Top Read Fantasy Stories Since Deep Dive 10
Top 10 Most Read Fantasy - Alternate History
Story takes place in alternate version of history, such as what if the Nazi's won "The Man in the High Castle" by Phillip Dick. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
The Merge: Through a System of Control by astroguy Temporary Hold
The Lord of the Pierced Dawn by Topher Lydon Complete
Mine! by Cia Complete
Of Pride and Power by W_L Complete
Dawn of Tears by dksto
Just got off work, and my first instinct is to plop in my recliner, and make such a dad-like moan!
This was a major mistake. I need to shower, cook some food, and get some fresh clothes on. In addition to this, our new office desk just came in that needs to be built, trash needs to be taken out, and some general housekeeping needs to happen. But...my recliner is so comfy!
Let me tell you about this recliner. It is trash. Just a huge dumpster fire. It is a Wal-Mart branded chair, but I
Hehehe, you know when I was in college, I had a writing teacher that had a somewhat comical, but very true, rule to follow when it came to getting your audience to truly feel a moment of intense emotional pain in your project. Works every time. He used to say, "If you want to make your audience cry...kill the dog!"
And, yes, he meant that literally. Script wise, anyway.
You can have Rambo gun down an army of enemies in a foreign land, or have Iron Man burn a bunch of terrorists to ashe
I have hammered out so many words into Chapter 33 of Love in the Shadows. Just today, I knocked out over two thousand words, beating my quota twofold for the day. And some serious thoughts have been coming into my mind.
Am I serious about publishing this story? If so, should I keep it a proper length for a novel? How would I do it? Is there even a good way to end this darned thing?
All of those questions have the same answer: yes. But one of those questions can't be answered with a si
Welcome back to another Prompt Friday. I have some offerings to tempt you into writing.
Prompt 850 - Creative
Tag - List of Words
Use the following words in a story - London Bridge, swiss chocolate, a torn ticket, a Welsh Corgi, and a blue umbrella.
Prompt 851 - Creative
Tag - Destiny
It was the day from hell and you weren't sure you could handle any more stress. Falling into you bed, you curse, saying "It's all Destiny's fault." You wake to find an older man who is
Starting this blog entry is a little rough for me. Tears are beginning to well up, my fingers don't know where to go, and my leftover hibachi is losing its heat rapidly. I was starting to recognize myself as an actual writer. Over the past several months, I've just been hammering away on my poor Chromebook's keys and my phone's touchscreen, just...going. Non-stop. Writing when I woke up, went on my breaks at work, when I got home, as I tried to sleep. I just kept writing. Just as I'm doing now,
Well, that's it. Apart from a little editing, 'Gone Away, Gone Ahead' is now finished. I was tempted to extend the number of chapters, to keep it going a while longer, but I realised that the story I had originally planned had reached its natural stopping point.
I'm not someone who plans out a story in great detail. I know what needs to happen and roughly where it's going to happen, but sometimes the characters start taking me down other paths and bring in more twists and turns on the journ
Okay all!!!! I know I haven't been very active on the site for a while, and I appreciate the rest of the team, especially @wildone for helping get things done. I'm really hoping to be able to be more active on the site, but with a toddler and school, I still might not be able to be as active as I used to be. With that being said, who is ready for another installment of Author Guess Who? You will have until the 27th to get your guesses in. So check these answers out, and see if you think you kno
As many of you know, we have an absolutely wonderful team of reviewers here at Gay Authors. The are the ones responsible for all the wonderful reviews you see at least once a month, sometimes twice!
Sometimes real life gets in the way and our reviewers struggle to provide more than a couple of reviews a year. We're looking for some more reviewers to help us out! This is open to all GA members.
Can't commit to reviews on a regular basis? That's perfectly okay! Maybe you've read an awe
What better way to start the year than looking back at all these awesome reviews from 2020! If you're looking for new stories to read, maybe one of these reviews from the last year will catch your attention. Thank you to @Timothy M. for compiling the list of reviews, and thank you to the review team for writing so many great reviews for us to read!
2020
January 13th: 2019 Reviews Revisited - Timothy M.
Review comment: I always look forward to reading reviews from the review
Howdy. Well, this is my blog. And I don't know how blogs work.
I'm Aaron. Overnight grocery stocker. Raised in southern Indiana by fire and brimstone Catholics. Taught by a troop of ninja Boy Scouts. Love carbonara. Not a fan of second-hand embarrassment. Can always go for a beer and a dart.
And I was just joshin' ya. I know how blogs work. That's just me sprinkling in my dreams of being a comedian. A lot of people never take me seriously. It has something to do with being a five foo
Please be forewarned!!! I'm on a staycation and I already did a deep clean on my condo today. So now I'm bored and have nothing to do as there is no traveling and such in my area of the world. So expect to see me creating havoc all over GA I may be lurking around every corner, ready to pounce on the unsuspected people of GA. I will leave my calling card wherever I have been . Be scared, be very scared
Now if you believe me, I also have ocean front property in Arizona. Bought it unseen
A big, heartfelt, hug to all of you fellow writers who tuned in today, right here, at Gay Authors! Welcome to a new brand new flurry of writing articles that I hope will be useful to all of you who are already massively talented in everything that you do, but are ambitious enough to still search for an added edge wherever you can find one! And also for those of you who are looking for that little 'push' that might get you started on your first project!
Honestly, I'm no expert on any of this
I hope you all enjoyed the first 47 chapters of Catering with Benefits. Up next is a short story (3 chapters) about Rani, the sister of Raj, one of the characters from Catering.
I call this story 'Mile High Benefits' and is the first of the short stories from my 'Side Salad' collection that will punctuate the ongoing story of 'Catering with Benefits. These short stories will feature characters that have appeared briefly in the main story.
Please enjoy this slight diversion. The main st
Ok, so you all may remember an article that I did on exposition in your fiction a few months back...but I'd like to go a little bit more in depth when it comes to finding ways to create and finesse that exposition, how it works, and why it works.
Basically, it's the art of writing without writing. It's the craft of being able to paint a vivid picture in the minds of your readers to deliver a message without having to write it out for them. There are certain techniques that you can use to ac
And I vote for all, well I have read them and you did a great job setting several stories in the same place, you have your amazing restaurant...and sometimes it is not bad to know the ending and read backwards, actually it makes reading the sad parts easier.
I look forward to reading about you opening your second restaurant.
That was sorta sad, a twisted relationship doomed nowhere. But at least you had some time together bitten or not....
And I had to think of the drama you had before getting husband to the ER to wait many hours before being operated.
Of the shows' duos, my favorite was, Dudley Do-Right "lonely defender of justice and fair play: handsome, brave, daring... and hopelessly lost" and Horse.
Dudley Do-Right - The Centaur - YouTube
Just the facts:
BEGUILE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
BEGUILE Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
BEGUILING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
BEGUILING Synonyms: 294 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
BEGUILES Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
BEGUILED Synonyms: 211 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
BEGUILEMENT Synonyms: 103 S
It usually does take much to beguile a moose and a squirrel, but Boris and Natasha were dealing Bullwinkle the Moose and Rocky J. Squirrel - the flying squirrel!
Beguilement is the secret engine of storytelling because it transforms passive listeners into active, captivated participants. At its core, to beguile means to charm, enchant, or lead someone by deception—and fiction is, by definition, a beautiful lie. Without the ability to beguile, a story is just a sequence of events; with it, a story becomes an immersive experience.
Why Beguilement Matters in Narrative:
Secures the narrative hook. Writers use enchanting prose or intriguing set