Sascha Illyvich

Biography

Sascha Illyvich is one of the few male authors who proudly calls Romance his favorite genre. Starting as an erotica author back in 1998, Sascha released several short stories before finally being published through Renaissance E-books (Renaissance E-books) and later through Total E-bound (Total E-bound).

The transition from pure erotica to erotic romance was one he recalls fondly. "I realized all of my erotica stories had more than a simple happy ending. The couples or multiples got together afterward. Going from erotica to erotic romance was not a hard transition."

In February of 2010, Sascha pulled his work from Red Rose Publishing, citing that his style of writing did not fit that of what with Red Rose Publishing They split on amicable terms.

Currently Sascha is represented by the L. Perkins Agency. Marisa Corvisiero handles Sascha's print material while Saritza Hernandez deals with the e-publishing aspect of his career.

History

Sascha Illyvich was born in 1978 in Webster, Texas. He attended League City elementary, League City Intermediate and finally graduated in 1996 from Clear Creek High school. Sascha also earned his Letterman's jacket in Cross Country.

Moving to Dallas shortly after a stint in college, Sascha picked up the pen and started writing small snippets that would alter become the first of many stories to be closeted. At that point Sascha entered the workforce as an IT professional, working for Stream International on a Microsoft contract for the MSN Network. A brief stint at Microsoft Corporation in Las Colinas, TX along with personal issues led Sascha back to Houston where he lived with his ex while trying to find work.

Sascha started writing shortly after being laid off in the computer industry. Taking the advice of his hair dresser and Mistress Koi, Sascha pursued a writing career that has since taken off. His first royalty paying publication, "Erotic Flowers" came out through Renaissance E-books in the winter of 2000. To his chagrin that "piece of crap" still sells.

Shortly after, Sascha penned his first full length contemporary romance along with picking up a gig writing for Males in Slavery Stories where his romantic BDSM tales between Mistress Kitty and Trent were featured.

About a month after amassing 50k worth of stories for M.I.S.S. Sascha submitted the collection to eXtasy books along with "A Christmas Favor" which was the title of his first contemporary romance.

In 2001, the two stories were accepted, edited and released shortly afterward. A Christmas Favor was nominated for a Cupid and Psyche Award from The Romance Studio and is a recommended read at Fallen Angels Reviews that same winter.

The following summer, the new owner of Renaissance E-books asked for a Female Dominance story entitled "Her Male Slave" from Sascha and two months later the story was born, finished and released. Featuring more female dominance and male submission along with a corporate twist, the story was an instant yet short lived success.

"Female Dominance is a powerful thing but does not capture the market share in erotica or erotic romance. It never has andsadly it never will." - Sascha on lackluster sales of Her Male Slave

Having released 7 titles in 2008 for REB And Total E-bound, and put out several short stories on sites such as Literotica and others, Sascha saw his first print release in August of 2009.

Heavenly Bodies

A second of Heavenly Bodies was released in April of 2010.

Taking the advice of mentor Morgan Hawke, Sascha's stories on Literotica.com showed him that he needed to write more BDSM. In December of 2008, The owner of Renaissance E-books suggested Male Domination stories featuring female submissives, and thus "Gift of Her Submission" was born. Three stories about three different female submissives who become beholden to Ronan, the book received positive reviews from Coffee Time Romance, achieving a Four Cup Review. Review from Coffee Time Romance Released in April of 2009, "Gift" continues to outsell all of his previous releases at Renaissance E-books.

Music played an extremely important part in the early development of Sascha's career. The angry, loud musics of such artists as Cold, Mudvayne, Metallica and Soundgarden influenced his writing habits along with a developing drinking habit.

Sascha became immersed in the Fetish lifestyle as a way to escape from the demons in his head that writing couldn't cure. It was shortly after that point when he found the mother of his soul, online. They developed a loving relationship and she continues to be one of the biggest reasons none of Sascha's suicide attempts ever succeeded.

Work Habits

Sascha strolls into his office at around 10:30 AM each morning, answers email, is on twitter and grabs something resembling breakfast. Around 1 PM, the internet is no longer a distraction and Sascha writes for a few hours or until he hits his word cont for the day, whichever occurs first.

A self admitted switch, Sascha strives to teach more people about the BDSM Lifestyle.

Notable Titles

• A Christmas Favour
• Night Owl Romance Reviews
• Gift of Her Submission
• Four Cup Review from Coffee Time Romance
• Caught in the Middle from Total E-bound
• Night Owl Romance Review
• Apollo's Choice
• Coffee Time Romance Reviews
• A Night Owl Romance Top Pick
• Siddella's Submission is also a Love Romances Cafe BDSM book of 2010.

WriteSEX

With all that Sascha has done over the course of ten years, the one thing missing was a key ingredient that held it all together. Seeking the advice and publicity services of author success coach and PR person Deborah Riley-Magnus a solution was found in the birth of WriteSEX. Pulling together six experts in the field of erotica and publishing, Sascha was able to cement his position as an expert in the field of writing erotica and erotic romance.

Founding members include:

• M. Christian - His expertise as a multi genre author come across in his blog posts.
• Thomas Roche - The Sage of dark erotica, his posts deal with the unusual.
• Jean Marie Stine - Publisher of fine erotic and erotic romance with a varied and lengthy career in publishing
• Oceania - THE voice of an Erotic Goddess, founder of Radio Dentata and Pure Obsessions.
• Dr. Nicole Peeler - the newly published writer.

Former Members include:

• Dr. Nicole Peeler.

The final WritSEX team includes:

• Ralph Greco - The SEO guy.
• Deborah Riley-Magnus handling PR, author marketing and successful business planning.

In 2011 WriteSEX is now a solid, well rounded group. Having taught one course for Savvy Authors in 2009, WriteSEX plans to expand teaching and blogging to various writer conferences, online forums and more.

The blog is updated every Thursday of the week.

The Future of Sascha Illyvich

To be filled in shortly.

On The Web

Links to Sascha Illyvich's work, social media, etc:

• Author Page
• Fetish Stories
• - Blog for the Unnamed Romance Show at Radio Dentata
• The White Wolf Editing Blog
• Sascha Ilyvich Newsletter
• Sascha on Twitter
• WriteSEX

Interviews

Interviews, past and present

• - Coffee Time Romance Interview
• - Fallen Angels Reviews Interview May of '05
• CataNetwork Blog Interview
• - Sensuous Sadie's BDSM Interview of Sascha Illyvich

Every now and then Sascha puts out calls for beta readers on his groups.

Quotes

"Fucking every other genre bores the crap out of me. That's why I write Romance!" - Quote from an informal interview