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  1. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug 19 - Aug 25)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Hey all, time for our weekly look back at what happened over the past week!
     
    Monday, Cia introduced us to this month's Classic Author Feature:
     
    Wednesday, Cia followed up with the Excerpt for our Classic Author:
     
    Finally it was Friday! What better way to wrap up the week with @comicfan giving us some new prompts:
     
    Anthologies
    2019 Anthology Theme Selection is here  - Due Sept 7th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
     
    Dawn of Tears by dkstories
     
    Erebi Seeking by Lugh
     
    Mark's Revenge by Ronyx
     
    Sci-Fi Flash Collection by Myr
     
    Things We Lost by Dabeagle; Book 1 of Things We Lost
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
     
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    I Wasn't Asleep Yet by Comicality
     
    Intergalactic Radio Station by CarlHoliday
     
    Jessie-101: Online Celebrity by Comicality
     
    Mojo by AC Benus
     
    Shojoji - a fairytale poem by AC Benus; Book 12 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
     
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    It Started With Brian 
    Dan Kinkaid, co-authored by Adam Phillips
     
    Sam searches for love and acceptance as he deals with the pressures of student life, a troubled family and his emerging confusion over his sexuality as he finds himself falling in love with his best friend.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
     
     
  2. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug 12 - Aug 18)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well hello everyone! Happy Sunday I hope for you all. I was shocked to hear that the schools in some parts of the US are back in already. What about your neck of the woods, what is the school year like? I imagine down under and elsewhere it is probably ramping up for summer holidays soon. I think it is interesting when you read a story from another country than your own, as I actually learn more about that country in a way that is never taught in school.
     
    Oh, I'm here to do the weekly wrap up....sorry
     
    Monday Cia kicked off the week with a Story Review done by @BlindAmbition:
     
     
    Wednesday, Graeme put out a call to all members to make sure you visit a topic to help decide next years Anthologies:
     
    Friday, Cia introduced us to another round of Prompts from our prompt guru, @comicfan:
     
     
    Anthologies
    2019 Anthology Theme Selection is here  - Due Sept 7th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
     
    Dawn of Tears by dkstories
     
    Mark's Revenge by Ronyx
     
    Wild Heart by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Adrift by Mann Ramblings
     
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Leopard Hunt by Graeme; Book 4 of The Lilydale Leopards
     
    Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus; Book 11 of Verse
     
    Mojo by AC Benus
     
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
     
    So Weeps the Willow by Cole Matthews
     
    Spirit of Fire by Stellar
     
    The Secret Life Of Billy Chase 9 by Comicality; Book 9 of The Secret Life Of Billy Chase
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Everybody’s Wounded
    by Duncan Ryder
     
    Three young men, all wounded by past relationships. Can they learn to trust and to love again? Are some wounds deep beyond healing?
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  3. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Aug 5 - Aug 11)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well I am finally home after my 7734 km/4805 mile drive! Thank you Cia for helping me out last week.
     
    First off, are you like me and getting lots and lots of notifications? Well even though we didn't have a Tech Tuesday, Myr showed us all how to authorize what we get notified on. Check it out here by clicking 'Read more...' on the big red bar on any page or via the announcement. Or just go check out the actual options to selection what you are getting notifications for, not just how often/how/when that appears UNDER the blue save button on the 'Notifications Settings' box by simply scrolling down a little farther on the page.  
     
     
    Monday, Cia introduced us to our August Can't Stop Reading Feature Story:
     
    Wednesday, Cia  rubbed two sticks together and came up with a new Blog feature for the day
     
    Friday, sorry about not getting the Author Prompts featured until later in the day
     
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:

    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*

     

    Classic Updates:

    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis

    Dawn of Tears by dkstories

    Mark's Revenge by Ronyx

    The Kandric Saga by Kyle Aarons

    Wild Heart by Dabeagle

     

    Signature Updates:

    April Musings by Valkyrie

    Aria Graice by Nephylim

    Denied by Cia

    I'm Worthless Because Nobody Likes Me by CarlHoliday; Book 2 of 319 Winesap Lane

    Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems by AC Benus; Book 11 of Verse

