Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Into-Fire-Samantha-Kane-1/dp/1614754926/"></a>In episode 309 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, John Interviews Patrick about his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Into-Fire-Samantha-Kane-1/dp/1614754926/" target="_blank">Samantha Kane: Into the Fire</a>. John asks Patrick to take us down the road that led to the publication of Into The Fire, from the first stories he ever wrote, to the final draft and everything in between.<br> About <a href="http://www/atfmb.com" target="_blank">Patrick</a>:<br> Patrick Hester is an author, blogger and two-time Hugo Award Winner. He lives in Colorado, writes science fiction and fantasy, and can usually be found hanging out on his Twitter feed – @atfmb. His novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Into-Fire-Samantha-Kane-1/dp/1614754926/" target="_blank">SAMANTHA KANE: INTO THE FIRE</a> is available at all major retailers. His short fiction can be found in the anthologies Space Battles: Full-Throttle Space Tales #6 and An Uncommon Collection, as well as the eBooks Conversations with my Cat, Witchcraft & Satyrs, Consumption, Cahill’s Homecoming and Cahill’s Unfinished Business. His Functional Nerds and SF Signal weekly podcasts have both been nominated for Parsec awards, and the SF Signal podcast was nominated for a 2012, 2013, and 2014 Hugo Award. His Scrivener Quick Tips articles exploded on social media and the web in 2012, and he’s been teaching writers how to use the software ever since.<br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> <br> © 2017 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br>
