Novelist and short story author Phillippe Diederich spoke at the March 1 meeting of the Sarasota Fiction Writers. Diederich discussed what’s important in a story, the crazy journey of becoming a writer, and the process of publishing and promotion. His debut novel, Sofrito, follows the son of Cuban exiles on a trip to Havana in search of a recipe that will save his failing New York City restaurant. In 2015, the Los Angeles Times called it one of the “23 fiction books you’ll wa