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    2025 Anthology - Big Announcement!

    By Valkyrie

    Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Joyous Kwanzaa to all who celebrate! I'm still in a bit of a food coma from Christmas dinner, but I wanted to bring a reminder and also some important news for next year's anthology.  First, submissions for Carlos' tribute event are due tomorrow, so be sure to put the finishing touches on your stories and post the link in the thread in the Writer's Circle.  Second, I decided to do things a little differently this year, and instead of having a committee decide
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Writing Tips

Writing Tip: Editing Isn't For The Weak

Well, we started the week out by featuring Libby Drew's story and now we're featuring an article written by Libby Drew! I think it's looking a bit like a Libby Drew week! Enjoy!   Editing Isn’t For the Weak When you love the written word and hang out online in places that cater to that love, someone will most likely, at some point, ask you to edit their story. It may be a friend. It may be a writing partner. It may be your ex. Okay, it probably won’t be your ex, although that would be f
Featured Stories

Featured Story: Running Far Afield By Libby Drew

Today we'd like to take another look at one of the site's Hosted Authors, a popular writer with a lot of skills which she brings to bear on all her writing. Please enjoy this review by Fishwings on Running Far Afield. Running Far Afield By Libby Drew   Reviewer: Fishwings Status: Complete Words: 17,178   Libby Drew is a talented author; there is no doubt about that. After reading through the fast-paced, riveting “State of Mind,” I was eager to pick something else that s
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Sorry for the late post again this week; I had family visiting I haven't seen in a few months. As for GA ... lots of drama here this week! Let's take a look back, shall we?   Monday was relatively quiet ... I announced our short story line up for the Can't Stop Reading Blog Book Club. We will be reading the last 3 year's Reader's Choice Award Winners. Take a look at the stories, and join us for the Discussion Day on 5/27. You can ask the authors questions (or send them in ahead of time via a
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Writing Tips

Writing Tip: Adverbs

So it's Wednesday again which means it's time for another Wacky Wednesday post. What should we look at today? We have a couple of different options, but I think this week we will take a look at those pesky little adverbs. That's right, adverbs! Andy021278 wrote a piece to explain adverbs in their usual role as describing words for verbs.   Enjoy, and thank you Andy for this informative article! Adverbs   An adverb is a describing word. They are the words we see scattered about storie
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr May Stories ... Reader's Choice Anthologies!

For May's Can't Stop Reading Book Club I decided to go an easy way out and pick short stories I know are site favorites since we were avoiding a novel. So, for this month we will be reading the past 3 year's Reader's Choice Best Anthology award winners! We'll have 4 stories, not 3, because the 2010 winners tied. I hope you enjoy reading one, or all, of these.   HELP!!!: I'd love some feedback from participants for this month's discussion day. What would you like the format to be? More reviews?
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Running a little bit behind today, but it was another big week here at Gay Authors!!   On Monday we had the discussion on the CSR Bookclub's pick of the month, Josh's Blog by Carl Holiday! If you haven't already joined in on the discussion, there is still plenty of time, so go check it out.   On Wednesday we featured Ask An Author #4, brought to us by Dark! This week we had answers from four authors instead of three. Go check it out to see what Comicfan, Cia, CJames, and Comicality had to sa
Prompts

Writing Prompts #228 & #229

Well it is Friday again and I thought I would slip in for a change and actually introduce the prompts myself. I guess after a hundred plus attempts to catch an author's attention this might help.   You know, like anyone else I enjoy reading what others have done with the prompts. For our experts this is a just a chance to flex those writing muscles, and for the newbie it is simply a chance to get some feedback on something you wrote. These can be flash fiction pieces, poetry, or whatever you d
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Author Interviews

Wacky Wednesday: Ask An Author #4

Now that April is over, what better way to usher in May than with some answers from our favorite Authors. Dark once again brings us a new installment of Ask an Author. Do you have a question you've been wanting to ask your favorite author and haven't for one reason or another? Let Dark know! Ask an Author #4   Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors!   In AtA #3, we had questions for authors Luka Fox, Johnathan Colourfield, and Andrew Q Go
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

Csr Discussion Day: Josh's Blog By Carl Holiday

It’s that time again … CSR’s Discussion Day. This month we read Josh’s Blog by Carl Holiday. I hope you enjoyed the story; I can’t wait to see what thoughts readers had. Below is a review by yours truly where I shared my feelings on the story and Carl’s writing. Check out the info afterward about CSR in general too; I need your help! Yes yours!     Quite the comment to be starting off a review with, right? Yet, this paragraph is in the first chapter of the story, Josh’s Blog, by Carl Ho
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

Once again from yours truly... a look back at this week on Gay Authors!   This week's blogs started with a review by Wicked Witch of The Rider's Pride by dkstories. This novel length story is a fanfiction of McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern stories. Dan did a great job creating a story in much the same manner of the original work; Wicked Witch called it a "superb piece of fanfiction". As a fan of the series since I was a girl, I have to agree!   Wednesday brought something a little differen
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #226 & #227

Thank you once again to Comicfan for providing a couple of new prompts for you to take a shot at. Make sure you share in the Writing Prompt Forum!   Prompt 226 – Creative Tag – The Lover You finally have found the perfect mate. Someone who listens to you, shares your tastes in music and art, loves your movies. However they have just one small flaw. What is it?   Prompt 227 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story: cane, pillow, car, medicine, and toilet paper.   Si
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: The Rider's Pride

