clexa Week in the fandoms, which involves a lot of fanart and fanfic.

27 Jan.-2 Feb. 2018 Jove finds out that Andi was legit going to try to do some actual world-building in the sci fi sense on Mars but ugh, paperwork, and Jove is also convinced that if you’re ghost-hunting, cheese may be good bait. Andi, however, remains UNconvinced of this tactic.   27 Jan.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta encouraged us to escape into some science fiction. (and in case you’re interested, here’s that Mars colonization program Andi was talking about) Women and Words link HERE   28 Jan.: Author Jen Silver joined us to talk about her book Changing Perspectives AND she gave away 2 ebook copies! Women and Words link HERE Jen Silver’s website   29 Jan.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt tested THREE ghost apps to see if they worked. Go see for her reviews. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   1 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle brings it with a righteous grrlpower blog! Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   2 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette fangirls over LA Web Series, about a chance meeting between two young women that is both introspective and romantic. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Find Andi on Twitter and Tumblr   Some of the Dirt Road Books gang will be at the upcoming ClexaCon in Las Vegas April 5-9 AND DRB has another cool thing they’re up to. Moar deets l8r! Also, GCLS is meeting in Vegas for its annual conference July 4-8.   And Jove Belle will be doing an event at Taborspace in Portland Feb. 18 from 3-5 PM. The event involves readings by Jove and other lesfic authors and it’s called “Readings of Rapturous Romance and Bountiful Book Faire.” Jove will also be at author Heather Flournoy’s debut novel book launch in March. More deets as they become available.   Also, Andi and Jove are sad to hear that the Read with Pride Northwest event is no more, after 5 annual gatherings in Seattle at the Seattle Public Library.

Women and Words Overview - 20-26 Jan. 2018  Andi and Jove ponder labels and slowing down for a minute, and also decide that they should totally design a new T-shirt for Lee Lynch. Plus, Jove is amazed to find out that Andi actually attended Catholic school back in the day. And share some love! Jove’s birthday is the end of this month!   20 Jan.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta interviews another reader, Kim Roberts, for her views on different lesfic books that she’s read and enjoyed. Women and Words link HERE   21 Jan.: Author Joi Miner stopped by to talk about labels she’s encountered and her work. Women and Words link HERE Find Joi Miner on Facebook   22 Jan.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt came by with some OMG IT’S A NEW YEAR thoughts. She spent 2017 working on her latest, so watch out for that this year! Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   24 Jan.: Author and Women and Wordster and living herstory legend Lee Lynch joined us with another essay about introversion and being okay with that. Women and Words link HERE More info about Lee Lynch here   25 Jan.: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess wants to remind us to slow down and enjoy the moment. Women and Words link HERE Renée Bess’ website   26 Jan.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette highly encourages you to watch Black Lightning and The Alienist, two new shows. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Find Andi on Twitter and Tumblr   Also! Jove has an event coming up next month! A Valentine’s-ish reading with other authors (Lori Lake, Louisa Kelley, Sandra de Helen, Heather Jane, Dolores Maggiore, and G.L. Morrison; M.C. Linda Vogt) at Taborspace in Portland, February 18, 3-5 PM. The event is “Readings of Rapturous Romance and Bountiful Book Faire.   And don’t forget author Jae’s Lesbian Book Bingo event going on all year. Info at her website HERE.   Early bird registration for the GCLS 2018 conference in Las Vegas ends January 31. If you can, take care of that before prices go up.   AND! Dirt Road Books will be posting a couple of FREE Valentine’s Day-ish stories on the website February 5th. WOO HOO!

