A clash of culture in this gay romantic romp… Genre: Contemporary, Romance, LGBT No. of pages: 425 Wanted: One (fake) boyfriend Practically perfect in every way Luc O’Donnell is tangentially–and reluctantly–famous. His rock star parents split when he was young, and the father he’s never met spent the next twenty years cruising in and out of rehab. Now that his dad’s making a comeback, Luc’s back in the public eye, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything. To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship…and Oliver Blackwood is as nice and normal as they come ..read more

Have you seen many novellas out in the wild? Remembering back to my childhood and even to about 15 years ago, the novella was more or less a niche category. It was more about poetry, literary works, and didn’t really bust out in the mainstream too often. They had the stigma – depending on the content – of either being elitist, or lazy in the general population. That’s quite the juxtaposition. Talking to my author and publisher friends we are starting to see the popularity of the novella soar in the current market. Mainly due to a number of factors: Publishing spaces are more accessible. Gone ..read more

Editing is an essential part of the road to publishing, whether you take the traditional route or self-publish; here are some tips so it won’t cost you an arm and a leg… I’ve been getting a lot of questions around the editing process of late. Usually when you are submitting a manuscript to a traditional publisher, you want the project to be in its best possible shape to improve your chances, or landing a book deal, so many will go through 1 – 3 rounds of professional editing. It’s not essential, but every published author I’ve spoken to have had their manuscript professionally edited at least ..read more

I read the Earth Girl trilogy years back, and am excited to find a bunch of novellas expanding the universe, and continuing the story of the characters I fell in love with. Another military sci-fi with some archaeology thrown in to temp the enthusiast ..read more

Circumventing self-doubt in your writing. Impostor Syndrome can touch many writers in their career. The anxiety that they are not good enough, that what they’ve written is not up to standard. For some it can be crippling, stuttering progress to an abrupt halt. It could mean you never get that manuscript published because you are tinkering with it for far too long, trying to make it perfect. Or it could be that you get it published and never get that buzz of achievement. For some it is a big thing in their lives, for others, mere fleeting moments, but nonetheless I think it is an important iss ..read more

If you want more backstory on Bree and her seaside town beginnings… here it is. Genre: Y/A, Dystopia, No. of pages: 104 Before Gray Weathersby uncovered the truth about Claysoot and the Laicos Project, a girl named Bree came of age in the coastal settlement of Saltwater—and made her own surprising journey to the world beyond its borders. In Stolen, discover the story of Bree’s life before she was Snatched from her home, before she joined the rebellion, and before she met a boy named Gray… A novella all about Bree and her seaside town, before she escaped and joined the ranks of the rebellion ..read more

Challenging the concept that your identity is your body. Genre: YA, Science Fiction, LGBT No. of pages: 153 A future in which, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the solar system instead transform themselves. Ariadne is one such explorer. As an astronaut on an extrasolar research vessel, she and her fellow crewmates sleep between worlds and wake up each time with different features. Her experience is one of fluid body and stable mind and of a unique perspective on the passage of time. Back on Earth, society changes dramatically from decade to decade, as it al ..read more