Let the Roaring 20's Begin!

Let the roaring 20’s begin!

Well hey there!

It has been a long time—almost 3 years to be exact—since I have breathed life into Savannah Rayne. Sad, I know. But life has a way of happening to all of us. 

The last few years have brought many changes to my life. In 2017 I got married for the second time, and later that year my daughter got married. As you can imagine, planning two weddings kept me pretty busy. The following year my husband and I decided to move. He changed jobs and we moved back to the area I call “home”, the north woods of Wisconsin. That brought many changes to our lives. We went from living in a 4 bedroom house, to renting a 2 bedroom apartment. That took a lot of downsizing and was a big adjustment in general. But I have to say it has really worked out well. 

I also decided that after being in the childcare profession (my day job) for 37 years, it was time to retire from it. I have taken the time since we moved to just enjoy some “me” time, while trying to figure out what I want to do next. 

I’ve done some writing when the mood struck, working on manuscripts that have been sitting collecting dust. I also started crafting more, something I have missed doing.

With the New Year and a whole new decade upon us, I knew what I really want to do. I decided it is time to get serious about my writing, to stop treating it as a hobby and make a commitment to it. Yikes! Commitment #1…putting it out there for everyone to see! There, I said/wrote it. You’re all my witnesses!

The last big, exciting change in my life was the birth of my second grandchild, a baby girl born in June of 2019. Let me tell you, being a grandma rocks! My grandson and granddaughter are soooooo amazing and melt my heart. My life is so good and I have been very blessed. 

The things that haven't changed are my love of coffee, family & friends. You'll still find me out-and-about going to thrift stores or rummaging, looking for bargains and anything old. Yes, I still love antiques! 

With the start of a new year I am hoping to make good on following my dreams and achieving my goals. Exciting things will be coming! Remember Mystic Monday with Wendy Jackson? Well we will be bringing it back, however the blog title has been renamed, more on that in the coming days.

So friends, stop by often to see what’s going on in my little corner of the world. I hope you will all welcome me back and bear with me as I start a new chapter in my life. I know with your encouragement and support cheering me on, I can do this!

Hugs,

Savannah Rayne

Every now and then a little rain must fall

This month I will start the process of re-fashioning Savannah Rayne. For far too long, she has slipped away, unnoticed by most, silently through the literary world’s cracks. I am a little stunned by how quickly I was forgotten and the few posts I managed to get done on social media sites received no “likes” or “comments”. Most fans faded from being active on my page, to barely acknowledging my sporadic  appearances. A few have remained steadfast and I thank you for being loyal; for allowing me to be human. Book sales declined and quite honestly had me feeling why bother? My life has been busy, stressed and sometimes unbelievably chaotic. That has played the major roll in my lack of consistent blogging, media socializing, promoting my published works and completing new ones. I’ve sadly let life’s daily happenings dictate ME and how I go through my days. 

BUT on the bright side that is thankfully going to change. Life has finally reached some normal stability. Stresses are much less, life is happier, calmer. 

Time still proves to be my greatest obstacle; there are just not enough hours in the day to meet my responsibilities and the needs of everything and everyone…however, that too will be changing. Come summer my full-time day job will become more part-time. Those “free” hours will then be dedicated to time I can write and focus on promotion to further my career as a writer. Eventually, as my day job comes to an end once the triplets that I care for start school, I have decided to “retire” from the childcare profession. Thirty-four years of caring for little people has been wonderful, but I need a change. I’m hoping by that time I will have made enough progress to become a full-time writer and still put food on the table.

So starting this month I will be having things re-designed to better fit Savannah Rayne and her style of writing. A new logo, banners/headers, swag and promotional materials will be done. I’m VERY excited about this! It’s kind of like “redecorating” my house, and you know how I LOVE decorating and changing things up, lol. I’ll also start blogging regularly again and hitting the social media circuit for some fun and laughs. Contests, giveaways and random surprises are just a few of the goings-on you can look forward to!

With a whole lot of luck (fingers crossed) I’m hoping to kick it all off with the release of a new book…or two. 

Yep, it’s going to be a VERY busy time for me/Savannah. No longer will I let life hold the reigns to my happiness. I’m back in the driver’s seat and plan on staying there!

This won’t happen overnight, but it WILL happen! If you love storms I hope you’ll come along for the ride, just make sure to hold on tight to your umbrella!

Hugs,

Savannah