When I was little, we would eat good food and then listen to stories. I was fortunate to have two of the best storytellers ever: My father’s mother told fables, horror, and zombie stories. Her stories were flights of fancy, intense and imaginative. My mother told real life stories of growing up in the fifties and sixties. Alternating between each of their homes (I lived with both) I heard the best of both worlds. I remember as a child telling myself that when I grew up, I wanted to tell sto... Continue reading ...
I have been a freelance editor and writer since 2004. My first paid gigs were for writing short plays and film scripts for a small production company in Atlanta. A theatre-kid, I attended film school and upon graduating thought I was the king fish. Then the production company didn't produce any of the scripts they bought from me and eventually folded. The same thing occurred with several other projects, first a TV show, then a newspaper in Tampa, Florida, and then another TV show, "The Bleepi... Continue reading ...
My passion for
writing started when I developed a fascination with different alphabets in
kindergarten. I became a good speller, and then, I was constantly at the
library checking out wordy books with fascinating stories and memorable
characters. I started writing poetry in the sixth grade. In middle school, my
sister pointed out to me that I had a knack for rhythm and words. It wasn’t
until my senior year of high school when a fellow student asked me to autograph
a poem I... Continue reading ...
Hello, I am pleased to introduce myself to the published
literary world. My name is Scott Mastro, and experience has taught me two
things: become a writer only if you have to, and, if you want to be completely
misunderstood, write fiction.
The path from writer to author has been a journey of both joy and
despair, a struggle of the heart and spirit, a carnival ride of truth and
various levels of convoluted B. S. I've learned there's not only an
obligation to have something enduring to say, the... Continue reading ...
I was jogging on the beach one autumn morning, the tide low and gray, when I saw an Asian woman standing barefoot in the sand, eyes set on the cloudy horizon. In her thirties, slender and youthful, she had dark hair in a thick braid and wore a light-brown dress that came down below her knees. I jogged by. I don’t think she noticed me. Her dreamy eyes seemed far, far away. I looked back one last time and took in her stoic gaze. I wonder what she’s all about, I thought, and then I wrote a s... 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 ...
Even though I have had several distinctly different careers during my lifetime, never in my wildest dreams would I ever have imagined that being an author would crown my later year accomplishments. But here I am, in my eighties, having my first book published….and planning more. Well, that just shows how exciting life can be if you are open to new adventures. And if you have LOVE in your life. With two wives and three husbands (and a few amours in-between) I have certainly known love….an... Continue reading ...
Rich Cameron kept trespassing into my thoughts like an uninvited but interesting guest. He had so much more to say that was worth listening to, reading about, sharing with his audience - those who read POOR RICH (Savant, 2010) and those who haven’t - that everything else in my writing agenda took a back seat until Rich told this funny, gripping, sometimes hysterical, sometimes tearful, always delightful story. It was like listening to a young adult telling an older, and wiser adult a story ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Daniel S. on Monday, December 6, 2010,
In :
Just Released
After the release by Savant Books of my
Hawaiian thriller, Kanaka Blues, with
its backdrop of Hawaiian sovereignty, I have gone back to my roots. Manifest
Intent, my second Savant work, is set in the world of lawyers and law firms, which has
been my world for over twenty-seven years. John Grisham and Scott Turow may have invented the legal
thriller genre, or at least popularized it wildly, but the legal world, with
its own rules and language, is a natural for mysteries. I hop... Continue reading ...
Posted by Daniel S. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010,
In :
Just Released
Dear Readers, Thank you for taking the time to get to know me, though I guarantee my personal story is nowhere near as interesting as the stories I pen. Perhaps it is for that very reason that I write. I was born and raised in the small harbor town of Swampscott, Massachusetts, by my mother, a single parent, who gave all she could, often going without herself, and by my grandparents, both selfless people in their own right. Many would look at the paycheck my mother would bring home from her... Continue reading ...
Anticipation has been constantly building since I signed with Savant
last summer to begin the publishing journey for CALLED HOME - TWO HEARTS
ANSWER to release. Now, May 8, 2010, I'm thrilled to introduce
a book that has been my significant companion over the past year and a
half and has taken me on my own journey of learning and growth.
Romance is my genre; my first passion in
books and movies. All categories interest me, but love grabs me all
the time, and CALLED HOME - TWO HEARTS ANS... Continue reading ...
Gloria Schumann called to write CALLED HOME - TWO HEARTS ANSWER
Words for descriptions, words for feelings, words for
actions—all run through my head around, above, amongst the characters that
drive the need for these words. My imagination is ever at the ready to take off into the magical
world of fiction. My characters are kind, compulsive, intense, base, philanthropic,
rude, giving and forgiving.
The situations are as varied and entertaining as the characters. This world is where I am c... Continue reading ...
Back in the late sixties my band was hired to perform at the opening of "Hair," the musical, in Toronto. For a musician to experience this seminal musical about peace and love was a huge thrill, but let’s not kid ourselves - we were all there for the nude scene! The after-party was great and many of the cast came up and jammed with us into the wee small hours. From then on it seemed like every stage show had to have a nude scene. I remember attending another such drama entitled "Dionysius ... Continue reading ...
Hello World, It’s my pleasure to join the stable of writers here at
Savant Books and Publications.
 To me, writing has not been something I’ve always
wanted to do, but something I’ve had
to do. At various times writing has been an artistic outlet, a catharsis, and a
place to run and hide in order to give me perspective. I... Continue reading ...
author
WILLIAM MALTESE:
Getting to know me…
Getting to know all
about me…
EXCEPT…
What in the hell does one write in a blog? What in the hell
does a writer write in his blog? What in the hell does one writer, this writer,
write in this/his blog?
The Savant lead-in explai... Continue reading ...
It’s both a pleasure and an honor to be a part of the Savant
Books & Publications Author’s Blog. But, it’s even a bigger thrill
to introduce myself and my writing to you, the reading public.
I
guess you could say that I’ve lived a pretty exciting and varied life;
lots of places and experiences to draw from, all culminating with my
first fiction novel, "Tropic of California: The Strains of Strauss."
I’m
the original Southern California “dude” who, growing up, always enjoyed
fun in ... Continue reading ...
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