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Episode 88 is a minisode! Today is me and me alone. I’m going to talk about some exciting podcast updates as we head into the end of this year.
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Episode 87 is Tosca Lee.
Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels including THE LONG MARCH HOME (with New York Times bestselling author Marcus Brotherton) THE LINE BETWEEN, THE PROGENY, THE LEGEND OF SHEBA, and ISCARIOT. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages and been optioned for TV and film. She is the recipient of two International Book Awards, Killer Nashville's Silver Falchion, ECPA Book of the Year, and the Nebraska Book Award, and has finaled for numerous others including the Library of Virginia People's Choice Award, the High Plains Book Award, a second Silver Falchion, and the Christy. When she's not writing, Tosca loves binging television shows, looking for something good to eat, cooking when she can't find it, traveling with her husband, and sleeping in.
You can find Tosca on social media or hanging around the snack table. To learn more, please visit toscalee.com.
In this episode we discussed the The Long March Home which she cowrote with Marcus Brotherton. We talked about how she came upon this project and her partnership with Marcus, which was a novel collectively 12 years in the making. We discussed her research, and touched on a little bit about farm, pageant, and model life, and her eclectic and amazing backlist.
Links:
Felipa Culala
BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamont
BEFORE THE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Gardner
DROWNING TJ Newman***
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Episode 86 is Jenna Levine.
By day, Jenna Levine works to increase access to affordable housing in the American South. By night, she writes romance novels where ridiculous things happen to beautiful people. When Jenna isn't writing she can usually be found crying over k-dramas, starting knitting projects she won't finish, or spending time with her family and small aarmy of cats.
In this episode, we discussed her debut My Roommate is a Vampire, which was a funny and delightful book. We discussed how she wanted a zany vampire world and her love of reading and writing fanfiction. Finally, we talked about how she developed this slow burn romance, her unusual debut experience from law professor to author.
Links discussed:
What We Do in the Shadows
A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch
You with a View***
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Episode 85 is Alli Frank and Asha Youmans
Alli Frank has worked in education for over twenty years, from an overcrowded, cacophonous public high school to a pristine private girl’s school. She has been a teacher, curriculum leader, college counselor, assistant head, school co-founder, sometimes pastor, often mayor, and de facto parent therapist. A graduate of Cornell and Stanford University, Alli lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two daughters. She is the co-author of Tiny Imperfections, Never Meant to Meet You and The Better Half and an essayist in Moms Don’t Have Time to: A Quarantine Anthology.Asha Youmans is the daughter of an educational pioneer and Children’s Hospital administrator, after graduating UC Berkeley Asha spent the next twenty years teaching elementary school. Asha continues to work in schools in the Pacific Northwest believing children keep her youthful, as do her husband and two sons. She is the co-author of Tiny Imperfections, Never Meant to Meet You and The Better Half.
In this episode we discussed how their first three books are love letters to educators and how their most recent release THE BETTER HALF rose from the inspirations of body autonomy and the concept of arrival. We discussed how these two authors crafted their main character, taking from different inspirations and their overall mission in their writing. Finally we talked about their strengths in their teamwork, about their own meet cute, and how they make things work as co-authors.Links discussed:
HOW TO NOT DROWN IN A GLASS OF WATER***
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Here with me today is Maida Malby.
Filipino-American author Maida Malby cooks up foodie, multicultural, and contemporary destination romance stories filled with heat, sizzle, spice, and a whole lotta love.
She is a member of select writing groups and romance book clubs. Her To-Be-Read Mountain and book reviews are featured here on her blog Carpe Diem Chronicles. Readers can also find her on Lone Star Literary Life via her regular Texas Reads Roundup Romance column.
When not writing, reading, or reviewing books, Maida discusses current affairs with her husband, records her son’s Travels and Eats videos, cooks the dishes she features in her stories, procrastibakes more often than she should, and watches golf and food shows on TV.
In this episode, we talked about FOREVERMORE: a romance anthology, out today, which is the follow on to PASKO NA, MY LOVE, the anthology she edited and spearheaded last year. We also talked about Filipino-American joy, the Filipino grandmother as a unifying character in recent popular media and Filipino culture, her role as editor and publisher of the anthology, and her wise words about success in the business of publishing.
