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RITA ARIYOSHI'S WAY

Posted by Daniel Janik on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, In : Author Introduction 

My father “Big Jim” was a large man in every sense of the word, and he told big fat lies. He was drafted toward the end of WWII but Japan surrendered the day before he was to report for duty. He told us they gave up because they heard Big Jim was coming. He couldn’t swim but took us to the beach. He’d go in the water and just sink. He said that was how Russians swim and the technique was called “snorkel.” 

         I began my own story-telling before anyone could read my penmanshi...


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MEET THE NEW HELEN R. DAVIS, AGAIN!

Posted by Daniel Janik on Friday, April 17, 2020, In : Author Introduction 

Helen R. Davis is an international-award winning author.  Her latest work, TRUTH AND TELL TRAVEL THE SOLAR SYSTEM (Savant 2020) is her first foray into children's literature.  Based on two beloved stuffed animals that Davis had created her own world for, Davis decided to publish this work and introduce her joys and imagination with others.   Davis's imagination is not limited to creating two brave caterpillars. 


She has also published several alternate history novels that imagine happier endi...


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JAMIE DELA CRUZ REACHES CRITICALITY

Posted by Daniel Janik on Friday, January 24, 2020, In : Author Introduction 


Becoming an author was very new to me during the time I was in my doctoral program. Luckily, I was able to conduct research in the program under some great individuals who had a love for program evaluation. The doctoral program really helped shape me into who I am today and has really taught me to love research as much as my colleagues do. I picked up on many great insights from the experience.

Dr. Jamie Dela Cruz
Author of CRITICAL WRITING: STORIES AS PHENOMENA (Savant 2020)

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DOC KRINBERG: TEACHER, POET, NOVELIST

Posted by Daniel S. on Saturday, April 28, 2018, In : Author Introduction 
If a carnival had passed me at 15, I probably wouldn't be here writing this.

As it is, I ended up pursuing the closest thing to that lifestyle in the late 60's and early 70's when I used to do things like hitchhike up the coast to San Francisco with five dollars in my pocket, swim nude at the Gorge in Big Sur, sleep in a cave next to a log cabin in Laurel Canyon and convince myself surfing was approximate to attending a religious function. But…after myriad dead end jobs and start and stop at...

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MEET DANIEL BRADFORD, AUTHOR OF WESTERNS

Posted by Daniel S. on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, In : Author Introduction 
Bo Henry's family and characters in this and the subsequent novels evolved from my grandfather's tales and my family legacy. Analogous to the writing of my previous books, as I composed this story, I could not predict the content of the next scene. I witnessed Bo's adventurous life unfold as it was revealed to me upon the screen of my computer.


When writing a story, I do not know beforehand what form it will take. I am simply the conduit through which the story is revealed. In 1988, one aftern...

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THE MAGIC OF A. G. HAYES

Posted by Daniel S. on Monday, August 21, 2017, In : Author Introduction 


Readers know me as A. G. Hayes, author of the ingeniously compelling, multi-award-winning Koski and Falk secret agent series, including, in order of publication


WHO'S KILLING ALL THE LAWYERS? (Savant 2011)

THE JUDAS LIST (Savant 2012)

IMMINENT DANGER (Savant 2013)

THE CHEMICAL FACTOR (Savant 2015)

FINDING KATE (Savant 2016) introducing my Kate Keenan Special Assignment series

QUANTUM DEATH (Savant 2016) with Raymond Gaynor

THE SOLAR TRIANGLE (Savant 2017)


which, many agree would make an exc...


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A CATE BURNS' TSUNAMI

Posted by Daniel S. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, In : Author Introduction 
My writing and later authoring career began with "My Daily Diary," a padded pink vinyl diary with a well-used lock and key begun as soon as I could hold a pencil in my hand. Since then, I have filled many journals with life secrets, one volume being so unsettling to an inquisitive neighbor that she destroyed it rather than return it! It was in this way that I learned the power of truthful writing!


Luckily, I grew up in a family that loved word play, practical jokes and laughter. To this day, ...
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THE CAPTAIN SPEAKS

Posted by Daniel S. on Monday, May 16, 2016, In : Author Introduction 

No one would be faulted for finding a retired naval officer odd among a group of writers, musicians, and artists. Most would agree that the creative arts and military matters hardly go together, and yet, as a specialist in communications, I was trained to write for absolute clarity in all reports and operational orders. 

But then, I was also a misfit, and it didn't take long in the military to realize that. I was a dreamer in school and college, often lost in a world of fantasy and imagination...


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SURFING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

Posted by Daniel S. on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, In : Author Introduction 


My name is David Allan Williams and I am a writer. It kind of sounds like I should be standing in front of a group at a weekly AA—Authors Anonymous—meeting. I guess that’s how I feel about writing now: It’s addictive. Especially when a work is finally released.

I would not recommend being an author to anyone looking for a career choice. It is a journey full of rejection and despair, brief moments of relief and excitement and capped with an overall anticipation that something bigger wi...
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Savant Poetry Anthologies

Posted by Daniel S. on Thursday, June 14, 2012, In : Just Released 
I often heard readers, bookstores and publishers alike say with a grim, Nietzschesque frown, "Poetry is dead." And, if one is to believe that publishing is all about "making money," they certainly may be correct. But publishing, at least at Savant Books and Publications, isn't just about money; it's about sharing fine literature with readers all over the world. In sort, communication. But not just communication - if prose is the bread and butter of literary publishing (and it is), then poetry...
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Zachary M. Oliver Speaks Out on Education

Posted by Daniel S. on Thursday, November 18, 2010, In : Just Released 
Zachary M. Oliver Ed.D, author of FALLING BUT FULFILLED is a quiet man interested in developing himself, his family, and his community. He believes that we, as a species, can be better. He spends the days of his life filled with love as he encourages the students who desperately want to improve their lives, the teachers who seek to become more satisfied in their profession, and the professional community in Honolulu which shows so much promise.


Before arriving in Honolulu, Dr. Oliver grew up ...
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Daniel S. Janik

Posted by Daniel S. on Thursday, June 25, 2009, In : Author Introduction 
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...
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