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    Blast From The Past!

    By Lugh,


    Author Interviews
    Don't you just love these? I do. This is from the third edition of the newsletter in December 2006.
     
    For those of you who don't know Vlista, or Vance, is one of our oldest Hosted Authors. He has been 'away' for a while and I miss him. So, here is a little insight into Vlista as an author and a person as well.
     

    Member Interview-Vlista
     

    GA: Hi Vance!
     
    Vance: Hi GA! How are you?
     
    GA: Great, how are you?
     
    Vance: Not too bad!
     
    GA: Ready to be interviewed?
     
    Vance: Yep I think so! I was so excited and now I’m just all nervous.
     
    GA: Lol! Don't worry; it's just like any other MSN chat, which hundreds of people will be reading.
     
    Vance: Okay
     
    GA: So, how did you get started writing?
     
    Vance: Well, I don't remember exactly I just remember always doing it. It was just always something I loved to do.
     
    GA: When did you start putting your stories online?
     
    Vance: I put Shane online the end of July in 2005, I posted it all at once, and I remember the day because I had to go to a party the next day and I didn't want to leave because I was getting fan mail and didn't want to wait all day to read more.
     
    GA: Fan mail so fast! Wow! Was that on Nifty?
     
    Vance: Yes, I was all set to post Tyler at another site about six months earlier, but I chickened out. So when I did Shane I just closed my eyes and hit send before I could back out.
     
    GA: I was sure I'd read Shane before it appeared on GA... Glad to see my memory was right for once, LoL. Was Tyler your first story?
     
    Vance: No I actually wrote Shane before I wrote Tyler.
     
    GA: I've heard a rumor that you don't begin posting a story until it is finished. Is that true for "Unbreakable Faith"?
     
    Vance: Yes, I wrote Unbreakable faith a year and a half ago. I broke my rule with Cameron when I got hosted at GA because I wanted to be posting something and it just solidified the fact that I don't want to post a story unless it's finished.
     
    GA: Does this mean that you are now writing, or have written, your next story to appear on GA?
     
    Vance: I am now writing it, I have a lot of stories that are half written but I couldn't really get into working on them, so I started a new one.
     
    GA: Any chance of some inside info? Maybe a title? <Hopeful look>
     
    Vance: Well you know me and my titles! Right now, it’s named 'Matt' after its main character. But once Sharon, my editor, reads it I'm sure we'll come up with a more suitable title.
     
    GA: I like your titles, so I'm not complaining! LoL! That sounds great! Many people have noticed some underlying themes in your stories: Overcoming adversity, and hope, and second chances. Did you set out with these as themes?
     
    Vance: That's just what I write about, I like to take bad situations and make things better. That's just what I always get inspiration for. It may sound weird but I don't sit and try to think up a story. They come on their own, hit at the strangest moments and I just write them.
     
    GA: Do you sometimes get "stuck" at a point in a story, and have to think about it before figuring out how to continue?
     
    Vance: No usually I have it all planned before I even start, most times a long sleepless night! Some stories I just fizzle out half way through like the inspiration just left which is why I have like 30 half written stories
     
    GA: Do you use written outlines, or do you just go by memory?
     
    Vance: I don't have an official outline, but I have a notebook I take with me most places when I'm in the middle of story because I'll be thinking about it and think 'ohh that's a perfect line for that character' or 'oh I need to remember to put in this scene' Because even though I have the basics down there's lots of little scenes that I come up with when I'm not at my computer.
     
    GA: That sounds like a great technique! Do you have any others that you could suggest for writers?
     
    Vance: Well one that I always use is having a list of characters. It's okay when you start out with two, but then you have their friends, and their families and it's way easier to look at a page with all the characters on it then to scroll back through the story trying to find what you named someone's father.
     
    GA: That is a great idea! Do you have any regrets with any of your stories, such as "Oh, I wish I had have done that differently"?
     
    Vance: I don't know if I regret anything I wrote into a story. But I can say that I didn't like the story Cameron, had I not already been posting it I never would have finished it. I haven't even gone back and read it since I finished it.
     
    GA: You didn't like Cameron? If anyone else said that, I think your fans would lynch them! LoL! I'm sure glad you posted it, because I liked it, a lot. What didn’t you like about it?
     
    Vance: I don't know, I was all into it for the first 10 chapters, then it just fizzled out. I lost interest and it was like homework getting a chapter written every week. I can't really pinpoint what I didn't like about it.
     
    GA: Which of your posted stories is your personal favorite?
     
    Vance: Shane with Unbreakable Faith coming in second.
     
    GA: Shane is definitely a classic; it is very well known on the 'net. I might be biased, though, because it is my favorite too. When you first posted it, did you have any idea that it would be such a hit?
     
    Vance: I had no idea at all. It was the first story I posted and I didn't even know if anyone would like my writing. It's funny though, because everyone says Shane is their favorite, but I got more fan mail for Tyler.
     
    GA: Vance, just between you, me, and the internet, what would you like to tell us about yourself and your life?
     
    Vance: That I am very happily, if not legally, married to the best guy in the world, I have wonderful cat, that can be seen in my profile and I have a job that I love most of the time. So basically I want to say that I have a pretty darn good life!
     
    GA: That is great! Is there anything else you would like to talk about, or be asked?
     
    Vance: Nope I can't think of anything.
     
    GA: Vance, thank you very much for doing this interview!
     
    interviewed by C James
     

    There ya go... hope you enjoyed it. So, now, go Read! Write! Review! and Happy Writing!
     
    btw... is winter screwing spring cause we're getting funky weather here....
  2. Lugh

    What's New?

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    So... What's new? Today we have two new stories for you to take a look at... Pitch Perfect by Intune and Red Light by Robyn. So, go, take a look and review, review, review!
     




    Pitch Perfect
    by intune

     
    reviewed by EmDee
     
    After reading the first chapter of Pitch Perfect by intune, I was instantly hooked. In fact, I knew even before I finished reading all of the currently posted 10 chapters that I would be writing this review for the GA News Blog.
     
    Pitch Perfect is an in progress story filled with love, friendship, and all of the teenage uncertainties that come with it. The story revolves around Lucca, who for as long as he can remember has been in love with his neighbor Matt. Resolved to the fact that his love will never be returned, Lucca tries his best to go on while dealing with the depression caused by the other problems that life has cruelly thrown at him.
     
