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    Instructor Spotlight: Steve Shrott

    What started you on a path to publication? When I was going to school, I used to make my friends laugh, and I thought maybe I could write humor. So I sent jokes out to many comedy performers. Over time I sold a lot of material. I wanted to expand what I could do so I began writing short...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Jodi Henley

    What do you wish someone would’ve told you about writing or publishing? I was at the NY RWA conference when Amazon was refused space and had to do its presentation in a coffee shop in the basement. I wish someone would have told me to jump on the bandwagon. I mean, they "did" but I wasn't...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Robin Jeffrey

    How long have you been writing? I’ve been writing with an eye to publishing for about fourteen years, but I’ve been a scribbler of stories ever since I was a little kid! Whether it was my own Nancy Drew mysteries or short stories about murderous neighbors, I’ve been writing every chance I can...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Beth Daniels

    How long have you been writing? The first thing I wrote was when I was 12. My two best friends and I had run out of Louisa May Alcott’s stories with Jo March and our available supply of Nancy Drew, so I wrote something. All I remember about it was that I used “foliage” in it and one of my...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Judy L Mohr (Writer, Editor, and Writing Coach)

    Kiwi Judy L Mohr is a writer, developmental editor, writing coach, amateur photographer, and a science nerd. Within her studies as a writer and editor, she became obsessed with the mechanics of story structure and character arcs, as well as the little nuances associated with writing fight...
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    Instructor Spotlight: Romy Sommer

    Check out the spotlight video here! ------------ Why do you like teaching authors? For me, teaching is a two-way street. I receive as much from my students as they do from me, and I get so much joy from seeing them grow, improve, and experience epiphanies. What’s your core philosophy when it...
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    Announcements Support your fellow writers! Chance to win 3 workshops on us!

    Not everyone has the means to support the site and we completely understand! But we want to give everyone access to all of our content. And that means that we’re going to start a contest! Starting now until April 28th, everyone who gifts a sub to their fellow Savvy member is going to get entered...
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    SavvyAuthors Get Together Today @ 1pm CT!

    We have a get together coming up today @ 1pm CT to get to know everyone! Please join if you can, we'd love to meet up :) Also know, it’s super casual you don’t have to have your camera on or speak if you don’t want to, but if you’d like to join, meet some of the other members from Savvy, get...
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    Site Updates Are Live!

    Hi everyone, all the updates we mentioned previously here and here are now live! If you go to the SavvyAuthors homepage now, you’ll see all of the new content we have to offer like On Demand courses, weekly or monthly get togethers, and more! We’re of course going to continue offering classes...
  10. alexj

    Subscriptions are coming back!

    Hi everyone, hope you’re all having a happy new year so far! I wanted to send out an update on some exciting things coming to Savvy in the near future. The biggest update…Subscriptions are coming back! Premium Member $50.00/yr Discounts on SavvyAuthors Classes Free Access to...
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    Join us on Facebook!

    Hey everyone, we now have a SavvyAuthors Facebook group if you’re interested in joining! Hope to see you there and excited to get to know you all :) Join the SavvyAuthors Facebook group
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    NaNo Is Coming Up! Join Us 11/4 To Kick Off Your Motivation

    Hey everyone! We’re getting excited for NaNo and wanted to invite you to join us! I know it can sometimes be hard to find motivation or get past those blocks, but we’re here to help you keep focused and on track in your story! Register below if you’d like to join - it’s entirely free! NaNo with...
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    What Classes Are You Interested In Seeing?

    Hey everyone, we're looking at getting classes started up again and we wanted to get your thoughts on classes you'd like to see. Please let us know in the survey below! Take a look at the Survey
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    Site Downtime Tomorrow

    Hey everyone, the site is going to be down for a short period of time starting tomorrow at 8am CT. We're planning to do some routine updates to the site as well as introduce a few new changes to make the site easier to use and navigate. If you've got any questions on the changes or anything...
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    Hi everyone!

    Hey everyone, I just wanted to reach out to introduce myself, get to know you all, and let you know the plans we have in store for Savvy. I’ve been working with a small team behind the scenes with Savvy for several years, helping Leslie keep the site up-to-date with the latest software, so when...