Jul 27, 2020
Charlie and Sofie Laguna (One Foot Wrong; The Eye of the Sheep; The Choke; the forthcoming Infinite Splendours) discuss beginning with acting, writing from a child’s perspective and not labelling those who are different, bad fictional parents, not liking John Wayne… and we have the inaugural reading of Sofie’s October release.
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Me
Question Index
01:03 You studied law, then became an actor and
a playwright; tell us more about your background
04:59 Were you in pantos?
09:40 You started with children's literature - when did
you decide to add adult fiction into the mix?
17:01 What is behind your decision to rarely reveal any
names of conditions the characters might have?
20:47 Did you ever want to switch the main characters'
parents for nice ones?
28:01 What draws you to the type of endings you
write?
30:10 Tell us about the Murray River that features in The
Choke
33:06 Is there a particular reason you set your books in
decades past?
34:51 Tell us more about Infinite Splendours
40:47Do you like John Wayne films?
Purchase Links
One Foot Wrong:
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The Eye of the Sheep:
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Amazon Canada
Amazon Australia
Waterstones
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The Choke:
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Amazon US
Amazon Canada
Amazon Australia
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Hive
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