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!
Write a Witchy Book Where We Break a Hex our Grandma Put on our Skeptical Ex with Author Maya Ameyaw
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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
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Write a College Thruple book but One of the Members is a ghost with Author Akwaeke Emezi
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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
Get Revenge on Your Commitment-phobic Ex by Dating His Brother with Author Ava Rani
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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/f...
Write a children's book about Mothman's son and his little sister's detective agency with @novelniah
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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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Write a messy college romance about two advice columnists at the school paper with indie author Chelsea Curto
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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 Debut
15:21 Crafting a Story: The Two-Timing Dilemma
20:18 Character Dynamics: Friendship and Be...
Write a Paranormal College Film-Bro Redemption with a Sapphic Romance SubPlot With Debut Author Cait Jacobs
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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 Oct. 14th with Harper Voyager and is available for pre-order now! https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9780063321151
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Write a Workplace Revenge Romance and Forgive Your Inner Child with Best-Selling Author Diana Quincy
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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 coworkers to lovers story full of twists and turns!
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Write a Campy Sorority Cannibalism Book with @curlyhairbiblio
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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 stop her sisters before it's too late? Does she even want to?
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Re-write the 2005 crime drama Bones with less will-they-won’t-they and more dogs Guest starring @jacfrostisreal
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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 for the mob”
00:00 Character Development vs. Character Erasure in Bones<...
Write a children's book series about talking to animals and finding your place in the world with Jenessa of the Read the Book First podcast
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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 children's book series.
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Write a Heartwarming, Groundhog Day Reimagining that Tackles Grief and Family with Author, Ravynn Stringfield
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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!
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Write a Dual Love Story Between Two Men and the Three Ducks They are Desperate to Save with @recitrachel
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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 romance, and adult c...
Write a Twisted, Adult-Summer-Camp Thriller with Obsession and Unreliable Narrators. Guest Staring @sarahsbookstacks
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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 work this summer or will this relationship take a dark turn?
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We also dis...
Write a Sapphic, Multiverse Tragedy with Debut Author Maddie Martinez
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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 learns that our experiences shape us into who we are and all of the brilliant, bright, beautiful Olivias have their o...
Write a sapphic, enemies to lovers, forced-proximity romance with a rabbit on the loose! Guest staring author Gabriella Gamez
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Video episodes can also be found on YouTube.
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Submit your story to be re-written as a book at ifitwasabook@gmail.com
Write a college, rivals-to-lovers, sports romance that challenges the patriarchy with @dodothebookbitch
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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...
You can follow Dodo on
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Tiktok: / dodothebookbitch
And right here on Youtube! @dodothebookbitch
If you would like to submit your real-life story to be rewritten into a book by me and on...
Write a YA "The Real Jungle Juice was the Friends We Made Along the Way" Coming of Age with Romance Author Ava Rani.
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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
Write a Rom-Com Turned Serial Killer Thriller (with Vampires?) with Lavender PR's co-founder Brittani Hilles
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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
Write a Childhood-Friends-to-Strangers-to-Witnessing-a-Murder-Together-to-Lovers Book with incredible author, Denise Williams
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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.
You can follow the pod on
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Write an unreliable narrator, secret sibling, thriller with @earlgreypls
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Come talk DNA tests, surprise siblings, book recs, reading logs, and more with Aubrei K @earlgreypls
Video episodes can also be found on YouTube.
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You can follow the host on
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Tiktok
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Submit your story to be re-written as a book at ifitwasabook@gmail.com
Write a raunchy college romance with a wacky cast and a bet that keeps everyone on edge with author TJ Alexander
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In this episode, author TJ Alexander shares with us a story from their college days and a bet they made with their roommates (3 people, one bedroom, zero chill). We then use this story to write an unlikely romance of our own with new characters, a new school, and a very nosey liberal arts college.
TJ's newest book, A Gentleman's Gentleman is out now!
Write a Sapphic, KDrama-inspired, workplace romance with Readin' CEO, Sera Danielle
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Write a KDrama-inspired, sapphic, workplace, dislike-to-lovers, romance with me and Sera Danielle @Serareadthat the Chief Executive Visionary of Readin' Magazine.
http://readinmag.com/
Video episodes can also be found on YouTube.
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Tiktok
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Write a Campy Horror with Bestselling Author, Bill Wood
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Talk criminal minds, veronica mars, online dating, and more with author Bill Wood while storyboarding a campy horror book. You can watch video episodes on YouTube or listen to episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Bill's debut novel, Let's Split Up is available now in the UK and is coming soon to bookstores in the US. Let's Split up and the highly anticipated sequel, Be Right Back, have been auctioned for TV production!
