This week’s guest is the brilliantly charming and very British Laura Wood — author of 17 (yes, seventeen!) books including her newest adult rom-com, Let’s Make a Scene. Laura is a screenwriter, novelist, unapologetic romantic, and former PhD student whose creative journey started as the ultimate procrastination project. In this episode, we dig into how a last-minute writing contest entry changed her entire life, the difference between writing for adults and young readers, and why procrastination might just be a secret creative superpower.

Laura opens up about her writing process (spoiler: she’s a speed demon), her love of dual timelines, and what it really takes to create effortless, seamless storytelling. We also get into why blank pages are terrifying, how she structures her novels like a mad genius, and how therapy — both real and fictional — shapes her characters. This conversation is part author confessional, part comedy, and part creative masterclass. Also, someone please get Laura to Costa Rica.

Connect with Laura:

• 📚 Check out her latest book Let’s Make a Scene
  


• 🌐 More about Laura: https://laurawoodauthor.com
  


• 📸 Follow her on Instagram: @lauraclarewood
  

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• 📩 Email us at ⁠⁠wasitchancepodcast@gmail.com⁠
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EPISODE TAKEAWAYS:

• Sometimes procrastination leads to brilliance — and publishing deals.A blank page is the enemy, but structure can be salvation.


• Therapy isn’t just healing; it can also be hilarious and plot gold.


• Adulting doesn’t mean the end of coming-of-age.


• Celebrate your wins. Don’t let the goalposts keep moving without you.


• Creative success isn’t about one big break — it’s built slowly, consistently, and authentically.

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