    As Lucca works towards climbing out of his depressed state, he is helped along by a wonderful father and some great friends, consisting of but not limited to a spunky young girl and an elderly man who can kick anyone’s ass at Scrabble.
     
    While Lucca’s feelings for Matt continue to weigh him down, he meets Sam who is dealing with major life changes of his own. Sam is kind and caring with a bad boy edge, someone who would be perfect in helping Lucca move past his feelings for Matt. Yet just when you think that things could no longer get anymore complicated, the story hits you with twists and turns that has you glued to the screen—waiting with baited breath to see where it all leads.
     
    Teenage love stories can be found a dime a dozen, but Pitch Perfect is one of those rare gems that not only stands out, but shines above the others. The best part of Pitch Perfect has to be the characters and just how real they are. The characters come alive as you read and you start to feel like you know them personally. All of the credit for this goes to intune’s wonderful grasp on writing. It is difficult to write characters that readers can’t help but get emotionally invested in, but intune manages this seamlessly. You will constantly find yourself cheering for Lucca and all of his friends as the story enfolds.
     
    I highly recommend Pitch Perfect to anyone who is not only looking for a great story with an intriguing plot, but also wonderful characters that you won’t be able to help yourself from loving. Kudos to intune for writing such an amazing story!
     
     
     



    Red Light


    by Robyn


     
    reviewed by Cia
     
    If you’re looking for an exotic world with intriguing characters, you don’t need to go any farther than Robyn’s Red Light. She’s taken oriental influences and twisted them into her own take on the world of a geisha. . .and added sathi and keji!
     
    In this world, some poor children are lucky enough to be chosen on annually on the day Motomo koun, or ‘the most fortunate’. They could be adopted into the house of nobles or rich men who have a chance at a life they would never have otherwise.
     
    Kay, Nenne and Edun’s older sister Ayelet had been chosen many years before and was happily engaged to the son of a mayor in a town far away. But for some. . .they are not so lucky. Those who choose them do not want a child to adopt; they want a child to train.
     
    For the three siblings life will become very different. They are forced to change and adapt in an emotional tale that will enthrall readers. The foreign feel to the story, the emotions I was so locked into when seeing events through Kay’s eyes, and the trials he faces all come together to make me wish there was more to the story, or that I could get Robyn to post faster!
     
    So, if you’re looking for a new story to read and you love serials, check out Red Light by Robyn. You won’t be sorry.
     

    Looking forward to your thoughts...
  3. Lugh

    Whats New?

    By Lugh,


    Reviews
    Here lately I've been asking a lot of people to write reviews. Not just people I interact with all the time, or even interact well with. I thought it was important to bring that up. I also thought it was important to bring up that in many instances, old news is put aside so new news can be brought to you the reader. And for that I would like to thank my reviewers... all of them. I also think it's important to point out that the blogs do not have a spellcheck function that I can find, so if you do find a misspelled word, please point it out. It seems there were a few yesterday and I got some very timid please don't kill me type remarks. I'm not. Just be honest. It's ok. I am human... sort of.
     
    Anyway... with all that said I would like to introduce today's two stories. More Than a Crush by Fleeting Rainbow was brought to my attention by Billy Brat who asked to write her review. I gladly agreed, and Social Skills by KingdombytheSea, one of our newer Promising Authors. She's been a little busy lately with a new house (did any of you see that orange living room?) and a new job (kinderhell) but I have it from a very confidential source there may be something coming our way soon. So lets send them both some encouragement and read! and review!
     


    More Than A Crush


    by Fleeting Rainbow


    reviewed by Billy Brat
     

    FleetingRainbows’ More Than A Crush is a wonderful novel.
     
    This completed story opens with Spencer Graves, the school’s senior genius and self-proclaimed nerd, being told to tutor Cameron Fisher, the school’s sophomore, blue eyes, blond hair, up and coming basketball star. The story centers on these two characters and how they, their families, and friends interact. Like so many high school stories, this one is fast paced and also filled with plenty of drama to keep you guessing, what’s next?
     
    I found the stereotyping by Spencer and by both Spencer’s and Cameron’s circle of friends intriguing enough to see how this author would deal with them. I liked how FleetingRainbows had the protagonists get their friends together in an attempt to shatter the stereotypes. I also loved how she was gentle in building their relationship and how she kept their love innocent through-out the entire story. It just goes to show that porn isn’t needed in a good gay love story.
     
    To be fair and balanced, there are mistakes that a good editor should have caught. Once or twice the wrong person is speaking and answering themselves, quotation marks are misplaced, and other small missed errors. However these minor mistakes are few and far between. And this reviewer was never confused about what was actually taking place in the scene. Therefore, it never distracted me from the flow of the story. Let us be honest, there’s not a story online that the same minor errors can’t be found.
     
    The one thing that did bother me through-out the story was the ease all the gay characters had with being themselves and how everyone was so accepting of their relationship, as far as it being a gay relationship. The story presents a seemingly utopian view of tolerance which comes across as unrealistic. Perhaps the story would benefit from a more balanced view. It isn’t just how the world sees gays, but how the boys see themselves. However, this is a minor complaint, as I would love to see a world as the one these boys grew up in.
     
    The author’s style kept me very interested in both Spencer and Cameron from the beginning. The story takes us through one entire school year and ends in way I won’t give away here. That part you will have to read for yourself. But, I will say we are left with the hope that there will be a sequel to this wonderful story of budding love.
     
    I recommend, More Than A Crush, to all, as a story to escape into a world without fear of being who you are and endless possibilities.
     
    If I was force to grade, More Than A Crush, and I am, I would give it 4 stars out of 5.
     
    Go have a look yourself and decide if you agree. Leave a review or two, and come back and let us know.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Social Skills


    by KingdombytheSea


    reviewed by fmd
     
    I first got involved with KingdombytheSea’s story a few weeks after I began to actively search through GA after reading through all of dkstories’s novels. I was captivated by the main character, Connor Owens, a shy freshman in college who loves the violin from the beginning of the story. I personally connected with his introverted attitude towards social situations, maintaining friendships, and his love and passion towards music. I began to beta-read for her for Social Skills because I couldn’t stand waiting for chapters... and I enjoyed every chapter!
     
