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Susan Sloate

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Bestselling author of 26 published books, including FORWARD TO CAMELOT (with Kevin Finn), STEALING FIRE and REALIZING YOU (with Ron Doades). The original 2003 edition of FORWARD TO CAMELOT was a #6 Amazon bestseller, honored in 3 literary competitions and optioned for Hollywood film production. STEALING FIRE, the 2013 #2 Amazon bestseller, was a Quarter-Finalist in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. REALIZING YOU, a 2013 self-help novel, gave her a chance to invent a new genre. Susan has also written 17 young-adult fiction and non-fiction books, including 5 biographies (Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton, and two on Ray Charles), history, and 7 novels for girls' book series. Susan lives outside Charleston, South Ca ...more

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Susan Sloate Writer's block, to me, is that moment when you look at your project and you have no idea what to do next. I have this happen on a regular basis, and i…moreWriter's block, to me, is that moment when you look at your project and you have no idea what to do next. I have this happen on a regular basis, and it's truly scary. As long as I have some idea of SOMETHING I can do next--like work on a character, or follow a plot idea--I'm not having writer's block. But when I literally don't know what to do, that's writer's block and it's horrific. It's very easy to walk away from your project at that point.

I handle it by asking friends with a great story sense to help. We meet for lunch, I throw out my issue, and usually after an hour or so, I have a number of suggested ways I can go. It doesn't always get me back to dead center, but it's a great way to re-start once I grind to a halt. (less)
Susan Sloate Write, and keep writing! Every idea you have, put it down.

Learn the tools of your craft--good usage, spelling, grammar, all that stuff you hated in E…more
Write, and keep writing! Every idea you have, put it down.

Learn the tools of your craft--good usage, spelling, grammar, all that stuff you hated in English class. You need to know how to use words well. (This is not just my opinion; Stephen King feels strongly about this as well, which should make you think.)

Learn classic three-act story structure. Knowing where you're going is a big help in getting you there, and will save you years of frustration.

Take a little time to plan where you're going. Having notes, if not an outline, will keep you moving in the right direction. (less)
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Back again, readers! I’ve been enjoying the fact that my ‘crazy diet’ is working, and also that I’ve completed the first 35 days, as listed in Judy Mazel’s book “The New Beverly Hills Diet”. She had said you should lose between 10 and 15 pounds in that first month (okay, month+), and at the end of my first 35 days, I’d lost 11 pounds, which thrilled me. I didn’t always eat everything she asked you

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“Having people feel sorry for you wasn’t the way to get along in this world.”
Susan Sloate, Ray Charles: Young Musician

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