Episodes
Episode 57 – LaQuette Part 2: Historicals & Why Critical Lens Work is Important to the Romance Industry
In the second part of our interview with author LaQuette about her Critical Lens workshop, she discusses historicals, why this class is valuable for reviewers and readers as well as the importance of normalizing marginalized characters in the romance genre.
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Episode 56 – LaQuette Discusses Writing and Reading Through a Critical Lens
In part one of our interview with author LaQuette, we discuss her Critical Lens workshop. The class is designed to teach authors, reviewers and readers how to use literary criticism to view your own work, or the books you’re reading, through an alternative lens. For authors this can provide critical insight into alternative perspectives that can help you identify and eliminate problematic and harmful content before you publish.
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Episode 55 – Scene Analysis with J. Thorn
Author and podcaster J. Thorn talks with Jeff about the recent Supercharge Your Scene Challenge, where J. laid out his approach to scenes. J. walks through the worksheet and scene that Jeff submitted for the challenge, which provides valuable insight into scene structure. Jeff and J. also discuss J’s podcasts, the events he puts on and what got him into working with authors on craft.
Programming note: We’re taking next week off. We’ll be back with a new episode on August 15.
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Full Episode Audio
Video for the Worksheet and Scene Breakdown
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Episode 54 – Sacha Black’s “Anatomy of Prose”
Author and podcaster Sacha Black joins us to talk about The Anatomy of Prose: 12 Steps to Sensational Sentences, which is the latest book in her Better Writers series. Sacha also discusses what led her to kicking off the series with a book on villains and how she knew she was ready to write non-fiction books.
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Episode 53 – Tropes & Shared Universes with E. Davies
Author E. Davies joins us this week to talk about the market research he does focused on best selling tropes and how that influences his books. He also discusses shared universes, including insights on what it takes to manage one and guidance for authors who want to join one.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast
- Episode 452 – Adib Khorram and “The Breakup Lists”
- Episode 451 – “Accidentally Undercover” with Layla Reyne, Allison Temple, and Cari Z
- Episode 450 – Steven Salvatore Talks About His Very Gay Take on “Pretty Woman”
- Episode 449 – Brad Gooch Discusses His “Radiant” Biography of Artist Keith Haring
- Episode 448 – Revisiting a Favorite: “Romancing the Rough Diamond” by Clare London