A Beautiful Journey of Memories Through The Pages
I want to start off by saying Happy Anniversary to Coffee Time Romance. Wow 8 years already. Time just ran away so fast.
For those of you who don’t know my, my name is Savannah Chase and I write erotic romance. *Waves hello*
I want to thank CTR for letting be a guest on their blog today. It is so wonderful to be here.
When Coffee Time Romance opened their doors I was still a lurking writer. Nobody knew my name or even that I existed. I was learning about myself and the path I’ve taken in my life, which was to write. I’d never told anyone about my writing or how much I loved to express myself in the form of words and stories. It was my very own secret. I had no idea about publishing, or anything that existed in this bold new world. Honestly, I had no idea I could publish a book. I never gave it any thought about writing a book to have out there for the world to read. All I knew is that I wanted to write, to create and to weave stories about the things that inspired me and fed my crazy imagination. It was my way to flourish.
I took the plunge in 2007 and stepped out into the open. I discovered a whole world on the internet where I learned about publishing, learning the craft, sharing your work with others. My big leap out there was in the form of short stories that I’d written for a site that is no longer around. The site was called The Pink Chair Diaries. I will admit it was scary. I was terrified of showing myself and everyone something that I’ve written. To top it all off it was something in the form of erotic romance. People knew me as the shy quiet type who was far from writing stuff like erotic romance. They always say you should watch out for the quiet ones. That is so right. I was one of them and look at me now.
After that big step I continued to learn and grow and took another big leap and submitted something to a huge New York publisher. I laugh at it now because at that time I thought it was the single most brilliant thing I’d ever created. Oh boy. I was so very wrong. I cringe when I think back about sending the book out there, but it did teach me rejection and it pushed me to continue to learn and improve my craft. I wrote and studied. I took my writing to a whole new level.
When I resubmitted something again for publishing it was the book was Bid for Love. The publisher had accepted the work along with two other books. It was the happiest day of my life. I’d finally done it. I would be getting published. But that did not last long. Before things could really take off for me I was hit with a devastating blow. A blow that I never expected, especially so early in my career. My publisher was closing its doors. My book would be no more and the other two would not even see the light of day. We had managed to get as far as cover art. That was truly hard and something I survived. I didn’t give up. I think the whole experience made me stronger and kicked my butt into working even harder than before. As for my book, Bid for Love found a new home, Lyrical Press where it has been published since 2008. Special Delivery– one of the other books- also found a home with Ravenous Romance where it was published in the Men In Shorts: An Erotic Anthology. As for the third book, I decided to give it a overhaul and change the story in a whole new direction. Hopefully I will release it soon.
Now it’s 2012 and to this date I’ve published ten plus books with multiple houses. Some are stand alone stories, and others are anthologies that I’ve been fortunate to be a part of. I still get nervous when I write a new book and send it out to my publisher or a new house. You never get use to rejection and there are always nerves. The anticipation and waiting for a reply is like a rollercoaster ride. You spend so much time creating and bringing a story to life that you might think is wonderful but someone might not agree.
I’ve learned a lot from the time I first stepped out till now. I’ve also taken many chances and steps in my writing career. Recently I’ve decided to dive into Indie/Self publishing world as well. My first try at putting something out on my own is a free short story called Lovers Moan.
I still continue to learn and grow even with the bumps that come and go. This industry continues to advance at such a quick pace. You need to keep up and evolve not only as an author but as a person. When I look back at all of my books I can see where I was in my career at the time. Each book is like a memory, a photo album of the person I’ve come to be.
I’ve also been so fortunate and blessed to meet so many amazing authors and all in all book lovers. Coffee Time Romance has been an amazing part of my author journey. I look forward to the future and what it holds for me, and I hope that CTR will continue to be in my author career.
If you would love to find out more about my or my work you can visit me at
Official Site http://savannahchase.com/
Official Blog http://savannahchase.com/blog/
Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/savannahchase
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/savannahchase
Facebook Fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SavannahChaseFanPage
I will be giving away an ebook copy of Unwrap Me to one lucky winner…
Good luck
Stay naughty,
Savannah
- About the Author
- Posts in the Past
Savannah writes erotica, and she writes romance. Whether you want sweaty sex or sweet romance, She’s written just the thing for you.
