DongWon Song, literary agent with HMLA, joins us for a Q&A on the elemental genre of "Issue." Here are the questions, which were submitted by the attendees at WXR '16:

Can only certain people tackle certain issues in certain stories?
Science Fiction often explores issues by changing the context. Why does this work?
How would you handle an issue story in short fiction?
How do you make sure to research the issue enough without paralyzing yourself with the fear that you cannot do it justice?
How do you convincingly write a position with which you disagree without convincing your readers that you agree with it?
How do you write about a deeply personal issue without making it sound like a personal sob story?

Credits: This episode was recorded aboard Oasis of the Seas by Bert Grimm, and mastered by Alex Jackson.