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Prompts Writing Prompts #498, #499, Poetry Prompt #20, And Special Prompt #1

Happy Friday everyone! And if you didn't notice, it's Friday the 13th to boot! Do you have any Friday the 13th superstitions? If so, let me hear em! Just for fun, I'm going to do a "special prompt" for Friday the 13th, on top of our regular prompts. Since we missed prompts last week, I'm also including the newest Poetry Prompt for you. Have fun writing, and don't forget that prompt responses can be posted in GA Stories, but any under 1K must be posted as part of a collection! Special Prompt

May 13, 2016

Premium Promo Premium Promo: The Harvest Series

It's been quite a while since we've focused on our Premium stories. While the majority of the site is free, Premium Stories are available to members for a small fee. Premium access can be purchased in increments of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. We'll take a look at each of the stories that can be found in Premium to give you an idea of what is available. Some of our Premium Stories are part of a series. This go around, I'll be combining stories for those that multiple books in the ser

Renee Stevens in Featured Stories

May 11, 2016

Story Review Featured Story: Red Running Shoes

Monday, Monday, Monday. What could we possibly have for you on a Monday? Oh yeah! We have a new featured story for you. This week, courtesy of Timothy M., we are taking a look at Red Running Shoes by aditus. Remember, if you're reading a story (or have read one) that you'd like to see featured in the blog, simply write a review and send it to me! Red Running Shoes by aditus Reviewer: Timothy M Status: Complete Word Count: 72,095 Looking back over

Renee Stevens in Featured Stories

May 9, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (May 1 - May 7)

Hi Everyone, a little late today as I was sleeping on the job Renee has taken some much deserved time off and will be back later. This week in the GA News Blog we had a couple of different posters. Monday started off the week with Cia announcing the May CSR Feature, London and Love By Carringtonrj. The invite is out to all to read and then review and discuss this 45K story later on in the month. Make sure to add it to your reading lists for this month. Wednesday, I made a special ap

wildone in Weekly Wrap Up

May 8, 2016

News Archive

Author Promotion Ga's Newest Signature Author: Cole Matthews

This week's prompts have been preempted for a special announcement. We encourage you to pick any of our older prompts you might have missed to work on this week. Please join the Author Promotion Team in congratulating Cole Matthews on becoming GA's newest Signature Author! Cole joined our site in July 2013 and was promoted to Promising Author in May 2014. Since joining, Cole has posted 25 stories including fan favorites The Art of Being Gay, Button, and Porcupines. Cole also won 1st place in

A.J. in News Archive

May 6, 2016

News Archive

Site News Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

On the site for the last while there have been discussions with the members on the public forums as well as privately in our Staff forum about the use of pictures and what is allowed on GA and what isn’t. As a site we strive very much on keeping most of GA free for all our members and guests. Our main revenue streams are Premium Membership and ad revenue from Google Ad Sense. Our Premium members contribute monthly or yearly to help defray the server costs as well as the helping to run the po

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May 4, 2016

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Book Club May C S R Feature: London And Love By Carringtonrj

May already! Have you been enjoying the CSR features and interviews so far this year? Or have you been slacking on your reading? Well don't worry, each month you have a new chance to enjoy a story by one of the great authors posting on GA. This month we're featuring CarringtonRJ's London and Love. This 45k contemporary story might be just up your alley! London and Love by CarringtonRJ Length: 45,592 Description: Tony is apprehensive about being sent to London for a y

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

May 2, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 24 - Apr 30)

I hope everyone has had a great week! If you ever miss what's happened in the news blog, you can always tune into the Weekly Wrap Up to find out what you missed. Don't forget, if you've read a story that you'd like to see featured in the blog, send me a PM. I use one or two reviews a month, so it might take a bit for your review to show up, but it's great to have reviews waiting in the wing, and at least eventually your favorite stories will get their day in the blog. C S R Discussion Day: D

May 1, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #496 & # 497

Happy Friday, Y'all! Who's ready for a couple of new prompts? Can't believe it's already the last Prompt Me for April. This year just seems to be flying by. Remember, if your prompt response is less than 1,000 words, it can be posted in GA Stories as long as it's part of a collection. Now, let's see what comicfan has for you this week. Prompt 496 – Creative Tag – First Line “Why are you looking at me that way?” Prompt 497 – Creative Tag – The Star You were the best of friends growing up. Whil

April 29, 2016

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Book Club C S R Discussion Day: Dean Warner Intrigues By Daddydavek

This month I featured Daddydavek's first story on the site, Dean Warner Intrigues. This story has been called absolutely wonderful and great by reviewers. What did you think? Make sure you share your thoughts about this story below, but first enjoy my interview with Daddydavek! Dean Warner Intrigues by Daddydavek Who do you like best, Jerry or Tom? Neither. Tom is an oxymoron in that he is portrayed as a somewhat lovable bully doomed to fail. Jerry is a diminutive smart

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

April 25, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 17 - Apr 23)

Hope everyone has had a good weekend. It's time to look over the last week and see what happened in the news blog, as well as the updated stories from our promoted authors. Just a reminder, don't forget to join us tomorrow for the CSR Discussion Day for Dean Warner Intrigues by Daddydavek. If you haven't finished it yet, there's still time. Featured Story: MetaBattles - We started out the week with a review for MetaBattles by JohnAR. If you haven't started reading the Meta series yet, check

