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Hello, and Welcome to the What If: South is Up? Podcast where we invite you along with us as we learn to wing it like an author. We are Derrick, Xtina, and Meg. Three new-to-the-game fantasy authors taking our first steps into the great unknown of creating worlds from scratch.
Derrick is a working photographer and author of the Crimson Prophecy series. He can be found at his website www.DerrickHallAuthor.com.
Christina 'Xtina' Lefebvre is an assemblage artist and aspiring author currently writing her first novel (tentatively titled "Cogs & Arrows") and can be found at www.UniquelyXtina.com.
M.J. (aka Meg) Lindsey is a published short-story and novel author and can be found at https://www.threebugspublishing.com/
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What If: Mythical Consequence
Send a textA special thank you to Nolan Moore for joining us this week! You can learn more about him at his website, and support his ongoing nerdcraft on YouTube.The third and final volume of Crimson…
What If: We Learned Something Last Year?
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Send a textListen to the author read a portion of the first chapter from his upcoming novel, The Heart of Death, which releases on 12/12/25, Paperback, Kindle, KU!"Aeron Mast, billionaire tech mogul…
What If: Mechanized Exploration
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What If: Technicolor Magic
Send a textDerrick's new novella is ready for you!! Nambra is available now!Find all of Derrick's books HEREDerrick is a working photographer and author of the Crimson Prophecy series, which includes…
What If: Mind Over Matter
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What If: The End?
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What If: This Message will Self Destruct
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What If: Flora Persecution
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What If: Vacation of a Lifetime
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What If: The Value of Story
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What If: Cognitive Recalibration
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What If: Reality Check
Send a textWhat if the laws of reality were rewritten every decade? That is our question, along with a bad movie review and Derrick's most hated character.Derrick's new series of writing guides is…
What If: Ripples in the World
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What If: The Mind of a Shadow
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What If: Future Past
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What If: Home Free
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What If: South is Up? has published 74 episodes since October 2022, covering topics in Arts, Books.
What If: South is Up? is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 34m.
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