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Savannah Scott Romcom Author

What’s in a name? A pen name, that is

August 30, 2021 By Patty 4 Comments

30 Aug

I’m doing something new … and that’s almost always a good thing.

Writing my first romance

In April of 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, I discovered my love for writing fiction. I had this character in my mind for almost a year prior, but I didn’t know if I could write a story that could hold together. Up until that point, I had written non-fiction to bless moms on my blog, in journal articles, in co-authored parenting books, in my book for parents of preteens and teens, and my book and devotional in the Slow Down, Mama set. 

But, in April, I took the risk. Some writer friends encouraged me, and I sat down to craft the story of a photojournalist who has sworn off men until she meets a buttoned up executive with a dream he hasn’t shared with anyone. Kat and Jack’s story (Love’s Second Chance) was published June 2020, and I was smitten with writing clean romance. I write all my clean romance under the name Patty H. Scott. 

My first series

The rest of that Unforgettable Love Stories series flowed out at the rate of a story every two months. I wrote about a fireman and a school teacher in a friends-to-lovers story called The Fireman’s Perfect Match. Then I wrote about a Texas Rancher who falls in love with a woman who works in the trendy fashion industry in Los Angeles in an opposites attract, interracial romance, Romancing the Rancher. After that I wrote my first enemies to lovers story in Not Falling for My Boss. And I wrapped up that series with Winning the Single Mom’s Heart, a story of Madison and Michael in a second chance love story that readers loved. 

My second series

After finishing that series, I had a yearning to write a small-town series where all the books and characters would be interrelated even though the stories would be stand-alone reads. I had certain elements of the beach town in mind, so I made up the fictional town of Cypress Cove and set four books there in the Calloway Inn Series: Someone to Hold (opposites attract), Someone to Love (friends-to-lovers), Someone to Kiss (age-gap with a woman who loses her vision), and Someone to Keep (fake romance with a man and woman recovering from addiction). 

A funny story

In the middle of writing that second series, I started imagining a Romcom (romantic comedy) I wanted to write. I read some books about writing comedy and I would jot down random scenes as they occurred to me. I had conversations with other authors I respect about the shift in focus from clean romance to romcom. By nature, comedy pushes limits.

Why have a pen name?

I knew some aspects I might draw upon in romantic comedy wouldn’t be as tame as most of what is in my clean romance. If you think of Dry Bar Comedy (clean comedy acts you can see online), that’s the kind of content I’m talking about. But, that may not appeal to all readers who want to read clean romance.

And some of the readers who might come to know me through reading my romcoms, may not be interested in clean romances.

I will never include premarital sex or descriptions of sexual encounters beyond kissing in my books. All my books will stay PG and closed door. Going into this shift, though, I knew my romcoms would push more boundaries because that’s what comedy does. And I wanted to be true to what readers expect from me.

What you see is what you get

One of the things we authors have to grapple with is the necessity of building trust with our readers. We need to be clear through our covers, our blurbs (descriptions of our stories) and our content as to what we are writing. When a reader picks up a book, a writer wants them to find what they came to read. When we present one thing and deliver another, we break the reader’s trust. And that’s something I never want to do. 

Imagine picking up a book with a scene of a sweet couple standing on the seashore holding hands, you anticipate a clean romance with a happily ever after. But when you start reading, the first scene is a graphic murder and the story contains the mystery that ensues as the police hunt down the criminal. You would be shocked and disappointed … and ultimately, you wouldn’t trust that author’s books again. The next time you saw a sweet cover on one of their books, you would not buy it (if you don’t enjoy murder mysteries and you are looking to read clean romance). 

That kind of misrepresentation hurts both readers and authors.

Because my two genres will have slightly different content and my comedy will push the limits more than my clean romance, I decided to take on a pen name for my romantic comedy. I’ll be writing those books under the name Savannah Scott.  

I want to help you know what I’m offering when you pick up one of my books. When you choose to read a book by Patty H Scott, I want you to know you’re getting clean romance with swoon-worthy kisses, relatable characters in a setting you’d like to call home.

When you pick up my romcoms by Savannah Scott, I want you to know that you are getting a story laced with humor and where I might push some limits for the sake of comedy. I want you to trust I won’t ever cross lines or go behind closed doors. You’ll be getting stories that will make you laugh, smile and give you all the feels including the happily ever after you long for. 

Love Laughter and Happily Ever After

When I write, I hope you find books that delight your heart and help you escape real life a little. I’m writing love, laughter and the happily ever afters you crave.

If you want to hear about my books, get sneak peeks into my writing before it is released, and get recommendations of other clean romances and clean romcoms I recommend, you can sign up for my weekly Sweet Reads email. I love connecting with you!

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About Patty

I write to encourage your heart, feed your soul, and give you wisdom for your life. Motherhood is my passion. I've been married to my surfer/skater husband for over 20 years.  We have two boys and a home full of neighbor kids most days.

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Comments

  1. Nita says

    August 31, 2021 at 9:49 AM

    I’m really looking forward to your romcoms. I love the clean, but I think I’ll gobble up the romcoms!

    Reply
    • Patty says

      November 8, 2021 at 1:51 PM

      I am so glad, Nita. I think you will really love it! It was so fun to write. I’m looking forward to you getting a chance to read this story!

      Reply
  2. Valerie says

    December 18, 2021 at 5:39 AM

    I just finished reading “Friend(shipped) and loved it. I didn’t want to put it down. I appreciate that it is a clean romcom, and funny it was. I often laughed out loud. When I ordered it I also pre-ordered “Battle(shipped).” I am anxious for it to come out. Keep writing those romcoms!

    Reply
    • Patty says

      February 12, 2022 at 12:32 PM

      Thank you so much, Valerie! I love hearing this. Rob and Laura’s story will be a little different (of course … all stories are!), but there is still a good bit of humor and so much swooniness (That’s not a word, but hey). They have the second-chance, enemies-to-lovers thing going for them and I love the way Rob fights to win Laura back. I can’t wait to get it into your hands!
      Blessings ~ Patty (Savannah)

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