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.
Episode 81 is Priscilla Oliveras.
Priscilla Oliveras is a USA Today bestselling author and 2018 RWA® RITA® double finalist who writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. Proud of her Puerto Rican-Mexican heritage, she strives to bring authenticity to her novels by sharing her Latinx culture with readers. Her books have earned Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist along with praise from O, The Oprah Magazine, Washington Post, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Frolic, and more. She earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University where she currently serves as adjunct faculty while also teaching the online class “Romance Writing” for ed2go. A long-time romance enthusiast, Priscilla’s also a sports fan, beach lover, and Zumba aficionado, who often practices the art of napping in her backyard hammock.
In this episode we discussed Her Perfect Affair which is the second book in her debut series, Matched to Perfection, and is a re release. We discussed the struggle to give characters conflict, and how a character’s Internal struggles manifest in their outside world. We talked about her journey as an MFA Student, as a writing instructor, and an author. Finally we talked about how she managed the re release of Her Perfect Affair.
Links discussed:
Farrah Rochon's ALMOST THERE
Sonali Dev's THE VIBRANT YEARS
Alexis Daria's TAKE THE LEAD
Mia Sosa's THE WEDDING CRASHER
GEORGIE ALL ALONG by Kate Clayborn
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WHEN JASMINE BLOOMS, a contemporary fiction inspired by Marmee of Little Women, about a woman who suffers a great tragedy, wonders 'what if' and it comes true is here!
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