Cutting element retention for high exposure cutting elements on earth-boring tools

A method of fabricating an earth-boring tool, comprising:

• mounting at least one cutting element support member on a steel body, the at least one cutting element support member having an at least substantially planar support surface at a first end of the at least one cutting element support member and a tapered lateral side surface extending from the support surface to an opposing second end of the at least one cutting element support member;
• and
• mounting at least one polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element on the steel body adjacent and rotationally preceding the at least one cutting element support member, the at least one PDC cutting element having a volume of polycrystalline diamond on a first end of a cylindrical substrate, the cylindrical substrate having a cylindrical lateral side surface extending from the first end of the cylindrical substrate to an at least substantially planar back surface at an opposing second end of the cylindrical substrate, the at least substantially planar back surface of the cylindrical substrate abutting the at least substantially planar support surface of the at least one cutting element support member.