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Amy Suto 8/4/12

Pre-Writing Checklist: 6 Things To Do Before Starting Your Screenplay

I've learned some very important lessons from my overseas travel, but one message actually applies to screenwriting: always prepare yourself for the journey ahead. Writing a script, is, in essence, a journey. Don't be that guy who gets stopped at the border because you forgot your passport and who drinks the water the moment his boot hits Mexicano soil.

Amy Suto 7/31/12

Dispatches from Mexico

There's nothing like international travel to remind you how much you value your limbs.

Amy Suto 7/18/12

6 Reasons Why Earlier TV Seasons Are The Strongest

When Nikita got renewed, I died of happiness. This high-octane spy thriller is filled with Alias-like twists and turns and movie-quality combat, and the characters are layered and nuanced. I love the first and second season with obsessive tendencies. However, gun to my head I would still say that the first season has stronger storytelling.

Amy Suto 7/16/12

9 Creative Approaches to Screenwriting

Over the past year, I've been studying the science behind creativity and how it works while conducting a study of my own. Because when you think about it, being creative is one of the fundamental skills required for screenwriters to be wildly successful. The execs aren't gonna fed ex you buckets of cash unless you've some kind of genius who can pitch and write things they've never seen before.

Amy Suto 7/14/12

Non-Official Resume

Eventually I'm going to make a "video resume," which will basically be a 60-minute long montage of me doing awesome things like skydiving and winning a game of extreme shuffleboard.

Amy Suto 7/4/12

5 Books You Should Read This Month

I spend more time reading book reviews than actual books because I have no time to read so-so novels. But the result? I find fantastic reads. Here are some books I've read and loved recently.

Amy Suto 6/25/12

Writers and Schizophrenia: What New Studies Reveal About the Writer's Psyche

So today's blog post is just another reminder of how us creative types are... um... different. As in, we might be predisposed to getting a mild form of schizophrenia.

Amy Suto 6/19/12

Novels vs. Screenplays and Why Writers Should Try Writing a Novel

You should write a novel.I know, I know, you're a screenwriter. You're a movie person. Why write anything that doesn't have a chance of appearing on the big screen?Here's why: you can learn quite a bit from studying different mediums. (This goes for novelists, too!) There's power in crosstraining. That's why professional football players do ballet and yoga in their offseason.

Amy Suto 4/2/12

4 Ways to Distance Yourself From Your Story

One rampant problem common amongst amateur writers is that they cannot take criticism. They are so close to their work, they cannot bear hearing anything but praise for what they've written, even if it isn't the truth.This tendency isn't completely their fault. The problem with writing as a career is that everything we write is a reflection of who we are.

Amy Suto 6/4/11

The "Will They Won't They" Plot Device: Is it Overused?

The "Will They Won't They Get Together Romance" is possibly one of the most annoying-- yet extremely addicting if used effectively- plot device on television today.

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MY NEW BOOK: WRITE FOR MONEY & POWER

Write for Money & Power — book by Amy Suto

The anti-starving-artist's guide to becoming a seven-figure writer.

NEW SERIAL: LET ME BE YOUR GHOST

Let Me Be Your Ghost — a serialized billionaire romance by Amy Suto

My serialized billionaire romance — a ghostwriter with secrets, a CEO with more. Read chapter one free →

MY ROMANTASY NOVEL: THE ASH TRIALS

The deadliest game is remembering who you are.

MY DETECTIVE NOVEL: THE NOMAD DETECTIVE

The Nomad Detective: Volume I — book by Amy Suto

Crime crosses borders, but so does this detective.

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Six-Figure Freelance Writer — book by Amy Suto

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lately: getting my nails done, going on matcha walks, enjoying the rare SF sun, writing new novel pages☀️✍️

Amy Suto, bestselling author and Substack expert

✍️ another day writing my romantic thriller novel LET ME BE YOUR GHOST — chapters one and two live on Sutoscience 👻 #booktok #thriller #romance #writer #author

✍️ another day in their life as a full time author and Substack writer!

Write your next novel somewhere beautiful! ✍️✨Full list at MakeWritingYourJob

Welcome to 💡 Sutoscience, Julie! Thanks for supporting what I’m building here :)

Thanks so much for becoming a paid subscriber to 💡 Sutoscience, Amy! Looking forward to seeing what you create in the serialized fiction world :)

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to my writing class at the @thelovepotionlibrary yesterday — and thanks to Veena and the team for having me. ❤️📚 I loved nerding out about story structure with you! #class #writersofinstagram

🥹 honestly thank you so much for all your kind words on chapter one of LET ME BE YOUR GHOST so far 👻❤️ means the world to me! #booktok #author #writer #bookstagram

Putting yourself out there as a writer is scary but I am a glutton for transparency!! 👻✍️ read chapter one of LET ME BE YOUR GHOST now in my profile at Sutoscience #booktok #writer #romance

📕 read chapter one of LET ME BE YOUR GHOST for free at the link in my bio — a romantic thriller you won’t want to put down #bookstagram #romance #darkromance

lately: been going on a lot of brunches on outdoor patios to enjoy the rare sunny weather here in SF ☀️🌱

📕 What do freelance book editors ~ actually ~ do? 👇 Author and editor Allison Lau breaks it down in this clip from our recent interview on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job — watch the full interview below!

One of my favorite parts of my interview with Allison Lau for ✍️ Make Writing Your Job is how she shares what inspired her to dive into writing and start her Substack, Monkey Girl. So many people in the comments of our live feed shared that they had similar experiences to Allison — leaving toxic jobs behind to follow their dreams. In the full interview, Allison shares how she pivoted from scientist to full-time writer — get ready to be inspired :) 👀 Watch the full interview at Make Writing Your Job in my profile.

More great freelance writing advice from Allison Lau from our most recent conversation on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job! 👀 Watch the full interview at Make Writing Your Job in my profile.

I love how Allison Lau describes how she built momentum for her freelance writing career — so much practical advice in my recent interview with her on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job! 👀 Watch the full interview at Make Writing Your Job in my profile.

returning to my 🍵 sunday tea series! 👇 a weekly roundup of curated ideas, links, products, tea, and other recommendations for what you should watch and read to feel inspired as a writer:

📕 first chapter of let me be your ghost up on my substack. it's a moody romantic thriller about individual vs. all-seeing institutions, the stories we tell to survive, the masks we wear to get close to people. but mostly i was like "what if the FBI used ghostwriters as undercover agents and one of them got in too deep with a surveillance tech billionaire" 🙃 👀 read at the link in my bio at my Substack 💡 Sutoscience

coming soon — my new serialized fiction novel, let me be your ghost. subscribe to 💡 sutoscience .com to get the first few chapters free:

✍️ day in the life of a writer / substacker / yoga teacher in San Francisco #writer #author

Stopping by @hellosongtea to do some research on what teas I’ll be offering as part of my yoga & tea event this Wednesday at @thecommons_sf I attended a tea tasting a while back here at Song Tea and they have incredible Chinese and Taiwanese teas. 🫖