Inside Writing—Mateo Askaripour

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