Where Fiction and Reality Meet
About My Life as a Myth and a couple of Tidbits from Upcoming Projects! First, let me say I'm so happy to be here at the wonderful Novel Approach Reviews site! The reviews and discussions are superb. I've been honored by the fabulous reception of My Life as a Myth. Reviews have been very generous... Continue Reading →
“With great power there must also come—great responsibility.” – Stan Lee Title: Masks: Rise of Heroes Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 238 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Strange things are happening in Vintage City, and sixteen-year-old Eric seems to be right in the middle of them. There’s a new villain in town, one... Continue Reading →
“With great power there must also come—great responsibility.” – Stan Lee Title: Masks: Rise of Heroes Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 238 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Strange things are happening in Vintage City, and sixteen-year-old Eric seems to be right in the middle of them. There’s a new villain in town, one... 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 →
“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 →
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.” ― Harold G. Coffin Christmas trees aren’t the only things green in John Amory’s young adult tale A Christmas Caroler, the story of Jeremy Walsh, a high school senior who’s certain his final year in school will weigh heavily in his... Continue Reading →
“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.” ― Harold G. Coffin Christmas trees aren’t the only things green in John Amory’s young adult tale A Christmas Caroler, the story of Jeremy Walsh, a high school senior who’s certain his final year in school will weigh heavily in his... 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 →
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 →
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are as enormous as life itself.” ― Anthony Esolen Crispian Butcher is a throw-away child who, at fifteen, has learned what it means to be homeless, friendless, hungry, tired with nowhere to rest. He... Continue Reading →
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are as enormous as life itself.” ― Anthony Esolen Crispian Butcher is a throw-away child who, at fifteen, has learned what it means to be homeless, friendless, hungry, tired with nowhere to rest. He... Continue Reading →
“Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.” ― Alain de Botton BLURB: Braving the start of high school, longtime childhood friends Benjamin Wells and Timmy Norton quickly realize they are entering a whole new world colored by their family responsibilities. Ben is trying to please his strict... Continue Reading →
“Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.” ― Alain de Botton BLURB: Braving the start of high school, longtime childhood friends Benjamin Wells and Timmy Norton quickly realize they are entering a whole new world colored by their family responsibilities. Ben is trying to please his strict... Continue Reading →
"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” ― Roald Dahl ***Warning: This Review Contains Major Spoilers!*** I was very excited to read Blood Moon because it was about my favorite subject:... Continue Reading →
"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” ― Roald Dahl ***Warning: This Review Contains Major Spoilers!*** I was very excited to read Blood Moon because it was about my favorite subject:... Continue Reading →
“Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans”-- Robert Wagner Wow, I needed this book. I have had several disappointing YA LGBT reads lately. Books where abusers got away with their crimes and date rape was treated as just another mistake. I told myself I was finished with YA novels. But I... Continue Reading →
“Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans”-- Robert Wagner Wow, I needed this book. I have had several disappointing YA LGBT reads lately. Books where abusers got away with their crimes and date rape was treated as just another mistake. I told myself I was finished with YA novels. But I... Continue Reading →
“Secrets are what can ease or crush a soul, mend or destroy a heart, and rescue or murder a life.” ― Alexis Hurley BLURB: Alex’s life as a teenager in South Central L.A. is far from perfect, but it’s his life, and he knows how to live it. He knows what role to play and... Continue Reading →
“Secrets are what can ease or crush a soul, mend or destroy a heart, and rescue or murder a life.” ― Alexis Hurley BLURB: Alex’s life as a teenager in South Central L.A. is far from perfect, but it’s his life, and he knows how to live it. He knows what role to play and... Continue Reading →
“There are tons of kids out there who endure chronic abuse and suffer in silence. They can’t trust anyone, they can’t tell anyone, and they have no idea how to get away from it.” --- C. Kennedy I have a hard time reading books containing incest. The subject matter is a heinous one and I... Continue Reading →
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