Artist Soapbox * Audio fiction + Creative Process

Artist Soapbox * Audio fiction + Creative Process


Latest Episodes

I’m Not Here Right Now by Shea Stanley (new scripted audio fiction)
May 11, 2022

Listen to the second of three excerpts developed by the Food for Thought Project, a year-long writing lab for aspiring audio dramatists. I'm Not Here Right Now was written by Shea Stanley. SUMMARY: Ella graduated college 6 months ago and is still living

Crocodile Twins by Tori Grace Nichols (new scripted audio fiction)
May 09, 2022

Listen to the first of three excerpts developed by the Food for Thought Project, a year-long writing lab for aspiring audio dramatists. Crocodile Twins was written by Tori Grace Nichols. SUMMARY: LaLa is a rambunctious adoptee from the Philippines living

153: Artist Soapbox is evolving in 2022!
May 02, 2022

Happy 2022! This is the first episode of this year’s season. I’m excited to catch you up on all of the cool developments that were happening behind the scenes over the last five months, and let you know what’s in store for you for the remainder of 2022.

152: ASBX 2021 Wrap Up
December 01, 2021

Transcript: Hey friends, it’s Tamara here. It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time again when we shutter Artist Soapbox until next year. This episode is a very short year- in-review and update, but before that, I want to send a shout out to so

151: Writing your first audio drama: Aspiring audio dramatists discuss the Food for Thought Project
October 25, 2021

Regardless of your medium or genre, you’ll find this conversation to be a delight. Three aspiring audio dramatists share numerous writing tips, vulnerabilities, and encouragement to tell your story as they write their first scripted audio fiction series.

150: Get in the writing groove with novelist Heather Bell Adams
October 14, 2021

A delightful and practical episode with novelist Heather Bell Adams. Heather discusses her approach to historical research when writing fiction, shares tips for making time to write, and suggests ways to get back into the writing groove. Heather also shar

149: Poetry napping and playing with Mimi Herman, poet, fiction writer, and educator
October 08, 2021

Get your notepad ready to jot down the words and wisdom of Mimi Herman. You’ll hear writing tips a plenty and Mimi reading two of her very well-chosen poems. Mimi has the incredible ability to combine compassion, craft, and play in her teaching and her wr

148: Creative process and progress: Writing short fiction with Ken Wetherington
September 28, 2021

Enjoy this thoughtful, lovely conversation with short fiction writer, Ken Wetherington. You’ll hear Ken talk about themes in his writing, how he comes up with his ideas, his writing process, the value of a writing group, and more — including

SHOW ME: ASBX Shorts Episode 6
September 17, 2021

Rural West Texas, August of 1966. A skeptically hopeful fifteen-year-old returns home from church camp determined to uncover definitive proof of the existence of angels. The outcome of her act of faith yields lasting ramifications. by Amber Wood SH

The Protagora (Or, the First Gathering): ASBX Shorts Episode 5
September 14, 2021

At the end of an age, a tale as old as time gets some corrections. “In the name of the…..?” by JoRose The Protagora (Or, the First Gathering) is the fifth of six short audio fiction pieces created and produced by North Carolina ar