Inside Writing—Albert Samaha

In season five, episode thirteen of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Lindz Amer about their multifaceted journey as a writer and creative. They discuss how they found their way to success on YouTube, building a brand around it, and balancing a creative schedule across multiple mediums.  Links from the panelists: Lindz's website: https://www.lindsayamer.com/ Queer Kid Stuff: https://www.queerkidstuff.com/ Rainbow Parenting Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rainbow-parenting/id1625886479 Activist, You! Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/activist-you/id1495721988 Queer Kid Stuff Newsletter: https://lindsayamer.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0e4406b65d22aea76d33e9efc&id=e8cbcc8d2d Connect on social media! Lindz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lindzamer Queer Kid Stuff Twitter: https://twitter.com/queerkidstuff Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode twelve of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Keaton Wooden about his journey in music and in writing. They discuss how he found a connection to music, when writing came into his creative journey, and how to advance projects into the production stages.  Links from the panelists: Keaton's website: http://www.keatonwooden.com/ Keaton's music: http://www.keatonwooden.com/select-music Connect on social media! Keaton's Twitter: https://twitter.com/keatonwooden Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode eleven of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Varud Gupta about his multifaceted journey as a writer. They discuss how he went from food and travel to graphic novels, how to determine what projects to focus on, and the challenges and rewards of writing across mediums. Links from the panelists: Varud's website: https://www.varudgupta.com/ Varud's books: https://www.varudgupta.com/books Connect on social media! Varud's Twitter: https://twitter.com/VarudGupta Varud's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/varudgupta/ Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode ten of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Sharan Dhaliwal about her experience as both a writer and an editor. They discuss how she launched an immediately successful magazine, finding the right lane for your creativity, and the eternal balancing act of being a writer. Links from the panelists: Sharan's website: https://www.sharandhaliwal.com/ Sharan's book: https://gayprideshop.co.uk/products/burning-my-roti-breaking-barriers-as-a-queer-indian-woman-book Or: https://www.gaystheword.co.uk/product-page/burning-my-roti-by-sharan-dhaliwal Burnt Roti Magazine: https://www.burntroti.com/ Connect on social media! Sharan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharandhaliwal_ Sharan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharandhaliwal_/?hl=en Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode nine of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Daphne Palasi Andreades about her journey as a writer. They discuss the balancing of short pieces and long, how a short story grew into a novel, and the pros and cons of MFAs.  Links from the panelists: Daphne's website: https://daphnepalasiandreades.com/ Daphne's book: https://bookshop.org/books/brown-girls/9780593243428 Connect on social media! Daphne's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaphnePalasiA Daphne's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daphnepalasia/?hl=en Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode eight of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Tomi Obaro about her journey as a writer. They discuss the life of a culture editor, how to get a foot in the publishing door, and the feelings attached to an imminent book publication. Links from the panelists: Tomi's website: https://www.tomiobaro.com/ Tomi's book: https://www.tomiobaro.com/delewedsdestiny Connect on social media! Tomi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomiObaro Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode seven of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Fred Koehler about his career writing and illustrating children's books. They discuss the balance of writing and illustrating, which comes first in the creative process, and how to elevate your weird. Links from the panelists: Fred's website: https://www.ilikefred.com/ Fred's books: https://www.ilikefred.com/books Ready Chapter 1: https://www.readychapter1.com/ Connect on social media! Fred's Twitter: https://twitter.com/superfredd Fred's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fred_koehler_/?hl=en Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode six of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Jonathan Auxier about his career writing children's books and his origins as a scriptwriter. They discuss the ins and outs of writing for a young audience, the transition from scripts to prose and back again, unconventional writing routines, and the writing life. Links from the panelists: Jonathan's website: https://www.thescop.com/ Jonathan's books: https://www.thescop.com/my-books Connect on social media! Jonathan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonathanAuxier Jonathan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auxierjonathan/?hl=en Gotham Writers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothamwriters Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sippenator101

In season five, episode five of Gotham Writers' Inside Writing, host Josh Sippie talks with Albert Samaha about his career in investigative journalism and his recent book release. They discuss the impact that his journalism has had on the world, the challenges of writing such impactful pieces, how that compares to writing books, and the nuances of time management.  Links from the panelists: Albert's website: https://www.albertsamaha.com/ Albert's first book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/albert-samaha/never-ran-never-will/9781610398688/ Albert's second book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611521/concepcion-by-albert-samaha/ Stories written by Albert: https://www.albertsamaha.com/stories/ Connect on social media! Albert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlbertSamaha 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