Personal – Page 6 – JEFF GARVIN

‘SYMPTOMS’ WITH DIRECTOR’S COMMENTARY

November 16, 2016
Fiction, Personal

That’s the best way I can describe the one-of-a-kind edition of Symptoms of Being Human that’s currently available for bid at Leave A Mark Auctions with proceeds benefitting The Trevor Project, the nation’s foremost crisis intervention and suicide prevention safe space for LGBTQ...

What Can a Liberal White Man Do?

November 9, 2016
Personal

This post is going to be uncomfortable. If you’re conservative, it’ll probably make you cringe. If you’re liberal, it might make your gut hurt. If you’re straight, you might get defensive. If you’re queer, female, or a person of color, you might find yourself saying...

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.