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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 28 - June 3)

I think we have a topic of what are you listening too, what are you reading off site, but do we have one of what are you watching? Well let me know here   Personally this weekend I watched a series, 2 seasons, called Ragnarok. It is dubbed into English from Danish as I like to watch and listen to a show, not read it. That is what books are for, right?  It is an interesting take on Norse Mythology put into modern day settings. So if you sez to yourself, great another super hero movie about T
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Secret Author Contest Rewind #3 - April Fool's

2017 brought us the next edition of the GA secret author series, and that's no joke!  Even though it's June first, not April first, check out the ten stories in the April Fool's contest here:   https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/89-2017-april-fools/   Information on the current secret author contest can be found here:   
Valkyrie

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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

May CSR Discussion Day: Dejection and Hope by Demiurge

Did you read Demiurge's story, Dejection and Hope that was featured for this month's CSR? What did you think? Or you can share your thoughts on Demiurge's responses to my interview questions as I dared to let us all get to know them!! 🫣 Well, first (From Demi): Chocolate or Vanilla? Neither. What’s something personal about you people might be surprised to know? I’m an emergency dispatcher. What something you like to do when you’re not writing? I really en
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 21 - May 27)

Another week, another day, another hour  . I had a nice short week last week as in Canadia we had the Victoria Day Long Weekend last weekend, and I believe some 'mericans have the Memorial Day Long Weekend going on right now. I believe our friends back across the pond in the UK have this weekend as one of their Bank Holidays. Tomorrow I do believe the French have Whit Monday, I also think in the Australian Capital Region they have Reconciliation Day on Monday, but does the the rest of Australia
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Secret Author Contest Rewind #2 - Secret Admirer

It's time to revisit the next of our past secret author contests.  Here are 13 stories from 2016's Secret Admirer contest.  Be sure to check out @Cole Matthews winning story Jager.  IMO, it's one of the best stories on the site.   Link to Secret Admirer stories:  https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/?filter_categories=82&   It's not too late to start writing your own secret author story for this year's contest!  @Cia has received one story already, so let's keep working
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Signature Feature

May Signature Author Feature: Zombies Like Us by Dodger

May came in like a scorcher here, and I felt like a vampire hiding from the wicked, evil sun (more than usual). In this story, Zombies Like Us, by Dodger one character doesn't even have to try when it comes to creating his costume... and he's got plans for a select few. I liked this short story shared in one of our anthologies back when I first read it, and I hope you'll like it now too!  Length: 10,930 Description: Jody doesn’t need to dress up for Halloween, he’s already a zomb
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 14 - May 20)

For some reason today I am giddy  Not sure why. Maybe you can think up a reason why Steve is giddy today. Let me know? Here is a straw poll, with just over two months to go until the publishing of the Secret Author Contest, who thinks they will write one? WAIT. Full stop, it won't be a secret if you tell everyone here that you will be writing. Unless you are up to trickery and have no plans to write and post that you are going to write. It was pretty quiet this week on the GA News Blo
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Secret Author Contest Rewind - Secret Santa

In 2015, GA offered the first of a series of secret author contests, Secret Santa.  I thought revisiting this contest would be great for inspiration for our latest secret author contest.  There were 21 stories submitted for the Secret Santa contest... can we beat that number for our "secret" secret author contest?   Link to all Secret Santa stories: https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/?filter_categories=80&   Information about the current contest:  
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 7 - May 13)

Hello all from the province that is on fire  Thanks to all the people from all over the US of A, the rest of Canada, some Aussies and other foreigners for coming to help. Nice to know that everyone can come together and help out when things like this happen   So, whatcha reading?  I'm just leaving it at that. Or if you aren't reading what are you writing?  Besides a response to me   Well since we are on the cusp of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, curious if any summer plans are bein
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Reviews

Featured Story: Silverwolf

Good Monday Morning . If it isn't, things should be on the up and up after you read this great review done by @chris191070 for the Review Team. Enjoy!!     Silverwolf by Wayne Gray Reviewer: chris191070 Status: Complete Word Count: 43,705 Well let's dive into the world of the supernatural this month. We are treated to something very different from Wayne.  We meet Jed, a man with many talents who is used to life in Northern California. But things begin to change
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 30 - May 6)

Hey all So, if your city, town country, etc. has a beer festival and you don't fight the demons of the alcohol , I suggest you might want to check it out!! Today I went to the Calgary International Beer Festival and somehow I'm still of the mind that I think I can right this blog  Myself, I'm more a straight kind of pilsner kind of guy, seldomly venturing into the the likes of IPA's, stouts, ales, and all the others. Well, I surprised myself . I had a great day at the festival and think t
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Upcoming Writing Events

Now that our awesome poetry anthology has wrapped up, it's time to take a look at what's coming up next. Submissions for the Secret Story Contest are due to Cia by July 1st.  More information can be found here: Submissions for the Leap of Faith anthology are due to the proof team by October 1st.   I am working on updating the guidelines and will post them soon.  In the meantime, get started on those secret author stories!  Just don't tell us about it   
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Author Interviews

Ask An Author 3.0 #28

For the NSYNC fans out there, I hope y'all had a merry transition from April to May. As with a new month, Ask An Author comes to showcase a deserving author. An anonymous reader sent me a list of questions for @Laura S. Fox. Let's see how she responded. • • • • • Laura S. Fox 13 Stories / 1,588,251 Words    How long have you been writing gay-themed fiction and what got you started? I have been writing this type of story for as long as 16 years if I'm coun
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

