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anthology flashback Anthology Flashback Fall 2012 - Friends & Enemies

For the authors out there, remember, we have two themes for Fall 2018 for you to write for: For everyone else, let's flashback to Fall of 2012 when everyone was waiting for the end of the world.

July 5, 2018

Author Interviews

Ask an Author 2.0 - #9

My threat to ask myself questions in a previous entry sparked the following from a GA member: A question or two for you... Or for anyone else with a long-running saga. How do you keep track of everyone? And indeed everything they do? Do you just remember, write notes in a separate file, rely on your beta-reader to keep you on the straight and narrow? Do you ever mix characters up, giving them characteristics belonging to someone else? I decided to accept the invitation to share the q

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July 4, 2018

Technology Archive

tech tuesday Tech Tuesday - Following Blogs

Today we are going to talk about how Follow works. In the forum software, Follow works by notifying you to new content in the item you wish to follow. So, if you follow a blog, you get notified of new blog posts. If you follow a blog post, you get notified of comments to that blog post. If you follow a Forum, you are notified of new topics to the forum. If you follow a topic, you're notified of new replies to the topic. When you click the follow button, you get these

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July 3, 2018

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

csr July CSR Feature: The Tampa Chronicles by BHopper2

What? Another 2 story series? Yes, that's what's on tap for this month's CSR feature too! Of course, instead of two short stories, we're featuring a prompt and a novella-length story written by BHopper2. This contemporary coming of age story is rife with feels, but also contains some graphic content (no sex) so please make sure you check out the tags and the story description. It's quite popular already, so I'm hoping we'll have a great Discussion day on the last Monday of the month. And hopeful

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July 2, 2018

Weekly Wrap Up (June 24 - June 30th)

Greetings all on your Sunday, or maybe even your Monday! We survived another week at GA and I think if you look at what we had featured this week, you will agree it was a great week! Monday, Cia kind of began bringing June to a close with the CSR Discussion Day: Tuesday was Myr's time and he gave us an update of upcoming changes with the Story Archive on the site: Wednesday Cia shared some great tips for Authors new to the site on posting and a good reminder

July 1, 2018

Prompts

writing prompts Writing Prompts #678 & #679

Surprise! I'm popping in this week! Cia's offering an extension, so if you want it, you still have a little time for just today to write something (even a short paragraph or two fictional promo blurb for the headline you choose is okay if you make it creative enough!) for the Gay Pride Headline Prompt Game for the newsletter. You can get your work linked in the site's newsletter and featured in the forum game topic if you can send her a submission by midnight Pacific (US) time. Play along with f

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June 29, 2018

Anthology Flashback: Summer 2012 - Choices

Welcome to another week of Anthology Flashbacks. This week brings back to the summer of 2012... Do you like these weekly flashbacks? Let us know in the comments below. Click Follow on the Anthology News Blog at the top of the page. And, of course, be sure to review stories to let the authors know how you felt about their stories!

June 28, 2018

Writing Tips

site tips Cia's Torturing Me: Mod Queue Tips

Cia’s Torturing Me! by Cia If you’re an author, I’m sure you’ve thought that at least once, right? I swear, it’s nothing personal! GA’s posting system is complicated, and there is always a learning curve for new authors to figure out the ins and outs of posting here. I'm also the primary staff member who reviews Stories submissions, so I am not picking on any one person if you receive more than one PM; I'm simply the staff member who reviews everything in the qu

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June 27, 2018

Technology Archive

Tech Tuesday - Story Archive Next Version

So I shared a sneak peek of this post in our Writer's Circle. I encourage authors to join the club if you haven't yet because there are a ton of great posts in there, and sometimes early information about upcoming features for authors. So, we've got the new Stories user interface worked out, and we're fixing the bugs. Here's a sneak peek at it: The quick Title search will now be on every page. The previously empty search field now has "Search stories..." to g

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June 26, 2018

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

csr discussion June CSR Discussion Day: Anthologies by Mark Arbour

June flew by! Alas, all too many years have passed since these times in the stories written by Mark Arbour in this month's CSR selections, Furlough and War's End. Did you have the chance to read these anthologies? They do tie together, so you really should read them that way so you can review both of them. If you haven't, first enjoy this interview with Mark and then go check out the anthologies and then come back and share your thoughts in the comments below! If you had 30 minutes of free

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June 25, 2018

Weekly Wrap Up (June 17 - June 23)

First off, let's do a plug here at the beginning of the wrap up to recognize GA's original Hosted Author, on his 20 years of posting on the interwebs, Comicality. He is definitely one of our largest drawing authors to this day. So putting Tuesday in front of Monday, lets see what Myr and others had to say: So back to Monday , Cia introduced us to a new Classic Author for June. Actually this worked out good going from Monday to Wednesday, Cia followed up more with our Cl

June 24, 2018

Prompts

Writing Prompts #676 & #677

I hope everyone is having a great week! I'll be filling in for Renee for a while. 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 676 – Creative Tag – The Myth There are myths all are all around the world to explain nature. Your task is to write a ta/’le explaining why volcanos explode.