    Mojo by AC Benus

    Prompts? by CassieQ

    So Weeps the Willow by Cole Matthews

     

    Promising Updates:

    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens

    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso

    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    For The Love
    by C James
     
    Chris grew up a loner in small-town Arizona, but things began to change for him when he started college. Sometimes for the better, but sometimes for the worse, and often with humor, the changes affect his life, as he sets for on the road of life, and towards finding the love of his life, with a lot of adventure along the way.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  4. wildone
    Wow, July is gone and August has started. In Canada, the first week of September is considered the end of summer. No matter where you are, let's make the most of August! Currently I'm on vacation , so a big thanks to Cia for running the stories Saturday night and putting them in and publishing the wrap up!
     
    Monday, Cia started the close of the month with the CSR Discussion Day:
     
    Wednesday, Carlos brought us another edition of Ask an Author 2.0:
     
    Friday, I was a bit late featuring the Prompts, but CIA had them up nice and early. 
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
     
    Premium Updates:
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
    Mark's Revenge by Ronyx
    Wild Heart by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
    Denied by Cia
    Dinner is Prompt-ly at Eight by Cole Matthews
    Leopard Hunt by Graeme; Book 4 of The Lilydale Leopards
    Mojo by AC Benus
    The Angel of Retribution by CarlHoliday
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Escaping the Pain
    By Cia
     
    When things go wrong what would you do to get away? Dane tries to escape by running but something stops him. Is there a better way?
     
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  5. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (July 22 - July 28)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    We continue on with our summer broadcasting schedule (do you say shedual or skedual?  ) I didn't take over the weeks worth of blogs for Cia, as you really don't want to see that . Instead we split up the week a bit more this week .
     
    Monday Cia brought us a Story Review by @LitLover
     
    Wednesday Graeme took over the blog again for some big news!
     
    Friday, Cia shared prompts from our prompt guru @comicfan
     
    Saturday Myr jumped in with some exciting news about Stories! 
     
    Sunday, Steve did the Weekly Update
     
    Question for you all, we have a feature called Improve & Encourage. Essentially people put down their name and then next person to sign up would do a review for the person above them. Here is the last blurb that Renee shared with us:
     
     
    Authors learn best when they have the chance to engage in active feedback and give and take with other authors. That's why GA is such a great community. So if this feature sounds like it's for you, sign up now!
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
     
    Mark's Revenge by Ronyx
     
    Wild Heart by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Lyrical Laments by Headstall
     
    Mojo by AC Benus
     
    The Angel of Retribution by CarlHoliday
     
    The Spring of '90 and other poems by AC Benus; Book 9 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Ripped by craftingmom
     
    The Cockney Canuck by Dodger
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    The Greatest Sadness
    By Foster
     
    One of a collection of ten short poems.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  6. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (July 15 - July 21)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well it really must be the beginning of the dog days of summer this week here at GA! We didn't have a full packed week at the GA Cia Blog, but that is not necessarily a bad thing . It does mean that everyone is having some rest and relaxation, which I'm all for!!
     
    So back to the wrap up, on Monday Cia introduced us to the July Classic Author:
     
    Tuesday we took the day off and picked up again on Wednesday with Cia sharing the July Classic Excerpt:
     
    Thursday was another day off and we jumped to the popular Writing Prompts on Friday by guess who? Cia again . I was thinking of getting her to do the wrap up for a perfect week!
     
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
     
    Wild Heart by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    GA Writing Prompts by Dolores Esteban
     
    Leopard Hunt by Graeme; Book 4 of The Lilydale Leopards
     
    Mojo by AC Benus
     
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
     
    So Weeps the Willow by Cole Matthews
     
    Spirit of Fire by Stellar
     
    The Angel of Retribution by CarlHoliday
     
    The Hollow Hills by Valkyrie
     
    The Secret Life Of Billy Chase 9 by Comicality; Book 9 of The Secret Life Of Billy Chase
     
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Dangerous Liaisons
    By Nephylim
     
    Daniel literally sweeps Josh off his feet. They fall in love. Josh's parents are devout Christians and are not happy about it. The arrange a surprise for Daniel which ends up tearing them all apart.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
     
  7. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (July 08 - July 14th)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Hopefully you all are enjoying your summer or winter depending on your locale. No matter what the season, GA will be here with informative articles and activities for you all year long!
     
