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Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 13 - Mar 19)

I hope everyone had had a great week! For this week, let's get right into the wrap up! March Signature Feature: Damphir By Nephylim: It was Signature Week this week and we started out with a quick look at Damphir by Nephylim. Check out what some readers had to say, and there's also a banner in there if you'd like to show your support for Nephylim. March Signature Excerpt: Damphir By Nephylim: We continued the week by actually giving you a look inside of Damphir with an excerpt. Based on

March 20, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #484 & #485

Hope everyone is having a great week! Did you remember to wear green yesterday? If not, did you get pinched a bunch? If you're wanting a break from what you're currently working on, or you're blocked, or maybe you want to start writing for the first time, then we have the perfect solution for you. Writing Prompts! Don't forget, prompt responses under 1,000 words need to be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 484 -Creative Tag – First Line “Did anyone survive the accident?“ Prompt 485 –

March 18, 2016

Signature Excerpt March Signature Excerpt: Damphir By Nephylim

Did you miss Monday's blog where we announced Nephylim's Damphir is this month's Signature Author feature? You can still check it out here and see what her reviewers had to say about the story! Don't forget to download your copy of the signature graphic if you want to support Nephy and promote her story. If the reviews weren't enough to tempt you to read Damphir, Nephy has picked an excerpt to share with readers: Check out the very dramatic beginning to Nephylim's story in this excerpt she p

March 16, 2016

Signature Feature March Signature Feature: Damphir By Nephylim

This month we're featuring a story I happen to personally enjoy very much: Damphir by Nephylim. There are a lot of twists and turns, and a ton of really interested characters to meet along with the main character, Glory. Length: 61,144 Story Description: A werewolf called Rover, a cat who can fly (among other things) a confused vampire, a spiteful faery and a testy human all confined in the same house and trying to learn to live together. A strange mix and a strange story.

March 14, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 6 - Mar 12)

Another week has ended and it's time to look back and see what happened in the blogs. Before we get to that though, just a reminder that if you're somewhere that practices Daylight Savings, it's time to spring your clocks forward by an hour. If you forgot, don't feel bad, I completely spaced it until the time on my computer jumped forward an hour! Now, time for the wrap up! March C S R Feature: Short Stories By Renee Stevens - This month's CSR Feature is a collections of short stories by Ren

March 13, 2016

Anthologies

2016 Spring Anthology - Crossing The Line * Now Live *

I hope everyone is ready for some new reading!!! To help you get over those hump day blues, we have 9 brand new stories for your enjoyment. The theme for the anthology was Crossing the Line and there are some great takes on the theme. Hopefully you enjoy the stories and don't forget to leave the authors a like, and a review to let them know what you think. A Bad Day to be WET Myr “Calculations are complete,” Aegis reported. “And how did we do with that last one?” Bi

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March 9, 2016

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

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

Who's enjoying March? Temperatures are warming for the northern hemisphere and cooling for the southern, with a lot of variations depending on where you live. Some people still have heat waves, some still have snow, but change is coming to everyone. This month we're changing it up again by not having just one story featured, but three! Friends First Length: 5,712 Description: Keith thought things were going great, unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) for him, things aren't always as

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March 7, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Feb 28 - Mar 5)

I hope everyone had a great week and a wonderful start to the weekend. Did anyone do anything special to celebrate Leap Year? Do you have Leap Year traditions? Feel free to share in the comments if you'd like. There were a lot of great things happening in the blog this past week, and a lot of great featured content. Lets see what we had! C S R Discussion Day: The Holly And The Ivy By Aditus - There was a great discussion day on Monday for the February CSR story, The Holly and The Ivy by Adit

March 6, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #482 & #483

I hope everyone is having a great week! It's time for this weeks prompts, supplied by our prompt guru, Comicfan. Just a reminder, and for those who haven't worked with the prompts before: prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection. Hopefully you'll find something in this weeks prompts to spark an idea and get you writing! Prompt 482 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – a tree limb, a garbage bag, a lemon, a chicken, and bees.

March 4, 2016

Anthologies

Interview Ask An Author #37

I can't believe it's already March, and time for another Ask An Author feature! If you have a question that you'd like to ask a specific author, but don't want to do the actual asking, then send your question to Dark! I hope you enjoy this edition of Ask An Author, and a big THANK YOU to Dark for continuing to provide these. Ask an Author #37 Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors! In AtA #36, we had questions for authors Bill W,

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March 2, 2016

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Book Club C S R Discussion Day: The Holly And The Ivy By Aditus

Well it's the once in a four year event, Leap Day! For this special day, we have a special story a lot of readers on GA really like! Today we're featuring Aditus' story, The Holly and the Ivy. I hope you enjoyed reading it this month, and you're ready to share your thoughts and questions with Aditus. First, though, I'll share the interview questions I asked him. If you were an animal, what would you be? I’d like to be a large dog: cuddly, empathic, protective, and a great companion. But I as

