Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

Two Romance Writers and an Industry Professional, hell-bent on taking over the world, one six-pack at a time.

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Episode 2: The Good, The Bad, & The F@cking Ugly

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

08/27/23 • 45 min

Show Notes
00:00 - Trigger Warning
00:25 - Podcast Intro
01:30 - Tropes
04:20 - Challenges and Social Media
10:30 - Controversy goes viral
14:00 - Defending yourself on social media
19:45 - Handling PR
22:00 - Take the pros with these cons
23:10 - Sex education in our writing
24:00 - Men reading romance
25:25 - B&N Publishing
26:10 - Piracy
28:25 - Demonizing for the clicks
30:00 - Stacey is a chameleon
33:25 - The good
35:40 - Beware, Willow is an ankle biter
37:00 - The joy of meeting readers
40:00 - Showing yourself

Host Authors and Podcast Links
https://www.staceymariebrown.com/
http://www.willowwinterswrites.com
https://www.instagram.com/colleensoppenheim/
https://youtube.com/@SexLiesandBlankPagesPodcast
https://www.facebook.com/sexliesandblankpages
https://www.instagram.com/sexliesandblankpages/
Email: [email protected]

Episode 8: We're Trying Not To Get Canceled

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

11/05/23 • 50 min

Show Notes
00:35 - Podcast Intro
01:15 - Drama
02:15 - Model Harassment
09:00 - Respect Boundaries
11:15 - Online World Moving into Reality
14:00 - Human Nature is to Attack
15:10 - Emotions and Social Media
18:30 - Small Minority with a Big Voice
20:45 - It's Hard To Stand Up
24:30 - Internet and Everyone's Opinion
30:30 - Would You Like This Coming At You
31:25 - Professional Reviewers and Paid Ads
39.30 - ARC Reviews

Episode 1: I'll take Smut for 2 Billion, Alex!

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

08/20/23 • 30 min

Show Notes
00:25 - Podcast Intro
03:26 - Who are we?
11:15 - Why it's important to write
12:15 - Challenges when writing romance
15:00 - Men's Buttcheeks FTW
16:36 - Colleen Intro
18:04 - Book Blogging
20:45 - Importance of the community around your work
22:17 - Things are always changing
23:13 - Burnout is real with high stakes
24:36 - Lots of secrets in the industry
27:00 - Deligating work
28:00 - More than just writing
29:15 - What are some challenges you've faced

What's in the Cup?
Rose
Morning Margarita

Episode 14: Bring On 2024!

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

01/10/24 • 15 min

Show Notes
00:20 - Cautiously Optimistic
02:00 - Live Podcast?
02:10 - Willow's Goals
02:30 - Retail Bookstore? (AKA World Headquarters)
03:40 - NYC Signing
04:00 - Family Time and Couples Time
04:20 - All the books!
05:20 - Stacy's goals after Jason Momoa said no :'(
05:30 - Stacy's store
06:00 - Lots of events and new books
07:00 - Positive goals with the community
07:30 - More kindness with booktok
08:00 - Colleen's Goals (learning!)
08:15 - Ideas for the community
08:40 - Helping Stacy
10:15 - Willow and more rest while working smarter, not harder
13:35 - Highlights of 2023 (the podcast!)

Episode 32: Season Two Welcome Back

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

11/03/24 • 42 min

Show Notes
00:30 - Season Two!
01:00 - Summer High Highs and Low Lows
03:30 - We're going to be canceled
04:00 - Can authors block readers and vice versa
10:00 - Mental health issues and social media
12:00 - Negativity gets views
18:00 - Opinions, opinions everywhere
20:00 - How do you take in opinions?
24:30 - Where are reader spaces?
30:30 - Readers defending authors
34:00 - Show kindness and grace
37:00 - Social Media can be a blessing for authors
41:15 - Canceling Readers and penises, Welcome back

Hot Take - Do Politics Belong in Book Spaces?

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

11/24/24 • 31 min

Show Notes
00:30 - What we see online
01:30 - Books are political
02:45 - How do we respond to the comments
05:00 - Politics impact online and the real world
08:00 - Very judgmental world
09:30 - Team vs. Team
12:30 - People are in their emotions (except for Colleen's puppy)
14:30 - Why are authors not posting more?
15:45 - Magic pants
18:15 - There are humans behind the business
20:30 - We have a lot on our shoulders
23:00 - Protect your business
25:30 - Maybe there's a different way
29:30 - Getting in your feels

Episode 29: Special Guest W.S. Greer

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

07/07/24 • 42 min

Show Notes
00:30 - Intro and a rough start
02:00 - Transitioning out of the military
03:10 - Writing BDSM
04:30 - Kingdom
06:00 - What do people think about writing BDSM
08:20 - Writing Sex vs. Consuming Sex
10:00 - What's your biggest challenge
14:30 - Social Media and reading and sexism
16:30 - Hiccups in the community
19:00 - Couples who write
21:00 - Why writing and will you narrate/
26:00 - High highs and low lows
28:00 - What's next
33:00 - Marketing
34:20 - Talking business

Episode 35: Hot Take - More Bullshit in the Industry

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

12/08/24 • 10 min

Show Notes
00:30 - AI Drama
05:00 - Brazen scammers
06:30 - Different revenue streams
08:00 - Cover designs

Episode 6: The Voice of Joe Arden

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

10/08/23 • 47 min

Show Notes
00:13 - Podcast Intro
00:35 - Who is Joe?
05:00 - Being a content creator
08:18 - "No, I'm drinking Bourbon"
09:00 - How do you read sex scenes?
10:45 - Reading POV
16:30 - Romance books helping men
20:00 - The ladies are relaxed
25:15 - A "Whoa" scene
31:45 - What's it like meeting readers
35:00 - Where will you be next?
39:00 - The audio addict
43:30 - Accent time

Episode 42: Special Guests Grant and Greg from Curios

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages

02/23/25 • 39 min

Show Notes
00:30 - What is Curios
06:00 - Creator fund
10:00 - Deliverables
11:00 - Tired of Amazon
14:00 - Gossip and customer service
19:30 - Creator and Fan content
21:00 - Being on social media is better than being on Amazon
27:00 - Books need their Napster moment
31:00 - How can Curios help?
33:00 - What's one thing that is desperately needed?
35:00 - Try Curios, sign up
36:30 - Controlling copyright
37:30 - Curios Events

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How many episodes does Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages have?

Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages currently has 44 episodes available.

What topics does Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

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The episode title 'Episode 6: The Voice of Joe Arden' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages is 40 minutes.

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The first episode of Sex, Lies, and Blank Pages was released on Aug 8, 2023.

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