    Monday Cia brought us the Story Review done by Parker Owens:
     
    Tuesday was more information and examples of how to use the Story Archive Search Filters:
     
    Wednesday, we gave the keys to the GA Blog to Graeme for his first blog as an Admin:
     
    Thursday Myr took us back to the Winter of 2012:
     
    Friday, Cia brought us a couple of writing prompts. Looks @Carlos Hazday, @northie took the bait and shared their results!
     
    Saturday, Myr let us know that the article feature is taking a summer break! I think Comsie wants to go hang out at the rope swing at the swimming hole But don't worry, they will be back, just make sure to follow the Articles Blog.
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
     
    You Don't Know Me by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Aria Graice by Nephylim
     
    Campfires and Starlight - a novella by AC Benus
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Ride The Lightning by CassieQ
     
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    Prompt Rides by Carlos Hazday
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Buy Me A Drink
    A Friendly Face
     
    Aaron doesn't get involved in drama. Instead he prefers to sit back night after night in the local club and watch OTHER guys become ensnared by life, and the A-gay's, little games. All that unexpectedly changes one night with four simple words, "Buy me a drink?" Now all Aaron can do is hang on and see where this ride takes him.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  8. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (July 1 - July 7)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well a belated Happy Independence Day to our American cousins  Hope you all have recovered from you mid week holiday  Another busy week this week today at the GA blog, so let's jump right into it!
     
    **Special note to everyone on the video that has been posted on the recent Stories Archive Software by Myr**
     
    On Monday, Cia introduced us to this month's CSR Feature for July:
     
    Tuesday, Myr showed us how to follow blogs. Is it narcissistic to say I follow my own blog ?
     
    Wednesday was US Independence Day and Carlos had an entry for everyone to enjoy!
     
    Thursday, Myr looked back at a Anthology all about friendenemies:
     
     
    Friday, Cia let us know about two new prompts:
     
    Saturday, the week was wrapped up with another article from Comicality:
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
     
    You Don't Know Me by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Campfires and Starlight - a novella by AC Benus
     
    Chance Meeting at the Pride Parade by comicfan
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Dinner is Prompt-ly at Eight by Cole Matthews
     
    GA Writing Prompts by Dolores Esteban
     
    GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality; Book 12 of Gone From Daylight
     
    Jessie-101: Online Celebrity by Comicality
     
    Leopard Hunt by Graeme; Book 4 of The Lilydale Leopards
     
    Lyrical Laments by Headstall
     
    Promptings from Valhalla by Valkyrie
     
    The Angel of Retribution by CarlHoliday
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    Only Prompts by Mikiesboy
     
    Prompt's for 2018 by Caz Pedroso; Book 5 of Prompts and Shorts
     
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Roomates
    Krista
     
    About best friends from college. Brett and Will are totally different, but will they find out that, that is what makes their friendship so special? They definitely have the summer to figure it out, Will is going back home to visit his parents and taking Brett with him.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  9. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (June 24 - June 30th)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Greetings all on your Sunday, or maybe even your Monday! We survived another week at GA and I think if you look at what we had featured this week, you will agree it was a great week!
     
