Where Fiction and Reality Meet
There was a tornado warning last Thursday in Denver after Travis and I asked the waiter for the check. Travis and I despised each other from day one, but we both adored our 67-year-old friend Bob. Bob made us promise to play nice for the entire country western dance convention. We couldn’t fucking stand each... Continue Reading →
Since it’s Thursday, I thought it might be fun to revisit the past. So let’s take a trip in the Wayback Machine to the late-1980s, when a cute 9-year-old picked up a violin for the first time. I was blessed to grow up in a lower-middle class New Jersey suburb that somehow had one of... Continue Reading →
Since it’s Thursday, I thought it might be fun to revisit the past. So let’s take a trip in the Wayback Machine to the late-1980s, when a cute 9-year-old picked up a violin for the first time. I was blessed to grow up in a lower-middle class New Jersey suburb that somehow had one of... Continue Reading →
I’m so thrilled to share the cover and blurb of my upcoming release BOUND FOR TROUBLE. The ultra-talented Paul Richmond did this cover and it conveys the theme of the book so well. Release date is set for June 18, but you can pre-order from Dreamspinner Press. Buy Here Here’s more about BOUND FOR TROUBLE:... Continue Reading →
I’m so thrilled to share the cover and blurb of my upcoming release BOUND FOR TROUBLE. The ultra-talented Paul Richmond did this cover and it conveys the theme of the book so well. Release date is set for June 18, but you can pre-order from Dreamspinner Press. Buy Here Here’s more about BOUND FOR TROUBLE:... Continue Reading →
Rain Carrington is our guest today on her Honky Tonk 3: Wedding Bells and Bullets Blog Tour. She's giving a couple of lucky readers a chance to win some e-books, so read on to see what you can win and how to enter the giveaway. Starting a sex scene. Preparation! Coffee is key, a cigarette... Continue Reading →
We all know that attraction is an odd thing. In real life, I can remember being “just friends” with somebody for many years, not finding them particularly attractive at all, and then KAPOW---sudden chemistry. Why? He was making me laugh really hard, and the attraction took me over. Chemistry. It’s not all about looks. It... Continue Reading →
We all know that attraction is an odd thing. In real life, I can remember being “just friends” with somebody for many years, not finding them particularly attractive at all, and then KAPOW---sudden chemistry. Why? He was making me laugh really hard, and the attraction took me over. Chemistry. It’s not all about looks. It... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had an outstanding week! We’ve got another busy and fun filled week coming up, with more great guests, giveaways, GRL Celebration fun, and, of course, more reviews. Here's what's on tap for the week ahead. Monday – Skylar M. Cates kicks off the week on her The Only Guy... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you've all had an outstanding week! We’ve got another busy and fun filled week coming up, with more great guests, giveaways, GRL Celebration fun, and, of course, more reviews. Here's what's on tap for the week ahead. Monday – Skylar M. Cates kicks off the week on her The Only Guy... Continue Reading →
My recipe for a great night in….if I had the opportunity to choose a night at home to enjoy myself and was able to choose the time, place and what I’d do, then this is my idea of heaven. I’m a simple soul, who enjoys her own company, and likes nothing better than to indulge... Continue Reading →
My recipe for a great night in….if I had the opportunity to choose a night at home to enjoy myself and was able to choose the time, place and what I’d do, then this is my idea of heaven. I’m a simple soul, who enjoys her own company, and likes nothing better than to indulge... Continue Reading →
Here’s to creativity’s ability to make an uncomfortable emotion useful ~ Jill Badonsky One of the questions I get asked a lot is, what was your favorite part to write. In Disappear With Me, I loved writing the jury deliberation process for a couple of reasons. First of all, I got to research all the... Continue Reading →
Here’s to creativity’s ability to make an uncomfortable emotion useful ~ Jill Badonsky One of the questions I get asked a lot is, what was your favorite part to write. In Disappear With Me, I loved writing the jury deliberation process for a couple of reasons. First of all, I got to research all the... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Suki, 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? In your author bio, you say you lived an unconventional childhood. Would you care to expand upon that? Suki: Well, I always thought my childhood was normal until... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Suki, 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? In your author bio, you say you lived an unconventional childhood. Would you care to expand upon that? Suki: Well, I always thought my childhood was normal until... Continue Reading →
It might just be me, but I believe one of the most powerful ways you can show someone you love them is through feeding them. Growing up, the maternal side of my family was Sicilian. And let me tell you, the Sicilians believe in three things: love, family, and food. You simply did not turn... Continue Reading →
“Is that a banana in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?” At some point or another, every writer is advised to avoid clichés. Why? Because we’re told they make our work sound pedantic and/or banal. I’m not so sure that I agree. I happen to find clichés quite useful, which makes... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Cara, 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, things we might not know about you but should? Cara: Thanks for having me! I'd say my work is my biggest hobby. I can get lost... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Cara, 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, things we might not know about you but should? Cara: Thanks for having me! I'd say my work is my biggest hobby. I can get lost... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach would like to extend a final thank you to everyone who has followed along, commented, and participated in any way in the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia. A very special thank you goes to B. Addler, Kade Boehme, and to Jaime Samms for allowing us to share their stories with all of... Continue Reading →
There was a time when I could quite comfortably write three or four books a year. Between my first novel After Ben’s submission, rejection, and its eventual publication, I wrote three other novel-length works. I was midway through a fourth when something happened that made me put down my pen. The story that forced me... Continue Reading →
There was a time when I could quite comfortably write three or four books a year. Between my first novel After Ben’s submission, rejection, and its eventual publication, I wrote three other novel-length works. I was midway through a fourth when something happened that made me put down my pen. The story that forced me... Continue Reading →
The opening paragraphs of The River Leith came to me in a rush one afternoon, the voice so sure and confident, the words flowing through my brain like a river, and I hurried to get them down. Some characters and books are like that. They show up and they have a voice and a presence,... Continue Reading →
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