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    May Signature Author Feature: Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens

    By Cia

    This month I thought I'd feature something light with variety... like my weather today as I set up this blog which has been hail, rain, sun, rain, clouds, sun, rain, sun, sun, sun... seriously?! I hope you will enjoy @Parker Owens options a lot more!  Length: 2,774 Description: A collection of poems for NaPoWriMo 2024. A reader said:  You sure know how to paint a picture. ~weinerdog   If you want to spread the word about Parker Owen's submission, download the graph
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Discussion Day: Rumours Of War By Cynus

Today we're featuring an interview with Cynus as for the April CSR featuring his stories in his Rumours of War series. Did you check out one of his stories? What did you think? Enjoy this interview and then share your thoughts on his story and his writing. Cynus will be popping in today to talk, so have at it!   Are you a person who makes their bed in the morning, or do you not see much point? No. Definitely not. I don’t even sleep in a traditional bed. I lived in South Korea for nearly two ye
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Hoping everyone here has a super week! With the release of the 2015 Poetry Anthology it's time to start looking forward to the 2015 Summer Anthology and the 2015 Fall Anthology. Pop by the Anthology Forum for all the details, the theme for the Summer Anthology is Road Trip!   This week we're going to go a little bit backwards in our look back at the week.   Friday of this week we put aside the Prompts for a week as we had a much awaited Anthology, the 2015 Poetry Anthology! There is f
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Anthologies

2015 Poetry Anthology: Remember *now Live*

Sorry all, no prompts for this week! This week we're bringing you the 2015 Poetry Anthology: Remember! So as hopefully not to give too much of each entry away, I've only shared the first four lines. Don't forget, if you like what you read, take just a moment to leave the author a review letting them know how much you appreciate their hard work!       Beyond Dolores Esteban       Time is ticking I've embarked on a journey Inevitably The seconds pass by    
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Site Fun and Games

Word Search #2: Promising Authors

Who's ready for the next Word Search? Today's Word Search features the Promising Authors here at Gay Authors. Each Promising Author appears once as well as one of their stories. As always, I've included both the image of the Word Search as well as a downloadable excel format. If you have ideas for future Word Searches or Crosswords, feel free to send me a PM! Promising Authors Word Search.xlsx
Featured Stories

Featured Story: Savory, Bitter And Sweet

Being the start of a new week, Monday's are also a good time to take a look at some of the different stories that can be found on Gay Authors. With so many great works, it can be easy to overlook one and Monday's provide an opportunity for us to help make one of them stand out and maybe catch your interest. Today, we're bringing you a review by Timothy M. of Percy's story "Savory, Bitter, and Sweet." Enjoy!   Savory, Bitter and Sweet by Percy Author   Reviewer: Timothy
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone had a great week! I think today I'm going to get right into the Wrap Up for the week.   Monday and Wednesday were all about Andy78, the author of Magic In The Air, which just so happens to be this month's Signature Author Background. On Monday, Cia wrote a review for the story and then on Wednesday she interviewed Andy78. If you haven't already checked them out, they're sitting there waiting.   Friday brought us a couple of new prompts from the prompt guru Comicfan. This week
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #410 & #411

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 410 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following in a story – bunny, green grass, tulips, a grandmother, and a box of chocolat
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Author Interviews

Author Interview: Andy78

Andy78 is the featured Signature Author this week, and as always, we have a great interview where he can share just a little bit more about himself with site members. I decided to change up the questions, so we have a few new ones this time to go with some of my favorites. Andy actually said, "Thank god you didn't ask the what are you wearing question." Maybe if I had, Andy would've been sharing A LOT about himself.   Single people often have more time to write. Are you single? Nope. I’ve bee
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Magic In The Air By Andy78

This month the Signature Background feature was Andy78's Magic in the Air. Have you seen the background yet or downloaded your copy? Man in kilt... YEAH! Have you read the story yet? Here's my review, just in case you need a little extra incentive.       Magic in the Air by Andy78 Signature Author   Reviewer: Cia Status: Complete Length: 5,039   Well I think I’m long overdue to review this story! I can’t believe I missed it in the anthologies last year. Magic in
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone has had a great week and a great weekend. It's time to take a look at what happened in the GA News Blog over the last week. Also, a huge Thank You to Cia and Wildone both for their help with the blog last week while I was so sick.   On Monday, Cia took over the blog to announce this month's CSR choice. If you haven't already started one of the three listed stories, I'd suggest you start now so you can join in on the discussion that will happen on April 27th.   Tuesday, Wildon
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #408 & #409

Hope everyone has had a great week so far and is looking forward to the weekend. What better way to start it off than with brand new prompts! If you've been feeling stuck, or maybe just want to do something a little different, maybe one of these prompts will jumpstart a new idea. A couple of things to remember: Prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.   Prompt 408 – Creative Tag – First Line “If you ever threaten him again, I’ll kill you.”   Prompt 409 – Cre
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Writing Tips - Skills

