F.M.K. Lit Podcast

Hello, lover. We’re going to teach you the ways of love……-driven novels. Because today we’re reading romance how-to guides! On this education episode, we read “Verbalize: bring stories to life & life to stories (live wire writer guides)” by Damon Suede and “Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (How to Write Kissing Books Book 1)” by Gwen Hayes. Our hosts discuss linguistics, the epic battle of Plotters vs. Pantsers, and Christine has a shocking revelation about Chuck Tingle!

Verbalize: Bring Stories to Life & Life to Stories by Damon Suede

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Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (How to Write Kissing Books Book 1) by Gwen Hayes

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That’s right, kids, a live show! This is the recording of our live show on 11/15/2019 at Books Inc. Laurel Heights in San Francisco with special guest co-host Meg Trowbridge of Vicious Cycle! We interviewed fabulous author Casey McQuiston about her book “Red, White, and Royal Blue.” It was a fantastic time and we’re so thankful to both Casey and Books, Inc. Sadly, the audio didn’t really pick up the audience questions, so those are summarized below:

1) What are some of the scenes that ended up being cut?
2) What was the research process like for researching Texas? (asked by a gay guy who was born in London and grew up in Texas, so obviously this book is about him)
3) This book is really inclusive in that it portrays characters of various ethnicities and sexualities. Was that a goal from the offset, or was it a product of the writing process?

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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Are you hungry for something sweet? Salty? Creamy? Well open up, because today we’re doing chefs! On this sinfully delicious episode, we read “Dinner and Dessert” by K. Kretz and “Tasting His Omega: A Mapleville Celebrity Chef Novel: MM Non Shifter Alpha/Omega Mpreg (Mapleville Omegas Book 4)” by Lorelei M. Hart and Ophelia Heart. Today our hosts talk about wooing cookies, how easy it is to go from working at The Macaroni Grill to owning a 5-star restaurant, and Claire tells a story about shit lemons that will make you never want to eat out again.

Dinner and Dessert by K. Kretz

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Tasting His Omega: A Mapleville Celebrity Chef Novel: MM Non Shifter Alpha/Omega Mpreg (Mapleville Omegas Book 4) by Lorelei M. Hart and Ophelia Heart

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Are you hungry for something sweet? Salty? Creamy? Well open up, because today we. They say that those who can’t do, teach. Well we say those who teach, can do, Ok, queens, it’s time to zhuzh that wig, beat that face, and get out those sparkly fuck me pumps, because today we’re doing drag queens! For this fierce episode, we read “Painted Faces” by L.H. Cosway and “Freak (F-Word Book 2)” by E. Davies. For this little kiki, our hosts spill the tea about: how men can still be entitled assholes, even when they’re in panties; why it’s important to teach your ingenues self-defense; and Claire tries to help Neil with his FMK choices, but he only makes it worse.

Painted Faces by L.H. Cosway

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Freak (F-Word Book 2) by E. Davies

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Grab your passport because we’re going to bang in Berlin. We’re going for a romp in Rome. We’re going to get laid in London. We’re going on a European vacation! For our grand tour, we read “French Connection (Club Privé Book 1)” by M.S. Parker, and “Adrift (Cruising Book 1)” by L.A. Witt. On today’s episode, our jetsetting hosts talk about how refreshing it is when characters behave like rational adults, how the foundation for a lasting relationship is murder, and then they go rogue! There’s an extra FMK!!

French Connection (Club Privé Book 1) by M.S. Parker

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Adrift (Cruising Book 1) by L.A. Witt

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Caterers? Check! Floral arrangement? Check! Getting in your pants? Double check! We’re back, and we’re doing wedding planners! Like, literally DOING wedding planners! On this highly coordinated episode, we read “Legally Wed” by Rick R. Reed and “Amalfi Coast: A Bad Boy International Romance (Entangle Me Book 2)”. Today, our hosts discuss fur babies, caramel-flavored labia, and Neil pitches an idea of Chuck Tingle.

Legally Wed by Rick R. Reed

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Amalfi Coast: A Bad Boy International Romance (Entangle Me Book 2) by Maggie Way

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Not all fairy tails have happy endings. But they sure are sexy! Which works out great for us, because today we’re doing Fairies! This time we read “The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1)” by Holly Black and “Poison Kiss (Earthside Book 1)” by Ana Mardoll. On this puckish episode, there is finally court intrigue we all deserve, our hosts give lots of keeeeesses, and we have an amazing Christine-related surprise!

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air Book 1) by Holly Black

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Poison Kiss (Earthside Book 1) by Ana Mardoll

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Hike up your tartans and get ready to toss some cabers because today we’re doing Highlanders! On this well braw episode, we read “The Wedding (Laird’s Fiancees Book 2)” by Julie Garwood, and ~listened to~ (gasp!) “The Low Road” by James Lear, narrated by Mark Bachman. In this episode, our hosts discuss hot priests, the very worst thing you can do with British food, and Neil and Claire learn that they can, indeed, be exposed to too much sex.

The Wedding (Laird’s Fiancees Book 2) by Julie Garwood

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The Low Road by James Lear

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