May CSR Feature: Dejection and Hope by Demiurge

Well May's a nice, loooong month, so you get a nice looong story. Let's see if you can get past the urge to just keep reading. I know I started to check which story I wanted to feature, and once I read chapter one, before I knew it I was on chapter ten... so I knew this was it!  Dejection and Hope by @Demiurge Length: 129,052 Description: All Seth wanted was ramen. A small, androgynous, blond was not on his shopping list. Nor was an outspoken new friend and therapy. He’d obvi
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 23 - Apr. 29)

It appears that spring has finally sprung in my neck of the woods. All week we are supposed to be above 20 (68F) and by Thursday up to 27 (80.6 F)  I will need to be bringing out the SPF 2200 for that day 😊 Sure enough, I head back to the office grind on Monday, but I really can't complain about the temperatures as I was not going to let the weather dictate my vacation so I wore shorts and sandals every day 😎I do however hope that everyone that are experiencing adverse weather in their area are
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Anthologies

2023 Poetry Anthology: Exploration - Wrap Up!

I'd like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make the return of the GA Poetry Anthology a huge success!  We had 14 poetry submissions to read, all of which are linked to below.  If you haven't already, I highly recommend checking them out and leaving our site poets a comment, reaction, review, recommendation, or all of the above!  Based on the reception of this year's anthology, I think it's safe to say it will be back again next year.  So thank you, site poets for your incredibl
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

April CSR Discussion Day: A Love to Last by vanalas

April showers bring... May showers, at least where I live! How about you? If you've been stuck indoors, maybe you checked out this month's looong featured CSR story, A Love to Last? Or it'll be this week's evening entertainment of choice after this interview with the author, vanalas! (Or maybe you might pick another of vanalas' stories!) Q: Are you a person who makes their bed in the morning, or do you not see much point? A: It depends with my mood. There are mornings when I wake up an
Cia

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Anthologies

2023 Poetry Anthology: Week 3 Now Live!

Welcome to week 3 of the 2023 Poetry Anthology, and the release of several great poems or poem collections by some of GA's authors & poets. This year the theme picked is so open, authors really can take readers anywhere on a journey of...   Exploration   *Additional poetry chapters posting this week: Backwoods Boy's Autumn Explorations, Headstall's Treasures Found, & Parker Owens/AC Benus' Cadence Don't forget to like, comment, and review! 
Cia

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr. 16 - Apr. 22)

The one good thing about taking forced holidays is you get a lot of crap done that you should have done way in the past  Let's see, I finally got my painting done that I started in November. Bought new appliances that I wanted to do before Christmas and got some new furniture too! So I will host the next GA Friday night party, and you all are invited . You can all crash on my new couch   Now what to do in the week ahead ? Any recommendations? I am working my way slowly through the Poetry An
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Signature Feature

April Signature Author Excerpt: Shadow Honor by Cynus

Did you catch Monday's blog where I featured Cynus's story, Shadow Honor? This is one of my favorite genres, and I have to agree with @JeffreyL because I really like the way that @Cynus used the tattoo magic in the storyline. Have you read this story? Share your thoughts below if you didn't get the chance to share your love on Monday. If not, maybe this except will draw you in enough to make you go read (warning: You're going to want to have NOTHING else to do for a while!)  Want to read
Cia

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Signature Feature

April Signature Author Feature: Shadow Honor by Cynus

Okay, another long story feature and this one has themes of fantasy which we all know I love! If you haven't given this Signature Author's story, Shadow Honor by @Cynus, a shot, what have you been doing?? Better yet, it's part of a series! Full of political intrigue, magic, demons, and more.... there's a ton in store for intrepid readers! Length: 126,057 Description: In the depths beneath the Everbright City lies a vast complex of caves known as The Shade. The Underking of the Sh
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (April 9 - April 15)

Did you notice we had an announcement this week that you won't probably see regular blogs about every week? It was a bit busier week than usual on a Anthology release week. Now that we have two weeks of poetry anthos out, tell me 2 things. 1, how many have you read. 2, which one would you recommend to others? Okay, you don't have to choose just 1, but was thinking that we might get a wide range of likes. Maybe even tell us what you liked about it as if you were a salesman selling poems lik
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Anthologies

2023 Poetry Anthology: Week 2 Now Live!

Welcome to week 2 of the 2023 Poetry Anthology, and the release of several great poems or poem collections by some of GA's authors & poets. This year the theme picked is so open, authors really can take readers anywhere on a journey of...   Exploration         Additional poetry chapters posting this week: AC Benus' Second Sight: Remembering Some San Francisco Neighborhoods Don't forget to like, comment, and review! 
Cia

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Announcements

Welcome Valkyrie, GA's Newest Admin!

Yes, we've conscripted another one!  In honor of all the hard work Valkyrie has been doing for the Prompt Blog, coordinating the Anthologies, Writing Contests, and in general awesomeness volunteering her time on the site... we've tagged and bagged her officially. Please join us in thanking and congratulating Valkyrie in becoming GA's latest admin!  @Valkyrie Author * Prompt Promoter * Anthology Organizer
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