Talk Spicy To Me19 Nov 2025

How Life Experiences Shape Romance Writing w/ Elsie Silver | Talk Spicy to Me Ep. 10

Welcome to Talk Spicy to Me: A podcast where two bestselling authors go rogue and talk all things romance: the good, the bad, the unbearably hot, and everything in between.

In Episode 10, It's Giving Influential: How Life Impacts Art, we're hanging out with Elsie Silver to talk about all the ways real life finds its way into our books: the funny moments, the emotional ones, and the things readers swear are based on our husbands (they're not, we promise). We get into creativity, inspiration, writing joy, and what it looks like to protect your spark when the world always wants "more."

Spice Report:

• Kandi – hockey playoffs (Panthers vs Oilers)

• Giana – second wedding anniversary

• Elsie – getting a puppy next month… and Amazon adapting the Rosehill Series

Timestamps

00:00 – Patreon Thank You

01:02 – Welcome to Talk Spicy to Me

05:07 – It's Giving Influential with Elsie Silver

08:25 – The Spice Report

15:37 – How Life Impacts Art

01:09:16 – Red Flag / Green Flag: When a Hero spoils the Heroine

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Links

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Connect with the Hosts:

Giana Darling

Instagram: @gianadarlingauthor

Website: https://gianadarling.com/

Kandi Steiner

Instagram: @kandisteiner

Website: https://kandisteiner.com/

Elsie Silver Instagram: @tauthorelsiesilver

Website: https://www.elsiesilver.com/

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