    Monday, Cia kind of began bringing June to a close with the CSR Discussion Day:
     
    Tuesday was Myr's time and he gave us an update of upcoming changes with the Story Archive on the site:
     
    Wednesday Cia shared some great tips for Authors new to the site on posting and a good reminder to the all of us:
     
    Thursday in the Anthology News, Myr took us back to 2012:
     
    Friday is was fun with Writing Prompts:
     
    Saturday, Comsie brought us another great article:
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Conversations With Myself by Altimexis
     
    Dancing with Madonna by Ronyx
     
    You Don't Know Me by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Campfires and Starlight - a novella by AC Benus
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Georgetown: As Time Goes By by Carlos Hazday; Book 9 of CJ
     
    Ripped by craftingmom
     
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    The Poetry of D/s by Mikiesboy
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Jumping Over My Mountain
    Tiffany Chin
     
    Life isn't easy or fair. Six friends deal with death, love, and rocky relationships as they try to find happiness.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  10. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (June 17 - June 23)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    First off, let's do a plug here at the beginning of the wrap up to recognize GA's original Hosted Author, on his 20 years of posting on the interwebs, Comicality. He is definitely one of our largest drawing authors to this day. So putting Tuesday in front of Monday, lets see what Myr and others had to say:
     
    So back to Monday , Cia introduced us to a new Classic Author for June.
     
    Actually this worked out good going from Monday to Wednesday, Cia followed up more with our Classic Author Excerpt for June.
     
    And what comes after Wednesday? I'm not too sure anymore Myr posted this sometime during the week
     
    Yay! It is Friday I know that not only due to the last day of a M-F work week, but because we have Prompts!
     
    We started the wrap up with Comsie, so let's finish the wrap up with Comsie!
     
    Contests
    June 28th: Newsletter Gay Pride Headline click here  
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Dancing with Madonna by Ronyx
     
    You Don't Know Me by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    A Class By HImself by Comicality
     
    My One True Weakness by Comicality
     
    My Only Escape by Comicality
     
    New Kid In School by Comicality
     
    The Secret Life Of Billy Chase 9 by Comicality; Book 9 of The Secret Life Of Billy Chase
     
    Fanfic by Comicality; Book 0 of Fanfic
     
    Campfires and Starlight - a novella by AC Benus
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Leopard Hunt by Graeme; Book 4 of The Lilydale Leopards
     
    The Angel of Retribution by CarlHoliday
     
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Georgetown: As Time Goes By by Carlos Hazday; Book 9 of CJ
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Why not have a Comicality Classic for this Week?
     
    The Secret Life of Billy Chase
    Comicality
     
    Here you will find the very private diary of Billy Chase. Occasionally updated as he lives his life as a closeted teenage boy. This is his life, feel free to peek in from time to time.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  11. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (June 10 - June -16

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    One down, 20, 30, 40 maybe 50 more to go  Well let's hope not  . Let's look at the week we have just finished up here at GA.
     
    Monday, Cia shared a story review from Timothy M. 
     
     
    Tuesday Myr got us up to date with the somewhat new look of the Clubs. Why don't you join, the more the merrier!
     
    Wednesday was a repeat, but well worth it.
    Wednesday was a repeat, but well worth it.

     
     
    Thursday, Myr took us on an Anthology Flashback.
     
    Friday Cia announced what looks like a fun game for Gay Pride Month! Make sure you check this out.
     
    Saturday, Comsie returned with an Article about Peaks and Valleys.
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Dancing with Madonna by Ronyx
     
    You Don't Know Me by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Campfires and Starlight - a novella by AC Benus
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
     
    Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus
     
    Somewhere a Life with You by AC Benus
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Georgetown: As Time Goes By by Carlos Hazday; Book 9 of CJ
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    The Poetry of D/s by Mikiesboy
     
    The Promise by Mikiesboy
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Loving You, Loving Me
    Formosa
     
    David is a mystery, to others and to himself. He's shy, self-conscious, and haunted by terrible nightmares. He is in need of love, and wants to love in return. But trying to find it, and find himself, takes strength and courage. Though he may not do so alone.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  12. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun 3 - Jun 9)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    We shall see how this goes
     
    It seems that when Renee takes a week or two off, I never seem to get it right . So let's see if this goes good, or the opposite of good I'm sure all the readers of the Weekly Update will be more than willing to share with me what is not quite right
     
    So let's take a look at what has happened this week!
     
