"Fight the Writer". A Conversation with Sy Montgomery

<p>To research her books, films, and articles, Sy Montgomery has been chased by a silverback gorilla, embraced by a Giant Pacific Octopus and undressed by an orangutan. She's perhaps best known for her 14-year love affair with Christopher Hogwood, a runt piglet, who grew to a 750-pound great Buddha master.</p> <p>She's been deftly undressed by an orangutan in Borneo, hunted by a tiger in India, and swum with piranhas, electric eels, and dolphins in the Amazon.</p> <p>Sy has searched the Altai Mountains of Mongolia’s Gobi for snow leopards, hiked into the trackless cloud forest of Papua New Guinea to radio-collar tree kangaroos, and learned to SCUBA dive in order to commune with octopuses. </p> <p>In this interview, we talk about: </p> <ul><li>Sy's childhood and how that played a role in her decision to write books, especially the genre of books she does</li> <li>How she KNEW she wanted to be a writer</li> <li>How learning about the animal world has made her a better human being </li> <li>What her daily process is as an author </li> <li>What she wishes she could change about the publishing industry </li> <li>Her advice for aspiring writers</li> <li>How writing is part of her spiritual life </li> <li>How writing has affected her confidence </li> <li>And more! </li> </ul> <p>Website: </p> <p><a href='https://symontgomery.com/'>https://symontgomery.com/</a></p> <p>On Social Media: </p> <p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/sytheauthor/'>Instagram</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/SyTheAuthor'>Facebook </a></p> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/SyTheAuthor'>Twitter</a></p> <p> </p>