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Reading in 2021 - Top 10 Stories in Every Genre!

🥳Happy New Year!🥳 Have you ever wondered what folks were really reading on Gay Authors?  Well... here is a blog for you.  The Top 10 Most Recommended Stories of 2021.  The Top 10 Stories in every Genre and the Top 10 Stories in every Sub-Genre.  This is what people are reading.  Check it out! Did your favorite make the list? Leave a comment and let us know! Top 9 Recommendations 2021 Top 9 Most Recommended Stories Boss Nanny by Mrsgnomie Larkspur: A Sidewinder
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Quarter 1 2022 Reading Report

Quarter 1, 2022 Reading Report Top 9 Most Recommended Stories Spirit Wolves by kbois Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Boss Nanny by Mrsgnomie Ridley by Krista I Believed In Leprechauns by drsawzall Tied up in Knotts by Mrsgnomie Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Still You Want Me by Mrsgnomie Another Brother by quokka   Top 10 Stories Per Primary Genre for Quarter 1, 2022 Top 9 Most Read Fantasy between 01/01/2022 a
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Action/Adventure Genre In Depth

We are starting a new feature to do deeper dives into the most read stories in each sub-genre of our primary genres. Sub-genres of action/adventure tend to focus on actively moving the plot along and less on character and other elements usually in a fun/mystery sort of way.  Typically there is a MacGuffin, a plot object, that the characters are trying to get or prevent others from getting. Sub-genres: Action Fiction, Adventure, Disaster, Martial Arts, Nautical , Spy, Spy-Fi, Super
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Fantasy Genre In Depth

Sub-genres of fantasy, of which there are many, focus on speculative elements of writing that have an extremely unlikely possibility of actually being real. Magic, fantastic beasts, and in many cases the places you find them, all land in fantasy. Sub-genres: Alternate History, Anthropomorphic Fantasy, Arcanepunk, Arthurian, Assassin, Crossworlds/Portals, Dragon Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Flintlock, Gaslamp, General Fantasy, Grimdark, High/Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Lost World, Low Fant
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Feb 2022 Reading Report

February 2022 Reading Report Top 8 Most Recommended Stories Spirit Wolves by kbois Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Boss Nanny by Mrsgnomie In Our Darkness by C. Henderson Farmers' Market by Yeoldebard I Hate This Town by Demiurge Timothy by CLJobe Corporate Galactic by astone2292   Top 10 Stories Per Primary Genre for February 2022 Top 9 Most Read Fantasy between 02/01/2022 and 02/28/2022 This Strange World Needs A
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Comedy Genre In Depth

Sub-genres of comedy focus on less serious things or have a less than serious take on serious things. Sub-genres: Comedy Modern, Comic Fantasy, Comic Sci-Fi, Comic Horror, Tall Tale, Surreal Comedy Top 10 Most Read  - Comedy Modern Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox The Best Year by Krista Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Black Widow by Mark Arbour The English Year by Jwolf
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Romance Deep Dive

Romance stories focus primarily on character relationships and development.  There is a strong trope in most if not all, the sub-genres for Romance for a Happily Ever After (HEA) or Happy For Now (HFN).  Violating the HEA/HFN trope should not be done lightly or at a whim, as this tends to turn off readers of this genre.   Sub-genres: Contemporary Romance, General Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Regency Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Romantic Sci-Fi, Romantic Western
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Paranormal Deep Dive

Paranormal is the melting pot of several sub-genres that got large enough to form it's own home.  Generally speaking, Paranormal is urban fantasy that limits itself generally to ghosts, vampires, werewolves, shifters, and other creatures.  It should be noted that Paranormal has strongly established tropes in its sub-genres.  The meta-humans in Paranormal are not typically monsters.  You'll find the monster versions of these meta-humans in Horror.  Research of your chosen sub-genre is strongly ad
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Science Fiction Deep Dive

Sci-fiction sub-genres explore the possibilities of what might be generally through the power of technology.  There are certain sub-genres of science-fiction that have some very strong tropes that you must follow (The tropes themselves define the sub-genre).  Be aware of them when tagging your stories.   Sub-genres: Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk/Tech Noir, Dystopian, Hard Science Fiction, Libertarian Sci-Fi, Military Sci-Fi, Science Fantasy, Soft Sci-Fi, Space Opera,
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Quarter 2 2022 Reading Report

Quarter 2, 2022 Reading Report Top 10 Most Recommended Stories Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim CDMX by Carlos Hazday Inherited by lomax61 Tied up in Knotts by Mrsgnomie Spirit Wolves by kbois Luke Hanson's Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews Awoken by the Wolf by Georgie DHainaut Shadow Effect by kbois The Knight's Tale by Tim Hobson   Top 10 Stories Per Primary Gen
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Literary Fiction Deep Dive

Literary fiction is focused on the exploration of the human condition.  Sub-genres: Contemporary Literary, Historical Literary   Top 10 Most Read - Contemporary Literary Stronger Than Lions by Sean J Halford Thicker Than Water by John Henry Brian: Taking Courage by Robert Hugill Desafinado: Slightly Out of Tune by LJCC As They Say - (Revised) by D.K. Daniels Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in
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Mystery Genre In Depth

Mystery sub-genres of mystery focus on investigating events.  Depending on the sub-genre, this can be solving a crime or murder, finding missing persons, finding missing stuff, or solving a grand historical conspiracy.   Sub-genres: Caper, Cozy Mystery, Detective, Historical Mystery, Light Mystery, Noir/Hard-Boiled, Police Procedural   Top 10 Most Read  - Light Mystery Circumnavigation by C James Box Shaped Heart by Laura S. Fox T
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Thriller/Suspense Genre In Depth

