NEW PODCAST - ‘OTHER PEOPLE WITH BRAD LISTI’

So I’m launching a new podcast called Other People with Brad Listi. 

In-depth, inappropriate interviews with authors.

For more info, check out www.otherpeoplepod.com.

AN INTERVIEW OVER AT THE BEST DAMN CREATIVE WRITING BLOG

I’ve been interviewed by The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog.  Here’s an excerpt:

We are huge fans of your site, The Nervous Breakdown.

Thanks so much.  We appreciate it.

Tell us a little bit about its evolution and how the title came about.

I founded the site The Nervous Breakdown in 2006 in my apartment.  It happened by accident, almost.  These were pre-Twitter days.  Pre iPhone days.  So much has changed in such a short amount of time.  I was having some success building a readership online and figured that it would be more interesting  to do it in concert with other writers.  The technology was there.   Barrier to entry was low.  I realized that writers could create their own publications.  I figured:  Why not?

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INTERVIEW I CONDUCTED WITH ELLIE, TNB’S 1,500TH TWITTER FOLLOWER

Recently, The Nervous Breakdown held a contest on its Twitter feed as we approached the 1,500 follower mark. When the number was eclipsed, a drawing was held and a winner was selected.

The prize? A feature interview here on TNB.

A young woman named Ellie emerged triumphant. Ellie is from Portland, Oregon. She is an Ivy League educated urban planner and music blogger with a penchant for whiskey and a deep love of cerebral rock stars and screen actor Ryan Gosling.

Ellie was kind enough to make herself available for a wide-ranging, spirited, and often personal conversation, the transcript of which can be found below.

Enjoy…

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