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Write a Sapphic, Multiverse Tragedy with Debut Author Maddie Martinez

Ashley @wickedreads | Bookish Podcast Host Season 1 Episode 19

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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 own journies to make, even if they don't include Jac. 

A story of love, grief, yearning, and self discovery with Maddie Martinez, author of The Maiden and her Monster.

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If you want to cry, this is the episode for you. On top of writing this sad girl hours love story (NOT ROMANCE!!), we also discuss publishing, editing, drafting, and more for debut authors. 

Check out our new website ifitwasabook.com or watch video episodes of the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRY40cc4vKM&list=PLa_HBI1ktly1lO-rZjtZzzSSLilBHfckl&pp=gAQB

Maddie's debut novel releases on September 9th and you can preorder here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-maiden-and-her-monster-maddie-martinez/72f299f0f27feb0b?ean=9781250367754&next=t

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Things we talk about (for metadata):

writing, writer, author, debut author, influencer, booktok, instagram, tiktok, reading, reader, ya books, sapphic, publishing, publishing advice, getting an agent, getting a book deal, the multiverse, storytime, stories, crazy stories, writer community, authors, book recommendations, book recs, wlw, sapphic love, portals, sad, sad books, time travel, albuquerque, new mexico, maiden and her monster, jewish fantasy, golem, Sara Hashem, the Jasad Crown, Wen-Yi Lee, When the burned the butterfly, Shannon Chakraborty, City of Brass, The City of Brass, Daevabad Trilogy