Season 4, Episode 1: Writing the coolest puberty book - Gina Loveless, Puberty is Gross, but also Really Awesome

Season 4, Episode 9: Sticking with your skill set - Charlotte Stein, When Grumpy Met Sunshine

If you've been paying attention, you've seen copies of When Grumpy Met Sunshine online, in bookstores, and even grocery stores. But Charlotte Stein is not an overnight success: she's been writing and publishing for 15 years.

Visit Charlotte's website.

Season 4, Episode 8: Bringing together many stories - The Many Mothers Anthology

When a group of creatives come together with purpose, magic does indeed happen. The Many Mothers, Seven Skies Anthology was first birthed as a play with a series of vignettes, musical performance and actors. The production evoked so much emotion in viewers and the creators, so the decision was made to reproduce the performances and stories in writing.

Season 4, Epsiode 7: The lyrics of Novels-in-Verse - Megan E Freeman, Alone

When Megan Freeman first started to write Alone, it was a typical middle grade novel. Despite some good feedback, the book never found its wings. She left it...ahem...alone for a while, and it wasn't until she took a workshop about novels-in-verse that the shape of what Alone could be took form. And then it took off.

Season 4, Episode 6: Managing the Big Debut - Vanessa Chan, The Storm We Made

When Vanessa Chan left her job at Facebook to get her MFA, she had no idea how to write a novel. From a throwaway homework assignment, the first stirrings of the novel she would write emerged. The Storm We Made went to auction, with 11 houses vying for the debut novel. It's not the typical journey, but it makes for a great conversation.

Season 4, Episode 5: Finding the Right Words with Award-Winning Literary Translator Susan Ouriou

I had no idea how complicated translation a novel cou;d be. A ward-winning translator Susan Ouriou set me straight. It takes a level of dedication, experience and knowledge to esentially re-write a book from a langugage you;ve learned inot your mother tongue. Susan Ouriou does it so well, she has earned the Governor General's Award and was appointed a Chevalier in France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Find Susan and her work at any of the following websites:

https://www.attlc-ltac.org/en/translator/susan-ouriou-en/

https://wordswithoutborders.org/contributors/view/susan-ouriou/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Ouriou

https://www.fitzhenry.ca/susan-ouriou

https://www.reddeerpress.com/susan-ouriou