On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Michael Farris Smith episode, we have an inspiring chat with Michael Farris Smith who the New York Times calls an “intoxicating literary stylist.” Michael writes darkly poetic novels and screenplays set in his native Mississippi. He shares everything from his perfect Manhattan recipe to his take on a dystopian “reality” found is his novel, Salvage This World, which is also our GOBRecs Book of the Month. Have a listen …
Episode Highlights
03:55 – Michael’s Manhattan recipe
05:40 – Origin Story
08:55 – Dystopian – fiction and reality
11:50 – Being part of the solution
12:45 – Distance for perspective
15:00 – Novels to Screenplay
16:56 – Best piece of writing advice
18:52 – Question in a Bottle
22:00 – Success comes from routine
27:22 – Writing isn’t romantic
28:58 – Mississippi Renaissance
33:10 – Intoxicated Literary Stylist!
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