    Social Skills not only tells a love story that brings Connor to his highest of highs and lowest of lows, but also demonstrates the slow maturity stages he has towards coming to terms with the decisions he makes, the people he interacts with, and how he wants to live his life.
     
    As the story progresses, Connor experiences more and more social situations through his musical performances and slowly meets people who he never would have imagined could turn into friends or more. He constantly fights his own will to act against the plans for his future made by his overbearing parents. With that, of course, he also must find a way to hopefully have his parents accept who he is, a gay man.
     
    He meets a great group of friends through his orchestra partner, Rebecca, who becomes an emotional anchor and support. He eventually branches out and meets new friends outside of Rebecca’s social circle. The revelation Connor finds at home involves his sister, Melissa. Though he feels alienated from his family, he learns there is a chance for a sibling bond.
     
    And of course, Connor finds Jared, a football player and the unexpected love of his life. Conflicts arise when Jared becomes uncomfortable publicizing his homosexuality and it starts to drive the couple apart.
     
    I won’t divulge much more, or KBTS will kill me. The best part of this story is that it’s not just a love story. I finished reading Social Skills feeling proud of Connor - his successes in finding and accepting himself and being able to carry out his own life to his own accord while mending years of internal suffering simply made me cheer. It also gave me a drive to come out of my own shell a bit and find a love of my own.
     
    Connor would classify as what I call lucky - to have true friends and find true love is even more valuable than most treasures in life. I would definitely recommend Social Skills for those of you in similar coming of age situations, or if you’re like me and want to reminisce a bit. Best of all, it’s a completed story, which means no waiting for chapters needed! Go ahead and read the story - and be sure to post some reviews!
     
     
     

    As usual, if there is anyone you would like to see here, drop me a line and we will talk. Happy reading, writing, and reviewing!
  4. Lugh

    Featured Story: Desert Dropping

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    Ha! Time to rile up all the lazy Domaholics on the site. This week's featured story is by their missing favorite author Dom Luka, which of course everyone wants out of hiding... well everyone that is except maybe our reviewer....



    Desert Dropping


    by DomLuka



    published on GA December 27th, 2010.



    36 chapters, 389,678 words.


     
    It was a tried and true—if overused—premise. The protagonist, a typical closeted teenager named Rory, is thrust into a new environment and family in Arizona, where he finds himself and reconciles with the event to propelled him there (the death of his mother). DomLuka’s well-deserved reputation renders an assessment of the mechanics of the story largely unnecessary. Scene descriptions are written with clear experience, interspersed with the thoughts of the protagonist, and the reader is immediately immersed in Rory’s world.
     
    “Desert Dropping” takes place over the course of one summer. While this is an appropriate time frame, it nevertheless falls victim somewhat to monotonous repetition. For instance, there were many, many scenes of swimming and eating that had little to do with the overall plot of the story. The story would have benefitted from research—perhaps into more unique aspects of Arizona—to facilitate further immersion and more excitement. As it stands, all we know about Arizona was that it’s a hot place. Boys seem to prance around shirtless all the time. But the story could have taken place anywhere in the summer.
     
    The mechanics of characterization was perhaps the strongest aspect to the story. Unlike many other stories, in which characters come from all-American cookie-cutter molds, characters in Desert Dropping are anything but perfect. Each of the main characters—Rory, Luke, Aaron, Seth, Eddie, Jace—are deeply flawed. These flaws, as well as the characters’ changes in their relationships to each other, make for a nuanced story that continues to keep the reader’s interest. They also facilitate strong emotional reactions throughout the reading. For instance, I at first cringed whenever Aaron or Seth was mentioned, but towards the end, I felt differently as the characters themselves changed. To be able to bait and toy with the emotions of the reader, especially at this level, takes prodigious skill indeed.
     
    Yet at the same time, these flaws can be too extreme, and immersion in the life of the very flawed protagonist can backfire. Rory’s annoying childishness and bizarre tantrums, for instance, made me want to physically reach into the pages of the story and strangle him. Worse, the weak and womanish enabling of this behavior by Rory’s father was even more frustrating. Although these molasses-paced exchanges work to nudge the story forward, the lack of plot-driving action means that the story often finds itself mired in gay-angst for hundreds of pages at a time. This is perhaps the most cliché sort of writing and something writers should always try to avoid.
     
    Because the plot meanders so much—think of how many times someone says, “we need to talk” or some variation thereof—actual plot devices have diminished effect. Indeed, when Rory’s grandmother (perhaps the only character with any measure of testicular fortitude) shows up at the door, I found myself thinking, “Finally, something is happening…” instead of the more desirable and interesting, “oh look, an unexpected plot twist! I’m so excited to see what will happen!” The final, tortured decision by Rory to stay with his new family after weeks of unbelievable stubbornness also did not win him as many points as it should have with me.
     
    Other characters were far more likeable. Luke, for instance, acted as a fine anchor of sanity and maturity in the story when everyone else was frozen in angst. While I was disappointed that he and Rory never developed even an experimentally romantic relationship, I found that this contributed to the mystery of his character. Seth, too, was a consistent sweetheart, and the contrast between him and Aaron, especially in how he displays affection for Rory, was well made.
     
    This exposes perhaps the central problem in the story. Why do the perfectly attractive and mature Luke and Seth want anything to do with a whiny and incorrigible child like Rory, who consistently refuses to listen to good advice, and who, at various points in the story treated both of them vindictively? Rory is never “redeemed” the way Aaron was, even though the tragedy at the end was arguably his fault. (OK, maybe this is unfair, but if I were in his position, the thought would at least cross my mind that my refusal to stay was what made Eddie distraught and vulnerable to accident). Instead, everyone, worst of all his father, treats him like a golden child no matter how he acts, and his unpunished bad behavior throughout means I was almost frustrated to see him end up happy.
     
    But in the end, good writing can overcome much. Taken as whole, the saga was satisfying and at moments incredibly sweet. The (sadly infrequent) sex scenes are expertly written, and most loose ends are tied, leaving the reader few questions. I would have liked to find out more about Luke’s past, and seen Rory “redeemed”—perhaps by calling Eddie “dad” for the first time. But overall, this story is well worth your time, and well deserving of its status in the GA archives.
     
