Carlos Hazday

Unfortunately, Cristina's situation is not rare. We become infatuated with someone or fall in love and fail to see what others think is wrong. It's the story behind many abusive relationships. Juggling school, the competition, and now his sister, is going to be stressful. At least Chipper seems to have staunch supporters. He called on his friends and they responded. Let's hope Cristina listens to Ethan when he meets with her.

News spread like a wildfire burning through the Florida Everglades. By week’s end, it seemed everyone in the Frost School knew one of their own would be a contestant on The Voice. People Chipper had never met came up to him offering congratulations and wishing him luck. His first stop after returning to campus was Dr. Pierce’s office to thank him. The man was elated and set about helping his student plan his next steps. A lawyer teaching the business of music reviewed the contract th

Serena Williams is a BEAST! That was an epic match I just watched. Sports night so now on to the NFL opening night. That will be all.

How can you miss him? We just read about him in the prologue! He gets mentioned in the next chapter. Hope that helps.

Do twice weekly postings help? This will be a feel-good story. Mostly. I've always thought Chipper and CJ had the most similar personalities and I tried to show that a bit more here. Those two could be brothers as far as I see it.

Must have been big if Katie and Peter brought it up! You mean you missed that before? LOL

A poem for non poets. Perfect simplicity and a great interpretation of the theme.

Not bad, Sis. Even though poems rarely do anything for me, I lik d this one. There's a terse mess to it I enjoyed. No wasted words.

Thanks for sharing! I have a story, part of my CJ series, were the MC and his husband (an Aussie) travel to Australia in your winter/our summer of 2023. I'm just jotting down ideas and won't write it for quite a while. However, I know I want my guys to leave their kids behind with their Aussie grandparents and go for a week's holiday. I've thought of Bali, New Zealand, Bedarra, and a couple of other luxury resorts. Considering the Aussie half of the couple is an environmental attorney and both are avid divers, guess where I'm sending them.

Did I catch you napping when the story went live? LOL Anyway, we're gonna have to talk. If people pay attention to comments they'll start believing I write 'sweet' stories instead of controversial ones! I just started plotting another adventure for these three; we may get second story early next year.

Awww... you make me blush. Sometimes it's good to mix things up. Like starting the story at the end. In this case, more happens after that initial TV appearance, but I'll still fill the chapters with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll to keep it interesting.

Glad you liked it. Don't tell anyone, but this was their cameo in the story. However, CJ, Owen, and Liebe will return in December in a Christmas story.

