The first Wednesday of the month, for anyone that follows the GA News Blog, you know what that means! It's time for another edition of "Ask An Author". For those new to the site (or to reading the blog), Ask An Author is our month feature provided by Dark. GA Members are able to send questions they'd like to ask their favorite author and Dark tries to get the answer and compile them in the monthly Ask An Author! Now, let's see what Dark has for us this month!

Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors!

In AtA #16, we had questions for authors Menzoberranzen, Mark Arbour, and C James.

In AtA #17, we hear from authors AnytaSunday, Billy Martin, and Kyle Aarons.

For their protection, the members who asked these questions shall remain nameless (unless they choose to reveal themselves). Please note that all author replies are copied as is, spelling errors and grammar eccentricities original to the individual.

Our first author today is Author AnytaSunday. Since beginning her foray into the publishing world with Andrew Q. Gordon in (Un)Masked, Anyta has published over a dozen novels, many of which began as free reads right here on GA. She’s come a long way from New Zealand, hasn’t she? It’s amazing the kind of courage you find with the right friends. Go to her website (www.anytasunday.com) for more details about her books and life in Berlin, Germany. One of her favorite quotes comes from St-St-Stuffed, the second book in her series Enemies to Lovers: “Pop said life was like learning to drive. You were bound to fuck up, make mistakes, maybe even cause an accident, but if you practice and follow the rules, people didn’t have to get hurt—and one day you’d just get better at it. Just don’t . . . give it up, he said.”

To AnytaSunday: Consider your past goals. Are you where you thought you'd be? Where do you imagine you'll be in five more years?

Today’s next author is Author Billy Martin, who many of you may remember as Billy Brat. He’s come a long way since first appearing on GA. As 2014 begins, Billy’s getting ready to end his first multi-chapter story, Trials and Tribulations. With over 30,000 views and 220 reviews, it’ll be a sad day for many readers, and yet a treasured accomplishment for any author. Just like Billy, the main character in his story also resides in the Appalachian Mountains on the East Coast of the U.S. The story follows the evolution of several teens as they learn and begin to accept themselves for who they are. We’re so glad to see Billy back and hope to see the conclusions long-awaited for Gary and all his friends.

To Billy Martin: What are your initial thought processes when you are first captivated by an idea? (i.e. What steps do you take so that the idea can be developed)?

Our last author today is another mountain boy, Classic Author Kyle Aarons, the mind behind the GA classics The Kandric Saga and Re-Emergence. With more than half a million words, The Kandric Saga is one of the most ambitious undertakings I’ve ever been ever witness to. Though he doesn’t actively write for GA any longer, Kyle’s one of the founding members of our site and has been an active contributor since 2003. That’s ten years, for the math-impaired folks among us. 200 hundred followers of his stories means he must have done something right!

To Kyle Aarons: Your stories are so realistic that you truly think that you are in the story. How do you write such amazing backgrounds?

That’s it for now! For more info on these authors, go check out their stories, post in their forums, and/or catch them in chat!

Coming next time: AQG, Ashi, and Sasha Distan.

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Until next time!
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