Ask the Author: Susan Erickson Catucci
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Susan Erickson Catucci
I wake up suddenly, drenched in sweat, enveloped in total darkness and with no idea of where I am. The air is a thick stench that is sickening, suffocating, and I am gripped with the knowledge that I must get out of there, now, but it is then that I discover that my legs are gone.
Susan Erickson Catucci
Madison came from a title my co-author, Susan Permuy, had carried around for years after owning and loving the real Madison. When we met, she liked my doodling and explained that she had the title for a children's book and that's all. I heard Madison, The Tale of a Corgi with No Tail - and that was it. The beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Susan Erickson Catucci
A love of reading. Language. Expression. Cartooning. I wrote/drew comic books for my grandparents when I was 4 or 5 with beginning, middle and end. I love imagination - was raised on the Oz books. Figment is my favorite Disney character.
Susan Erickson Catucci
More Madison adventures. Recently finished Madison Meets the Moon and now waiting to see what she gets involved with next. I've come to really love her.
Susan Erickson Catucci
There is no bad art.
Susan Erickson Catucci
With healthy distractions: long walks, patience. Being present, aware. Meditation, being still, listening. Being open, allow my mind to go where it wants. If all else fails, wine. But above all, avoid deadlines - write and create on my time.
Susan Erickson Catucci
Creation. Having a tiny seed of an idea grow into something entirely its own; and being responsible for having given it life.
Susan Erickson Catucci
Because my latest focus has been children's books, I enjoy exploring what else is out there. I discovered The Kissing Hand, a story intended to help kids prepare for that first day of Kindergarten - wonderful! And because art and illustration is equally important to me, I'm also checking out comic series like The Umbrella Academy. There's a big world out there.
Susan Erickson Catucci
I have a younger sister who was adopted and I remember her having musings about who her biological family may be. One of my favorites was when she imagined Joan Collins being her biological mom. Imagine if that were true . . .
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