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Steve’s Update 6/19/2017

June 19, 2017 by Steven Savage

(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com, www.SeventhSanctum.com, and Steve’s Tumblr)

It’s my weekly Scrum style standup for the audience. Here’s what’s up – but first a note.

The last two months have been pretty intense, its all been books and writing for the most part. I may be changing some of my plans around so it’s a bit more diverse.

So what have I done the last week?

Way With Worlds Minibook #1: All formatted and ready to go! Pretty much I can launch it any time.
Way With Worlds Minibook #6: Writing away. I’m going to try and block out time to just finish it, but not making any plans.
“A Bridge To The Quiet Planet:” The plot is outlined! In fact the “draft” was better than I thought!
Social: I spoke at Hydra-Con, made lots of new contacts, and had a great time. Promising new con!

What am I going to do this week:

Way With Worlds Minibook #1: Setting up marketing and getting publishing queued up! You should see it later next week.
Way With Worlds Minibook #6: Writing more of it.
“A Bridge To The Quiet Planet:” Working on Chapter #1. I might try to blitz it this weekend, but the goal is a readable draft end of month.
Writing: The usual blogging, plus a few other things I want to write.

Challenges:

Some friends are moving, which might require some of my time.

– Steve

The Countdown Begins: The Power Of Creative Paths!

January 24, 2016 by Steven Savage

This is it folks, the countdown to my first book on creativity, The Power Of Creative Paths!

The book is going to drop on Saturday the 30th. I’m lining up some reviewers right now (and there’s a chance to get in on it) to help give people an idea of what’s in it from a reader’s viewpoint. Only six more days!

So what’s in this book?

Basically, after years of working with Seventh Sanctum, I’d realized that creativity fit certain paths – ways we get to our “Big Ideas.” Most people had one or two default paths, and not everyone knew how to get along with people different than them. So I put all my findings into one book, a handy guide to help you get off of Creative Paths you’re a bit too stuck on and onto others, as well as how to work with people different than yourself creativity-wise.

A lot of this comes from my curious observation that the generators at Seventh Sanctum fit specific patterns, or certain little tweaks, trends, or sets of data seemed to inspire people surprisingly. In time I began to see that these general observations fit specific trends, and formed a useful theory around it.

So hang in there, it’s almost arrived . . .

Steve

Activities For The Civic Geek: Access To Books

August 20, 2015 by Steven Savage

Get yourself, your club, or your convention involved in getting books to people in need.

We all love books, and we probably have pretty easy access to them. Not everyone else is so lucky. Maybe you and your fellow geeks want to help people get their hands on good books to enjoy, to improve their lives, and to widen their visions. Books are powerful tools.

You – or our club, convention, or fan group – could collect books for those in need. Have a day where everyone brings in their unused books and donations. Have a donation bin or drop box at your club or convention. Go to a local library sale, get a lot of cheap books, then donate them and help out two good causes at once. Or perhaps your library needs books and you donate right to them.

As for who you can help, there’s many organizations, local, national, or international that you can get involved in. Check out the resource sections below.

Resources

Book Drive Guides:

American Library’ Association’s Guide – http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet12 – The ALA’s quick guide to gook drives.
Read To Grow’s Guide – https://www.readtogrow.org/images/customer-files//TOOLKIT2010.pdf – A helpful guide to a book drive.

Organizations:

(Note, you can often find many local organizations that need books.)

Books Through Bars – http://booksthroughbars.org/ – Provides books to prisoners.
Books To Prisoners – http://www.bookstoprisoners.net/ – Provides books to prisoners.
Bring Me A Book – http://www.bringmeabook.org/ – Serving underserved communities with portable libraries, teaching read-aloud skills, and more.
DarienBook Aid Plan – http://www.darienbookaid.org/ – Provides books to organizations, including Peace Corps.
First Book – http://www.firstbook.org/ – Works to get children access to books.
International Board on Books For Young People – http://www.ibby.org/ – An international organization commited to bringing books to children.
Kids Need To Read – http://www.kidsneedtoread.org/ – A charity promoting a culture of reading, providing books to various institutions, especially those that support disadvantaged children.
Milk And Bookies – http://www.milkandbookies.org/ – Helps children do their own “book raising” campaigns.
Reach A Reader – http://www.reachareader.org/ – A clearinghouse for youth books.

Organizations – Comics

Comics For Heroes – http://comicsforheroes.org/ – Gets comics to people who can’t normally get them, from troops overseas to kids in hospitals.
Comics For Kids – http://www.comics4kidsinc.org/ – Collects and donates comics to kids, with a focus on literacy and developing creativity.
Operation Comix Relief – http://www.operationcomixrelief.org/ – Sends donated comics to soldiers serving on the front lines.

Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
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