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Scott Sussman

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in Fountain Valley, The United States

May 26, 1971

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Children's, Poetry, Humor and Comedy

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ee cummings, Dr. Seuss, Walt Disney, Shel Silverstein, Michelangelo, J ...more

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My picture book, Fred and the Monster, won an Independent Publisher Award in 2015. I was a faculty speaker at SCBWI’s 2019 Summer Conference. Highlights Magazine published my story, “Where’s Your Hair, Bear?” in March 2022. I am an active SCBWI member and hold a degree in creative writing from the University of California, Long Beach. I write for children because anything is possible in the mind of a child. Tables can walk and talk. French fries can refuse to be eaten. Your socks can complain that your feet stink.

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Just a note, your were at Lowell Elementary on Monday in Santa Ana and my grandson came home with your bookmarks so excited to read one of your books. As I looked at your picture I remembered you in my Spanish Class at Fountain Valley High School and you gave Adriana Shepard (Mooney) and I a copy of your first self published book? Felicitacions muchacho! Senora Benitez (Felix)

Scott Sussman Yes! I gave you a copy of Silly the Seed. That edition was black & white and softcover. (Yikes!) I took four years of Spanish at FVHS and loved all of…moreYes! I gave you a copy of Silly the Seed. That edition was black & white and softcover. (Yikes!) I took four years of Spanish at FVHS and loved all of you: Banner, Benitez, Shepard, and Joherl (sp?). The process of "learning" Spanish eventually helped me learn Hebrew (I lived in Israel long enough to become conversational). After that I lived in Chile, falling back on my Spanish lessons from high school, and then finally in Italy for 13 years where I learned Italian. I've since forgotten Hebrew and Spanish (though it's quite similar to Italian), but my wife is born and raised in Rome and we communicate mostly in Italian, though her English is good and we live in California now. Lowell was a fantastic school, by the way. Not only the principal and teachers, but also Marco (the custodian) is amazing. I visit a LOT of schools and, honestly, the students at Lowell are in great hands. Thank you for reaching out, and thank you for being an inspiration in my life. All the best always, Scott(less)

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You went to my school for a presentation today and I was really awe-inspired. I want to be an author when I grow up. Do you have to hire a publisher or editor? Please don't post this; I don't want everybody reading it.

Scott Sussman Hi Ying,

That's wonderful that you're interested in writing and want to be an author. Remember: if you enjoy writing, and that's what you spend your fr…moreHi Ying,

That's wonderful that you're interested in writing and want to be an author. Remember: if you enjoy writing, and that's what you spend your free time doing, then you're a writer now.

Don't worry about publishers and editors right now. Just write. If possible, write every day. If you don't have a lot of free time, write for just five minutes a day, or ten. Write poems, short stories, essays, whatever you want. Write about your day, the people you meet, or about one particular thing that happened that was unusual or extraordinary. Just write. And read, too. The more you read, the more your writing will improve. Read whatever you enjoy reading.

But writing is the most important. Over the years, you will get better and better. When you finally have a poem or short story or novel that you think is very good. You can share it with other people who also enjoy writing and get their feedback. Then you can start to send your work to magazines that publish the type of things you write. After that, when you have a book of poems, a book of short stories, or a book, you can attend writing conferences. You will meet agents, editors, and publishers at writing conferences. You will have the chance to speak to them face to face. You will tell them about your book. One of them may ask you to send them your manuscript. They might even decide that your book is good enough to publish. Then you won't have to hire anybody.

But remember, write every day, even just a paragraph if that's all you have time for. And write because you love to write. Write because you have to. Most of all, have fun.

Good luck, Ying! I wish you the very best.(less)

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	Silly the Seed 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Mark and the Molecule Maker 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	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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	WEIRD THE BEARD 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	MARK AND THE MOLECULE MAKER 2: The Lightning Jungle 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	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
	Fred and the Monster 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 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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