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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Congratulations on our newest Promising Author, Layla!   It's been a fantastic week and our week here at the GayAuthors.org News Blog started with our monthly Can't Stop Reading bookclub's Discussion Day for Reach by Promising Author Cassie Q!   Wednesday was an exciting day, with a great new writing tip from Libby on Specificity!   Finally - not only did comicfan give us two great new Writing Prompts for Friday - the greek chorus has already chimed in. The comments are wonde
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr: Discussion Day For Reach By Cassie Q!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please check out our reminder that political posts are not allowed in GA Forums   Thank you, and now back to Can't Stop Reading Discussion Day for Reach, by Cassie Q!   Has everyone read the story for this month? I hope so, because it was really good! Cassie's Reach is worth the effort to untangle the wicked weave of the twisted plot she wrote.   Do you know arousal?" To make his intentions more clear, Chad stepped forward, trapping the teen against the wall and blatantly i
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

The week started off on a great note with a review by Wicked Witch of Promising Author JMH's The Centurion Cycle.   Wednesday, we had a great (and timely) article by Andrew_Q_Gordon on So you wanna be an Author - hope you took marketing classes. Andy gave us some great tips based on his experience - and timely as he just released his book Purpose yesterday! But whether you are writing an eBook, a published book or story that you are posting in GA.Stories, his advice is really good for any auth
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: The Centurion Cycle

As always, we couldn't do this without help. Thank you Wicked Witch for this great review of Promising Author JMH's "The Centurion Cycle" - much appreciated! If you have a story that hasn't been reviewed yet and want to write a review for us, let us know!   Trebs and Renee Stevens   The Centurion Cycle by JMH   Reviewer: Wicked Witch Status: In Process Current Word Count: 698,166   Some authors awe you with the way they managed to build vast, complex cohesive plots
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Hope your week has been going well. Here, we started with a review by Wildone of Hosted Author Krista's Something Unexpected!   Wednesday, we were pleased to be able to announce GayAuthors.org's first Anthology eBook: Best of 2006.   Speaking of anthologies, Friday we pre-empted out weekly prompts (don't worry - they'll be back next week) for the announcement of our 2013 Summer Anthology! This anthology who's theme is "Roll the Dice" is now live and has so many great stories to read. Enjoy!
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Anthologies

2013 Summer Anthology Now Live!

That's right! I know y'all have been waiting patiently for it, and today that patience is being rewarded! This go around we had eleven authors take the challenge to write a story using the theme of "Roll the Dice". I hope you enjoy what they came up with! 2013 Summer Anthology: Roll the Dice       A Deadly Choice Bill W       Coupled in Synchronicity Cia       Ghost of a Chance Dolores Esteban       Hard Choices comicfan    
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Something Unexpected

Our thanks to Wildone, who has written a great review of Hosted Author Krista's Something Unexpected. We hope you enjoy it!   Something Unexpected By Krista Reviewer: Wildone Status: Complete Words: 158,336   I was in conversation with Krista a while back and she mentioned a story of hers that I have never had the opportunity to read. Something Unexpected is a very appropriate name for this great story.   I debated on if to call this review a ‘before and after’ entry
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

So - June is busting out all over! Barely into the month, and at least here in California, we're totally in a summer swelter. Of course, a great remedy is just staying cool inside, reading some great fiction... Hmmm - gee, where to go for great fiction...   We started our week kicking off the June CSR - Can't Stop Reading Book club entry of Reach by CassieQ. Oh hey - maybe THIS is the great fiction I was talking about? Ya - check it out, and be sure to come back on June 24th for the CSR discus
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Author Interviews

Wacky Wednesday: Ask An Author #5

Ask an Author #5   Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors!   In AtA #4, we had questions for authors comicfan, Cia, C James, and Comicality.   In AtA #5, we hear from authors wrathofmagneto, naptowngirl, and C James.   For their protection, the members who asked these questions shall remain nameless (unless they choose to reveal themselves). Please note that all author replies are copied as is, spelling errors and grammar eccentricities ori
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr June Story!

Happy June! Jeez, summer is here already. I'm shocked, I tell you. This year has absolutely flown by. I thought this week I'd feature a great author you'll also be seeing in the Summer Premium Anthology, and following site eBook ... CassieQ! You have 3 weeks to read this selection before our Discussion day on June 24th! Reach by Cassie Q   Length: 51,113   Description: In a world similar to ours, a young man must take his final step into adulthood. After a cruel initiation howeve
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

He's baaacccckkk! Heh - this is my first Weekly Update in seven weeks, but as I mentioned in our Wednesday blog, I've been able to use this time to deal with a number of things and now that I have a handle on my offline life, I can put in a bit more time to this wonderful online community.   So - what has been happening around here? Well, as is usual for the last Monday of the month, we had the Discussion Day for our Can't Stop Reading book club, where May's reads were four Reader's Choice A
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Discussion Day: Rca Anthology Winners

Can you believe summer is almost here? Well, it is! But first, first we get to discuss some very interesting anthologies from the last few years voted as the best of each year ... by you! Well, the yous that were around each year when the site voted for the Reader's Choice Awards. In this case, we're discussing 4 stories from 2010, 2011, and 2012. Welcome to May's CSR discussion day.   2010: A Chance Encounter by Jian Sierra (tie) (Contemporary Drama)   2010: The Search for Pandora by Grae
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Welcome to another look back at the week here on GA! Happy looong weekend to the USA'ers too.   Monday we featured TMmCallahan's Dust & Ash. Wicked Witch reviewed this truly wonderful, and looooooooooong story! lol. Trust me, you want to read this!   Wednesday we had the very sad news that a long term member of GA, NaperVic, passed away. A member from nearly the very beginning, Vic was always here to help others and touched many lives of members new and old. He was a mainstay in chat, w
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Memorial

