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Stu Krieger

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Born

in Rochester, N.Y., The United States

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Fiction, Fantasy, Humor and Comedy

Influences

John Irving, Andre Dubus III, Charles Dickens, Martin McDonagh

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August 2017

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Stu Krieger's lastest novel RAFT is the tale of stressed-out children's book author Clark Whitaker whose midlife crisis take an unexpected twist: he turns into a penguin. Told in the alternating voices of Clark, his harried wife Julia, their high school senior son Charlie and sophomore daughter Katie, RAFT is a comic family adventure that the late, great David Crosby called, "fun and imaginative...just the kind of trip we all need right now."

Stu is a professor of screen and television writing in the University of California, Riverside’s Department of Theatre, Film & Digital Production and in the Creative Writing for the Performing Arts MFA Program at UCR. From 2001-2020, he also taught the Producing the Screenplay class at USC’s Peter Stark ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Stu Krieger Writer's block was never anything I allowed myself to indulge in. In terms of my film and TV career, I've often said, "I didn't have writer's block; I…moreWriter's block was never anything I allowed myself to indulge in. In terms of my film and TV career, I've often said, "I didn't have writer's block; I had a mortgage" and while this may sound like a flippant answer, if writing is your JOB, how you pay your bills, you have to get in and write SOMETHING every day. Even if it's not your best work, if there's something on paper, there's something to work with and improve so I'm a firm believer in being productive and working from there.(less)

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Stu Krieger What I love most about being a writer is getting feedback from fans of my film and TV work or, now, readers of my book, that say I moved them or made …moreWhat I love most about being a writer is getting feedback from fans of my film and TV work or, now, readers of my book, that say I moved them or made them think about things in their own life that the work reminded them of -- it's making an emotional connection to people that resonates for them and becomes a part of their lives. Since I've been a professor, I have had countless students come in and say, "Dude, you wrote my childhood" and that feels pretty good.(less)

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Average rating: 4.15 · 124 ratings · 36 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	That One Cigarette 4.73 avg rating — 44 ratings — 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
	Take a Leap! by Laura Marsh, Stu Krieger (Goodreads Author), Holly Hobbie (Creator) 3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2009 — 4 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
	Raft 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	The Mystery of the Disappearing Swing by Laura Marsh, National Geographic Society (Contributor), Holly Hobbie (Creator) 3.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	FishTales by Larry Stern, Stu Krieger (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001	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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Littlefoot, Zenon & Cigarettes

After 35 years as a screenwriter and eleven years as a full-time professor there's one thing I know for sure: what we write matters.
Especially in this age where a willful liar is at the helm of our country, we have to take responsibility for the content we release into the cosmos.
Our words have the power to change hearts and minds. We have the ability to create characters that become role models Read more of this blog post »

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