Friday, February 14, 2014

#SatSpanks - When a successful book debut is the second best thing about being published....

DANGEROUS SCIENCE CAPTURES TOP SPOT
IN STEAMPUNK FICTION!


 
She deserved to be punished so severely that she’d return to her room with no question as to his commitment to professionalism. Sebastian stepped over to her. Gladys did not flinch, but closed her eyes, clearly willing to accept whatever he decided.

With a cry of frustration he flung the cane across the room and into the fireplace and pulled Gladys up from the bed. Spinning her to face him, he reached behind her and pulled at the top of her dress, snapping the buttons as he ripped it free and off her. The move required a great deal of strength, and she gasped, wide-eyed and suddenly afraid.

“No,” he said quietly, tipping her chin up so that she was looking directly at him. “Do not fear me. I won’t hurt you, Dr. DeWalt.”

“Gladys,” she said. “Call me Gladys.”
                                                                                       from Dangerous Science

This marks my third time on the Saturday Spankings blog hop. Last week I managed to visit every single blog on the list; it was an enjoyable way to spend my Saturday morning. It was the last blog hop before my Wednesday release of my erotic Steampunk adventure Dangerous Science, my last blog hop before joining the ranks of published authors on the blog roll.

It's been a crazy week. I'd hoped Dangerous Science would do well. I wasn't prepared for it to do was well as it did. In less than 24 hours, it had hit #1 on Amazon in Steampunk Fiction, and climbed to #47 in the Sci Fi romance categories.

I was humbled by the fantastic reviews. Emily Tilton, author of Caroline's Rocking Horse and A Highlander Tamed, had an advanced read, and humbled me with these words, and coming from someone as fantastic as her this is an amazing endorsement.
"The little novel roars along from start to finish, and when the spanking and sex arrives, it's extremely hot...anyone who enjoys Victorian fiction and science fiction, in addition to spanking and erotic elements will adore this book simply because the quality of the writing is so very high."
 Up-and-coming writer Felicity Nichols included this in her kind review:

I am very impressed because usually I don’t read a lot of action stories. Dangerous Science is the perfect blend of action, adventure, erotica, and spankings. I am completely wrapped up in the characters from Dangerous Science and look forward to more from Sidney Swann."

I can't thank the readers enough, both in the erotic and Steampunk communities. The success of this book has left me stunned, surprised and happy. But the success is the second best thing about writing "Dangerous Science." The best thing? The friendships and sense of community that began to form even before I became a published author. I have felt embraced and encouraged by so many wonderful writers and I'm as inspired as much by the sense of camaraderie as I am by the unexpected success of my debut novel. It makes me look forward to penning its sequel all the more.

24 comments:

  1. Congrats Sidney, it's a nice way to start off! I don't know much about steampunk but I'll be checking this out.

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    1. Thank you so much, Natasha! Steampunk is a fun genre. If you've even a little geek girl in you, you will enjoy anything Steampunk. If you love Victorian settings, you will as well. I appreciate all the support from my wonderful fellow writers.

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  2. Congratulations on such a successful few days. Long may it continue. I loved this snippet sand I'll be looking out for more. A heroine called Gladys will do it for me every time.

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    1. Thank you, Anne. A fun tip about how I came up with "Gladys". My daughter is a gamer girl and was playing a game called Portal when I started this book. The "villain" is a hyper-intelligent character called "Glados". I'm pretty sure that's why "Gladys" popped into my head. :-)

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  3. You've had a great week! Loved your snippet!

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    1. Thank you, Cara! I'm still a bit stunned, but very happy.

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  4. Great snippet Sidney - and congrats on the book and reviews! What a great start :)

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    1. Thank you, Shelly. I'm so happy that folks seem to enjoy the book. :-)

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  5. Great excerpt! Felicia has been raving about you all week. Congrats on your success. :)

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    1. Thank you, Normandie! Felicity has been so very kind. :-)

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  6. Congratulations, what a way to start. Terrific snippet and it sounds like a great read.

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  7. Ohhh great excerpt, Sidney! Congrats on your success! :)

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  8. Awesome snippet, and congratulations on your success!

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  9. I'm currently in chapter 5 of this book and I haven't got to the part where this snippet comes from yet, but you can bet I'm eager to get there now.
    Very exciting read so far Sidney. Welcome to the world of becoming an author. And yes, do get on the second novel straight away. I have a feeling I'm going to be wanting more.
    Congratulations on making Amazon's #1 that's awesome! Well Done!

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    1. Thank you, LA Cloutier! I think some would have preferred to have seen more sex sooner. I wanted to set up the story and develop the characters first, even if I got dinged for not having loads of sex from the jump. It's an action adventure with erotic components more than erotic romp with action adventure components. I have ideas for adding more sex to the next book; I've been wanting to find a way to add more erotic content in context. I'm not sure if that makes sense. I think this first book has given me a way to feel out how I want things to be different with the next one. :-)

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  10. Congratulations on your successful debut!

    I am so excited to read this!
    :)

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  11. Congrats again on a beautiful story Sidney! (:

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    1. You're too kind, Felicity. I was going to link to your blog in this post, but I couldn't find one. :-(

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  12. Wonderful snippet, Sidney. I'm so happy Dangerous Science is doing so well, and I hope you keep sharing snippets with Saturday Spankings.

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  13. lovely snippet :) and congrats on all the big success with this book :)

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