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Episode 83 of the Stories to Love podcast features Mansi Shah.
Mansi Shah writes contemporary fiction novels with a focus on her Indian heritage and family relationships. She currently lives in Los Angeles, but she was born in Toronto, Canada, raised in the midwestern United States, and studied at universities in America, Australia, and England. When she’s not writing, she’s traveling and exploring different cultures near and far (having traveled to around 70 countries and counting), experimenting on a new culinary creation, or working on her tennis game or swim strokes.
In this episode we discussed her most recent release, The Direction of the Wind, where we talked about how Mansi wanted to write about mental health and how her chapter 1’s remain the same. We also talked about how she tackled its dual timeline narrative, and the novel’s deeply flawed characters.
Links:The Center by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
You Are Always Mine by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
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Hi everyone, this is Tif on the Stories to Love Podcast and this is episode 82. Today is a minisode to celebrate the last three years as an independently published podcast! With it, I’m going to share 3 big things I learned doing this podcast.
I want to thank all of who have subscribed to this podcast! If you haven’t, I’d love it if you’d click to follow so you can get notifications of every new episode. And, if have found this podcast helpful and fun, please leave a rating and review—it really helps to boost discoverability. You can even share this episode with a friend.
For more information about me, Tif, and submitting to the podcast, please head on to my website, at TifMarcelo.com
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Episode 81 is Priscilla Oliveras.
Priscilla Oliveras is a USA Today bestselling author and 2018 RWA® RITA® double finalist who writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. Proud of her Puerto Rican-Mexican heritage, she strives to bring authenticity to her novels by sharing her Latinx culture with readers. Her books have earned Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist along with praise from O, The Oprah Magazine, Washington Post, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Frolic, and more. She earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University where she currently serves as adjunct faculty while also teaching the online class “Romance Writing” for ed2go. A long-time romance enthusiast, Priscilla’s also a sports fan, beach lover, and Zumba aficionado, who often practices the art of napping in her backyard hammock.
In this episode we discussed Her Perfect Affair which is the second book in her debut series, Matched to Perfection, and is a re release. We discussed the struggle to give characters conflict, and how a character’s Internal struggles manifest in their outside world. We talked about her journey as an MFA Student, as a writing instructor, and an author. Finally we talked about how she managed the re release of Her Perfect Affair.
Links discussed:
Farrah Rochon's ALMOST THERE
Sonali Dev's THE VIBRANT YEARS
Alexis Daria's TAKE THE LEAD
Mia Sosa's THE WEDDING CRASHER
GEORGIE ALL ALONG by Kate Clayborn***
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Hi everyone, this is Tif on the Stories to Love Podcast and this is episode 80. Here with me today is Heather Webber.
USA Today bestselling author Heather Webber is the author of more than thirty novels. She loves to read, drink too much coffee and tea, birdwatch, crochet, and bake. She currently lives near Cincinnati, Ohio, and is hard at work on her next book.
In this episode we discussed her most recent release At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities, and how her books are sparked by songs. We talked about character development, when one is in the feelings while writing, and the changes in her authorial voice. Finally, we talked about the pivots in her twenty-plus years in her career and throughout the changes in the publishing landscape.
Links:
Kristy Woodson Harvey’s The Summer of Songbirds
The In-Between Hadley Vlahos***
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Episode 79 is Evelyn Skye.
Evelyn Skye is a New York Times bestselling author of books for adults, young adults, and children. Her highly anticipated forthcoming novels include Damsel (which will also be a Netflix film starring Millie Bobby Brown, Robin Wright, and Angela Bassett) and The Hundred Loves of Juliet.
Evelyn is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter.
In this episode we discussed her most recent release, The Hundred Loves of Juliet and her vulnerable and candid discussion about its inspiration and finding herself in this novel. She talked about the soul of this Romeo and Juliet story and how it became a safe space. Finally, we touched on her transition from children’s to adult stories.
Links discussed:
Rethinking by Adam Grant
No Two Persons Erica Baurmeister
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshni Chokshi
Hidden Brain podcast
Damsel
Princess Private Eye***
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Episode 78 is with author Anita Abriel.
