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    Miraculous Prompts

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    The saying "truth is stranger than fiction" exists for a reason - sometimes what happens in real life is so far outside the realm of possibility that if written in a piece of fiction, readers would doubt its veracity.  I recently experienced such a moment when a family member of mine had a medical episode that should, by all accounts, have left them dead.  It still boggles my mind when I think about it.  90% of people who have this condition die from it, with most of them not even making it to t
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #383 & #383

Hope everyone had a great new year. 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. Don't forget, if under 1,000 words, prompt responses that are posted in GA Stories must be posted as part of a collection.   Prompt 382 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – a beach ball, a vacation ticket, a snow storm, a crying ch
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Prompts

Writing Prompts Second Chance Prompts!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years Eve and a great start to 2015! I was in the prompt forum the other day, and I noticed some prompts over the last year didn't get any responses. Now, I know there could be a number of reasons for this, but I thought it might be nice to give some of them a second chance to be noticed! On the last day of the year, no less. So for this week's Wednesday post, that's what I'm doing! Here's a list of 10 prompts that for one reason or another, didn't receiv
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Discussion Day: Space Pioneer By Dolores Esteban

This month just flew by! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. Did you have time to read this month? Hopefully you didn't miss the chance to read our CSR feature, Space Pioneer by Dolores Esteban. Due to the time/language barriers, Dolores won't be doing a 'live' Q&A, but she does plan to pop in off and on to reply to reviews and comments/questions posted here, so make sure you share your enjoyment of her story! To get the ball rolling, we have a great interview with Dolores to share, alon
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone had a great holiday. It's hard to believe that 2014 is nearly over and this will be the last "Weekly Wrap Up" for this year. The next time we look over what happened during the week, it will be a brand new year. A lot has happened this past year and there is a lot coming in the upcoming year, so make sure to keep an eye on the GA News Blog to keep up to date on upcoming site changes! Now, let's see what happened during the last full week for 2014!   Monday we took a look at Gra
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #380 & #381

I hope everybody had a wonderful holiday and maybe you even got to read a few of the stories on the Christmas Reading List that was posted for the last couple of days. I've already got some ideas for things to do for next Christmas, but you'll have to wait to see what I've got in store. What you don't have to wait for is two new prompts to help get those fingers moving on the keys! Let's see what's in store for us today!   Prompt 380 – Creative Tag – First Line “Sure, now you want me to make t
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Gay Whales

Happy Monday! So, it's been a while since I've done a review for the blog, so I decided maybe it was time that I remedied that. While it's not a Christmas or holiday tale, the story I decided to review is one that is humorous, fun, and lighthearted; all things that a holiday should be. The story we're going to take a look at today is "Gay Whales" by Graeme. Hopefully if you decide to take a look at it, you'll enjoy it as much as I did! Gay Whales By Graeme Signature Author
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

First off, I want to give a big Thank You to Cia for handling the blog for me this week, much appreciated, but I'm back and we have a lot to look at. However, there's something that needs to be addressed before we look back at this week's postings. As many might remember, the authors here at Gay Authors reached a milestone of 100 Million words! To celebrate, we decided to run a couple of contests. Thank you to everyone who participated, but now it's time to announce the winners, you will be cont
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #378 & #379

Surprise! It's me again! This week has just flown by, and we're a bit late posting these. Whoops! But hey, we're not going to leave you hanging without your prompt fix. I have two great ones to share with you.   Prompt 378 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story – gift, broken shoelace, brown coat, scarf, and a zebra.   Prompt 379 – Creative Tag – Birthday Revenge Four months ago your partner’ had their birthday. They told you they didn’t want a party, just a nice d
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Author Interviews

Author Inverview: Myr

The original GA member, Myr, is mostly found behind the scenes (Don't look behind that curtain!) on the site, but he's also an author. As you'll see from his interview, that isn't always easy to do with everything else he has going on. I hope you enjoy this interview, and if you haven't had a chance, go check out his featured story and download the Signature background!   Who do you like best, Jerry or Tom? Jerry, obviously.   Do you eat your fruits and vegetables? Nope and Nope. Still don'
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Nick Cringle

How is this month going so fast? December is already halfway gone! Today we're featuring this month's Signature background story, Nick Cringle, by Myr. If you haven't already downloaded your Signature graphic, you can do so here.   Nick Cringle by Myr Signature Author Reviewer: Celethiel Status: Complete Length: 5,676   A story about Santa Claus, except the Santa Claus is 16 year old who has taken over the family business, or as one could put it, Corporation. Which is what
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Wow! It has been a big week here at Gay Authors! If you've been following the blog, you'll know that a lot of exciting things have been happening, but if you haven't been, now is your chance to get caught up. I think I'm going to go a little bit backward this week, so I hope everyone don't mind, but we had something really exciting happen this week and I just can't wait until the end of the look back to get to it!   If you haven't been following the blog, I'd definitely suggest checking out Sa
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News Archive

