It’s been a long time since I had to introduce myself, my other blog is five years old. Practically ancient in blog years when you think about how many blogs are littered in the online cemetery.
But here I am, five years on, adding to my stress levels by starting a new blog. Why? Because 2017 is the year I publish my first book. And while the first one is non-fiction and will technically be launched on my other site, the rest of my books are fiction, and it just didn’t seem right to mix the two.
So who am I?
I’m Sacha Black. Cut me, and I bleed words. Do a post-mortem on me, and you’d find a cocktail of the following:
- 25% Sarcasm
- 25% Bad words
- 25% Other words
- 25% Coffee
- 25% Gym related endorphins
- 25% Philosophy and curiosity (and yes I know this doesn’t add up to 100! :p)
I’m a writer, reader of books, breaker of rules, maker of food, looker afterer of small humans (singular, one terror tot aged 3) and a wife. I live, breathe and sleep writing. It is more than my everything, and I won’t rest until I can write full time.
I stopped aging at 16, although I’m several years past that…*cough* I’m the sort of girl your parents raised an eyebrow at if u took me home and befriended me.
I don’t lie, ever. I’m brutally blunt; I have a strong aversion to people, seeking refuge in late nights and my MacBook. I’m often mistaken as an extrovert because I think aloud. But you can be assured I’m socially awkward.
I founded the Bloggers Bash along with my awesome committee: Ali, Geoff, and Hugh. If you don’t know what that is, you should. It’s an annual get-together for bloggers of all kinds, from any platform, in London, every summer. You should come.
Stick around and on this blog, you’ll find: my book launches, as well as updates on my book publishing progress, book reviews, photography, stuff about me and who I am, fiction related chattering, and the odd post based on where I find my inspiration, which could be anything from beautiful imagery and photography to bizarre conspiracies.
You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
If you’re interested in following my book publishing progress, you can sign up here.
Good luck with this new venture, Sacha! Can’t wait to read your first new fiction book. ?
Thank you Ali, love the fact you’re my first commenter ??
Great intro. Good luck with the new blog.
Thanks so much Charles, I appreciate it. Happy New Year
Well done, Ali! I love it! Congratulations! ❤?
hehe thank you Colleen 😀 😀
What fun you are having! Thanks for holding an open party here in SBB land!
lol, of course! :p
Love it Sacha, will be back for more. Good luck with the books. x
Thanks so much Dorne, really appreciate you dropping in 😀
Hey Sacha, it looks great!
Good luck with your new site and with your books… although I don’t think you need it 😉
aww, thanks so much, I mean it’s just a little site atm, but over time I hope I can get lots of content on it 😀 thank you for your support.
A lovely new blog site!! Good luck with all your ventures.x
hehe, thank you Judith, I hope to see you at the bash this year? Happy New Year
Good god you’re a masochist! Best of luck with this venture. Hope the old Black Brain doesn’t flip itself off one day and stay in its PJs sulking from the stress. But of course you can cope. You’re superwoman with more half life than irradiated kryptonite. We’re all behind you – quite a long way admittedly – and waving frantically though at this distance it will look to you like a gerbil fluttering its eyelashes on Mars. And one small correction. You founded the Bash and invited we three muffins along for the ride. Don’t be so modest. After all there’s no way you’re blaming us for your folly.
LOL. I know right. I really am. What the hell is wrong with me?! Pahahaha flip itself off! hilarious. In fact, this entire comment made me LOL. Thank you for being so wonderfully supportive. And now I shall go back to being mean and horrible as all that slushy has made me feel a bit queasy :p
Congrats on the new site! Looking forward to posts and updates. ?
Thanks dude <3
Well done, Sacha – what a good idea, to get all your advice posts into books! All the best with it xx
Ahh, thank you so much Terry, I really appreciate the support <3 Happy New Year
Just calling in to say hello and to admire your new site. I shall be popping in regularly! x
aww thank you Judy – just seen your writespiration – got to hope over and read it asap 🙂 love that they are back 😀
As with everything you do, it’s lookin fab. Go girl!
ah gosh, thank you Colin – you make me blush <3 hope you had a lovely new year?