Savannah Chase started putting pen to paper as a young schoolgirl. Music inspired her to write lyrics, which eventually turned into stories. Her stories have gotten better, longer and so much more erotic as the years passed. She’s a hopeless romantic who believes that everyone has a soul mate. Savannah is a member of the Romance Writers of America, Toronto Romance Writers, and Erotic Authors Association. She’s currently published with multiple houses, and has won numerous awards for her books. Her current residence is in Canada
What an exciting 8 years it's been for you, too, Savannah! Thanks for sharing a peek at your journey! Wishing you many more successes (and BOOKS!) in the coming years! 🙂
Savannah, I just downloaded Lovers Moon! Thank you! What a wonderful journey you've had over the last 8 years.
I enjoyed the post. Congrats on the success!
Fedora,thank you so much..It has been a crazy 8 years but I love every single minute of it.
Sandy, thank you so much. I hope you like Lovers Moan..It was a pleasure to be able to share it with all of you..
bn100, thank you so much. I appreciate all of you taking the time to stop by.
CTR, thank you for all that you have done for us book lovers, and again thank you all for taking the time to stop by and read about my journey.
Hi Savannah *waves back* I can imagine how scary it is to have a secret like yours, whether it is for writing or another passion. I'm glad you took the leap and learned the craft and started creating stories. As a book lover I really like finding new stories and authors. I hope many more lurking writers today is in your place eight years from now. Imagine that!
Na S, thank you for taking the time to stop by and to read my blog. Yes it was scary..I wanted to share my passion for words and writing and wasn't sure people would understand the fact that I wanted to writer, and write erotic romance. I do hope that people who might lurk now will come out and be proud. I'm so proud of what I write and want to shout it to the world.
Thanks for sharing! Congrats!
Savannah, it's amazing to meet another author too shy to admit her obsession with others. But once the books come out, it's hard to hide. I'm glad you came out, and came out so successfully. I find hope in that. Congratulations!
Kathy C, thank you so much…I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and to read my post.
Kimberly, it is liberating to be able to do what I do. It brings so much joy. I love to write and can't imagine not being able to express myself with words.Thank you so much for your amazing comment and for taking the time to stop by. It means so much to me.
I must say, till I've met some authors I never knew the troubles, all the hard work that went into a story. Even sending them to a publisher. Self publishing I never heard of until you mentioned it. I give you kudos for traveling to that world. It sounds like a nightmare sometimes. But it shows the reader that the author is strong and confident to try something that they've always wanted to do, and take that step forward. This is a great blog Savannah. Keep up the great work!
Denise, thank you so much for your kind words. Even thoug it is hard at times I'm still blessed to be able to write and to share my work with the world. Thank you for your wonderful support and for taking the time to stop by.
What a journey Savannah! You are a true inspiration! I a so pleased to know you as an author and friend!
xoxo
Rosanna
Thanks for sharing, wishing you continued success and minimal bumps!
Great post Savannaha!! I enjoy your blog very much!! Many future successes to you!!
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Thank goodness you kept pushing and it paid off. lisagk(at)yahoo(dot)com
Congratulations Savannah. 🙂
Rosanna, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm truly blessed to know someone as amazing as you.
ELF, thank you so much. I hope there will be less bumps as well. But one learns from everything.
Nikki, thank you so much. I'm so thrilled that you do. thank you for taking the time to come by and show support.
Lisagk, yes..my determination is strong and I will fight no matter what.
NatashaB, thank you so very much.
I want to thank all of you for taking the time to stop by and read my blog. I've picked a winner who will receive a ebook copy of my erotic romance menage and the lucky winner is..
Na S..
Huge congrats to Na S on winning…Thank you all for your support..
Remember to stop by my firum where I will be doing stuff all week for the CTR Party.
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