Episodes
Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 50 – GRNW Preview, GRL Blog Tour With J.R. Barten, Lisa Talks Banned Book Week & More
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This week featuring
J.R. Barten
The guys open the show with a preview of the Gay Romance Northwest Meet Up happening this weekend in Seattle (September 23 & 24). They encourage everyone to like the podcast Facebook page so they’ll be notified of any Facebook Live broadcasts that happen during their trip to the event.
J.R. Barten is interviewed as part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour where she talks about her new book, Un;finished.
Jeff and Will preview what they’re looking forward to in the fall TV season–because it is premiere week!
Lisa from The Novel Approach stops by with news on Banned Book Week and the event her blog is hosting for the week. Plus she’s got three recommendations for listener’s fall reading list.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 49 – GRL Blog Tour With Pat Henshaw, Brandilyn Reports on UK Meet & More
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This week featuring
Pat Henshaw
Writing news from Jeff opens the podcast as he discusses edits, cover paperwork and turning Dancing for Him into a paperback. Jeff heads to the East Coast this week to participate in Cycle for the Cause and gives details on supporting the HIV/AIDS services offered by the LGBT Center in NYC.
The guys have a poor update on their 60 Day Challenge before Jeff expresses his love for M.J. O’Shea’s Marriage of Inconvenience.
Pat Henshaw drops by the podcast as part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour. She talks about the latest in the Foothills Pride series, Relative Best.
Jeff & Will review what they’ve been watching recently. Will’s got the movie Boy Meets Girl. They both talk about finishing off the seasons of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Empire and Dead of Summer. Jeff talks about the upcoming “Breakaway Day” to celebrate Space:1999. Jeff also announces there’ll be no Dancing with the Stars conversation on the podcast for the dance show’s upcoming season.
Brandilyn from Prism Book Alliance rounds out the podcast with a report on the recent UK Meet as well as what she’s looking forward to at GRL.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 48 – Christian Baines Interview, GRL Blog Tour With Brandon Witt & More
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This week featuring
Brandon Witt
Jeff was in L.A. during the past week and visited The Ripped Bodice bookstore again–this time to talk with owners Bea & Leah Koch for an interview that will be coming up in episode 51 (September 26). He also talks about the editing and paperback formatting he’s been working on.
The guys got big news this week–they’ll be hosting a Podcasting 101 workshop during RT in Atlanta (May 2017). They are excited and maybe a little freaked out.
Jeff once again mentions Cycle for the Cause and the book giveaway he’s doing for U.S. residents who pledge $100 or more and he thanks his past week’s donors. On the book front Jeff & Will call out accomplishments from Devon McCormick and Riley Hart as well as TJ Klune news and the latest installment of the Life with Kevin comic book that comes out this week.
Fall Book conventions are underway as the UK Meet, Decatur Book Fair and the Central New York Author Expo all took place over Labor Day weekend. Jeff and Will have an update on the 60 Day Challenge they are doing and a shoutout to Star Trek on its 50th anniversary.
Brandon Witt previews two new series and chats about what he’s looking forward to in Kansas City as part of the GRL Blog Tour. Christian Baines also stops by to discuss his latest urban fantasy, The Orchard of Flesh.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 47 – GRL Blog Tour With Arshad Ahsanuddin, Dani from Love Bytes has Book Recs & More
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This week featuring
Arshad Ahsanuddin
Contract news from Jeff opens this week’s show before the guys mention Joanna Penn’s appearance on the Self Publishing Podcast where she talks more about the Successful Author Mindset. They also discuss the first week’s progress with their Sixty Day Challenge.
Continuing to look at 2017 calendars, Will shows off the Michael Breyette calendar that was recently released.
Jeff makes the offer that anyone in the U.S. who donates $100 or more to Cycle for the Cause can receive signed copies of the Hat Trick trilogy in paperback. He also thanks Nancy and Wade for their generous donations to the ride.
Arshad Ahsanuddin stops by as part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour to talk about his latest book, Insurrection (The Interscission Project Book 3).
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Will talks about movies he’s recently seen: Holding the Man and Me Him Her. Jeff focuses on binging Crazy-Ex Girlfriend plus Empire and Mr. Robot.
Dani from Love Bytes Reviews makes her podcast debut by offering up books and series that she’s been enjoying.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 46 – A.J. Truman Interview, GRL Blog Tour With C.S. Poe & More
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This week featuring
C.S. Poe
Jeff kicked off the show with writing updates before giving a shoutout to the SkullFace Project, which is a creation of artist Matthew O’Brien. It combines his love of art, music, history, celebrity and current events.
The proposed TV pilot Truth Slash Fiction (which the guys absolutely love) became an official selection for both ITVFest-Independent Television Festival and the New York Television Festival.
Jeff talked about the new comic book, The Backstagers, which chronicles the behind the scenes adventures of a high school stage crew whose members cover the LGBTQ spectrum. Will reviewed Marriage of Inconvenience by M.J. O’Shea, which is her third Dreamspun Desires book in 2016. Jeff and Will also discuss their sixty day fitness goal to eat right in advance of GRL.
C.S. Poe joins the show as part of the 2016 GRL Blog Tour and talks about her latest book, The Mystery of Nevermore, as well as her time teaching in Japan. Next A.J. Truman is interviewed about his Browerton University series and makes some book and Netflix recommendations.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast – Episode 45 – Joanna Penn on Author Entrepreneurs, GRL Blog Tour With Lex Chase & More
This week featuring
Lex Chase
Writing news from Jeff opens the show this week before the guys talk about out Olympians.
Jeff read and reviews two books: The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle and How to Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune.
The 2016 GRL Blog Tour continues with Lex Chase discussing her new book Urban Fairy Tale, which comes out August 19, as well as her love of the show Lost.
Joanna Penn returns for the second part of her interview. This week she talks about running an author business and focusing on the long game as well as more about author mindset.
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