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weekly update Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 19 - 25)

Sorry for the late Weekly Wrap Up, kind of fell asleep last night without doing it. A huge thank you to @wildone for taking over the Weekly Wrap Up while I was away. Lots of stuff to go over this week, so let's get started!!! First off, it's time to announce the anthology themes for 2018! We had quite a few votes this year, but the clear winners were: Now or Never Fight Back Encounters Good Intentions Contests 2018 Summer Novella Ant

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November 26, 2017

Writing Prompts #628 & #629

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. It's time for this weeks writing prompts. If you're stuck, or you're considering writing for the first time, these might be perfect for you. Don't forget that stories under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 628 – Word List Tag – Word List Use the following words in a story – a turkey, pumpkins, a broken chair, a football, and a book. Prompt 629 – Challenge Tag – Setup for a Crime A crime has been c

November 24, 2017

November Signature Author Excerpt: The Life of Seeon by Comicfan

Did you catch Monday's blog featuring Comicfan's story, The Life of Seeon, as this month's Signature Feature? If not, go check it out and then download a copy of the graphic to share in your signature if you want to show your love for his story. If Monday's blog wasn't enough to move this story to the top of your TBR list, maybe today's excerpt will! Comicfan said: I picked it because it sets up the whole tale. Right from the start you know Seeon is seen as the lesser of the pr

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November 22, 2017

November Signature Author Feature: The Life of Seeon by Comicfan

This month we're changing it up a little and doing a feature for one of our Signature authors--and resident prompt guru--Comicfan. The story he chose to be featured was The Life of Seeon. Make sure you check it out (I bet those reviews will help you decide to read it sooner rather than later!) and then download the signature graphic below if you want to share you love for Comicfan's story. Length: 31,995 Description: Seeon Toleran is the fifth child of the ruling r

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November 20, 2017

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 12 - 18)

Wow, another week in the bag! I know a lot of our American friends are busy getting ready for US Thanksgiving this coming week, but lets take a look back at the GA News Blog for the past week and see if there is something that you are thankful for early . On Monday, Renee brought us a review by @Puppilull for the Feature Story this week; Personal Banking by @Refugium. Good comments and feedback to entice you to take on another story to read. Wednesday, Renee brought us

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November 19, 2017

Writing Prompts #626 & #627

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 . Prompt 626 – First Line Tag – First Line “Who did you just invite to dinner?” Prompt 627 – Creative Tag – Trainee Your boss has hired someone to help out as you prepare to go into the busy season at work. Ho

November 17, 2017

Writing Tips

Common Editing Issues #1

I've received quite a few editing tips from our membership. Today, we're going to look at some provided by JayT. Enjoy! There are three common editing issues that I come across frequently. They are punctuation (ie. missing commas, misused commas, and dialogue punctuation), misused words (ie nauseous instead of nauseated, then/than misused, they're, their, there misused), and sentences that don't read correctly and interrupt the flow of the story (they can be fragmented s

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November 15, 2017

Featured Story: Personal Banking

Well, it's the start of a new week, and for today's schedule, we're bringing you Puppilull's review of Personal Banking by Refugium. Featured story days are a great way to highlight one of the many stories that can be found in GA Stories. With so many stories, it's easy for a single story to get lost in the shuffle. If you're reading a story that you would like to do a blog review and bring attention to, PM me (Renee). Now, onto the review. Hopefully you enjoy Puppilull's review enough to go che

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November 13, 2017

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 5 - 11)

Another week has passed here at the GA News Blog and in the true fashion of not having Renee here, I forgot to feature our Friday Weekly Prompts. Many of you got to see it, but apologies to you who did not. Luckily you can still see it here and participate during the week. Lots going on and lots of new chapters from our Signature/Promising and all authors on site as well! On Monday, Cia introduced us to the November Can't Stop Reading feature. This month it is @Graeme's Street Life.