Happy Monday! Please enjoy this week's story feature!   The Rider's Pride by dkstories   Reviewer: Wicked Witch Status: Complete Word Count: 107,446   The Rider's Pride is a story by dkstories; It is a superb piece of fanfiction set in the world of Pern, created with its own twists on the mythos of Anne McCaffrey's world. dkstories has some great works on GA but this is my favourite of them all.   I fell in love with this story as soon as I began reading it; it
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

From Cia this week! So much going on on the site, so this will be a long one. Please bear with me and read on! There are a lot of announcements; we've been busy! Check out the special announcement below our look back at this week's blog posts!   Monday's feature, To Move Forward by Randomness, a special look at how to people whose paths diverged in their past have met again ... and how they move forward. You can still check out the story here.   Wednesday we hosted yet another wonderful tip
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Anthologies

2013 Poetry Anthology: Whispers In The Dark Now Live

NOW LIVE!!!             The 2013 GA Poetry Anthology: Whispers in the Dark is now live! Fifteen new poem collections by some of your favorite authors, hope you enjoy!       A Life in Question Bill W       All in Your Mind WatchPatRun       Astronomical Dusk FishWings       Coy carringtonrj       Murmers at the Dusk of Day comicfan       Night Calls JoejoeGreene  
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Writing Tips

Writing Tip: Writing Groups - Some Pros And Cons

We wouldn't be able to produce and provide all of the wonderful content here at the GA News Blog without so many great contributors. Libby Drew gives us a great tip for authors on Writing Groups. Enjoy!       Writing Groups: Some Pros and Cons   A writing group can do wonders for our motivation and keep us accountable for our production. Members cheer us on, understand how even the smallest recognition can mean the world, and know not to say things like, “Oh, you’re a writer? Do yo
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: To Move Forward

ANNOUNCEMENT: Today is the submission deadline for our Poetry Anthology "Whispers In The Dark" - so you only have a few hours left!!!   In another bit of randomness we're very pleased to have this review from LJH, of Author Randomness's "To Move Forward." We hope you enjoy the review and check out the story - you're bound to be as captured by this tale as many others have been so far.   To Move Forward by Randomness   Reviewer: LJH Status: Complete Word Count: 37,125  
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

The wrapup will be slightly late this morning - thanks for your understanding and come back around 11AM pacific [posted Fri night]   So - I almost made it, if it hadn't been for Myk interrupting me   Want to start with reminding everyone that April'sCan't Stop Reading Book Club is featuring Josh's Blog by Hosted Author CarlHoliday. We hope you join many in the community and read this great story so you can join in our discussion which will be held on Monday, April 29th!   Also - the subm
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #224 & #225

I've talked about our GayAuthors.org community many times, but I have to say, in seeing some recent comments and posts - I am once again just so privileged to be a part of GA. A few years ago, when Myr asked me to be the Member Advocate and among other tasks, help support and foster the community here, I immediately said yes and have had no regrets since.   One of the great ways I see the community coming together is weekly here with our Friday writing prompts, courtesy of the great Comicfan.
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Author Interviews

Wacky Wednesday: How Ga Changed My Life

How GA Changed My Life Compiled By Renee Stevens   I don't remember what really brought me to GA in the first place, but that's not important. What is important is what I found here at GA. I no longer get asked why I write what I write. Instead, I have found acceptance of my writing that I haven't really found anywhere else. I was made a part of this community and I have met so many wonderful people who I am honored to call my friends. Those friends have been instrumental in so
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: Challenging Fate

I am especially thrilled to present today's review for you. I've been preparing for this for a while, went out and asked someone whose reviews I particularly enjoy and asked that person to give a review for this story that I personally LOVE!   BUT - before we get to the story, I want to give a little plug for our Premium membership, especially as it seems like we haven't plugged Premium in almost a year (last July, if I recall correctly).   We strive to keep most of GayAuthors.org as a total
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up!

As we started April, instead of a trick, we got a treat in the start of this month's Can't Stop Reading Book Club which this month is featuring Josh's Blog by Hosted Author CarlHoliday. We hope you join many in the community and read this great story so you can join in our discussion which will be held on Monday, April 29th!   Wednesday was again a wonderful entry in our monthly Ask an Author - we are so thankful to Dark for creating and managing this great look at various authors on the site.
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #222 & #223

It's Friday again, which means two new prompts from our prompt guru, Comicfan. Take a look at these and maybe even write one and share it in the Writing Prompt Forum! Also, don't forget April is Team Recognition month, so make sure you thank your writing team!   Prompt 222 – Creative Tag – The Dream Lately you have been having the same dream over and over again. Only today you realize parts of your dream are coming true. Is this something to be grateful for or terrified of?   Prompt 223 - Cr
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Author Interviews

Wacky Wednesday: Ask An Author #3

ANNOUNCEMENT: Don't forget that April is Team Recognition Month, so don't forget to thank your teams! Author's know better than anyone how valuable editors, beta readers and the like really help to mold and tighten their stories, to make them a better finished product. Now is your chance to recognize those who help you   I love the features that some members have come up with on their own. Dark's "Ask An Author" series is one of them - a great look at our favorite authors and some additional
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