Women and Words Overview - 25-30 November 2017 Andi and Jove lament the busy that has descended upon them, but they’re also really excited about the end of the NaNoWriMo Challenge via Dirt Road Books (their OTHER project) and all the manuscripts people will soon be sending in for perusal. They also are unanimous in the conclusion that author Collette Moody is freaking hilarious and needs to be read by everyone. Oh, and HOLY CRAP THE HOOTENANNY APPROACHES.   25 Nov.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta provides a few books guaranteed to make you laugh. Women and Words link HERE   26 Nov.: Author and editor Sacchi Green gives us some info about her latest edited anthology, The Year’s Best Lesbian Erotica Vol. 2. Women and Words link HERE Sacchi Green’s website   27 Nov.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt popped in to tell us what she’s been up to and to wish us all a happy holiday season. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   28 Nov.: Author, Women and Wordster, and Lesbian Herstory Legend Lee Lynch blogged about her inner dork. Women and Words link HERE Lee Lynch’s books   29 Nov.: Author and editor Candace Walsh came by with a blog and giveaway of her co-edited latest volume, Greetings from Janeland: Women Write More About Leaving Men for Women. DON’T FORGET! EBOOK GIVEAWAY! Women and Words link HERE More info about the book (and its predecessor) HERE   30 Nov.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is freaking out about the Hootenanny and she’d like your input. What songs should she and Tucker the merry elf re-write this year? Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Andi fangirls on Twitter and Tumblr   THE HOOTENANNY IS APPROACHING. That’s the giant twelve-day giveaway at Women and Words. It starts Dec. 12 and ends Dec. 23. We will be doing NOTHING ELSE but that during that time. And our heads generally explode and we lose our minds but it’s all in fun and luv! Hope to see you there!

Women and Words Overview 28 Oct.-3 Nov. 2017   Andi and Jove talk about queer history because Andi is all about bridging queer generational divides. And how about NaNoWriMo and the Dirt Road Books challenge (THANK YOU AUTHOR CATHERINE LANE FOR THE AWESOME VIDEO YOU MADE FOR US FOR THAT) because it’s fun and a great bonding experience AND Dirt Road Books will review your manuscript (remember, NaNoWriMo needs 50K words). Also, Jove has a lot of fictional characters she’s crushed out on over the years…   28 Oct.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta talked about “books that require a conscientious effort to pick up because I know there is going to be a plot twist in it that I absolutely hate.” Go see! Women and Words link HERE 29 Oct. Call for Submissions! Short stories for the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast! Check it out! Women and Words link HERE Lesbian Historic Motif Project Podcast HERE 30 Oct.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt with some musings on Halloween Eve and also forgetfulness. Heh. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website 31 Oct.: Join Dirt Road Books for the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) challenge! Buddy up with us and if you finish NNWM, DRB will professionally review your manuscript! (Happy Halloween!) Women and Words link HERE 2 Nov.: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle wants to know what fictional characters you crush out on. Or that stay with you. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website 3 Nov.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette fangirls over the post-apocalyptic comic book series The Courier. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Andi fangirls on Twitter and Tumblr Jove and author Blythe Rippon will be at the Read With Pride Northwest event Nov. 4th in Seattle! Also, you guys, if you’re an author and/or you know authors who want to give books away this December, get some exposure, and engage in the nutty Women and Words party known as THE HOOTENANNY, NOVEMBER 15 is the last day to get your titles in. Sign up HERE. And if you’re interested, Andi did a podcast on her lived queer history with the LezBeHonest podcast HERE.