    3.5 (Out of 5)
     
     
     

    Heh.. I'm so not releasing the name of the reviewer. If they want to come out of the closet, that is up to them. Needless to say, go read it for yourself to see if you agree, disagree, or want to just plain strangle the reviewer. In the meantime... read, review, review review... and don't forget those like buttons.
  5. Lugh

    Featured Story: It Stays In Vegas

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    Some stories are so good they need no introduction. That's how I feel about this one. So with no further hullabaloo I present --
     
     
     


    It Stays in Vegas


    by Jack Scribe


    reviewed by Renee Stevens
     

    I have read all of Jack Scribes “Vegas” series and a couple of them I have read multiple times. The first story in the series, It Stays In Vegas, introduces many of the main characters that we see throughout the series.
     
    When Bob Harrington takes a trip to Las Vegas to celebrate his sister’s engagement, he meets Drew Reichardt, the head concierge at Nero’s hotel. The two men hit it off and spend a memorable weekend together before Bob has to return to Los Angeles.
     
    They aren’t separated for long, as Bob returns to interview for a job opening at Nero’s. The only problem is, the man interviewing him wants something that Bob isn’t willing to give. He turn to Drew to help him out of sticky situation he finds himself in, that could end his career before it ever even starts.
     
    “It Stays In Vegas” follows Bob and Drew as they focus on their careers and their quickly blossoming relationship. Things are not always smooth sailing as there are issues that come up that need to be dealt with, many of them beyond their control.
     
    While the connection between Bob and Drew develops extremely quickly, it is no less heartwarming because of it. Throughout the story, Bob and Drew meet some new and interesting people who become a part of their close circle of friends. Friends that they can count on to have their back when they find themselves up against a wall.
     
    Jack Scribe weaved into this tale a few twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat as I waited to see what happened next. The story progresses along very nicely and there is always something happening that kept me involved and wanting to read on.
     
    Definitely a story that I would read again, along with the other stories in the series. Each story brings in new and interesting characters as well as adding new facets to the plot as the series progresses.
     
    On a grading system, I would probably give this story a 4.3 out of 5.
     

    Go have a look and decide if you agree. Leave a review or two, and come back and let us know.
     
    Happy reading, writing, and reviewing!
  6. Lugh

    Weekly Wrap Up!

    By Lugh,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Whew! What a week two. I hope everyone took the time to go check out our Featured Story this week:



    From Behind Those Eyes by Viv

     
    And while you were out there looking, I hope you stopped by all the other great stories we talked about on Wednesday: Quonus10's Second Shot and The Trial of Jordan Colmar and Dee's story, Low Down and Out. And on Friday we found a poem by JOeKEool in the Prompts and some people learned that the prompts aren't just "silly little things" any more but real exercises for an author's creativity and boundries.
     
    I also hope you took advantage of the two tips this week -- on Tuesday we had a lesson on how to punctuate around those pesky said tags and on Thursday we were given some ways to promote our stories here on Gay Authors, since there really are so many ways. On both these days there was a lot of participation and feedback -- thank you.
     
    Then finally on Saturday we got to know one of our older authors a little better. Thanks Mark for letting is inside your head, although I know it's scarier than that. (Smoochies.) I can't wait to see what next week brings!
     
    Announcements
    Reader's Choice Awards --
    Nominations have ended
    Voting starts February 5th
     
    Anthology Announcements --
    Spring Anthology "It Wasn't Me" Due March 8. Poetry Anthology "Cracks in Time" Due April 17th Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" Due June 30?

    FSO Announcements --
    "Valentine" Anthology due Jan 31 @ FSO
    Two days people... there are only three entries over there.
     
    General Announcements --
     
    Do you Tweet? Join GayAuthors on thier twitter account.
     
    Please remember our authors rely on your feedback so read and review. Not every chapter (although that would be sweet!) but at least every few on a longer piece, and at least once a story.
     
    Many of thise announcments are also on our calendar. If you would like a heads up on things to come, please subscribe to it by clicking the follow button or just take the occasional look by clicking on "calendar on the menu bar.
     
    Don't forget about the writing prompts. We will be posting one next Friday... why not yours?
     
    New Reading
     
    In Premium this week:
    Displacement by DKStories
     
    By our Hosted Authors this week:
     
    St. Vincent Book 5 of Bridgemont by Mark Arbour
    Writing Prompts by Renee Stevens
    Paternity Book 12 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) by Mark Arbour
    Savage Moon 06 - The New Breed Book 6 of Savage Moon by Comicality
    Circumnavigation by CJames
    Feeling Comfortable in My Own Skin by Bill W.
     
    By our Promising Authors this week:
    GA Writing Prompts by Dolores Esteban
    The Prompt You Say! by Comicfan
    Aglanthol 1 - The Legend of Khaalindaan by Dolores Esteban
  7. Lugh

    Tip Thursday

    By Lugh,


    Writing Tips
    Herm, we've had a resource, a writing tip, an editing tip... how about a site tip?
     
    How to promote your story on GA:
     
    Just as you'd find with a book placed on the bookshelf in a store, your story can get lost on GA among the other stories if you don't make it stand out. Most importantly, imo, is to have a story that engages and interests readers and then try some of these other tips to help improve your fan base.
     
    1. Post regularly if you are writing a serial work. We ask that you don't post more than one or two chapters a week to avoid flooding the system. On average, that amount of time seems to also provide the most readership feedback.
     
    2. Make a discussion topic for your story in the appropriate forum. Individual forums for Promising/Hosted or the Stories Discussion forum for all other authors. Post a link in the topic whenever you update chapters if the story is a serial piece.
     
    3. Mention the story posting in your status update. Do NOT spam by updating about your story posting multiple times unless you are posting for each new chapter posted.
     
    4. Create a banner link or place a text link to your site signature to send readers to your story.
     
    5. ALWAYS respond to comments and reviews by readers.
     
    6. Read and review for other authors. Most people will check out the work of another author who is actively participating on the site and in GA Stories.
     
    For more information on how to promote your work or anyone else's for that matter, please read the FAQ: Basic Care Guide of Authors
     
    As usual, if there is something you would like to see explained or a tip written about, PM the idea and we will see what we can come up with in a future tip.
  8. Lugh

    What's New?

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    Well, here we are at Wednesday again, and it's time to look at something new. So, what shall we look at this time? Decisions, decisions...
     
    How about a promising author? Quonus10, known affectionately as Q10, has been writing here for about eighteen months. During that time he has made quite an impression on everyone who takes the time to stop and say hi.
     
