Full show notes on the blog here.Welcome back to the studio, Catherine Peace, romance author. And our new addition, Ella Shawn, author of Southern Gothic Erotica. Let’s get to know her for just a minute.Last week we broke down some tropes and sub genres of Romance. It was mostly fun to shock Rex with all the various layers and requirements of Romance writing. It’s more complicated than non-readers might suspect.Today I thought we’d start with out favorites list. So here are the categories and we’ll just add ours as we go:Favorite sub genre?Favorite trope (here’s a list)?Favorite couple?Favorite era?Favorite author?What title brought you into the romance genre as a reader?What author brought you into the genre as a writer?

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The Romance Episode Part 2 with Ella Shawn

Full show notes out on the blog here.Meet Catherine PeaceRomance genre expectationsHow to write the steamy scenesWelcome to the studio, Catherine Peace, romance author. Catherine Peace has been telling stories for as long as she could remember. She often blames two things for her forays into speculative fiction—Syfy (when it was SciFi) channel Sundays with her dad and The Island of Dr. Moreau by HG Wells. She graduated in 2008 from Northern Kentucky University with a degree in English and is still chasing the dream of being super rich and famous, mostly so she can sit around in her PJs all day and write stories. Catherine currently lives on a farm in South Carolina. E-I-E-I-O.I (Kasie) of course jumped into This Time Next Year — a vampire romance — so let’s start there. How did you get started in paranormal romance? What’s the appeal?read more

The Romance Episode with Catherine Peace

Complete show notes on the blog here.After Raegan said she wasn't a book launch expert, Kasie admitted this was just a chance for the two of them to talk about their new books that had recently launched. So some advice, but a LOT about Raegan's new book and Kasie's as well.SCWA Upcoming events and goings-onLaunch Day report for Before PittsburghLaunch Day report for Time to PreyBest practices for launching your bookRaegan’s fifth novel, Time to Prey, launched this month. Check out the details here.Let’s talk about Launch Day with a project management approach:How do you decide what day to launch?How many weeks do you count back so begin planning?What are some critical tasks?What happens when those tasks don’t happen on the designated timeline?Who are the people you rely on to get these things done?Do you ever have conflicting timelines/deadlines and have to adjust?

Special Guest co-host Raegan Teller

Full show notes on the blog here.Launch Day report for Before PittsburghSCWA Upcoming events and goings-onThe 7 Deadly Sins recapSloth as a character trait, motivation, and antagonizing forceThe seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings,[1] although they are not mentioned in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities.[2]According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth,[2] which are contrary to the seven heavenly virtues.So the 7 Deadly Sins discussion started with “Pride” and then we did “Greed” which is not to be confused with gluttony which is a sin in and of itself. Then we did “Wrath” and “Envy” and “Lust.” That was fun! Last week was “Gluttony” so we’re wrapping up the series this week with “Sloth.”Unlike our other deadly sins, sloth doesn’t seem to have the indulgence that gluttony, greed, and lust; or the passion of pride, wrath, and envy. Sloth seems to be more about being lazy. “Sloth” is a sin of omission in that it literally translates into “without care.”

Do something about it

Summer project updateSCWA Upcoming events and goings-onThe 7 Deadly Sins seriesGreed as a character traitThe seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings,[1] although they are not mentioned in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities.[2]According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth,[2] which are contrary to the seven heavenly virtues.So the 7 Deadly Sins discussion started last week with “Pride” and this week we’re taking on “Greed” which is not to be confused with gluttony which is a sin in and of itself. But we did have an extensive conversation about the difference between greed and avarice once upon a time. Get more on the blog here.

