Inside Writing

Inside Writing

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Inside Writing episodes

  • Inside Writing—Erin Entrada Kelly

    In season four, episode six of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Erin Entrada Kelly about her award-winning career as a children’s book author. They discuss the creative process behind publishing a new book every year, what the draw to children’s literature is in the first place, how to find your voice as a writer, and the ins and outs of identifying what agent is right for your writing.

    Links from the panelist:

    Erin’s website: http://www.erinentradakelly.com/
    Erin’s books: http://www.erinentradakelly.com/books/
    Pre-order Erin’s forthcoming book, Those Kids From Fawn Creek: https://www.amazon.com/Those-Kids-Creek-Entrada-Kelly/dp/0062970356/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626445705&sr=1-1

    Connect on social media!

    Erin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/erinentrada
    Erin’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinentrada/
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    57 min
  • Inside Writing—Aaron Mahnke

    In season four, episode five of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Aaron Mahnke about the boom and expansion of his hit podcast, LORE. They discuss how the idea came about, how it took off so quickly, the changes in the podcasting world, and how to follow in the footsteps of one of the most successful podcasts of all time.

    Links from the panelist:

    Aaron’s website: aaronmahnke.com
    LORE: lorepodcast.com
    Grim & Mild: grimandmild.com
    LORE on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lore-Season-1/dp/B086HWZXRG
    LORE books: http://theworldoflore.com/books/

    Connect on social media!

    Aaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/amahnke
    LORE’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/LorePodcast
    Grim & Mild Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrimAndMild
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    55 min
  • Inside Writing—Ken Liu

    In season four, episode four of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Ken Liu about his successes as an award-winning writer. They discuss the process of finding an agent, how to assess yourself as a writer, getting your work out there and knowing where to send it, and how to be authentically you every time you write.  

    Links from the panelist:

    Ken's website: https://kenliu.name/
    Ken's books: https://kenliu.name/books/
    AMC+'s forthcoming series based on Ken's stories: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11680642/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
    Ken's new audio project with Audible, The Armies Of Those I Love: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Armies-of-Those-I-Love-Audiobook/B08S6M1H8K?source_code=ORGGB156022519003B  

    Connect on social media!

    Ken's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyliu99
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    58 min
  • Inside Publishing Law

    In season four, episode three of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Joseph Perry and Jennifer Chen Tran about the law side of publishing. They discuss the ins and outs of copyrights, how to protect your work, when to protect your work, and when to call on a lawyer for help.  


    Links from the panelist:
    Jen’s website: https://jenchentran.com/
    Jen’s email: [email protected]
    To query Jen: https://querymanager.com/query/jenchentran
    Joe’s law firm: https://www.josephperrylaw.com/
    Joe’s agency: https://www.perryliterary.com/
    Joe’s newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/josephperrylaw 

    Connect on social media!

    Jen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenchentran
    Joe's agency Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerryLiterary
    Joe's law firm Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerryLaw1
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    57 min
  • Inside Writing—Madhuri Shekar

    In season four, episode two of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Madhuri Shekar about her successful career as an award-winning writer of plays, TV, and screen. They discuss how one finds opportunities for themselves, how to maintain your mental health when stress is rampant in the creative industries, the state of the MFA world and the live theater world, and how to know when a project is right for you. 

    Links from the panelist:

    Madhuri's website: http://www.madhurishekar.com/
    The American Theatre article Madhuri mentioned: https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/08/16/theatres-restaff-but-who-gets-to-come-back/?fbclid=IwAR33DsL24CourU86umvXMEYbeP1Q45MqpBXTFJ-U1NhHDapP7B-KDHuF29Q
    The Dramatists Guild: https://www.dramatistsguild.com/
    East West Fest: https://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/eastwestfest
    Candida Classic Theatre: http://classictheatre.ca/candida/

    Connect on social media!

    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    57 min
  • Inside Writing—Chuck Wendig

    In season four, episode one of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Chuck Wendig about his extensive career in the creative world. They discuss the origins of the creative spark that leads to a career full of writing, how to navigate through multiple mediums of writing, from movies to novels to comics, and how much of a part, if any, social media and online presence has to do with any of this.

