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CSR Book Club May C S R Feature: London And Love By Carringtonrj

May already! Have you been enjoying the CSR features and interviews so far this year? Or have you been slacking on your reading? Well don't worry, each month you have a new chance to enjoy a story by one of the great authors posting on GA. This month we're featuring CarringtonRJ's London and Love. This 45k contemporary story might be just up your alley! London and Love by CarringtonRJ Length: 45,592 Description: Tony is apprehensive about being sent to London for a y

May 2, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 24 - Apr 30)

I hope everyone has had a great week! If you ever miss what's happened in the news blog, you can always tune into the Weekly Wrap Up to find out what you missed. Don't forget, if you've read a story that you'd like to see featured in the blog, send me a PM. I use one or two reviews a month, so it might take a bit for your review to show up, but it's great to have reviews waiting in the wing, and at least eventually your favorite stories will get their day in the blog. C S R Discussion Day: D

May 1, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #496 & # 497

Happy Friday, Y'all! Who's ready for a couple of new prompts? Can't believe it's already the last Prompt Me for April. This year just seems to be flying by. Remember, if your prompt response is less than 1,000 words, it can be posted in GA Stories as long as it's part of a collection. Now, let's see what comicfan has for you this week. Prompt 496 – Creative Tag – First Line “Why are you looking at me that way?” Prompt 497 – Creative Tag – The Star You were the best of friends growing up. Whil

April 29, 2016

CSR Book Club C S R Discussion Day: Dean Warner Intrigues By Daddydavek

This month I featured Daddydavek's first story on the site, Dean Warner Intrigues. This story has been called absolutely wonderful and great by reviewers. What did you think? Make sure you share your thoughts about this story below, but first enjoy my interview with Daddydavek! Dean Warner Intrigues by Daddydavek Who do you like best, Jerry or Tom? Neither. Tom is an oxymoron in that he is portrayed as a somewhat lovable bully doomed to fail. Jerry is a diminutive smart

April 25, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 17 - Apr 23)

Hope everyone has had a good weekend. It's time to look over the last week and see what happened in the news blog, as well as the updated stories from our promoted authors. Just a reminder, don't forget to join us tomorrow for the CSR Discussion Day for Dean Warner Intrigues by Daddydavek. If you haven't finished it yet, there's still time. Featured Story: MetaBattles - We started out the week with a review for MetaBattles by JohnAR. If you haven't started reading the Meta series yet, check

April 24, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #494 & #495

Happy Friday! A little birdie told me that people were wanting their prompt fix. The prompts are a great way to jumpstart writing, whether you're stuck on your current project or you're looking to write for the first time. Don't forget that prompt responses that are under 1K can be posted in GA Stories, but they must be posted as part of a collection. So without further delay, here's your weekly prompts. Prompt 494 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story : army unif

April 22, 2016

Story Review Featured Story: Metabattles

Welcome to a new week and a new featured story. Today we're looking at the 4th book in JohnAR's MetaWolf series, MetaBattles. MetaBattles by JohnAR Reviewer: Defiance19 Status: Complete Word Count: 102,788 MetaBattles, the fourth book in the MetaWolf series by JohnAR, picks up right where Book three, MetaShadowlands left off. If you are unfamiliar with the series, Books 1-3 will catch you up with an insecure Meta, Colt, who is bossy, nerdy, quick-witted,

Renee Stevens in Featured Stories

April 18, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 10 - Apr 16)

Hope everyone has had a great weekend. It's time to take a look back over the week to see what you might have missed in the GA blogs this week. Also, make sure you're keeping an eye on Anthology deadlines, and if you've missed a chapter update from one of the site's promoted authors, you'll see what they posted as well. Have a great rest of your weekend! April Signature Feature: Pour Me Another By K.c. - K.C. is this months featured Signature Author. For our Monday post, we shared some of th

April 17, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #492, #493, & O. Henry

Happy Friday, Y'all!!!!! Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend, I know I am! To help start your weekend off right, it's time for some new prompts. Hopefully one of these great prompts will inspire you, and don't forget to share your responses (at least a link) so that they can possibly be featured next week. Also, as always, remember that prompt responses under 1K have to be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 492 – Creative Tag – First Line “Now what do we do?” Prompt 493 – Crea

April 15, 2016

Signature Feature

Signature Excerpt April Signature Excerpt: Pour Me Another By K.c.

Did you miss Monday's blog post featuring the ad and signature graphics for K.C.'s novel, Pour Me Another? Never fear, you can check it out here and download your copy to help share your love of his story. Today, K.C. has an excerpt he wanted to share with you! K.C. says... I think this glimpse shows the start of Asher and Michael's friendship. They are two guys from very different lives, but their friendship grows into much more. The nightlight, the city, friendship, betrayal, love and hate

Cia in Signature Feature

April 13, 2016

Signature Feature

Signature Feature April Signature Feature: Pour Me Another By K.c.

