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Teretha Houston

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Teretha Houston has followed other career paths but never strayed from writing. She had the pleasure of singing background for some of her favorite artists including Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder on award shows, Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, and a Super Bowl. Before the bright lights were cool, she was often working on a story.

After receiving her master’s degree, she worked for the federal government while writing novels, plays, short stories, and screenplays with the help of a voice recorder during her three-hour commute. She is a film school graduate with directing and screenwriting credits.

Equal parts nerd and adrenaline junkie, she is a science geek who loves to learn about the latest discoveries, especially if they can ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Teretha Houston Dan Brown said there’s no such thing as writer’s block. I’m glad he said it. Now maybe I don’t sound like a jerk when I say it here. I make no claims …moreDan Brown said there’s no such thing as writer’s block. I’m glad he said it. Now maybe I don’t sound like a jerk when I say it here. I make no claims of being on Dan’s level, but I find it’s better for me if I don’t try to be both critic and writer in the early drafts. I just hop inside the skin of a character, write what I see through his or her eyes without censoring it, bad grammar and profanity included.(less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Teretha Houston Step one: write.
Step two through ten: edit.
Editing is where the magic happens.…moreStep one: write.
Step two through ten: edit.
Editing is where the magic happens.(less)

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	Nowhere to Land 3.92 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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