Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“The irony of being a zombie is that everything is funny, but you can't smile, because your lips have rotted off.” ― Isaac Marion Title: Guess Who’s Coming at Dinner Author: Geoffrey Knight and Ethan Day Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 25,000 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Board up the windows, push an old dresser... Continue Reading →
“Fire burns but it also illuminates. Floods destroy but they also purify. Roads to nowhere are also roads to somewhere.” – Phillip MacKenzie Jr. Title: Bite the Pillow: Six on Sex Author: Phillip MacKenzie Jr. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Desire and fulfillment collide in these six erotically driven stories, beginning... Continue Reading →
“Fire burns but it also illuminates. Floods destroy but they also purify. Roads to nowhere are also roads to somewhere.” – Phillip MacKenzie Jr. Title: Bite the Pillow: Six on Sex Author: Phillip MacKenzie Jr. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Desire and fulfillment collide in these six erotically driven stories, beginning... Continue Reading →
TNA: Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Phillip MacKenzie Jr. to The Novel Approach to discuss his new collection of short stories, Bite the Pillow: Six on Sex. Thanks so much for being here with us today, Phillip. Why don’t we start off by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies,... Continue Reading →
TNA: Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Phillip MacKenzie Jr. to The Novel Approach to discuss his new collection of short stories, Bite the Pillow: Six on Sex. Thanks so much for being here with us today, Phillip. Why don’t we start off by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies,... Continue Reading →
“In the lie of truth lies the truth.” ― Dejan Stojanovic Title: What We’ve Been Waiting For Author: Louis Stevens Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 118 Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: From the age of three, Tim Bailey wanted to marry Tom Watkins. Many changes occurred during their formative years, but Tim’s love for Tom remained... Continue Reading →
“In the lie of truth lies the truth.” ― Dejan Stojanovic Title: What We’ve Been Waiting For Author: Louis Stevens Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 118 Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: From the age of three, Tim Bailey wanted to marry Tom Watkins. Many changes occurred during their formative years, but Tim’s love for Tom remained... Continue Reading →
“Lust is a dangerous thing. It can make you believe things that are not real. It can seduce your mind and lead it blindfolded to the cliff that will be its demise.” ― Alessandra Torre Title: A Single Black Rose Author: Iyana Jenna Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages/Word Count: 16,604 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: When... Continue Reading →
“Lust is a dangerous thing. It can make you believe things that are not real. It can seduce your mind and lead it blindfolded to the cliff that will be its demise.” ― Alessandra Torre Title: A Single Black Rose Author: Iyana Jenna Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages/Word Count: 16,604 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: When... Continue Reading →
“Some secrets can be trusted to people with nothing to lose.” – Reesa Herberth Title: In Discretion (A Ylendrian Empire Novella) Author: Reesa Herberth Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 114 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Thanson Nez thought his career as a Discretionary would take him to the stars, not strand him on a space station... Continue Reading →
“Some secrets can be trusted to people with nothing to lose.” – Reesa Herberth Title: In Discretion (A Ylendrian Empire Novella) Author: Reesa Herberth Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 114 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Thanson Nez thought his career as a Discretionary would take him to the stars, not strand him on a space station... Continue Reading →
“I like pushing boundaries.” – Lady Gaga Title: Like It or Not Author: Anthology Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 168 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Be it forced seduction/dubious consent, non-violent intimidation, or pre-negotiated fantasy, there is something wickedly taboo about non-consensual sex, where consent is muddled. While rape is a crime of power, focusing... Continue Reading →
“I like pushing boundaries.” – Lady Gaga Title: Like It or Not Author: Anthology Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 168 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Be it forced seduction/dubious consent, non-violent intimidation, or pre-negotiated fantasy, there is something wickedly taboo about non-consensual sex, where consent is muddled. While rape is a crime of power, focusing... Continue Reading →
“Because brothers don’t let each other wander in the dark alone.” ― Jolene Perry Title: Fraternal Devotion Author: Anthology Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 186 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When you pit knowledge against emotions, there's the no-man's land in between those two opposing forces where taboos lie. Incest is one of the untouchables,... Continue Reading →
“Because brothers don’t let each other wander in the dark alone.” ― Jolene Perry Title: Fraternal Devotion Author: Anthology Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 186 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When you pit knowledge against emotions, there's the no-man's land in between those two opposing forces where taboos lie. Incest is one of the untouchables,... Continue Reading →
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius Title: Here’s to You, Zeb Pike Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Fact: When Zebulon Pike attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes Peak, he got stuck in waist-deep snow and... Continue Reading →
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius Title: Here’s to You, Zeb Pike Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Fact: When Zebulon Pike attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes Peak, he got stuck in waist-deep snow and... Continue Reading →
Firstly, thanks to everyone for putting up with me twice in a month. I’m normally a lot more reclusive than this, but Lisa’s been very encouraging, and even a hermit can’t say no. :D So let’s get going, shall we? Masks: Rise of Heroes is the first of a three-novel arc (and the first of... Continue Reading →
Firstly, thanks to everyone for putting up with me twice in a month. I’m normally a lot more reclusive than this, but Lisa’s been very encouraging, and even a hermit can’t say no. :D So let’s get going, shall we? Masks: Rise of Heroes is the first of a three-novel arc (and the first of... Continue Reading →
“Ghosts could walk freely tonight, without fear of the disbelief of men; for this night was haunted, and it would be an insensitive man who did not know it.” ― John Steinbeck Okay, this one scared the freaking bejeezus out of me. I may never walk in the woods alone again, and guess what...I'm surrounded... Continue Reading →
“Ghosts could walk freely tonight, without fear of the disbelief of men; for this night was haunted, and it would be an insensitive man who did not know it.” ― John Steinbeck Okay, this one scared the freaking bejeezus out of me. I may never walk in the woods alone again, and guess what...I'm surrounded... Continue Reading →
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.” - Agnes M. Pharo Paul Alan Fahey has followed up his latest novella in the... Continue Reading →
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.” - Agnes M. Pharo Paul Alan Fahey has followed up his latest novella in the... Continue Reading →
This only happened to me three times (two for a novel, one for a short story), and I hope to experience it again because compared to the process of writing novels that aren't inspired and sustained by actual musical compositions, this (accidental? unplanned?) method tends to be a lot richer. That's with regard to the... Continue Reading →
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