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Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

It's been another very busy week in the Gay Authors News Blog! I hope everyone had a great week and a wonderful weekend, so let's recap what happened this past week. On Monday, we started out Signature Week with Lisa's review of "Into the Deep" by Signature Author: CassieQ. If you're looking for a new story and haven't already read "Into the Deep" you can check out the review and see if Cassie's story is for you! Since "Into the Deep" is a fantasy story, on Wednesday, Cassie joined us to share

March 16, 2014

Anthology News 2014 Spring Anthology: Nature's Wrath now Live

Yes, you read the title of this entry correctly. The 2014 Spring Anthology: Nature's Wrath is NOW LIVE!!!! What better way to end the week than with 15 brand new short stories for you to read and enjoy? I decided to do the announcement a bit different and include a brief snippet from the start of each story. Enjoy and thank you to everyone who participated!!! A Ranger's Duty Myr Ryn of Gryphon’s Reach, fourth son of Lord Silas, moved with purpose. The uni

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March 14, 2014

Author Promotion Ga's Newest Signature Author, Graeme!

Long time staff, and long time author, Graeme has finally been wrangled into the Signature Author group where he belongs! Yay! LOL Whether you are looking for short stories or novels, Graeme has a bit of everything. Slices of life, snapshots of a hilarious event like a visit to a farm or a dramatic turn like an AIDS diagnosis, and more can be found among his many shorts. He also has several novels of varying lengths, mostly featuring the ups and downs everyday people, teens and adults, experienc

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March 13, 2014

Writing Tips

Writing Tip Writing Tip: Tips For Writing Fantasy

I wanted to do something a little bit different for the second part of Signature Week. This month, the story picked for the Signature Background was "Into the Deep" by CassieQ. If you haven't already done so, you can download your background, with or without the calendar, here. I decided to ask Cassie if she would be willing to share her views on writing fantasy, she was more than willing to write up a little something for us. Hope you enjoy it!! Tips for Writing Fantasy by CassieQ So

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March 12, 2014

Story Review Featured Story: Into The Deep

It's Signature Week here at the Gay Author's New's Blog. Each month we're doing a week where both the Monday and Wednesday posts are dedicated to whichever story has been chosen as that month's Signature Background. This months choice was "Into The Deep" by Signature Author: CassieQ. If you haven't already done so, you can download your copy of the background here. To start off Signature Week, Lisa did a wonderful review of "Into The Deep". I hope you enjoy it. Into The Deep by

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March 10, 2014

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

Hope everyone had a great week! For those who follow Daylight Savings Time, did you remember to Spring your clocks forward? Now, let's get to the Weekly Wrap Up! Cia took over the blog on Monday to announce the March CSR Book Club Selection! This month the Book Club will be reading Shepherd's Crook by K.C.! If you haven't already read this story, you'll have until March 31st to be ready to participate in the discussion. Wednesday we had this month's edition of Ask An Author provided to u

March 9, 2014

Prompts Writing Prompts #308 & #309

I can't believe it's Friday already, and that means it's time for two new prompts from our prompt guru, Comicfan. I hope you enjoy them and that one of them will spark an idea! Prompt 308 – Creative Tag – Photo Prompt 309 – Creative Tag – Phone Call Your phone rings and you pick up it. There is only one problem, the conversation going on is one you remember happening ten years ago on the date of a terrible accident. As the conversation continues you suddenly feel very light headed and c

March 7, 2014

Author Promotion Congratulations Stellar, Ga's Newest Signature Author

In the two years since Stellar joined GA and began posting his first story, he hasn't post a ton of work. But what he has... whew!! If you like sci-fi, at all, you have to check out his 175k story, Hidden Sunlight. A hugely popular story, Stellar delved into his world bringing a vast array of details to life for his readers. There are tons of unexpected twists and turns as his main character, Shay, tries to come to grips with a series of events he couldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams. Th

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March 6, 2014

Author Interviews

Interview Wacky Wednesday: Ask An Author #14

The first Wednesday of the month, you know what that means! It's time for a visit from Dark with the ever popular, Ask an Author! Enjoy!!! Also, don't forget that today is the last day to get your stories sent to the Anthology Editing Team for inclusion in the 2014 Spring Anthology! Ask an Author #14 Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors! In AtA #13, we had questions for authors Andrew Q Gordon, Layla, and Nephylim. In AtA #14,

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March 5, 2014

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Book Club Csr Story Selection: Shepherd's Crook

This month I thought we'd feature a Promising Author. KC has been on GA for some time, posting stories and taking part in the anthologies and forum fun. One of his early stories, and most popular, was Shepherd's Crook. The story, just shy of 50k, has almost 20,000 views and 423 reviews. Those who've read it can share their thoughts again, and new readers can enjoy this engaging story! Shepherd's Crook by K.C. Length: 49,526 Status: Complete Description: It’s never easy bein

