Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 00:45 - What is Ream 05:00 - Author Nation 10:30 - What is your low-low 16:00 - What is it like working with your husband 21:00 - New things at Ream 25:00 - Author Advice 30:00 - Parting words Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/ https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankP...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 01:00 - What do you do? 08:00 - Empowering people 11:30 - Helping us through the business fears 15:00 - Issue with emotional clients 23:00 - Why so much drama? 33:33 - "Contracts scare me" 36:30 - Ice Planet Barbarians Lore 45:30 - Once piece of advice Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagram....

Show Notes 00:30 - Hello Victoria 04:00 - Podium Publishing 06:30 - Taking an audio risk on a new author 09:00 - Youtube banning 14:00 - Changes in the industry 19:30 - Physical books 21:30 - New genre trends? 24:00 - What do you want to see? 28:30 - Translations 35:30 - Prince Harry Story Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://w...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 01:00 - Drink Up Grinches! 02:15 - What are you doing? 07:30 - Favorite Christmas Movies 11:00 - Favorite Christmas Songs 12:00 - Favorite Christmas Drink 13:30 - Favorite Tradition or Memory 17:00 - Favorite Gift 23:30 - "Never Have I Ever" Drinking Game Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagr...

Show Notes 00:30 - Live from the Playroom (Not that playroom) 03:00 - What do you do here? 05:00 - Get Shawn on it 08:00 - Marriage vs. Working Together 12:00 - Ads and direct sales 14:30 - How has the industry changed and evolved? 19:00 - More and more authors 21:40 - Book release changes 24:40 - We took a 'Turn' 25:00 - Cute Girl Benadryl story time 30:30 - Advice for husbands in the romance bus...

Show Notes 00:30 - AI Drama 05:00 - Brazen scammers 06:30 - Different revenue streams 08:00 - Cover designs Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/ https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/ Emai...

Show Notes 01:00 - The ladies 09:00 - What is a PA? 11:00 - The PA List 14:00 - You got to figure it out 15:00 - What's the least/most favorite thing 25:00 - Building 31:00 - Annnnnnnd its gone 34:00 - Big money 38:00 - What's the biggest misconception? 47:00 - We love what we do 48:30 - Spill the dirt 50:30 - The pros and cons of writing from jail 51:00 - [insert sex scene] Host Authors and Podca...

Show Notes 00:30 - What we see online 01:30 - Books are political 02:45 - How do we respond to the comments 05:00 - Politics impact online and the real world 08:00 - Very judgmental world 09:30 - Team vs. Team 12:30 - People are in their emotions (except for Colleen's puppy) 14:30 - Why are authors not posting more? 15:45 - Magic pants 18:15 - There are humans behind the business 20:30 - We have a...

Show Notes 00:30 - Decades of writing experience 02:00 - How do you outline your books? 12:00 - How much research do you do when you write? 20:00 - How long to write a book from start to finish? 24:30 - What is your advice for writing series? 30:30 - How do you say goodbye to your characters? Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https:...

