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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jan 21 - Jan 27)

Hiya all!  Hope you all have had a great week!  Before we get into this week's wrap up, I wanted to take a quick second to point you in the direction of a giveaway that we are doing on GA. We'll be providing a code in the next couple of newsletters that will let you enter to win 1 of 3 copies of Barbed Wire Cowboy. For more information, check out the thread in the announcement forum!  Now, lets get to our weekly wrap up!           Contests 2018 Summer Nov
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Confide/ant

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 Lisa, we are taking a look at Confide/ant by Sasha Distan. Remember, if you're reading a story (or have read one) that you'd like to see featured in the blog, simply write a review and send it to me!     Confide/ant Sasha Distan   Reviewer: Lisa Status: Complete Word Count: 47,554   
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jan 14 - Jan 20)

Hard to believe that another week is already over!  I hope everyone has had a great week and a great weekend so far. Let's take a look at what happened in the blogs for 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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Anthologies

Anthology Flashback: Spring 2006 - Day of Silence

Check out the Spring 2006 Anthology!     Be sure to read and review!   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 Back - Due Nov 15th
Myr

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Classic Feature

January Classic Author Excerpt: Jake's Hand by Rec

Did you catch Monday's blog where we featured Rec's story, Jake's Hand? You can also download an image there for your signature if you want to share your enjoyment of the story and promote it to fellow readers! If you haven't read it yet, maybe this excerpt will help you decide to put it on your list!    Cia says:   I picked this excerpt because it resonated with because I work with students. I know how many have to overcome the assumptions made about them, and how hard it can be
Cia

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Classic Feature

January Classic Author Feature: Jake's Hand by Rec

January is a new year, a fresh start, or maybe just another month in the calendar for you... but it's all about time. Jake's Hand is set in 1969, an era far removed from what you would find in the world today. Choices the characters make... well, you'll have to read the story to find out!      Jake's Hand by Rec   Length: 80,964   Description: Two college men who have volunteered to tutor black kids for the 1969 summer in the South grow more and more
Cia

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Anthologies

Anthology Flashback: Spring 2007 - Fairy Tales

Take some time to check out our Fairy Tales Anthology from Spring 2007 In no particular order:   Would you mind taking a few minutes to leave a review for our hardworking authors?   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 201
Myr

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Classic Feature

Classic Author Special Review

We hope everyone had a great weekend!  Today is a "review" day and to help you start your week off, the review team has put together a special review featuring some stories by our Classic Authors. If you haven't read these, hopefully these reviews will make you want to add them to your reading list. A huge thank you goes out to the review team for helping keep the blog supplied with reviews.       Sandy Altimexis Reviewer: Lisa Status: Complete Word Count: 11,123
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 31 - Jan 6)

We hope everyone has had a wonderful start of the new year. As always, it's been a busy week in the various news blogs, so let's take a look at what you might have missed!     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
Renee Stevens

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Author Interviews

Ask An Author 2.0 #3

Happy New Year! We are back and this month our blog entry focuses on poets. Figures my first themed entry would be about a subject I rarely understand and often avoid. However, I’m here to pass your questions along, not to editorialize on what I like. So let’s get to it.  • • • • • This month’s first question is for asamvav111. Hailing from India, he’s an example of GA’s worldwide reach and membership. Don’t you all think GA should underwrite my travels so I can ask future questions in
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 24 - Dec 30)

Happy New Years Eve! We hope everyone had a great week and a very Merry Christmas!!!  Things have been busy in the various blogs lately, so lets get right to it!     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 Int
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Anthologies

Did you read these classic Anthologies?

