S2: E2.5 - Writing Retreat Announcement and Pod Updates | Manuscript Minisode

Amber and Aly are going to SPAIN for a writing retreat in 2027…and you can too! Plus, the ladies chat about some exciting updates to the podcast including:

• New newsletter platform (don’t worry, we will still be hanging around on Substack)
• Community Chat
• Subscriber original content (you’re going to have to listen to find out)

0:00 – Introduction

2:42 – Writing Retreat Announcement & Details

7:19 – Book Blog on smutandsensibilitypod.com!

8:59 – Amazon affiliate page (coming soon!) with all proceeds in 2026 going to uniteagainstbookbans.org

10:27: Patreon Announcement. Patreon.com/smutandsensibilitypod will be the new home of our newsletter, community chat (maybe critique??) space, and other fun things in the future!

15:44 – Subscriber Novella

22:44 – Bloopers

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E-book OUT NOW from Smut University Press: A MINNESOTAN’S GUIDE TO BREAKING THE ICE: http://tr.ee/MNguide  

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Amber

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Aly

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TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@alydaltonwrites 

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