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    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug. 9 - Aug. 15)

    By wildone

    Greetings my little chickadees.   Let's get everyone to shout out a chickadee call. Chick a dee dee dee   No, sadly I'm not drunk. Just a name I occasionally call people. Why, i don't know  How about yourself, what is a name you call a group of friends that you know? Mates, pals, gals, ladies, men, boys. girls. Please don't light up the Moderation Teams PM and Alert system by using that British term for a finch, as it is not allowed on GA. Why you ask. There are certain words that Goog
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 18 - 24)

Well this is an eventful day in many places in the world....   Merry Christmas                       Happy Hanukkah       I'm sure many of you have already opened your pressies and getting ready to have a feast! If you don't celebrate either of these traditions, we all wish you all the very best on these happy days to everyone, everywhere!!   So let's look back at the week that was.   Monday we started off the week with Cia doing up the December Signature Feat
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Anthologies

2016 Special Anthology: Rewind * Now Live *

As some know, I've been asked many times if we can redo past anthology themes. Since normally we don't use the same themes more than once, it was decided to do a special anthology using all of the Pre-2016 anthology themes, which we decided to call: Rewind. Authors could choose any past theme they wanted and write a 5,000 - 25,000 word story. Six authors took up the challenge and we now have a twelve story anthology for you, just in time for Christmas. Which seems fitting since there are a coupl
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Signature Feature

December Signature Excerpt: Alex's Legacy By Valkyrie

Valkyrie's story, Alex's Legacy, was Monday's Signature Feature. Did you grab your copy of the signature banner so you can share your love for Valkyrie's story? If not, you can do that here! Today we're featuring her chosen excerpt.   Valkyrie says: This story started as my response to Prompt 305, although the characters existed before I wrote the prompt. Even though they were created as peripheral characters in another story, they captured my heart, and I wanted to learn their whole story. Th
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Signature Feature

December Signature Feature: Alex's Legacy By Valkyrie

This month we're featuring Valkyrie's story, Alex's Legacy With it's poignant theme and cozy bookstore setting, this is a great novella length story is a perfect December read. Make sure you don't miss out on it!     Length: 22,494   Description: Sam and Alex meet and fall in love. Their relationship manages to survive some very dark and trying times, until tragedy strikes.   Valkyrie's Favorite Reviews:   Geron Kees says: I hope you have just researched this very well and tha
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Weekly Wrap Up

Special Announcement And Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 11 - 17)

**Special Announcements**   Many of you have spoken and we have listened. Have you ever had to decide how many of your likes to use within an 24 hour period and were limited and unable to like everything you wanted? Well starting today we are happy to announce that there is no limit on the likes you can use in a day!!! The only exception will be the Newbie Group that will be increasing from 3 to 20 a day. Just so you know, if you are a Newbie and want the unlimited feeling, you only need
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #544 & #545

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. It is I, bringing you the prompts again this week. It's always fun to put myself in Renee's boots (she has a LOT more snow at her place) for a time. Fortunately, she makes it easy peasy to do this post--certainly nothing like a nightmare such as prompt #545... yikes!! (Does it make you feel better about your holiday plans though? LOL)     Prompt 544 – Creative Tag – First line It’s time to bury the hatchet.   Prompt 545 – Creative Tag – Party Nightma
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Anthologies

2016 Special Anthology * Double Check *

Here is a list of anthologies included. If your name/story does not appear, please contact Cia and Renee.   Bill's Christmas Gift comicfan   Boxed In: A Christmas Story Headstall   Daddy Issues Sasha Distan   Faeries Anonymous Valkyrie   Family Matters Sasha Distan   Finding Refuge Headstall   Maelstrom Valkyrie   Stepping Through the Mirror Headstall   The Legend of Treehaven Woods Valkyrie
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Writing Tips

New Author Advice #1

Have you thought about writing your first story, but it seems a little daunting? Don't worry, every new author has been there at one point or another. Thankfully, you're part of a great community that has plenty of authors willing to share their knowledge, and/or what they wished they'd known when they first started. Today we've got both Aditus, who is going to tell how he started out, and Graeme who is going to share a little advice on planning out your story. Hope this helps!   Starting O
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 4 - 10)

Not sure where in the world you are, but Winter has finally arrived here Temperatures reaching highs of -20C / -4F has kept me in a lot and doing a lot of reading instead. Enough about the weather, lets see what happened on the site this week.   Monday we had Cia introduce us to the December CSR Feature. This month we are going to look at Kuragari129's story My Life Started At The End Of The World. If the title doesn't capture your interest then wait until you read the synopsis. Discussion da
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #542 & #543

Today I get to be Renee! Woohoo! This time of year, it seems everyone is busy, busy, busy. But surely you have a bit of time to write some flash fiction, don't you? Last week we had two repeat Why don't you check out the prompts below. Hopefully they'll spark some inspiration.     Prompt 542 – Creative Tag – List of words Use the following words in a story – red leaf, turkey, squeaky wheel, pumpkin, and a blue shoe.   Prompt 543 – Creative Tag – First Line I think it is time for you and
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Author Interviews

Ask An Author #45

I can't believe it's already time for our December Ask An Author feature! This year just seems to have flown by and now it's almost over. The next Ask An Author will be the start of a new year! If you have a question that you'd like to ask a specific author, but don't want to do the actual asking, then send your question to Dark! I hope you enjoy this edition of Ask An Author, and a big THANK YOU to Dark for continuing to provide these.   Ask an Author #45 Welcome back to another qui
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

