Oleh Lucy Caird, Anton Howard, Karter Mycroft, Jane Pinckard, A.P. Thayer, Chelsea Thompson, and Christopher Zerby

Oleh Lucy Caird, Anton Howard, Karter Mycroft, Jane Pinckard, A.P. Thayer, Chelsea Thompson, and Christopher Zerby

Oleh Lucy Caird, Anton Howard, Karter Mycroft, Jane Pinckard, A.P. Thayer, Chelsea Thompson, and Christopher Zerby

In this week's episode, Maureen McHugh joins us and we do a deep dive into her short story, "Under the Hill," in which the question 'What if there were fey at my college?' is answered. We get into how Maureen came up with the story, what inspired her, and what she was hoping to accomplish with the story before jumping into the craft of her choice i…

This week is all about short fiction. With standard word counts for short stories decreasing, real estate is extremely important. How do you deliver a satisfying character arc and the right balance of plot and world building and keep it under 7,500 words? Deciding what to leave out is as important as deciding which details to maintain, or how close…