Looking GREAT Sacha (whispers – where’s your SumoMe plugin so we can share?) ??❤
&)*(£%(*^£$@%^ KNEW there was something I’d forgotten – totally rectified that. Thank you for always having such a wonderful eye for detail <3
How's the new home?
Wheeeeee!
haha, meow :p
Your new site in its infinite wisdom omitted half of what I said (probably my fault for making it look like code). 🙂
What I was trying to say was:
Wheeee! (spins around on the pristine dance floor)
Which I admit doesn’t make a great deal more sense.
The new site looks great!
Oh man. I need to scald it. Tell it to sort it’s life out. Clearly it is still a newbie, that or it thinks it’s too cool for school! Thank you – I mean, mostly it’s identical to the other one. But shortly – once I get book covers sorted it won’t be! I’ll change the look of them both!
So excited for you, Sacha! Stay productive in 2017!
SEANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!! HOW ARE YOU? Happy New Year. Thank you for stopping in. How are your books coming along? Did you have a nice break?
I took a little break over the holidays to recharge, and now I’m hunkered down for a productive new year, aiming to get my manuscript fully revised in the next month. It’s always a challenge, as I’m sure I don’t need to tell you, to balance writing and blogging and, ya know, life, but I take a lot of encouragement and support from our “little” blogging community. Looking forward to sharing more stories and experiences together in 2017…
Looks stunning.
ahh gosh, thanks – it’s still in need of a lot of work, but I’ll get there!
Love the site, Sacha! *waves back*
Thank you Charli, I hope you’re well. Thinking of you. xx
Congrats my friend! Now you’ll be more busy, lol. Is there such a thing? 🙂 xo And no ‘likes’ ? No auto follow? This is not WordPress? LOL
So, I think I sorted that now. I’d taken it for granted because the other website had that set up when it transferred – I didn’t realise you had to enable it. Hopefully, that’s done now. I’m already a bit like WTF have I done! But it’s too bloody late now! 😮 :p hahaha
Happy New Year, Sacha and all the best with the new blog and the new book. Yours was one of the first blogs I discovered that I really, really liked. I suspect I will like this one just as much.
Cannot tell you how much it means to hear you say that Robbie. Thank you so much. I hope you are also having a wonderful new year 😀
Good luck, Sacha.
Thank you Olga – I really do appreciate it. Hope you had a wonderful holiday and a happy new year 😀
The very best of luck with the publishing journey, Sacha. Looking forward to welcoming our newest member to the published Author bookshelf very soon.
hehe, thank you Hugh. Going to read your book in a couple of weeks – got some ARC ones I have to do first, then I am on it and so playing your comp too 😀
Good to hear. It seems the competition is proving a tough one. I’ll to give out some more clues.
Good luck Sacha. I’m crossing fingers toes and eyes for ya lol
Reading this took me back to our time at UHSU – you were a wonderful, inspirational, bundle of energy -like a puppy discovering life! A proud wearer of your heart on your sleeve and a generally amazing woman! I can still recall your laugh – a true belly laugh that erupted from the soles of your feet! I loved your internal and external self wranglings – you could argue quite happily (and sometimes quite miserably! )with yourself – something that always made me smile – you always came to the right conclusion for you in the end! Keep being amazing and wonderful! J xx
Hi Joanne, what a lovely message to find 😀 😀 <3 how are you? haha, I have the same laugh! You're hilarious, I haven't changed at all. I was just saying to someone yesterday how much I loved a debate :p
Are you still up North?
Ah-ha! I can get on here now. 🙂
Love the new site, Sacha, and I wish you all the best with this, your writing, and 2017 in general!
Congrats on kicking off the new site, but but but where’s the link to the book??? I have to go back to the other site and check.
It’s not published yet! Lol. Keepers the fiction book (which is part of this website) will be out later in the year, just building an audience for now 🙂
I figured that out. Ha ha. I was so excited!! I was going to give you grief for not providing links all over the place. 🙂
Lol, well the fact you were excited made my day ???? SIGH one day, ONE FREAKING DAY it will be my turn, but not today sadly ?