Category Archives: writing

Book Launch: In Memory. #GNUTerryPratchett

If you’ve read my blog for a minute, or followed me at all on social media (or have known me since high school), you know I am a reader, a bibliophile, and, to some extent, a book hoarder, tho I’ve gotten … Continue reading

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Book Launch: Naked in Public

In the early early days of my blog (December 2012), children’s author Christi Zellerhoff answered The Questions. Well, apparently she has kept up with my ramblings (isn’t that nice?) and contacted me late last month to see if I’d be … Continue reading

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So you want to be a writer…. (pt 2)

I’ve been thinking about my next (this) post for the The Insecure Writers Support Group (#IWSG) series, like, a LOT. And I’ve basically decided that being a writer comes down to two very simple things. First, you have to do … Continue reading

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Banned Books Week 2015

Hi. My name is dSavannah, and I read banned books. And I’m helping celebrate / promote (demote?) / raise awareness for Banned Books Week, which was created in 1982 by the American Library Association (ALA), which reports that more than … Continue reading

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So you want to be a writer…. (pt 1)

I signed up for The Insecure Writers Support Group (#IWSG) a while ago, which comes with the obligation to write a post the first Wednesday of every month. I signed up for several reasons: 1, 2, 3 ~ I’m a … Continue reading

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The Questions with Chuck Walsh: writer

A long time ago (late 2012) and far away (Arkansas), I worked for a publisher doing book editing. I got assigned a baseball book by this dude named Chuck Walsh. And, except for my childhood crush on the Braves, I … Continue reading

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My first #IWSG post

What the heck is #IWSG, you might ask…. well, it stands for Insecure Writer’s Support Group, and I discovered them last month while doing the #AtoZChallenge. #IWSG is posted by a various group of bloggers the the first Wednesday of … Continue reading

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