Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: We’re back! And we’re talking about romance!

Back in 2009, Jane Litte and I did a few podcasts about romance novels. We’re BACK. And the audio is NOT AS GOOD.

My apologies for that.

But we’re back, and we’re talking about what we’re reading, and which Harlequin Presents we both enjoy. Plus, we discuss at length a historical romance that’s coming out in December that we both adored and cannot wait to share with readers.

You can subscribe to our feed at Feedburner or at iTunes.

Mp3 is available for download as well. PLEASE for the love of God right click and save, k? Esosoft and I will thank you.

Future podcasts will involve interviews with anyone who will take our calls, and fun discussions of romances past, present and future. If you have content suggestions, tips on how to do this whole thing better, or general wtf-ery comments, email us. It’s all welcome because a) we are new to this and b) we don’t really know what we are doing so the wtf comments are probably all valid. The email address for the podcast is sbjpodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks to Jane, and to Sarah Outwater, who provided… read more »

7. We’re back! And we’re talking about Romance!

Sarah and Jane start the podcast up again with a discussion of what we're reading, and what Harlequin Presents novels we like. We also discuss at length a new book, "A Lady Awakened" by Cecilia Grant. Good Book Noise is made, and Sarah owes Jane a puppy. read more »

Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Romantic Tropes, Carolyn Jewel, and Female Empowerment

Welcome to another podcast Tuesday. It’s not every Tuesday, but every other Tuesday, but regardless, grab your nearest audio device and give a listen: it’s podcast time!

Jane and I discuss our favorite romance tropes, from the friends-to-lovers to the makeover plot, and all the tropes in between that we cannot resist. Then Carolyn Jewel is with us to talk about female empowerment, or the lack thereof, in historical times, and how the true history of the political, economic, and social status of women can make for some painfully fascinating characters.

Mp3 is available for download as well. PLEASE for the love of God right click and save, k? Esosoft and I will thank you.

You can subscribe to our feed at Feedburner or at iTunes If you have content suggestions, tips on how to do this whole thing better, or general wtf-ery comments, email us. It’s all welcome because a) we are new to this and b) we don’t really know what we are doing so the wtf comments are probably all valid. The email address for the podcast is sbjpodcast@gmail.com.

This podcast is brought to you by the letters… read more »

Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Victoria Dahl, Small Towns, and Talkin’ Dirty

Jane and I are back with yet another podcast. Victoria Dahl joins us to talk about switching genres from historical to contemporary, living in small towns, and writing heroines with sexual authority.

Then, we discuss talking dirty - in novels.

Sarah says, “Damn, Beavis.” Jane says she doesn’t have a wide vocabulary of a very special nature, and we float the potential of a Very Special Instructional Podcast in the future. (Not really).

Mp3 is available for download as well. PLEASE for the love of God right click and save, k? Esosoft and I will thank you.

You can subscribe to our feed at Feedburner or at iTunes If you have content suggestions, tips on how to do this whole thing better, or general wtf-ery comments, email us. It’s all welcome because a) we are new to this and b) we don’t really know what we are doing so the wtf comments are probably all valid. The email address for the podcast is sbj.podcast@gmail.com.

This podcast is brought to you by the letters T, D, and M, and by Morgan from Miss Media Productions. Thanks, Morgan!

5. Victoria Dahl, responding to reviews, and talking dirty: February 23, 2009

Victoria Dahl, author of "Talk Me Down," joins us to talk about small towns, sexually intelligent heroines, and responding to reviews. Then Jane and Sarah talk about talking dirty- but don't actually get to it. read more »

Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Powerful Heroines with Author Claudia Dain

I think the download problem has been solved. I received my merry podcast m4a file within iTunes just fine. Please let me know if you have any problems with the files. Sorry for the snafu.

Author Claudia Dain joins us to talk about The Courtesan Chronicles and the role of empowered women in historical romance. Dain also discusses the challenge of creating a powerful female character - who is not your 11pm bootycall.

Jane and I also ruminate on the rarity of the empowered, clever heroine who actively pursues what she wants without compunction.

Mp3 is available for download as well. PLEASE for the love of God right click and save, k? Esosoft and I will thank you.

You can subscribe to our feed at Feedburner or at iTunes If you have content suggestions, tips on how to do this whole thing better, or general wtf-ery comments, email us. It’s all welcome because a) we are new to this and b) we don’t really know what we are doing so the wtf comments are probably all valid. The email address for the podcast is… read more »

4. Claudia Dain, subversive women, and empowering heroines - February 10, 2009

We have a delicious (and somewhat squeeful) chat with author Claudia Dain about romance heroines who are subversive, powerful, and deviously smart. read more »

Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Small Presses with special guest Angela James

It’s podcast time. Jane and I discuss small presses and the powers thereof, and have a grand old time talking with Angela James from Sam Hain.

Also, Jane cracks me up like damn.

You can subscribe to our feed at Feedburner or at iTunes

3. Small Presses and eBooks, with Angela James - Dear Bitches, Smart Authors: Jan 27, 2009

The emergence of epublishing and small presses, and a discussion of market penetration, with special guest Angela James from Sam Hain publishing. read more »

Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: eBooks, the Economy, with guest Malle Vallik

Time for another podcast from Dear Bitches, Smart Authors. We retread some of the economic discussion from our earlier podcast, but we have more to say about what’s selling, most notably ebooks. We also have as our first guest Malle Vallik from Harlequin with us to discuss all things bright and digital from Harlequin. Enjoy!

Technical notes:  this is the feed to the podcast and you can click on this link to add it to iTunes.  We can’t curse on the podcast due to iTunes content restrictions. (Dammit fuck). 

If you have content suggestions, tips on how to do this whole thing better, or general wtf-ery comments, email us.  It’s all welcome because a) we are new to this and b) we don’t really know what we are doing so the wtf comments are probably all valid.  The email address for the podcast is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

This podcast is brought to you by the letters E, B, and HQN, and by Morgan from Miss Media Productions . Thanks, Morgan!

2. eBooks, the Economy, with guest Malle Vallick - Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Jan 12 2009

We retread some of the economic discussion from our earlier podcast, but we have more to say about what's selling, most notably ebooks. We also have Malle Valick from Harlequin with us to discuss all things bright and digital from Harlequin. Enjoy! read more »

Introducing Dear Bitches, Smart Authors: the Podcast

Sarah’s too close to the phone, Jane is driving, and we’re recording our conversation. Want to listen in?

This is the feed to the podcast and you can click on this link to add it to iTunes.  We can’t curse on the podcast due to iTunes content restrictions. (Dammit fuck). 

Feel free to give us content suggestions, tips on how to do this whole thing better, or general wtf-ery comments.  It’s all welcome because a) we are new to this and b) we don’t really know what we are doing so the wtf comments are probably all valid.  The email address for the podcast is .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The challenge of time continuity is epic fun in the “What?” department. We reference Dahl’s book and the Save the Contemporary as “in progress” because this was recorded before we launched the contest - and we talk about layoffs “this week” when in fact publishing is closed for the holidays. Whee! Newbie errors, we has them! 

As Jane says, we are the picture of amateurs. Come watch us grow! Or, listen, as the case may be.

We’re going to be making this a regular… read more »

1. Our First Episode

Sarah's too close to the phone, Jane is driving, and we're recording our conversation. As Jane says, we are the picture of amateurs. Come watch us grow! Or, listen, as the case may be. read more »