If It Was a Book | Real Stories, Reimagined
For all book lovers: writers, readers, publishers, librarians, and anyone who enjoys pop culture and ADHD chaos. BookToker Ashley @wickedreads invites authors and other bookish influencers to the podcast to discuss their outrageous stories and decide what would happen if you were writing that situation as a book! You can submit your story to ifitwasabook@gmail.com to hear how your favorite author might re-write your life into a best seller!
Episodes
Welcome to the season 1 finale!
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After a night out at the bars, our main character finds the trains have ended for the night and he must brave the four mile walk through the forest in the dead of night to reach home…but he is not alone in the forest…
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00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
01:00 Nathan's Terrifying Drunken Experience in Ireland
04:37 Brainstorming the Fictional Story
09:08 Exploring the Fae and ...
Write a Witchy Book Where We Break a Hex our Grandma Put on our Skeptical Ex with Author Maya Ameyaw
Join Young Adult author Maya Ameyaw as we take a reddit post and write a witchy Christmas Carol quest where you heal your inner child and find little bits of magic in everyday.
Get your copy of Maya’s books now!
When it all Syncs Up - https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781773217826
Under All the Lights - https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781773218632
00:00 Introduction to Maya Ameyaw and Inkwell Writing Wor...
Join us in interviewing Akwaeke Emezi about their new book, writing experience in writing YA, Adult fiction, and for TV.
Their newest book Son of the Morning comes out November 4th and can be pre-ordered now: https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9780063323186
Check out all the books from this week’s episode here: https://bookshop.org/lists/from-ep-31-with-akwaeke-emezi
When your ex is taking their new fiance to a mutual friend’s wedding, the only right answer is to bring his brother he’s always been jealous of as your date!
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Come talk 2000s TV shows, writing advice, and more with Ava Rani
Get your copy of Ava’s newest book Poisoned Ivy, out now! https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9798999489517
See all books from this episode here: https://bookshop.org/lists/from-ep-30-with-ava-ra...
Write a children's book about Mothman's son and his little sister's detective agency with @novelniah
Dani was just a normal kid until tragedy struck and she had to go live with her older half brother–who isn’t what he seems. When Dani and her brother are in danger of losing their home, they take on the biggest mystery they’ve ever faced for an even bigger pay-out.
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Join me with Niah of @novelniah as we talk writing, fandoms, paranormal investigation, and more.
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Join us this week with romance author Chelsea Cutro of Face Off and the DC Stars as she perpares for the release of her first dark romance In the Dark coming out October 15th.
In this episode Chelsea shares advice for writers, athlete struggles, and more!
https://linktr.ee/authorchelseacurto
00:00 Introduction to Chaos and Creativity
05:06 Face Off and Its Impact
10:01 Chelsea's Dark Romance...
When Doreen and Sam become roommates their freshman year of college, they don't expect a nefarious ghost to add to the tension of sharing their space. In order to remove the third roommate, Doreen and Sam must work together to fulfill his unfinished business. As they get closer to completing these tasks, they find themselves getting closer to eachother as well.
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Cait's new book The Princess Knight comes out ...
Write a Workplace Revenge Romance and Forgive Your Inner Child with Best-Selling Author Diana Quincy
This week I had the honor of interviewing best-selling author and award-winning television journalist Diana Quincy about her new book "The Earl That Got Away" which is a second chance historical romance coming to shelves September 30th.
Pre-Order your copy now! https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9780063247567
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Today, we took Diana's story of being bullied on the school bus and we wrote a childhood bully to co...
Join me this week with Liv @curlyhairbiblio who is a booktokker, bookstagrammer, editor of Readin' magazine, and a publicist for Scholastic Books.
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When Libby decided to rush a sorority to find more friends in college she BITES off more than she can chew. This sorority is not what it seems and when girls start to go missing, it's up to Libby and her new friends to figure out what's happening. Can Libby ...
Jac and I take an 8 season long will-they-wont-they and get the characters together in two seasons with more communication, more dogs, and minimal angst. That said, the episode WILL contain Bones spoilers
This week’s guest is Jac of Jacfrostisreal known for her rewatches of popular sit coms, coffee talks, and skit series like “if Bella Swan were like other girls” and “clueless waitress who doesn’t know she works ...
We're baaaaack!!
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When Blue's chance encounter with a leopard seal leads to big changes in her life. We follow 9-year-old Blue as she makes new friends (human and animal alike) and does what she can to save all creatures great and small.
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Join us with guest star Jenessa of the Read the Book first podcast while we talk growing up in Alaska, saving the planet, pokemon, and more while writing a wholesome childre...
When a teacher’s watch stops at the exact time of his father’s death, he set out to do whatever he can to prevent it, but when nothing works the two men settle in to this endless final day and the things that have kept them apart.
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We also discuss book recommendations, Smallville, publishing, and more!
#ifitwasabook #bookishpodcast #bookpodcast #writingpodcast #writer #writingcommunity #wickedreads ...
Bill had no idea that his commute to work would lead him to rescuing not one, not two, but three ducks on the side of the road. This chance encounter leads him to Marcus, the owner and operator of a local bird sanctuary and they are drawn together by more than their hope to save these animals.
A fun, silly love story with a lot of bird city world building and lore for fans of warrior cats, Y2K YA paranormal roman...
It's our twentieth episode!!! After losing her boyfriend and all of her friends Sarah decides to go to an adult summer camp to reconnect with a childhood friend and meet new people. While at the camp she meets Hazel who seems to really understand her struggles--as a recent divorcé herself.
As they get to know each other, Hazel becomes possessive and territorial over Sarah and their friendship. Can they make it wo...
After losing the love of her life, Jac is contemplating an ultimate ending to their story when she stumbles upon a stairwell that transports her to an alternate universe where he love is still alive! Well, she looks like Olivia, she's funny like her Olivia, she even kisses like her Olivia, but she isn't HER Olivia.
As Jac travels through the multiverse, meeting different versions of her one true love she lea...
Video episodes can also be found on YouTube.
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Write a college, rivals to lovers, sports romance that challenges the patriarchy in this week's episode of If it Was a Book.
Our guest this week, Dodo, is a bookstagrammer, freelance marketer, and designs bookish merch including her bookmark club! Find her merch shop here: https://ko-fi.com/dodothebookbitch/sh...
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Join me with author Ava Rani of the Biotech Billionaire series as we talk publishing, jungle juice, getting away with shenanigans, and more.
Book 3 of the Biotech Billionaire series, the Charmer, is out on May 13th. Pre Order your copy now! https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-charmer-a-biotech-billionaires-novel-ava-rani/21722007?ean=9780063413672&next=t
Brittani Hilles, co-founder of Lavender PR--a bookish PR company--tells us about her real-life experience with a celebrity and we re-write it into what starts as a very Wattpad-esque falling-for-the-celebrity book but takes a serial killer turn.
Theme music by Sean McDermott
Join romance author Denise Williams as we talk best sellers, audiobooks, and our mutual hatred of AI while we write a fun but silly second chance romance!
Video episodes can also be found on YouTube.
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