J. Scott Savage's Blog

I'm going to be all over the board with my blog today, but the good news is that if you don't like one topic, you can move onto the next.

Goodreads:

Last week, a friend and fellow author forwarded a funny exchange between the author and a reader who ripped his book on a Goodreads review. The exchange was actually very lighthearted and humorous for both the author and reviewer, but it spurred a discussion on other reviewer experiences that were not so lighthearted. In fact, some were downright spit

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Hey everyone, thanks for your great comments on the inside illustrations. I can't tell you excited I was to see them. Okay, well, I could, but it would make me sound like a small girl with lots of weeping, and "Oh my gosh"'s and possibly a little weeping.

I agree with pretty much all your comments.

I love the horse in #1. It looks exactly as freaked out by the creatures as I wanted it to in the book. The creatures are snifflers by the way, and they are nasty little things. The Keepers of the Balan

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How's your summer going so far? Getting in all the plans you made when school was letting out or are you trying to shove in everything last minute? A little of both at the Savage household. I spent most of June finishing Land Keep and July was edits and work on a couple of other projects. But we've managed to squeeze in quite a bit of play anyway. Nothing like not being able to use the kitchen table for three days because you, your wife and your two sons still at home are in the middle of a long

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Did your parents ever do that ? Tell you, "I've got good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?" I always wanted the bad news first, just in case the bad news counteracted the good. Like, "We're going to Disneyland. But all the rides except Mr Toad's Wild Ride burned to the ground." Give me the bad first.

Okay, so the bad news is, Land Keep is being delayed a little because of some delays in production. Not too far, though. It looks like a couple of weeks. The good news is that I jus

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On a writers' list I subscribe to, a conversation recently came up about writers conferences and whether or not it was a waste to attend them. Since there are several conferences coming up this fall, I thought I would take a stab at seven things you should expect from a writers conference.

1) Tips and tricks to either make you a better writer or remind you of things you know already. Honestly, if you've attended even two or three decent conferences, you should already know things like not startin

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Hey, everybody. I am moving my blog back to jscottsavage.blogspot.com. Sorry for the inconvenience, but it was becoming harder and harder to update this blog running from an FTP server. Please update your records and subscriptions. I promise I won't move again. (AT least not blogs)
Check out the new blog for updates on Land Keep, the second book in the Farworld Series.

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In the words of Led Zepplin, "Its been a long time since I rock and rolled, Its been a long time since I did the stroll." Okay, I don't think I've ever done the stroll, but it's been a long time since I blogged. So where have I been all this time? Glad you asked. Here is a list of ten things I've been doing lately.


1) My only daughter got married. Talk about making me feel old! I suggested she wait until I felt like I was old enough to have a married daughter, but no go. The wedding was great. H

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First, just a couple of events. Wednesday night at 6:30 I will be doing readings and signings at the Spingville, UT library with two great authors and really funny people: Jessica Day George and Janette Rallison. Drop by if you are in the area.



Also, the Strymakers Writers Conference is this Friday and Saturday. Tons of awesome authors will be there. Can't wait to see everyone who is coming. Now to the tough stuff.



Does writing automatically make you a bad parent?


As a writer, you tend to hang arou

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First, let me say thanks to all the fun comments from my April Fools post. Sorry to everyone who thought it was a real post. As my kids said, “They don’t know Dad very well do they?” I’m kind of known around the house for my teasing—which sets me up for some pretty good April Fools pranks from my kids and wife too.

Second, if you are in the West Jordon area, drop by the Jordan Landing Barnes and Noble tomorrow night, where James Dashner—author of 13th Reality and the forthcoming Maze Runner— and

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I don’t know exactly how to tell you all this. So let me just say this has been an odd week, not even counting the fact that the engine in our van blew up on the way to Idaho school visits. Monday morning, I was back home pushing hard to get Land Keep done by the week of April 20th when I get a call from my publisher.

It was Lisa Mangum. “Scott, how’s the story coming so far?”

“Great!” I told her. “This is definitely going to be the best book I’ve ever written. In fact, I’m actually a little nervo

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