Today’s guest is Brad Listi, author of Be Brief and Tell Them Everything, host of the long-running Otherppl podcast, and founder of the new literary learning platform Deep Dive. After decades in the business, Brad has a delightfully candid perspective on what it takes to build a writing career these days—and why talent and hard work are only part of the equation.
In this episode, Brad takes us through his publishing journey, from his MFA and selling his debut novel in his twenties to launching the influential literary community The Nervous Breakdown, building an audience through podcasting, and writing his latest book, Be Brief and Tell Them Everything. We get into rejection, the myth that platform automatically translates into book sales, and the financial realities of being a writer.
Plus, Brad shares what 1,000 author interviews have taught him, why reading should be part of the job, and his unfiltered advice for writers trying to get published.
Subscribe to Brad's Substack and listen to the Otherppl podcast. Follow him on Instagram @otherppl.podcast, and buy your copy of Be Brief and Tell Them Everything on Bookshop.org, Amazon, or wherever books are sold!
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