December C S R Feature: My Life Started At The End Of The World By Kuragari129

December is the end of the year, and I thought we could feature another end... Kuragari129's story, My Life Started at the End of the World. This is a story of how things can change, and all too often do, when teenagers are learning their way through life. Of course throwing in something like a rumor of the apocalypse really ups the drama! You'll have to read the story to find out what happens with Aidyn, Noah Skylar, and Greyson.   My Life Started at the End of the World by Kuraga
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 27-Dec 3)

Renee will be taking a bit of time off from the Site Blog but will return soon. I will be doing the weekly wrap up for the immediate future, so lets hope I don't mess it up   Monday we started the week off with the November CSR Discussion Day of Comicality's Between the Lines. Cia had a lengthy interview with Comicality about not only the story but also what motivates him to believe he is writing a good story. A lot of tips and information from one of our most read authors at GA.   Wednesda
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Prompts

Second Chance Prompts #509 & #511

To help you finish off your week right (or should that be write? ) it's time for a couple of prompts. Once again, we're featuring a couple of prompts that for one reason or another, didn't receive any prompt responses. I've included links to each topic as well so you can post your prompt responses (or links to them) in the forums. Have fun!!     Prompt 509 – Creative Tag – The Tire Your were called away for a business trip to the middle of nowhere. On the way home you blew a tire. When yo
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

November C S R Discussion Day: Between The Lines By Comicality

The year is almost over, and the time has flown by! Did you find the time to read Comicality's contemporary story featuring one young man's journey as he experiences his first year at college. If you did, make sure you share your thoughts on Comsie's story, but first, everyone can enjoy his answers to the questions I posed in his interview!   If you were an animal, what would you be? - You know, I'm not sure why, but I have always had a thing for panthers. Ever since I was little, the idea of
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 20 - Nov 26)

Well, it's the end of another week, which means it's time to take a look back at what has gone on in the various GA News Blogs. Don't forget that tomorrow is the discussion day for this month's CSR choice: Between the Lines by Comicality. If you haven't finished reading yet, you still have a little time.   UPDATE: First let me apologize. I have a lot going on right now and I completely spaced that I was supposed to announce the Reader Incentive winner for the anthology. I'm happy to announce t
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #540 & #541

And it's Friday, which not only means the end of most work weeks, but it also means it's time for a couple of new prompts! Did anyone brave the stores this morning? I didn't this year, partly because the hubby is working, but we didn't really need anything this year. Now, lets take a look at what we have in store for your prompts for this week.     Prompt 540 – Creative Tag – The Lottery Your job does everything by lottery, saying it is more fair. They pull a ball with a name on it for wor
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News Archive

Happy Thanksgiving!

We just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone celebrating today a very Happy Thanksgiving. We hope that wherever you are, and whoever you're spending it with, whether it be Friends or Family, that you have a wonderful day.  
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Signature Feature

November Signature Excerpt: So Little Magic Left By Mann Ramblings

Mann Ramblings' story, So Little Magic Left, was Monday's Signature Feature. Did you grab your copy of the signature banner so you can share your love for Mann's story? If not, you can do that here! Today we're featuring his chosen excerpt.   Mann Ramblings says: I chose this scene because it sets the stage for a change in Rath and Shawn's roles, blurring them and sending them on a new direction.   Want to read more? Check out the rest of the story here!
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Signature Feature

November Signature Feature: So Little Magic Left By Mann Ramblings

This month's feature is Mann Rambling's epic novel, So Little Magic Let. Not only did he write a story nominated for 2013's Best Hero/Villain in the Reader's Choice Awards here on GA, he made his own graphic and signature banner for this month's event. Quite the accomplished artist, isn't he?! So if you haven't read this novel, try it out now!     ​Length: 111,444   Description: What do you do when you simply don't fit into your world? Shawn Martoni never did. A past of turmoil and
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 13 - Nov 19)

I hope everyone has had a great weekend and is refreshed and ready for the start of a new week. Don't forget the deadline for the 2016 Special Anthology is coming up fast, I look forward to seeing what everyone is working on! The guidelines for this anthology are a little different, so make sure you read the announcement carefully. Now, let's see what happened this week in the GA News Blog.   Anthology Special Review: Nature's Wrath To start out the week, the review team decided to do a specia
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Prompts

Second Chance Prompts #502 & #507

Brrrr... Anyone want some snow? I have plenty of it that I can give! First snowstorm of the year dropped at least 10 inches on us. Who else has gotten the white fluffy stuff? Anyway, now that the talk of weather is out of the way, it's time for the weekly prompts. Once again, we're taking a look back at two prompts which, for whatever reason, got overlooked. Don't forget to share your prompt responses in the threads. To make it easier, I've linked to both of the threads.   Prompt 502 – Word Li
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Featured Stories

Author Promo: Lilansui

Wow, it's been a while since we've done an author promo. This month we're taking a look at Lilansui. Lilansui was asked to pick three stories and answer the three questions: What gave you the idea for this story? What was your favorite thing about writing this story? & Please tell us something about this story that is not already in the description. If you would like to do an author promo for the blog, please check out the blog feature opportunities thread. Also, I have an author who would l
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