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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 22 - Apr 28)

Happy Sunday, y'all!  I hope everyone has had a great week and a wonderful weekend so far. At a quick glance, it looks like our promoted authors were very very busy this past week!  So if you missed one of their updates, you can find it below!  Don't forget, the deadline for the Spring Anthology is in just a couple more weeks, so make sure to get your stories to Valkyrie so that they can be looked over by the proof team. Please make sure they are edited prior to sending them in!    
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Anthology Flashback: Spring 2011 - People Are Strange

It is time for another Anthology Flashback.  This week we are featuring Spring 2011 's People are Strange anthology.   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th     Would you mind taking the time to leave a review for our writers?
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Featured Story: Boy Story - The Road Taken

Before we get started this beautiful Monday morning (at least here), I wanted to give a quick Thank You to @wildone for handling the wrap up for me. It was greatly appreciated!  Now, let's take a look at what the review team has for us this week. Today we're featuring Boy Story: The Road Taken by Rip Skor. Thank you to Puppilull for this review!     Boy Story: The Road Taken Rip Skor   Reviewer: Puppilull Status: Complete Word Count: 172,006   As
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Update (April 8 - April 21)

Renee is taking a much deserved day off from the blog, so that means you are stuck with me Hope it all goes well!   Monday, Cia started us off the week with introducing our April Classic Author:     Tuesday it was Myr's time to step up to the plate and help us out with Tech Tuesday:   Wednesday Cia followed up her Monday blog with an excerpt from for our April Classic Author:   Thursday was Myr's chance to showcase a Anthology Flashback:  
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Anthology Flashback: Winter 2010 - Haunted

This week's flashback brings us back to Winter 2010.  Haunted.  Check them out:       Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th
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April Classic Author Excerpt: No Strings by Sara Alva

Did you catch Monday's blog featuring Sara Alva's coming of age short story, No Strings? If you're a fan of her story, don't forget to download the signature graphic to share it through the month. If you haven't read the story yet, maybe this excerpt will help change your mind!    I chose this except because it tells you a lot about the story. Yes, it gives away a bit of the "BIG EVENT" but the true insights you get are into the characters. Sara has a knack for bringing them to life i
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April Classic Author Feature: No Strings by Sara Alva

Oh, those tumultuous days of teenage angst, as the high school years are winding down and graduation looms--real life is coming. How do they bridge the gap between child and adult? Well... Yeah, so it's not necessarily a complicated question. But then again, for some, it's not that easy either. Check out this great short story by Sara Alva, that just so happens to be our featured Classic Author story this month.  No Strings by Sara Alva   Length: 11,010   Desc
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 8 - Apr 14)

Sorry for the delay this morning! Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to get your entry in for the 2018 Summer Novella contest! Now let's take a look at this week's happenings.     Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due Today   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall An
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Featured Story: Travelling Home

Monday, Monday, Monday. What could we possibly have for you on a Monday? Oh yeah! We have a new featured story for you. This week, courtesy of Timothy M., we are taking a look at Travelling Home by podga. Hopefully you'll like what you read and it will prompt you to go and read the story itself!   Travelling Home podga Reviewer: Timothy M. Status: Complete Word Count: 24,715   With this review I pay homage to the author who brought me to GA five years ago, and to a
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 1 - Apr 7)

Hope everyone had a good week. Don't forget that the deadline for the novella contest is the 15th. So far we only have one entry, so I'm hoping to see at least a couple more before the deadline is here. Now, let's take a look at the past week.     Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018

Anthology Flashback: Summer 2010 - Out of This World

Authors, take note, there is a deadline fast approaching for the Novella Contest!  We are also 6 weeks out from 2 anthologies!  Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th   This week's Ant
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Author Interviews

Ask an Author 2.0 - #6

And we’re back. Sometimes I wish a few of my favorite GA authors were still around. I have questions about what inspired them to write a particular story, how they decided on locations, or even how they settled on a character’s name. Unfortunately, those I’d most be interested in asking aren’t around these days. Will you face the same regrets I do in a couple of years? Think of one of our new hotshot writers and send me a question. I’ll get it answered and we can all learn a bit more about

