Episode 151
Chassity Evans woke up one morning with a fully formed novel in her head. She hadn't taken a single writing class, had never planned to write a book, and was about to board a flight to the Bahamas — but by January 6th she was writing chapter one, and a little over a year later, her debut rom-com Pink Sand Summer was finished. Now the Charleston-based content creator (formerly behind Look Linger Love) is balancing a 16-year career in blogging with a brand-new identity as a novelist — all while raising two lacrosse-obsessed teenagers and keeping her evenings wide open for whenever they actually want to hang out with mom.
In this honest conversation, Chassity shares what her unstructured days look like as a content creator who deliberately avoids schedules, how she wrote four to five days a week (sometimes eight-hour stretches on Friday nights) while keeping it feeling fun, and why she's traded evening socializing for being "on call" at home now that her kids are teens. She also opens up about the surprising shift of parenting older kids — how she went from counting down the days until she wouldn't need a babysitter to realizing she wants to be home more than ever.
What We Cover:
How Chassity's debut novel arrived as a "dream download" one morning — and the year-long writing journey from chapter one to final edits (January 2025 to January 2026)
Her deliberately unscheduled work routine — and how she keeps everything feeling fun
The unexpected parenting flip: going from needing babysitters for date nights to wanting to be home in case the kids feel like talking
Navigating year-round travel lacrosse with her 14-year-old son Fletcher (and watching for signs of burnout)
How writing changed the way she reads — from "pure candy" to paying attention to the rhythm of every sentence
Her self-care staples: Peloton strength classes with Callie, walking the treadmill while watching Netflix, and reheating yesterday's leftovers at 10:30am
Building Pink Sand Summer into a multi-book universe set on Harbor Island, a place she discovered on Pinterest in 2012
Connect with Chassity:
Instagram: @chassityevans
Website: chassityevans.com
Substack: Chassity Evans
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