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Story Review Featured Story: Spark

What a better way to start a week than with a great story. Hosted Author Libby Drew is one of our most talented authors with wonderful tales - here is a review of her short story Spark. Enjoy! Spark By Libby Drew Reviewer: Renee Stevens Status: Complete Word Count: 6,434 I have had Libby Drew on my “to read” list for quite a while, and today I decided why wait? I scrolled through her list of stories and one immediately jumped out at me. The description sounde

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August 6, 2012

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

Well, our deadline for the big Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" - has come and past. I can't wait until we all get to see what was submitted. I'm definitely looking forward to some new stories to read! AND - we have some new Anthology Announcements. One of the joys of working on this daily GA News blog, is pulling out older stories that sometimes just don't get enough attention. We did that on Monday with Radiant Renee Stevens' review of Under the Mistletoe by Hosted Author DomLuka. This

August 5, 2012

Author Interviews

Interview Blast From The Past

Cia went searching through old newsletters in a quest for some Blast from the Past material. She came across this wonderful interview by Kevin (aka: AFriendlyFace) in an October 2006 newsletter. Hope you enjoy the interview as well as Cia's introduction and conclusion. GA has inspired many readers to take the leap into writing, myself included! The writing information and programs found on the site have changed over the years, but that encouraging support has always been here. Check out thi

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August 4, 2012

Prompts

Prompts Writing Prompts #158 & #159

Did everyone catch the full moon last night? It's the first of two this month so the August 31 Full moon will be a "blue moon". Let's see what extra creativity hits us all this month. To aid you, Comicfan has come up with two terriffic writing prompts. I hope you try one or both and share you efforts with the community in the Writing Prompts Forum. Prompt 158 – Creative Cue – First Line “Momma always said there would be days like this.” Prompt 159 – Creative Cue – List of Words Use t

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August 3, 2012

Writing Tip Writing Tip: Breaking Through (Part 1)

We've got another fantastic two part tip, with part two coming next Thursday. We hope you enjoy, and thanks to all of the authors who participated, but special thanks to the Radiant Renee Stevens, for compiling this! Breaking Through: Part 1 compiled by Renee Stevens So, after the success of the tip suggested by podiumdavis, I decided to take another question to the authors on the site! We had a great response and once again I have to break the responses up into

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August 2, 2012

Story Review Author Showcase

Yay - it's August and that means only two weeks until the kids go back to school! (hehehehhe) And in other Wednesday news, we've got two terrific reviews for you. Radiant Renee Stevens gives us a review of Promising Author Faust's Almost and Andy021278 gives us a great review of Author Ieshwar's Mind Games. Check out their reviews then hopefully check out one or both of these interesting stories! Almost By Faust Reviewer: Renee Stevens Status: Complete Word Count: 2,68

August 1, 2012

Story Review Featured Story: Under The Mistletoe

I'm happy to present a review of Hosted Author DomLuka's Under the Mistletoe. While many know of his longer stories, such as The Lo(n)g Way, Desert Dropping and The Ordinary Us, Dom has also done a number of short stories. Renee Stevens gives us a great review of Under the Mistletoe - and you should be sure to check out his The Spirit of James and my favorite, Valentines Day Goes to the Dog. Under the Mistletoe By DomLuka Reviewer: Renee Stevens Status: Complete

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July 30, 2012

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

The deadline for our big Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" - the deadline is July 31 (although if you need a few extra days, just contact Lugh in advance) We started our week looking at Topher_Lydon's Carter's Army, his first story of his Carter series. Not only did we get a good look at the story that started his series, we also saw news that he is planning ANOTHER Carter book! Our Toss-up Tuesday gave us an interview with the multi-talented Radiant Renee Stevens. She gives us some i

July 29, 2012

Story Review Blast From The Past

Looking back - 2004 seems so long ago but at the same time, seems so recent. Here is a review from Renee Stevens of a story we had in our very first anthology - Nick Cringle by Myr. Check it out! Nick Cringle By Myr Reviewer: Renee Stevens Anthology: 2004 Christmas Word Count: 5,676 I decided it would be a great idea to visit the very first anthology on Gay Authors. I was looking through the entries and noticed “Nick Cringle” by Myr. I remembered reading it a l

July 28, 2012

Prompts

Prompts Writing Prompts #156 & #157

I know that many of you look forward to these Friday Prompt's, and we would hate to disappoint. Once again we bring you two prompts by the amazing Comicfan. Both of these look quite interesting and I might even try one out myself. Don't forget to share your prompt in the Writing Prompt Forum. Prompt 156 – Creative Cue – Nightmare You haven’t been sleeping lately, In fact you have been having this really horrible nightmare nearly every night. The only problem is, you are pretty sure you haven

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July 27, 2012

Writing Tip Writing Tip: Pen Name

Thank you once again to K.C. for once again providing us with a tip for our Tip Thursday! Hope you enjoy KC's thoughts on Pen Names! Pen Name by K.C. Pen name or not to pen name…that is the question. Do you have a pen name or pseudonym that you write under? If not do you really need one? First, you need to think about where your stories will be posted. Are you posting only in an online forum or are you submitting to publishers, magazines or even entering writing

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July 26, 2012

Story Review Author Showcase

Middle of the week - hey, that also means we're now LESS THAN A WEEK away from the deadline for the big Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill". If you need a few extra days, contact Lugh in advance and he can work with you. We've got two sweet reviews this week, first Radiant Renee Stevens gives us a review of Promising Author KingdombytheSea's Dare. We also have Percy reviewing Author Carringtonrj's Queertown. Take a look at these reviews and hopefully they inspire you to check out the stori

July 25, 2012

Author Interviews

Interview Toss-Up Tuesday: Interview With The Radiant Renee Stevens!

