Stories to Love
A podcast produced and hosted by USA Today bestselling author Tif Marcelo featuring authors and creators, their books and products, and how they are inspired and motivated everyday.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 96
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
76. Author Carolyn Mackler on mental load and her shift to adult books
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…
75. Thinking periods in the writing process with thriller author Kathleen Willett
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 …
74. Being a vehicle for an author's words and saying what you want with actor Ferdelle Capistrano
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, b…
73. Remington Steele and having four books on submission all at once with author Becky Dean
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 d…
72. Meet cutes, Good Samaritans, and consent in romance with Addie Wooldridge
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 degr…
71. Writing a forty-year love story with author Jennifer Gold
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 multip…
70. Being honest and serious in a YA romcom with Mae Coyiuto
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 Youn…
69. Author Boo Walker and his own dark night of the soul
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 g…
68. Author and former litigator Amy Impellizzeri on finding her lane
Episode 68 of the Stories to Love Podcast is with Amy Impellizzeri.
Amy Impellizzeri is a reformed corporate litigator, former start-up executive, award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction, and …
67. Morning and evening routines while on writing deadline: a minisode
Episode 67 is a minisode about how to handle deadlines and life with routines. After my last minisode, I was asked what my routines looked like, and thought that this was a perfect time to chat about…
66. Telling a story that spans a hundred years with Paulette Kennedy
Episode 66 is up! Our guest is Paulette Kennedy.
Originally from the Ozarks, Paulette Kennedy now lives in a quiet suburb of Los Angeles with her family and a menagerie of rescue pets. When she isn’t …
65. Pivots and romance book covers with illustrator Leni Kauffman
Episode 65 of the Stories to Love podcast is with Leni Kauffman.
Leni Kauffman is a Japanese-American illustrator who lives in Lisbon. Leni was born in Tokyo, and grew up in the UK. Her illustration w…
64. Tips on writing that first draft, in vibes: a minisode
It's a minisode for episode 64 of a Story to Love podcast. This episode will cover my tips to write the first draft, in vibes.
So, I finished the first draft of my first book in my forthcoming Harlequ…
63. Wattpad sensation Suzy England and loving mess
Episode 63 is up! Here with me today is Suzy England.
Suzy England fell in love with fiction the minute she picked up her first Judy Blume book in third grade. A retired elementary educator and native…
62. Setting out to write a joyful book with Gloria Chao
Episode 62 of the Stories to Love podcast is up! Here with me today is Gloria Chao
Gloria Chao is an acclaimed author and screenwriter. Her novels include American Panda, Our Wayward Fate, Rent a Boyf…
61. Giving women in history a voice with Sadeqa Johnson
60. Answering your character's why by attorney and author Tracy Badua
This is episode 60 of the Stories to Love podcast. Here with me today is Tracy Badua
Tracy Badua is a Filipino American author of books about young people with sunny hearts in a sometimes stormy world…
59. Doing her important thing with author, podcaster, and military veteran Amanda Huffman
Hi everyone, this is Tif on the Stories to Love Podcast and this is episode 59. Here with me today is Amanda Huffman.
Amanda is a military veteran who served in the Air Force for six years as a Civil …
58. Only doing what you want with author and coach Camille Pagán
Hi everyone, this is Tif on the Stories to Love Podcast and this is episode 58. Here with me today is Camille Pagán.
Camille Pagán is the #1 Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of 10 …
57. Happy 2023 and words of the year with host Tif Marcelo
Happy 2023 from the Stories to Love podcast! I’m Tif Marcelo, your host! I wanted to be the first to greet you today in this New Year where everything feels fresh and possible.
This will be a short e…