You can find Bill on instagram @billreadslol or tiktok @billreads
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Write a YA survival thriller with Bailey @greekchoir
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Join Bailey from @Greekchoir as we take her reurn from church camp story and turn it into an Appalachian survival standoff with a touch of mafia romance.
We also discuss book recs, publishing, and exorcisms!
Audio episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Video episodes are available on YouTube.
You can submit stories to be re-written to ifitwasabook@gmail.com
Write a time-slip-finding-yourself-book that may resolve your mommy issues with author Cara Bastone
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Talk grief, hobbies, ghost writing, manga/manhua/manhwa, and kdramas with author Cara Bastone while storyboarding a time-slip urban fantasy book.
Cara Bastone has written 11 books and her newest release Promise Me Sunshine comes out on March 3rd and is avaialble for pre-order now! "It made me cry but in a good way"-Ashley
"Grief makes you a stranger in your own life"-Cara Bastone
"Even when you are going to pieces, you are loveable and there is s...
Write a Bachelor-inspired foodie romance with @hannahlisalohr
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Hannah brings us the story of a bachelor breakup that rocked the fandom and we used that as inspiration to storyboard a foodie-influencerXchef romance that had us screaming!!!
You can follow Hannah at @hannahlisalohr on all platforms.
You can also watch this episode on YouTube!
Follow @ifitwasabook on Instagram and TikTok (while supplies last)
Write a Cult-y Vampire Thriller with the Author of One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year, Robyn Schneider
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Author Robyn Schneider shares her experience as a solo traveler in Europe in her early twenties and we re-write it into a cult-y dracula fanfiction.
Robyn has written 11 books including The Other Merlin, The Beginning of Everything, Extraordinary Means, and more!
You can find her on Instagram and Tiktok @robynschneider
You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Tiktok @ifitwasabook or watch episodes on YouTube @wickedreads
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Write a revenge novella with Keara @theboricuabookworm
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Join me with fellow library icon Keara @theboricuabookworm as we re-write her situationship ghosting into a revenge romp novella where she gets closure and a hot scottish roommate.
You can see more of Keara @theboricuabookworm on all platforms or go visit her blog https://www.theboricuabookworm.com
You can watch this episode on YouTube.com/@wickedreads
You can submit your story to ifitwasabook@gmail.com to have the host and weekly guest re-write your experience into a book!
Write a Twin Switch-aroo Trilogy with USA Today Best Selling Author, Samantha Markum
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Talk Y/N fanfic, 2000s teen TV, therapy, and more with author Samantha Markum while she and host, Ashley, storyboard a twin switch-aroo romance.
Samantha has three full-length novels out:
Love, off the Record
This May End Badly
You Wouldn't Dare
You can follow her on Instagram @sam.markum
You can follow host Ashley on IG, TT, Threads, and more @wickedreads
You can follow the podcast on IG and TT @ifitwasabook
Write Theater-Kid, Fake-dating, single-parent, sports-romance chaos with Morgan @booksandlooksss
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Join Morgan @booksandlooksss and I while we storyboard a chaotic fake-dating(I'm sensing a theme here) theater kid reprisal story.
You can find more of Morgan on YouTube, Threads, Instagram, and more at booksandlooksss (three S's)
You can watch this episode and see Morgan's wonderful chrochet projects on YouTube @wickedreads and you can submit your experience to ifitwasabook@gmail.com if you would like us to re-write your memories into a book!
Write a Fake Dating Workplace Romance with Award-Winning Author, Nisha Sharma
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Joining us this week is Nisha Sharma, author of Dating Dr. Dil, My So-Called Bollywood Life, Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance and more! Nisha shares with us a story of her time working in a law firm and we work together to turn it into a fake-dating, contemportary romance.
Nisha also shares some of her favorite books, booktok recomendations, and a sneak peak at her upcoming 2026 romantic suspense release.
Her newest book Illusions of Fire is her first YA fantasy and comes out on October 7th. It is...
Write a YA Paranormal Thriller about a Florida Man with @Azantareads
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Join @azantareads and I while we take her neighbor having SWAT called to his house and turn it into a YA, paranormal, teen-detective book--with a touch of romance. Inspired by Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
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Azanta is a content creator on Instagram and TikTok. For six years, she's been creating funny and engaging content focused on diverse voices and great stories. She co-runs Barakah Book Club, a Muslim book club focused on uplifting Muslim stories and authors. Her favorite genres are fantasy, romance, and anything y...