April 24, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #494 & #495

Happy Friday! A little birdie told me that people were wanting their prompt fix. The prompts are a great way to jumpstart writing, whether you're stuck on your current project or you're looking to write for the first time. Don't forget that prompt responses that are under 1K can be posted in GA Stories, but they must be posted as part of a collection. So without further delay, here's your weekly prompts. Prompt 494 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story : army unif

April 22, 2016

Story Review Featured Story: Metabattles

Welcome to a new week and a new featured story. Today we're looking at the 4th book in JohnAR's MetaWolf series, MetaBattles. MetaBattles by JohnAR Reviewer: Defiance19 Status: Complete Word Count: 102,788 MetaBattles, the fourth book in the MetaWolf series by JohnAR, picks up right where Book three, MetaShadowlands left off. If you are unfamiliar with the series, Books 1-3 will catch you up with an insecure Meta, Colt, who is bossy, nerdy, quick-witted,

Renee Stevens in Featured Stories

April 18, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 10 - Apr 16)

Hope everyone has had a great weekend. It's time to take a look back over the week to see what you might have missed in the GA blogs this week. Also, make sure you're keeping an eye on Anthology deadlines, and if you've missed a chapter update from one of the site's promoted authors, you'll see what they posted as well. Have a great rest of your weekend! April Signature Feature: Pour Me Another By K.c. - K.C. is this months featured Signature Author. For our Monday post, we shared some of th

April 17, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #492, #493, & O. Henry

Happy Friday, Y'all!!!!! Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend, I know I am! To help start your weekend off right, it's time for some new prompts. Hopefully one of these great prompts will inspire you, and don't forget to share your responses (at least a link) so that they can possibly be featured next week. Also, as always, remember that prompt responses under 1K have to be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 492 – Creative Tag – First Line “Now what do we do?” Prompt 493 – Crea

April 15, 2016

Signature Feature

Signature Excerpt April Signature Excerpt: Pour Me Another By K.c.

Did you miss Monday's blog post featuring the ad and signature graphics for K.C.'s novel, Pour Me Another? Never fear, you can check it out here and download your copy to help share your love of his story. Today, K.C. has an excerpt he wanted to share with you! K.C. says... I think this glimpse shows the start of Asher and Michael's friendship. They are two guys from very different lives, but their friendship grows into much more. The nightlight, the city, friendship, betrayal, love and hate

Cia in Signature Feature

April 13, 2016

Signature Feature

Signature Feature April Signature Feature: Pour Me Another By K.c.

This month we're featuring K.C.'s Pour Me Another. This story was the Reader's Choice Award winner for a Promising Author back in 2013. Why don't you give it a read and find out why it won? (Hint... a lot of people looooved it!) Length: 78,802 Description: ***Winner of the 2013 Readers Choice Awards for the Best Story by a Promising Author *** The city is full of all kinds of people. Being a bartender, Asher Burkhart has seen them all. Atleast he thinks has until Michael Wat

Cia in Signature Feature

April 11, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Apr 3 - Apr 9)

I hope everyone has had a great week! If you ever miss what's happened in the news blog, you can always tune into the Weekly Wrap Up to find out what you missed. Thank you to everyone who responded to my plea for reviews. Don't forget, if you've read a story that you'd like to see featured in the blog, send me a PM. I use one or two reviews a month, so it might take a bit for your review to show up, but it's great to have reviews waiting in the wing, and at least eventually your favorite stories

April 10, 2016

Prompts Prompt Me! #490 & #491

It's time for new prompts! You were probably beginning to think they were never going to go up, but here they are! And guess what! We also have a new poetry prompt in the forums. Have you checked it out? If not, don't worry, we've included it to make things easier for you. Don't forget, prompt responses under 1,000 words must be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 490 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following words in a story : A man’s ring, a dish rag, a pillow, a snake, and a ticket

April 8, 2016

Anthologies

Interview Ask An Author #38

Seems like I'm constantly behind lately, but never fear, I didn't forget! For those who have been waiting, here's this months' Ask An Author feature that has been provided to us by Dark! Thank you, Dark, and all the authors who participated and the readers who asked the questions in the first place. Hopefully you enjoy this month's contribution! Ask an Author #38 Welcome back to another quirky question and answer session with your favorite authors! In AtA #37, we had questions

Renee Stevens in Anthologies

April 6, 2016

CSR- Can't Stop Reading

CSR Book Club April C S R Feature: Dean Warner Intrigues By Daddydavek

April already! Spring is coming to some parts of the northern hemisphere (my local forecast has a record-breaking 85!) but other parts are still snowing. The southern hemisphere is moving into fall and equally capricious territory... so you know what you could do? Stay inside and beat the heat OR cold by reading this month's CSR. Dean Warner Intrigues by Daddydavek Length: 62,293 Description: A bullet crashes into Dean's room and the intrigue starts. A Reader Sa

Cia in CSR- Can't Stop Reading

April 4, 2016

Weekly Update Weekly Wrap Up (Mar 27 - Apr 2)

I know, I'm running a little late getting this out today, but better late than never, right? So, without further delay, here's what happened this week in the GA News Blogs. March C S R Discussion Day: Short Stories By Renee Stevens - Monday was the discussion day for my three short stories: Friends First, Line of Sight, and More Than a Pact. Hope y'all enjoyed it! 2016 Summer Anthology - Wicked Games - Due June 26Th - For our Wednesday post, I used the blog for the Summer Anthology annou