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November 12, 2017

Writing Prompts #624 & #625

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. It's time for this weeks writing prompts. If you're stuck, or you're considering writing for the first time, these might be perfect for you. Don't forget that stories under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 624 – Challenge Tag – Point of View Right about your day from the point of view of your pet. If you don’t have a pet do it from the point of view of a spider that has built its web in your home. Pro

November 10, 2017

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

November's C S R Feature: Street Life by Graeme

November is here, and this month I wanted to feature something different. There are a lot of stories on the site with themes that involve some heavy subjects that can really make you think, but one of the best of those is an older story that many current readers probably haven't found since it was posted for a 2008 anthology themed "Living in the Shadows". Street Life by Graeme Length: 16,661 Description: *Reader warning* This story does contain mature th

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November 6, 2017

Weekly Wrap Up (Oct 29 - Nov 04)

Renee is off, so I will be helping out for the next few Weekly updates. Before I start, if I make any mistakes, blame @Valkyrie . Actually, no, we need to thank Val for stepping in and helping out in a pinch for anything to do with the Anthologies. As per this announcement, please send all anthology proof requests to her. Thanks Cat, er Penguin, er Val https://www.gayauthors.org/announcement/347-attn-anthology-authors/ So let's jump in to the week's summary and see what y

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November 5, 2017

prompts Writing Prompts #622 & #623

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. Prompt 622 – Creative Tag – First line “Are we almost home?” Prompt 623 – Creative Tag – The Adult The government has become concerned with its overwhelming elderly population. To k

November 3, 2017

Author Interviews

interview Ask an Author 2.0 - #1

I've had quite a few messages asking about the return of Ask An Author, so here it is: Ask An Author 2.0. It won't be exactly like Dark always did it, but hopefully you enjoy getting the answers you've asked just as much as in the past. One major difference is, at least to start, we're only going to look at two authors at a time. Without further ado, here's the first Ask An Author 2.0. Today we're going to hear from Hudson Bartholomew and Timothy M. The first author for today is Hudson Ba

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November 1, 2017

Fun Stuff

contest Halloween Winners & Reveal

I'd like to thank all of the authors who participated in the Halloween Short Story Contest! There were a lot of great entries and I'm sure it was hard to choose who to vote for. Thank you everyone who voted for your favorite story and a big Thank You to Reader1810 for collecting the votes. Stories will be properly attributed to the correct authors very soon. Congratulations to the winners: @aditus @Mikiesboy and @Dodger!!!! The first place winne

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October 31, 2017

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

October C S R Discussion Day: Mr. Brightside by Mitchelll

How fast these months go! Is it nearly Halloween where you live? Are you ready for some tricks or treats? Or maybe you celebrate All Hallow's Eve another way? Or... maybe the whole thing freaks you out, and you'd rather read a story set firmly in the present? Maybe a little second-chance? If so, I hope you enjoyed Mitchelll's Mr. Brightside! Don't forget to share your thoughts in a comment below, but my first we have my interview with him! What brought you to Gay Authors? I lik

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October 30, 2017

Weekly Wrap Up (Oct 22 - Oct 28)

There's been a lot going on this week and if you are a site author, please check out the announcement posted at the top of the forums. Let's take a look at what happened in the site blogs this week. Contests 2017 Halloween Short Story Contest - Winners Announced October 31st 2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018 Anthology Announcements: ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team*** 2017 Fall Anth

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October 29, 2017

prompts Writing Prompts #620 & #621

Hope everyone has had a great week so far. It's time for this weeks writing prompts. If you're stuck, or you're considering writing for the first time, these might be perfect for you. Don't forget that stories under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 620 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – tablet, phone, a sandwich, a pen, and an ambulance Prompt 621 – Challenge Tag – Country Western A

October 27, 2017

Critique

Improve & Encourage #6: Little Man

I hope you all enjoyed the last Improve & Encourage feature, because it's time for another one. These features are meant to both provide feedback to authors and, similar to story reviews, point out stories that readers might not otherwise have found. It's similar to a review, in that the person doing the critique tells you what they liked about the story, but it differs in that they also provide constructive criticism. Each author signed up to participate, and sign up's are still open! Thes

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October 25, 2017

Fun Stuff

Halloween Guess Who!

Have you been inwardly guessing which Halloween Contest entries were written by which author. With the voting for the contest over, it's time for the GA members to try and guess who wrote what! The "reveal" will occur on October 31st, so try and get your guesses in before then. The only prize for this game is bragging rights, if you guess more right then anyone else. Remember, only one story was allowed per author. Author List Puppilull Craftingmom Comicfan Dodger

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October 24, 2017