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Ep: 108 Lambda Literary Award and Goldie Award winner Elizabeth Sims talks with Brad about balancing being both a writer and an editor, how her writing voice reflects her personality, working on a sheep ranch, and the experiences that shaped her outlook on\\xa0 life.

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Elizabeth Sims learned the art of fiction by listening to tall tales on her father\\u2019s knee, and by reading all sorts of books brought home by her mother, a teacher. Today Elizabeth is the author of the Rita Farmer Mysteries, the Lambda and GCLS Goldie Award-winning Lillian Byrd Crime Series, and other fiction, including the standalone novel Crimes in a Second Language, which won the Florida Book Awards silver medal. Booklist calls her work \\u201cCrime fiction as smart as it is compelling,\\u201d and Crimespree magazine praises her \\u201cstrong voice and wonderful characters.\\u201d

Elizabeth is an internationally recognized authority on writing. She\\u2019s written dozens of feature articles on the craft of writing for Writer\\u2019s Digest magazine, where she\\u2019s a contributing editor. Her instructional title, You\\u2019ve Got a Book in You: A Stress-Free Guide to Writing the Book of Your Dreams (Writer\\u2019s Digest Books) has been specially recognized by National Novel Writing Month and hundreds of other web sites and bloggers. As an adjunct professor she has taught creative writing at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, and is a popular speaker at conferences and workshops around the United States.

\\xa0She\\u2019s worked as a reporter, photographer, technical writer, bookseller, street busker, ranch hand, corporate executive, certified lifeguard, and symphonic percussionist.

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The three year run of Queer Writers of Crime was fantastic but no new episodes are being made. Therefore, some links may not work. Be sure to check out Brad's new podcast, Queer We Are, where he interviews LGBTQ celebrities, athletes, activists, politicians, and more. You can find it at queerweare.com