340: You Can Keep That To Yourself - Interview with Adam Smyer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Adam Smyer.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adam Smyer is an attorney, martial artist, and mediocre bass player. His nonfiction has appeared in the Johannesburg Review of Books, and his debut novel,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Knucklehead</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, was the sole title short-listed for the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Adam lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and cats.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">You Can Keep That to Yourself</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is his latest work, and we’ll be discussing it today.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Adam and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tremendous amount of luck involved between starting and publishing a book.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why eradicating micro-aggressions is important in eliminating major aggressions.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The important role humor can play in addressing a very serious topic.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, his #1 tip for writers.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-340-adam-smyer" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">diymfa.com/340</a></span></p>