Where Fiction and Reality Meet
The Novel Approach is honored to be participating in Eric Arvin and TJ Klune’s Ghoul’s Gym Blog Tour, organized by JP Barnaby, Geoffrey Knight, and Wilde City Press. The novella first appeared in last summer’s anthology Zombie Boyz, and is now being released as a single along with the other two stories, Surviving Sin City... Continue Reading →
“If light is in your heart, you will find you way home.” ― Rumi There’s treachery afoot in North Pole City, and it spells, “don’t make Jack Frost angry. You won’t like him when he’s angry.” The Mouse King appears to be up to some very naughty misdeeds, indeed, so close to Christmas, and it’s... Continue Reading →
“If light is in your heart, you will find you way home.” ― Rumi There’s treachery afoot in North Pole City, and it spells, “don’t make Jack Frost angry. You won’t like him when he’s angry.” The Mouse King appears to be up to some very naughty misdeeds, indeed, so close to Christmas, and it’s... Continue Reading →
Boy, have we got a week full of great stuff ahead, even with us taking the day off on Wednesday to spend with our loved ones. We’ve got guests and giveaways galore on tap; plus, as we head into the New Year, we’ve got our lists of Top Reads of 2013 compiled and ready to... Continue Reading →
Boy, have we got a week full of great stuff ahead, even with us taking the day off on Wednesday to spend with our loved ones. We’ve got guests and giveaways galore on tap; plus, as we head into the New Year, we’ve got our lists of Top Reads of 2013 compiled and ready to... Continue Reading →
“I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.” ― Scott Westerfeld Wow, this book is all that I expected, and more. Having read the first book, Special Needs, I was left hanging by a cleverly done cliffhanger. To say I was excited to finally get to finish Liam and Ryan's story is... Continue Reading →
“I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.” ― Scott Westerfeld Wow, this book is all that I expected, and more. Having read the first book, Special Needs, I was left hanging by a cleverly done cliffhanger. To say I was excited to finally get to finish Liam and Ryan's story is... Continue Reading →
For our spot at The Novel Approach, we decided to write a little Christmas snippet with Liam and Ryan, the main characters of Special Needs. These guys are crazy, kinky and head over heels about each other. :-) They overcome so many problems in the books to be together that we thought it was only... Continue Reading →
For our spot at The Novel Approach, we decided to write a little Christmas snippet with Liam and Ryan, the main characters of Special Needs. These guys are crazy, kinky and head over heels about each other. :-) They overcome so many problems in the books to be together that we thought it was only... Continue Reading →
"In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.” ― José Saramago Dreamspinner titled this year's Advent collection Heartwarming,and out of all the stories I've read, this one may just fit that description the best. Wade Hart and Chris Moss have known each other for years and have... Continue Reading →
"In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.” ― José Saramago Dreamspinner titled this year's Advent collection Heartwarming,and out of all the stories I've read, this one may just fit that description the best. Wade Hart and Chris Moss have known each other for years and have... Continue Reading →
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.” ― Harold G. Coffin Christmas trees aren’t the only things green in John Amory’s young adult tale A Christmas Caroler, the story of Jeremy Walsh, a high school senior who’s certain his final year in school will weigh heavily in his... Continue Reading →
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.” ― Harold G. Coffin Christmas trees aren’t the only things green in John Amory’s young adult tale A Christmas Caroler, the story of Jeremy Walsh, a high school senior who’s certain his final year in school will weigh heavily in his... Continue Reading →
Mary Calmes is one of those authors who writes a book and you just know you are going to love it. Whether it's the cute little twink with his alpha male or an older cowboy trying to live up to what his man thinks he is, Ms Calmes never fails to entertain. This new universe... Continue Reading →
Mary Calmes is one of those authors who writes a book and you just know you are going to love it. Whether it's the cute little twink with his alpha male or an older cowboy trying to live up to what his man thinks he is, Ms Calmes never fails to entertain. This new universe... Continue Reading →
This only happened to me three times (two for a novel, one for a short story), and I hope to experience it again because compared to the process of writing novels that aren't inspired and sustained by actual musical compositions, this (accidental? unplanned?) method tends to be a lot richer. That's with regard to the... Continue Reading →
This only happened to me three times (two for a novel, one for a short story), and I hope to experience it again because compared to the process of writing novels that aren't inspired and sustained by actual musical compositions, this (accidental? unplanned?) method tends to be a lot richer. That's with regard to the... Continue Reading →
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor's parents and Lukas's siblings decide they shouldn't be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and... Continue Reading →
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor's parents and Lukas's siblings decide they shouldn't be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and... Continue Reading →
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day.” – Anthon St. Maarten J.L. O’Faolain serves up a yin-yang holiday fantasy, in which the Oak King and the Holly King, the keepers of the seasons, battle for supremacy... Continue Reading →
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day.” – Anthon St. Maarten J.L. O’Faolain serves up a yin-yang holiday fantasy, in which the Oak King and the Holly King, the keepers of the seasons, battle for supremacy... Continue Reading →
A few years ago I stood at a crossroads in my life. It is at this point that I began writing (at the urging of a friend) as a way of dealing with a life suddenly gone belly up. My first novel was born, The Telling, the story of a soldier, returning home to deal... Continue Reading →
Man, oh man, but I do love the idea of magic. (I know, who doesn't, right?) After all, there are just so many perks that come with it – power, glory, security. Sure, there are also those nasty little side dishes of responsibility and selflessness, but those are merely expectations as opposed to requirements. We've... Continue Reading →
Man, oh man, but I do love the idea of magic. (I know, who doesn't, right?) After all, there are just so many perks that come with it – power, glory, security. Sure, there are also those nasty little side dishes of responsibility and selflessness, but those are merely expectations as opposed to requirements. We've... Continue Reading →
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