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Something Like Stories out today!

November 11th, 2015 | Books, Seasons Series, Something Like Stories

When I agreed to write a short story to help fundraise the Something Like Summer movie, I honestly didn’t have a solid concept in mind. I didn’t even consider myself very good at writing short stories. So I approached Something Like Fall by indulging in what I wanted most—to spend time with Benjamin Bentley again....

Listen up! Thunder is here!

November 4th, 2015 | Something Like Thunder, Storms Series

[caption id="attachment_4594" align="alignleft" width="225"] Bad moods are sexy. Admit it.[/caption]Something Like Thunder is out on audio. Already. Nathaniel isn’t the kind of guy to be kept waiting. Stand in his way and he’ll barrel right through you. He’s broody, grumpy, and constantly scowling. For some reason, I find that incredibly sexy. Maybe because these traits...

Something Like Stories preorder and full cover art!

November 2nd, 2015 | Art, Something Like Autumn, Something Like Stories

Yesterday the news dropped about Something Like Stories, a compilation of short tales that bring back many of the characters from the Something Like… series. Ben, Tim, Jace, Victor, Eric, Allison… They’re all there! You can still win a pre-release paperback over at Boy Meets Boy Reviews, so be sure to head over there now...

The next Something Like… book. And a new audio release!

November 1st, 2015 | Seasons Series, Something Like Lightning, Something Like Stories, Something Like Thunder

Ready for the next entry in the Something Like… series? It’s nearly here! What’s it called? Who’s it about? What’s the cover look like? You’ll have to head over to Boy Meets Boy Reviews for the answers. I’m helping them celebrate a birthday, and get this—you can win a paperback copy of the book before...

Book Report on the Book Movie

October 22nd, 2015 | Movies, Something Like Summer

Primary shooting on the Something Like Summer movie has been completed. As you might already know, I was on set to witness a fair amount of filming. It’s high time I report back to you, my loyal readers, so that you can draw your own conclusions. Where to begin though? I found the entire experience...

More Something Like Summer movie magic!

September 2nd, 2015 | Movies, Something Like Rain, Something Like Summer

See that right there? It’s Tim Wyman’s blue shoes. For real. That’s how they’ll look in the movie. If you followed the advice in my previous post, this is old news to you, as are the photos of Ben and Allison together, or Krista Norman hanging off of Tim’s arm, or Mr. Wyman looking delicious...

Something Like Summer the Movie – Now Filming!

August 26th, 2015 | Building a Book, Movies, Random, Something Like Summer

The time has come! Filming starts tomorrow. I know many of you have been asking with increasing impatience when this would finally happen. Me? I was holding my breath for much of that time, because so much could have gone wrong. Plenty of books are optioned for film. More than we’ll ever know, because the...

New Something Like… story, a contest, interviews, and audiobooks. Wow!

July 31st, 2015 | Books, Kamikaze Boys, Movies, Something Like Fall, Something Like Lightning, Something Like Summer, Something Like Thunder

So much is happening! Let’s hop right in! Something Like Fall has been released, and no, I’m not talking about Jace’s story. That was Autumn. I decided to write Fall to help the Something Like Summer movie fundraising efforts, and to give thanks to you guys for pitching in. The story sees the return of...

Audio Origin Interview!

July 25th, 2015 | Random

Something Like Summer is a story of humble origins. Some guy who—quite frankly—had no idea what he was doing, scribbled the story down while blubbering his eyes out. Then he sent it around, got the cold shoulder, and turned to his husband for help. How the movie came to be isn’t so different. Something Like...

Q and A with U and I

July 18th, 2015 | Random

[caption id="attachment_4446" align="alignleft" width="225"] Chicago. It's home now.[/caption] Hearts on Fire Reviews has very kindly invited me to do an interview on their site, and it struck me that in a way I’m always being interviewed. By you guys! I get a lot of wonderful messages from people who have read my books, many of...