Without any further adieu, here is an interview we have with our very own Renee Stevens, Hosted Author extraordinaire, Forum Moderator du jour and last, but certainly not least, News Blog Co-helper/Organizer/Goddess.... Interview with Renee Stevens by Comicfan In your “about me”, it states you began writing back in junior high. What were your earliest subjects about? This is kind of embarrassing now, but the first story I started writing was in the 8th grade. That s

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July 24, 2012

Story Review Featured Story: Carter's Army

Well, when I wrote this review, it was because I loved the Carter series by Hosted Author Topher_Lydon (aka Christopher Patrick Lydon aka CPL aka Topher). I didn't realize that we'd have a re-appearance on the forums and a forthcoming new Carter book to look forward to. If you hadn't seen, CPL posted Saturday: So with that, here is my review of the first book of the Carter series, Carter's Army! Carter's Army by Topher_Lydon Review by Trebs Status: Complete W

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July 23, 2012

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

First, I want to make sure everyone saw yesterday's Blog - K.C. has a story stolen and the thief was selling it on Amazon. Amazon is looking into this, but as yesteray's blog noted, it is happening more and more. The blog also gives some good advice if it happens to you. I highly urge everyone to read it. Other big news on the horizon is the looming July 31 deadline for our big Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" - the deadline is July 31 (although if you need a few extra days, just contact

July 22, 2012

Writing Tip Writing Tip: Stolen Stories! Blast From An Angry Author

Yep, I'm pre-empting Blast From the Past this week to inform members of a story that's been stolen from GA then put up for sale on Amazon. The story stolen was Chasing the Shadows by K.C. Grim and it was posted under Embraced by Shadows by K.J. Fleur back in May. We only found this out when a concerned reader emailed the admin account to find out if the story was stolen and posted on GA. That proved to have happened in the reverse, and KC had his story ripped off. All this author did was cha

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July 21, 2012

Prompts

Prompts Writing Prompts #154 & #155

Everybody's working for the weekend! (urm, please tell me I'm not the only one who gets this reference) ANYWHO... We have our usual Friday writing prompts, again courtesy of the one and only (due to a restraining order against god) Comicfan! Take a look at them, try one or both out and share them with the community in the Writing Prompt Forum! Prompt 154 – Creative Cue – List of Words Use the following words in a story: pile of books, swim suit, raccoon, cup of coffee, and black rose

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July 20, 2012

Writing Tip Writing Tip: Believable Characters

K.C. has helped by stepping up and writing a great self-interview on creating believable characters. I found it a fantastic read - hope you do too. THANK you KC! How do you develop believable characters? What makes a great character is goes beyond skin deep. We know that every sexy main character is six feet tall, has a full head of lush gorgeous hair and a flawless smile…right? Wrong! Fiction is where anything can happen, so why not throw out the cookie cutter molds and start thinkin

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July 19, 2012

Story Review Author Showcase

For this week's Author Showcase, we did something a little different and are looking at reviews posted by the many readers of the showcased stories. We first look at Promising Author Corvus' Mike and Winston, and then we have Author Dan Umbero's Burying the Past. Let us know what you think of this format, and also - as we always need more reviewers, if you have time and the interest to write a review, let Renee Stevens or myself know! Enjoy! Mike and Winston By Corvus

July 18, 2012

Author Interviews

Interview Tuesday Toss-Up: Interview With Lugh

Interview with Lugh Interviewer: Renee Stevens What got you interested in writing Sci-Fi/Fantasy stories? Realistic fiction has too many rules. You can’t do this or you can’t do that… you have to be rich or powerful to pull off most things. However, in soft sci-fi and fantasy, you can create your own rules, so long as you stick by them. Oddly that is sometimes more difficult than sticking by real societies rules though or makes you think of why there is a rule for that. So it can get i

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July 17, 2012

Story Review Feature Story: The Third Fire

Looking for a read last night, I came across this story. One of the many thousands on the site, I wanted a quick read and this fit perfectly. Enjoy! The Third Fire by Lugh Status: Complete Word Count: 1,450 Reviewed by: Cia Did you ever feel in the mood for just a tidbit of a story? Our Hosted Authors aren't good just for long, serial stories. Quite a few also provide us with great quick reads just right for that fifteen minutes you have on the bus, train, or those shor

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July 16, 2012

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up!

July is half-over already! Remember, the Novella Anthology is due July 31!!! This week, we looked our newest Premium Author, Quonus10 in a two part interview. Monday, we mainly heard about Quonus10's story Chosen of Honorus. Then as a follow-up, we concluded his interview on Tuesday with more of a focus on his experiences with publishing. Our Wednesday Author Showcase gave us reviews of Johnathan Colourfield's The Room, as well as Cailen's Somewhere Only We Know. We really appreciate Lou