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    Weekly Wrap Up (Oct. 4 - Oct. 10)

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    Happy Nadian Thanksgiving!!! 🦃  We do go a little wild up here in the Great White North. No, we are not covered in snow yet, but close     So since it is in the news here, I thought I would bring this up earlier than normal. Usually I talk about the dreaded, not to me, changing of the clocks for Daylight Savings Time. Well, why it is in the news, is that British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba have decided to do away with falling back and staying on Daylight Savings Time. Sas
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    Featured Story: Blackwater by Topher Lyndon

    By wildone

    Sometimes looking back in history, we should learn. Unfortunately sometimes people don't learn from their past. Here is a look back that I'm currently reading myself. Thanks to chris191070 for bringing to me and all of your attention.      Blackwater by Topher Lyndon Reviewer: chris191070  Status: Complete Word Count: 80,569     This a hard-hitting story, parts of which some readers will find very difficult to read. At the heart of the story are 30 you
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Prompts

In Flagrante Delicato

Getting "caught in the act" is the most common translation of this Latin phrase.  It involves a person being very naughty and someone 'walking in on them.'  I'm proposing these prompts because sometimes our characters can get just too nice.  Our protagonist can be too "pro" and our antagonist too "mean".  Sometimes having our main character suffer a character flaw, or two, can lend more authenticity to a story.  Let's stretch our wings and try something a bit nasty.   #223 - You are in
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Anthologies

Upcoming Writing Events - Reminder

GA's Secret Author contests are a fun way to participate in site activities and also to get your stories read by a wide audience.  There's plenty of time to get a story written and submitted to Cia!  Just don't tell anyone you're participating   Outside of your beta/editing team, of course.  Information can be found here: Guidelines for our annual anthology have also been released, and it's never too early to start and get your story(ies) to the proof team.  More information can be found h
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Genre Deep Dives

Horror Deep Dive 3

Top reads by Horror Sub-Genres Since Feb 2024. Top 0 Most Read Horror - Body Snatcher Revolving around the invasion or replacement of human bodies by extraterrestrial beings, parasites, or other entities, body snatcher horror explores the loss of control over one's own body. No stories Top 0 Most Read Horror - Gothic (aka gothic romanticism; and dark romanticism): fiction mixing themes of horror, romance, and death No stories Top 0 Most Read Horror - Ha
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

May CSR Discussion Day: Deeds of Their Past by mcarss

Did you read Deeds of Their Past by @mcarss for our Can't Stop Reading, or CSR, Blog Feature for May? This story has magic, foul deeds, and a few twists and turns to keep readers guessing. What did you think? Share your thoughts in a comment below the author interview!  If you were an animal, what would you be? Most certainly a bird. I love all birds, but especially hold a deep affection for corvids. More than once, I've considered befriending a murder of crows. The idea of having them
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (May 19 - May 25)

Greetings and salutations from the GA Weekly Wrap Up   For some reason I am feeling giddy today, or maybe even ducky 🦆 ! Why, I have not a clue. My washing machined died on me this morning, and I don't think that should make be feel great. We had another thunderstorm today like the past few days, which I'm not a fan of (look at someone's anthology entries  ). And I went out to dinner tonight and my medium rare steak came out on the well done side. I'm not the guy to make a big deal and send
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Prompts

Freaky Friday

Sometimes life can get a little freaky.  So let's get our freak on and explain the unexplainable.     PT Prompt #221 You're running late to work and don't have time to stop for your customary cup of coffee.  Instead, you end up taking a completely different route to work and end up experiencing what can only be described as a 'glitch in the Matrix'.  What happened?   PT Prompt #222 You keep having moments of deja vu, to the point where it's starting to freak both y
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Anthologies

Secret Author Contest Rewind - Shhhhh....

With the announcement of this year's Secret Author Contest - Hidden - I thought it would be a perfect time to take a look back at last year's winner, @Libby Drew If you haven't read her heart-wrenching tale based on the theme of "Secret", then I highly recommend you do so.  It's worth a re-read, even if you've already checked it out. So read Libby's story, then get writing for this year's contest!     Details for Hidden can be found here:  Remember to keep your participation in
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Genre Deep Dives

History Genre Deep Dive 3

Top reads in the sub-genres of Historical since last Deep Dive on Jan 30, 2024 Top 8 Most Read Historical - Alternate Nazi's win WWII, Napoleon win's the Battle of Waterloo, Roman Empire never fell without fantasy/speculative fiction items (other than alternate history). The Man in the High Castle Capitol Hill - Summer of '22 Book VI by Carlos Hazday Complete Engineer Benson by Wayne Gray Temporary Hold Do Over by dkstories Complete Do Over Redux by dk
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Signature Feature

May Signature Author Feature: Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens

This month I thought I'd feature something light with variety... like my weather today as I set up this blog which has been hail, rain, sun, rain, clouds, sun, rain, sun, sun, sun... seriously?! I hope you will enjoy @Parker Owens options a lot more!  Length: 2,774 Description: A collection of poems for NaPoWriMo 2024. A reader said:  You sure know how to paint a picture. ~weinerdog   If you want to spread the word about Parker Owen's submission, download the graph
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