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Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (August 28 - September 3)

I hope everyone has had a great week and a wonderful August. It's hard to believe that it's already September, this year just seems to be going by so fast! I can't think of anything special that we need to cover today, so I guess this week we can just get right to the wrap up! August C S R Discussion Day: Treading Water By Headstall We started out the week with the CSR Discussion day for Treading Water. There was a lot of participation and Headstall answered a lot of great questions! Did

September 4, 2016

Prompts Writing Prompts #526 & #527

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 526 – Creative Tag – First Line “Damn, where the hell am I supposed to go now?” Prompt 527 – Creative Tag – First Love Again It has been

September 2, 2016

Writing Tips

Writing Tip Grammar Rodeo #9

It's been a while since we had a Grammar Rodeo from Cia, but this month that feature has returned. Let's see what Cia has to say about.... NUMBERS! Let’s talk numbers! 01 001 1 100 0... no that’s not what I mean. LOL One of the subtle details that refines writing is how an author addresses numbers. Let’s face it, you can’t write anything at length without running into this issue because our lives are dictated by things like time and money. Numbers in Fiction Numbers at the begi

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August 31, 2016

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Book Club August C S R Discussion Day: Treading Water By Headstall

August is coming to a close, and with it summer for the northern hemisphere--the last hurrah for many families having those family/friend barbecues and spending time together. But not all families get to do that--which is exactly what we see in Headstall's Treading Water. Did you have a chance to read it yet? If you didn't, well be careful of spoilers in the comments but you can still enjoy my interview with Headstall. Who do you like best: Tom, Jerry, or Huckleberry Hound? Huckleberry Hound

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August 29, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (August 21 - August 27)

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope everyone has had a great week so far and are well rested for a new week to begin. Don't forget to join us for the CSR discussion tomorrow (August 29th) to discuss Treading Water by Headstall. Before I get into the wrap up for this week, I wanted to announce that the 2017 Anthology Themes have been decided. A huge thank you to all the members who sent in suggestions and to all the authors who helped narrow down and select the upcoming years themes. A reminder that we

August 28, 2016

Story Review Featured Story: About Carl

I hope everyone had a great weekend, but now it's time to start off a new week. A great way to start the week is to take a look at a story that can be found on Gay Authors. Today's feature is About Carl by Diogenes. Timothy M was nice enough to provide us with this great review. If you haven't already done so, maybe it will inspire you to take a look. If you do, don't forget to leave Diogenes some reviews. Enjoy! About Carl Diogenes Reviewer: Timothy M. Status: Complete

August 22, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (August 14 - August 20)

Okay, it has been a very busy week, so I'm not going to dawdle too long. However, we also have some info we'd like to share with you. First off, if you are a site author, then please check out the author forum "Anthology Private Discussion" as there are a couple of things in there that require you're attention. Also, as a reminder, we’re always looking for Premium content, and you don’t need to write a novel to have one of your stories included! Do you have an anthology story that went awry

August 21, 2016

Prompts Writing Prompts #524 & #525

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 524 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following in a story – a beac

August 19, 2016

Signature Feature

Signature Excerpt August Signature Excerpt: Reece's Choice By Renee Stevens

Monday we featured Renee Steven's story, Reece's Choice, with a few of her favorite reviews. There's also a signature graphic you can download if you want to share your love of her story. Didn't see it? Don't worry you can still get it here. Renee says... I chose this scene because it's honestly my favorite scene in the entire story. I've actually had the spider thing happen to me, except I didn't have anyone else there at the time. I love putting some of my personal experiences into stories

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August 17, 2016

Signature Feature

Signature Feature August Signature Feature: Reece's Choice By Renee Stevens

Usually Renee's the one who posts the blog, not the person being featured, but if you didn't know, she's also one of our Signature Authors! This month we're featuring her story, Reece's Choice. Inspired by one of the prompts, this morphed into a longer story for readers to enjoy. Length: 25,461 Description: When confronted with his family’s bigotry, Reece is faced with the first of many choices. He can continue to tolerate the caustic atmosphere or he can walk away and finall

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August 15, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (August 7 - August 13)

