Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Saying goodbye is hard and closing out a series is like having the next door neighbors you’ve been friends with for ten years, move away. You wish them well, but you miss them terribly. I am going to miss Patrick, Ken, Connor, Dan, Arik, and Reg so very much. The world I built in northern... Continue Reading →
My Love of Valentine's Day in Romantic Fiction I’m so excited to be here today, so thank you so much for hosting me. And thanks to everyone for taking the time to read. I’ve never been that big on Valentine’s Day. When I was a kid and we had to bring in those adorable cards... Continue Reading →
Twists on a Theme by J.R. Gray When I got together with my co-writers to put together the predecessor for Follow Me Into Darkness, I knew it was going to be a mixed bag of awesome. The way each of our minds twisted and put our own spin on the graveyard theme of Lead Me... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Rachel Sparks to The Novel Approach, on the tour for her new novel Give Love a Chance. Enjoy Rachel's guest post, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Good luck! I want to take... Continue Reading →
With only nine more days until the official kick-off of GayRomLit 2015 in San Diego, we're so pleased to have author Rick R. Reed with us today as our final tour guest. If you'll be there and have a chance to say hello, do. A more delightful gentleman you'll never meet. Life Imitating Art and... Continue Reading →
As I approach my sixth year as a published author, I’ve thought a lot about the things I’ve learned and the growing pains of being a newbie. And yes, I was president of the club. We all feed from the same trough in the beginning, until we learn to eat from the table of knowledge.... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome author Liberty Lace today to talk a bit about taboo storytelling, censorship and breaking the rules. After Liberty's article, you'll also find Lynn's review of The Secrets of a Twin, a book that was banned by Amazon and has since been modified slightly and released under a new... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago I saw a link on Facebook to a poll about M/M romance. I clicked it because I read and write the topic, so why not answer the poll? Only it wasn’t really a poll. It was a question. A pretty basic question: What do you want to see more of in... Continue Reading →
On April 24, 2015, I, like millions of people, watched Bruce Jenner’s interview with Diane Sawyer. I’d heard the rumors about his desire to transition to a woman, and I wanted to hear what he had to say, rather than getting the information tabloid style. Over the years, like all of us, Bruce had aged,... Continue Reading →
Hello, and welcome to The Novel Approach, which has temporarily been taken over by the folks of RainbowCon. If you haven't heard of us, the Rainbow Conference (aka RainbowCon) is a four-day conference taking place in Tampa, Florida July 16th through 19th this year. Four days of nothing but GLBTQ content geared toward bringing people... Continue Reading →
Blood in the Forest -- What I Know of Fairy Tales When I was a kid, my parents used to ship me off to my grandparents for the summer. We didn’t have a lot of money—or a lot of space—so I was allowed to bring two books. Books were bad. If I brought books I... Continue Reading →
Antagonym is a word invented by Charles Ellis in 1999. Richard Lederer had coined contronyms in in his 1989 book, Crazy English, both words refer a single word with meanings that contradict each other. Each generation wants to make its mark on the world and one way of doing that is with words. When I was... Continue Reading →
This is a post I have started several times in the past. I start it and then I talk myself out of posting it and yet, this same issue seems to pop up again and again. I guess you could say it’s more a bunch of smaller issues that are part of a larger whole.... Continue Reading →
State of the Rhys So damn, we’re reaching the end of the year and I swear to God, I feel like I haven’t even started doing what I’ve needed to do. But here we are, looking at what’s coming up in the next year and well, I’m all…hell, is there enough time in the year?... Continue Reading →
You love books, don’t you? Yeah, me too. Some authors and publishers are autobuys for me, because I know I’ll get the reading experience I want. A cover attracts me, the blurb entices and then I’m off to purchase. Before I wrote, I had my go-to vendors. As a reflex, I went to what was... Continue Reading →
So, by now you might have heard that Dreamspinner Press is branching out again. In addition to their YA imprint, Harmony Ink, last month saw the launch of DSP Publications, an imprint dedicated to genre fiction such as Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Horror, among others. I know some are wondering why. Dreamspinner already publishes... Continue Reading →
While I’ve had the cover for my upcoming release, Thornhill’s Dilemma, for a few weeks, I wanted to save the cover reveal for my favorite site and second home online, The Novel Approach. So, without further ado, I unveil the beautiful cover. Thank you to Kelly Shorten at Musa Publishing for working with me to... Continue Reading →
While I’ve had the cover for my upcoming release, Thornhill’s Dilemma, for a few weeks, I wanted to save the cover reveal for my favorite site and second home online, The Novel Approach. So, without further ado, I unveil the beautiful cover. Thank you to Kelly Shorten at Musa Publishing for working with me to... Continue Reading →
I’m KC Burn and I’m so looking forward to being at Coastal Magic in February! I wasn’t able to go this year, as I ended up moving from Florida to California, but the previous year, in St. Augustine, was such a fantastic time. I discovered that, despite being horribly uncomfortable speaking in public, panels were... Continue Reading →
I’m KC Burn and I’m so looking forward to being at Coastal Magic in February! I wasn’t able to go this year, as I ended up moving from Florida to California, but the previous year, in St. Augustine, was such a fantastic time. I discovered that, despite being horribly uncomfortable speaking in public, panels were... Continue Reading →
The question I get asked the most about my book The Before Now and After Then is “what is it about?” which I actually think is kind of a difficult question. Many people think it is a story of grief or a story of bullying, or even a story a just being a gay teenager,... Continue Reading →
The question I get asked the most about my book The Before Now and After Then is “what is it about?” which I actually think is kind of a difficult question. Many people think it is a story of grief or a story of bullying, or even a story a just being a gay teenager,... Continue Reading →
As part of this author tour I am putting two different books alongside each other and talking about what inspired them. I suggested comparing Guarding Morgan and The Gallows Tree, and TNA said I should talk about the two books that contrast each other and about why I like to mix things up in my... Continue Reading →
As part of this author tour I am putting two different books alongside each other and talking about what inspired them. I suggested comparing Guarding Morgan and The Gallows Tree, and TNA said I should talk about the two books that contrast each other and about why I like to mix things up in my... Continue Reading →
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