This week's episode features Sophie Riley, a writer and illustrator from Rockford, IL. Currently, she works as an elementary teaching assistant and a lead editor for a climate and sustainability website. She hopes to write full-time someday, as well as own a residency for fellow artists and writers. For fun, she likes to paint, learn languages, and hunker down in coffee shops for hours at a time. You can find Sophie on Instagram and TikTok @purely.sophia where she currently has over 20k followers and shares her art. On this episode, we talk all about what her writing and illustration process looks like, imposter syndrome, and getting into the publishing industry.