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Proposition 37, Carrots, and Audience
Bugs Bunny as seen in The Looney Tunes Show. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Recently, I received a note from a friend in California who had just finished reading Seed Savers. I was glad to learn she...
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The Zombie Apocalypse and Other Things You Should Be Worried About
Visiting Seed Savers Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa (Photo credit: Chiot’s Run) There’s this thing I’ve been doing a lot lately (no doubt to the annoyance of my family) where in reference to, say, junk...
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Coming to a State Near You
gmo (Photo credit: decorat) In the year 2000, a mother heard a radio spot about genetically modified organisms. She then wanted to find a baby formula that was gmo free. She discovered this to be a...
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Seed Savers: Heirloom (book 3) Is Here!
Cover Design by Aileen Smith In a futuristic U.S.A. where gardening is illegal, siblings Clare and Dante have escaped to Canada and are living with a host family, enjoying farm life and learning to...
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Seed Savers: Heirloom Book Blog Tour
Here is the schedule for the Seed Savers: Heirloom blog tour and launch. I will update it as needed. Heirloom Blog Tour – November 14 – December 2 11/14 Anakalian Whims Launch/Seed Savers...
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truth is deadlier than fiction
A few years ago, after watching Food, Inc., I was inspired to write a novel set in the not-so-distant future where seed ownership was outlawed and food choices limited. I was teaching middle school...
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Seed Savers: Heirloom
Reblogged from Anakalian Whims: Title: Heirloom Author: S. Smith Genre: Young Adult Length: 300 pages “I haven’t been this in love with a young adult series since Harry Potter,” I wrote after reading...
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Book tour! Seed Savers Book 3: Heirloom by S. Smith
Reblogged from This Kid Reviews Books: Today I get to be part of a blog tour for a series I have been reading that I really enjoy. I like this dystopian adventure series because it is very different...
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A Homeschool Mom Meets Seed Savers
Reblogged from Anakalian Whims: The thing about homeschooling - the awesome thing - is that plans are made, expectations logged, and as a parent you do a lot of letting go of both of those things as...
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Guest Post: S. Smith: So What’s That Book About, Anyway?
Reblogged from Shannon A Thompson: As you all know, I love reading other blogs, and I recently came across Author S. Smith: of the Seed Savers Series. As well as being an author, S. Smith is in the...
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Seed Savers Updates for the Holidays
Just a few quick updates as we head into Thanksgiving and time with family… Heirloom is on tour for five more days (Dec. 2). Heirloom is on Goodreads Giveaway for three more days (Nov. 30). Watch for a...
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After-Thanksgiving Specials
Black Friday (1940 film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I decided against saying Black Friday. I’m tired of the hype. And I can’t tell you how many years ago I stopped shopping on the day after. It was...
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IS ENVI-FI THE NEWEST SCIENCE FICTION SUBGENRE?
Third Book Released in Environmental Dystopian YA Series SALEM, Ore. December 11, 2013— S. Smith recently released the third installment in her middle grade/YA series, Seed Savers. Heirloom chronicles...
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Kids CAN Change the World—Meet Two Child Activists
Can children really change the future? It’s a tag line on the back of my first book, Treasure (Seed Savers, #1). One criticism Treasure receives on occasion is that the child protagonists are “too...
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When Would You Break the Law?
What if it were illegal to garden? Would you break the law by growing your own vegetables or buying from those who do? Would it make a difference if it had always been illegal in your lifetime versus...
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Heirloom (Seed Savers, #3) by S. Smith
Reblogged from EpicBookQuest.Com: In a grim future where food comes in packets and gardening is illegal . . . Brother and sister, Clare and Dante, have escaped to Canada and are sent to live with the...
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New Scenes in Heirloom 2nd Edition
As promised, here are the additional scenes in the 2nd edition of Heirloom: Prologue The old woman was having trouble sleeping. Guilt pierced and pricked her as she lay in bed. Three children missing....
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Last Sale Day for Heirloom
Just a quick note that Heirloom is featured on Ereader News Today in the bargain books section. Today is the last day that it will be 99cents instead of $3.99. Heirloom can also be borrowed from the...
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Read An Ebook! (And other news…)
The Rooted in Food Fair in Silverton was great. It’s only the third year they have been doing it and I think it’s just going to get bigger and better as time goes on. I met a lot of nice people and...
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Pitching for the ABNA Contest
Now that it’s over, now that I’m in, I feel like I can share about the all-important Pitch. But first, a little background information for those of you new to the arena. What is the ABNA and why does...
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