Growing up on a small
island, seaside resort in New Jersey, I had little interest in Asia until
October of 1968 when the US Army whisked me off to Vietnam where I served in
the 525th Military Intelligence Group. My duties were fairly broad; however, the part I liked best
was reviewing and analyzing intelligence information reports that dealt with
both the political and tactical situation in the Vietnamese Highlands. Leaving the army in 1971, I returned to
college and decided to pursue a Bache... Continue reading ...
Posted by Daniel S. on Saturday, October 1, 2011,
In :
Just Released
Two authors, Jean Blasiar and Jonathan Marcantoni, have come together to tell the story of a little girl so devoted to her father that she sets out to do what others have not been able to do. Find him. Set against the backdrop of World War II, Melanie Commons takes on the role of provider and caregiver that countless women took on during that tumultuous period in our history. Taking a job in an airplane factory, she is given the support and confidence that she was not able to find prior to t... Continue reading ...
Laurie grew up in the picturesque islands of the South Pacific. Her father pioneered air travel to many of the tiny islands, and Laurie often accompanied him on his flights. After high school, she moved Seattle to study photography and dance. While there, she discovered an interest in Jewish Studies, Hebrew, and Middle Eastern dance. She went to Israel to pursue these subjects, earning her keep by working in the cotton fields of the Jezreel Valley. On a second trip to Israel, she met the love... Continue reading ...
I am native Ukrainian, and that's what my new historically-based novel, WRETCHED LAND, is all about. I came to Canada twenty years ago to meet my pen pal,
Selmer Komarnisky. We eventually married and currently live in central Alberta.
The first few years in Canada were a time of adjustment. I was fortunate to meet a
wonderful group of fellow Canadians, who helped me to feel at home. Trained in
veterinary medicine in the Ukraine, I joined a doctoral program in Nutrition
and Metabolism at the ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Daniel S. on Sunday, September 19, 2010,
In :
Just Released
After having authored nineteen non-fiction books on Indigenous worldviews, cultural hegemony, human rights, critical thinking and wellness, books that have been lauded by such thinkers as Noam Chomsky, Thom Hartmann, Sonita Gandhi, Dan Millman, Sam Keen, Vine Deloria, Jr., Eagleman and many of the world’s top environmental organizations, I think my first fiction book (not counting a children’s book I wrote in 1978), LAST SONG OF THE WHALES, might have a bigger impact on helping us return ... Continue reading ...
I first became interested in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement over a decade ago, and out of that interest I first developed the germ of an idea for a story. The result is KANAKA BLUES. Believe it or not, there are really two Hawaii’s. One is the “tourist” ideal, consisting of white beaches, resort hotels and golf courses, luaus, and hula dancers. The other is the “real” Hawaii–the native peoples living in near poverty because the tourism industry has created prices for food, sh... Continue reading ...
Having been a practicing attorney for the
past twenty-seven years should make me an expert in writing fiction, but don’t
tell anybody. I am currently Of
Counsel to the Dallas, Texas, law firm of Tipton Jones, where my practice includes complex commercial litigation
as well as entertainment law, focusing on the movie and publishing
industries.
But it’s the world of books and movies that is
truly my passion. In addition to my
practice at Tipton Jones, my wife Susan, also an attorney, and I... Continue reading ...
Aloha! As the owner, senior editor and acquisitions editor for Savant Books, and a professional writer, I am honored to be the first to post to this Savant Author's Blog. A physician-educator-linguist-writer-producer who's lived in almost every state of the USA at one time or another (I grew up in Alaska when it was still a territory and currently live in Hawaii), when people ask me who I am the first word that pops out is "a writer." That is, after all, what I've been doing for over 40 ye... Continue reading ...
|
Author's Blog
Get to know new and established Savant authors and what they're working on these days.
|
|
