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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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History Genre Deep Dive 2

Top 8 Most Read Historical - Alternate Nazi's win WWII, Napoleon win's the Battle of Waterloo, Roman Empire never fell without fantasy/speculative fiction items (other than alternate history). The Man in the High Castle Capitol Hill - Summer of '22 Book VI by Carlos Hazday Complete Do Over by dkstories Complete Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Temporary Hold Do Over Redux by dkstories Complete Let's Do It by dkstories Complete Doing It Right by d
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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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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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General Fiction Deep Dive 3

Top 10 Most Read General Fiction - Coming of Age Follows the personal growth and development of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. "growing up" Thicker Than Water by John Henry In Process You're so Weird by Arch Hunter In Process The Cockney Canuck by Dodger Temporary Hold Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete All My Dreams Pass Before My Eyes by JLynch Complete Adam Blake by CLJobe Complete Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Ter
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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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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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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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Fantasy Genre Deep Dive 3

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 Of Pride and Power by W_L In Process Mine! by Cia Complete Fortitude by Cia Complete Dawn of Tears by dkstories Complete Goon by dkstories Complete The Flamekeepers of Delta Psi Theta by Kelevra Temporary Hold The Spirit of the Plum B
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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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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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Comedy Genre Deep Dive #3

Top 10 Most Read Comedy - Comedy Modern Funny and less serious stories set in modern times The Best Year by Krista Complete Thicker Than Water by John Henry In Process Black Widow by Mark Arbour Complete Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Complete Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys by Laura S. Fox Complete Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Complete The Charm of His Company by Geron Kees Complete Talented Teens by AusGlitterati Complete
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Comedy Genre Deep Dive #2

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, Satire, Surreal Comedy, Tall Tale   Top 10 Most Read - Comedy Modern Funny and less serious stories set in modern times Chasing Rusty Parker by Laura S. Fox Jay's Loelife by Mrsgnomie Black Widow by Mark Arbour What Happened To The Baxter Boys by Mancunian
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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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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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All Stories Updated in 2020

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories Apart by northie The Horse Thief by Laura S. Fox Adrift by Mann Ramblings He Said Maybe by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Holiday Rush by Comicality Christmas Confidential by Valkyrie Baby, it's cold outside! by Aditus First Snow by Cia Watching You, Watching Me by Comicality The Keys to the Far Castle by CarlHoliday Born Again by Valkyrie Battle for So
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All Stories Updated in 2019

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories The Singing Cup by Rigby Taylor Geist by CassieQ Wide Open Spaces by Renee Stevens Romance is Real... or Just False Advertising by Cia Deal or No Deal by Valkyrie Heartache & Terror by quokka The Passenger on Platform Six by Drew Payne A Leg to Stand On by Valkyrie Harbinger by Cia Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories Our Christmas Cookbook by Valkyrie Spirit of Fir
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All Stories Updated in 2018

Recently Updated 'Premium' Stories Strawberry Chapstick by Comicality Recently Updated 'Signature Author' Stories GA Writing Prompts by Dolores Esteban Summer's End by Parker Owens The Hollow Hills by Valkyrie Castle Dark by Cole Matthews Superhero Surprise by Cia Igneous by Valkyrie Culled by Parker Owens The Death, Life and Suicide of Tommy Crouch by Tarek Donohue by Mikiesboy Lifting the Veil by Headstall Je
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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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Action/Adventure Genre Deep Dive 2

Welcome to the 2024 Genre deep dive. We're going to be doing these each week based on the feedback we got last year. There are plans to keep tweaking things.  We have already started the process of making software updates for the site now that we have found a new software developer.  There are nice enhancements for blogs like this and our weekly wrap ups that we'll see later in the year. Let us know what you like and what you'd like to see and we'll see what we can do.   A
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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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