Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Well, it’s that time of year again. For some it’s Christmas (me too,) but it’s also a time of reflection. Every year has its share of sadness and joy, and 2015 was no exception. We had loss and health setbacks, but here it is nearly Christmas and we’re still here, slightly slump-shouldered, but standing. Here’s... Continue Reading →
Promotion is a never-ending job for authors, but I have a great avenue for all my author friends. Are you a member of Marketing for Romance Writers? If not, you are missing out on a great avenue of promotion. I’m a newbie myself, but this week, they did a Tweet Fest and my notifications didn’t... Continue Reading →
Promotion is a never-ending job for authors, but I have a great avenue for all my author friends. Are you a member of Marketing for Romance Writers? If not, you are missing out on a great avenue of promotion. I’m a newbie myself, but this week, they did a Tweet Fest and my notifications didn’t... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to have Lynley Wayne with us today to offer some great common sense tips for authors, whether you're an established author or just beginning your writing career. Writing, unlike other professions, has a lot of flexibility. We can write anywhere. Whether it’s down the road at our favorite coffee shop.... Continue Reading →
Last year I started a Facebook page called Random Acts of Promotional Kindness, where I hoped people would help each other promote books, events, giveaways, contests, and well, anything else book related. The page got some attention and people used it as I intended. But I wanted more, so I recently started a RAPK Facebook... Continue Reading →
Well, we’re in the full clutches of the holiday season. Does that sound bah humbugish? I confess, that’s the way I feel. I am a product of a mother whose favorite holiday was Christmas and each year, she went all out. Dad handled the present purchasing and my mother did the rest. Oh, I... Continue Reading →
Let me start by saying that anyone who thinks writing a love scene is fun is greatly mistaken. It’s work and for the most part, technical. A writer has to make sure that the positions we put our characters in are possible and doesn’t end up making them out to be contortionists. Badly written, you... Continue Reading →
I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'Til the morning light He's gotta be sure And it's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life Bonnie Tyler – “I Need A Hero” Lyrics Larger than life, yes indeed—but real as well. Let me start this article by saying that while... Continue Reading →
Of course, when an author writes “His fingers inched up her leg,” they don’t mean it literally. The problem, however, lies in the interpretation and not in the intention. An author’s job is to paint a picture with words, to create a story. If we use detached body parts as a part of that picture,... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is proud to once again be participating in the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia today, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. The mission of this annual blog tour throughout the LGBT writing community is a fairly simple one: "To spread awareness of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic discrimination by expressing ourselves and... Continue Reading →
Yay! We’ll all get to see our friends again, we’ll also make new ones, and that’s the whole point…right? Or maybe not? Socializing and having fun are certainly important. Without a doubt, they are often the high points of the events we attend. However, there are a few very important items that we need to... Continue Reading →
Yay! We’ll all get to see our friends again, we’ll also make new ones, and that’s the whole point…right? Or maybe not? Socializing and having fun are certainly important. Without a doubt, they are often the high points of the events we attend. However, there are a few very important items that we need to... Continue Reading →
You have to love Sean Bean and since I do, here he is. No other reason really. :) I love words and I also love clichés. They have become clichés for a reason, and I embrace them fully. I do use them sparingly in my writing, depending upon the period I’m writing about. On occasion,... Continue Reading →
This week’s cover of the week is…bum bum bum…When All the World Sleeps by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock artwork by Amber Shah. I see a lot of covers every week, as we all do. On Facebook, on Google, on my Photoshop, but they don’t all stand out. In fact, a lot of them are... Continue Reading →
This week’s cover of the week is…bum bum bum…When All the World Sleeps by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock artwork by Amber Shah. I see a lot of covers every week, as we all do. On Facebook, on Google, on my Photoshop, but they don’t all stand out. In fact, a lot of them are... Continue Reading →
As word crafters, authors are often faced with word choices that are confusing in their similarity either in spelling or meaning. Below is a list of words that are often used interchangeably. By no means is this a comprehensive list, but you’ll recognize them. How do you stand on the correct use of these words?... Continue Reading →
In chapter seven of Basketball Jones, oh my god! Jade! Oh my god! Jade… she isn't what she seems…. And this leaves me to question what sort of complications she will cause AJ and Dray in the near future. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. If someone asked me what my thoughts... Continue Reading →
In chapter five of Basketball Jones everything gets heated as the plot blazes into a startling and suspenseful kick off. You are so not prepared for what's going to go down. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. Right, I am jumping right into this chapter because this is the chapter that things... Continue Reading →
As bloggers, reviewers, authors, or email writers, we are crafters of words. English is a wonderful language, with words for every occasion. We do, however, use many incorrectly. I don’t know if my aversion to improperly used words and phrases is because I went to school eons ago or if we have become slack in... Continue Reading →
As bloggers, reviewers, authors, or email writers, we are crafters of words. English is a wonderful language, with words for every occasion. We do, however, use many incorrectly. I don’t know if my aversion to improperly used words and phrases is because I went to school eons ago or if we have become slack in... Continue Reading →
In chapter four of Basketball Jones, I am introduced to another character that definitely puts a new spin on the term “foreshadowing”, and I have a million predictions that make me want to investigate a few things. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. There are a lot of stories that contain what's... Continue Reading →
Ok, so here on our last installment I want to go over the part that is the most important part of any story to me personally: the theme. What, at the end of the day, is your message, and how well did your story get that message across? I know you’re thinking, message? What message... Continue Reading →
In chapter one of Basketball Jones, exposition is definitely the forefront of the chapter, but there's also a lot of demonstration of the relationship that I don't know how to wrap my head around. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. Even though I haven't been on this earth very long I have... Continue Reading →
In chapter one of Basketball Jones, exposition is definitely the forefront of the chapter, but there's also a lot of demonstration of the relationship that I don't know how to wrap my head around. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. Even though I haven't been on this earth very long I have... Continue Reading →
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