Blog – Page 13 – JEFF GARVIN

How NaNoWriMo Helped Launch My Writing Career

November 1, 2016
Fiction, Personal, Writing

The following is a partial transcript of my inspirational NaNoWriMo Launch Talk, given October 22, 2016 at the Orange Public Library. For more information on NaNoWriMo, visit their website. Warning: DO NOT READ ON unless you want to be inspired to write! Greetings Wrimos! My name is Jeff Garvin....

Jeff speaks in front of NaNoWriMo Participants

Packed NaNoWriMo Launch Event!

October 24, 2016
News, Personal, Writing

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...

The Hunt Begins! #YASH16

October 4, 2016
News, Personal

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...

#FirstVote16

October 3, 2016
Personal, Video

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.

YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2016 is Coming!

September 27, 2016
Fiction, Writing

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...

The Same Place (a Poem For Bob)

September 22, 2016
Personal, Writing

(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...