August 8th, 2008 | by Sasha White |
WINNER: Phoebe Jordan, please email me using the CONTACT button on my website. (this prevent the spam filter from blocking it) to claim your prize. You can have a copy of LUSH or SEXY DEVIL. Please claim your prize by August 15th, or I will draw another name from the commenters. Thank you!.
WOW. Pretty nice new digs we have here, eh?
This is my first post at the new home, and honestly, my first one in a long time for the Aphrodisia blog at all. Yep.. I’ve been an absentee author. Let me explain why though…I’m a binger. In everything.
Some things I’ve learned to control, like eating – that’s not to say I don’t binge on donuts every now and then, but it is to say when I do it…I do it knowingly. Y’know when you have a bad day and you just don’t care? I also binge when I read, or watch movies. And when I write. I wish I could blog regularly, work my night job, and write a certain number of words or pages each day – and never panic when a deadline got close. But no matter how hard I try, it just doesn’t work like that for me. I wrote one book that way, and it’s my least selling and worst reviewed book. For me, I need to immerse myself in the story, so that I can feel it and just let it happen. That means binging.
The ringer on the phone gets turned off, I take time off my day job, and I go “into the cave” and write write write. It’s not the healthiest thing. I gain 10 pounds with every book. But it’s fun. LOL It’s almost as good as doing nothing but reading for a day.
One of my favorite things to do is rent a bunch of movies and watch one right after the other. OR when I get a really good book I’ve been waiting for – I like to turn off the phone…sit with my Diet Dr.Pepper and bag of popcorn, and …read.
Another of my guilty pleasures is photography. It’s a guilty pleasure because I spend so much time playing with photos, surfing photos, taking photos and organizing my photo album. It’s my guilty pleasure because this is what I tend to do when I should be writing. 
However, my interest in photography, and other creative arts paid off when I was asked to do a single author anthology for Aphrodisia, and I decided to set the stories around an art gallery. One that specialized in erotic art. (You can see some of the research and such in the LUSH Gallery page on my website.
LUSH has been out or more than a year now, and it’s still one of my personal favorites…maybe because in writing it I proved something to myself. About LUSH Billie Jo from Romance Junkies says, “Within the pages of LUSH, you will discover three sensual tales that will have you laughing, crying and grabbing for a fan to cool off.” And EC and Avon author Cathryn Fox says, “Sasha White’s stories are molten lava all wrapped up in spun silk. Richly emotional and highly passionate, these erotic stories take the reader on a sensuous journey inside the bedroom and out.”
Sexy Devil is also a single author anthology…only with two stories. Okay, there is a bonus read short story at the back, but it’s touted as the two story anthology. And yes, that one was a quick delve into that world and binge write too. Romance Reviews Today (Erotic) says: “SEXY DEVIL is comprised of two wonderfully written stories that will entertain as well as sizzle the pages. Author Sasha White shows her mastery at creating two true erotic romances rather than sex-filled, unplotted tales. In addition, readers get treated to a little bonus that caps it off beautifully.”
I think my stories are better when I binge write because I become as immersed in the characters and the story as I do when reading one of my own favorite authors. It’s a lot longer process, (I can read a good book in hours, but writing one takes at least a month) but they both work for me. Right now I’m in the cave working on MOST WANTED, which will be released sometime in summer/fall 2009. You don’t have to wait until then to read a new book form me though. Among a few releases for other publishers, the sequel to SEXY DEVIL will be out at the end of November.
Titled PRIMAL MALE, this book is my first single title for Aphrodiisia. That one wasn’t a binge write…and I worry about it. 
So, to help you get in the mood to support my binging pleasure of writing, I’m going to help you support your own pleasure of reading. If you’re interested in winning a copy…of LUSH …or SEXY DEVIL Share your guilty pleasure with me in the comments, and be entered in the draw.
I have a few copies, so for every ten names entered, we’ll draw a winner. So 20 people share..2 winners…and so on… Winners will be listed here tomorrow!
well im like you my guilty pleasures are my books of course.. i love to curl up on my couch with a book, a diet dr pepper and some yummy dark chocolate…
by Jolene · August 8th, 2008 at 9:01 amMy guilty pleasures are also books of course. I like to read where ever I go and I have to say that I never leave my apartment without a book in my bag or purse. Never know when you might get stuck in traffic or on the subway and have a little reading time for yourself.
by Phoebe Jordan · August 8th, 2008 at 9:14 amBesides books my other guilty pleasure is Judge Judy. No, I’m serious! I record her show everyday then watch them all in one session on the weekend. I love her snarky attitude! She says things to people I wish I could say. Well, I could say them, but I don’t have a body guard to protect me so it wouldn’t be wise.
by Anitra Lynn McLeod · August 8th, 2008 at 10:39 amMy Mom is a huge “Judge” watcher. Judge Judy and Judge Brown. LOl I enjoy them every now and then too. I can see how they would be addictive.
by Sasha White · August 8th, 2008 at 1:48 pmBooks have always been my greatest binge. I’m unable to leave a bookstore empty handed my whole life.
by Bonnie · August 8th, 2008 at 2:13 pmI considered doing crossword puzzles as a guilty pleasure. I try to take a little time every night to do the crosswords in the daily newspaper.
by Jane · August 8th, 2008 at 5:15 pmOMG Jane. I’ve never been a game or puzzle person, but I recently added Poker to my dashboard on my computer, and I get way too distracted by it. LOl I’m so competitive. LOL
by Sasha White · August 8th, 2008 at 5:20 pmOooo, try Suduko puzzles. Highly addictive!
by Anitra Lynn McLeod · August 8th, 2008 at 6:40 pmAnitra, those look too hard for me. LOL
by Sasha White · August 8th, 2008 at 6:45 pmi agree i think sudoku would put my brain in meltdown.. i do have to admit i have played many a game of majhong tiles matching games online…
by Jolene · August 8th, 2008 at 7:20 pmmy guilty pleasures… i say pleasures cause there is a list
by Tina · August 8th, 2008 at 10:41 pmchocolate but in the tub with bubbles! ahhhh
time alone with hubby doing “stuff”
and reading my favorite books.
I have a few guilty pleasures such as chocolate, KFC chicken and Italian food. I have both of these books but I just wanted to come out and comment. Cool post, Sasha!
by Laura K · August 8th, 2008 at 10:43 pm[...] I’m a book binger. [...]
by Aphrodisia Authors :: Blog » Blog Archive » Time to Breathe…and Wear Sunscreen · August 9th, 2008 at 12:50 pmWhole c**p I actually won? I just found out about it and I’m still in shock! I’m emailing you sasha right this minute. I’m a little torn because they are both awesome books and I want both but I’ll have to chose one
but I’m just glad that I won!
by Phoebe Jordan · August 9th, 2008 at 6:23 pmCongrats on your great review of MY PREROGATIVE! 4 Stars from RT! You go girl! “White proves again that she’s a force to be reckoned with.” Yey!
by lucinda betts · August 11th, 2008 at 3:22 pmThanks Lucinda! I’m very excited about MY PREROGATIVE. it’s a bit more mainstream and more to my favorite personal style of writing than some of my other books.
by Sasha White · August 11th, 2008 at 3:30 pmmpq1eqcopap3susm
by Rene Hays · November 12th, 2008 at 9:01 pm