    Well enough gab... here we go!
     
    What people are saying about Q10:
     
    TrevorTime on The Trial of Jordan Colmar:
     

    And on Second Shot:
     

    AnytaSunday on Q10's Stories in General:
     

    There you go... as usual, if you would like to contribute to our "What's New?" page, just drop me a PM with your review and we can discuss it. Read - Write - REVIEW!
  9. Lugh

    Featured Story: From Behind Those Eyes

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    It's Monday again! Time for a new Featured Story Selection. Today, Tiger brings us one of his favorites, From Behind Those Eyes, by Viv. If you like stories about teenagers who play sports with a bit of angst about life and coming out -- well read on, this may be something you like. If not, well, it might surprise you, give it a try anyway.
     




    From Behind Those Eyes

     

    By Viv

    review by Tiger
     
    About a year after I joined GA, someone pointed out From Behind Those Eyes as a must-read story, and I am glad I read it. Recently, I decided to read the story once again. The story was a good read the first time around, and it wasn't long before I was enthralled by the story once again.
     
    From Behind Those Eyes is about a high school senior, Stephen Cooper. Stephen is a classic example of a closeted gay teen who feels that he has much to lose by coming out of the closet. For one thing, he is the class president as well as the captain and pitcher for the school's baseball team.
     
    The story begins with a school masquerade party, an event in the story from which the title is explained. Stephen has no idea who this young stranger is, but those beautiful eyes take his breath away. The two dance, and Stephen, for the first time, comes face to face with his own curiosity and his own fears at the very same time. Who is this young stranger? Well, he really doesn't know. He spends the next chapter or two trying to find the answer to that very question.
     
    Finally, through the events of the story, he finds out the name of this fine blond-haired, blue-eyed beau, and the rest is history. What's to follow is a story of coming out, of accepting yourself and discovering the love and romance you've denied yourself of having for your whole life.
     
    Stephen's boyfriend has his own secrets, and although he's out of the closet, he too struggles in a lot of ways. His outing was a very traumatic experience, and we soon discover that he needs Stephen just as much as Stephen needs him.
     
    Just like real life, there are some people who are less than accepting, if not outright antagonistic, toward their relationship. Jeremy and Tim are the story's quintessential homophobic jocks, and our protagonists may end up getting hurt, both physically and mentally, by these homophobic jerks. Will their relationship survive the storms?
     
    The dialogue is well-written except that toward the beginning, the author sometimes forgot to start a new paragraph when featuring dialogue from another character. However, I felt that this issue took away little from the story, and I was able to look past it.
     
    How about the sex? The sex scenes are very romantic and the words flow very well. You won't find the characters going all the way any time soon, but you'll find that their bedroom romance progresses throughout the story as the characters discover their sexuality. Rightfully so, there is a factor of fear as the two experience a lot of firsts together.
     
    What's the bottom line? I give the story, overall, a score of 4 out of 5. It's a must-read for any gay teen romance enthusiast. If you're looking for a story about coming out and about first time love, From Behind Those Eyes will deliver with plenty of laughs and tears along the way.
     
     
     
    As usual, our featured story can be found pinned on the GA Stories Welcome page for the next week.
  10. Lugh

    The Week In Review...

    By Lugh,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    This week we did so many things -- our Featured Story was
     


    Working it Out by Don Hanratty

     
    which a few of you read and commented on. I'm really hoping the rest of you will take a chance and do the same, this one is really worth a look.
     
    Sharon gave some great advice to authors, James suggested a book on writing, and we dregged up a Blast from our Past newsletters to make you laugh. Also, over the week, you had the chance to become aquainted with two of our newer stories, Ugly Davey by EmDee and Eye of the Tiger by John Doe. Finally, we were teased with writing prompts, and personally, I can't wait to see what they will bring next week.
     
    Hope you enjoyed our first week as much as I did!
     

    Announcements
     
    Reader's Choice Awards --
    How to have your say! Nominations end Jan 29.
    Remember only the top people nominated in each category will make the ballot, so don't think that just because somone else nominated your favorate they will be in on the vote. Also remember there are PM nominations, you are only seeing some of them until a summary is posted. Nominate the ones you want to win. Also please remember that you may only nominate UP TO three stories / persons per category. There have been quite a few recent nominations who have forgotten this rule. Voting begins soon -- looking forward to as many, if not more voters!

    Anthology Announcements --
    Spring Anthology "It Wasn't Me" Due March 8. Poetry Anthology "Cracks in Time" Due April 17th Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" Due June 30?

    FSO Announcements --
    "Valentine" Anthology due Jan 31 @ FSO
    You have ONE WEEK!
     
    General Announcements --
    I'd like to thank those of you who participated in our Notification Deletion Day this month, there was a difference on the server. Please, remember to do this each and every month and remind your friends.
     

    Many of thise announcments are also on our calendar. If you would like a heads up on things to come, please subscribe to it by clicking the follow button or just take the occasional look by clicking on "calendar on the menu bar.
     
    Don't forget about the writing prompts. We will be posting one next Friday... why not yours?
     

    New Reading
     
    In Premium this week:
     
    Displacement by dkstories
     
    By our Hosted Authors this week:
     
    Circumnavigation by CJames
    Hypnotic Book 3 of Carthera Tales by Cia
    The Modern Writer as Performance Artist by Libby Drew
    Paternity Book 12 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) by Mark Arbour
    St. Vincent Book 5 of Bridgemont by Mark Arbour
     

    By our Promising Authors this week:
     
    Charlie by Hamen Cheese
    The Funny Thing Is by Jwolf
    The Strange Life of Jonas Marks by Comicfan
    Aglanthol 1 - The Legend of Khaalindaan by Dolores Esteban
  11. Lugh

    What's New?

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    Today we would like to introduce you to two in progress stories added to GA Stories in the past few months, Eye of the Tiger is John Doe's third story on Gay Authors. Ugly Davey is EmDee's first.
     
    Here is what a few of our readers have to say about them:
     


    Eye of the Tiger by John Doe
    Romance/Fantasy Adventure
    reviewed by CassieQ

     

    One of the things that interested me in Eye of Tiger is that it was a fantasy story, which is one of my favorite genres. But it was unlike any typical fantasy story that I have ever read. In fact, there is nothing typical about it at all.
     
