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    2025 Poetry Anthology Announcement!

    By Valkyrie

    The GA Poetry Anthology is returning for 2025 with the theme "Diversity"!  It's the perfect theme to show off the diverse world of poetry and its various forms.  I look forward to reading what our site poets come up with!  Please note the earlier due date.  The extra few days will give me more time to get submissions ready for the big reveal in April to celebrate National Poetry Month.     2025 Poetry Anthology - Due: March 30, 2025 The 2025 Theme is “Diversity” Feel free to
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 16 - Dec. 22)

Merry Christmas to all!! Yes, I'm a day or two early depending on your timezone, but what the h e double hockey sticks , lets get into the spirit of the message and wish everyone, their friends and their families all the very best over Christmas You may not observe Christmas so as mentioned, in the spirit, we all here at the GA Blog wish you too the very best!!   We did things a little different this week with the blogs posting, so here is a wrap up!   Monday, Cia took t
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Classic Feature

December Classic Author Excerpt: Someday Out of the Blue by LittleBuddhaTW

Did you catch Monday's feature of this month's Classic story, Someday Out of the Blue by LittleBuddhaTW? We shared the ad and a graphic you can add to your signature, plus a glowing review from a fan. If that didn't convince you to read the story, how about this excerpt below?    I picked this excerpt because I wanted to point out all the drama this poor guy is going through. And, while most teenagers think they have a lot to shoulder under or face burdens that feel super dramatic and
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Anthologies

Fall Anthology: Fight Back & Good Intentions - Set 4 *NOW LIVE*

Well, this is it. The last of the anthology stories is finally live. Today's installment brings you three different authors. Don't forget to leave a review to let the authors know what you think and how much you appreciate their contributions to the anthology. In case you missed any of the previous sets, I've included the links below.    Fall Anthology: Set 1 Fall Anthology: Set 2 Fall Anthology: Set 3   Now, let's take a look at Set 4!!!      
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Classic Feature

December Classic Author Feature: Someday Out of the Blue by LittleBuddhaTW

Well the year is nearly over, but we have one last feature for 2018 for readers to enjoy from our Classic Authors. This story features some of readers' favorite themes here on GA: coming of age, first love, and jocks/geeks themes.      Length: 223,509   Description: Connor Matthews, a shy boy who comes from an abusive family is accidentally hit in the head by a lacrosse ball one day, which leads him to meet Ryan, an attractive redhead, and his younger brother, Toby
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 9 - Dec. 14)

What to discuss this week.... hmm, a friend and his family are in  Hawaii and they saw a one legged bird, so they decided to call it Steve 😮   But this is the same friend, to his wife's anger, gives me one sock every year at Christmas.     Shall we move on and into the Weekly Update?   Monday, we had another Featured Story, this one done up by Cole Matthews:   Tuesday was round 2 of what seems to be becoming a popular new blog by Renee.  
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Anthologies

Fall Anthology: Fight Back & Good Intentions - Set 3 *NOW LIVE*

It's that time again! Hope you're ready for another round of anthology stories. If you missed the first two sets, you can find them at the links below:   Fall Anthology: Set 1 Fall Anthology: Set 2   Now, lets take a look at what we have for Set 3!     Culled Parker Owens     Leading the Way Puppilull       A Tempest in a Teapot Myr     Igneous Valkyrie   Well, that
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Author Interviews

Q & A: Round 2

Who's ready for another Q & A session??? For the second round, I added in a question for Poets. I had A LOT of feedback this go around, so I really hope I didn't miss anyone! Read on to see what Authors, Readers, Editors, and Poets had to say! Enjoy!         Authors: Do you use an outline? Why or why not?   @Thorn Wilde -  I used to be terrible at outlining my stories, but I found that it resulted in a lot of unfinished novels and novellas. I don't do out
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Featured Stories

Featured Story: The Hollow Hills

Welcome to another Monday!  While Monday's might be the start of your work week, there is also a bright spot, at least on THIS Monday. Today we have a review from Cole Matthews on Valkyrie's in progress story, The Hollow Hills. Just a reminder, if you'd like to bring some attention to a story that you're reading, you are more than welcome to write a blog review for it!  We do have a review team, but we also welcome reviews from members outside of the review team. If you're interested in reviewin
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Dec. 2 - Dec. 8)

♪♪♪  Wellllll, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightf.............   Okay, who turned off the power so they don't have to listen to me sing?   I can take a hint though!   So first things first, we are now on the second release of the staggered releasing of the Fall Anthology. Now that you have read a few or all of them, we are curious on your opinion. So here goes the first every GA Weekly Update Poll Question! Make sure you answer it
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Anthologies

Fall Anthology: Fight Back & Good Intentions - Set 2 *NOW LIVE*

Who's ready for some more anthology stories? Did you like and comment on the 4 posted last week? In case you missed them, you can check out the first set in last week's blog post. So whose wonderful stories do we have for you this week? Well, let's take a little looksie, shall we?     The Death, Life and Suicide of Tommy Crouch by Tarek Donohue Mikiesboy   Lifting the Veil Headstall   Jealousy CassieQ       Martin
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Author Interviews

Ask an Author 2.0 #14

Living in South Florida, the chances of a cold, snowy December are about as good as the chances of me not messing up commas in my writing. This time of year, my thoughts often turn to scaling the border wall and visiting our neighbors to the north. Oh, wait, never mind about that wall. Wrong direction. Anyway, because I’m thinking of snow, our Canadian members come to mind. The current issue of Ask an Author features a few of our authors from the frozen north. For good measure, I’ve added s
CSR- Can't Stop Reading

