Summary: Today we have another celebrity guest - the guy who brands himself as an asshole, which makes him perfect for both SPP in general and for talking about haters in general. But first... Sean dances Gangnam Style to celebrate Z2134 making it into Amazon's Top 100 list 'nuff said: Then, shit got real. Tucker Max Joins Us For Some Reason Possibly because Sean slipped him some roofies at a convention a few weeks ago, Tucker Max, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell and other "Fratire" titles spun from the drunken and debaucherous tales of his twenties, joined us to talk about haters and how to deal with them. Tucker, whose own website proclaims him to be an asshole, started out the conversation by doubling-down on our hater talk by discussing how he started his own meme, gaining "the bad kind of attention" by spreading press about how "Tucker Max advances rape culture" and attempting to rile up just the kinds of groups who would be most against his in-your-face brand of humor. But then we brought it back to a less raucous level and discussed dealing with people who don't like your work, even if you didn't invite those people in. A few of the topics we hit were: • You are not your art, and if you can't make the separation between what you do and who you are, you really shouldn't be an artist. • That said, the best approach to dealing with criticism for sensitive people is to go slowly and to have a firm social support network in place. • Tucker Max the character is a slice of Tucker's life ten years ago, and even at the time that Tucker didn't represent the whole person. You can only show a slice of yourself and what you do, so keep that in mind when facing any praise or barbs. • Remember that most "hating" on your work is about the person doing the hating, not about you or your work. You should take it as such. • … and a whole lot more. This is a crazy, crazy episode, folks… buckle yourself in tightly! To view the video version of this episode, go to: Self Publishing Podcast #27 - Dealing with Haters, with Guest Tucker Max