We hope you had a great Christmas!  As we march closer to the end of 2017, did you get the chance to read our previous holiday anthologies?  Our 2004 Christmas Anthology: https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/7-2004-anthology-christmas/   Our 2006 Winter Anthology Blizzard Theme: https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/11-winter-blizzard/   Our 2015 Secret Santa Short Story contest:   https://www.gayauthors.or
Myr

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 17 - Dec 23)

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!  I hope you have all had a great week!  Just a reminder that you still have another month to read Christmas stories to participate in next months CSR Discussion day. You can read more about the December and January CSR here. Now, since I'm running late with the wrap up, let's get to it!     Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th
Renee Stevens

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Anthologies

Ghosts of Christmases Past

As we head into the final days before Christmas 2017, it might be a great time to take a break from the hectic holiday season and reread some of our anthologies from Christmases Past. Our 2004 Christmas Anthology: https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/7-2004-anthology-christmas/   Our 2006 Winter Anthology Blizzard Theme: https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/11-winter-blizzard/   Our 2015 Secret Santa Short Story Contest:
Myr

Myr in Anthologies

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Classic Feature

December Classic Author Excerpt: Tyler by Vlista

Did you catch Monday's blog featuring Vlista's teen drama, Tyler? Make sure you check it out and download your copy of the signature graphic at the bottom if you want to share your love for the story. Or, if you haven't read the story before or checked it out yet, enjoy this excerpt below!    Cia said:  Vlista's stories can be quite graphic and dark, but Tyler is more about the life after the worst a teen has faced than the negative experiences that shaped him. I really like the s
Cia

Cia in Classic Feature

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Classic Feature

December Classic Author Feature: Tyler by Vlista

This month I picked a Classic Author story to feature that might make for some difficult reading, but the hope inside the story is what I like to focus on. As one of the older stories on the site, you might have missed it before, but I hope everyone will enjoy Vlista's teen drama, Tyler!      Length: 86,934   Description: Tyler’s a foster kid, after being abused by his parents and mistreated in foster care he’s angry with the world and all but given up on finding t
Cia

Cia in Classic Feature

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 10 - Dec 16)

I hope everyone has had a great week so far!  If you haven't already done so, please check out Myr's announcement about the Birthday Policy Change. If you find yourself feeling like you're going in circles, and that you can't seem to get 100% complete, check to see if you've selected a favorite genre! Trust me, that kept me at 67% until I realized what I didn't do!  Now, let's see what happened this week!     Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th,
Renee Stevens

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 3 - Dec 9)

I hope everyone has had a great week. It's been a very busy week here on Gay Authors, so it's time to take a look back. Unsure if you missed any of this weeks blogs? Or did you miss any of the updates from our site's promoted authors? Now's your chance to find out!!!     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 15t
Renee Stevens

Renee Stevens in Weekly Wrap Up

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Author Interviews

Ask An Author 2.0 - #2

Welcome back to the new Ask An Author 2.0. Just a quick note that @Carlos Hazday has agreed to take over the Ask An Author feature, so please send your questions to him. I've already sent him the questions and answers that were sent to me. Now, I'll turn it over to Carlos. Renee has to be one of the busiest members on GA, so I’m stepping in and trying to help her a bit by taking on the Ask an Author monthly feature. I’ll remind you the questions come from you, not me or the staff. If there
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

December & January C S R Feature

That's right! Your eyes have not deceived you. This month the last Monday is Christmas, and New Year's is a Monday as well. There are other posts we're going to feature those days, so I thought I'd do something a little different these two months for our Can't Stop Reading selection(s). There are so many stories, there's sure to be a favorite for everyone to choose and share with each other!  In honor of the holidays, you can use the Advanced Search to find any story with "Christmas"
Cia

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 26 - Dec 2)

Good morning, y'all! I hope you have all had a great week. Have you read the 2017 Fall Anthology? If you missed the blog announcing the anthology going live, or any other site blog for that matter, don't fret! You can see what you might have missed right here in the weekly update blog! Afraid you missed a story posted by one of our promoted authors? We have those too!!!!     Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018   Anthologies 20
Renee Stevens

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Anthologies

Fall Anthology: The Fall Out & Secret Spaces *Now Live*

I know a lot of people have been looking forward to the release of the Fall Anthology. Luckily, the wait is over! Eleven stories have now been released for your enjoyment. I hope you find something you enjoy and don't forget to leave the author's a review to let them know what you think of their work! Thank you to all the Authors and their teams, the Anthology Proof Team for giving the stories a final polish, and Mann Ramblings for the Anthology banner! A special thank you to Valkyrie who took o
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

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
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