    Qin Xue is a senior in high school. He is gay, into origami and in his own words an "ultra-nerd or maybe the super geek". He is surrounded by a host of interesting friends: Lisa, a teenage potion witch, Alek the "hot" new kid who takes an unusual interest in Qin and Loren, one of the "Todds" who used to bully Qin only to later have him to thank for saving his life. Qin is also the priest of Baihu, white tiger of the west/Byakko of the western skies, guardian of the autumn season.
     
    I love the Chinese/Japanese flavoring of this tale, and the way the eastern mythology is woven into a suspenseful fantasy setting, giving this story a refreshing new perspective. Qin is also a great character, who deals with both mystical experiences--powers he gains from his priesthood and his encounters with Byakko along with the "real world" problems teenagers also face…like dealing with his parents, the loss of internet at home (the horror)! and dodging bullies at his school. Qin is a delightful narrator for this story; even as he goes through some hard times, Qin's perception of the world, filtered through a type of self depreciating amusement, is fun to read, taking events in stride without weighing issues down in a depressing manner. And the story itself is full of surprises and is completely unpredictable. I never know what is going to happen next and I always look forward to new chapters!
     
     
     



    Ugly Davey


    by EmDee

    3 short views

     
     
     
    Bugeye:
    A story in progress, consisting of 13 chapters and 30,000 plus words at the moment. The very first chapter sets up the story premise. You know what is going to take place, you just don’t know the details, consequences, and hopefully laughs to come. Two very charming best friends are introduced and enough information about them is related anecdotally to make them instantly likable and solid in the reader’s eye. This first chapter makes a big promise of a enjoyable and fun read to follow. The idea behind this plot setup is pop culture based but with a twist of course. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the story and based on this first chapter I think I will have a good time. Clever and cute and adorable and sweet. So I loved it.
     

    Freddyness:
    Ugly Davey is a brilliant story that conveys the feelings of Davey across to the reader, it enchants you to want to read on and one of his and his best friends pranks grows out of hand. Over all i think this story is amazingly written and unlike most story it doesn't wither out half way through the plot, interest is kept even during the lesser dramatic parts of the story.
     

    The Editor's POV:
    Why I like Ugly Davey?
     
    Hmmm, well, I think the main draw for me, would be that it's a fresh plot. it's something I don't see very often. I think this plot-line has tons of potential to be developed, and I'd like to see how she does that. the overall tone/mood of the story is pretty happy and upbeat without being exaggeratedly so.
     
    I'm looking forward to see what's coming, because the readers know that there's going to be a big conflict coming up, but the path/build up towards that particular conflict point is unpredictable, which makes it exciting to follow.
     
    Plus she writes well and she's been doing all this by herself (I only started helping her very recently),
     
     
     

    Now that you have read what they have had to say.... what do you have to say?
     
    If you have a favorite story you would like to see highlighted, send a PM... we'll talk.
  12. Lugh

    Featured Story: Working It Out

    By Lugh,


    Featured Stories
    Today GA is proud to say we are beginning our Hosted Author's Featured Story Mondays. We would like to begin this journey by introducing you, our readers, to one of our oldest hosted authors, Don Hanratty, and his trilogy, Working It Out. Cia was so gracious as to do our first review. If you can, stop by and give it a look and drop off a few reviews of your own. It can be found pinned on the GA Stories Welcome page for the next week.
     
     
     
     
     


    Working it Out


    by


    Don Hanratty

    review by Cia
     

    The first stories I read on GA were Don's. Working It Out was a story I enjoyed immensely for many reasons. In order to review it, since it has been two years or so since I read it, I decided to give it a quick skim. That was about eight hours ago. In the midst of going about life-feeding the kids, grocery shopping, dishes and laundry-I was hooked once again.
     
    That, I think, is one of Don's strongest attributes as a writer. No matter the content of the stories you can't help but be sucked in to their lives. Working It Out is an excellent example of that. The young men in the story are just entering college, they come from fairly affluent families and they're jocks on scholarship who become roommates.
     
    Mike is gay. Matt is not. Somehow time and events change that. Yes, the guy turned gay for his friend who loves him is a plot device used by many but in this case Don not only made it seem plausible but as if there was no other direction for the story to take.
     
    Over the course of the several years that the story encompasses many things happen to both Matt and Mike. Loss, pain, death, religion... these are all subjects that come up as they face death of loved ones, plus discrimination and violence after they come out. Their relationship shifts along with their relationship to the Broman family members who play key parts in the story.
     
    All in all, while I don't think the story is strictly realistic, I was able to suspend disbelief long enough to enjoy it. With plenty of heartbreak, I barely came out of it without the sniffles this time. Don't even ask how many tissues I went through the first time I read Working It Out. That was between groaning and laughing at the Broman brother's torture of Mike with extremely lame jokes which inserted some much needed levity into the story.
     
    Don's writing is nearly flawless when it comes to technical skills like grammar, punctuation, and spelling. He instills lessons along with some very pertinent life philosophy but he keeps it to a believable level. Many of the 'lessons' are ones that I think two college age guys with an actively involved, religious and conscientious family would be taught. Between those times the guys make mistakes, goof off and act like teenagers and young twenty somethings do. The story has several sex scenes as well as mentions of 'off-screen' sex. For this type of story, essentially a modern romance, they were vital for the storyline. The scenes themselves were well done, graphic but not vulgar, just as I imagine athletic sex between two young men like Matt and Mike would be.
     
    So, my opinion? 4.5 out of 5 stars if I had to rate it. The story was an excellent work of fiction and one that I was happy to read again. It makes me think I should go back and read more of the older stories. Lucky for me Don has Working It Out 2 & 3 completed.
  13. Lugh

    Newsblog -- Premier Edition

    By Lugh,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Welcome to the new Daily GA News Blog!
     
    Starting today, we will be running a Daily blog. We have content all lined up and volunteers gathering more.
     
    Here is the weekly format:
    Sundays - Weekly wrap up of everything going on during the week, various announcements, and special features. Mondays - Hosted Author Story of the Week. (Story will also be pinned in GA.Stories for the week) Tuesdays - Tips (Writing/Editing/Laundry?) Wednesdays - What's New? Thursdays - Tips (Writing/Editing/Dieting?) Fridays - Writing Prompts Saturdays - Grab Bag including Author Interviews, Blasts from the Past, Humor, and other things.

