Our guest in this interview is Bill Spencer who is the author of, “Uranus is Always Funny.”
Bill Spencer’s humor writing has been published by numerous outlets including Funny Times, Narrative Magazine, Reader’s Digest, The Sun, and HumorOutcasts.com. Bill has also published scholarly articles on the novels of Cormac McCarthy, has written more than 140 comic skits performed at the Wildacres Writers Workshop, and has co-authored an un-produced screenplay entitled “Angel Pays a Visit.”
Bill taught English for thirty-one years, twenty-five of them at Delta State University and six at Western Carolina University. He lives in a cabin in the mountains of North Carolina with his wife, artist-poet Carolyn Elkins.
During this interview Bill discusses his style of humor, his early influences, and offers some tips for aspiring writers.
For your convenience the interview is available below at the bottom of this post. Just hit play. The podcast episode is also available on most of the major podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and many others under the Billy Dees Podcast.
The episode is titled on these services as: HumorOutcasts Interview with Bill Spencer
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Thank you! – Billy Dees
Bill Y commenting on a Billy Dee’s post about Bill Spencer.
It doesn’t get much better than this folks.
Bill, you sound like you know what you are talking about and that doesn’t surprise me at all, at all.
Bill Y, I am the student, and you are the master.
Billy Dees, thank you very much for this podcast. It was an honor and a pleasure.
The honor was mine. Your knowledge and good nature comes across naturally. Thank you for the opportunity to you and Donna.