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March 3, 2014

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

It was a busy week this week. Don't forget that your anthology stories need to be to the Anthology Proof Team no later than March 5th! Now, lets get onto the look back at the week in the blog! On Wednesday, Myr popped into the blog to share another Tech Blog, which has now become a monthly blog feature and will appear on the last Wednesday of every month. This months edition had a few different offerings. He shared some stats, talked about some ongoing projects, and also talked about some st

March 2, 2014

Prompts Writing Prompts #306 & #307

I hope everyone has had a great week so far! Who's ready to do some writing? To help you get started, Comicfan has supplied two new prompts!! Don't forget to share your responses in the prompt forum and maybe you'll be featured next week! Prompt 306 – Creative Tag – The Good Deed Feeling at loose ends with your time lately you have decided to donate your time to one of the local food banks. While you are there you find the opportunity to turn your good deed into something profitable for the

February 28, 2014

Author Promotion Mann Ramblings, Ga Signature Author!

Mann Ramblings has been a Promising Author for about a year now, but we are proud to announce that Mann is now one of GA's Signature Authors. We are happy to host several of Mann's stories, as well as gallery images of his art and tattoos! If you haven't read any of Mann's work, now is a great opportunity to read his work! You can check out his story listing HERE and those gallery images HERE. In the meantime, please join us in welcoming Mann to our Signature Author group!

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February 27, 2014

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

I hope everyone had a great week! It's been a busy week at the Gay Authors news blog, but first things first. Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2013 Gay Authors Reader's Choice Awards. I hope everyone got their votes in since voting ended yesterday and the polls are closed. On Monday we featured a review that Comicfan did on the story "Burden of Secrets" by Cia. "Burden of Secrets" is one of the many stories that can be found in the premium section. If you want more information on eithe

February 23, 2014

Prompts Writing Prompts #304 & #305

Hope everyone has had a wonderful week so far! Did you get your votes in for the 2013 Readers Choice Awards? If not, you are almost out of time, so get your votes in before time runs out!!! What better way to end the week than with two new prompts from our prompt guru, Comicfan. Don't forget to share your responses in the prompt forum! Enjoy! Prompt 304 – Creative Tag – The Dinner Party Your loving partner called five minutes ago to announce that your quite evening together has suddenly beco

February 21, 2014

Author Promotion Rob Colton, Ga Signature Author!

As many of you know, we recently changed our group names for our Promoted authors. Previously Rob was a Premium author, but now he gets to be one of Signature authors! GA is happy to host several of Rob's backlist of stories and his eBooks, as well as some very well received premium content. You can check out his story listing HERE and his eBooks HERE. In the meantime, please join us in welcoming Rob to our Signature author group!

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February 20, 2014

Writing Tips

Writing Tip Writing Tip: Best/worst Part I - Promising Authors

Many authors have had reviews in which they're just not sure how to respond. We've had reviews that tell us how much a reader has loved our stories and how they just can't wait for the next chapter or story to come out, but there's the other side that as an author we're not always sure how to handle. The purpose of this blog is to show how some of our promoted authors have dealt with some of their worst criticisms. There was so much interest from our Promising and Signature Authors that I ha

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February 19, 2014

Story Review Featured Story: Burden Of Secrets

Every once in a while we like to highlight a story that can be found in the Premium section of Gay Authors. For today's review, Comicfan has provided us with a review of "Burden of Secrets" by Signature Author: Cia. Burden of Secrets is one of thirty-two stories that can be found in the Premium section of Gay Authors. While the majority of content remains free, the Premium section is a thank you to those who help support and keep Gay Authors going. Premium subscriptions also make improvement

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February 17, 2014

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

I can't believe the week is already over! Don't forget to get your votes in for the 2013 Gay Authors Readers Choice Awards. To find out more on how to vote, make sure to visit the thread. February 22, 2014 is the last day to vote, so make sure to get your votes in before then! Also, you may have noticed a change in some of the Author Groups here at Gay Authors. Want to check out the new names and what the new names stand for? Check out the thread in the Gay Authors Announcement Forum! Th

February 16, 2014

Prompts Writing Prompts #302 & #303

I hope everyone had a great week and is looking forward to the weekend. Being as it's Friday again, Comicfan has once again provided us with two new prompts to help you kickstart your weekend off write. Hopefully one of these prompts will call out to you. Don't forget to share your prompt, or the link, in the Prompt Forum. Prompt 302 – Creative Tag – Trip to Space You have been chosen to take part in one of the deep space missions to Mars. This mission is only possible by sending people up w