    Links from the panelist:

    Chuck's blog: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/
    Chuck's new book, Book of Accidents: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/project/the-book-of-accidents/
    Chuck's forthcoming book, Dust & Grim: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/project/dust-grim/
    Chuck mentioned three platforms for paid content:
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/
    Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/
    Payhip: https://payhip.com/

    Connect on social media!

    Chuck Wendig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    54 min
  • Inside Chapbooks and Anthologies

    In season three, episode fourteen of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie conducts a panel discussion with editors Kit Frick and Abayomi Animashaun. They discuss what chapbooks and anthologies are, when and how to submit to them, and what the writer can do to maximize their odds of being published.

    Links from the panelists:

    Black Lawrence Press's main submissions calendar: https://blacklawrencepress.com/submissions-and-contests/
    Black River Chapbook Competition: https://blacklawrencepress.com/submissions-and-contests/the-black-river-chapbook-competition/
    Entropy Mag’s “Where To Submit” for June, July, August: https://entropymag.org/where-to-submit-june-july-and-august-2021/#chapbooks
    Entropy's general "Where to Submit": https://entropymag.org/category/where-to-submit/
    Kit Frick's books and website: https://kitfrick.com/
    Abayomi Animashaun's books: https://blacklawrencepress.com/authors/abayomi-animashaun/

    Connect on social media!

    Kit Frick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kitfrick
    Black Lawrence Press on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackLawrence
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    1 hr 3 min
  • Inside Page to Screen

    In season three, episode thirteen of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie conducts a panel discussion with writer Ken Liu and Phil Cohen, developmental editor and development executive at Warner Brothers. They discuss why some stories are picked to be adapted to the screen over others, how to make your story stand out from the crowd, and what the writer can expect to do when their work is adapted.

    Links from the panelists:

    Ken Liu’s website: https://kenliu.name/
    Ken Liu’s newsletter: https://kenliu.name/mailing-list/
    Ken Liu’s books: https://kenliu.name/books/

    Work with Phil as developmental editor: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjP3yag5L9lmo_F4hwAWsdepYvoK-zBG3kJd0vUJ_OEmh3gQ/viewform

    Connect on social media!

    Ken Liu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyliu99
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    57 min
  • Inside Writing Groups

    In season three, episode twelve of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie conducts a panel discussion with writer Jon Reiner and Brooke McIntyre, founder of InkedVoices. They discuss how to find a writing group that’s right for you, how to figure out if it’s right for you in the first place, and how to build your group for longevity and success.

    Links from the panelists:

    · To learn more about Inked Voices events and goings-on, sign up for their monthly newsletter. It's in the site footer at www.inkedvoices.com/
    · Inked Voices also offers a webinar series and small group workshops with agents, editors, and other pros. Learn more at: https://www.inkedvoices.com/lecture-series/ and https://www.inkedvoices.com/group/pro_groups/
    · Jon’s website: https://www.jonreiner.com/
    · Jon’s memoir: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439192474

    Connect on social media!

    InkedVoices on Twitter: https://twitter.com/InkedVoices
    Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    1 hr 2 min
  • Inside The Creative Pivot

    In season three, episode eleven of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie conducts a panel discussion with writers Bruce Cherry and Kristin Rockaway. They discuss how to prepare yourself to be a full-time writer (and if you even should), how to find success as a writer with a full-time job, and what obstacles to expect one way or the other.

    Links from the panelists:

    Writing Down The Bones, by Natalie Goldberg: https://bookshop.org/books/writing-down-the-bones-freeing-the-writer-within/9781611803082
    Kristin Rockaway’s website: http://kristinrockaway.com/

    Connect on social media!
    Kristin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KristinRockaway
    Gotham's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
    Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

    57 min

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Brought to you by Gotham Writers Workshop, Inside Writing gets you the inside scoop on the writing industry, from book to screen to stage. Each episode, host Josh Sippie interviews one or two…