327: Cartoons and Visual Language - Interview with Mr. Fish

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hey there word nerds!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Fish.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dwayne Booth has been a freelance writer and cartoonist for twenty-five years, publishing under both his real name and the pen name of Mr. Fish with the Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly, the Village Voice, the Atlantic, The Nation, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Magazine, MSNBC, Truthdig, HuffingtonPost, ScheerPost and others. He was the subject of a 2017 award-winning documentary by Pablo Bryant called</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Mr. Fish and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What ambitious idea was the inspiration for Long Story Short.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why he enlisted the help of colleagues to help him accomplish his project.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How visual art has a truth that resonates both emotionally and intellectually.</span></li> </ul> <h4><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, their #1 tip for writers.</span></em></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-327-Mr-Fish" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/327</a></span></p>