Show Notes 00:30 - Season Two! 01:00 - Summer High Highs and Low Lows 03:30 - We're going to be canceled 04:00 - Can authors block readers and vice versa 10:00 - Mental health issues and social media 12:00 - Negativity gets views 18:00 - Opinions, opinions everywhere 20:00 - How do you take in opinions? 24:30 - Where are reader spaces? 30:30 - Readers defending authors 34:00 - Show kindness and gr...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 01:30 - Legal and Romance 03:30 - Copyright Attorney 06:00 - Think about the result 07:00 - Domain Squatter 11:00 - Thinking about what you're signing 14:00 - This is a business 15:00 - Two things to think about as authors 18:00 - Trademark vs. Copyright 22:30 - AI and the law 42:30 - It's ok to ask questions Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 02:00 - TikTok web series and publishing 09:30 - The author in the characters 14:00 - Being a teacher 21:00 - Colleen is related to Hannah 26:00 - Book 2! 35:00 - High highs, low lows 40:30 - Happy Birthday 46:00 - Stopping fake Hannah's on the interwebs Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagra...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro and a rough start 02:00 - Transitioning out of the military 03:10 - Writing BDSM 04:30 - Kingdom 06:00 - What do people think about writing BDSM 08:20 - Writing Sex vs. Consuming Sex 10:00 - What's your biggest challenge 14:30 - Social Media and reading and sexism 16:30 - Hiccups in the community 19:00 - Couples who write 21:00 - Why writing and will you narrate/ 26:00 - H...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro and a rough start 01:00 - What's your favorite book 02:00 - What genres do you write 05:30 - Publishing roller coaster ride 12:00 - Literary agent 13:30 - Ellora's Cave 17:00 - Contracts 19:20 - Poor Man's Copyright 22:00 - Contract Hell 27:30 - High Highs 33:00 - Standalone vs. series 40:00 - Tricky times 42:10 - One more thing... Host Authors and Podcast Links https://ww...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro and a rough start 03:00 - Sam finds the BDSM Genre 04:00 - Getting Alpha and Beta readers 05:30 - Leather and Lace 10:20 - Co-Author 20:00 - Law enforcement influence 24:00 - Trigger Warnings 26:00 - Books without conflict 29:00 - LGBT characters 38:20 - Where readers can follow Sam Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswr...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intros 03:50 - What changes have you seen? 12:50 - What's a street team? 17:00 - Costs 22:00 - Kobo 25:40 - Things to expect now 27:20 - How many big authors are still around today? 35:00 - Opinions! 41:30 - Some nice things 43:10 - Where's the growth? 45:30 - High high, low low Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com h...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 01:30 - High high, low low 01:40 - Getting drunk at the Mexican bar 03:20 - ...back to the question 05:00 - Special additions 07:30 - Getting help and events 13:45 - I can't do all the things 15:50 - Razzle Dazzle 23:00 - Early success 24:00 - Big ad spends 30:30 - Fancy ice cubes 31:00 - Tiktok shop 35:30 - What are you talking about Willow! 36:50 - When are you revealing...

Show Notes 00:00 - Welcome to the worst podcast ever! 02:00 - Reviews 04:00 - Dino-porn, haunted vaginas, and door romance 04:40 - The cat is at the door 07:30 - Getting burnt out and finding a way out 08:30 - Peer success and money talk 12:00 - Money talk 13:40 - Drinks Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagram.com/co...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 01:15 - Why a book store? 03:15 - How do you write and run a store? 11:00 - Romance specific book stores 13:30 - What people want to read 15:00 - Sex is in everything 17:30 - What's your current project? 23:30 - How to open a book store? 28:00 - Inventory challenges 32:00 - Book signings 37:00 - Chasing Love Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro 01:20 - Monster Rom-Com 04:30 - Tiktok (JerseyBookGuy aka Bookdaddy) 08:00 - Meeting friends online 10:30 - Publishing Company 12:00 - What is success? 18:00 - Trad vs. Self-publish 21:30 - Taking care of the artist 25:00 - What's next? 31:00 - Genre hopping 34:00 - Spicy door romance 36:00 - High high, low low 41:00 - More monster Rom-Coms 43:30 - Where will we see you? H...

Show Notes 00:30 - Intro and collaboration with Willow 04:00 - How did co-writing go? 09:10 - What's next? 12:30 - Travel Plans? 14:50 - Living on a boat 16:40 - The shop and DIY wrapping 23:30 - Another Co-write 25:15 - We're crazy 26:15 - High highs, low lows Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppe...

Show Notes 00:30 - Podcast Intro 05:00 - YA vs. Adult 12:00 - Struggles in the past years 15:00 - The universe is throwing snowballs at you 17:00 - Cover Reveal! 17:30 - Signs 24:00 - We need YA 26:00 - Trying YA as Self Published 32:00 - Trying to get into social media Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagram.com/col...

Show Notes 00:30 - Podcast Intro 01:00 - SBR Media 03:00 - How did you get started 09:00 - So many decisions 11:00 - What is the biggest misconception 13:30 - This industry will take as much as you give 17:00 - What is the high high, and the low low 22:50 - How do I find an agent? 26:00 - Write your book first 27:25 - Stacey has a new kink? 28:00 - Submissions 31:30 - Meltdowns 36:00 - More agents...

Show Notes 00:30 - Podcast Intro 01:45 - Warm Bodies 04:15 - Script vs. the book 07:00 - Life after your first book/movie 10:00 - The lows 13:30 - The New Book 17:15 - Getting started writing 22:00 - Poetry 26:30 - Community 31:00 - Are you considering other social media? 34:00 - Willows viral misprint 40:30 - Isaac's skunkworks gaming project 43:00 - Gaming Host Authors and Podcast Links https://...

Show Notes 00:15 - BookTok 05:30 - This book is not for you 12:00 - A place of fear Host Authors and Podcast Links https://www.staceymariebrown.com/ http://www.willowwinterswrites.com https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/ https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/ Email: sexliesandblankpages@...