Literary agent and co-host of the Writing Excuses Podcast, special guest DongWon Song joins StoryCentric to discuss (among other things) their general dislike of Florida and Palm Beach. We also cover their introduction to fantasy and sci-fi, their brief foray into documentary film, before moving into the publishing industry and discovering New York, and we tangent hard into an exploration of artistry and the people behind the art as it relates to the likes of Roald Dahl, JK Rowling, Bill Cosby, Kanye West, etc. Strap on your headphones, you’re going to want to hear this!

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The second part of my conversation with author and editor Panio Gianopoulos finds us discussing his journey through the publishing world, from a start-up for YA novellas, to working in non-fiction with The Next Big Idea Club. We also talk about Panio’s writing process and how he learned to borrow genre fiction writing techniques and apply them to non-fiction and literary fiction.

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The final interview from my time at this year’s San Miguel Writers Conference was with author and editor, Panio Gianopoulos. We discuss his time interning at the Chris Rock Show, the Sesame Street Magazine, and Tribeca Film, before transitioning into the world of book editing. He also tells the crazy (almost unbelievable) story of JT LeRoy and Panio’s experience alongside what is possibly the greatest literary scam of all time.

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