I hope everyone had a great week! Just a reminder that the deadline for the fall anthology has passed. If you had your story proofread and have not uploaded yet, it needs to be done by the end of the day today(Sunday) and the links provided in the forum thread as I need to start getting things prepped for the anthology release. If your story has not been uploaded by then, and the link supplied, your story will not be accepted into the anthology. With that being said, lets take a look at what happened in the blog this week.

Featured Story: Metadeaths
Have you been following the Meta stories by JohnAR? MetaDeaths is the fifth book in the series. If you want to get a feel for the story, check out Monday's review.

Re-Feature: Cia's Torturing Me
Are you new to the site? Or maybe you have just started posting your stories. If you have, then this is a blog post you should definitely check out. It explains the most common questions Cia gets asked about posting in GA Stories as well as explains what mistakes are made that could delay your story getting approved.

Second Chance Prompts #495 & #499
Today was a day for second chances... prompts that is. We took a look at two previous prompts from this year that no one took up the challenge for. For our featured prompt, we featured a new response to the Tanka poetry prompt.

Anthology Discussion Day #2: October 2016
Saturday's discussion day revolved around the 2016 special anthology. Authors shared what they're working on and what themes they are hoping to supply a story for.

Anthology Announcements:

***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team

• All Pre-2016 Anthology Themes - Due December 14, 2016
• 2017 Spring Anthology: Jagged Edges / Unintended Consequences - Due April 30th, 2017
• 2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out / Secret Spaces - Due November 15th, 2017
  

Premium Updates:
Studly Ranch Hands by Renee Stevens *Premium*

Classic Updates:
Door Number Three by Ronyx

Signature Updates:
319 Winesap Lane by CarlHoliday
Greedy by Graeme
Innocence & Carnality - Part Two by Mann Ramblings; Book 2 of I & C
Mental Games by Bill W
Mine! by Cia
Temporary Dads by Graeme
Weightless by Cynus; Book 2 of Less is More

Promising Updates:
Apprentice by Sasha Distan; Book 4 of Ink Boys
Fallen Pride by Sasha Distan; Book 7 of The Best Circle of Hell Stories
Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall
Tiger Winter by Sasha Distan
Travels by Carlos Hazday; Book 5 of CJ