The Quick n Dirty Romance Podcast
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The Quick n Dirty Romance Podcast
Quick & Dirty Romance: The inside scoop on romance books and writing, where we pull out & wrap up in 30 minutes or less. But we promise to leave you satisfied! Sarah Skye is the nom de plume of Sarah Smith & Skye McDonald, contemporary romance authors whose joint publication, Sips & Strokes, is out...
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Romance Book Conventions Deconstructed: How Authors & Readers Connect
Join Sarah & Skye for the Quick & Dirty ins and outs of Romance Book Conventions.
In this episode, we dive deep into:
💖 What makes cons a...
The Science of Smut: What Readers Want in Romance Books
Put the headphones in for this one! Sarah and Skye are talking about the steamy bits in books, and we are explicit!
Skye recently polled her ne...
Quick Fingers or Slow Hands? How Often Should Authors Publish Books?
New Year, New Topic, Same Fascinating Conversations!
Sarah and Skye kick off 2025 by diving deep on how fast romance authors should publish boo...
Quick & Dirty Wrap Up: 2024
What A Year! Skye & Sarah look back on 2024's highs and lows of author life.
Join us as we celebrate another year of friendship and romance. AN...
Dirty Details of Author Life
Sarah & Skye, both professional romance authors, dive deep on what it's like to write for a living. Join us as we discuss our daily schedule for crank...
There's No Crying In Publishing (Or is There?)
Should authors vent about their jobs on social media??
Skye & Sarah are ruffling feathers!
Hot takes on whether authors are doing themsel...
Why Choose?
Join Skye & Sarah for a discussion of why choose romance. From rebranding (reverse harem) to polyamory, from Adirondack chairs to upside down pineappl...
Between Pages and Personalities: Navigating Author/ ARC Reader Dynamics
Skye and Sarah discuss the delicate dynamic between authors and ARC readers.
-Do authors have a right to request positive reviews only?
-D...
Quick & Dirty Romance With Friends: Lori Matthews
Romantic Suspense author Lori Matthews joins Sarah & Skye. Today, we discuss how we give our audience what they're thirsty for--while staying true to...
Quick & Dirty Romance With Friends: Allie Lasky
Queer and AuDHD author Allie Lasky joins Sarah & Skye to talk about expectations and ideals on relationships, in fiction and real life.
Does rom...
Quick & Dirty With Friends: R.L. Merrill, Author
Sarah & Skye welcome R.L. Merrill to the show to talk about music.
R.L. ("Ro") writes contemporary, paranormal, and horror romance. Her newest b...
Quick & Dirty With Friends: Tonya Clark & Naomi Springthorp
Sarah & Skye welcome special guests to the pod! Tonya Clark & Naomi Springthorp are contemporary romance authors. They team up to photograph romance c...
Quick & Dirty or Slow and Teasing? The Slow Burn in Romance
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Sarah & Skye discuss the SLOW BURN in romance. What even defines the slow burn? How slow is too slow? The Quick & Dirty ladies then...
Naming Romance Characters
Skye & Sarah chat about choosing names for characters in our romance books.
Why does Skye swoon for Quentin & Luke Paris?
What name will...
A Necessary Climax? 3rd Act Breakups in Romance Novels
Sarah & Skye have a lot to say about the pros and cons of romance's 3rd act breakup. Readers have been trending away from this trope, but if done righ...
A Quick & Dirty Holiday Message
Sarah & Skye drop in for a quick holiday message! We'll be back in 2024 with lots of new content. For now, relax, enjoy, and know we appreciate you!
In Our Hockey Romance Era
Sarah and Skye are in their hockey eras! Find out why ice is so damn hot!
In this episode, the Quick & Dirty Romance ladies discuss why hockey r...
Hard Limits: Tropes Edition
We're not here to yuck your yum! But today Sarah & Skye discuss their hard limits on tropes they'll write. With a lot of love to all the niches of rom...
The Impact of ARC Readers
Sarah and Skye discuss advance review readers and their importance to a book's release. Authors and their readers have a strong relationship. Each par...
3-Star Book Reviews
Sarah and Skye talk about a VERY controversial topic that will have the book community–both readers and authors–a little hot: 3-star reviews! Are they...
New Books From Sarah & Skye!
Sarah and Skye each have new releases for you!
Skye's THE NOT SO NICE GIRL is out May 30.
Sarah is teasing newsletter subscribers with t...
New Release! Talking Whiskers & Sunshine
Sarah Skye has a new release! The ladies of Quick & Dirty Romance chat about their co-writing process, the unlikely themes of the Unlikely Pairings Se...
The Inside Scoop on Romance Book Covers
What exactly goes into the romance book cover design process? Sarah & Skye discuss everything--how long it takes, trad pub vs. indie, minority represe...
Bridgerton Breakdown
Sarah & Skye dive deep into their thoughts on Bridgerton Seasons 1&2. Which was your favorite season? Listen now to find out what the ladies of Quick...
Epilogue Hot Takes
How do you like your epilogues? Sarah and Skye discuss preferences, what falls flat for them, and some hot takes they heard on social media lately!
Epic Fail
There is no success without failure. Sarah & Skye discuss the fails that brought them to where they are now. From redefining success to rolling with a...
Loving The Hating Game Movie
Sarah & Skye moonlight as movie critics in the latest episode of the Quick & Dirty Romance Podcast.
Join the ladies as they dissect the long-an...
Book Two Reveal!
Sarah & Skye are back and ready to give you the inside scoop on their second co-authored novel!
SIPS & STROKES was such a hit that the ladies ha...
Match Making Mysteries
Sarah & Skye chat about what makes a match, in fiction and also IRL. Why do 2 people or characters fall for each other? What is needed in a romance no...
Rom Coms(?)
Rom-com: Romantic Comedy. A term that used to apply exclusively to movies, "rom-com" is now the go-to catch phrase for most contemporary romance.
Valentine's Day Announcement!
Happy V-Day! Join Sarah & Skye as they chat about some of their favorite prompts from the Instagram Candy Hearts Challenge they've hosted all month. <...
It's Anti-Belle Thanksgiving!
Skye is hosting #antibellethanksgiving on Instagram all week (Nov 16-20, 2020)! Join the ladies of Quick & Dirty Romance as they discuss all the promp...
Consent is Sexy
"Yes?"
"YES YES YES!"
Sarah & Skye share excerpts from their books and thoughts on how hot it is when characters consent. In real life and...
Simmer Down!!
There is no stopping these ladies! It's our THIRD book release party of 2020 as we celebrate Sarah Smith's impending release, SIMMER DOWN. This rivals...
Quick & Dirty: Past, Present, Future
Happy 1st birthday to NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK and FAKER! One year ago, Skye & Sarah met up in Nashville, Tennessee to celebrate both of their book relea...
Our Favorite Things
Under smoky skies on the West Coast and personal heartache on the East Coast, Sarah & Skye take a moment to chat about their favorite things. From rom...
The HEA from 6 Feet Away: Quarantine & Romance
Sarah & Skye are back and talking about social distancing and new romances. Do we want to read Zoom love stories? Are romance writers using the pandem...
New Book Release: If You Never Come Back by Sarah Smith
Skye and Sarah chat all about Sarah's new novella, If You Never Come Back. It's available now! Buy it here: amzn.to/3cFSNz2
All About the Big O
Earbuds in, you guys! Skye and Sarah chat about how they write orgasms in romance, how they make it seem real, female vs. male orgasms, and more.
Talking Books With Our Readers
Skye and Sarah chat with two lovely listeners Brittni and Andrea about writing books and reading books.