  Andi and Jove talk Halloween and decide they probably would accept an alcoholic beverage from an unknown adult herding kids around on trick-or-treat night. They would also like to remind folks that just because you’re of the lady species, it doesn’t mean you can’t fix your own bike. And who doesn’t like a headless horseman story for Halloween? Ichabod Crane was a geek before it was cool.   21 Oct.: Call for submissions! Pirate wench stories. Women and Words link HERE 21 Oct.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta joined us with something a little different; a not so good experience on what was advertised as a women-only bike ride but…have a read. Women and Words link HERE 22 Oct.: Author Jae joined us to talk about her latest romance, Perfect Rhythm, which features an asexual lead character. Women and Words link HERE Jae’s website Asexuality Visibility and Education Network website 23 Oct.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt stopped by with a touching story about a Vietnam veteran. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website 24 Oct.: Author, lesbian herstory icon and Women and Wordster Lee Lynch had a visit from author Jane Fletcher and did some bird-watching and exploring of the surrounding Oregon environs.   Women and Words link HERE Read Lee’s books Read Jane’s books   25 Oct.: Author Barbara Winkes stopped by with a reminder to writers to keep focused on your writing, no matter the kinds of distractions that might come up. Women and Words link HERE Barbara Winkes’ website 26 Oct.: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess thinks that sometimes, it’s okay to distract yourself from the crazy and how about doing that with a yard sale? Here she’s got some wryly funny tips for you. Women and Words link HERE Renée Bess’ website 27 Oct.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette posted an audio reading of her Halloween tale and reboot of a classic American ghost story, The Secret of Sleepy Hollow. AND SHE’S DOING A GIVEAWAY. Win a copy! You have until Halloween Eve. Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website   Jove reminded us that NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is write (ha ha see what I did there) around the corner, beginning November 1 (which means 12.01 AM on November 1 cuz people are that into it). Dirt Road Books is offering a motivation group and some of the DRB crew are doing NaNoWriMo this year, so please join us! HERE IS THE INFO. Be a writing buddy to Michelle Teichman, Jove Belle, Gill McKnight, and maybe Andi Marquette. She’s being indecisive.   ALSO! Jove and author Blythe Rippon will be at the Read With Pride Northwest event in Seattle November 4, at the downtown Seattle Public Library. Come on down!   And in case you’re curious about the Supercorp fanfic Jove mentioned, in which Kara is Ace, here’s the link. Seriously, if you’re Ace, let us know about the accuracy of this rep and PLEASE provide us with more links and sources for Ace rep. Thanks! Oh, that goes for bi, trans, pan, genderqueer…rep! Bring it! So we can share with our readers.

  Andi loves astronomical phenomenon like eclipses and meteor showers, but she’s not a fan of hurricanes and both she and Jove would like to direct your attention to Yvonne Heidt’s post, below, as well as another link at the end of this overview for information on how to donate to local groups on the ground in Texas that are helping with relief efforts.   26 Aug.: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta brought up some books that have a darker edge to them. Add yours in the comments! Women and Words link HERE 27 Aug.: Author Narrelle M. Harris, based in Melbourne, Australia, brought up the social protest practice of “yarnbombing.” Women and Words link HERE Narrelle M. Harris website 28 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt provides a great list of local charities in Texas following Hurricane Harvey. ALSO – see below for another great list of resources. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website 29 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Lee Lynch wrote on all the people coming up to the Pacific Northwest to watch the eclipse. Women and Words link HERE More info about Lee Lynch here 30 Aug.: Author Barbara Winkes continues the series she’s doing with us and today discusses social media and writing. Women and Words link HERE Barbara Winkes’ website 31 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette reminds folks that she’s outta control at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a veritable cornucopia of over-stimulation for fanfolk. LOL Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Andi fangirls on Tumblr and Twitter AND! Jove would like to give everyone a heads up that she and Andi are going to start preparing for Hootenanny 2017. They’ll let you know how to participate in the next week or two, so watch this space! ALSO: This link has another great list of local organizations to help with relief efforts in Texas. Includes a Spanish language list of resources.

