Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” ― William Shakespeare What is a boy to do when he realizes that he is gay while growing up in Jefferson, Wisconsin? Jefferson is a city where it... Continue Reading →
“So he rolled on down and rolled on down where the mermaids sang while their lovers drowned…” – K.Z. Snow If you can, picture a realm where steampunk meets a real-world industrial revolution, a place where those who wear the brand of Mongrel on their person are segregated in the village of Taintwell, a place... Continue Reading →
“So he rolled on down and rolled on down where the mermaids sang while their lovers drowned…” – K.Z. Snow If you can, picture a realm where steampunk meets a real-world industrial revolution, a place where those who wear the brand of Mongrel on their person are segregated in the village of Taintwell, a place... Continue Reading →
“Can miles truly separate you from friends…If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?”-- Richard Bach I really wanted to love Same Page. I really did. The blurb was interesting, the cover arresting, the premise promising. For me, it just didn’t hold up the way I had hoped. Same Page... Continue Reading →
“Can miles truly separate you from friends…If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?”-- Richard Bach I really wanted to love Same Page. I really did. The blurb was interesting, the cover arresting, the premise promising. For me, it just didn’t hold up the way I had hoped. Same Page... Continue Reading →
“Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life” ― Lynette Gould Billy’s Bones was the first book by Jamie Fessenden I had read. I saw the disclaimers about it maybe bringing up painful memories of childhood sexual abuse, of which I am... Continue Reading →
“Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life” ― Lynette Gould Billy’s Bones was the first book by Jamie Fessenden I had read. I saw the disclaimers about it maybe bringing up painful memories of childhood sexual abuse, of which I am... Continue Reading →
“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”― Bertrand Russell I have read “Southern Fried” by Rob Rosen so I felt like I knew what to expect going into “Vamp”. It turns out that I was right and I was wrong. Rob Rosen has a great sense of humor, add some... Continue Reading →
“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”― Bertrand Russell I have read “Southern Fried” by Rob Rosen so I felt like I knew what to expect going into “Vamp”. It turns out that I was right and I was wrong. Rob Rosen has a great sense of humor, add some... Continue Reading →
We’re pleased as rum punch to have Carole Cummings as our guest today at The Novel Approach! She’s here to talk a little bit about her newest novel The Queen’s Librarian, as well as offer the chance for one lucky reader to win an E-copy of the book. Make sure to check out the contest... Continue Reading →
Books may well be the only true magic. ― Alice Hoffman In our own world, perhaps, yes. But in Lucas Tripp’s world… Well, in Lucas’s world true magic is not confined entirely to the books for which he has a special love, the books for which, as his queen’s librarian, he is solely responsible. In... Continue Reading →
Books may well be the only true magic. ― Alice Hoffman In our own world, perhaps, yes. But in Lucas Tripp’s world… Well, in Lucas’s world true magic is not confined entirely to the books for which he has a special love, the books for which, as his queen’s librarian, he is solely responsible. In... Continue Reading →
The ideas behind "Folie à Deux", my short story for the Big Damn Heroines anthology, fermented in my mind for years before I actually sat down to write the story. Most of the time, strands of ideas come together to meet at one point like a spider web. This story was the epitome of that.... Continue Reading →
The ideas behind "Folie à Deux", my short story for the Big Damn Heroines anthology, fermented in my mind for years before I actually sat down to write the story. Most of the time, strands of ideas come together to meet at one point like a spider web. This story was the epitome of that.... Continue Reading →
“Where there is love there is life.” ― Mahatma Gandhi From the very first sentence of this book we see the struggle Brian has with leaving everything he knows behind. He loves his mom and dad, he cares for Adam, but he is IN LOVE with Jamie. So for Brian, he can't see any other... Continue Reading →
“Where there is love there is life.” ― Mahatma Gandhi From the very first sentence of this book we see the struggle Brian has with leaving everything he knows behind. He loves his mom and dad, he cares for Adam, but he is IN LOVE with Jamie. So for Brian, he can't see any other... Continue Reading →
Ass Crack - Check Oral Fixation - Check Gorgeous Men - Check More than slightly NSFW? You betcha!
The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable. – Carl Jung There’s a brand new author on my radar, and her name is Agnes Black. If you love Alt U that feels a bit like a swashbuckling historical adventure, the novella Hidden in Plain Sight may be exactly what you’re looking... Continue Reading →
The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable. – Carl Jung There’s a brand new author on my radar, and her name is Agnes Black. If you love Alt U that feels a bit like a swashbuckling historical adventure, the novella Hidden in Plain Sight may be exactly what you’re looking... Continue Reading →
“Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.” ― Bryce Courtenay Dear Diary: Pride is the sequel to Dear Diary and picks right up where the first one left off. We last saw Josh and Chris as they were going to the prom.... Continue Reading →
“Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.” ― Bryce Courtenay Dear Diary: Pride is the sequel to Dear Diary and picks right up where the first one left off. We last saw Josh and Chris as they were going to the prom.... Continue Reading →
Sakura Genji is a flying fish, the title given to the traveling actors in seventeenth century Japan who performed both on and off the stage, playing their roles to entertain their audience, then playing a different role behind the scenes for the samurai who demanded their bodies for an entirely personal sort of pleasure. Genji’s... Continue Reading →
“A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.” – Francis Bacon Sakura Genji is a flying fish, the title given to the traveling actors in seventeenth century Japan who performed both on and off the stage, playing their roles to entertain their audience, then playing a different role behind the scenes for the... Continue Reading →
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” ― Aristotle Seb works as a fudge maker in a coastal community of England. Dex is a wanderer who kindly returns Seb’s wallet one late night. Seb befriends Dex and they slowly become friends over the course of a summer. This short story by... Continue Reading →
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