Inside Writing

In season four, episode eight of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Jasmin Darznik about becoming a bestselling author. They discuss her journey from childhood reader to bestselling author, how she chooses the subject of her next stories, the difference in writing fiction and nonfiction, and leading the story with setting.

Links from the panelist:
Jasmin’s website: https://jasmindarznik.com/
Jasmin’s books: https://jasmindarznik.com/books

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

In season four, episode seven of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie chats with Tommy Dean about becoming a career literary magazine editor. They discuss the wide world of literary magazines, the submission process, finding who you want to be as a writer, and the expanding world of flash fiction.

Links from the panelist:
Fractured Lit: fracturedlit.com
Uncharted Mag: unchartedmag.com
Tommy’s website: www.tommydeanwriter.com
Tommy’s substack: https://tommydean.substack.com/
Pre-order Tommy’s new flash collection, Hallows: https://altcurrent.square.site/product/hollows-flash-stories-by-tommy-dean/43?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

Connect on social media!
Tommy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TommyDeanWriter
Tommy’s Instagram: @thomasrdean13
Gotham Writers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

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

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

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

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 emails: [email protected] and [email protected]
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

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

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

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

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