Tag: Firsts in Fiction Podcast
First Chapters
First Chapters are arguably the most important in any novel. The Firsts in Fiction team of award winning novelists discuss what the best first chapters do and provide tips and tricks on how to make yours unforgettable and memorable.
Crafting Taglines and Loglines
Novelists Aaron Gansky, Tina Yeager, and Molly Jo Realy chat with novelist and agent Tessa Emily Hall about how to create compelling taglines and loglines for your novels.
Gross Anatomy of a Novel: Plot and Structure
Firsts in Fiction Gross Anatomy of a Novel: Plot, Pacing, Structure First, what do we mean when we talk about plot? Plot refers to the course of events in a novel. Typically, this also refers to the order in which they occur. A […]
Gross Anatomy of a Novel: Setting and Detail
Firsts in Fiction Gross Anatomy of a Novel: Setting and Detail Continuing our look at Gross Anatomy of a Novel, we turn our attention to an oft-overlooked aspect of writing: setting and detail. First, let’s define “setting.” Setting refers to the time and […]
Gross Anatomy of a Novel: Conflict
Firsts in Fiction Gross Anatomy of a Novel: Conflict In Part 3 of our Gross Anatomy series we turn our attention to the element of conflict. First, let’s define “conflict.” Conflict arises from character–it is the thing that stands between your character and what […]
What Beethoven, Mozart, the Beatles, and Einstein Taught Us About Writing
Thanks to bensond.com for the intro and outro music. ASK THE AUTHOR: Therese Moore via Facebook: From a discussion of a comment, I heard on a different podcast – What is the difference between “commercial fiction” and “literary fiction”? Interesting in how you answer […]
Proposals: Query Letters and Bios
Thanks to bensound.com for the intro and outro music! ASK THE AUTHOR: From James Earls via Facebook: For the Christian writer: how much is too much, when it comes to love scenes, and is language ever permitted in your work with characters who aren’t […]