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    Word Triggers

    By Valkyrie

    Certain otherwise-innocuous words can be a trigger for some people.  Maybe it's a negative association with the word - a reminder of past trauma or a social faux pas.  It could be a word that becomes an inside joke - an innocent word given a not-so-innocent meaning.  These words make us cringe and avoid them and not really want to explain our reaction to other people.  For me, a certain spring-blooming flower is a word trigger.  I avoid saying the name of this flower because I have  negative ass
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Gay Authors Archive

Tech Tuesday - Spoiler Tags

Hello!  Welcome back to Tech Tuesdays!   Starting today, we are planning on bringing this feature back for you every Tuesday.  Most of them will be short but will highlight either existing features or coming features.     Today, we will be going over the use of the spoiler tags.  These are built right into the editor and should be used to hide information that would otherwise spoil someone's enjoyment.  This often applies to the big twists you see in books, movies, tv shows, games, etc
Myr

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My Life - My Views

Update on the Competition

Hello guys I am back   After the half of the competition time(15+ days) over here is the update on it. Overall I have got four sales and some borrowings by Kindle Unlimited members and two reviews from our friends here @Caz Pedroso and @Wesley8890. Thanks for the reviews guys. As you can see I still needed lots and lots of support from you guys. For that:    You can purchase the book You can borrow and read, if you are a Kindle Unlimited member Read and Review
Emi GS

Emi GS

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quokka's Blog

Sailing

I spent a few hours sailing today and it was bloody awesome...       The yacht was a Beneteau 40 foot, and it was great to have the wind in my face as we sailed in the large harbour, with an average of 15 knot apparent winds.   The Shipwreck in the background,  in the first photo is the Cheyes II, one of the last Whaling ships in Australia.  
quokka

quokka

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Gay Authors News

November C S R Discussion Day: Street Life by Graeme

Did you have a chance to read Graeme's short story, Street Life? This was originally posted as part of the 2008 spring anthology, and it's an emotional journey of surprisingly short length but with great impact. Make sure you share your thoughts below, but of course, first we have my interview with Graeme!   What’s the best part of living in Australia? Checks to see if Tourism Australia has sent me a cheque for advertising. Hmm…nothing so far… Definitely the people and cultu
Cia

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 19 - 25)

Sorry for the late Weekly Wrap Up, kind of fell asleep last night without doing it. A huge thank you to @wildone for taking over the Weekly Wrap Up while I was away. Lots of stuff to go over this week, so let's get started!!!  First off, it's time to announce the anthology themes for 2018! We had quite a few votes this year, but the clear winners were:   Now or Never Fight Back Encounters Good Intentions       Contests 2018 Summer Novella Ant
Renee Stevens

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #628 & #629

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. It's time for this weeks writing prompts. If you're stuck, or you're considering writing for the first time, these might be perfect for you. Don't forget that stories under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.   Prompt 628 – Word List Tag – Word List Use the following words in a story – a turkey, pumpkins, a broken chair, a football, and a book. Prompt 629 – Challenge Tag – Setup for a Crime A crime has been c
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Prompts

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Michael's Playroom

I Will Not Let You

Living with mental illness and depression is difficult. Having a partner who suffers, is also challenging, but I will not let him down.  I am proud of him and he is worth all my love and effort.        I watch the ghosts of your past Swamp and overwhelm you Though I intervene, too often Their pull is greater than my power But always I will be your tether And safety net, I will not let you fall      
MichaelS36

MichaelS36

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Gay Authors News

November Signature Author Excerpt: The Life of Seeon by Comicfan

Did you catch Monday's blog featuring Comicfan's story, The Life of Seeon, as this month's Signature Feature? If not, go check it out and then download a copy of the graphic to share in your signature if you want to show your love for his story. If Monday's blog wasn't enough to move this story to the top of your TBR list, maybe today's excerpt will!    Comicfan said: I picked it because it sets up the whole tale. Right from the start you know Seeon is seen as the lesser of the pr
Cia

Cia in Featured Stories

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Gay Authors News

November Signature Author Feature: The Life of Seeon by Comicfan

This month we're changing it up a little and doing a feature for one of our Signature authors--and resident prompt guru--Comicfan. The story he chose to be featured was The Life of Seeon. Make sure you check it out (I bet those reviews will help you decide to read it sooner rather than later!) and then download the signature graphic below if you want to share you love for Comicfan's story.    Length: 31,995   Description: Seeon Toleran is the fifth child of the ruling r
Cia

Cia in Featured Stories

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 12 - 18)

Wow, another week in the bag! I know a lot of our American friends are busy getting ready for US Thanksgiving this coming week, but lets take a look back at the GA News Blog for the past week and see if there is something that you are thankful for early .   On Monday, Renee brought us a review by @Puppilull for the Feature Story this week; Personal Banking by @Refugium.  Good comments and feedback to entice you to take on another story to read.   Wednesday, Renee brought us
wildone

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #626 & #627

I hope everyone is having a great week! It's time for this weeks prompts, supplied by our prompt guru, Comicfan. Just a reminder, and for those who haven't worked with the prompts before: prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection . Prompt 626 – First Line Tag – First Line “Who did you just invite to dinner?” Prompt 627 – Creative Tag – Trainee Your boss has hired someone to help out as you prepare to go into the busy season at work. Ho
Renee Stevens

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Melancholy ... the broken staff of life