Writing Tip: Grammar Rodeo #2

Who's ready for another Grammar Rodeo? A big thanks to Cia for providing these for the blog. They are a great learning tool and include some great tips and tricks to help authors remember what is best to use. Hopefully you'll find Grammar Rodeo #2 as informative as I did! Grammar Rodeo #2 Those Pesky Word Choices       Past vs. Passed   This one is complicated when you consider the many, many variations of past. Past can be used as an adjective, a noun, a preposition, a
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Feature: Rumors Of War Trilogy

This month I thought I'd feature something a little different--and I hear there are some real twists to this author's stories, too! Depending on your reading speed, check out Books 1, 2 or 3 of the series: Rumors of War by Cynus   Book 1: War on Earth Length: 33,600 Description: Damien has just been uprooted from his childhood home and is about to start a new life. Little does he know that a war between angels and demons spanning thousands of years is about to be brought to his doo
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Spring has sprung and it seems like everyone's mood is picking up after which has been a long hard winter for some areas in the Northern Hemisphere. Other areas in Southern Hemisphere are, I am hoping, heading into a mild winter.   One of the things about Spring is that they always seem to bring the dreaded Spring Cold. Renee is sidelined with one right now so I have stepped in to ensure she is taking her meds, hot baths, and getting as much rest as possible. Join me in wishing Renee a speedy
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #406 & #407

Surprise! It's me! Our prompts aren't up so prompt this morning, whoops! But we're featuring 2 new flash options for authors from Comicfan today--so enjoy!   Prompt 406 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following in a story – rain coat, patch of ice, steak, blue fuzzy slippers, Greek statue   Prompt 407 – Creative Tag – The Clown Clowns have always freaked you out. You don’t find them funny and find the whole thing sort of scary. Unfortunately, this year your job decided to throw a part
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Author Interviews

Ask An Author #26

Ask an Author #26   Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors!   In AtA #25, we had questions for authors Aditus, Nephylim, and Stephanie L. Danielson.   In AtA #26, we hear from carringtonrj, joann414, and Mark Arbour.   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
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Discussion Day: Roommates By Krista

This month we featured Roommates by Krista for the CSR feature. I did an interview with Krista all about herself, her writing, and the inspiration behind Brett and Will, two best friends in college. Did you read the story? Don't forget to share what you thought! Krista will be available to answer your questions or to just chat about her story and writing at 8 PM, EDT.   Are you a person who makes their bed in the morning, or do you not see much point?   I don't see the point during the morn
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone has had a great week. Just a reminder that tomorrow, Monday the 30th will be the CSR Discussion for Roommates by Krista. If you haven't finished yet, there's still time so that you can come and ask Krista your questions at 8pm EDT. Now, let's see what happened in the GA News Blog during this past week.   Monday's featured story was Meta by JohnAR. If you haven't already, why not stop by and read the review provided by Timothy M.   Myr joined us at the blog on Tuesday with an
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #404 & #405

It's been quite a week, but now we're back to our regularly scheduled blog posts. That means that it's time for a couple of new prompts provided by the prompt guru Comicfan. Don't forget to share your prompt responses in the forum so that maybe yours can be the featured response next week. Also, don't forget that you can post your responses in GA Stories but prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection.   Prompt 404 – Creative Tag – Photo Use the following photo to
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Meta

Being the start of a new week, Monday's are also a good time to take a look at some of the different stories that can be found on Gay Authors. With so many great works, it can be easy to overlook one and Monday's provide an opportunity for us to help make one of them stand out and maybe catch your interest. Today, we're bringing you a review by Timothy M. of JohnAR's story "Meta." Enjoy! Meta by JohnAR Author   Reviewer: Timothy M Status: Complete Word Count: 101
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everybody has had a great week. It has been a very busy week here in the GA News blog. Don't forget there's only one week left before the CSR Discussion on "Roommates" by Krista, so if you haven't finished reading, you still have a little bit of time. Now, let's see what happened this week in the blog!   Our Monday feature took a look at Leaving Club Leo by long-time site member and author C James! If you haven't already read this story, then check out Monday's review and see if it's so
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Prompts

Prompt Me!writing Prompts #402 & #403

The prompts are back! We skipped the prompts last week to bring you the Spring Anthology, but they're back with a bang this week! Not only do you get the two prompts you're accustomed to from Comicfan, Poetry Prompt #7 has been posted as well! I look forward to seeing what everyone can come up with! Also, I'd love your thoughts on the featured prompt responses, so please answer the poll question!   Prompt 402 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – a four leaf clove
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Announcements

Ga's Newest Promising Author: Aditus

Please join us in welcoming Aditus to the ranks of Promising Authors on GA! Aditus has several stories to his name, including a novel, a series of shorts, and a lot of prompt responses for readers to enjoy. He's also part of our Author Promotion team--giving back to the site and volunteering his time to uphold our quest for quality fiction on the site. Please take a few moments to congratulate Aditus on his promotion--then go hit up some of his stories and leave him a review!
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