Savannah Carlisle

Spent the morning adding a new Master Timeline to my spreadsheet for my Big Dune Island series. There's also a Character Database and Location Database to keep track of everyone/everything I mention. Then each book has its own timeline where I track each chapter/scene. 🤯

Take a mental vacation to Big Dune Island this weekend! 🏖️ And good news if you've read it and want to head back . . . Book 2 in the series is out in August and up for preorder!

The Summer of Starting Over: geni.us/tsso2
If I'd Have Known: geni.us/ifidhaveknown

Any country music fans? 🎶 I've been describing this book as what would happen if Taylor Swift's transition from country to pop hard gone horribly wrong and met @mirandalambert's song, The House That Built Me. #romancelandia

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I hope you enjoy it!

So excited to dive into THE LIBRARY OF SECOND CHANCES by author @savvycarlisle.bsky.social today! Thank you again so much! Have any of you read this one?? #Booksky #books #reading #WritingCommunity #harpethroad

It's been really fun to see people using the original song from The Summer of Starting Over in their social media posts! 🎶 I decided to make these fun cards (front and back) this morning to put in my PR packages and give away at signings. #romancelandia

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Thank you!

The Summer of Starting Over is here! 🎉

Country-turned-pop singer Callie's career is in a freefall. She thought if she could just go home again, she could find her way. Except her high school sweetheart has bought her childhood home and has his own plans for it. #romancelandia

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Callie Jackson in The Summer of Starting Over is a singer, and she writes a song throughout the book. 🎶 You can listen to the real song I worked with a singer/songwriter on today on all major music platforms! #romancelandia distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

The camp director I'm listening to right now just said he has been over the camp for 16 years, and they've had 16 weddings between former campers or counselors! Obviously this environment is ripe for romance novels. 😂

One of the first things I do when I'm writing a character with a job I've never had is to listen to every podcast I can find featuring a guest with that job. Right now, I'm listening to summer camp directors!

Are you ready to hear a clip of the original song being releasing with The Summer of Starting Over next week?! 🎶

The FMC writes the song throughout the book, and a real recording will be on Spotify, Apple and social media next week alongside the book's release! #romancelandia

I think that one is the winner!

In my new book The Summer of Starting Over, the FMC is a country music singer who writes a song throughout the book. I worked with a singer/songwriter to make it a real song, and I'm releasing with the book! But...I have to pick an album cover to upload it. Help me choose! #romancelandia

I realized something today. I write to survive.

When I can't make sense of my life or my experiences or the world...I write. Sometimes to work something out, sometimes to escape.

Writing is my survival mechanism.

I had a little time before my speaking engagement today, so I officially started writing my adult summer camp book! Writing the first draft is my favorite part of writing books. #romancelandia

Just added some new preorder bonuses for The Summer of Starting Over!

If you've already preordered, fill out the form here to get your goodies: forms.gle/zBrgGaxgRSto.... #romancelandia

Enter to win a free copy of my upcoming release!

The Summer of Starting Over is a second chance romance set in a small island town with some fun music vibes. #romancelandia

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I turned in final edits on my nonfiction book this week, and now I've sent in my next novel. Headed to Spring Training for a few days to celebrate! ⚾

If you haven't read Lucy and Logan's Little Free Library love story, grab it now while the ebook is $0.99!

These rivals have no idea they're falling in love with each other through anonymous notes in a Little Free Library. 💌 #romancelandia

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I'm so excited to receive a beautiful review from the folks at Kirkus Reviews for The Summer of Starting Over! ♥️

Get ready to go on a mental vacation and preorder your copy today: geni.us/tsso.

If you've read The Library of Second Chances, you know Lucy says daily affirmations every morning out on the beach. This is one of my favorites.

Do you have any affirmations you like?

P.S. If you haven't read it yet, it's on sale for $0.99 right now!
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If you're an author who can't help but go look at reviews, here's my trick...

If I get a review I don't love, I go read reviews for my fav books and remind myself that some people disliked those. You're never going to put work out into the world that gets no negative reviews. #romancelandia

One big thing that has changed now that I've written four books for publication is that I write my first draft straight through without going back and reading anything. I have a running list of problems/fixes I want to implement with the second draft, but I wait until then. #romancelandia

I have four books publishing in the next 12 months:

April novel: cover reveal tomorrow
Sept novel: waiting on typeset files to check
July nonfiction: completing copyedit by 3/14
March novel: completing first draft by 3/13

It's about to be an exciting 12 months!

Yesterday, I hated my WIP. I was stuck on a scene and feeling like one character was not developing how I wanted. I walked away and came back to it today and figured out exactly how to fix the scene. Sometimes you just have to step away, even if you haven't hit your wordcount. #romancelandia

All of my books have a few things in common...

What kinds of things make you want to pick up a book? #romancelandia

This book is living rent free in my head since finishing it last week! Absolutely perfect! There's one line that was SO swoony that I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. Do yourself a favor and read or listen to this one. I did the audiobook and loved the narrator.

My new release coming out in April has a singer as the female main character, and I worked with a singer-songwriter on a song she writes throughout the book. Then she actually recorded the song! Working on some fun marketing plans with it now.🎶 #romancelandia

I'm starting to create the graphics for my April new release, and I cannot wait for you all to see this cover! 😍 You won't have to wait too much longer...