Episode 152: Insatiable

Get the full show notes on the blog here.The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings,[1] although they are not mentioned in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities.[2]According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth,[2] which are contrary to the seven heavenly virtues.So the 7 Deadly Sins discussion started with “Pride” and then we did “Greed” which is not to be confused with gluttony which is a sin in and of itself. Then we did “Wrath” and “Envy” and last week “Lust.” That was fun!So this week we’re up to Gluttony and we’ve done this topic before. In Episode 134 on avarice and greed, we worked on how greed is characterized by wanting more than you really need. Isn’t that the theme of all the Seven Sins? Aren’t they all about being insatiable?Summer project updateSCWA Upcoming events and goings-onThe 7 Deadly Sins recapGluttony as a character trait, motivation, and antagonizing force

Bingewatching is a Sin

Get the full show notes out on the blog here.The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings,[1] although they are not mentioned in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities.[2]According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth,[2] which are contrary to the seven heavenly virtues.So the 7 Deadly Sins discussion started with “Pride” and then we did “Greed” which is not to be confused with gluttony which is a sin in and of itself. Then we did “Wrath” and last week “Envy” which brings us to “Lust.” Let’s get it on.Summer project updateSCWA Upcoming events and goings-onThe 7 Deadly Sins recapLust as a character trait, motivation, and antagonizing force

I Want You to Want Me

Get the full show notes on the blog here.The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings, although they are not mentioned in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities. According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth, which are contrary to the seven heavenly virtues.Summer project updateSCWA Upcoming events and goings-onThe 7 Deadly Sins recapEnvy as a character trait, motivation, and antagonizing force 

The Green-Eyed Monster

Get the full show notes on the blog here.The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings,[1] although they are not mentioned in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities.[2] According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth,[2] which are contrary to the seven heavenly virtues.This week is “Wrath.”Summer project updateSCWA Upcoming events and goings-onThe 7 Deadly Sins recapWrath as a character trait, motivation, and antagonizing force

Rage-Filled Beast Monsters

Here's the link to the video of the interview. You miss the cute kid in the background with the audio. Jodie Cain Smith is the author of two recently release books. The second edition of The Woods at Barlow Bend and the new release Bayou Cresting: The Wanting Women of Huet's Pointe. Check out her home page and order one or both of the books. She's a phenomenal storyteller.Before Pittsburgh is the second release in the After December duet and follows our protagonist and first person narrator Brian Listo as he navigates the years following his best friend's death by suicide. It won honorable mention at the New York Book Festival and is already earning five star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.

Special Episode: Launch Day Interview with Jodie Cain Smith

Featuring readings from After December, Before Pittsburgh, and The Full Moon in Neverland, this audio from the Words & Wine event Kasie headlined is full of her commentary on her work, her marketing, and what it means to be UnapologeticallyX. Here's a link to the YouTube video (visual!) version.Get After December here.Pre-order Before Pittsburgh here.View Kasie's UnapologeticallyX blog here.Dive into The Full Moon in Neverland on Wattpad here.

Words and Wine with Kasie

The 7 Deadly Sins introductionFocus on the first: PrideFull show notes out on the blog here.

It Goeth Before the Fall

Male Cliches and The Patriarchy (dunh dunh duuunnnnh)AgendaWhat are some cliches and archetypes for male charactersHow the patriarchy informs and perpetuates male clichesHow to avoid the big-box-everyone-expects-it male characterFull show notes out on the blog here.

The Patriarchy and Male Character Clichés

Meet Dr. Len LawsonWhat is empathy and how does literature connect to it?How to really bring empathy through your workComplete show notes including links to  Len Lawson's bio and works on the blog here. 

Empathy in Literature

On June 26th, Kasie and Rex welcomed fellow SCWA Board of Directors member Cayce LaCorte into the studio to talk all about that slushfest itch.Meet Cayce LaCortePut Yourself Out There, they said, It’s Good For You.Sore losers and SlushfestHow to stay out of slushFull show notes on the blog here.Studio recording was not functional for the first half of the show, so our talk with Cayce is just half the episode. But we're adding the Behind the Scenes for you here, too. Something we reserve for our Patreons.

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