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Writing Prompts #322 & #323

Hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far, but now it's almost over and that means that it's once more time to bring you a couple of new prompts courtesy of the prompt guru, Comicfan. Hopefully one of these two prompts spark something for you, if it does, make sure to share it in the Writing Prompts Forum and maybe we'll feature it next week in the Friday Prompt Me!   Prompt 322 – Creative Tag – Date Night Things haven’t been going well in your relationship. The spice has gone out of it, b
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Writing Prompts #320 & #321

I'm back! Well, just for a couple of guest posts to allow Renee to enjoy herself. So we're at the end of the week, and that means we get a chance to explore two new writing prompts, courtesy of our prompt-guru Comicfan. I think you'll like these - I know I can't wait to see what people come up with. But when you do - share it with the rest of the community in the Writing Prompt forum!   Prompt 320 – Creative Tag – The Drought Your town is suffering through the worst drought that it has ever kn
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Cia's Torturing Me!

Cia’s Torturing Me!   If you’re an author, I’m sure you’ve thought that at least once, right? I swear, it’s nothing personal! GA’s posting system is complicated, and there is always a learning curve for new authors to figure out the ins and outs of posting here. I'm also the primary staff member that reviews the Stories submissions, so I am not picking on any one person if you receive more than one PM; I'm simply the staff member that reviews everything in the queue unless I am away from G
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Writing Prompts #318 & #319

Hope everyone has had a wonderful week and is looking forward to the weekend!! It's that time again, time for two new prompts to help get the wheels turning. Enjoy!   Prompt 318 – Creative Tag – First Line “I’ve wanted to do that since … forever.”   Prompt 319 - Creative Tag – The Bet Your friend has always had a big mouth, but last week he just went to far. He said he could out do you, in one of the things you are best known for in front of everyone you both know. To shut him up, you accept
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Writing Prompts #316 & #317

FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY!!! *Dances* Oh, oops. Forgot what I was doing there for a moment. Hope everyone has had a great week and I bet everyone is looking forward to the weekend. Before the weekend can get here though, we have to do the weekly prompts from the Prompt Guru. Hopefully one of these will spark an idea!!!   Prompt 316 – Creative Tag – Picture Create a story using the following image as an inspiration.   Prompt 317 – Creative Tag – The Bunny Holidays have never interested you and
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Writing Prompts #314 & #315

Ahh, it's Friday, and for many, that means it's the end of the work week. For all of us here at Gay Authors, that means something else though, it means it's time for two new prompts from GA's Prompt Guru, Comicfan. Hope you enjoy these prompts and that they inspire you to write a little something, and if you do, don't forget to share your responses in the prompt forum!!   Prompt 314 – Creative Tag – Sleeping Beauty Two months ago a rare find in Mexico happened. Inside an old pyramid, a perfect
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Writing Prompts #312 & #313

Hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far! What better way to end the week than with two new prompts from our prompt guru, Comicfan. Don't forget to share your responses in the prompt forum! Enjoy!   Prompt 312 – Creative Tag – Bacon That is right ladies and gentlemen, the topic is bacon. You may use it in any form you like, a story, a poem, or whatever your little mind can create. Have fun.   Prompt 313 – Creative Tag – First Line “Did you say the crocuses were blooming?”   This week
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Writing Prompts #310 & #311

The prompts are back! We didn't have any prompts last week because I hijacked Friday to announce the release of the 2014 Spring Anthology: Nature's Wrath. I hope everyone enjoyed the stories and if you haven't already read them, I encourage everyone to go take a look. Lots of good stories to choose from. Guess it's time to see what the prompt guru, Comicfan, has in store for us this week!   Prompt 310 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – tent, a running river, a
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Writing Tip: Best/worst Part Ii - Signature Authors

Exactly a month ago, we gave you Best/Worst Part I, which consisted of Promising Authors, though one of the authors has since been promoted to Signature. There were lots of response as everyone seemed to enjoy the post. As promised, here's Part II: Signature Authors!   I asked each author what they felt was both one of their best compliments and their worst/harshest criticism. I hope you enjoy this look into how other authors handle some of their harsher criticisms.   Signature Author: Cass
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Writing Tip: Tips For Writing Fantasy

I wanted to do something a little bit different for the second part of Signature Week. This month, the story picked for the Signature Background was "Into the Deep" by CassieQ. If you haven't already done so, you can download your background, with or without the calendar, here. I decided to ask Cassie if she would be willing to share her views on writing fantasy, she was more than willing to write up a little something for us. Hope you enjoy it!!   Tips for Writing Fantasy by CassieQ So
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Writing Prompts #308 & #309

I can't believe it's Friday already, and that means it's time for two new prompts from our prompt guru, Comicfan. I hope you enjoy them and that one of them will spark an idea!   Prompt 308 – Creative Tag – Photo   Prompt 309 – Creative Tag – Phone Call Your phone rings and you pick up it. There is only one problem, the conversation going on is one you remember happening ten years ago on the date of a terrible accident. As the conversation continues you suddenly feel very light headed and c
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Writing Prompts #306 & #307

I hope everyone has had a great week so far! Who's ready to do some writing? To help you get started, Comicfan has supplied two new prompts!! Don't forget to share your responses in the prompt forum and maybe you'll be featured next week!   Prompt 306 – Creative Tag – The Good Deed Feeling at loose ends with your time lately you have decided to donate your time to one of the local food banks. While you are there you find the opportunity to turn your good deed into something profitable for the
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Writing Prompts #304 & #305

Hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far! Did you get your votes in for the 2013 Readers Choice Awards? If not, you are almost out of time, so get your votes in before time runs out!!! What better way to end the week than with two new prompts from our prompt guru, Comicfan. Don't forget to share your responses in the prompt forum! Enjoy!   Prompt 304 – Creative Tag – The Dinner Party Your loving partner called five minutes ago to announce that your quite evening together has suddenly beco
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Writing Tip: Best/worst Part I - Promising Authors

Many authors have had reviews in which they're just not sure how to respond. We've had reviews that tell us how much a reader has loved our stories and how they just can't wait for the next chapter or story to come out, but there's the other side that as an author we're not always sure how to handle. The purpose of this blog is to show how some of our promoted authors have dealt with some of their worst criticisms.   There was so much interest from our Promising and Signature Authors that I ha
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Writing Prompts #302 & #303

I hope everyone had a great week and is looking forward to the weekend. Being as it's Friday again, Comicfan has once again provided us with two new prompts to help you kickstart your weekend off write. Hopefully one of these prompts will call out to you. Don't forget to share your prompt, or the link, in the Prompt Forum.   Prompt 302 – Creative Tag – Trip to Space You have been chosen to take part in one of the deep space missions to Mars. This mission is only possible by sending people up w
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Writing Prompts #300 & #301

Who's ready for the weekend to get here? To help you start it out on the right foot, we're bringing you two new prompts from the prompt guru, Comicfan. If you're interested in checking out some of the older prompts that Comicfan has supplied, you can check them out and share your responses in the Prompt Forum! Hopefully one of this weeks prompts will inspire you!   Prompt 300 – Creative Tag – The Ring You were shopping in mall and came across a little jewelry store. Considering you were there
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Writing Prompts #298 & #299

It's Friday! You know what that means. Yup, that's right, it's time for two new prompts to make themselves known!!! Before I give you the prompts that Comicfan has so graciously provided, I'd like to remind everyone that you only have until February 2nd to get your nominations in for the 2013 Gay Author's Readers Choice Awards! This is your chance to get your favorite stories from 2013 noticed by the rest of the members of Gay Authors. To find out what stories are eligible, how to nominate a sto
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Writing Prompts #296 & #297

Happy Friday everyone! Hope everyone has had a great week so far. To help you finish off your week and get a great start on your weekend, we have two new prompts from the prompt guru, Comicfan! We'd love to see what you come up with, so don't forget to share your prompt responses in the Prompt Forum, you never know, your response might be shared next week!   Prompt 296 – Creative Tag – Photo Use the following image to create a story     Prompt 297 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the fo
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Writing Prompts #294 & #295

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. To start your weekend off right, we're bringing you two new prompts supplied by our resident prompt guru, Comicfan. Don't forget to share your prompt responses in the Prompt Forum, you might just find yours being shared next week! Enjoy!   Prompt 294 – Creative Tag – The Devil’s Deal Things haven’t been going well lately. In fact, things have been sort of a disaster. After another long day at your dead end job, you find a copy of Faust on your bookshe
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Writing Prompts #292 & #293

Another Friday is here and you all know what that means - yes, new prompts.   Prompt 292 – Creative Tag – The Horoscope You never put any trust in the horoscopes, but today when you got to work your co-worker walked over and nearly shoved the paper in your face asking you to read it. When you looked up your horoscope it was as if someone had filmed your morning so far and what you read for your afternoon completely floored you. What was your horoscope and did it come true?   Prompt 293 – Cre
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Writing Tip: Story Cost.... More Or Less

So, I was looking through some of the blog articles that I have and was trying to decide what would be a good choice for Wacky Wednesday. It was a hard choice, to be honest, but then I came across this little gem. Since I don't want to give too much away, I'll just let you see for yourself what I found... Story Cost... More or Less by Cia   Yes, we're putting a price on stories. No more free fiction.   *snickers*   Are you getting ready to flame me? Okay, okay, we're not goin
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Writing Prompts #290 & #291

Well here we are at the first Friday of the New Year. I hope everyone had fun. As we start the new year I have had people approach me asking about new ideas for the prompts. Considering it isn't the first time I have been approached about this topic, I figured we would give it a try. So, here are your first prompts for 2014   Prompt 290 - Creative Tag - Photo   Use the following image to create a story.   Prompt 291 – Creative Tag - First Line “Oh crap! Here we go again.”   Last week in
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Writing Prompts #288 & #289

It is that time again, prompt time. Hope everyone has been enjoying their holidays. Now on to the prompts.   Prompt 288 – Creative Tag – New Year You made a new resolution for yourself this year. Unfortunately on the first day of the New Year problems immediately arose. What was your resolution?   Prompt 289 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – Champagne, party, dress shirt, pot hole, and a deer.   Last week I asked in a prompt to look at what could happen fo
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Writing Prompts #286 & #287

Well, we made it to another Friday. Did you miss me? I hope you all took the time to read and comment on the Anthology which went live last Thursday. However, it is now time for some new prompts. So consider these my gifts to you, open them and let the fun begin.   Prompt 286 – Creative Tag – First Line “Is that really the gift you’re giving him?”   Prompt 287 – Creative Tag – Holiday Special The malls are a mess, the people are surly, and your shopping list is beginning to look like a noose
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Writing Prompts #284 & #285

Ah December is upon us and most people are deep into shopping mode. Some people are still fighting to finish their Anthology stories, which are to be in by today if you are smart, and some are busy with their on going stories. Yet I am here to tempt you all with new ideas to write about. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is Friday once again.   Prompt 284 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – a large pimple, an old man, a torn pocket, a diamond earring, and a stack of
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