Inside Writing

In season five, episode four of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Ryan McKinny about his opera career and breaking into screen. They discuss breaking into the world of opera, balancing the stresses and benefits of family, and how to bring the silver screen to the classical world of opera. 

Links from the panelists: 

Ryan's website: https://ryanmckinny.com/
HelioArts: https://helioarts.com/
Watch the latest from HelioArts: https://helioarts.com/now-showing/

Connect on social media!
Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanmckinny
Ryan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmckinny/
Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode four of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Ryan McKinny about his opera career and breaking into screen. They discuss breaking into the world of opera, balancing the stresses and benefits of family, and how to bring the silver screen to the classical world of opera. 

Links from the panelists: 

Ryan's website: https://ryanmckinny.com/
HelioArts: https://helioarts.com/
Watch the latest from HelioArts: https://helioarts.com/now-showing/

Connect on social media!
Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanmckinny
Ryan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmckinny/
Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode three of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Chantal V. Johnson about her debut novel. They discuss the work/life balance many creative writers face, how she has developed as a writer throughout numerous turning points, and the pros and cons of being a writer and a lawyer.   

Links from the panelists:
Chantal's book: https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/chantal-v-johnson/post-traumatic/9780316264235/  

Connect on social media!
Chantal's Twitter: https://twitter.com/chantalvjohnson?lang=en
Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode two of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Teodoro Leo about his numerous creative endeavors. They discuss how he found his way into the comic book industry, what ideas stick in his creative process, and how to find inspiration.  

Links from the panelists:
Teodoro's website: https://www.teodoroaleo.com/
TAL Creative: https://www.talcreate.com/
Mind Control: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/mind-control/list?title_no=380939
Aftershock Comics: https://aftershockcomics.com/  

Connect on social media!
Teodoro's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teodoroleoproducer/
Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode one of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Mateo Askaripour about his journey as a writer and recently breaking in with his debut novel, Black Buck. They discuss how he kept going through the rejections, what's changed now that his novel is out there, and how the writer/agent relationship works.  

Links from the panelists:
Mateo's website: https://mateowrites.com/
Buy Mateo's book: https://buyblackbuck.com/
Some of Mateo's essays: https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/fashion/james-baldwin-style-legacy-american-authors-black-history-10457564
Some more of Mateo's essays: https://mateowrites.com/writing/
Mateo's book trailer 1: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYenUgZlsBs/
Mateo's book trailer 2: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKPKoXqjCvT/
Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bookstagram/?hl=en 

Connect on social media!
Mateo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AskMateo
Mateo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/askmateo/
Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season four, episode thirteen of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Phil Cohen about his journey through and expertise in adapting books to film. They discuss how he finds the stories worthy of adaptation, some specific examples of projects that have really worked, what cinematic storytelling looks like, and how to set yourself apart from the masses of competition out there.

Links from the panelists:
Phil's recent music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Ntmr0jxmM&ab_channel=BigScaryMonsters
Work with Phil! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjP3yag5L9lmo_F4hwAWsdepYvoK-zBG3kJd0vUJ_OEmh3gQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

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

In season four, episode twelve of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Adam Borba about his journey as a Disney movie producer and middle grade author. They discuss finding your brand and audience as a writer, the creative differences between production and differences in creative process between novel writing and movie production, what makes a story worthy of the screen, and the intricacies of adapting materials like Peter Pan.

Links from the panelists:
Adam's book: https://www.lbyr.com/titles/adam-borba/the-midnight-brigade/9780316542517/
Adam's movie credits: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8219587/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Connect on social media!
Adam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/adam_borba
Adam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamborba/?hl=en
Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season four, episode eleven of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Angie Chatman chats with Nicole Coles and Sahrish Hadia, both sensitivity readers. They discuss the value of sensitivity reads, when they are necessary and how to acquire one, what all requires a sensitivity reader, and how the publishing industry can change going forward. 

Links from the panelists:
Tessera Editorial: https://www.tesseraeditorial.com/

Connect on social media!
Angie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/angiecwriter
Sahrish's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sahrishhadia
Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season four, episode ten of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Ken Davenport about his journey to Broadway producer. They discuss the value of learning as you go, breaking into the production side of show business, finding your community, and creating something no one else has done.

Links from the panelist:
Ken’s website: https://kendavenport.com/
Theater Makers Studio: https://theatermakersstudio.com/
Theater Makers Summit: https://www.thetheatermakersstudio.com/summit44072070
Be A Broadway Star board game: https://beabroadwaystar.com/
The Dan Plan: http://thedanplan.com/about/
The Dr. Kenny Encouragement Foundation: https://kendavenport.com/giving-back/

Connect on social media!
Ken’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kendavenportbway/?hl=en
Ken’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kendavenport
Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season four, episode nine of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with S.B. Divya about transitioning from an electrical engineer into a full-time writer. They discuss the crossover between engineering and science fiction writing, when and how to turn writing into full-time, and becoming an editor in addition to being a writer.

Links from the panelist:
S.B. Divya’s website: https://sbdivya.com/
S.B. Divya’s new novel, Machinehood: https://sbdivya.com/machinehood
Escape Pod: https://escapepod.org/
Escape Pod anthology: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/648054/escape-pod-the-science-fiction-anthology-by-sb-divya/

Connect on social media!
S.B. Divya’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/divyastweets
Escape Pod Twitter: https://twitter.com/escapepodcast
Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101