December CSR Feature: The House of Storms by Geron Kees

Can you believe it's already December?  Nope, your eyes are not deceiving you. Cia has been super busy, but luckily for me, she'd already chosen the December CSR, and now it's my turn to help her out!  Hopefully in between all your holiday activities, you'll be able to find time to read this story, set in 1948!  The discussion day will finish out the year here in the blogs, and will be on December 31st!  If you haven't read anything by Geron Kees yet, now is a great time to start!  Hope you enjo
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov. 23 - Dec. 1)

December 1st, WOW   So, if you are counting and partaking in Christmas, that is 23 more sleeps to Christmas Eve, and if Santa shows up this year you'll be opening your pressies in 24 days. Or if you are Jewish, Chanukah starts in 2 days!! Either way, I just want everyone to be forewarned that I will be expecting you all to send me a present this year . If not, then you will have to make a New Year's Resolution in 30 days to make sure you get me one next year   We had a bi
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Anthologies

Fall Anthology: Fight Back & Good Intentions - Set 1 *NOW LIVE*

Welcome, welcome, welcome!  Hope you've come to do some reading!  As decided via the poll, we're going to try a new way of posting the anthologies this go around. Might be a good thing as we have a pretty good sized anthology this time as well. At first glance, it looks like the anthologies will post in four sets. We're starting with the first set this week and then will post a set every week until they're all posted. Hopefully this new way of posting will garner a bit more feedback for all of t
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Author Interviews

Q & A: Round 1

Hey All!!!  Hope everyone is doing well. So, this week we're going to start one of our new features. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten the Author Guess Who, but we'll start that one after the new year (new year, new feature!). This week, we're going to take a look at the Q & A questions I asked. These features are for Authors, Readers, and Editors, so something for everyone!  Let's take a look at the questions and answers.         Authors: Have you experienced writer
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CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Discussion Day: Sumeru by Dolores Esteban

Did you have a chance to read Dolores Esteban's science fiction story, Sumeru featured in this month's CSR? What do you think? Is the truth out there? More than we know or is it all just a bunch of bad t-shirt, retro hat conspiracy theory claptrap? Hmmm... how about you check out the story and find out? Or share your thoughts below if you already did! But first, enjoy this interview with Dolores Esteban!   Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla.   If you had 30 minutes of free ti
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 18 - Nov 24)

Most of the Americans have stuffed their faces and unstuffed their wallets on Black Friday of all their cash for the official kickoff to the Christmas season. So, when does the holidays start for you? I realize that there is many other holidays other than Christmas, so what do you do celebrate and does it involve buying me presents  ?   Let's jump off to the weekly update right away.   Monday, Cia brought us this month's Classic Author Feature:   Then on Wednesday
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #720 & #721

Sorry all, I completely spaced the prompts this morning. So without further ado, here they are!     Prompt 720 – Creative Tag – Family Dinner Everyone has taken turns holding a family dinner, except you. Unfortunately, your luck has run out and everyone is coming to your house not only for dinner, but for the holiday dinner. What do you do? Prompt 721 – Creative Tag – List of words Use the following in a story – a turkey, a balloon, a green coat,
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Classic Feature

Classic Author Excerpt: A Shot of Bourbon by Shadowgod

Monday I brought you the Classic Author Feature for this month, Shadowgod's A Shot of Bourbon. Did you catch it? You can download a copy of the banner if you want to add it to your signature. If you missed the feature, never fear, we have more to pique your interest today with an excerpt from the story that will whet your appetite for more!    I picked this excerpt because I wanted to show just where the inspiration for the image from the banner came from, plus it's a great scene to sh
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Classic Feature

Classic Author Feature: A Shot of Bourbon by Shadowgod

How can November be half over? Seriously? 2018 is just a few weeks from ending, and I have no idea where all the time went. Well, we read a lot of great stories this year, and here's another one for you to enjoy! A popular story in its day, A Shot of Bourbon is a teen coming of age story full of full-throttle fun, hormones, and more than a little excitement that comes with all of that.      Length: 35,309 Description: The classic tale about a boy and his dirtbike. You k
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Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up (Nov. 11 - Nov. 17)

I know most of the members here are from the US of A, and this week is their time to celebrate Thanksgiving. If you want to take a moment and let us know what you are thankful for this year, and you don't have to be American, add in a comment . Then on TV, US shows are having their fall finales, so in that light, I'm dedicating today's blog as the GA Fall Weekly Blog Finale!!     Now on to what wrapped up our fall season , stay tuned for the all new Winter lineup starting tomorrow!!
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Prompts

Writing Prompts #718 & #719

Geez, I must be losing my touch as once again I just about forgot about the blog!  So, before I head off to bed, here are this weeks prompts. Hopefully they spark some ideas for you!     Prompt 718 – Creative Tag – Embarrassing Interview You finally have the interview of your dreams. Before it begins you rush to the bathroom, take care of business, wash up, and barely walk back into the waiting room when your name is called. As you head into the interview you hear
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Author Interviews

Renee's Info Dump!

Well, hello there. Nice of you to come see exactly what a blog info dump entails!  Hopefully you'll find it quite informative. I've got a few things to cover, so let's get right into it!   First off, thank you to everyone who voted in the anthology poll. There were a total of 42 votes, and spacing out the anthology stories was the clear winner with half the total votes (21). The other half was divided between posting all at once (6), and didn't care either way (15). We'll be giving thi
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