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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Rick Polito There used to be a bike race called the Race Across America and the racers would ride pretty-much nonstop across the country. Somebody asked one of th…moreThere used to be a bike race called the Race Across America and the racers would ride pretty-much nonstop across the country. Somebody asked one of the winners, "what do you do when you get to Kansas." He said, "you just put your head down and make it go away," meaning you pedal through it. I was a reporter for 21 years. I came of age on deadline. When you have to do it, you do it. I know how to put my head down and make it go away. (less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Rick Polito When I was a newspaper reporter, a photographer and I followed a group of "at-risk" high school students through a semester of "experiential education…moreWhen I was a newspaper reporter, a photographer and I followed a group of "at-risk" high school students through a semester of "experiential education." One of the things they did was backpack in Death Valley. I saw that dynamic and thought it was a good backdrop to a book. I just couldn't figure what the rest of the book was about. Eventually I decided to just start writing and see what happened.(less)

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Average rating: 3.93 · 161 ratings · 78 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Off Trail 3.91 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	House of Illusion (The Attraction, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38 ratings — 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
	Dark Shift 3.89 avg rating — 35 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
	The Attraction: Illusion Run (The Attraction, 2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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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	Wise Wolf Books Young Adult Starter Library by Lee Matthew Goldberg (Goodreads Author), Lee Matthew Goldberg (Goodreads Author), Jerri Chisholm 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.”
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