Matt Posner -From Pen to Podcast "The School of Fiction"

There's a Guest in the Chair!

Sometimes as writers we morph into different areas  of the profession to keep ourselves motivated and as a marketing tool. Today I would like to introduce you to Matt Posner as a guest  on the shelf at In The Chair-the Interviewed Character, which is where I interview authors and/or the characters in their books.

Matt is a writer who loves the process of writing, sharing his knowledge with others, and networking with the masses. He has started a podcast  click the link and join us  for the full interview and to learn more about:

 "The School of Fiction" Podcast 

Matt Posner is a writer and amateur photographer from Queens, New York and a high school teacher in Brooklyn. Originally from Florida, Matt has lived in New York City since 1999. 

You can join Matt at his new school on YouTube, The School of Fiction where he chats with new and experienced authors. To ask questions, suggest topics, or arrange an appearance on the channel, or to hire Matt for personal appearances:  send an email to: the.school.of.fiction@gmail.com

Tell us, what made you want to start a podcast and what do you see as the purpose for it? I, have truly enjoyed watching the videos and am learning quite a bit from your guests.

An author these days needs a social media platform. During the years since 2020, when I stopped self-publishing, I came to admire YouTubers more and more and wanted to be one. Whensoever I might return to self-publishing, it will only make sense if I have built an audience in some other way. There are no decent tools for selling books online in the oversaturated market with an audience highly resistant to advertising. As a YouTuber with a good following, however, and a good set of promotional partners like you, any books I release will be able to get some favorable attention.

I chose the topic of how to write fiction because I am technically an expert in it, between my academic degrees and more importantly my more than forty years of experience. I also chose it because I flat out like meeting and interviewing writers. I enjoyed doing it on a website back during the indie author bubble, when you and I became friends, and now I am enjoying it even more when I can do it over Zoom --and use other technologies that were less powerful back then, like iPhone software -- to speak and interact in real time.

How do you choose your guests?

I am looking for a variety of categories of expertise and life experience. I want to interview people I’ve known a long time, and senior writers, but I want to bring in young ones also who have very different perspectives than I have. The one requirement for an interview with me is being able to teach my audience something about fiction writing that you have practiced, or to teach my audience and me something about book marketing, which is a separate and super challenging task now equally important.

 Take a peek at Jennifer Jaxxon-Louis sharing her thoughts on the Plot Clock and Snowflake Method of writing. 

 To ask questions, suggest topics, or arrange an appearance on the channel, or to hire Matt for personal appearances, here's his contact information:

www.youtube.com/@TheSchoolofFiction

the.school.of.fiction@gmail.com

theschooloffiction@bsky.social

Instagram:  @theschooloffiction