In this episode, Brock speaks with William Bolyard. Will is the author of Sober Man's Thoughts and co founder of Dirtbag magazine. We start the conversation off with what he's most proud of in life and go on to explore both his writing and writing process, why the world doesn't need more war poetry books, and how to lead junior troops into gunfights and being able to talk about poetry with them, and much more.
Episode Resources:
Sober Man's Thoughts: https://deadreckoningco.com/collections/books/products/sober-mans-thoughts
Will on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justbuck__/?hl=en
Dirtbag Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/dirtbagmagazine/?hl=en
Show Notes:
00:00 Episode Introduction
01:04 What Buck is most proud of - books!
07:31 Getting past caring about negative reviews or what people think about what you're working on
09:05 Expectations of veteran writers
12:10 Changing the narrative of vet writers
13:51 How to market books and write them
18:10 Self publishing vs publishing house
25:02 Identity as a writer
28:19 Seeing the man behind the uniform - communicating with your troops on a level beyond the military relationship
32:44 Excelling in the service and then putting it to bed
37:54 Community based service, life outside of the military, and building up other vets
52:39 Other projects and Dirtbag magazine
59:58 Thoughts from specific segments of writing
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The Scuttlebutt Podcast - The podcast for service members and veterans building a life outside the military.
The Scuttlebutt Podcast features discussions on lifestyle, careers, business, and resources for service members. Show host, Brock Briggs, talks with a special guest from the community committed to helping military members build a successful life, inside and outside the service.
Follow along:
• Episode & transcript: https://www.scuttlebuttpodcast.co/63-writing-to-grow-lead-and-elevate-the-veteran-community-with-william-buck-bolyard/
• Brock: https://www.brockbriggs.com/