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…
Tag: Guest Post
Guest Post: Love at Roades End by Kris T. Bethke
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…
Guest Post by J.R. Gray: Follow Me Into Darkness
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…
Guest Post and Giveaway: Give Love a Chance by Rachel Sparks
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…
Guest Post: The Countdown To GayRomLit 2015 with Rick R. Reed
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…
Guest Post: The Newbie Blues by Brita Addams
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….
Guest Post and Review: The Secrets of a Twin by Liberty Lace
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…
Guest Post: Who Are We Really Writing About and For by Lissa Kasey
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…
Guest Post: Beneath the Surface – Caitlin Jenner – by Brita Addams
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,…
Guest Post: RainbowCon 2015
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…
Guest Post: The Immortal Fairy Tale by Amy Lane
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…
Guest Post: Antagonyms, Contronyms, and Campus Slang by Brita Addams
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…
Guest Post: On Being Kind by Lynley Wayne
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….
Official Cover Reveal: Black Dog Blues by Rhys Ford
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?…
What Motivates You To Purchase Books From A Particular Site – A Guest Post by Brita Addams
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…
Guest Post: Introducing DSP Publications by Carole Cummings
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…
Cover Reveal and the Story Behind Thornhill's Dilemma by Brita Addams
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…
Cover Reveal and the Story Behind Thornhill’s Dilemma by Brita Addams
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…
Countdown to Coastal Magic With KC Burn – A Sneak Peek at "North on Drummond"
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…
Countdown to Coastal Magic With KC Burn – A Sneak Peek at “North on Drummond”
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…
