Category Archives: author

GNU Pat Conroy

Posted on March 6, 2016 by dSavannah

On Friday, the world lost another great voice with the death of author Pat Conroy, who passed away of pancreatic cancer at age 70, just four weeks after his diagnosis. When I read the news about the cancer, I knew … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, age, author, books, childhood, depression, dreams, family, fear, fiction, history, making a difference, memory, mental illness, shining a light, the dark places | 4 Comments

#FictionFriday: The Family Business

Posted on February 26, 2016 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: Thank you to all of twelve of you {per my site stats} who stopped by last week and read my first entry for #FictionFriday. I really appreciate it, more than you know. I also appreciate your comments. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in #FictionFriday, animals, author, dreams, family, fantasy, mystery, myth, writing | 6 Comments

Book launch for The Wolves of Dynamo by Gareth S. Young

Posted on February 14, 2016 by dSavannah

As y’all know, I’ve been sick, and my illness(es) mean that I’m chronically fatigued and can’t focus on much. Even on books. Which sucks, since I’ve always been a huge reader, and not being able to read is quite the … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, author, book launch, community, cover reveal, e-book, fantasy, kindle, myth, paperback, writershelpingwriters, writing | 6 Comments

Cover Reveal: Wrath & Bones by A.J. Aalto

Posted on December 10, 2015 by dSavannah

As usual, I’m a day late and (thousands of) dollar short: I was supposed to publish this Cover Reveal *yesterday*, and after I BEGGED the author, A.J. Aalto, to do a cover reveal. Sigh. (And hangs my head in shame.) … Continue reading →

Posted in author, books, BookWhore, community, cover reveal, friends, giving to others, writershelpingwriters, writing | 2 Comments

#IWSG – So you want to be a writer…. (pt 4)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by dSavannah

Well, it’s that time again: I said I’d participate in the Insecure Writer’s Support Group blog posting (first Wednesday of every month), so here I am. Post #4. Sadly, I haven’t really got anything to say. Or much to say. … Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, #NaNoWriMo, author, books, community, contest, fear, hard work, making a difference, writershelpingwriters, writing | 9 Comments

Some life-affirming projects

Posted on November 8, 2015 by dSavannah

I am blessed enough to be involved with a group of people in Canada (small world!) who are doing some really great things, and I wanted to share the info with my faithful readers. Supporting these projects with shares and … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, author, books, childhood, depression, dreams, giving to others, hard work, inspiration, joy, making a difference, opportunity, perseverance, shining a light | 2 Comments

#IWSG – So you want to be a writer…. (pt 3) –
with Bonus Thoughts on #NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 4, 2015 by dSavannah

In my last post for the #IWSG, I told you that there are only two things you really need to do to be a writer: first, you read, and second, you write. I also told you I was going to … Continue reading →

Posted in #IWSG, #NaNoWriMo, author, books, e-book, passion, perseverance, publishing, writershelpingwriters, writing | 10 Comments