EP 431 - An Interview with Writer, Producer, and Celebrity Publicist William J Bruce III

Mark interviews writer, producer, and celebrity publicist William J Bruce III.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, comments, and a word about this episode's sponsor.

This episode's sponsor:

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In the interview, Mark and William talk about:

• The weird series of events that led William into his current career
• Meeting a film producer on the day of a school evacuation
• How a lot of William's work is done online and behind the scenes
• The importance of doing due diligence as a publicist to make sure the interviewee doesn't get "trapped" by the host/interviewer
• The memoir that William wrote and why he wrote it because of a really low point in his life
• Looking at your life and your faith when in a dark place after having made a grave mistake
• The novel that William is currently working on
• How people can be heartless when it comes to talking about celebrities
• The story behind how William is publishing his novel
• That negative voice whenever you're trying something new
• And more...

 

After the interview Mark reflects on that feeling of self-doubt as well as the perspective of heroes and villians and good and evil.

 

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