Sub-genres of Thriller/suspense are similar to action/adventure in that they tend to focus on events and moving things along.  But where Action/adventure is focused more on fun/mystery, Thriller/Suspense is focused more on fear/horror. There tends to be a mystery element as well. Tends to have deeper engagement with the character to make you care if they survive. The Thriller sub-genres tend to be edge of your seat and villan driven. Suspense is more towards the mystery end of the spectrum.
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Western Deep Dive

Sub-genres of westerns focus on the western United States, the frontier in general, and the rugged individuals that tend to populate such places.  The sub-genres can range from the historical context, the present day, or the weird with fantasy and aliens invading the west. Sub-genres: Weird West, Western Historical, Western Modern, Western Romance, Western Sci-Fi   Top 10 Most Read Western Modern Change of Heart by sojourn Riding Lessons by Andrew To
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Historical Deep Dive

Historical genres focus on different time periods in history or the speculation of alternate history.   Sub-genres: Alternate, Ancient Greco-Roman, Ancient Orient, Cold War, Industrial Revolution, Medieval, Non-Contemporary, Western, World Wars   Top 10 Most Read Non-Contemporary Historical Live, Love, Lose by LittleCherryBlossom26 Russia - My Home by Tallguyct Rome by CLJobe The Golden Portifor by Mike Arram Papa Stour by
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All Stories Updated in 2021

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories On Fire by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories CDMX by Carlos Hazday Ridley by Krista The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Ancalagon by Cia The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus On Fire by Cia Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Our Christmas Songbook by Valkyrie GFD: Blade Of Shadows by Comicality After Practice by Comicality
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Quarter 4 2022 Reading Report

Quarter 4, 2022 Reading Report Top 10 Most Recommended Stories Quarter 4 2022 Jay's Loelife: A GA Exclusive Epic-logue by Mrsgnomie Shadow Effect by kbois Stolen: Unearthing the Lore by lomax61 Inherited by lomax61 Flying Circus by Carlos Hazday Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox The Cat Burglar by Aditus Corrupting the Innocent by kbois I Hate This Town by Demiurge Spirit Wolves by kbois Top 10 Stories
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Horror Deep Dive

The Horror genres range from possible creep outs to graphic gore to monsters to weird science and dimensional horrors.  They generally focus on giving an a scare and a thrilling rush. Sub-genres: Gothic, Horror - Modern, Monster, Psychological, Splatterpunk, Weird Science, Zombie   Top 10 Most Read Horror - Modern GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Shelter by Comicality The Mantis Variant - Book One by Adam Andrews Johnson Savage Moon 06 - T
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General Fiction Genre In Depth

General fiction are fiction stories that don't clearly fall into other more strongly defined genre fiction. This category also features two common Gay Story mainstays, "Coming of Age" and "Rich Boy".  With Rich Boy being extremely common escapism fiction from the dawn of the internet where the usually teenage character had enough wealth not to deal with the downsides of being Gay.  (Far more extreme in the 1980s and 1990s) Sub-genres: Coming of Age, Drama, Experimental, Prompt, Rich Boy
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90 Day Genre and Tag Reading - Jan 22, 2022

As part of our effort in 2022 to give more data to authors and readers about what's getting read here at Gay Authors, I am posting this Tag and Genre Reads report. For the numbers shown, please realize that they are tabulated based on the tags and genres associated with each story times the number of times that story is read.  Since all stories can have more than one tag and more than one genre, you can't add together individual numbers and have anything meaningful. One other note... we are
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General Fiction Deep Dive 2

Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Coming of Age Follows the personal growth and development of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. "growing up" Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour Temporary Hold The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold An English Teen, Circumcised in the USA by Riley Jericho Complete Paternity by Mark Arbour Complete Adam Blake by CLJobe Complete What Happened To The Baxter Boys by M
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All Stories Updated in 2022

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories On Fire by Cia A Fresh Start by Comicality Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories A Home For Christmas by Comicality Winter Haven's Dyrpath by Cia The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus On Fire by Cia Gap Year by Mark Arbour On The Outside by Comicality Left Without Words by Comicality First day of Christmas by northie The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Fl
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Fantasy Genre Deep Dive 2

Sub-genres of fantasy, of which there are many, focus on speculative elements of writing that have an extremely unlikely possibility of actually being real. Magic, fantastic beasts, and in many cases the places you find them, all land in fantasy.   Sub-genres: Alternate History, Anthropomorphic Fantasy, Arcanepunk, Arthurian, Assassin, Crossworlds/Portals, Dragon Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Flintlock, Gaslamp, General Fantasy, Grimdark, High/Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Lost World,
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Non-Fiction Deep Dive

Nonfiction is prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people. Sub-genres: Autobiography, Biography, Creative Non-Fic, Letter, Reference   Top 10 Most Read - Reference The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Poetry by AC Benus The Great Mirror of Same-Sex Love - Prose by AC Benus Audre Lorde Knows What I Mean – 2021 in review by AC Benus One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus WL's Mainstre
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Quarter 3 2022 Reading Report

Quarter 3, 2022 Reading Report Top 10 Most Recommended Stories Shadow Effect by kbois Faithful to the Cause by Mrsgnomie Boundaries: An Old West Tale by Headstall Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie For Better or For Worse by kbois Spirit Wolves by kbois Luke Hanson's Mind & Punishment: A Teen in Despair by James Matthews Worlds Apart by Grumpy Bear House of Frost by Dabeagle On Track by Headstall   Top 10 Stories
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