Doug Solter

Doug Solter has worked in local television for over 20 years. He's directed rap music videos and short films. His screenplays have been semi and quarter finalists in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. He drank wine on the streets of Barcelona. Hiked the Rocky Mountains. Loved a cat. And worked as a Starbucks barista for a month.

Doug currently lives in Pennsylvania where he writes young adult novels full of escapism. Doug's first young adult novel Skid was first a screenplay before it was adapted into a book. Doug is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Doug enjoys...

Reading young adult books, spy thrillers, biographies, historical fiction & non-fiction, and wants to read more science fiction & fantasy.

Watching every movie from the silent-era classics through the golden age and film-noir, through French new wave and the 70s auteur movement, and to the blockbusters of the modern era. (Yes, he's a movie nerd.)

Traveling to new places. Vacation is not an evil word. He believes travel is the answer to happiness. Traveled to 31 of the 50 states in his country. He's visited Canada, Spain, Italy, France, and Monaco. He hopes to do more.

Watching modern day television with all the great writing. He's excited about the flood of interesting shows that are out there now.

Cats. Wishes he could have one inside his small apartment but is forced to enjoy them on social media.

Hearing about science stuff and things about outer-space because it all blows his mind.

Cars. He enjoys looking at them and pretending that he has hundreds of them inside his mental garage.

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