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Hey there–long time no see…er, hear. Yeah, the irreverent professors of Fiction School have been a bit erstwhile with our podcast of late. But we’ve got good reasons, y’all. We’re busy putting out books and getting famous and drinking margaritas on the beach like the rockstar authors we are. Yeah, totally. That. Really, we’re just… Continue Reading
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It’s hard to come up with an idea for a story or novel, and it’s hard to write it, and it’s hard to edit it. But what might be the hardest thing? Getting people to pay attention to your writing. This week, we’re talking about shameless self-promotion, and Tommy Zurhellen’s diabolical plan to Own The… Continue Reading
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Remember how, when you were a kid, you loved having a story read to you? You loved hearing a story out loud? There was just something about it, some soothing magic, that only a story told out loud can provide. But, hey, now that you’re all grown up, the world doesn’t have to be all… Continue Reading
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We got a great question from Casey, a Fiction School listener who won a flash fiction contest (GO CASEY! Fiction School congratulates you on overcoming your listening of our podcast in order to win. We take no credit.). In the glory of his win, Casey had some dealings with an editor who wanted a few… Continue Reading
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One magical summer, two writers who’d been friends forever decided to raise a little hell. They piled boxes of books, some camping gear, a few changes of clothes, and a cooler full of sauerkraut and beer into the back of a Camry. They hit the open road, reading their fiction to anybody who’d listen. It… Continue Reading
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Tommy’s freaking out. He left a bouquet of flowers to surprise his girlfriend, but he’s worried that some wild giraffe or wolf or leprechaun is going to steal them or eat them or something. And somehow this relates to a good question from listener Christopher. Here is the traditional Google Voice butchering of the voicemail that… Continue Reading
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Writers all dream of that day when their book goes out into the world. Your first one is special, but it never gets old, either. This week on the show, we’re celebrating Jody’s latest book release, Bombshell (published with Cosmo Red-Hot Reads from Harlequin), and we talk about being nervous about sharing your work, targeting specific… Continue Reading
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So, we took the summer off. We’re sorry. No, we’re not–it was GREAT–but it’s also great to be back. Thanks for your emails asking us if we were still alive, still friends, still podcasting. Yes, yes, and yes. To kick off Season Two as we go back to school, we talk about going back to… Continue Reading
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Sometimes there are just too many dishes in the sink to get that line of dialogue right. The TV is too loud to make that first sentence sing, you know? Real life. It gets in the way of Fictionland all too often. But what if you want to get away from real life and crank… Continue Reading
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Writing is a weird art form because it’s so solitary. We sit in a nice artist’s garret, or steal away a moment at our cubicle, or toil in a slightly damp and purple-walled dungeon (like Baker’s basement office). And since we’re alone, writers don’t often talk about what actually happens in those writing sessions. How fast are… Continue Reading