Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great.” ― Roger de Bussy-Rabutin In high school Alex and Chance were young lovers. Chance always wanted to be a rock star but he didn't feel he could do that and be gay. Alex loved Chance and he believed... Continue Reading →
Don't you just want to grab this kid, pull him into a hug first, and then shove him behind your back, staving off all his demons with a razor edged machete? You do? Well, then you have been enticed by just a cover. A dark, brooding, emoting-so-loudly-you-can-practically-hear-the-kid's-thoughts-as-he-thinks-them, fantabulous cover. A Broken Kind of Life, written... Continue Reading →
Don't you just want to grab this kid, pull him into a hug first, and then shove him behind your back, staving off all his demons with a razor edged machete? You do? Well, then you have been enticed by just a cover. A dark, brooding, emoting-so-loudly-you-can-practically-hear-the-kid's-thoughts-as-he-thinks-them, fantabulous cover. A Broken Kind of Life, written... Continue Reading →
No, I'm not suddenly channeling David Bowie, but I am here to announce a bit of a change to the Joyful Approach GayRomLit Countdown Celebration. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Simone Anderson is unable to appear as our guest on Friday, BUT, never fear because the lovely RJ Scott will be here to help us celebrate... Continue Reading →
“Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering.” – Honoré de Balzac Poor Ladder Rung, bless his heart, is not being the best brownie he should be, but he’s being the best he can be, which is the most anyone is capable of, brownie or not. He’s not... Continue Reading →
“Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering.” – Honoré de Balzac Poor Ladder Rung, bless his heart, is not being the best brownie he should be, but he’s being the best he can be, which is the most anyone is capable of, brownie or not. He’s not... Continue Reading →
Kaje Harper, and the guys who live in my head... “Write-oholic” : /rīt-.ə-ˈhȯ-lik/ - a person who looks at anything, no matter how simple or mundane, and immediately has characters leaping up inside their head, saying, “That's me, my story, write mine...” And who can't say no to the stories. Like this one: Uke Carson... Continue Reading →
January 2014 -- Take It Like a Man -- deadline November 1 Whether giving or receiving, everyone knows that bigger is better, so to kick the New Year off right, we want to unwrap some spectacularly big packages! For our Take It Like a Man anthology, we’re looking for fully realized, romantic LGBT stories about... Continue Reading →
“How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.” -- Clarissa Pinkola Estes Having read all three of the books in... Continue Reading →
“How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.” -- Clarissa Pinkola Estes Having read all three of the books in... Continue Reading →
“Deception, when it works, is the most elegant and the least expensive manipulation of all.” – Vernor Vinge Oh, Victor Bayne, how much do I love you? Apparently so much that I pretend you’re real and ask you if you know how much I love you. It’s been approximately two and a half years since... Continue Reading →
“Deception, when it works, is the most elegant and the least expensive manipulation of all.” – Vernor Vinge Oh, Victor Bayne, how much do I love you? Apparently so much that I pretend you’re real and ask you if you know how much I love you. It’s been approximately two and a half years since... Continue Reading →
“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” ― Leo Tolstoy Three years ago Brett Taylor had it all. Not only did he have his alter ego Brett Black, Country Western star, but he had Walt,... Continue Reading →
“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” ― Leo Tolstoy Three years ago Brett Taylor had it all. Not only did he have his alter ego Brett Black, Country Western star, but he had Walt,... Continue Reading →
Let’s talk about sex! Some writers hate to write sex scenes, and others can’t wait to get to the naughty scenes. As for me, I’m firmly in the second camp. I love writing sex scenes, not just because sex is awesome in and of itself, but because I believe showing how your characters approach sex... Continue Reading →
Let’s talk about sex! Some writers hate to write sex scenes, and others can’t wait to get to the naughty scenes. As for me, I’m firmly in the second camp. I love writing sex scenes, not just because sex is awesome in and of itself, but because I believe showing how your characters approach sex... Continue Reading →
“Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications.” ― Nora Roberts Ryan Borja is a freshman in college and the only real friend he has is his sister. One day he is asked for directions by the hottest man he has seen in ages. When Ryan talks to Brady he finds out he has a daughter, so... Continue Reading →
“Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications.” ― Nora Roberts Ryan Borja is a freshman in college and the only real friend he has is his sister. One day he is asked for directions by the hottest man he has seen in ages. When Ryan talks to Brady he finds out he has a daughter, so... Continue Reading →
“Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me; it longeth to find expression. A craving for love is within me, which speaketh itself the language of love.” – Friedrich Nietzsche I've previously read two books from this author that I absolutely loved, so I knew what I was getting myself in for when I started reading this... Continue Reading →
“Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me; it longeth to find expression. A craving for love is within me, which speaketh itself the language of love.” – Friedrich Nietzsche I've previously read two books from this author that I absolutely loved, so I knew what I was getting myself in for when I started reading this... Continue Reading →
“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” ― Leopold Stokowski Ryunoski Nakimura, or Ru to his friends has had a rough time of it recently. At the ripe old age of seventeen Ru has already been at the top of the music industry. He has also been knocked down... Continue Reading →
“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” ― Leopold Stokowski Ryunoski Nakimura, or Ru to his friends has had a rough time of it recently. At the ripe old age of seventeen Ru has already been at the top of the music industry. He has also been knocked down... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, J, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hobbies, interests, odds and ends, things that make you, you. JTH: Well, first I want to thank you for having me on your blog; you are a gracious... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, J, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hobbies, interests, odds and ends, things that make you, you. JTH: Well, first I want to thank you for having me on your blog; you are a gracious... Continue Reading →
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