Napervic: 1968 - 2013, Rest In Peace

It's with great sadness that we report that one of our most notable members, NaperVic, passed away recently.   As many of you know, Vic was an active guy who enjoyed working out and running with his dog Mina. He had been warming up for a race when he suffered a major heart attack. After being rushed to the hospital, he remained unconscious until he slipped into a coma. Though he put up an amazing fight to survive, he finally succumbed to his injuries and passed away.   Vic has been active o
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Dust & Ash

Once upon a hot rock band ... a new author came to GA. Dust & Ash is an incredibly popular story following the Boys of Summer band as they face all sorts of challenges, both personal and professional.           Dust & Ash by TMcCallahan   Reviewer: Wicked Witch Status: In Process Word Count: 379,861   Dust & Ash is one of the most complex romances I've stumbled across, the work of master writer TMcCallahan. It keeps you hooked in an endless, dizzying
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Are you having a good weekend? I intend to spend mine relaxing and writing! I might even fit in an answer to one of this week's prompts! Or maybe I'll read some of this week's updates from our Hosted and Promising Authors.   Running Far Afield by Libby Drew was our featured story on Monday. This 17k short story was reviewed by Fishwings. A huge fan of hers, he had this to say: I was more than just pleasantly surprised. “Running Far Afield” proved to be one of the best stories I have come acro
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Running Far Afield By Libby Drew

Today we'd like to take another look at one of the site's Hosted Authors, a popular writer with a lot of skills which she brings to bear on all her writing. Please enjoy this review by Fishwings on Running Far Afield. Running Far Afield By Libby Drew   Reviewer: Fishwings Status: Complete Words: 17,178   Libby Drew is a talented author; there is no doubt about that. After reading through the fast-paced, riveting “State of Mind,” I was eager to pick something else that s
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Sorry for the late post again this week; I had family visiting I haven't seen in a few months. As for GA ... lots of drama here this week! Let's take a look back, shall we?   Monday was relatively quiet ... I announced our short story line up for the Can't Stop Reading Blog Book Club. We will be reading the last 3 year's Reader's Choice Award Winners. Take a look at the stories, and join us for the Discussion Day on 5/27. You can ask the authors questions (or send them in ahead of time via a
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr May Stories ... Reader's Choice Anthologies!

For May's Can't Stop Reading Book Club I decided to go an easy way out and pick short stories I know are site favorites since we were avoiding a novel. So, for this month we will be reading the past 3 year's Reader's Choice Best Anthology award winners! We'll have 4 stories, not 3, because the 2010 winners tied. I hope you enjoy reading one, or all, of these.   HELP!!!: I'd love some feedback from participants for this month's discussion day. What would you like the format to be? More reviews?
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Running a little bit behind today, but it was another big week here at Gay Authors!!   On Monday we had the discussion on the CSR Bookclub's pick of the month, Josh's Blog by Carl Holiday! If you haven't already joined in on the discussion, there is still plenty of time, so go check it out.   On Wednesday we featured Ask An Author #4, brought to us by Dark! This week we had answers from four authors instead of three. Go check it out to see what Comicfan, Cia, CJames, and Comicality had to sa
Author Interviews

Wacky Wednesday: Ask An Author #4

Now that April is over, what better way to usher in May than with some answers from our favorite Authors. Dark once again brings us a new installment of Ask an Author. Do you have a question you've been wanting to ask your favorite author and haven't for one reason or another? Let Dark know! Ask an Author #4   Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors!   In AtA #3, we had questions for authors Luka Fox, Johnathan Colourfield, and Andrew Q Go
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Discussion Day: Josh's Blog By Carl Holiday

It’s that time again … CSR’s Discussion Day. This month we read Josh’s Blog by Carl Holiday. I hope you enjoyed the story; I can’t wait to see what thoughts readers had. Below is a review by yours truly where I shared my feelings on the story and Carl’s writing. Check out the info afterward about CSR in general too; I need your help! Yes yours!     Quite the comment to be starting off a review with, right? Yet, this paragraph is in the first chapter of the story, Josh’s Blog, by Carl Ho
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Once again from yours truly... a look back at this week on Gay Authors!   This week's blogs started with a review by Wicked Witch of The Rider's Pride by dkstories. This novel length story is a fanfiction of McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern stories. Dan did a great job creating a story in much the same manner of the original work; Wicked Witch called it a "superb piece of fanfiction". As a fan of the series since I was a girl, I have to agree!   Wednesday brought something a little differen
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: The Rider's Pride

Happy Monday! Please enjoy this week's story feature!   The Rider's Pride by dkstories   Reviewer: Wicked Witch Status: Complete Word Count: 107,446   The Rider's Pride is a story by dkstories; It is a superb piece of fanfiction set in the world of Pern, created with its own twists on the mythos of Anne McCaffrey's world. dkstories has some great works on GA but this is my favourite of them all.   I fell in love with this story as soon as I began reading it; it
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

From Cia this week! So much going on on the site, so this will be a long one. Please bear with me and read on! There are a lot of announcements; we've been busy! Check out the special announcement below our look back at this week's blog posts!   Monday's feature, To Move Forward by Randomness, a special look at how to people whose paths diverged in their past have met again ... and how they move forward. You can still check out the story here.   Wednesday we hosted yet another wonderful tip
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