Cinder Bottom

Listen to Azul and Steve talk about how the Cinder Bottom Series began as they celebrate and reflect on their first novel.

I was always fascinated by the “big city” vibes I felt whenever I went “uptown” to Bluefield where I grew up. I’m referring to the handful of years I got to experience there in the late 1970s and early 80s before the local mall came and things changed.

We took a drive around the area where I grew up looking for a glimpse into the past. Coal was discovered there in the 1880s. The Pocahontas Coalfield was producing about a thousand tons of coal per day by 1883.

Listen to Azul and Steve as they talk honestly about why they felt stuck writing the third book in their fiction series and the ways they are fixing it. They also discuss what it means to write fiction with purpose.

Listen to Azul and Steve talk about how the series is going now that they are starting to write book three.

Listen to Azul and Steve talk about their journey co-authoring the Cinder Bottom Series.

Listen to Steve interview Azul abut the writing process for his books and how he is writing two books during NaNoWriMo including the start of the Cinder Bottom Series.