I hope everyone has had a great week. Before we get started on this week's wrap up, we would like to congratulate GA author Albert Nothlit for winning silver with the Florida Authors & Publishers Association's 2016 President's Book Awards for his novel, Earthshatter, published with Dreamspinner Press. Read more about Earthshatter, and check out the full list of Albert's stories that can be found on GA. Featured Story: The Alliance To start our week off right, we featured Puppilull'

August 14, 2016

Prompts Writing Prompts #522 & #523

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 522 – Creative Tag – First Line “Please, I have to see him.” Prompt 523 – Challenge Tag – Weather Weather can be an important part of a

August 12, 2016

Premium Promo Premium Promo: Ship Logs Of The Santa Claus Series

While the majority of the site is free, Premium Stories are available to members for a small fee. Premium access can be purchased in increments of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. We'll take a look at each of the stories that can be found in Premium to give you an idea of what is available. Some of our Premium Stories are part of a series. Today we're looking at the Ship Logs of the Santa Claus series by Mann Ramblings. Ship Logs of the Santa Claus Mann Rambling

August 10, 2016

Story Review Featured Story: The Alliance

I hope everyone had a great weekend. To get your week started off right, it's time to take a look at another story that you might have missed when it originally posted. This week, Puppilull has provided us a great review of The Alliance by VVesley. Don't forget to leave reviews if you go check it out, let the author know what you thought of the story. The Alliance by VVesley Reviewer: Puppilull Status: Complete Word Count: 89,361 Are you in t

August 8, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (July 31 - August 6)

Hope everyone has had a great week and a wonderful start to August. I can't believe this year has gone by so fast. Before we get started on the wrap up, I want to post a quick reminder to ALL authors. You have a new forum that is Author's & Staff only. Please check it out if you haven't already done so, as there are threads in there that require your attention! August C S R Feature: Treading Water By Headstall We started the week (and the month) off with the CSR Announcement. This

August 7, 2016

Prompts Writing Prompts #520 & #521

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 520 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following in a story – a tire

August 5, 2016

Author Interviews

Interview Ask An Author #41

One of everyone's favorite blogs, back again!! It's the first Wednesday of the month, which can only mean one thing. It's time for another Ask An Author feature provided to us by Dark. If you have questions you want to ask your favorite authors, but don't want to ask the questions yourself, you can always send your questions to Dark for inclusion in the Ask An Author feature. Ask an Author #41 Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors! I

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August 3, 2016

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Book Club August C S R Feature: Treading Water By Headstall

August is here, and I'm spending all my time with the family, enjoying our extra time together... but sometimes it's not so easy being part of a family. Check out the drama and hopefully happy ending in Headstall's Treading Water for this month's featured CSR read! Treading Water by Headstall Length: 48,955 Description: Craig and Jared, former brothers-in-law, have been tormented in different ways, and lines have been crossed. Can they now find a way to make sense ou

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August 1, 2016

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

Oops! Seems I'm slacking just a little bit today! Before we take a look at what happened in the various GA blogs this week, I wanted to give everyone a quick reminder. Today is the last day for you to make theme suggestions for the 2017 anthologies! Each member can give up to five theme suggestions, so get your ideas heard before time runs out! Now, let's see what happened this week. C S R Discussion Day: The Window Washer By Zenith Check out Cia's questions to Zenith, where she pumps him

July 31, 2016

Prompts Writing Prompts #518 & #519

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 518 – Creative Tag – First Line “Who gave you the right to read my journal?” Prompt 519 – Creative Tag – The Titanic People seem to repe

July 29, 2016

News Archive

Author Promotion Ga's Newest Promising Author: Puppilull

GA is happy to announce our newest promotion to Promising Author, Puppilull! Puppilull has only been writing on our site for just over a year now, but she's already posted several unique stories that have grabbed our readers' attention. If you haven't read any of her work before, let me suggest her contemporary romances Thaw and Frost. My personal favorite is a historical short story, Lupercalia, written for this year's Secret Admirer story contest. Puppilull seems to have a way of creating inte

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July 28, 2016

Premium Promo Premium Promo: Chosen Of Honorus

Gay Authors has always managed to remain free to it's members, one of the ways that it has managed to do so is through it's Premium Subscribers. Members choose to help support the site and keep it going by purchasing Premium Content which consists of a number of stories that are only available on the site by purchasing Premium. There are many great stories to be found in the Premium section. Today, we are going to look at Chosen of Honorus by Andrew_Q_Gordon. Chosen o