Another week in the lives of two dynamic lesbian fiction authors! This time around, TB has a summer cold and is dosed up on medicine. (Please send sympathy and donuts to the usual address.) Meanwhile, Clare has had a week of jollying around London Town, seeing gigs, staying up past her bedtime, and being stalked by Sarah Waters. Or was it the other way around? She's not sure.

Clare with ice cream in gob.

TB is still laying off the cookie dough, and Clare still hasn't won Hamilton tickets. She's British. She's stoic about it. In our new section, Clare reveals another ice cream flavor from her new book, A Taste of Love. TB is baffled and has no idea what one of the ingredients is. Clare is baffled that TB's baffled. There is much bafflement.

Onto the main topic, and both Clare and TB agree that working for yourself as a full-time author means no one day is ever the same. But that's okay. However, the key thing that does stick in their daily routine is exercise for both, meditation for Clare, and then key blocks of work time where they get the writing, podcasting, and/or marketing done. Working for yourself means you can have flexibility and freedom, but working hard to meet all your deadlines is key!

Stop back next week for another lively conversation about lesbian fiction book covers. If you’d like to leave a comment on the episode, head over to www.lesbianswhowrite.com. They’d love to hear from you. Or you can email them at: [email protected].

Happy listening!

Clare and TB