Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Hi, everyone, and happy Sunday to you. I hope you've all had a weekend filled with lots of good reading. We're winding some things down in the coming week, namely all the GayRomLit Countdown celebrating we've been doing since April. Six months of guest posts and giveaways, will all lead up to a Grand Prize,... Continue Reading →
I had a Facebook friend ask me how I go from idea to story. I thought this was the perfect time to break it down. When Totally Bound asked me to write a full-length novel for the new What’s His Passion? imprint, the idea of a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter came to mind immediately.... Continue Reading →
Title: Faith & Fidelity (2nd Edition) Series: Faith, Love, and Devotion: Book One Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Blurb: Reeling from the recent death of his wife, police officer Evan Cerelli looks at his four children and can only see how he fails them. His loving wife was the caretaker and nurturer, and now... Continue Reading →
Title: Faith & Fidelity (2nd Edition) Series: Faith, Love, and Devotion: Book One Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Blurb: Reeling from the recent death of his wife, police officer Evan Cerelli looks at his four children and can only see how he fails them. His loving wife was the caretaker and nurturer, and now... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Lynley, welcome to The Novel Approach, it’s great to have you back. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Lynley: Thanks for having me. It’s an honor to be here. Me? Well, let’s see. I was born and raised in Indiana, but at the age... Continue Reading →
Hi! I’m Lisa Henry, author of Sweetwater! I’m touring the web talking about my inspiration, my writing process, and giving you a behind-the-scenes look at Sweetwater. And of course there’s a giveaway! To celebrate the release, I’m giving away an ebook from my back catalogue, as well as a $20 Riptide gift voucher. All you... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another place in time...where one can be swept away into lands and eras long forgotten. This collection of short stories was birthed because a sworn "I don't like historicals" reader fell in love with what have become some of her favorite books by most of her favorite writers. Surprisingly, they were all historicals.... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! My name is Sophie Bonaste and I am guest posting today as part of the GRL Blog Tour. But before I begin I want to send a big thanks to Lisa Horan and all of the great bloggers helping to promote all of us authors attending this year’s conference. As I write this,... Continue Reading →
I would like to thank The Novel Approach for hosting me today. I'm taking you behind the scenes to the making of Twin Flames with today's topic of "world rules." When I'm writing by the seat of my pants, creating the characters and the world as I go along, I have to very careful. Nowadays,... Continue Reading →
Blurb:Transitions: Book Two Although Addy’s heart and body bear the scars from his life before he was adopted by the Deans, he’s ached for something he thought he would never find. Until he met Benny. He isn’t sure how anyone can care for someone as broken as he is, even though he wants it desperately.... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday, everyone, I hope you've had a great weekend so far! We have an outstanding week ahead for you here at The Novel Approach, including the kickoff of our GayRomLit Virtual Gift Basket Giveaways--Gift Cards and E-books Galore. We'll have three baskets to give away this week, and four next week, so be sure... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday, everyone, I hope you've had a great weekend so far! We have an outstanding week ahead for you here at The Novel Approach, including the kickoff of our GayRomLit Virtual Gift Basket Giveaways--Gift Cards and E-books Galore. We'll have three baskets to give away this week, and four next week, so be sure... Continue Reading →
Title: Partners (Equals Book 2) Author: Brigham Vaughn Previous Book: Equals Cover Artist: Brigham Vaughn Blurb: After a rocky first few months, Stephen Parker and Russ Bishop’s relationship is at a crossroads when the death of Stephen’s father forces them to visit Stephen's hometown in southern Georgia. Estranged from his family, Stephen must find a... Continue Reading →
Knights & Squires Hi, I'm Elin. Many thanks to The Novel Approach for allowing me to post here today in celebration of my new release. A Taste of Copper is a historicalish story with a medievalish setting. The story concerns the troubled relationship between a loyal squire and his master, a grumpy and unappreciative knight,... Continue Reading →
Writing About Illnesses Jørgen has always suffered from panic attacks, but back when his first character came to me (like, ten years ago, would you believe it?) I was young and didn’t know much about mental illnesses. But last year, when he came back, I knew exactly what was wrong with him: Jørgen suffers from... Continue Reading →
Here’s to staying young our whole life by tapping into our soul’s expression ~ Jill Badonsky I love reading books about characters my age. And, just like Jill’s quote says, I also feel like I can stay young by reading about characters who are younger. First of all, there is the wisdom that comes with... Continue Reading →
Here’s to staying young our whole life by tapping into our soul’s expression ~ Jill Badonsky I love reading books about characters my age. And, just like Jill’s quote says, I also feel like I can stay young by reading about characters who are younger. First of all, there is the wisdom that comes with... Continue Reading →
Deputy United States Marshal Mitch Knox apprehends fugitives for a living. His calm, cool, collected attitude and devastatingly handsome good looks earn him a well-deserved bad boy reputation, both in the field and out. While away on an assignment, he blows off some steam at a notorious Dallas nightclub. Solving the case that has plagued... Continue Reading →
Hi, Lou Hoffmann here, very happy to be visiting The Novel Approach, celebrating the recent release of Key of Behliseth, the first novel in The Sun Child Chronicles. (Thank you TNA!)I planned to blog about ‘world building’ in a fantasy novel—you know, what goes into creating a world that works differently than our own everyday... Continue Reading →
You know when you are standing in the shower, trying to get your body to wake up? That is when I decided I needed to write. I had begun reading short, free stories on Fanfiction and once I found M/M, I was hooked. Among the terrible stories I read, every once in a while I’d... Continue Reading →
This will be my first GRL, and I’m stoked. I’ve seen the pictures. I’ve heard the stories. I’m ready to be initiated. I’m still not exactly sure what to expect. If I go by the GRL website and schedule, GRL looks like an opportunity to meet my favorite authors and learn more about the world... Continue Reading →
Book Name: From Chicago With Love Conceived By: Cate Ashwood Authors: More than 80 of the Featured and Supporting Authors of GRL Cover Artist: L.C. Chase Blurb: Writing is a solitary activity, and yet authors would be useless without readers to devour the words they create. GayRomLit brings the two together; a community made up... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Nya, thanks so much for being here with us today. Let's start by having you tell us a little bit about yourself. Nya: My main claim to infamy amounts to a case of possession—by two creatures who stole my heart: Little Miss Mayhem, a rescue kitty abandoned by the side of the road... Continue Reading →
Title: Salty Aftertaste Author: Jason Lloyd Publisher: Ginge Publishing Pages: 266 Pages Blurb: Boys, beaches and bad decisions… In this nonfiction tale, Jason and his hilarious and crude motley cast of friends leave their mundane suburban jungles and flock to the mecca that is Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for vacation. They are in search of a... Continue Reading →
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