#63 - Take The Detour: Finding Your Creative Voice | Shane Portman

Raised in Virginia and Ohio (with a dash of Connecticut), Shane Portman is an LA-based award- winning writer/developmental producer who cut his teeth on the windy streets of Chicago's sketch and improv comedy scene. He's written for tv shows like Tumble Leaf, Shape Island, Duck & Goose, and Kinderwood as well as audio series like Hobo Code and Hollowhead Pete and the Wicked Wish. He received an Emmy nomination for writing on Tumble Leaf, won two Signal Awards for writing and producing Hobo Code, and penned an episode of Kinderwood and an interstitial short for HMH Publishing that were official selections of the Annecy International Film Festival. Since 2018, he's served as head of development for Bix Pix Entertainment, the Emmy/Annie/BAFTA/Annecy award-winning stop motion animation studio, and has developed material for Disney, Warner Brothers, Apple TV+, Nick Jr, Scholastic, the UK's Spider Eye studio, and the National Wildlife Federation. IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: • Finding your creative voice through unexpected paths. • Why pitching works better as a conversation than a performance. • Writing on the award-winning Tumble Leaf. • And Shane's upcoming graphic novel Shrub. RESOURCES: •  You can follow the pre-launch campaign for his upcoming comic series Shrub here. WANT MORE? ✏️💥 I put together a free guide called The Rule Breaker's Guide to Finding Your Creative Voice. A brutally honest roadmap built from the lessons, mistakes, and breakthroughs I've collected as a professional writer. 👉 Get it for free at StorySeriesPodcast.com CONNECT: • Instagram • LinkedIn • YouTube