    Monday, Cia introduced us to this months CSR Feature:
     
    Tuesday, Myr let us know about the interaction of GA and Social Media in Tech Tuesday:
     
    Wednesday we had Carlos bring us another edition of the very popular Ask An Author 2.0:
     
    Thursday in the Anthology News, Renee let us know again about the Spring Anthology being live!
     
    Friday we got our weekly dose Writing Prompts, where Renee introduced us to Prompts #674 & #675
     
    Saturday we got our Gay Authors Articles from Comsie.
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM your recommendation and why you recommend it to a Site Admin.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Dancing with Madonna by Ronyx
     
    You Don't Know Me by Dabeagle
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Campfires and Starlight - a novella by AC Benus
     
    Clouded Purity by Cynus; Book 2 of The Trial
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Leopard Hunt by Graeme; Book 4 of The Lilydale Leopards
     
    Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont
     
    Somewhere a Life with You by AC Benus
     
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    A rose by any other name by Puppilull
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    Georgetown: As Time Goes By by Carlos Hazday; Book 9 of CJ
     
    Tales of the Underground: Blinded by Aceinthehole; Book 3 of Tales of the Underground
     
    The Golden City by Aceinthehole
     
    The Promise by Mikiesboy
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Bloodlines 
    Mark Arbour
     
    Bloodlines is the eighth story in the CAP saga. It starts in 1998, and introduces a new character, Matt Carrswold. Matt is from a wealthy family in Shaker Heights, is a hockey player, and an excellent student. His world is about to be turned upside down.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  13. wildone

    Weekly Update (April 8 - April 21)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Renee is taking a much deserved day off from the blog, so that means you are stuck with me Hope it all goes well!
     
    Monday, Cia started us off the week with introducing our April Classic Author:
     
     
    Tuesday it was Myr's time to step up to the plate and help us out with Tech Tuesday:
     
    Wednesday Cia followed up her Monday blog with an excerpt from for our April Classic Author:
     
    Thursday was Myr's chance to showcase a Anthology Flashback:
     
    Friday, Renee shared with us all a couple of new prompts:
     
    Saturday we had Comsie take over the blog for another great article:
     
     
    Anthologies
    2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Losing Kevin by Ronyx
     
    Re-Emergence by Kyle Aarons
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus; Book 6 of Verse
     
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Exes and Ohs by Headstall
     
    GFD: E & E Forever by Comicality
     
    GFD: Outside My Window by Comicality
     
    Mojo by AC Benus
     
    My Twentieth Year by AC Benus; Book 4 of Verse
     
    Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont
     
    Poetry Book by Dolores Esteban
     
    Shadow Honor by Cynus
     
    Twenty-Two Early Poems by AC Benus; Book 3 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    April Weather: NaPoWriMo2018 by Parker Owens
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    Ripped by craftingmom
     
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    Will I or Won't I ... napowrimo 2018 by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Everything's Jake
    Dabeagle
     
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  14. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Feb 19 - 24)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Hi all! I decided to show my face around these parts again to see if I can do like my teachers taught me....learn from my mistakes and try and try and try again
     
    So let's see what happened between February 19 - 24th.
     
    Monday, February 19
     
    Tuesday, February 20
     
    Wednesday, February 21
     
    Thursday, February 22
     
    Friday, February 23
     
    Saturday, February 24
     
     
    Contests
    2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th, 2018  
    Anthologies
    2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    You Promised Me a Tomorrow by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    A Love Story by CarlHoliday; Book 2 of Warnton Stories
     
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Insomnia by CassieQ
     
    Mojo by AC Benus
     
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
     
    Shadow Honor by Cynus
     
    Shelter by Comicality; Book 1 of Shelter
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Georgetown: Over The Rainbow by Carlos Hazday; Book 8 of CJ
     
