Ep 261: Writers chat! Author Interview with Erotic Romance Author Natasha Carter and Discussion of Sexuality in the Media. Natasha reads chapter 1 of her erotic romance book Unfinished Business for us. Then she and I chatted about writing, the writing process, and what we like about it, and what we don't. She shared her views about how regular romance books are missing all the juicy goodness of relationships because they are vanilla or limited in their delve into the sexuality of relationships. We both believe romance lit needs sex in it! Sexuality is a part of being human and in our society, we aren't allowed to live it freely. We discussed sexuality in books and the media and how society suppresses women with regards to sex--if women like sex they are a slut and if they don't, they get labeled a prude. There's no safe space for women along that gradient, it's chocked full of shame all along the spectrum. We talked about self-publishing versus traditional publishing, and how people should self-publish. She shared how she wanted to create a character in charge of her sexuality and owning it and felt strongly that her story needed to be in the world. She also shared about her WIP books. Thank you, Natasha!Post contains affiliate links where purchases made through the links go to monetarily support the podcast. Thank you for your support!Natasha's book Unfinished Business: https://amzn.to/3mJW62OConnect with Natasha on her website: https://www.booksbynatasha.comNatasha on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NatashaCL7 Thank you to this episode's sponsors Malehanger https://www.malehanger.com/ where you can use the code OFY10 for 10% off.Manscaped where listeners can get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code RUANWILLOW20 at https://www.manscaped.com/ ad manscapedpodGet the newly released age gap erotic romance MILF book Ruan's Beach GetawayGet the audiobook (affiliate links, purchases made through the links may go to support the podcast as advertising fees):  https://storyoriginapp.com/universalaudiobooklinks/20e63e16-d3d2-11ed-a719-07551925a6c3Sex toy deals for MEN & WOMEN: https://ruanwillowauthor.com/get-the-ruan-willow-discount/Connect with Ruan and gain access to her erotica and NSFW audiobooks: https://linktr.ee/RuanWillowRuan's Recommended Sex Toys:Kiiroo Sex toys for women & men: get 10% OFF with code RUANWILLOW10 at https://www.kiiroo.com/https://feelrobotics.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=4&aff_id=992&url_id=557Ruan's newest book: The Hide Manscaped Ambassador Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code RUANWILLOW20 at MANSCAPED.com! adSupport the showSignup for Ruan's Newsletter: https://sendfox.com/ruanwillowRuan is a Manscaped Ambassador.Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code RUANWILLOW20 at https://www.manscaped.com/! ad manscapedpodMalehanger ad for Non-Invasive Male Enhancement for a larger penis. Get 10% OFF with code OFY10 https://www.malehanger.com/