100 Million From Ga's Amazing Authors!

GA Authors have achieved posting 100 Million words in Stories!! Congratulations, Authors, on all your hard work to make GA a wonderful place for fellow authors and readers! To celebrate this event, we're going to run two contests. I'll post links to both, as they will be in the site Lounge forum, and that is where you can enter one or both contests.  Contest #1: One month FREE Premium membership   Contest #2: One $5 Amazon Gift Card   *Contest will run from the time the topics open until Sa
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Anthologies

2014 Winter Anthology: Chain Reaction *now Live*

Nope, you're not dreaming!!! While I'm sure most of you weren't expecting the anthology to go live for another day or two, I decided to go ahead and make it live a day early. If you've been looking for something new to read, here's your chance. Twelve brand new stories for you to enjoy, but don't forget to leave the authors a review to let them know what you thought. I could keep rambling on, but I think I've said all that needs said, so go ahead, you know you want to! Ready... Set... READ!!!
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Misunderstandings

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 BigAKHorton's story "Misunderstandings." Enjoy!   Misunderstandings by BigAKHorton Author   Reviewer:
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Did everyone have a great weekend? The deadline for submission to the 2014 Winter Anthology has passed by, so I hope everyone was able to get their anthology stories turned in. I've been working on getting the anthology prep done, so keep an eye out in the coming days for the anthology to go live! Also, just a reminder to all the authors participating in the anthology, please check the Anthology Double Check thread to ensure your story is listed! Now, let's see what happened this week in the GA
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #376 & #377

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. Don't forget, if under 1,000 words, prompt responses that are posted in GA Stories must be posted as part of a collection.   Prompt 376 – Creative Tag – First Line “But I never said that!”   Prompt 377 – Creative Ta
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Author Interviews

Ask An Author #22

Many might have noticed that there was no "Ask An Author" feature last month. There were a few reasons for that, but one of the main ones was because this month we're doing a Special Edition of Ask An Author! In the spirit of the season, Dark has gifted us with an Ask An Author feature that features not three, but FOUR, authors. On top of that, each of the authors this month has answered two questions each! Thanks Dark! Enjoy! Ask an Author #22   Welcome back to another quirky question
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr December: Space Pioneer By Dolores Esteban

So this is December, a month for beating the heat if you're on the southern half of the world or curling up away from the cold if you're in the northern half. Either way, it's a great time to read. And since it's also a common time for presents, I decided to feature a story that is right up my alley as a gift to me. This month we're going to read Dolores Esteban's short novel, Space Pioneer. Space Pioneer by Dolores Esteban   Length: 53,808 Description: On his trip to Mars, Jeff's
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone had a great week! For those that celebrated on Thursday, I hope you had a very Happy Thanksgiving! If you went shopping on Friday, I hope you made it out of the stores safely! It was a very busy week in the GA News Blog, but before we get to that, I have a brief reminder, though you'll get a second one later in the wrap up. The deadline for the 2014 Winter Anthology: Chain Reaction is quickly approaching. Stories must be received by the Anthology Proof Team by the end of the day
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #374 & #375

I hope everyone has had a great week and for those who celebrated Thanksgiving, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It's that time of the week again for us to look at two new prompts supplied to us by the prompt guru, Comicfan. Hopefully one of these two will inspire something, and don't forget to share in the prompt forum!   Prompt 374 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following in words in a story – large dinner, shopping, a fight, snow, and a football.   Prompt 375 – Creative Ta
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Writing Tips

Writing Tip: Constructive Criticism - Part 2

I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Last week we did a post on Constructive Criticism. I received so many great responses, I decided it was better to break it up and do two posts rather than the single one that I originally had planned. Today, we're looking at the final five author's answers to the question: What is constructive criticism? Enjoy!   So there you have it, the final five! Now, I have a question for all of you! Do you have a question you would like to put to all t
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Discussion Day; Tears Of The Neko By Craftingmom

I can't believe November is almost over! This day crept up on me and then hit with a 'Hey!!' bang just yesterday, lol. This month we featured Tears of the Neko by Craftingmom. She's given me a great interview with a lot of interesting answers (I don't remember her working at the CIA! ) so read on. Plus she asks for some input so make sure you leave comments and questions for her, because Craftingmom has also agreed to come 'live chat' on the blog for a Q&A session from 1-3 EST!   Te
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone has had a great week. It's almost time for another week to start, but before that happens, let's take a look at what happened this week in the GA News Blog.   We started out Monday by looking at "Imprint" by Hermit in the Cave. We had a wonderful review provided to us by Faxity and based upon some of the comments, "Imprint" has been added to many members' reading lists! Check out the review and see if maybe you should be adding it to yours!   Tuesday was our Premium Tuesday p
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