#28: How Writing Helped Becka Mack Through Grief

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.” They also dive into:- Becka’s favourite snacks and hyper-fixations- How writing stories began at a very early age - What readers can expect next from Becka! CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction0:45 Becka’s favourite snacks1:17 Beginning of Becka’s writing career5:02 Becka’s old short stories8:47 Favourite rom-coms9:54 Life before writing 14:05 Therapy and creative outlets17:55 Writing the first book20:04 Advice to your younger self21:29 Grief & Writing 22:56 Hyper-fixations26:10 Creating the Playing For Keeps series36:10 Social media response to Consider Me28:10 Wattpad to traditional publishing 44:43 Miscommunication in books49:10 Breathe With Me (no spoilers)53:30 Feeling ready for Breathe With Me55:00 Balancing fiction with personal experience56:17 Misconceptions with infertility 1:04:39 What’s next?FOLLOW US:Morgann BookTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook Off The ShelfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en Hosted by: Morgann BookCreated by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston Produced by: Stefanie MacchiusiEdited by: Ricki Biramontes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.