Savannah J. FriersonOn Romance & Recurring Themes: Imperfect Author of Imperfect HeroinesOn Tuesday, my novella “A Professional Pact” will be released along with nineteen other novellas in the featuring some of the most notable…Apr 19, 2019Apr 19, 2019
Savannah J. FriersonOn “Relatability” and #RitasSoWhiteLast week, the Romance Writers of America released the finalists for the 2019 RITA Awards, the top award to recognize excellence in the…Mar 28, 20191Mar 28, 20191
Savannah J. FriersonOn Reading: Loving the Mess We AreBefore I ever became an author, I was a reader first; which means before I wrote characters wrestling with the questions I, myself, have, I…Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
Savannah J. FriersonOf Dreams and Diasporas — Celebrating KingFifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated his very last birthday, so it seems fitting that this year his holiday falls on his…Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
Savannah J. FriersonOf Rivers, Arrows, and Roller-coasters — 2018 and the Word of the YearA week into the New Year, I’m still carrying baggage from 2017, 2016, 2015, etc., and the thought of putting it down makes me chafe. Why am…Jan 7, 2018Jan 7, 2018
Savannah J. FriersonExamining My Authoring: Politics and RomanceI’m a week out from the BookBaby Independent Authors Conference and I have been thinking long and hard about what I write, why I write, and…Nov 13, 2017Nov 13, 2017
Savannah J. FriersonTo Own Thyself Is to Be TrueSometimes you have to sit with a thing; let it soak, then simmer, then sink further down into the psyche where the real metabolism can…Apr 29, 20161Apr 29, 20161