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Why Do Authors Need A Brand?  

by Sheena and Tamara  

In this episode of The Write Stuff we chat about Author Brands, what it is and why it is important.  

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About The Hosts

Tamara is a marketing professional and has helped Sheena build her websites and her social media presence.

Sheena started The Lesbian Review and The Lesbian Talkshow. 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.

In this episode of Les Talk About it Sheena and Tamara are discussing lesbian relationships. They ask the question do lesbian relationships actually last? 

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

Do Lesbian Relationships Last?

Episode 58 of 70

In this episode of Les Talk About it Sheena and Tamara are discussing lesbian relationships. They ask the question do lesbian relationships actually last?  

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 chat about a cool podcast Jove’s been listening to, ponder 1960s descriptions of lesbianism, and try to figure out why some people might cut the ends off their roasts. Andi also tries to convince Jove that Sharknado movies are totally legit.

6 Aug.: Author Sarah Ettritch hilariously describes some of the books she found in her collection while cleaning some things out, including books from the 1960s on lesbianism. How things have changed. And maybe not so much.

Women and Words link HERE

Sarah Ettritch’s website

7 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Lynette Mae discusses the attempt to ban trans troops from the military and provides some historical context for other military bans. Upshot? It’s BS.

Women and Words link HERE

Find more info on Lynette Mae HERE

8 Aug.: Life coach and Women and Wordster Angela Grace walks us through the process of critical reflection, which is basically assessing why we have some of the beliefs we do and determining which ones still serve us well and which don’t.

Women and Words link HERE

Angela Grace’s life coaching website

9 Aug.: Author and artist Doreen Perinne talked about picking your battles in these times, and choosing issues that resonate with you so that you can maintain activism.

Women and Words link HERE

Find Doreen on Facebook

10 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Fiona Zedde tells us where we can go for the best fried chicken in her life and talks about her love of food and the role it has played in at least one of her books.

Women and Words link HERE

Fiona Zedde’s website

11 Aug.: Author and Women and Wordster Andi Marquette fangirls over the Sharknado movies and the history of creature features.

Women and Words link HERE

Andi Marquette’s website

Andi fangirls on Tumblr

Events coming up!

Andi Marquette will be at the 5thWestern Women Writers of New Mexico gathering in Albuquerque Sept. 16, along with authors Isabella, Robin Perini, and Jennifer Fulton.

Speaking of Jennifer Fulton, she will be the keynote speaker at The Left Coast Lesbian Literary Conference (LCLC) Oct. 4-8 in Palm Springs, CA.

Jove Belle and Blythe Rippon will be heading to Seattle for the Nov. 3-4

A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. 

• How Alexandre Dumas and quitting law school started Catherine’s writing career 

• Out of This World: Queer Speculative Fiction Stories by Catherine Lundoff. Queen of Swords Press, 2017. Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca

by Sheena and Tara Scott 

In this episode of The Lesbian Review Podcast we look at Lee Winter's three published novels and two short stories that acompany two of her novels. 

Find all of our reviews for Lee Winter novels here 

Lee Winter’s books and her upcoming short story, in order of publication: 

1. The Red Files 

In this podcast we explore: 

• What made Requiem For Immortals different from her other works 

And we include quotes from the books and examples. 

Note: This podcast does have some spoilers so please read the books before listening. 

You can find the podcasts we spoke about here: 

• Ice Queens podcast 

Andi and Lise talk about queer rep in media following the now-infamous incident at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, which occurred over the July 20-23 weekend and involved members of the cast of Supergirl. The upshot was an impromptu song in which a cast member sang an overview of Season 2 that included a belittling of Supercorp, a f/f fanon* ship** between Lena Luthor and Kara Danvers (Supergirl’s “secret” identity—omg glasses are not the best disguise…). That cast member then went on to say that he “debunked Supercorp” and was told by another cast member that what he did was “pretty brave.” 

The fallout was immediate, and LGBTQ fans were hurt and bewildered, so Lise and Andi wanted to address this, which isn’t just what happened with Supergirl. It’s about rep overall, and this is just the latest example. 

And yes, Andi and Lise have some strong feelings about this, so language may be strong as well. 

*fanon: a term used in fanfiction and in fandoms to describe commonly accepted ideas among authors and fans even if the idea is not expressed in the canon work, which is the official storyline from the original work. 

**ship: in fanspeak, a “ship” is a relationship (often romantic) between two characters, whether canon or fanon. “Shipping” is when fans imagine a relationship between characters (say, in TV shows or movies) that may or may not have been intended by writers or creators. 

Some other links about this incident: 

The Mary Sue 

The Refinery 

Pink News 

Affinity Mag