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Flash Fiction Friday #07

Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for thisterm beyond “extremely short”, but for the purposes of my “Flash Fiction Friday” posts it will mean aprecisely100-word story scene written froma photo prompt.

Today’s prompt pictureis:

Disclaimer: The images used in this blog’s posts are found from different sources all over the Internet, and are assumed to be in public domain and are displayed under the fair use principle. Click the image to be taken to my source for today’s...

WIP Update & Pretty Backyard Flower Pics

WIP Update

What are Sam and Henry up to during the summer after Henry’s rescue? They’d thought adopting Buddy/Aiden was going to be smooth sailing, but will it be?

WORK IN PROGRESS
Vows 2?: From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward is a short story targeted for JMS’s Summer Lovin’ submissions call. It’s a direct sequel to’Til Death Do Us Part. I’m not 100% sure anymore that thiswill ultimatelybecome something dramaticenough to stand alone as its own story. It’s possible I’ll end up simply p...

Cover Reveal! Beauty, Inc. by Tara Lain

Beauty, Inc. (The Pennymaker Tales #3) by Tara Lain Blurb:

Is beauty only skin deep?

Chemist Dr. Robert “Belle” Belleterre loves flowers, green trees, his best friend Judy, and “his baby”: the new face cream he developed to help put his father’s small cosmetics company on the map. Sadly he gets no help from his alcoholic, gambling-addicted father who loses Belle in a poker game to Magnus Strong, the CEO of Beauty, Inc. the largest American cosmetics company—a man infamous for his scarred...

Rainbow Snippets #10

I’ve joined theRainbow Snippets group on Facebook. From their description: “Rainbow Snippets is a group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers to gather once a week to share six sentences from a work of fiction–a WIP or a finished work or even a 6-sentence book recommendation (no spoilers please!).” Pretty cool, eh? Don’t forget to “Like”my Facebook pageand/or myFacebook profilewhile you’re over there checking out this fantastic group!

Lately I’ve been sharing from my WIP, To Love and To...

7-7-7 WIP Challenge

So, Heloise West tagged me to take the 7-7-7 WIP challenge. Don’t know what that is? The rules are as follows:

Go to page 7 (or page 77) of one of yourWIPs. Go to the seventh line on that page and share the next seven sentences. Then pay it forward by tagging seven more writers to continue the challenge.

I have two WIPs going right now. One is titled From This Day Forward, and is a short story direct sequel to ’Til Death Do Us Part. The other is titled To Love and To Cherish, and is a spin-of...

Flash Fiction Friday #06

Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for thisterm beyond “extremely short”, but for the purposes of my “Flash Fiction Friday” posts it will mean aprecisely100-word story scene written froma photo prompt.

Today’s prompt pictureis:

Disclaimer: The images used in this blog’s posts are found from different sources all over the Internet, and are assumed to be in public domain and are displayed under the fair use principle. Click the image to be taken to my source for today’s...

Cover Reveal! Soaring Hearts by A.L. Boyd

Soaring Hearts Cover Reveal

Soaring Heartswill be available for pre-order soon.

Title: Soaring Hearts
Author: A L Boyd
Release Date: October 2016
Genre: MM Romance, Contemporary

Blurb

Will hearts soar when pigs fly?

Alex’s job working for his family-owned radio station once took him all over the city reporting on major events—until the accident. His scars, both physical and emotional, cause him to withdraw into a self-imposed, semi-reclusive lifestyle. When his dad requests that he go to the...

More Reviews for ’Til Death Do Us Part

A couple more reviews have come in for ’Til Death Do Us Part since I did a Review Roundup post back on April 28th. Sadonna at “The Novel Approach” and Giles West at “multitaskingmomma” each had nice things to say about the book.

Excerpt from aReview by Sadonna of “The Novel Approach”

4 out of 5 stars

This book is just really well written. There was drama and suspense that is not manufactured, and sucked me in from the first page. I enjoyed all of the characters, including the large cast of...

Rainbow Snippets #09

I’ve joined theRainbow Snippets group on Facebook. From their description: “Rainbow Snippets is a group for LGBTQ+ authors, readers, and bloggers to gather once a week to share six sentences from a work of fiction–a WIP or a finished work or even a 6-sentence book recommendation (no spoilers please!).” Pretty cool, eh? Don’t forget to “Like”my Facebook pageand/or myFacebook profilewhile you’re over there checking out this fantastic group!

Today I’m giving another snippet from myWIP, titledTo...

Flash Fiction Friday #05

Flash Fiction: There isn’t a standard specific definition for thisterm beyond “extremely short”, but for the purposes of my “Flash Fiction Friday” posts it will mean aprecisely100-word story scene written froma photo prompt.

I’m recycling again, today. This is a piece I wrote in aGoodReads M/M Group thread back on November 30, 2015. Alas, I am hopelessly behind on my Camp NaNoWriMo WIP, so I’ve got to cut corners somewhere![image error]

Today’s prompt pictureis:

“Hey, Ben, I gotta go.”

“What, already?”

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