Lesbians Who Write
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Check out the latest episode of Lesbians Who Write on this page Lesbians Who Write is a weekly podcast 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.
Lesbians Who Write
8h ago
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 for an exciting reason.
Big announcement, folks! Clare’s upcoming book is titled Just Kiss Her. On the flip side, Clare’s experience with setting up her Shopify store has been anything but smooth sailing. It seems she’s been ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
2w ago
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 busy with admin tasks, the unsexy but vital aspects about being an indie author. Sadly, she’s also had to deal with the translation pirates. Clare’s going to be on a panel at the Self Publishing Show in London this June. So e ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
1M ago
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 panel. She’s hit the big time! Even better, she’s met some new sapphic fiction authors and caught up with old friends. Clare’s next book is not far from going to the editor. How exciting! More importantly, Spurs women be ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
1M ago
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, the I Heart Sapphic BookFinder has more than 6,000 books in the database. Amazing!
London Ever After is out! Toot toot! Also, the London rebrand has been finalized. Even better, Clare’s next book is already under way. S ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
2M ago
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 the end of February, which coincides with Clare’s ten-year anniversary of when she published her first book. Toot toot! She’s been busy recovering and redoing all the blurbs for all the London books to prepare for the release ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
5M ago
Welcome to episode 190 – ten off another major milestone!
TB is stressed. Why, I hear you cry? The November IHS Mega Sale for one, along with the IHS Sapphic Reading Challenge for 2024. Plus, she’s got a co-write to finish. But what’s bringing a touch of lightness is her WIP, which is set in Vermont. TB has been able to get out and enjoy the picturesque state. She also has some very sad news to share.
Meanwhile, after a couple of months focusing on business, Clare’s got back in the writing saddle and aims to get London Romance 9 to her editor before Christmas. You heard it here first. Her pape ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
6M ago
Programming note: the duo is taking a break and the next episode will be out on November 20, 2023.
All Wrapped Up in You, the cowrite TB did with Adrian J. Smith is out in the world. Toot toot! Lizzie fans get ready. Pretty soon, there’s going to be a whole lot of Lizzie. The leaves are turning in New England, so TB’s getting out and about in Vermont and New Hampshire to see them!
Clare’s preparing for her Canadian trip and needs to find her warm clothing. She’s still working on London 9 and did more research to help kick it into a higher gear. Hotshot keeps selling out in Gay’s the Word, a qu ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
7M ago
A Song in Her Heart has been doing well and hit #1, a huge relief for TB. Now she’s preparing for her next release, which is the last summer project that made those months extremely challenging. TB might take a moment to have a celebratory drink, but then she’ll turn her attention to the next project.
Clare is buckling down on London 9. In fact, she’s so dedicated, she hasn’t watched one holiday movie yet even though the Christmas Channel is live. In a twist, Clare’s considering writing a time travel story. Intriguing!
They crash on to the ask us anything questions, ranging from writing questi ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
7M ago
A Song in Her Heart is out in the world! What a relief. TB has published 2 of the 3 projects that dogged her during the summer and the other one is with the editor. Unfortunately, she’s already behind on her fall projects. Such is the life of a writer.
Clare has sent a book to the editor. Toot toot toot! Now she’s switching back to London 9, but first she must jog her memory about the story. The Italian translation of Change of Heart is out for real this time. That’s not all. A Christmas Catch has been uploaded to the audio platforms and should be out soon. Lots of book news for Clare!
They cr ..read more
Lesbians Who Write
8M ago
Programming note: We’re planning an ask us anything episode, so please let us know your burning questions.
TB has had an intense summer, but she has status updates on all three of her writing projects. It’s possible there’s an end in sight for all her deadline misery. There’s more good news. There’s tennis on the telly and it’s finally September. Bring on fall!
Clare’s had a breakthrough with the book she’s working on. Woot! When she finishes this book, she has another she needs to wrap up this autumn. Busy time! As it turns out, Clare’s Italian translation isn’t live yet, but it’s on preorder ..read more