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Susan Nunn lived and worked as an innkeeper and border activist on the Arizona/Mexican border for twelve years. This is where the novel, Song of the Earth, first came to her, and now, fifteen years later, and after garnering two college degrees, the latest being her MFA in Fiction and Creative Non-fiction, she has released Song of the Earth.

Susan now lives in Boise, ID with her black lab, Harry, and her golden retriever, Ellie, at her side, while caring for her elderly father.

Since finishing the novel, she is working on a memoir of her spiritual journey, and also has started another novel. She teaches online writing classes as well. Her website: www.csusannunn.com will be updated soon, the moving came first, now back to the things that are ...more

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What are the degrees that you just received? How has it helped your ability to write? I want to thank you for the book "Song of the earth". I look forward to reading it and will .

Susan Nunn Hi, thanks for the question and I will be signing the books this week and getting them in the mail.

I was a single mother of three and those three wer…moreHi, thanks for the question and I will be signing the books this week and getting them in the mail.

I was a single mother of three and those three were my priorities, but after they received their college degrees and were on their own, I decided to pursue my dreams of writing. I started working on 'Song of the Earth' in 1999, while General Manager of a Best Western hotel in southeastern Arizona. I wanted to give voice to all the immigrants that were crossing my path each day. I wanted the readers to get beneath the border chaos and to 'feel' these people.

I then moved to another position, managing an upscale guest ranch in the mountains just north of the border about thirty miles. Although I had taken college classes off and on throughout the time the kids were in school, I didn't have enough credits for a degree. So, in 2001 I entered Vermont College's low residency, traveling back and forth from Arizona to Vermont and finished with my BA (Fiction and Mexican History) in the winter of 2003. My characters kept taking me back to Mexico so I felt the need to have that history background. I then took classes from Writers Studio of New York (Tucson based) and also a night class at the University of Arizona extended education classes. By then, I decided to really get into this novel, but I was living a lot of the story, and it was changing daily.

In 2010, thinking my novel was fairly well finished, but unable to interest anyone in it, and feeling the need to understand more about writing, I applied for and was accepted for the MFA program at Antioch University Los Angeles (low residency.) My first mentor (Leonard Chang who now writes for television) told me that what I had written was not a novel, but a 'made for tv' or movie script, and he asked me to set it aside and pull one character out and write a character driven novel and I did. I graduated in Dec. of 2012 with a dual concentration (Fiction and Creative Non-fiction). I then went on to get certified as a Creative Writing Instructor, finishing in June, 2013 and the novel was published in July of 2014.

Did it help? I know there is a lot of talk out there saying MFA's aren't necessary, but for me, it gave me structure which I never had. It gave me a foundation from which to write and a much deeper understanding of the craft of writing. It taught me how to be a better reader. I always read, but nothing like I do now. And, I can't say enough about how it feels to be immersed in a community of creative people. It is amazing. I have the MFA experience to thank for getting this book out, and the next one, coming right along.

I am now teaching online classes that are available on my website: www.csusannunn.com I love to teach, and to empower my students to go deeper and deeper into their work. Thanks for the question. I hope you enjoy the read. Let me hear from you after you've finished.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Susan Nunn I have a process for writer's block. I sit and just start writing (not typing.) When I get to a word that I wonder about, I take that word and start e…moreI have a process for writer's block. I sit and just start writing (not typing.) When I get to a word that I wonder about, I take that word and start exploring it, and then when I use another word that causes me to stop, I latch on to it and explore all sorts of meanings, and just keep going. It brings so much light to my mental process, and I find the story just needed for me to loosen up a little. If we have created our characters in true fashion, we almost have to let go of them and trust them to do what they need to do... loosen up. It works every time.(less)

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	This Man's Choices by Kathleen Whitney Rohr (Goodreads Author), Brian Johnson (Illustrator), Susan Nunn (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019 — 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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