    Be sure to check in daily for news, tips, reviews, and reading suggestions!
     
    *if you would like to volunteer, just shout!
     
    Announcements
     
    Reader's Choice Awards --
    How to have your say! Nominations end Jan 29, Remember only the top people nominated in each category will make the ballot, so don't think that just because somone else nominated your favorate they will be in on the vote. Also remember there are PM nominations, you are only seeing some of them. Nominate the ones you want to win.
     
    Anthology Announcements --
    Spring Anthology "It Wasn't Me" Due March 8.
    Poetry Anthology "Cracks in Time" Due April 17th
    Novella Anthology "Secrets Can Kill" Due June 30?
     
    FSO Announcements --
    "Valentine" Anthology due Jan 31 @ FSO
     

    General Announcements --
    Notification Deletion Day!, Monthy on the 15th of each month
    Please delete your old notifications so our back ups don't bog down!
     
    Many of thise announcments are also on our calendar. If you would like a heads up on things to come, please subscribe to it by clicking the follow button or just take the occasional look by clicking on "calendar on the menu bar.
     
    As a general reminder -- don't forget about the writing prompts.
     

    New Reading
     
    In Premium this week:
     
    Displacement dkstories
     
    By our Hosted Authors this week:
     
    Inside of You Book 4 of Carthera Tales Cia
    Circumnavigation Cjames
    Paternity Book 12 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP) Mark Arbour
    The Secret Life of Billy Chase 6 Book 6 of Billy Chase Chronicles Comicality
    New Kid In School Comicality
    St. Vincent Book 5 of Bridgemont Mark Arbour
    Kiss Of An Angel Comicality
     

    By our Promising Authors this week:
     
    Charlie Hamen Cheese
    Aglanthol 1 - The Legend of Khaalindaan Dolores Esteban
    Aglanthol 2 - Side Stories (The Legend of Murdock etc.) Dolores Esteban
     

    Coming Next Week:
    Blast from the Past -- 2007!
    Writing Tips from Sat8997 and Jamessavik
    Some interesting responses to the writing prompts
    and
    The Spotlight is on Don Hanratty
  14. Lugh

    Writing Goals for 2012

    By Lugh,

    Ok this is going to sound like a lot.... so bear with:
     
     
    Finish editing Binding and publish. (current 18k words -- goal 22k words)
    Finish It Was A... series and publish (current 50k words -- goal 80k words)
    Edit/rewrite RT(current 30kish -- goal 60k), publish.
    Write from scratch TT project due "spring" 2012 goal 25k and publish.
    2012 Poetry Anthology Theme (Due April 2012): Cracks In Time (three poems)
    2012 Novella Antology Theme (Due July 2012): Secrets Can Kill (50k word draft, needs severe editing -- goal 45k)
     
    Write from scratch three (3) of the following:
    2012 FSO Anthology Theme (Due Feb 2012): Valentine
    2012 Spring Anthology Theme (Due March 2012): It Wasn't Me
    2012 Summer Anthology Theme (Due June 2012): Choices
    2012 Fall Anthology Theme (Due September 2012): Friends and Enemies
    2012 Winter Anthology Theme (Due December 2012): Desperate Ends

  15. Lugh

    Writing Mothers

    By Lugh,

    This is going to come as a surprise to some of you but I have trouble writing female characters. For some reason they fall flat and seem one deminsional. I especially have trouble writing mothers. Incase you didn't notice, Mrs. Hanover in It Was A... didn't have much screen time. There was a reason for this. None of the females did. Again, a reason for this. I really do suck at it.
     
    Now I'm facing it again. I'm making this mother (who is french catholic) sound Italian.. or Jewish. I'm not sure which has the most guilt laying ability. It's really a toss up, but since she gave the advice to go to confession I'm going with Italian. Maybe Irish. But NOT French.
     
    The only thing I can think of to work around it is to have a French father married to an Itailan or Irish mother... and just go with it... but damn. All my mothers sound this way. Can you say Imprinting?
     
    Question is... how can I fix it?
  17. Lugh

    And Off We NaNo!

    By Lugh,

    Ok I'm still up so it's technically still November 1 for me. Deal with it.
     
    I have no plot.
     
    I have no plan.
     
    I just finished roughly 1700 words.
     
    It's going to be an interesting month.
     
    Go! Go! NaNo!
     
    p.s. I'm not going to be giving daily updates. Every 3-4 days should be sufficiant don't you think?
  18. Lugh

    Boner-deflating or not?

    By Lugh,

    I am working on a story with a scene where the main character is having his first bit of man sex after being in a long term relationship with a woman. The woman is now deceased and has been for two years. He is testing the waters so to speak about his own sexuality agian, prior to his marriage he had played both sides of the fence.
     
    During the man-sex the new fling preforms a sexual act that his wife would never do. He mentally makes that connection.
     
    The problem comes in that one of my team thinks that thinking of a dead spouse is boner-deflating, however I disagree. I know it's my story. Write it the way I want to, but I want to make sure that other people don't think that it's boner-deflating too.
     
    So... opinions please.
  19. Lugh

    NaNoWriMo

    By Lugh,

    It's nearly November. For most people in the USA that means sacrifice the birds! It is the beginning of the annual family overdose, crowded malls, endless bombardment of "buy me or feel guilty for disappointing your loved ones" advertising, too much turkey, fattening a goose, and other strange but once a year customs that you put up just for the sake of traditon and (sometimes questionably) loved ones.
     
    For me, November also means a total break from sanity -- and a chance to overdose on caffine while being sleep deprived -- in the form of NaNoWriMo. For those of you who don't know, that means National Novel Writing Month. It is promoted as a contest by the Office of Light and Letters and the goal is to produce quantity over quality and to silence the inner editor for one month while shoving 50,000 words out of your head.
     
    Fifty Thousand NEW words that is -- not an old project -- a new one. That equates to One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Seven new words A DAY.
     
    This year I have decided to attempt to produce a rough draft of my Novella for the Secrets Can Kill Anthology.
     
    I hope you join me.
  20. Lugh

    Trying Something New

    By Lugh,

    As fall begins I would like to see just how much I really am writing. Comsie keeps saying I need to write more. So from now until Dec 21 I want to see how much I really am writing and editing. I'll figure out a fair method of counting later but today I --
     
    Edited or rewrote
     
    site help/
     
    Basic Care Guide of Authors -- all parts
     
    Community Blogs -- all parts
     
     
    11 pages of a story.
  21. Lugh

    Rewrite or Recycle?