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June 22, 2018

Anthology Flashback: Spring 2012 - It Wasn't Me

The first thing I need everyone to do today is click on the Follow Button. This blog is something Authors should be following as a great way to participate in the community. Whether it is writing an anthology story or two or three for the Fall Anthologies or reading the ones below and leaving a review, participation is a great way to get yourself or your stories in front of more people. And in case you need this... *hint* *hint* This week's flashback brings us up

June 21, 2018

Classic Feature

classic feature excerpt Classic Author Excerpt: The Union of Darkness and Light by Lugh

Well, it's Wednesday. Did you check out this month's Classic Author feature on Monday, or download your copy of the graphic for your signature? It's definitely an unusual little tale and has an ending I don't think you'll expect. Well, if you read Lugh's stories, you probably already know that the story won't go like you think it will and the ending is never far from assured. But let's talk about another part of the story, because there's a hint in the beginning that just captures the attention

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June 20, 2018

News Archive

Happy 20th Anniversary Comicality!

Instead of the usual Tuesday Tech Blog this week, I'm taking the day to wish my first online author friend a very very happy 20th Anniversary of him posting his stories for us all to enjoy! On June 19, 1998, 20 years ago today, Comicality posted his first chapter of New Kid In School on Nifty. https://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/highschool/new-kid-in-school/ (If you look at chapter 1-2, you'll see the date stamp) Comicality hooked me right away on his stori

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June 19, 2018

Classic Feature

classic author feature June Classic Author Feature: The Union of Darkness and Light by Lugh

June is transition month... hot to cold, cold to hot, the spring equinox. The month of weddings for many; gay pride month. The end of the school year and the start of summer vacation. And this month, June is also the month we're featuring a different kind of transition, and union, with Lugh's short story, The Union of Darkness and Light. An interesting tale spanning years in the lives of the characters, we see the tale from multiple POV and learn that all we think is good and light and bad and d

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June 18, 2018

Weekly Wrap Up (June 10 - June -16

One down, 20, 30, 40 maybe 50 more to go Well let's hope not . Let's look at the week we have just finished up here at GA. Monday, Cia shared a story review from Timothy M. Tuesday Myr got us up to date with the somewhat new look of the Clubs. Why don't you join, the more the merrier! Wednesday was a repeat, but well worth it. Wednesday was a repeat, but well worth it. Thursday, Myr took us on an Anthology Flashback.

June 17, 2018

Prompts

prompt Special Newsletter Prompt Game: Gay Pride Headline!

Today, we're doing something a little different! This is the newest newsletter prompt writing game. So, play along with some other authors, have fun with any headline that catches your eye, and get a link to your story featured in the site newsletter! HEADLINE PROMPT GAME Happy Gay Pride Month, everyone! How are you celebrating? Does your city do a parade? Special event weeke

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June 15, 2018

Anthology Flashback: Winter 2011 - Aftermath

Welcome back to the weekly Anthology Flashback. We'll start up again with cool thoughts from Winter 2011 as summer starts to heat up everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere.

June 14, 2018

Technology Archive

Tech Tuesday: Clubs

I thought I would swing around to Clubs again for this Tech Tuesday. Clubs are semi-private groups here on Gay Authors. We have a few different clubs available currently, and you can find them under the Club Link on the main red menu. I strongly encourage our authors to join the Writer's Circle. There are a lot of ongoing discussions in there, and our friend @BHopper2 has been nice enough to start his own ongoing topic discussions each Tuesday which have brought forth some g

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June 12, 2018

story review Featured Story: The Lilydale Leopards

What's better than another great featured review from the hardworking review team here on GA? When it's about one of my fellow admins (you're reading that right, if you missed that Graeme is now stuck on our unruly team) that members might not know is also an accomplished author with a very popluar sporty epic. Sound intriguing? Check out Timothy's review we've been keeping under wraps to surprise @Graeme with today! The Lilydale Leopards Graeme Reviewer: Timothy M. S

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June 11, 2018

Weekly Wrap Up (Jun 3 - Jun 9)

We shall see how this goes It seems that when Renee takes a week or two off, I never seem to get it right . So let's see if this goes good, or the opposite of good I'm sure all the readers of the Weekly Update will be more than willing to share with me what is not quite right So let's take a look at what has happened this week! Monday, Cia introduced us to this months CSR Feature: Tuesday, Myr let us know about the interaction of GA and Social