Hi there! Although I have a couple of questions and responses predating the ones in this issue, I felt these responses were time sensitive. The question came in soon after someone claimed Ask An Author only featured established, popular authors. Wrooong! The member who sent in in suggested asking it of newer authors and provided a short list of candidates. Here’s the message I sent out: In case you haven't come across it, the first Wednesday of every month I coordinate a blog feature. Ask an Author's predicated on readers sending in question and authors answering them. I keep the identity of the person asking confidential; some of our readers are truly shy, but one sent me a question to ask you and a couple other new authors. Would you mind replying to the one before and forwarding the response to me? Thanks! As you're recently arrived at GA as an author, how have you found your experience posting and interacting with readers? And here are the responses I received: @James Carnarvon I have found the whole experience incredibly positive and encouraging. Unlike many GA authors perhaps, I had sat on my finished story for many years before sharing it with the world, and I was pretty nervous about letting it out there. The great responses I started to get right from the beginning gave me confidence to keep posting, especially knowing that the story gets better and better after the first couple of chapters. The 'Likes', 'Loves' and other reactions are great as far as they go, but the really fascinating feedback is the chapter-by-chapter comments, whether they are simply expressing appreciation for the writing or speculating on what might happen next. I think I mentioned in one of my own comments that to have people commenting with such insight and obvious engagement into the story and its characters, well, there's really no greater vote of confidence for a writer. Comments that offer different viewpoints are also welcome. There was one particular plot development in my story that did not convince everyone, and it was good to see that the readers here are not afraid to offer constructive criticism as well as positive comments. In a way, it added value to all the positive comments I had received. If I do find time to write anything else that fits GA's brief, I would have every confidence about continuing to post here. @btaoc1963 So far, the experience has been great! GA has more feedback options than I'm used to, and it's nice to see reactions as well as comments from readers 🙂. As far as posting, GA is more structured than most sites, and as a creative person I'm not always good at following directions lol. I sort of tend to 'wing it' which gets me into trouble. I'm still learning a few ins and outs but I truly enjoy the site, and I'm glad I came across it. GA is definitely a good home for my story. @Mac Rountree The experience has been totally positive. I am trying different writing techniques and readers are noticing and commenting. I find that feedback very helpful as I work on new stories. I was struggling with the ending to a story and a reader commented on the chapter I had posted that he hoped that the characters would return to where they started. Bingo! That was exactly what I needed. I would probably still be struggling if not for that comment. The generosity of people to read and comment has been very gratifying; especially when they are asking for more! The bottom line question though, is: am I able to write a story that readers find compelling. I think the answer is yes. I have three stories posted at this time. One story has one more chapter and a second story has four more chapters. The manuscripts are completed and I am posting them on a regular schedule. The third story has just started. I already have seven chapters written and couldn't wait to finish it before posting it for readers to read and respond. The response has been positive. I am also working on a story that will start on December 1 and will have daily postings until January 6. There is a through narrative of two men who fall in love in college. This is layered with the Christian seasons of Advent and Christmas and the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. There are specific scripture readings for each day during that time and I am weaving the readings and the narrative together. I hope that the readers enjoy it as much as I am enjoying writing it. I am grateful for having gayauthors. I follow several stories on here and greatly admire the quality of writing I find. @GabrielCaldwell Hi, I haven't been here long, and I've only had one reader message me directly. This site is different to another site where I've posted because readers can comment at the end of chapters. I was a little nervous about that, as I imagined it might be like the YouTube comment section, but so far it's been great. All of the comments have been encouraging, and someone pointed out a minor error, which was helpful. I've been enjoying it so far! If the individuals who didn’t respond in time do so in the future, I’ll feature their responses in a future issue. In the meantime, now that you’ve met these four, say hello to them at some point. You should also check out their work. I’ve read some and enjoyed. We’ve established the blog is not limited to a certain type of author so send in questions for anyone. When answered, I’ll feature them.

how Chopper does? LOL Your fingers got away from you. Liebe would be 5 months when this takes place, so I pushed her having used words a bit. But I figured she inherited the gift of gab from her father and started early.

LMAO I haven't been gone that long. Although the big story ended in June, I posted something in both July and August. I figured some readers would dislike the 1k word chapters, but I've upset some before when I've switched formats. Between the first 5 books and Walls, I went from day specific events to a monthly format highlighting one or two items. Then I used the quick scene shifts that drove some people nuts and left them wanting more from each scene. There's some of that in this story, but for the most part it's one event per chapter. I hope you let me know how you end up liking it when we're done.

Thanks! If by some miracle this story was ever actually published, illustrations would be indispensable. The section of the page holding the actual chapter/story is meant only for words. No images are supposed to be used. The illustration descriptions I used were my workaround. Anyone reading this and wanting to try their hand at rendering one of my descriptions get in touch with me. I do have pictures of what I think the dads and the girl would look like.

Damn! Did CJ misplace Lola?

My favorite cliffhangers: An ibex (plural ibex, ibexes or ibices) is any of several species of wild mountain goat (genus Capra), distinguished by the male's large recurved horns, which are transversely ridged in front. Ibex are found in Eurasia, North Africa, and East Africa.

Thanks for reading, Andrew. And for the likes and comment. Reader feedback gives authors incentive to work harder at providing enjoyable material. Keep it up.

Instead of a week, you only have to wait 3 days for the next installment! Hopefully I paced the action well enough to keep readers interested without having to use cliffhangers. Not that I ever would.

I was cautioned about writing Fan Fiction a long time ago. Not literary enough, I was told. I obviously don't pay attention. As I did when I wrote a chapter with Ellen DeGeneres, I hope I captured the essence of the four judges I use. Why am I not surprised a country boy from Macon would be part of #TeamBlake? Wanna guess who Chipper picks?

Did you ever imagine they'd get this much ink when I first asked to borrow them? I hope you realize they move to Washington in 2041. CJ will find a job for at least one of them in his administration.

I've been around, but I think the children's story posted last month did not satisfy the cravings. LOL

Welcome back! Looking forward to your comments over the next three months.

Thanks, Rob! The next Chipper fix will be delivered on Friday. There won't be long waits between chapters.