This month we're featuring K.C.'s Pour Me Another. This story was the Reader's Choice Award winner for a Promising Author back in 2013. Why don't you give it a read and find out why it won? (Hint... a lot of people looooved it!) Length: 78,802 Description: ***Winner of the 2013 Readers Choice Awards for the Best Story by a Promising Author *** The city is full of all kinds of people. Being a bartender, Asher Burkhart has seen them all. Atleast he thinks has until Michael Wat

Cia in Signature Feature

April 11, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 3 - Apr 9)

I hope everyone has had a great week! If you ever miss what's happened in the news blog, you can always tune into the Weekly Wrap Up to find out what you missed. Thank you to everyone who responded to my plea for reviews. Don't forget, if you've read a story that you'd like to see featured in the blog, send me a PM. I use one or two reviews a month, so it might take a bit for your review to show up, but it's great to have reviews waiting in the wing, and at least eventually your favorite stories

April 10, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #490 & #491

It's time for new prompts! You were probably beginning to think they were never going to go up, but here they are! And guess what! We also have a new poetry prompt in the forums. Have you checked it out? If not, don't worry, we've included it to make things easier for you. Don't forget, prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 490 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story : A man’s ring, a dish rag, a pillow, a snake, and a ticket

April 8, 2016

Anthologies

Interview Ask An Author #38

Seems like I'm constantly behind lately, but never fear, I didn't forget! For those who have been waiting, here's this months' Ask An Author feature that has been provided to us by Dark! Thank you, Dark, and all the authors who participated and the readers who asked the questions in the first place. Hopefully you enjoy this month's contribution! Ask an Author #38 Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors! In AtA #37, we had questions

Renee Stevens in Anthologies

April 6, 2016

CSR Book Club April C S R Feature: Dean Warner Intrigues By Daddydavek

April already! Spring is coming to some parts of the northern hemisphere (my local forecast has a record-breaking 85!) but other parts are still snowing. The southern hemisphere is moving into fall and equally capricious territory... so you know what you could do? Stay inside and beat the heat OR cold by reading this month's CSR. Dean Warner Intrigues by Daddydavek Length: 62,293 Description: A bullet crashes into Dean's room and the intrigue starts. A Reader Sa

April 4, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 27 - Apr 2)

I know, I'm running a little late getting this out today, but better late than never, right? So, without further delay, here's what happened this week in the GA News Blogs. March C S R Discussion Day: Short Stories By Renee Stevens - Monday was the discussion day for my three short stories: Friends First, Line of Sight, and More Than a Pact. Hope y'all enjoyed it! 2016 Summer Anthology - Wicked Games - Due June 26Th - For our Wednesday post, I used the blog for the Summer Anthology annou

April 3, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #488 & #489

I can't believe it's already April. And since it's the 1st of April, guess what that means? April Fools Day!!!! Anyone had any great pranks played on them so far today? Played any pranks on anyone else? What is the best prank that was ever played on you OR that you were a part of? Enquiring minds want to know!!!! While you think on that, I guess it's time to take a look at the prompts for this week! Prompt 488 – Creative Tag – First Line “Please come quickly. I’m afraid to be here alone!”

April 1, 2016

CSR Book Club March C S R Discussion Day: Short Stories By Renee Stevens

Did you have a chance to read Renee's three chosen short stories for this month's CSR? No? Well why not? Go, read now! You can do it, but make sure you come back here and leave a thought or two on what you read or Renee's writing in general. First, though, we have an interview to share with our very own site Blog Host, Anthology Coordinator, and Signature Author! Friends First Line of Sight More Than A Pact Are you a person who makes their bed in the morning, or do you not see

March 28, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 20 - Mar 26)

HAPPY EASTER! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. For those celebrating Easter, what are your plans for today? I'm hoping to go fishing for the first time this year! The Weekly Wrap Ups are a great time to take a look back and see what you may have missed this week in the GA New's Blog. We also tend to throw in a few reminders here and there. This reminder is that the CSR Discussion Day for Renee Stevens' (hehe, that's me) short stories will happen tomorrow, March 28th! Hope to see

March 27, 2016

Prompt Me! #486 & #487

Who's ready for a couple of new prompts? Can't believe it's already the last Prompt Me for March. This year just seems to be flying by. Remember, if your prompt response is less than 1,000 words, it can be posted in GA Stories as long as it's part of a collection. Now, let's see what comicfan has for you this week. Prompt 486 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story : tulips, broken mirror, torn jeans, cup of coffee, and an apple. Prompt 487 – Creative Tag – The Doctor