Empowering Voices: The Indie Bookstore Revolution with Nicole from Bettie's Pages

Empowering Voices: The Indie Bookstore Revolution with Nicole from Bettie's Pages

Season 5, Episode 563: Empowering Voices: The Indie Bookstore Revolution with Nicole from Bettie's Pages Bookstore.

Join Ruan Willow in this enlightening episode as she chats with Nicole, the passionate owner of Bettie's Pages bookstore in Lowell, Michigan. Nicole shares her journey of running an indie bookstore in a small town, where she strives to create an inclusive space that reflects diverse voices and stories. Discover how she curates her collection to ensure everyone in her community can see themselves represented in literature, and the challenges she faces along the way.

Nicole also shares invaluable tips for Indie authors to get their physical books into bookstores, how they should approach covers, marketing, and what book buyers look for. This is invaluable advice for those choosing to be indie authors doing indie publishing. Get the super important inside scoop from someone who sells books for a living!

In this episode, they discuss the impact of literature on identity, the importance of representation for LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities, and how indie bookstores are vital in promoting diverse narratives that big publishers often overlook. Nicole also reveals her exciting plans for a mobile bookstore.

Connect with Nicole and her bookstore: www.bettiespages.com

www.facebook.com/bettiespagesbookstore

www.instagram.com/betties_pages

www.tiktok.com/@bettiespages

06:43 I would get hateful comments on social media
11:16 Genres in your bookstore
16:21 Making covers for indie books
22:50 I'm loving seeing romance only bookstores
28:20 People who bash graphic novels on social media are just ignorant trolls
32:16 With audiobooks, people have an immediate reaction to voices
34:03 So what advice do you have for authors who are indie publishers
36:32 What do you think about the trend of indie publisher rising and getting more publicity
42:21 Books about love are often trashed because they're written by women
48:31 The Supreme Court has ruled that book banning is wrong
53:59 One thing Indie publishing has championed is content warnings at the beginning of books
57:19 readers like trigger warnings
58:50 weddings at your bookstore
01:01:09 Betty's bookstore is celebrating its 5th anniversary
01:03:50 Bookshop.org lets you support independent bookstores without using Amazon. Visit https://bookshop.org/ to buy books and support any indie bookstore of your choice anywhere in the country! They have physical books and now ebooks too!
Independent bookstores list and tips on getting books into their stores: https://ruanwillowauthor.com/tips-for-indie-authors-to-help-get-their-books-into-independent-bookstores/

Ruan's bookshop dot org shop: https://bookshop.org/shop/ruanwillowpinkinfinitypublishing

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Ep: 3 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas, sex toy reviews, massage oil, & experiences

Ep: 3 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas, sex toy reviews, massage oil, & experiences

Welcome to the Oh F*ck Yeah with Ruan Willow podcast! Ruan  Willow is an erotica author and today she shares her ideas for gifts on Valentine's Day including sex toys (sex toy reviews), massage oil, lube suggestions, and ideas for fun experiences. Experiences as gifts for couples this Valentine's day; they are fabulous ways to celebrate love, enhance sexual intimacy, and to help romance bloom.  Grow your own relationship by considering these great gift ideas for lovers, for couples. This podcast can also be found in written form with links to toys at this blog post: https://ruanwillowauthor.com/sex-gifts-for-valentines-day/ Help romance and love flourish in your life. Check out these helpful reviews of sex toys to improve your sexual health and that of your partner. For a full review of the Nora Lovense toy, click here: https://ruanwillowauthor.com/rabbit-vibrator-lovense-nora-review/ To read Ruan's review of the Lush 2 toy by Lovense, click here: https://ruanwillowauthor.com/lush-sex-toy-review-remote-controlled-vibrator/ To read the rose clitoris sucker review, please click here: https://ruanwillowauthor.com/rose-vibrator-clit-sucker/ I hope you have found my gift ideas helpful and that they enhance your intimacy, your relationship, and your sexual health. Sexuality and couple intimacy are important aspects of a relationship, so pay attention to them and nurture both in yourself and in your partner. Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Ruan Support the show Newsletters https://subscribepage.io/ruanwillow https://linktr.ee/RuanWillow Affiliate Firm Tech 15% OFF with code ruan15 https://myfirmtech.com/ruanwillow

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Ep 2: Ruan reads an excerpt from her Sucking Nipples at The Licking Sip Coffee Shop short story

Ep 2: Ruan reads an excerpt from her Sucking Nipples at The Licking Sip Coffee Shop short story

Episode 2:  (18+) Ruan reads an excerpt from her Sucking Nipples at The Licking Sip Coffee Shop short story which can be found in its entirety on her website at https://ruanwillowauthor.com/sucking-nipples-at-the-licking-sip-coffee-shop/ This is a sexy short story in the genre of erotica that Ruan has published on her website. This story grew out of her own personal fantasy she dreamt up from years ago...it has given her much pleasure! Now, she wants to share that pleasure with you. In this episode, she reads the sex scene between the head waitress and a coffee shop patron. The days heats up quick for head waitress Lana when a young stud walks into the shop and chooses her. He gifts an epic sexual experience to Lana that also deeply pleases him, among others. Read this to get hot and hotter and scorching hot with Lana as she reaches into her fantasy world to get real epic stellar phenomenal orgasms. Let's just say all enjoy this intimate display, but of course, not as much the couple. Listen to Ruan and feel her heat, enjoy your immersion into all things Ruan hot! Ready? Let's do it! Oh, f*ck yeah! With Ruan Willow. And please. Don't forget to subscribe if you don't want to miss an episode. Also, she loves reviews of all kinds. Please leave a review so she can grow as an author and an artist. Have a very sexy day! Thanks for listening! Catch Ruan on Twitter, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, Bluesky. Support the show Newsletters https://subscribepage.io/ruanwillow https://linktr.ee/RuanWillow Affiliate Firm Tech 15% OFF with code ruan15 https://myfirmtech.com/ruanwillow

29 Tammi 202136min

Ep 1: Welcome to Oh F*ck Yeah by erotica author Ruan Willow

Ep 1: Welcome to Oh F*ck Yeah by erotica author Ruan Willow

Episode 1: This podcast is for 18+ only. Welcome to Ruan's podcast! In this very first episode erotica author Ruan Willow talks about what her show will be about including sexy steamy hot readings, erotic short story excerpts, sex toy reviews, sex topics such as tips and ideas to improve your sexuality, both solo and with a partner, as well as erotica author interviews. In this first episode, she talks about fantasies, per request from people on Twitter, and she reads short erotic scene snippets and erotic poems. On Twitter, she is RaunchyIs and Ruan Willow. Interact with her there or on Instagram, MeWe, YouTube, Tik Tok, and Pinterest. You can read her erotic short stories on her website https://ruanwillowauthor.com Ruan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RuanWillow Twitter: http://twitter.com/RaunchyIs http://twitter.com/RuanWillow All Ruan's links to books, social media, and more! https://linktr.ee/RuanWillow Have a very sexy day! Thanks for listening! Love, Ruan Please follow my podcast so you don't miss a single episode, so much more to come! Want to support me and my podcast, and get extras? Join my Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/ruanwillow Support the show Newsletters https://subscribepage.io/ruanwillow https://linktr.ee/RuanWillow Affiliate Firm Tech 15% OFF with code ruan15 https://myfirmtech.com/ruanwillow

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