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Welcome everyone to a very special episode of the It Matters To Me Podcast! My guest today is the one and only Matthew Norman. Author of “Domestic Violets”, “We're All Damaged”, “Last Couple Standing”, and his newest release “All Together Now”. You know what's really hard, trying to sound articulate and poignant to someone who makes their living crafting concise but impactful stories, but Matthew couldn't have been more fun to talk to. We hit all sorts of topics that cover his progression as an author over the years and what it's been like to learn how to write through lived experiences. Often compared to other great authors like Jonathan Tropper or Richard Russo, Matthew has made a name for himself in the literary world that has stood the test of time. In fact, my introduction to him came years ago when he signed a copy of one of his books as a gift after I just cold emailed him out of the blue. Matthew couldn't be a more likeable person and I was so truly honored to have him on the show. I highly highly highly recommend you pick up all of his books because they're just so comedic and meaningful. Additional Links The Norman Nation (Main Website): https://thenormannation.blogspot.com/ Matthew Norman (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TheNormanNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Matthew Norman (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/thenormannation/?hl=en Domestic Violets: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10790819-domestic-violets We're All Damaged: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28959148-we-re-all-damaged Last Couple Standing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41781197-last-couple-standing All Together Now: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55777116-all-together-now It Matters To Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me Website: https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/ Richard Russo quote: If you work at comedy too laboriously, you can kill what's funny in the joke. Pet Sematary (by Stephen King): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33124137-pet-sematary Statistics about Male and Female readers: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14175229 ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response): https://www.vox.com/2015/7/15/8965393/asmr-video-youtube-autonomous-sensory-meridian-response
Matthew Norman, author of We're All Damaged and Domestic Violets, joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to discuss his new book Last Couple Standing. Caitlin Malcuit also chats about penguins in the time of COVID-19. To learn more about Matthew Norman, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to Gary Almeter's interview with the author way back in Episode 127. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.
Matthew Norman (@thenormannation) is an author of two books—Domestic Violets and We’re All Damaged—with a third on the way later this year. In this episode of Creative How, we dig deep into the evolution of Matthew’s career to illustrate what the journey to becoming a professional novelist could look like.Matthew details his disciplined day-to-day regimen and the process he follows to bring a story to life. He talks about how he managed an advertising career with his burgeoning fiction-writing career, along with how a trusted circle of peers can provide essential feedback that will ultimately make your novel better.
Jessica Anya Blau is the author of The Wonder Bread Summer, Drinking Closer to Home, and the nationally bestselling The Summer of Naked Swim Parties. Her books have made many Best Books of the Year lists and have been chosen as Best Summer Reads by the Today Show, the New York Post, New York Magazine, Cosmo, CNN, Vanity Fair, NPR, Oprah.Com and others. All three novels have been optioned for film and television. The Trouble with Lexie, Jessica’s latest novel, will be published in June. Jessica grew up in Southern California and currently lives in Baltimore.Matthew Norman is an advertising copywriter. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Baltimore. His first novel, Domestic Violets, was nominated in the Best Humor Category at the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards. Visit his blog at thenormannation.com, or follow him on Twitter @TheNormanNation.
Jessica Anya Blau is the author of The Wonder Bread Summer, Drinking Closer to Home, and the nationally bestselling The Summer of Naked Swim Parties. Her books have made many Best Books of the Year lists and have been chosen as Best Summer Reads by the Today Show, the New York Post, New York Magazine, Cosmo, CNN, Vanity Fair, NPR, Oprah.Com and others. All three novels have been optioned for film and television. The Trouble with Lexie, Jessica’s latest novel, will be published in June. Jessica grew up in Southern California and currently lives in Baltimore.Matthew Norman is an advertising copywriter. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Baltimore. His first novel, Domestic Violets, was nominated in the Best Humor Category at the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards. Visit his blog at thenormannation.com, or follow him on Twitter @TheNormanNation. Recorded On: Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Matthew Norman, author of We’re All Damaged (available June 1) and Domestic Violets, talks to Gary Almeter about the difficulties writing a second novel, how he developed the character of Andy Carter, his use of pop culture references, and what’s cool about Omaha, Neb.