I would say my blogspiration is Tucker Max, writer of "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell"and creator of TuckerMax.com. He writes of his adventures in a literary genre he created called fratire. After reading many of his books, I can safely say Tucker Max is one of my greatest writing and general life inspirations. Here are 10 things I've learned from Tucker Max.
1. He doesn't apologize for who he is.
If you've read even one of Max's stories you will understand that he is un-apologetically the most crude, immoral, yet hilarious man on the planet and, he very well knows it. Max doesn't let anything get to him, and is very open to giving readers a peek into his lifestyle.
2. He doesn't apologize for his writing.
Max welcomes the world into his crazy life and truly couldn't care less what they think. Regardless of the amount of critiques he gets, he keeps on writing and loving every second of it.
3. He embraces critiques.
Though people are quick to judge him on his writing, Max welcomes all questions and comments in regards to his work. He doesn't attack those who have an opinion on the stories he produces.
4. He tells it like it is.
Max will often rudely bash people based on their personality (and sometimes looks...Yikes). Although this isn't really the attitude I tend to go with when meeting new people, it does prove a point. People like Max even with him telling the truth.
5. Pictures really are worth a thousand words.
In his writing, he sometimes uses pictures and photos to help readers understand the events of his life. I can honestly say I've chuckled at the pictures before, and they really do help to explain his funny life.
6. Stay true to your friends.
For the sake of their embarrassment, Max uses codenames for his friends so that the public doesn't know who they are.
7. Do what you want.
Change your major. Change your career. Do whatever makes you happy. Max went decently far in the legal world before deciding that wasn't his passion.
8. Follow your passion.
Writing proved to be a passion of his, and he followed it from the start. Although he took a few short breaks along the way, with his legal career and all, he continued with it.
9. Take a chance.
His website was formed on a dare. He didn't believe it would blow up into something this big.
10. Create a personal brand.
I'm a marketing major, and the main thing I learned from him was that branding yourself goes a long way in the business world. He found something that suited him and stuck with it, and that image pushed him to be the successful SOB he is today.
