title: It Writes Itself: A Travel Guide to Writing Fiction
author: Susannah Raulino
description: Susannah Raulino is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and improviser living in Austin, Texas.
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  # [**ABOUT THE AUTHOR**](contents.xhtml#c_ata)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Francesca
  Flores](http://us.macmillan.com/author/francescaflores?utm_source=ebook&utm_medium=adcard&utm_term=ebookreaders&utm_content=francescaflores_authorpage_macdotcom&utm_campaign=9781250220493)
  is a writer, traveler, and linguist. Raised in Pittsburgh, she read every
  fantasy book she could get her hands on and started writing her own stories at
  a young age. She began writing Diamond City while working as a corporate
  travel manager. When she’s not writing or reading, Francesca enjoys traveling,
  dancing ballet and jazz, practicing trapeze and contortion, and visiting parks
  and trails around San Francisco, where she currently resides. You can sign up
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