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N.L. Gassert

N.L. Gassert

A native of Germany and nomad by choice, Nadja Gassert has lived and traveled in Europe, the United States and Japan before settling in Kansas this July. Her years on tropical islands inspired her to set The Protector, the first book in a gay suspense series, on lush, tropical Guam.

A former, professionally-trained concierge, Nadja... more »
  • Manhattan, KS, USA
  • member since March 23 2008

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N.L. Gassert’s last login was Sunday, January 25 2009.

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  • Eunen

    Eunen says

    Hi there! Thank you for adding me! I just had to say that I enjoyed The Protector tremendously and can't wait to read your next novel. :D

    If you still need betas, drop me a line at my e-mail, goddessofmoon89@aol.com. I would love to help! :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Tabris

    Tabris says

    Hi! I just wanted to thank you for friending me. ^^
    I loved "The Protector" and hope you will finish your next project soon. I am certainly going to buy it as soon as its out!

    Tabris

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • N.L. Gassert

    N.L. Gassert says

    I’m back at work on THE STALKER.

    I started last night by reading over the few chapters and scenes I have already. I like what I have—it’s a first draft, of course, so it’s not perfect, but I’m just so very glad that this story is finally coming together for me. I’ve been working on it forever. I worked on it long before I started writing on it. And I gave up writing it twice. Some of you know, because you’ve read both those drafts … :-)

    Good things come in threes, right?

    Make sure to drop me an e-mail/comment if you’d like to be in my group of beta readers. I love beta readers. I like comments and feedback during that first round of writing. Sometimes I’m not sure of something and readers just love it and sometimes I’m pretty sure I did something well and readers hate it. I’d much rather rewrite and rethink in the beginning stages, trust me.

    I’m not just back at work on THE STALKER, I’m also back at work in real life. I started working a regular, full-time job in education last month. This does two things to/for my writing: 1) severely limits my writing time and 2) focuses my efforts to get the most out of that limited time.

    These are the same conditions I wrote THE PROTECTOR under, so I’m not worried. It seems I actually get more done having less time on my hands.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • N.L. Gassert

    N.L. Gassert says

    Toto, we’re in Kansas

    We’ve arrived. After weeks of living out of a suitcase and bedding down in five different places, we’re ready to move into our new home next week. I can’t wait. I never thought I’d hear myself say this, but I’m sick of eating out. I’m actually craving healthy food and that’s almost disturbing. Also, I gained five pounds (I had an official weigh-in of sorts this week), which really isn’t that bad considering my diet the last few weeks.

    Thus far, I like Kansas. Yes, you’ve read that right, I like Kansas. It’s been a bit hot for my taste – in the 100s every day – and we’ve survived our first Tornado watch, but I can’t see much wrong with this place (yet). The gas is cheaper, the grass is greener, and they have three bookstores in town that I know of (boy, I’ve done a ton of reading since we left Hawaii). It’s really not all that flat around here either; we’re surrounded by the rolling Flint Hills and plenty of trees.

    Once we move into our new house next week and a working Internet connection is established I’ll be back to a productive routine in no time. I promise I’ll answer e-mails and friend requests in a timely manner.

    To those of you who’ve bought The Protector and wrote to tell me how much you’ve enjoyed reading the book, THANK YOU. I appreciate the chance you took on a debut author and I love that you found the time to drop me a line.

    To those of you who asked about the next book (in the series), THANK YOU. As you may or may not know, I started working on the next book before my move, but my efforts stalled. Boy, I completely underestimated the complexity of this move. For some reason it was far more complicated to move back on the mainland than it was to move to Japan and Hawaii. I’ll be back to work on the next book once all the moving boxes are unpacked and the computer is hooked up (or at the end of next week).

    I’m also in the process of finishing up my first ever Vampire-Shapeshifter short (remember Riley, the deaf weasel?).

    Oh, I almost forgot, back in New York, I had lunch with Laura Baumbach. Thanks again, Laura. I had the greatest time, and hey, I hadn’t eaten at an Olive Garden in eight years. Laura is a great conversationalist, and I’m such a fan. Now I just have to wow her with my sexy vampire short.

    Back to my just as sexy sophomore effort, THE STALKER. I received a few e-mails asking about The Dickens Challenge and where the chapters went that I had posted. If you’re interested in reading along as I write (at your own risk), please drop me a line with your e-mail address and I’ll make sure to included you in my list of beta readers. Keep in mind, though, that you’ll be reading a first draft, your favorite scene might not survive the final editing process and won’t see the inside of the finished book.

    Ideally, I’d love to see THE STALKER in stores right after Christmas and the New Year, some time in January or February. Not for some nefarious reason, but just because Mason and Soren survive their first holidays together in this book.

    Realistically, though, I’m a slow writer and there’s still plenty of work to be done once the book is written and Christmas is only 146 days away.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Ken Harrison

    Ken Harrison says

    Have you found your author page on Shelfari? http://www.shelfari.com/authors/1819882/NL-Gassert/summary You may want to add your information.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Ken Harrison

    Ken Harrison says

    Hey there, just to let you know that you can tag your books so you can see all your romance titles or or mystery titles. It's a nice feature when people use it. Take a peek at the tags I use to get a better idea of how it works.

    How are things, BTW?

    Ken.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Ken Harrison

    Ken Harrison says

    Hey there, you found me on Shelfari!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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