Kink in Romance Writing w/ Sara Cate | Talk Spicy to Me

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

In Season 2, Episode 4, hosts Giana Darling and Kandi Steiner are joined by a surprise guest, USA Today bestselling author Sara Kate, for an honest, thoughtful conversation about kink

Sara Cate

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Website: https://saracatebooks.com/

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Welcome to Talk Spicy to Me

02:10 – Season sponsors

03:07 – Surprise guest reveal: Sara Cate

09:06 – The Spice Report (Hot Salsa)

20:54 – Kink as a narrative and character tool

23:32 – Writing kink responsibly & research

25:28 – Kink and mental health themes

28:29 – Trauma, healing, and power dynamics

30:06 – Kink and empowerment in romance

33:10 – Why romance (and kink) are still trivialized

43:11 – Researching kink and sensitivity readers

44:21 – Exploring new dynamics in upcoming work

48:07 – Writing second-generation characters

53:34 – Aftercare and emotional intimacy

01:18:04 – Red Flag & Green Flag

01:25:00 – Reader Question: how we go about writing with characters in a shared world or another author's world

BOOK CLUB PICK

A.L. Jackson

From Here to Eternity (Moonlit Ridge, Book 1)

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Join us for the From Here to Eternity discussion on February 18th.

SEASON SPONSORS

Lena Hendrix

Chasing the Sun (Star Harbor, Book 1)

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Willow Aster

What It Takes (Windy Harbor Series, Book 2)

Link: https://geni.us/WhatItTakes

Website: https://www.willowaster.com/

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Hosts

Giana Darling

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Kandi Steiner

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