I am pleased to announce that Sugar & Spice ‘went live’ on Amazon Kindle ebooks this morning and is available for download.
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Sugar & Spice goes live
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on November 9, 2010
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2010/11/09/sugar-spice-goes-live/
Thanks, but no thanks
Well, it came.
The second ‘we loved your book but it is not suitable/we daren’t risk taking it on’ letter from a literary agency. I can’t say that I was surprised, I had been expecting it and even had a Plan B.
I have decided to continue my search for a brave, forward-thinking agent to represent Sugar & Spice; who will see past the controversial subject matter and hopefully love the book as much as I do for its other qualities, but at the same time, publish it myself on Amazon Kindle (plus other similar dtps).
Please check out my other blog (http://sapphicscribe.wordpress.com) for a regular update on the process itself and come back here for further updates of The Snow White Series and how it is progressing.
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Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on October 28, 2010
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2010/10/28/thanks-but-no-thanks/
Desperately seeking representation
So, the book is finished, polished; as complete as it is ever going to be.
You’re pleased, of course, relieved. It’s all over (for now). The sleepless nights, the re-writes, the endless questioning of ones writing ability beyond your partner telling you that you have a best-seller on your hands.
You sink back in your chair, hands behind your head – you might even light that special cigar/cigarette, open that wine you’ve been saving. That’s it, the hard work is done right?
Nope. Not by a country mile. Think again.
You might as well open a drawer, slide those lovingly crafted pages into its dark confines and lock it away if you think that was the tough bit.
No book, no matter how good it is, will ever get close to a printing press/Kindle unless you have an agent; or so I am told.
So not only have us poor, struggling writers got to spend hour after solitary hour with people we don’t actually know running around our heads, getting into trouble and generally taking over our lives; but once we have tamed them, shut them up for a few months, we now have to find an agent who can breathe life into them.
So, that’s where I am now, one set of imaginary friends are temporarily silenced, whilst a new bunch of strangers (a female DCI and her live-in lover, QC Phillipa Crichton-Ward) have moved in and are currently squatting in my ever-vacant brain motel, whilst I write to agents to try and get them to represent Sugar & Spice.
I have only sent one begging letter to date and am yet to receive my first rejection, but I have no doubt there is a long way to go.
In the meantime, I will keep writing and hope that my new lodgers can get on. I wonder what Cassie White will think about living in close proximity to a convicted paedophile?
Saffina.
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on October 13, 2010
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2010/10/13/desperately-seeking-representation/
Introductions
I am Saffina Desforges and this blog is dedicated to my writing.
My writing will not be for everyone. Please do not continue/look away now if you are: Under 18, easily offended/of a sensitive nature or too scared to face the truth.
Described by one leading agent as “well-written” and “compelling,” Sugar & Spice is the first of three novels dealing in psycho-sexual deviancy. Work on the sequel, Puppy Dogs’ Tails is under way. The third book, Cold Blood, will explore the murky world of necrophilia.
When you’ve got two young children, and you think the unthinkable, where do you turn?
Inspired by a real-life sex-offender who begged a Judge to give him a longer sentence, because he knew he would harm more children if released, Sugar & Spice seeks answers to the questions society prefers not to ask.
Meticulously researched, and based on real-life studies, Sugar & Spice is car-crash reading. Only the characters are fictional…
You can register and read chapters of Sugar & Spice here: http:// www.authonomy.com
Some comments from authonomy about Sugar & Spice:
“Sugar and Spice is about turning a clever concept into a brilliant piece of work. Compelling, thrilling and dark make this a thriller with depth, and a book that deserves a place on any shelf, and especially in a book shop.
Backed easily,
Lisa”
“Looking at the list of favourite authors I can see where you get inspiration but you have an outstanding style of your own. This is a dark and very realistic thriller with malevolent undertones that straight away draws the reader into the plot, with a pace that drives the narrative forward.
Powerful,descriptive and highly readable.
Jane”
“..Frightening, I find myself checking on my son just to make sure he’s alright, this is disturbing stuff but right on the money, this would make a fantastic miniseries or drama for late evening, the subjecy is relevant, topical and close to every parents heart. You do a good job of showing how shit the justice system is in dealing with these animals and your portrayal of the mother is especially heartbreaking, I truly believe this should be picked up and televised. Good luck and keep going with this, use Facebook and blogging to promote it and get ths story out there.”
“Sugar and Spice, the opening to an age old rhyme. The trouble is this book isn’t nice – but the author has handled the chapters I read so well.
The opening of this book is shocking, hard hitting and brutal and unfortunately, very realistic. I can see this being picked up by a major publishing house and becoming a best seller.”
“Excellent writing. Reads superbly well. Looks like a winner to me and I wish I had written it.
Backed
David (Flawless Murder)”
“A great pitch, followed by a well researched story. I think this book should be on everyone’s shelf. A look into the complex mind of a sex offender, which can be a shocking place to visit. Well done on the excellent piece of writing. Backed. Eunice – The Temple Dancer.”
Posted by Saffina Desforges/Stevie Jordan on October 4, 2010
https://saffinadesforgesblog.com/2010/10/04/introductions/