    By Lugh,

    In the beginning there is a blank page and along comes an Author. The Author seeks into the primordial ooze of imagination and finds and idea. After roasting it for a proper amount of time, the idea is found good... and it is written.
     
    The question becomes.. what is the proper amount of time? I have stories I can kick out in a few hours -- little one shot flash fiction type things that need no editing to speak of -- and I have stories that I have been working on for nigh on twenty years.
     
    One story in particular keeps cycling back to the forefront of my mind every so often. This is actually one of the first stories I ever wrote with a real plot and real characters and they live in my mind at times so real I could see them... sighs, really, I'm not that crazy.
     
    I know I've been focusing on a lot of other things, but should I take time out of my schedule next year and kick this one around some more? Or should I just leave it alone and see if it will die a natural death?
  22. Lugh

    Creature Creation

    By Lugh,

    I've been punting around this were idea I've been having but I don't want your typical were-creature. Werewolves, werecats, etc are soooo over done. So I was thinking about some other type of creature. I've also seen snakes, seals, bears, and rats in various literature. Anyway... what about a wolverine? Mongoose? some sort of insectoid?
     
    I've been trying to think of the pros and cons of each, why they would be "best" for a were. That sort of thing. Most of it comes down to mass. Large mammals mass > or = human mass easily. Small mammals < humans mass. Insectoids are not even comparible unless they are huge.
     
    Then the question becomes what happens to the extra mass? Is there a ratio that I can use that makes it workable? Or should I not worry about the mass and call it "part of the magic of the werebeast"?
     
    Guess I will need to think about this some more.
  23. Lugh

    so they like to bite....

    By Lugh,

    Lately, my characters have been biting and bonding, Ok, well not so lately, too. I've noticed this has been an on going theme in many of my stories for as long as I've been writing. Not every story of course, but for a vast majority of them.
     
    Have you ever noticed that you have some strange (or not so strange) common theme in your writing? If so what is it?
  24. Lugh

    Idea Overload

    By Lugh,

    I've been doing a lot of edting lately and one of the things that I have noticed is that every time I am eyeballs deep in editing a story I have all these new story ideas creeping up on me in the dark. Sometimes they attack. They can attach themselves iike leeches to my soul until i pay them attention or they can dig under my skin like ticks and suck away at my motivation until they are bloated and I am numb...
     
    Either way they have to be dealt with.
     
    Typically I write these 'problem child' ideas down and put them into an 'ideas' folder where sometimes they moulder into obliviation and sometimes they attack again... and again... and again...
     
    it's the nasty buggers I have to watch out for.
     
    So what does this have to do with today?
     
    I have this one idea that is pushing its way to the forefront a little too often, however I don't really like it. It won't go away. It plagues my dreams at night and when I get stuck in a story (writing) it pops up like a zit on prom night. Its showed up in a couple disguises too, various characters, various situations, but once I start to put it into the idea file I recognize it for the idea it is. It's like my muse is stuck on repeat.
     
    I was editing today and there it was again -- annoying little shit. So, has this ever happened to you? and if it has... how did you exorcise the demon?
  25. Lugh

    Watt's Gnu?

    By Lugh,


    Reviews
    Ok, ok, bad, bad Lugh... What's new? Well we have two for you -- enjoy!
     




    The Mall


    by Mike00


    review by Cia
     
    For those who love to read the unexpected, check out The Mall by Mike00. A teenage boy goes to the mall with his mother and something he never would have dreamed of happening, does. Lost in a bizarre new situation, he has to make decisions and face things he never would have imagined.
     
    First kisses, dreams, loneliness, and chocolate bars all come together in an enthralling short story with a twist. I don't want to give too much away since the story is less than 10k, but you won't regret taking the time to read it! Mike's talked about turning this story into a longer serial piece, and I'd love to see that happen. Review it for him, so that maybe we can convince him to get it going!!
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    In Safe Hands


    by Riley Jericho


    review by wildone
     
    In Safe Hands by Riley Jericho is a recently completed story that has garnered the nomination of Best GA Story by a Non Hosted/Non Promising Author. It truly deserves to be there for the author’s true ability to tell a story.
     
    Elliott Carter, the near 14 year old son of a UPS executive, has found himself growing up as many different countries in his life than most of us would be able to travel to in a lifetime. The story begins with the introduction of his family and the setting is a short vacation in Spain before the family settles in America. Elliot is happy to leave the dreary weather and the self-imposed isolated living of the UK. With going to America he sees a glimmer of hope that he finally may be able to attend a regular school, rather than continuing the home education his Mom has provided to ensure they got a decent education.
     
    One of the biggest things to come won’t be the pending arrival to the US, but his meeting and befriending of Miguel Ortiz.
     
    Set over a length of couple of weeks finds the two making a lifelong friendship that Elliot had always avoided in the past. His anxieties about making friends when he would always know a move was around the corner had him protecting himself from the inevitable. Except this time, Miguel will break down those barriers that Elliot had carefully built up.
     
    It just so happens that Miguel also brings out feelings for the first time that have Elliot questioning who he is, what he is, and is he alone in the way he feels. The journey to discovery is filled with a lot of guessing, wishing, hoping and disappointment.
     
    I would hardly call this a teenage angst coming out story. If anything, more of the angst comes from Elliot’s 10 year old brother, one that we all seem to have in our past. It is more about a generally quiet, shy, introverted 14 y/o who begins to notice guys for the first time, or maybe not, and goes about it in a careful, calculated way.
     
    As readers we get to enjoy the journey of Elliot growing up quickly from his point of view as well as others in the story. Told in third person, the narrator feels like he is Elliot and you know what he is thinking as well as the ones around him. It is a comfortable easy read, that wants you to click on the next chapter without having a lot of tension at the end of the previous chapter.
     
    I invite you all to join this heartwarming and heart breaking story that drew me in from the first chapter and kept me following to the very end. Definitely a 4.5/5 on my scale.
     
    This story is supposedly associated with another Riley Jericho story, An English Teen, Circumcised in America, but you don’t need to read to enjoy this story to its fullest. I didn’t.
     
     
     

    Please read and review!
    Happy writing!
    And if you want a chance to review your favorite author... PM me.
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