Hunting, hoarding, and ten minutes of tits with Andi and Jove Andi and Jove discuss hunting (because you never know what exactly you’re going to get on this podcast), Yvonne’s potential for hoarding (thank GAWD she’s having a garage sale!) and they even mentioned the Hootenanny because Jove is already gearing up her arts n’ crafts for Christmas (Andi can’t even…)   31 July: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt is trying to get ready for a garage sale and it’s…going slowly.   Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   2 August: Author and Women and Wordster Carsen Taite’s latest book (her 17th!!!) has just been released. Sidebar! Still time to get in on the giveaway for a signed copy (ebook if you’re overseas).   Women and Words link HERE Carsen Taite’s website   3 August: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle talks about disappearing LGBTQ spaces in the physical world (especially lesbian space) and remembers all the lesbian bars in NYC that no longer exist.   Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   4 August: Twofer! New booklist is available! Check the static page. And author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette did a Fangirl Friday on the new movie Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron.   Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Andi fangirls on Tumblr   And as a PSA, Jove would like to remind everyone to get their mammograms (as applicable) and Andi recommends you pay attention to your body and its parts.   And because Andi forgot last time, here’s the link to BE OUR GUEST and guest blog with us, if you’re so inclined.

Women and Words Overview  23-28 July 2017  Andi and Jove are fans of pawn shops, but not for reasons you think. Also, they have some good suggestions for things to hoard for the apocalypse: Silver, toilet paper, alcohol, ammo, knives, but probably not the Peter Frampton 8-track Andi once bought at a pawn shop in Gallup, NM so she could prank her archaeology buddies.  23 July: Author Elizabeth Cox joined us to discuss her novella Tragedy at Bawley Bay, a gothic historical ghost story.   Women and Words link HERE  Elizabeth Cox’s website  24 July: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt stopped by for a quick hello and to provide some links to some of her earlier blogs, including the one in which she discusses being an empath.   Women and Words link HERE  Yvonne Heidt’s website  25 July: Author, Women and Wordster, and lesbian herstorical icon Lee Lynch posted an essay she did in 2008, “You Know You’re Not a Femme”…  Women and Words link HERE  Lee Lynch’s website  26 July: Author Alison Solomon stopped by and opened up about her diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment, which affects her memory and cognitive functions in some ways. She talks about how it has affected what and how she writes.  Women and Words link HERE  Alison Solomon’s website  27 July: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess joined us to delve into why we write and what it can mean in fraught times.   Women and Words link HERE  Renée Bess’ website  28 July: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette talks about the damage dissing a queer fandom can do, as what happened at San Diego Comic-Con with the Supergirl cast.   Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  Andi fangirls on Tumblr  And Jove and Andi would like to both report that they have their hotel rooms reserved already for ClexaCon, which is in April, 2018 (provided we’re not all running to Jove’s to ride out the beginnings of the apocalypse; don’t worry. Andi and Jove’s wife stockpile toilet paper.) 

Women and Words  Overview 25-30 June 2017  Andi and Jove are getting ready to hit the road for GCLS! Jove literally is doing another one of her epic road trips, though this one is only 2 weeks as opposed to 6. Also, Andi and Jove wax nostalgic over car rides in the 1970s and Jove’s mom was a living, breathing mic drop.  25 June: Author Barbara Winkes joined us to talk about certain storylines that seem to get a bad rap as “overdone.” Also, she did a giveaway! (see why it’s cool to check the website?)  Women and Words link HERE  Barbara Winkes’ website  26 June: Author and women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt had a little problem with some bees attempting to colonize her dining room wall. Seriously. Check it out. She’s got photos and a link to video. Plus, some fun puns.  Women and Words link HERE  Yvonne Heidt’s website  27 June: Author, Women and Wordster and lesbian herstorical icon Lee Lynch Amazon Trail’ed with us about the cruise she took to Alaska. Sapphire Publishing arranged a cruise called “Literary Adventures at Sea.” And it coincided with Lee’s tenth anniversary with her wife. #allthefeelz  Women and Words link HERE  Lee Lynch’s website  28 June: Author Jody Klaire stopped by to share a little bit about her life, including pain management, and to do a book giveaway. YAY! GIVEAWAYS!  Women and Words link HERE  Jody Klaire’s website  29 June: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette posted a reminder about GCLS – a reboot of a post from last year that explains why should consider going to this conference and becoming a member of GCLS. She updated the links to this year’s info…  Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  Jove has a reading at the Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City Sunday July 2. ROAD TRIP! Also, we forgot to mention this today, but R.G. Emanuelle did a reading Saturday the 24th at Bluestocking Books in Manhattan. Fellow authors Sacchi Green, D.L. King, Dena Hankins, and Sarah Fonseca also read.  And Women and Words may not have a weekly update next week, as we’re on-site at GCLS in Chicago. However, we’ll try. But don’t hold your breath. 

