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    Action/Adventure Genre Deep Dive 11

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    Top Read Action/Adventure Stories Since Deep Dive 10 Top 10 Most Read Action/Adventure - Action Fiction focuses on fast-paced action and physical challenges.  Often involves a hero or protagonist facing intense obstacles and overcoming them through physical prowess and skill. Circumnavigation by C James Complete Gap Year by Mark Arbour Complete Shadow Effect by kbois Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete The Case of the S
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Anthologies

Secret Author Event-Forbidden Knowledge is due July 15th!

Wow, it's July 1st already?! There's a time warp somewhere, I swear. Or some sort of spell on my life at times, perhaps from a book of Forbidden Knowledge? Or each day I pass through the front door and enter a rift through which I lose time due to... well, who knows? What isn't forbidden is reminding all my site author friends that they need to get their themed stories to me ASAP if they want to participate in this year's fun! Click the banner to go to the event details. And readers, get ready t
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Genre Deep Dives

Paranormal Deep Dive 10

The Top Read Paranormal Stories Since Deep Dive 9 Top 2 Most Read Paranormal - Cryptid Features creatures from folklore, mythology, or cryptozoology, such as Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, or Chupacabra. The narrative often revolves around encounters with these mysterious beings. A Night on Pine Ridge by Myr Complete Lovesquatch: A Culinary Cryptid Romcom by Rafy Complete Top 5 Most Read Paranormal - Cursed Objects Focuses on objects with supernatural or
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 21 - Jun. 27)

Technically speaking, it is still June 27th in my neck of the woods. Technically speaking it might be June 28th in your neck of the woods. Technically speaking, it could be June 29th in your neck of the woods. What am I technically trying to say   You have less than 6 months to decide what to buy me as my Christmas present this year  OH, and less than 2 weeks to get your Secret Author entry in!! Let's move on, shall we.   I'm trying to see if I'm missing any important days on Sund
Writing Resources

The First Questions Every Story Needs to Answer

A story does not fail because the writer lacked ideas. More often, it fails because the reader cannot tell what kind of promise the story is making. This week’s Writing Resources focus on the first questions every story needs to answer before the plot gets complicated, the cast expands, or the chapters start stacking up. Who is this story about? What does that person want? What is standing in the way? Why should the reader care now? Those questions sound simple, but
Prompts

Life's a Zoo

When I was a kid, I loved going to the zoo and seeing the animals.  I still do, even though I haven't gone in ages.  Most people love the monkeys or the lions and tigers, but my favorite was always the capybara exhibit.  I think it's because it was astounding to me that rodents could get that big.  Plus, they're cute   Anyway, my local zoo just got a new capybara named Mozzarella.  And since life can be a bit chaotic, I thought today's prompts could use a zoo theme.  There's also the matter of t
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Non-Fiction Deep Dive 10

Top Read Non-fiction Stories Since Deep Dive 9   Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Autobiography is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory. An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete Memoirs of a child of the past century by old bob Long-Term Hold It’s Not H
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (June 14 - June 20)

I'm writing this early on Saturday as I may or may not be able to write on Saturday evening   I'm off to watch a Canadian Football game this evening. I guess there is some soccer tournament going on as well in Canada, Mexico and the US of A  As I'm writing this, the tunder and ligting has started 😮 Hope it ends before the game. I usually get a lot of silence when I talk sports. I know though a lot of the world doesn't have the US and Canada's interest in our major sports, football (Nor
Writing Resources

Introducing Writing Resources: Practical Help for Better Stories

Every writer eventually runs into the same problem: you know something is not working, but you are not sure what to fix. Maybe the middle of the story feels slow. Maybe the romance is not landing. Maybe the characters are doing things, but the scenes still feel flat. Maybe the title, description, or tags are not helping the right readers find the story. That is why we are launching Writing Resources on Gay Authors. This new section is a growing library of practical writing article
Prompts

I pack my Suitcase

When Val posted the pic of the overflowing suitcase a couple of weeks ago, I remembered a game we played in the car when we were kids. Some of you might know it. In Germany, it’s called I pack my suitcase. How about we play the game this week? I’ll start by packing my suitcase and grab my favorite hat. You pack your stuff in the comments, choose things as outrageous as you want. PT Prompt #344   Someone picks up their suitcase; it opens, and everything inside spills onto
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