Anita Abriel is the international bestselling author of The Light After the War, Lana’s War, and A Girl During the War. She received a BA in English literature with a minor in creative writing from Bard College. Born in Sydney, Australia, she lives in California with her family. Her hobbies include walking on the beach, seeing classic movies, reading, and traveling. For more information, visit www.anitaabriel.com.
In this episode we discussed her most recent novel, The Life She Wanted, which is set in the Gilded Age. We discussed the yearning her main character felt and the rich and lush settings of her books. Her career as Anita Hughes, with a couple of these books making it to film. We also touched on the impetus to move to historical fiction and balancing her romantic fiction career and historical fiction career.
Links
Kate Morton THE HOMEHOMING
Fiona Davis THE SPECTACULAR
Carley Fortune MEET ME AT THE LAKE
Emily Henry***
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This is episode 77 of the Stories to Love Podcast. Today is a minisode with yours truly titled; I went on vacation and didn’t work, sort of: 5 tips to live in the moment. I’d been thinking of this episode for a while, because this year has been one big event after another, and in making some changes this year, I think I’ve moved toward some kind of vacation peace which I never had before. So, in this episode, I’m going to discuss the set up of what has been a personally busy year, and the steps I took to wind down and have one of the best vacations I’ve had in years.
Morning and Evening routine episode
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/67-morning-and-evening-routines-while-on-writing/id1527099374?i=1000605449626***
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Episode 76 of the Stories to Love podcast is here, and my guest is Carolyn Mackler.
Carolyn Mackler is the acclaimed author of the YA novels The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things; Infinite in Between; and The Future of Us, among others. Her award-winning novels have appeared on bestseller lists and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Carolyn lives in New York City with her husband and two sons. The Wife App is her first novel for adults.
In this episode we discussed her most recent release, an adult debut named THE WIFE APP and her move from writing in the teen and middle grade space to adult fiction. We discussed a meditation class that became the kernel of inspiration, the concept of unpaid labor and mental load, about her deep research into this topic for the Wife App, and social media FOMO.
Links:Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Tommorow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Romantic Comedy***
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This is episode 75 of the Stories to Love podcast. Here with me today is Kathleen Willett.
Kathleen Willett is an English teacher who grew up in New Jersey and London. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, two daughters, and a cat named Mr. Sparkles. Her second novel, called Anything For A Friend, will be out in November.
In this episode, we talked about her most recent novel MOTHER OF ALL SECRETS where we touched on the new, exhausted mother as the unreliable narrator. We talked about modern motherhood where everyone seems to have an opinion of everything. Finally, we discussed the importance of the thinking period in writing, and how Kathleen took those thoughts into her actual writing sessions.
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker
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Episode 74 of the Stories to Love podcast is up! Here with me today is Ferdelle Capistrano, who is the audiobook narrator of WHEN JASMINE BLOOMS.
I know Ferdelle as an actor and audiobook performer, but the full story is that she is a multi-hyphenate creative — actor-director-writer-producer — and a first-generation Filipino-Canadian born and raised in Toronto. She instinctively understands the power of representation, since she grew up basically without it, so she set out to live her life to the fullest, to do and experience so much more than can be listed here (in this short bio), so that she could authentically tell the stories of others from a place of true understanding.
In this episode we discussed her path to acting and performing, to include the catalyst that encouraged for her to pursue film seriously, and her brave move to Los Angeles from Toronto. We talked about factors in books that make it harder to narrate and how she brings her characters to life. Finally we chatted about the starving artist narrative, her singing, and working on a short film.
Links
ACX
Iannotate
THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT by Tracy Badua
HOW TO BE THE BEST THIRD WHEEL by Loridee De Villa***
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This is episode 73 of the Stories to Love podcast . Here with me today is Becky Dean.
Becky Dean is a fan of adventures both real and fictional. When she’s not writing or traveling, she can be found drinking tea, watching science fiction shows, or quoting The Lord of the Rings. Though she lives in Texas with her husband, she remains a Southern California girl at heart. She is the author of two contemporary young adult romances and also writes science fiction under the name B.L. Dean.
