Category Archives: writing

#TBT: The Questions with R. J. Davnall: writer, musician, lecturer, possible alien

dSavannah note: Some of you who are newer readers of my blog may not know that I previously used my blog to promote my art and writing, and other artists and writers, specifically in my interview series called The Questions. … Continue reading

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Book Review – The Things We Don’t Say:
          An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths

Sometime back in ye olden days of March or April, Julie Morgenlender, a member of my Chronic Illness Bloggers group, posted a request for reviewers for her upcoming anthology, The Things We Don’t Say: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths. … Continue reading

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Book Launch: What Girls Are Made Of

In case my dear readers haven’t noticed, I’m a girl. I was born a girl, I’ll die a girl. (Sans some parts, cuz, well, some of them were bad.) I’m also a feminist, which means I believe in equality for … Continue reading

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#dSavannah #HolidayGiftGuide2016

Well, y’all may have noticed I haven’t posted in a while.  I even got kicked off the Insecure Writers Support Group blog hop list (as I should be). Let’s just say I’ve been busy. And I haven’t had the brain … Continue reading

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#IWSG: Your First Piece of Writing

The question from this month’s #IWSG newsletter is: What was your very first piece of writing as an aspiring writer? Where is it now? Collecting dust or has it been published? As I say in my bio, “I’ve been writing … Continue reading

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#IWSG – So you want to be a writer…. (pt 8)

Once again, it is time for me to ramble on writing for the Insecure Writers Support monthly post. In the past, I have written about things you should be doing as a writer. However, this is the: What *NOT* to … Continue reading

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#IWSG – So you want to be a writer…. (pt 7)

It’s time once again for my ruminations on the art and craft of writing for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. (And if you’re a writer, and you’re not insecure, you’re probably doing it wrong.) (Just kidding. If you’re a writer, … Continue reading

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