{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67cb14f5baaeff02dcf6d1d9/6930a567042629ee0eb68cee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#28: How Writing Helped Becka Mack Through Grief ","description":"<p>This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Becka Mack, the author of the beloved hockey romance series, “Playing For Keeps”. The two dive into how this series started, how and why this was the creative outlet Becka turned to when faced with grief. Becka also opens up about her own infertility struggles and how that influenced her newest release, “Breath With Me.”&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>They also dive into:</p><p>- Becka’s favourite snacks and hyper-fixations</p><p>- How writing stories began at a very early age&nbsp;</p><p>- What readers can expect next from Becka!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHAPTERS:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>0:00 Introduction</p><p>0:45 Becka’s favourite snacks</p><p>1:17 Beginning of Becka’s writing career</p><p>5:02 Becka’s old short stories</p><p>8:47 Favourite rom-coms</p><p>9:54 Life before writing&nbsp;</p><p>14:05 Therapy and creative outlets</p><p>17:55 Writing the first book</p><p>20:04 Advice to your younger self</p><p>21:29 Grief &amp; Writing&nbsp;</p><p>22:56 Hyper-fixations</p><p>26:10 Creating the Playing For Keeps series</p><p>36:10 Social media response to Consider Me</p><p>28:10 Wattpad to traditional publishing&nbsp;</p><p>44:43 Miscommunication in books</p><p>49:10 Breathe With Me (no spoilers)</p><p>53:30 Feeling ready for Breathe With Me</p><p>55:00 Balancing fiction with personal experience</p><p>56:17 Misconceptions with infertility&nbsp;</p><p>1:04:39 What’s next?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW US:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Morgann Book</p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en</a>&nbsp;</p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Goodreads: <a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Off The Shelf</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by: Morgann Book</p><p>Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producers: Morgann Book &amp; Thomas Johnston&nbsp;</p><p>Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi</p><p>Edited by: Ricki Biramontes</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Bookish Media"}