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February 29, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

I can't believe that February is already over. The spring anthology deadline has passed and we're working on getting the stories ready to go. A quick reminder that tomorrow is the CSR Discussion Day for The Holly and the Ivy, so make sure to stop by and see what everyone has to say. Now, with that said, let's see what happened this week in the blog. We started the week with a review of Team Building that was supplied to us by Timothy M. It's always great to see what stories are on site, so m

February 28, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #480 & #481

Who's ready for a couple of new prompts? Don't forget the deadline to get your stories to the Anthology Proof Team is today! This month has just flown by it seems like. 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. Prompt 480 – Creative Tag – First Line “I just have a simple question. Who the hell is asleep in your bed?” Prompt 481 – Creative Tag – The Dance You bo

February 26, 2016

Author Interviews

Author Promotion Ga's Newest Signature Author: Cynus

Please join the Author Promotion Team in congratulating Cynus on becoming GA's newest Signature Author! Cynus joined our site in February 2015, and has already posted 28 stories. Cynus's fans never have to wait long for a new story or update as he always seems to have a new posting in the recent story updates list. If you haven't checked out his work, try fan favorite, The Navigator, or his ongoing serial story, From the Cup of the Worthless. We look forward to seeing what Cynus has in store for

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February 25, 2016

Story Review Featured Story: Team Building

It's the start of a new week, which means it's time to take a look at another story that can be found on the site. This week, we're taking a look at Team Building by EBWilson. Thank you to Timothy for this review. If you'd like to review one of your favorite stories on site, then send me a PM! Team Building by EBWilson Reviewed By: Timothy M. Status: Complete Word Count: 241,035 You know those good-looking, conceited, clever, shallow yuppies we all l

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February 22, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone has had a great week and an even better weekend. Before we get into this week's wrap up, I'd just like to do a quick reminder that Spring Anthology entries are do to the proof team in only 5 days!!! Hopefully we'll have a few more come in before the deadline, otherwise I might have to try and write one and we don't want that!!! LOL. Now, lets take a look at what happened in the GA News Blogs this week! For our Monday Featured Story, Timothy M provided us with a review for Tr

February 21, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me!

Who's missed the weekly prompts? It's been a few weeks since we posted some new prompts to help spark some ideas, but they're back. Not only do we have two new prompts for you, but for those that missed it, we also have the new poetry prompt for you! Don't forget that anything under 1000 words needs to be in a collection and that authors are allowed 5 different collections without Admin approval. Prompt 478 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – roses, bacon, a f

February 19, 2016

Writing Tips - Skills

Writing Tip Grammar Rodeo #8

Ever wonder what the correct word to use is? Cia has written a blog entry to help show which word should be used in different instances. It's been a while since we had a Grammar Rodeo, but I find these posts to be rather informative and we hope you do too. Commonly Misused Words When writing, most authors know there are homophones to watch out for, and we all know the big ones like your/you’re/yore and there/their/they’re. But there are a lot of words that are harder to figure ou

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February 17, 2016

Story Review Featured Story: Trouble Plus Trouble

Time to take a look at another story that can be found in GA Stories. This week, we're taking a look at Trouble Plus Trouble by Palantir. Thank you Timothy for the review. Don't forget, if you've read a story that you'd like to see featured, contact Renee Stevens. Trouble Plus Trouble by Palantir Reviewer: Timothy M. Status: Complete Word Count: 170,574 Trouble Plus Trouble was quite a challenge the first time I read it. I could see myself in Peter, a serious,

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February 15, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

It's been a rather busy week here at Gay Authors. I think we'll get right to it. Monday started the February Signature Author feature for Bill W of his story Butterflies Fly Free. You can see some of the reviews from the story and if it sounds good to you, then you can check out the excerpt that was posted on Wednesday! Voting for the Secret Admirer Short Story contest ended on Thursday and we started the Secret Admirer Guess Who game prior to the Secret Admirer Winners & Reveal on F

February 14, 2016

Signature Excerpt February Signature Excerpt: Butterflies Fly Free By Bill W

This month we're featuring Bill W's story, Butterflies Fly Free. Did you check out Monday's post with his ad graphic and reviews by some of his readers? You should! You can also download a copy of the signature graphic if you want to help promote Bill's story. Butterflies Fly Free Bill says: Sometimes you have to give those you love the chance to spread their wings, like a butterfly, and if they return, your being together was meant to be. Want to read more? Check out

February 10, 2016

Signature Feature February Signature Feature: Butterflies Fly Free By Bill W

For February's Signature Feature, we're bringing you one of the earliest GA authors who has represented our Signature group for a very long time. Have you read any of his short stories or novels on the site? He has a ton! If not, why not start with this month's feature, Butterflies Fly Free. Length: 83,133 Description: Leo meets Colt as he’s leaving a gay bookstore. Colt is on his own and looks young, but there is an instant connection them. Leo wants to help, so will a bond