podcast | STORYHACK

Another author interview! This time I had a chance to meet Carl Hackman, who before becoming a published author had a number of adventure careers.

Some interview notes:

[0:13] – Off continent? Out of the country anyway. I’m a doofus
[0:33] – 3 things about Carl
[1:14] – Carl laments not tuning up a guitar to make this a musical interview
[1:40] – Carl fled the rat race all the way to the Dominican Republic, where he now resides
[2:33] – How Carl got into animal rescue
[3:45] – Choosing the Dominican Republic
[4:25] – Carl has jumped out of more helicopters than you
[5:30] – Carl’s writing process
[6:50] – The neighborhood dog choir
[7:30] – Gerald
[9:41] – What Carl’s working on now
[10:05] – Carl’s literary favorites
[11:30] – When Carl started writing
Aside: I love how Carl pronounces “Jaguar”
[12:40] – What Carl is reading now
[13:20] – The story of getting published
[14:30] – Immortal Works is awesome
[16:00] – Juggling ideas
[17:00] – Scrivener
[17:45] – What should I have asked?
[18:20] – Helicopters
[19:00] – Wrapping up

If you want to learn more about Carl: