by Sheena and Tamara 

In this episode of The Write Stuff we chat about the difference between vanity publishers, traditional publishers and self publishing.  

Find out:

Why we don’t recommend vanity publishers

Why most of them are considered a scam

Why you would use a traditional publisher

When you would want to self publish

About Sheena 

Sheena started The Lesbian Review and The Lesbian Talk Show. She saw a gap for great content for listeners and readers. The Lesbian Review is now one of the biggest review websites in the sector and The Lesbian Talk Show is one of the biggest podcasts in the sector.  

Great content is a priority for Sheena and she is always chatting to authors and listeners in search of new topics for her podcasts.

You can find Sheena on

Facebook

Twitter

Her website 

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi 

The Vanity Publishing Scam  

by Sheena and Tamara  

In this episode of The Write Stuff we chat about the difference between vanity publishers, traditional publishers and self publishing.   

Find out: 

In this episode Sheena and Tamara ask the question - what would straight men be surprised about if they were lesbian for a year? 

Their answers were: 

• Being taken seriously 

Sheena is the founder of The Lesbian Talk Show podcast channel and The Lesbian Review. Tamara is super smart and loves researching and together this married couple are known to get slightly off topic and laugh a lot. 

Send your questions and comments to [email protected] or visit www.TheLesbianTalkShow.com for more info about this and our other podcasts. 

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Les Talk About It

Lesbian Surprises For Straight Men

Episode 59 of 70

In this episode Sheena and Tamara ask the question - what would straight men be surprised about if they were lesbian for a year?  

Their answers were:  

Les Talk About It Series: Being Lesbian

In this long running series we look at busting myths, representation, groundbreaking info and representation that matters.

About The Hosts

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

Andi and Jove were not stymied by tech issues this week. Maybe the eclipse got that all straightened out. They are also wondering what exactly a race marshal does at a car race in the UK and have decided they will perpetually fangirl over author Renée Bess.

20 Aug.: Author Ashley Quinn stopped by with some publishing tips AND to give away a copy of her latest romance, Summer of Love.

Women and Words link HERE

Ashley Quinn’s website

21 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Stevie Carroll explored some parts of Cheltenham (UK) on another of her side trips and posts great photos.

Women and Words link HERE

Stevie Carroll’s LiveJournal

23 Aug.: Author Barbara Winkes discussed some of the pros and cons of Kindle Unlimited.

Women and Words link HERE

Barbara Winkes’ website

24 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Renée Bess talked about literature and writers of the Harlem Renaissance and The Black Arts Movement, and the post-Stonewall generation.

Women and Words link HERE

Renée Bess’ website

25 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette is headed for Dragon Con in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend. Wish her luck.

Women and Words link HERE

Andi Marquette’s website

Andi fangirls on Tumblr and Twitter

Andi will also be in Albuquerque 16 September for the Western Women Writers-NM event.

This show takes a tour through a variety of social models in European history that recognized committed romantic partnerships between women that did not focus on sexual desire. 

• Emotional partnerships between women dedicated to religious chastity 

The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives here 

You can follow the blog on my website or subscribe to the RSS feed 

This topic is drawn from a wide variety of sources covered in the Lesbian Historic Motif Project. The following tags will provide further reading on the central themes: 

• http://alpennia.com/lhmp/lhmp-misc/monastic-communities 

If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: [email protected]

by Sheena and Nita Round 

Nita is joining Sheena in this episode of The Lesbian Review Podcast to chat about the 10 Best Spec Fic. 

Urban Fantasy 

For most people, running a funeral home is a dull and conservative line of work, but when Catherine Samuels inherits the family business she discovers that it is anything but straightforward. For a start, the dead do not always stay dead, they sit up, and they bite. In this strange world, Catherine needs help, and that comes in the form of Cassandra (Cassie) Evans, a heavily armed problem solver, knowledgeable in all things arcane and undead. 

Cassie, however, hates her posting to Catherine Samuels. Her charge knows nothing of family, her heritage, nor her duty as the sole remaining caretaker of The Gate, a sentient construct that guards the way to hell and stops the inhabitants of Hell finding their way to the land of the living. Anyone who does not understand the importance of this duty is a liability. Catherine is a liability. Except that Cassie finds an unsettling attraction developing between them that she neither expects nor wants. Duty first, there is no room for emotional entanglements, and certainly not with a woman who rejects all that Cassie thinks is important. 

When Catherine finds herself on the brink of losing everything, Cassie, her family, and even life itself, then she must awaken. She must become The Samuel, The Gate Keeper and guard the way between the living and the dead. To make it safe she must travel to hell, with the warrior that she has chosen, and there, if they survive, she must heal the problems of the Gate before all hell breaks loose. 

Supernatural 

Unknown to regular citizens, nightmarish creatures lurk in the dark underbelly of human civilization. The presence of these supranormals (“supras”)—werewolves, vampires, demons—is a closely guarded government secret, as is the existence of a cadre of specially engineered Hunters charged with exterminating them. 

Code-named Malice, Hunter Mary Alice Nolan was genetically modified and rigorously trained to use her great strength, heightened senses, and killer instincts to track and eliminate supras who prey on the innocent. A loner by choice, her only real link to the human world is her close connection to her mother and sister—until the unthinkable happens… 

Ruri Samson has been a werewolf for more than a century and is comfortably situated as the Beta of her peaceful pack. Until she is betrayed by the woman she loves and an evil outsider massacres her Alpha and his most loyal followers. Barely escaping with her life, Ruri is forced to tread the perilous path of a lone wolf while vowing vengeance against the usurper and his minions. 

Although these two powerful women should rightfully despise each other, fate will soon compel them to join forces on a dangerous quest to avenge their loved ones—and will ignite a forbidden passion that neither of them ever imagined. 

Horror 

Best selling horror author Rowe Devlin has had two flops in a row and keeps falling in love with straight women. Seeking inspiration and a fresh start, she abandons life in Manhattan for an old Victorian house in Maine. But Dark Harbor Cottage is a far cry from the tranquil writing environment she envisioned.