#73 Sophie White

The 80% with Esther O'Moore Donohoe

EPISODE 73: WOW WEE!

Way back at start of The 80%, (episode number twelve!) I chatted with this week’s guest, the exceedingly talented and tenacious, Sophie White.

Back then, Sophie had only written one book, had a weekly column in the Sunday Independent (which she still has) and been published in countless magazines and papers. I mean, what had she really achieved, eh? But Sophie was one woman in search of a novel, and 'ever tried. ever failed' she kept going, pursuing her creative dream which has been realised in the form of her debut work of fiction, Filter This.

We talked about getting to know a washing machine, rejection, the artifice, skill and enjoyment of creating a digital life, online shame and of course, her latest work. I've included links to most of the things we mentioned in this week's The 80% below.

I hope you enjoy this week's chat and my Ronan Keating impression. I am available for bookings worldwide.

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THINGS WE MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

The Great Outdoors film trailer https://youtu.be/mlbLVZM5t1I

Byron Bay Instagramers https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/the-coast-of-utopia-surfer-moms-instagram-influencers

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed - by Jon Ronson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed

Lindy West on This American Life https://www.thisamericanlife.org/545/if-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say-say-it-in-all-caps

John and Lorena Bobbitt https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/arts/television/lorena-bobbitt-documentary-jordan-peele.html

Sophie White’s piece in Image on rejection https://www.image.ie/life/dealing-with-publisher-rejection-author-sophie-white-on-being-the-master-of-rejection-in-her-words-156447

Pre-order the sequel to Filter This here

https://www.waterstones.com/book/unfiltered/sophie-white//9781529343427

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