We get a little spicy in today’s episode!… Lol, don’t worry, we don’t actually get spicy, but we are talking about spice. As we ask:
“Should Your Book Include Spice?”
Episode 229
What We Cover:
- Consider your audience
- The Spice Chart
- What spice brings to your story
- A little thought on healthy spice
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This was a good conversation about spice. I’m always at a loss to describe my spice levels knowing that there are some readers who think significant looks is enough to be called spicy. I think the problem is that, like any novel, the context of it matters. I’ve read books where a linger look was extremely hot and I’ve also read books where sex was described in detail and yet I felt nothing. Maybe we need spice context levels!
This was our long awaited conversation, lol.