    Here Kitty, Kitty by Caz Pedroso
     
    timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***
     
    Circumnavigation 
    C James  
     
    Trevor, through little fault of his own, finds himself with few choices. Desperate and hunted, he decides that his best chance is to head out to sea on his boat, for a circumnavigation of the Earth. His boat, Atlantis, is a fifty-five foot cruising catamaran, bequeathed to him by his mother prior to her mysterious disappearance. Come along for the ride and explore with Trevor, as he discovers many things, not the least of which is himself.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  15. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Feb 11 - Feb 18)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well good morning, evening, maybe afternoon depending on where you are! Yes, sadly I will be doing the blog today so apologies are sent out to everyone I might mess up with me doing it  . Well now that we are done with Valentines week, let's take a look back on all of the different offerings this week. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Contests
    2018 Summer Novella Anthology: Summer - Due April 15th, 2018  
    Anthologies
    2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th  
    Blog Opportunities
    Story Critique: Open to all GA authors. Sign up here.
    Ask An Author: Send your questions for your favorite authors to @Carlos Hazday (no questions = no Ask An Author)
    3 Story Promo: Open to all GA Authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
    Author Interview: Open to all GA Authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
    Favorite Self-Written Story: Open to all GA authors. PM Renee Stevens to participate
    Story Recommendations:  Open to all GA authors & readers. PM Renee Stevens to participate.
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    Harbinger by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    The Friendship Ring by Ronyx
     
    You Promised Me a Tomorrow by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
     
    Boy Valentine by Comicality
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    GA Writing Prompts by Dolores Esteban
     
    I Could Tell by Comicality
     
    Insomnia by CassieQ
     
    Martyrs of the Heart by Cynus
     
    Mojo by AC Benus
     
    Northern Exposure by Mark Arbour; Book 8 of Bridgemont
     
    Promptings from Valhalla by Valkyrie
     
    Second Chances by Cynus
     
    Shadow Honor by Cynus
     
    So Weeps the Willow by Cole Matthews
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Bless Me, Father by Parker Owens
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    Fractions for fun by Puppilull
     
    Georgetown: Over The Rainbow by Carlos Hazday; Book 8 of CJ
     
    Only Prompts by Mikiesboy
     
    Special Occasion Stories by Caz Pedroso
     
    ***Check out this GA Classic***

    Trials and Tribulations
    Billy Martin
     
    A coming of age story about Andy Collins and friends. As he deals with his sexual orientation, he and his friends must also confront abuse and murder in the small mining town of Pine Hills, nestled away in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky.
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
  16. wildone

    Think Before You Type

    By wildone,


    News Archive
    You know when I’m writing a blog it usually means that we need to discuss a direction the site is headed in or recent issues on-site.
     
    First off, let me start by saying the site’s administrators and moderators are all personally very supportive of freedom of speech. The stories contained in our archive, for example, still run afoul of the laws in many countries where gay and erotic literature is deemed obscene and pornographic. But even a commitment on our part to free speech must inevitably be balanced against certain constraints necessary to keep the site online and build an inclusive community where all are welcome.
     
    I’m sure most are aware of how GA is funded, but I'll review for those that are not. When Myr first started the site, he covered the costs out of his own pocket. Needless to say that was a long, long time ago. And as the site grew over the last fifteen years, and boy did it ever, GA had more and more costs. Those costs became unmanageable for one, or even five or six people to shoulder themselves. Thoughts were bounced around to do pledge drives, much like a certain Wiki organization regularly does. Luckily, in the end we were able to weigh the advantages, and the cash, that Google AdSense can provide to the site. This allowed us to continue to remain completely free by including advertising on the site rather than having pledge drives to pay the expenses. Eventually costs soared and we had to re-evaluate our funding choices again, and that’s when we came up with the Premium membership option. This still makes 98% of the site free to all members. In our opinion, this was a win-win scenario as the site remained online with the combined funding and our Premium members get to read stories that would otherwise not be available on-site.
     
    As I mentioned earlier, there are constraints imposed upon the site by participating in the Google AdSense program.  Google often changes their policies and decides what content, or speech if you like, is allowed to exist on sites that carry their advertisements.  We must therefore make certain trade-offs at times and implement new policies to protect the site’s primary revenue stream so that we remain in Google’s good graces and also do what’s right for our community.
     
