Is a secret a secret no matter what?
Would you tell someone’s secret if a life was in danger?
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July 18, 2023
Utah Author Day
December 2, 2022
Utah Governor Cox has declared Saturday, December 3rd to be the official Utah Author Day!
Local author Jill Ammon Vanderwood will participate in Utah Author Day along with over 100 Utah Authors. There will be local appearances around the state, at 18 different sites. Many will be signing books at local libraries from Cedar City to Davis Co., and everywhere in between. Utah Authors Day
Other local authors will participate at independently owned bookstores.
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August 5, 2022
With warmer weather, the number of underage drinking parties and accidents are on the rinse. This is a compilation of questions and answers about alcohol from the author of the teen books, On The Rocks and Cheers! in the Path You Choose series for kids between grades 5-8. Follow the links below for more information on each topic.
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November 20, 2021
On the Rocks: The Path You Choose #2
My teen book, On the Rocks, asks the question, “What would you do if you were invited to a party where kids your age were drinking?” On the Rocks is the second book in the Path You Choose series. The first book in this series is Off Target—about gun safety and answers the question, “What would you do if someone showed you a loaded gun?”
Alcohol.org
Off Target: The Path You Choose – #1
On The Rocks: The Path You Choose – #2
This November Could be Your 1St NaNoWriMo Challenge
November 2, 2020
November is National Novel Writer’s Month, also known at NaNoWriMo in most writer’s circles.
The goal is to join in with other writers around the world to write a novel during the month of November.
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December 22, 2019
My husband, Bill is a professional Santa Claus and I am Mrs. Claus during the Christmas Season. On our many Santa visits, we are handed treats, trinkets, Santa Christmas Letters, and lists of items kids want for Christmas.
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December 13, 2019
I was an author and grandmother living in Salt Lake City, Utah. I co-authored the book, Drugs Make You Un-Smarter, with my fifteen-year-old granddaughter, Savanna Peterson, telling teens about the dangers of drugs.
To get our anti-drug message out, we needed a newspaper interview. I sent out a press release, but not everyone picks up on a release. I searched online for the phone number for the Salt Lake Tribune. I have found in the past that the quickest way to get an interview was:
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October 29, 2019
Part one of A Million Broken Hearts involves making and donating quilts. This project is from the imagination of Off Target author, Jill Ammon Vanderwood. The purpose is to bring comfort to those who have lost loved ones to Violence, Suicide or Accidental Death.
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October 7, 2019
Bingo Night At The Legion
American Legion Malad Post 65 – Ernest W Jones
To Benefit: A Million Broken Hearts Monument
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September 14, 2019
A Million Broken Hearts: A Grandmother’s Campaign for the Awareness of Violence and Suicide
The Goal: To put up monuments in communities to bring violence or gun violence and suicide awareness to communities.
The City of Malad, Idaho has approved the monument for victims of violence and suicide to be placed in the Malad City Cemetery and dedicated around Memorial Day in May, 2020.
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