Momentum

Welcome back to Firsts in Fiction, loyal listeners! Steve and Aaron take this week to look at momentum in our fiction and in our discipline. Check out the YouTube video below. This week, we look at how to read like a writer. Find Steve and Heather and Aaron...

Reading Like a Writer

Welcome back to Firsts in Fiction, loyal listeners! This week marks the much anticipated return of Heather Luby! For those of you who have waited so patiently to see her on video, now is your chance. Check out the YouTube video below. This week, we look at how to read...

Flash Fiction with Heather Luby

This week, we’re joined by Heather Luby, managing editor of The Citron Reivew, to take a look at a very popular form of story telling: Flash Fiction. Because the form is so short (less than a thousand words), authors must be careful to craft the story in a very exact...

Bonus Cast! Heroes

Surprise! Just in time for All Saints Day, Firsts in Fiction Podcast brings you the flip side of the villains coin. Nathan Bodell and Aaron Gansky talk heroes: what makes them great, what makes them last. Sadly, Steve wasn’t able to join us for this special bonus...

Author Spotlight: Annie Tipton

This week, I talk with Annie Tipton, author of the A Real Payne series. She made up her first story at the ripe old age of two when she asked her mom to write it down for her. Since then, she has read and written many words as a student, newspaper reporter, author,...

Author Spotlight: Normandie Fischer

[This week on Author Spotlight, I feature Normandie Fischer, author of Becalmed. She studied sculptures in Italy for a number of years before returning home to complete her degree. In the seventies, she began editing and writing technical books in the DC area while...