tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19262148971656190612024-03-08T21:18:26.779+07:00Defying RealityBlog of Cleon Lee, Author of M/M RomanceCleon Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03495013380717031145noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926214897165619061.post-18129904473875139802012-08-12T01:05:00.000+07:002012-11-24T06:54:51.148+07:00New Beginnings<div class="MsoNormal">
Today is my release date for my first published novella, Theory of Attraction. As a new writer, it’s a very big deal for me to have my book published and released to the public. This is also my first blog post in this blog and I just started a new job last month. So many new things are happening lately and I’m excited and nervous, and yeah, a bit overwhelmed. I wouldn’t have done it without the support of my friends, including online friends. They support me through my ups and downs, and I can't imagine my life without them. My life would really suck without them. <o:p></o:p><br />
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For my characters, Aaron and Ethan, they are also facing new starts. They’re pursuing their graduate degree at a new university and at the same time starting a new job as a Teaching Assistant. Ethan also longs for another kind of new start. He realizes he wants a real relationship, not one-night-stands. The object of his affection, unfortunately, doesn’t feel the same. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Aaron is the kind of shy guy we all know one way or another in our lives. Maybe we are that shy guy, and I certainly identify very strongly with Aaron. He’s very insecure and it makes him wonder what Ethan sees in him. Being a neurotic, of course, he automatically assumes the worst, especially since Ethan has no idea how to properly court a man.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Everything seems to go wrong and the pressure really gets to Aaron. Luckily, Ethan proves that he’s more than happy to alleviate Aaron’s stress, and not just in physical way! *g* <o:p></o:p></div>
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How about you? Who do you turn to when you’re stressed out and how do they help you? Leave your comment with your email address to have a chance of winning my ebook, Theory of Attraction. The giveaway will be closed 7 pm CDT, 8/13.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Giveaway is now closed! Congratulations PATI for winning the copy of the book. :)</div>
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Ethan Roberts is a TA and the resident gay Don Juan of St. Phillips University. Getting tired of one-night stands, he decides to pursue a serious relationship. However, the only guy he really wants is Aaron Marcus, a shy and nerdy Sociology TA.<br />
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His upbringing and his past relationship have made Aaron Marcus insecure and paranoid. He thinks Ethan is just another guy who wants to make fun of him with his over-the-top courtship. However, his perception of Ethan changes when Ethan takes him home and takes care of him after Aaron gets drunk in a bar.<br />
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It is up to Ethan to reassure Aaron that despite Ethan's inexperience in relationships and Aaron's neuroses, they can make their relationship work.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some memorable quotes according to readers: </div>
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<span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer369211492"><span id="freeText11755989664750481797"><em>Professor Yates glowered at him. "I hate balls, charity or otherwise."</em></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="readable">Aaron snorted "That's so cheesy."</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="readable">"Well yeah. I am cheesy. I'm the king of cheese. You should know that by now.<br />
Aaron's eyes were dancing with amusement. "I prefer to call you classically romantic.”</span> <nobr> </nobr></i></div>
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At the moment, Theory of Attraction is available at<a href="http://spsilverpublishing.com/product_book_info/products_id/1180/" target="_blank"> SilverPublishing store.</a> It will be available at Amazon, ARE, and other third party sellers soon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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