Women and Words  Overview 28 May-June 2, 2017  You guys, Jove makes really good tomatoes. Srsly. Plus, the world is melting. And Andi is completely enamored with the Wonder Woman film and is going to go see it several more times. Do yourselves a favor and see it.  28 May: Author Elyse Springer did a Q&A with us about her work. She writes both M/M and F/F, travels the world, and once moved to the South Pole.  Women and Words link HERE  Elyse Springer’s website  29 May: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt joined us with a personal story about her late daughter Dezi. And she provides a recipe for Dezi’s favorite meal, which was chicken enchiladas. Thanks, Yvonne. We will eat these in honor of Dezi.  Women and Words link HERE  Yvonne Heidt’s website  31 May: Author Lee Winter joined us to talk about the reasons she’s worried about seeing the movie Wonder Woman, which is hitting theaters 1-3 June around the world. [Andi’s note: she doesn’t need to worry! It’s not another letdown for women!]  Women and Words link HERE  Lee Winter’s website  1 June: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle is showing off her mad retro TV skills with a blog about M*A*S*H, the American TV show masquerading as a comedy set at a MASH unit during the Korean War that was actually a commentary on the Vietnam War era. Regardless, R.G.’s got some awesome trivia for you about it.  Women and Words link HERE  R.G. Emanuelle’s website  2 June: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette pre-fangirls about the forthcoming Wonder Woman film. And then she saw it later that day and it blew her mind.  Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  Andi fangirls on Twitter and Tumblr  GCLS is fast approaching (next month!). Details here. And the Bold Strokes Books UK festival is under way! We’re hoping to get Victoria Villaseñor to blog it for us. Woo! 

Women and Words  Overview 20-25 May 2017  Andi is a hot mess in San Francisco this week but thank GAWD Jove is there to reel her in. HA HAHAHAHAA. Just kidding. They’re both hot messes and the only reeling is from one side of the room to the other.  20 May: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta is back in the house! She discusses audio books (and if you have suggestions, let her know).  Women and Words link HERE  21 May: Author T.B. Markinson stopped by to chat about a sale on lesfic titles being offered through iheartlesfic.com, including hers.  Women and Words link HERE  iheartlesfic.com  22 May: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt has been working on a cool project with Rogena Mitchell-Jones. Rogena designs journals, and Yvonne has been providing writing prompts for one, and it’s available through Amazon, though you can win a copy! You still have time! ‘Til Monday!  Women and Words link HERE  Check out the journal collaboration on Amazon  Yvonne Heidt’s website  Rogena Mitchell-Jones’s Amazon page  23 May: Author and Women and Wordster Lee Lynch reiterates the importance of telling our stories in these fraught times.  Women and Words link HERE  Lee Lynch’s website  25 May: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess attended a talk by an author whose work she didn’t know, and comes away with renewed energy for writing. Plus, the cupcakes were excellent. ☺  Women and Words link HERE  Renée Bess’s website  26 May: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is on the road and explains how San Francisco made her gay.  Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  Also! Too! The Bold Strokes UK Book Festival (the 8th!) is happening REALLY SOON in Nottingham, 3-4 June. And L-fest is coming up in Leicestershire, 21-24 July. Jove would also like to remind everyone that ROLLER DERBY SEASON starts in her neck of the woods. Find out if you have access to such a glorious thing as this and get in on it. Also, author and former Women and Wordster Cliffi Henderson will be blogging with us again, the third Wednesday of the month. You are in for a treat, gare-un-teed.  