Status report

Tonight, I started the first chapter of a new story. The working title is “The Black Scandinavian.” The lead character, Troy, comes from the last chapter of “319 Winesap Lane.” Yes, that book is finished, although two chapters remain to be published. (hint, hint, Sharon!) Many of my readers probably will not like the last chapter, but I will not let the cat out of the bag today.   Troy has an identity problem, which is identified in the last chapter of “319.” I won’t reveal it now beca
CarlHoliday

CarlHoliday

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Writing World

Common Editing Issues #1

I've received quite a few editing tips from our membership. Today, we're going to look at some provided by JayT. Enjoy!     There are three common editing issues that I come across frequently. They are punctuation (ie. missing commas, misused commas, and dialogue punctuation), misused words (ie nauseous instead of nauseated, then/than misused, they're, their, there misused), and sentences that don't read correctly and interrupt the flow of the story (they can be fragmented s
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Writing Tips

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My Life - My Views

Published a book in a Kindle Competition. Need Support!

Hello guys...   I finally got the time to post this blog entry as my sister's family went to their house today. I was all crazy this entire week with my nephews being home. And this week has been very tension filled one with, of course because of my nephews are home and, the publishing of my new poetry book for the Kindle competition. Kindle held a competition called 'Pen to Publish 2017' and I have published my new NaPoWriMo Poetry Book for the competition. I am very proud to say, it
Emi GS

Emi GS

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Gay Authors News

Featured Story: Personal Banking

Well, it's the start of a new week, and for today's schedule, we're bringing you Puppilull's review of Personal Banking by Refugium. Featured story days are a great way to highlight one of the many stories that can be found in GA Stories. With so many stories, it's easy for a single story to get lost in the shuffle. If you're reading a story that you would like to do a blog review and bring attention to, PM me (Renee). Now, onto the review. Hopefully you enjoy Puppilull's review enough to go che
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Featured Stories

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sean's scribbles

a song for sub life

i'll do anything for you, foster the people   never wanna stand up for myself never wanna get in the way, i said it i don't know what the plan is but You can share with me, 'cause i'll be listening here to everything You say, i won't turn away and i will listen, open up my heart and i must say that i love You, so...   every day is a battle i face strange life i live but its what You've decided i'll give it all into Your hands do what You will with me, a
mad_artist

mad_artist

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 5 - 11)

Another week has passed here at the GA News Blog and in the true fashion of not having Renee here, I forgot to feature our Friday Weekly Prompts. Many of you got to see it, but apologies to you who did not. Luckily you can still see it here and participate during the week. Lots going on and lots of new chapters from our Signature/Promising and all authors on site as well!   On Monday,  Cia introduced us to the November Can't Stop Reading feature. This month it is @Graeme's Street Life.
wildone

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Le Musique de le Souvenir

Souvenirs pour mon cher Cedrick de son Adrien

~~~ Voilà     ~~~ Souvenir (OMD, Moby Remix) Theme General Je Me Souvien (Lara Fabian) Adrien Se Souvient Constant Craving (Glee Cover of k.d. Lang)  Young Lord Cedrick and the Handsome Stable Boy The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (The Smiths) The Daggers Of Our Fathers Memories Fade (Tears For Fears) Farewell To Lucas The Headmaster's Ritual (The Smiths) Attending Eton Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol) The Marquee and
MrM

MrM

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The DL Diaries

Dating Bi-Curious Men “Mess”

Ask yourself this, what does closure mean to you? As we saw before some questions can be left unanswered while some feelings may be left unspoken. When we part ways with another person, no matter the reasoning we will always be stuck in our heads wondering what we did, or how could this have played out differently, right? In most cases the best thing to do is let it go and move on. Only we have feelings, even if you try to hide them, they are still there. There will come a time we can no longer
AdammadA

AdammadA

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Writing World

Writing Prompts #624 & #625

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. It's time for this weeks writing prompts. If you're stuck, or you're considering writing for the first time, these might be perfect for you. Don't forget that stories under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.   Prompt 624 – Challenge Tag – Point of View Right about your day from the point of view of your pet. If you don’t have a pet do it from the point of view of a spider that has built its web in your home. Pro
Renee Stevens

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jamessavik's Blog

A Win in the Gym

Lot's of people go to the gym and... fail hard.   It's complicated. There's all sorts of machines, techniques, theories, philosophies, and just plain wrong. Even if you spend the bucks on a personal trainer, does he have the smarts to craft a program that's right for you?   It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do. At my age, it would be pretty stupid to try to make myself into Conan the Barbarian.        We've all seen this guy at the gym. I w
JamesSavik

JamesSavik

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Gay Authors News

November's C S R Feature: Street Life by Graeme

November is here, and this month I wanted to feature something different. There are a lot of stories on the site with themes that involve some heavy subjects that can really make you think, but one of the best of those is an older story that many current readers probably haven't found since it was posted for a 2008 anthology themed "Living in the Shadows".   Street Life by Graeme   Length: 16,661   Description: *Reader warning* This story does contain mature th
Cia

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

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Gay Authors News

Weekly Wrap Up (Oct 29 - Nov 04)

Renee is off, so I will be helping out for the next few Weekly updates. Before I start, if I make any mistakes, blame @Valkyrie . Actually, no, we need to thank Val for stepping in and helping out in a pinch for anything to do with the Anthologies. As per this announcement, please send all anthology proof requests to her. Thanks Cat, er Penguin, er Val   https://www.gayauthors.org/announcement/347-attn-anthology-authors/   So let's jump in to the week's summary and see what y
wildone

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