“If you live your life scared of what other people think, then you will always be miserable.” –John Goode Title: 151 Days (Tales From Foster High: Book Three) Author: John Goode Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: With just 151 days left until the school year ends, Kyle Stilleno is running... Continue Reading →
You Don’t Have To Wait 151 Days For Kyle Stilleno and Brad Graymark – John Goode Has Brought Them With Him Today
This tape was sent to The Novel Approach from an address in Foster, Texas. This is a transcript of what is on it. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, my name is John Goode and I am a writer. Now, you say, “Hi, John,” and we talk about writing addiction and how it has affected our lives and... Wait,... Continue Reading →
You Don't Have To Wait 151 Days For Kyle Stilleno and Brad Graymark – John Goode Has Brought Them With Him Today
This tape was sent to The Novel Approach from an address in Foster, Texas. This is a transcript of what is on it. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi, my name is John Goode and I am a writer. Now, you say, “Hi, John,” and we talk about writing addiction and how it has affected our lives and... Wait,... Continue Reading →
Here's A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week!
Hi, everyone, we’ve got another busy and fun-filled week coming up at The Novel Approach. The lineup is stellar, the guest posts pretty phenomenal, and the giveaways are not to be missed. Here’s what we’ve got in store for you in the week ahead! Monday – Sue Brown is our guest today as we continue... Continue Reading →
Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week!
Hi, everyone, we’ve got another busy and fun-filled week coming up at The Novel Approach. The lineup is stellar, the guest posts pretty phenomenal, and the giveaways are not to be missed. Here’s what we’ve got in store for you in the week ahead! Monday – Sue Brown is our guest today as we continue... Continue Reading →
John Goode Gets To The Heart Of The Matter In This Final Installment Of His Writing Series
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 →
John Goode cuts directly to the heart of the matter in Dear God!
“God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” – William Shakespeare Title: Dear God Author: John Goode Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 20 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A Lost Chapter from End of the Innocence Confronted by prejudice and looking for a way to fight those using religion against his friend, Kyle... Continue Reading →
Now, Here's A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Hi, everyone, and thanks for stopping in to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. We've got more guest articles, more exclusive interviews, more excerpts and giveaways galore, not to mention another week of reviews ahead, so we hope you'll come around and take part in all the fun! Here's... Continue Reading →
Now, Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Hi, everyone, and thanks for stopping in to see what we have in store for you in the week ahead. We've got more guest articles, more exclusive interviews, more excerpts and giveaways galore, not to mention another week of reviews ahead, so we hope you'll come around and take part in all the fun! Here's... Continue Reading →
This Post Has Been Made Before (And Was Probably Better The First Time Around) by John Goode
I have come bearing bad news if you are a writer or want to be one. I know this will come as a shock to most people, but I am afraid there is just no getting around it. So, here I go. There are no more… new? Untold? stories in the world. There! I said... Continue Reading →
Here's A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Happy Sunday, Everyone, I hope it was a great week for all of you. And if not, well, it’s almost over, so there’s that. Speaking of great weeks, we’ve got another one of those coming up at The Novel Approach—more reviews, more guests, and more giveaways are on tap, so read on to see what’s... Continue Reading →
Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Happy Sunday, Everyone, I hope it was a great week for all of you. And if not, well, it’s almost over, so there’s that. Speaking of great weeks, we’ve got another one of those coming up at The Novel Approach—more reviews, more guests, and more giveaways are on tap, so read on to see what’s... Continue Reading →
Hello? Whose Line Is It Anyways? – John Goode Knows
Okay. So write me a novel. No, don't look at me like that. Go think of completely new characters, complete with back stories, an entire setting, and a fully developed plotline. Stat. I still don't know what Stat is, but I like saying it. Write me a novel! Stat! No? Not sure where to start?... Continue Reading →
Let's Have A Little Talk With John Goode
You said what now? So an acquaintance of mine said on Twitter that he was working on a screenplay and posted a picture of his laptop with it open. Being the nosy inquisitive person I am, I enlarged the picture to read what he had written. Now, I know nothing about the story or the... Continue Reading →
Let’s Have A Little Talk With John Goode
You said what now? So an acquaintance of mine said on Twitter that he was working on a screenplay and posted a picture of his laptop with it open. Being the nosy inquisitive person I am, I enlarged the picture to read what he had written. Now, I know nothing about the story or the... Continue Reading →
And Now, Here's Our Sneak Peek At The Coming Week!
Boy, have we got a week full of great stuff ahead, even with us taking the day off on Wednesday to spend with our loved ones. We’ve got guests and giveaways galore on tap; plus, as we head into the New Year, we’ve got our lists of Top Reads of 2013 compiled and ready to... Continue Reading →
And Now, Here’s Our Sneak Peek At The Coming Week!
Boy, have we got a week full of great stuff ahead, even with us taking the day off on Wednesday to spend with our loved ones. We’ve got guests and giveaways galore on tap; plus, as we head into the New Year, we’ve got our lists of Top Reads of 2013 compiled and ready to... Continue Reading →
John Goode Asks The Question "Where Are We Now?" Good Thing He Also Knows The Answer.
Where are we now? Okay, so we've gone over turning an idea into a story. We have looked at how important words can be to describe a scene. Let's hit on a point some writers don't think about a lot: the setting. Where and when we are can color a story as much as the... Continue Reading →
John Goode Asks The Question “Where Are We Now?” Good Thing He Also Knows The Answer.
Where are we now? Okay, so we've gone over turning an idea into a story. We have looked at how important words can be to describe a scene. Let's hit on a point some writers don't think about a lot: the setting. Where and when we are can color a story as much as the... Continue Reading →
And Now, Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Happy Sunday, and welcome to another look at what we've got on tap for you in the coming week. We'll have more reviews, including stories in the Dreamspinner Advent Calendar anthology Heartwarming, as well as some other Christmas themed stories. We've also got interviews, guest articles, a Backlist Book Bump, and plenty of giveaways in... Continue Reading →
And Now, Here's A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Happy Sunday, and welcome to another look at what we've got on tap for you in the coming week. We'll have more reviews, including stories in the Dreamspinner Advent Calendar anthology Heartwarming, as well as some other Christmas themed stories. We've also got interviews, guest articles, a Backlist Book Bump, and plenty of giveaways in... Continue Reading →
“It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…” According To John Goode
It was a dark and stormy night... So let's get down to the brass tacks, the things that make a good writer a great writer—invoking emotion using the printed word, for example. Using images, it is so much easier since your brain can take visual information and then fill a story in for it, creating... Continue Reading →
"It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…" According To John Goode
It was a dark and stormy night... So let's get down to the brass tacks, the things that make a good writer a great writer—invoking emotion using the printed word, for example. Using images, it is so much easier since your brain can take visual information and then fill a story in for it, creating... Continue Reading →
And Now, Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week!
Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you're all having a fantastic weekend (or had a fantastic one, for those of you in time zones where it's already Monday). We've got a slightly shortened but busy week ahead, so here's what we have on tap for you here at The Novel Approach. §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Monday – RJ Scott... Continue Reading →