In this episode we discussed her most recent travel romcom, Picture Perfect Boyfriend. We chatted about writing settings she loved, Remington Steele, her love of travel and reading. We also discussed her author journey, including her sci-fi books written under a pen name and how she world builds.
Links discussed:
Kaitlyn Hill's Not Here to Stay Friends
K.L. Walther's What Happens After Midnight***
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This is episode 72 of the Stories to Love podcast. Here with me today is Addie Woolridge.
Born and raised outside Seattle, Washington, Addie Woolridge is a classically trained opera singer with a degree in music from the University of Southern California, and she holds a master’s degree in public administration from Indiana University. She currently lives in Northern California, where, when she isn’t writing or singing, Woolridge can be found baking; training for her sixth race in the Seven Continents Marathon Challenge; or taking advantage of the region’s signature beverage, wine.
In this episode she described the many different aspects which inspired the meet cute in her most recent release Anatomy of a Meet Cute. We also shared our Good Samaritan stories, her interesting background in opera and public policy, obstetric and health care disparity research, the ice cream scene in San Francisco. Finally, we talked about consent in romance, and making a move to write in teen romance.
Links discussed:
Fearing the Black Body***
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This is episode 71 of the Stories to Love Podcast. Here with me today is Nicole J. Persun, writing as Jennifer Gold.
Nicole J. Persun is an award-winning author who has written and published in multiple genres, most notably book club fiction under the pen name Jennifer Gold.
The Ingredients of Us was a 2020 Book Excellence Award Winner and a two-time finalist for the 2020 International Book Award. Keep Me Afloat received five award recognitions, including a Chanticleer International Book Award Somerset First Place honor. Her latest novel, Halfway to You, was an Amazon First Reads selection for March.
Nicole loves open water swimming and fills her spare time with books, travel, and coffee. Learn more at nicolejpersun.com. Discover her recent novels at jennifergoldauthor.com.
In this episode we talk about her most recent release, HALFWAY TO YOU, which is a forty-year love story, her dry spell and a trip to Tahiti that spurned this book, how she prepared the first draft of this book, her amazing first line in HALFWAY TO YOU, flaws in characters, and what makes them redeemable.
Links
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The View was Exhausting Michaela Clemens and Julie Dada
The Beautiful Ones from Silvia Garcia***
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Episode 70 is Mae Coyiuto.
Mae Coyiuto is a Chinese-Filipino writer, born and raised in the Philippines. Mae earned her BA in Psychology from Pomona College and her master’s degree in Writing for Young Adults/Children from The New School. If she's not writing, she's usually fangirling over Beyoncé, tennis, Gilmore Girls, or all of the above. She currently lives in Manila.
In this episode, we discussed her most recent release Chloe and the Kaishao Boys. How this book came from an assignment from grad school and that it’s the first book she’d written with a Chinese-filipino main character. We talked about her own debutante party or debut, and the pressures of senior year. We also discussed writing nuanced characters and perspectives as well as her journey to being published internationally.
Links:
Maritkit and the Ocean of Stars Caris Avendano Cruz
This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang***
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Episode 69 is Boo Walker
Bestselling author Boo Walker initially tapped his creative muse as a songwriter and banjoist in Nashville before working his way west to Washington State, where he bought a gentleman’s farm on the Yakima River. It was there amongst the grapevines and wine barrels that he fell in love with telling high-impact stories that now resonate with book clubs around the world. Rich with colorful characters and boundless soul, his novels will leave you with an open heart and a lifted spirit.Always a wanderer, Boo currently lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, with his wife and son. He also writes thrillers under the pen name Benjamin Blackmore. You can find him at boowalker.com and benjaminblackmore.com.
In this episode, we talked about his research and time in Spain during the quarantine, the experience of writing a location that he’s not native to, and the health benefits of good olive oil. We also discussed his nomadic life, his journey as a musician to writer and meeting his dark night of the soul. We also delved into how to describe his fiction, the intensity of deadlines, and challenging oneself as an author.
Links discussed
Oliveoillovers.com
Intuitive Editing by Tiffany Yates Martin
The Nightingale
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitacker
Ask Again, Yes
Station Eleven
War of Art***
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