Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Well, actually it is, because Hayden Thorne is here today to offer one lucky reader the chance to win her newest book, Rose and Spindle, a fun and fractured tale set in the world of Sleeping Beauty and Hayden's own imagination. Check out the blurb, then have a look below to see how you can... Continue Reading →
Well, actually it is, because Hayden Thorne is here today to offer one lucky reader the chance to win her newest book, Rose and Spindle, a fun and fractured tale set in the world of Sleeping Beauty and Hayden's own imagination. Check out the blurb, then have a look below to see how you can... Continue Reading →
Yes, another October has passed, which means the time to have read these two short horror stories has passed too, so it’s a good thing I’m always in the mood for a good mind-screw of the twisted and ghoulish variety, no matter the time of year. Even though they're not very long on word count,... Continue Reading →
Yes, another October has passed, which means the time to have read these two short horror stories has passed too, so it’s a good thing I’m always in the mood for a good mind-screw of the twisted and ghoulish variety, no matter the time of year. Even though they're not very long on word count,... Continue Reading →
Hi, Sedonia and D.H., and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so glad to have you both here with me today. Wahoo, a two-fer! :) Before we get to the GIVE-AWAY!, let’s just start right off by having you tell us a little bit about yourselves. Q. I’m going to jump into things and ask... Continue Reading →
Hi, Sedonia and D.H., and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so glad to have you both here with me today. Wahoo, a two-fer! :) Before we get to the GIVE-AWAY!, let’s just start right off by having you tell us a little bit about yourselves. Q. I’m going to jump into things and ask... Continue Reading →
“The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much.” – Unknown There are so many things I love about the theme of friendships crossing the line and toppling over into romance—the built in anxiety of the risks involved, the doubts and fears, the hesitancy to upset the balance of a relationship…the heartache of... Continue Reading →
“The hardest part about being friends, is loving you so much.” – Unknown There are so many things I love about the theme of friendships crossing the line and toppling over into romance—the built in anxiety of the risks involved, the doubts and fears, the hesitancy to upset the balance of a relationship…the heartache of... Continue Reading →
“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” – Helmuth von Moltke I must be bi-text-ual. How else can I explain why one half of me loves the sort of fairy tale romances that are written with the express purpose of making my wee little heart go pitter-patter, while the other half of me loves... Continue Reading →
“No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” – Helmuth von Moltke I must be bi-text-ual. How else can I explain why one half of me loves the sort of fairy tale romances that are written with the express purpose of making my wee little heart go pitter-patter, while the other half of me loves... Continue Reading →
“Once we have accepted the story, we cannot escape the story’s fate.” – P.L. Travers Once upon a time, the blessing of the baby Princess Roderika turned out to be a rather comical and cursed affair, one in which four-year-old Prince Hamlin and seven-year-old Prince Edouard met and fell instantly in loath with each other.... Continue Reading →
“Once we have accepted the story, we cannot escape the story’s fate.” – P.L. Travers Once upon a time, the blessing of the baby Princess Roderika turned out to be a rather comical and cursed affair, one in which four-year-old Prince Hamlin and seven-year-old Prince Edouard met and fell instantly in loath with each other.... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
Read on to see how! Hi, Jennifer, and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so glad to have you here with me today. Let’s just jump right into things and have you tell us a little bit about yourself before we get to the contest portion of the program. Q. When did you decide that... Continue Reading →
Read on to see how! Hi, Jennifer, and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so glad to have you here with me today. Let’s just jump right into things and have you tell us a little bit about yourself before we get to the contest portion of the program. Q. When did you decide that... Continue Reading →
“It may have just been a moment to you, but it changed every single one that followed for me.” – (pleasefindthis – Author of the book I Wrote This for You) Sometimes there is a lovely symmetry to all the possible things that can go wrong with the most carefully laid plans, when one of... Continue Reading →
“It may have just been a moment to you, but it changed every single one that followed for me.” – (pleasefindthis – Author of the book I Wrote This for You) Sometimes there is a lovely symmetry to all the possible things that can go wrong with the most carefully laid plans, when one of... Continue Reading →
“How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?” – J.R.R. Tolkien Literary history is rampant with the names of legendary couples who will forever be linked, one with the other: Romeo and Juliet, Heathcliff and Catherine, Rhett and Scarlett, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The list is endless. For... Continue Reading →
“How would this do: and they all settled down and lived together happily ever after?” – J.R.R. Tolkien Literary history is rampant with the names of legendary couples who will forever be linked, one with the other: Romeo and Juliet, Heathcliff and Catherine, Rhett and Scarlett, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The list is endless. For... Continue Reading →
“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it.” – Les Brown Josh Carpenter wants. He wants and needs something so badly that he’s willing to reveal certain truths that he’d never before imagined admitting aloud, neither to himself nor to anyone else. And especially not to Evan Truman and Rai Nakamura, the couple... Continue Reading →
“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it.” – Les Brown Josh Carpenter wants. He wants and needs something so badly that he’s willing to reveal certain truths that he’d never before imagined admitting aloud, neither to himself nor to anyone else. And especially not to Evan Truman and Rai Nakamura, the couple... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure which eye-popping feature of Phallic Worship: World Wide & Centuries Long caught my eye first, the title or the cover model. I’ll say the title—if I say the cover model, it’ll make me seem shallow. But whichever it was, one thing is certain: Allen Mack has written an interesting read, especially looking... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure which eye-popping feature of Phallic Worship: World Wide & Centuries Long caught my eye first, the title or the cover model. I’ll say the title—if I say the cover model, it’ll make me seem shallow. But whichever it was, one thing is certain: Allen Mack has written an interesting read, especially looking... Continue Reading →
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