April CSR Feature: X-Dream Makeover by Cris Kane

Happy April! This year is moving right along, isn't it? Well let's take a moment to read a story that might seem too good to be true... but yes, it just might make the characters' dreams come true! Part of a series, let's start at the beginning with X-Dream Makeover by Cris Kane!    X-Dream Makeover by Cris Kane   Length: 40,362 Description: A mysterious shop in San Francisco's Chinatown draws customers who wish to transform their lives.   A Reader Said: 
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 25 - 31)

I hope everyone had a great week this past week. Time to take a look back to see what you might have missed in the various GA staff blogs.         Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions

Anthology Flashback: Spring 2010 - I'd Never Do That

This week's Anthology flashback brings back to Spring 2010 - I'd Never Do That! Now in Alphabetical Order: For Authors! We'd also like to remind all authors that we have 4 Anthology themes for 2018 and a Novella Contest:   Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: F
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March CSR Discussion Day: Nocturnal Emissions by JulieLHayes

Do you read fanfiction? There are a lot of readers who enjoy it, and a lot of writers who write it, including Myr. It's a small, but growing group on GA. So this month I thought I'd feature a Harry Potter fanfiction featuring Sirius Black and Remus Lupin--Nocturnal Emissions by Julie L Hayes. Did you have a chance to read it? Make sure you share your thoughts below, but first enjoy this  interview with Julie!   Do you eat your fruits and vegetables? Definitely! More vegetables tha
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 18-24)

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend so far. Don't forget that the deadline for the Summer novella contest is April 15th! Now, let's look at what we had going on this week.     Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall A
Renee Stevens

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Anthology Flashback: Summer 2009 - Carpe Diem

In no particular order:                       For Authors! We'd also like to remind all authors that we have 4 Anthology themes for 2018 and a Novella Contest:   Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight B
Myr

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March Classic Author Excerpt: Paying the Piper by Libby Drew

Did you catch Monday's blog featuring Libby Drew's murder mystery, Paying the Piper? If you're a fan of her story, don't forget to download the signature graphic to share it through the month! If you haven't read the story yet, maybe this excerpt will help change your mind!    I chose this excerpt because it's the start of the story. It's very dramatic, for one, shocking and graphic, but you also get a very quick glimpse into the main characters, both their basic personality and a lot
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March Classic Author Feature: Paying the Piper by Libby Drew

This month's great mystery isn't how to find the Leprechaun's gold at the end of the rainbow... but just whodunnit in Libby Drew's murder mystery story, Paying the Piper. Set in small town, USA, this story is really driven by the characters--and with a small town, everyone knows everyone and ALL their business--so the drama is high!     Length: 81,568 words Description: One small town, two murders, and countless suspects. Irreverent police chief, Quent, and his reluctan
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 11 - Mar 17)

Hey Y'all!  Hope you have all had a great week. Before we get started on the wrap up, a really quick reminder that it's less than a month before the deadline for the Novella contest. Make sure to get your story in before April 15th!  Now, let's take a look at what happened in the blogs this week.     Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spri
Renee Stevens

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Anthologies

Anthology Flashback: Fall 2008: Anniversary

Another week has arrived and it's time for another Anthology flashback.       As always, we thank all these authors once again for participating.  If it is not too much trouble, would you be willing to write a review for these authors?  Even if some of them are no longer around, I'm sure other readers will appreciate the effort.  The authors that are still with us surely will.     For Authors! We'd also like to remind all authors that we have 4 Antho
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Myr in Anthologies

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Featured Stories

Author Promo: northie

Wow, it's been a while since we've done an author promo. This month we're taking a look at northie. Northie was asked to pick three stories and answer the three questions: What gave you the idea for this story? What was your favorite thing about writing this story? & Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description. If you would like to do an author promo for the blog, please check out the blog feature opportunities thread. Now, let's take a look at what north
Featured Stories

Featured Story: Predator Prey

Well, we're at the start of another week and this week we are going to look at a story written by Parker Owens called "Predator Prey". If you like what spikey has to say in the review, why not go check out the story and leave the author a review! Also, if you've read a story you've enjoyed lately, and would like to see it featured in the GA News Blog, simply shoot me a PM and send me a review. I'm always looking for reviews.   Predator Prey Parker Owens   Reviewer: spike
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