Author: Jeff Garvin
Author of SYMPTOMS OF BEING HUMAN and THE LIGHTNESS OF HANDS. Cohost of THE HERO'S JOURNEY podcast. Rock musician, D&D geek, aspiring revolutionary.
On Saturday, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of soon-to-be NaNoWriMo winners at the Orange Public Library. The event was a kickoff for National Novel Writing Month—a nationwide “contest” in which writers all over the country endeavor to write a 50,000-word novel in thirty days. If you’re...
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WELCOME
to YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2016! I’m Jeff Garvin, your host for this leg of the Hunt.
Me, smirking.
Some random facts about me:
My black labrador, Zeppelin, sometimes dresses up as Sirius Black for Halloween.
I used to tour in a rock band.
Before writing and music, I longed to become...
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My first voting experience and what I would’ve done differently. Register to vote! Visit: Rock The Vote to register and watch this video for info on how to vote.
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YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2016 is coming. . .October 4th through October 9th!
I’m thrilled to participate in my second YA Scavenger Hunt. In case you’re unfamiliar with YASH, it’s a 72-hour internet scavenger hunt that promises a lot of fun and a chance to win SCORES AND SCORES of signed books.
This...
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(For my Godfather, Bob. I miss you.)
As a kid I once joined Bob Buchanan for dinner
(When Dixie was cooking, nobody got thinner!)
There were taters and green beans and mighty good meat
So Bob said the grace, and then started to eat
But I stared at my plate, stumped for where to begin
Should...
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SMA AWARENESS MONTH
I don’t stand up for a cause often enough—so I’m dedicating my August blog post to SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY. It’s an insidious disease that has affected people I love, and it needs to be talked about.
Back in 2011, my band 7k recorded our final song, “I Will Hold You Up,” in honor...
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