Welcome back to Firsts in Fiction, loyal listeners! This week, while Steve and Heather are with their families on vacations, Aaron is joined by novelist Alton Gansky and Maya Goode. Maya Goode has an undergrad degree in psychology, and the three talk tips and tricks for making your characters have believable psyches.
Welcome back to Firsts in Fiction, loyal listeners! Steve and Aaron take this week to look at penning the perfect title. Check out the YouTube video below. Find Steve and Heather and Aaron on Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, and Stitcher. A simple Google search on how to find a title for your novel will return a plethora of results, and…
Welcome back to Firsts in Fiction! This is the exciting conclusion of last week’s episode discussing the 8 rules for writing fiction from Kurt Vonnegut. Andrew Panebianco joined to talk about Vonnegut’s rules.
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 like a writer.
It’s a pretty popular thing for accomplished writers to compile lists of rules* for writing fiction. This week, Steve and I tackle 10 of these rules as suggested by Elmore Leonard. Elmore Leonard cut his teeth writing westerns, but quickly moved on to crime novels. He wrote nearly two dozen novels (many of them best…
This week, Steve and I look at the importance of first lines in fiction. The information is largely taken and adapted from my book, Firsts in Fiction: First Lines. The first line of your novel is especially important for a few reasons. Firstly, you want to make sure you impress an editor. To maximize your…