Women and Words  22-28 April 2017  Jove got herself a new electronic device that she’s totally in love with (but it’s not what you think!!!!). Also, lesbian erotic fairy tales is a thing. Oh, and both really like it when the young folks talk to the old(er) about their perceptions of queer culture and community and they think it’s such a good idea to share experiences and ideas.  22 April: Author Anna Larner joined us to discuss her debut novel with Bold Strokes Books, Highland Fling. She also did a giveaway, because we are big into giveaways.  Women and Words link HERE Anna Larner’s website ALSO, call for submissions, hashtagqueer.com. Keep them in mind for future reference, too.  23 April: Author and editor Sacchi Green joined us to chat about her latest edited anthology through Cleis Press, Witches, Princesses, and Women and Arms: Erotic Lesbian Fairy Tales. And she did a giveaway!  Women and Words link HERE  Sacchi Green’s website  24 April: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt shared a bit of her creative process, and we think it’s super cool when authors do that.  Women and Words link HERE  Yvonne Heidt’s website  25 April: Author, Women and Wordster and national lesbian treasure Lee Lynch did something really cool and posted an interview with a young woman in high school who is working on a project about being a gay activist in the 1960s. Give this one a read, friends, because the more community we build across generations, the better for all.  Women and Words link HERE  Lee Lynch’s website  27 April: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess joined us to discuss language – a “pulsing, living, changing entity that adjusts itself to fit new environments.”  Women and Words link HERE  Renée Bess’ website  28 April: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette fangirled over a discontinued Marvel comic, Fearless Defenders. But she sure dug the 13 issues of a team of women superheroes with lots of WOC rep and some lesbian rep.  (special thanks to horror/bizarre author Gina Ranalli for telling me to read it),  Women and Words link HERE  Andi Marquette’s website  And fangirl with Andi on Tumblr  Also, Jove would like readers out there to know that if they’re interested in writing a blog from a reader’s perspective to please hit her up. We love it when readers share their thoughts on books they’re reading.  And author and publisher Amanda Radley (who recently launched Heartsome Publishing) has a lesbian and bi women fiction questionnaire she’d like you to participate in, to get a sense of the lesbian and bi women’s fiction market. Results will be collated and made available to publishers and indie authors with a view to help improve the lesbian and bi fiction market for all. 

Women and Words Overview, 25 Feb.-3 Mar. 2017   Andi is in Vegas for ClexaCon and she is outta control, friends! Celebrity sightings in the bathroom! Fangirling! Panels! AHHHHHHH! And Jove might want a Roomba. Plus, y’all share the luv, now. 25 Feb. Info about a writing workshop with Jennifer Morales on writing authentic character voices. Women and Words link HERE Jennifer Morales’ website HERE   26 Feb.: Author Ann Aptaker joined us with a blog about walking through New York, where her character Cantor Gold goes. Also, she did a book giveaway. Women and Words link HERE Ann Aptaker’s website HERE   27 Feb.: Author and Women and Wordster Yvonne Heidt blogged about her latest release, Meet Me In the Middle and did a giveaway. She also provided an excerpt. Women and Words link HERE Yvonne Heidt’s website   28 Feb.: Author Lee Lynch joins us with another stop on the Amazon Trail, talking about freeing up time for life, romance, and activism. Women and Words link HERE Lee Lynch’s website   1 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Carsen Taite updated us on her upcoming events and forthcoming publication. Women and Words link HERE Carsen Taite’s website   2 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle waxed philosophical about life and the crazy. Jove and Andi remind everybody to share the luv. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   3 Mar.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is in Las Vegas for the first ClexaCon! And it is AMAZING. She’s posting photos and tidbits on Twitter and Tumblr! Women and Words link HERE Andi Marquette’s website Andi Marquette’s Tumblr