Undaunted: Finding Resiliency in the Uncommon Person
Susan Forest teams up with homicide detective Dave Sweet to pen this fascinating, non-fiction account of courageous people who have faced incredible situations.
When we think of the modern hero—the uncommon person—what stands out? Do those who perform optimally do so because they possess something unique that separates them from the rest? Can the secrets of their ability to perform in a crisis be learned?
Detective Dave Sweet and acclaimed author Susan Forest team up to answer these questions and more, in this gripping read.
Through inspiring stories of extraordinary acts of strength and courage, Undaunted is a ride-a-long to the heights of the awe-inspiring, introducing readers to some of the most impressive individuals Dave has met throughout his 25-year career in law enforcement.
Blog Posts
November, 2020: Action Based book Videos. Susan describes how her book videos were created.
August, 2019: Eating Authors with Lawrence M. Schoen. Susan tells about a distinctive meal eaten high in a mountain glen after a day of rock climbing.
August, 2019: Whatever: The Big Idea with John Scalzi. Susan discusses the theme of addictions in Bursts of Fire.
July, 2019: My Favorite Bit with Mary Robinette Kowal. Susan discusses her love of mountain adventure, and how it informed Bursts of Fire.
July, 2019: The SFWA Blog. Susan talks about using charts to translate the hero’s journey into a linear plan.
October, 2018: My Favorite Bit with Mary Robinette Kowal. Susan and Lucas Law talk about Shades Within Us: Tales of Migrations and Fractured Borders.
September, 2018: Whatever: The Big Idea with John Scalzi. Susan and Lucas Law discuss Shades Within Us.
April, 2018: The Story Behind the Stories with Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. Susan describes how she wrote her short story “The Fat Man.”
April, 2018: Fictorians: Organizing Critique Comments for Implementation. Susan’s techniques for working with comments from multiple different readers.
March, 2018: Unblocking Ideas (Analog Science Fiction and Fact). Different ways of writing your way out of writer’s block.
July, 2016: The Pleasures of Anthology Editing (SFWA Blog). Susan’s award-winning editorial work as an anthologist.
July, 2014: Backstory Secrets (SFWA Blog). Susan discusses tips and techniques for sprinkling backstory through a work that begins in media res.
Magazine Articles
Creating Action-Based Book Videos
The creative process behind planning, filming, editing, and distributing action-based book videos based on Susan’s award winning novels, Bursts of Fire and Flights of Marigold. Westword Magazine, December 2020.
Grandpa’s Kitchen
A haunting, love-filled memory of a hidden mountain valley Susan’s children call “Grandpa’s Kitchen.” Her father, renowned mountaineer, Don Forest, was first and foremost a family man, and loved nothing better than to pass on his love of the mountains to his children and grandchildren. Now that her father has passed away, it is Susan’s ongoing legacy to share the ways of the mountains with her children. Legacy Magazine, 2009.