Lesbians Who Write Podcast

May 13 2024 100 ep. 160

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A weekly show about writing and lesbian fiction. Join Clare Lydon and TB Markinson for conversations about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the writer’s life. Email questions and comments to [email protected], or visit www.lesbianswhowrite.com to sign up to their newsletter.

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LWW 200: The Final

May 13 2024 49 mins

After a decade in publishing and five years of podcasting, TB's still baffled by how draining books launches can be. She and Miranda are pumping out words in their enemies-to-lovers, fake relationship summer book. TB wishes she could whip up snappy comebacks on the spot instead of three days later. Story of her life, it seems. In Clare's universe, Just Kiss Her is with the ARC tea

LWW 199: The Final Countdown

Apr 29 2024 53 mins

Are Your Nipples Centered? (Take Two) The penultimate episode sees our hosts telling tales of their lives. For TB, she spilled the tea (literally), she got spooky, and she's loving getting snarky in her upcoming novel. For Clare, she's readying her upcoming romance, Just Kiss Her, for her ARC team, and the audiobook of London Ever After is so close, she can taste it. Plus, Spurs

LWW 198: How to Write the Perfect Book

Apr 15 2024 52 mins

Programming note: TB and Clare make a major LWW announcement right before getting to the episode’s topic. In fantastic news, TB and Miranda’s latest book is with the editor. What a relief! They’re already plotting the next story and TB loves the shiny and new stage before getting words on the page. In surprising news, TB’s in a fantastic mood, despite being exhausted, but

LWW 197: Future Publishing Predictions

Apr 01 2024 48 mins

TB and Miranda are chugging away on their book and they’re getting close to the end. TB’s remembering how hard it is to end a story. Also, TB has frustrating Amazon news and a wonderful tax announcement, which is a weird and rare thing to say. Lastly, TB is so over winter, and she just wants to be warm. Clare’s newest book is with the editor. Toot toot! She’s been keeping

LWW 196: Rule Breakers: Times We’ve Gone Against the Grain

Mar 18 2024 40 mins

TB has translation news. Devil’s Advocate is now available in French. Oooh la la! TB and Miranda are writing again now that Miranda is on the road to recovery. It’s nice to get words on the page again. TB finds herself in another confrontation with Amazon as it appears increasingly challenging to perform basic tasks on KDP. Clare spent the week at London Book Fair and was on a

LWW 195: Biggest Change in Publishing in Last 5 Years

Mar 04 2024 40 mins

Anniversary alert. Our first episode went live five years ago on March 2, 2019. Toot toot! TB is busy per usual, but there’s an added complication right now. Miranda recently had surgery and TB’s been helping take care of her. In publishing news, Amazon and ACX seem determined to put books into the wrong categories. Keep on eye on your book categories, peeps. In fantastic news

LWW 194: Newsletters

Feb 19 2024 35 mins

TB’s first audiobook of 2024 is out in the world and TB was amazed when ACX only took 4 days to get it on Audible. Also, she’s loving writing the monthly Lizzie instalments for Patreon peeps. In translation news, the French version of Devil’s Advocate will be out soon, and the German one won’t be too far behind. Clare is frazzled because London Ever After is launching at t

LWW 193: Go Your Own Way

TB is so over 2024. She’s had nothing but battles this year including ones with Amazon, websites, and a cold. The good news, Say Cheese is out in the world! Also, I Heart SapphFic had its best month ever. Only if TB could get over her wretched cold, she might not hate 2024 so much. London Ever After is back from the editor and Clare’s sending it to her first readers. Toot toot

LWW 192: 2024 Goals

Jan 15 2024 50 mins

Welcome to the first episode of 2024! TB has had a rough start to the year. An illness over the holidays derailed TB’s grand plans of getting ahead. Now she feels like she’s a year behind! In good news, Say Cheese, her cowrite with Miranda MacLeod, will be published soon! The I Heart SapphFic 2024 Reading Challenge has begun. Huzzah! Breaking news: London 9 is with the editor

LWW 191: 2023 Roundup

Dec 11 2023 56 mins

Welcome to last episode of the year! Don’t worry, we’ll be back mid-January. TB and Miranda are buckling down to get their Vermont book to the editor. TB’s going to be sad when the story is done. She’s loved working on it, and she thinks it boils down to one word: cheese. On the I Heart SapphFic front, several big projects are keeping TB busy, meaning she hasn’t been get