Season 1. Episode 9: Sophie Laguna Secrets from the Green Room

Craig and Irma talk about writing groups and getting quality feedback on your work, followed by Irma talking with Sophie Laguna, on finding the essence of your characters, the fraught space of awards, how kids have made her writing practice better, the cruel world of publishing, how she struggles with success, navigating good and bad reviews, why writing a screenplay can sharpen the book edit, and how reading is like having an author's dreams in your hands.