    We had a discussion going on in a topic recently which involved some words that included, and this is my summary, racial slurs and vulgar terms. I don’t think I need to spell them out or obfuscate the words by replacing the letters with ***s. Think of words that you probably hear in everyday speech or maybe in movies. Words that most wouldn’t use in polite company. These words now have a filter on them that will not allow the post to be public unless it is approved by one of our moderators. So if you are typing up a post, and it doesn’t immediately appear, it might be because of the language within the post. I must thank the people who were involved in that topic for working with us to get their posts edited in a way that meets these standards.
     
    Personally, myself, I have issues with racial slurs or racially hateful names/labels, and bigoted and sexist language. I also realize that others don’t see this speech as an issue and get upset at the idea of not being able to freely use it.  I know here at GA, we strive to be an inclusive community where our guests and members feel welcome, and some of our site’s visitors include minority groups that might feel targeted by this language. Why would we want to be a place that openly welcomes and supports members of any sexual orientation or gender expression, but in turn have racially hateful language making them feel like a minority within a minority? One member shared with me his own experience that there are some major ethnic groups that feel like ‘gay groups’ can be as alienating, if not more so, by their language and derogatory slang used to refer to them. Is this really what we want for GA? I do realize that maybe certain words are used in your circle of friends, or maybe within your family or your area of the globe, but that doesn’t justify their use on this site. If we had someone join and find a fair bit of language that they find hateful, what does that say about us as a community? Do you want them to feel unwelcome?
     
    There are a few ways that we are allowing certain language which might be considered ‘real language’ by some to remain visible. In Stories, if you want to keep your characters real and you feel the only way to do that is to use language that you won’t find on Network TV, then you can do so—as long as the story is rated Mature. The Pit is also an area not open to Google AdSense so, if needed, these words will be permitted there as long as they are not being directed at others. Other than that though, we will be enforcing automatic filters going forward and not allowing certain words that I’m sure you all know to be used on our Forums. And, as always, if you are making a personal attack on someone using any language, this will be treated as a personal attack first and foremost. 
     
    The next category to discuss is vulgar words. Without using the actual words or *** again, I will specify the slang use of a female’s vagina will not be allowed on-site except for the same guidelines as the racially-charged words above. I really don’t see how a conversation is made better by using this word. Once again, I realize this is only me, but in general it is not used in polite company.
     
    So what exactly does this mean going forward? If a restricted word is used in a post on-site, your post will not be seen and the moderation team by alerted to your post with the following warning: 
     

     
    The Site Moderation Team will contact you and review that the post made contains a word that is not acceptable on our Forums and give you a copy of the post so you can modify and re-post it should you choose.
     
    If the post appears in the Pit it will be approved as long as it isn’t being used as a personal attack on someone.
     
    It will be up to you to determine if you will be posting again. I’m sure you can be creative enough without trying to get around the filters to get your point across. Unfortunately, if your creativity is just hiding the word with other symbols like ***, spelling or similar words that will sound out the word, they will be blocked too.
     
    There will be no warnings or punishment if you get a message of this nature for a post unless staff are forced to moderate a member’s posts repeatedly when it is clear they have been made aware of these rules. Remember, though, that Rules Lawyering is not allowed under the site rules already. Please understand that we are doing this entirely to protect not only our members who may be alienated by this language, but to protect the revenue that keeps the site online.
     
    Is it really worth losing the nearly 124,000,000 words entirely over the use of a few words?
     
    I encourage you to use this blog to discuss the issue now, instead of having to rehash it later. Can we just do it without the use of certain words?
  17. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 12 - 18)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Wow, another week in the bag! I know a lot of our American friends are busy getting ready for US Thanksgiving this coming week, but lets take a look back at the GA News Blog for the past week and see if there is something that you are thankful for early .
     
    On Monday, Renee brought us a review by @Puppilull for the Feature Story this week; Personal Banking by @Refugium.  Good comments and feedback to entice you to take on another story to read.
     
    Wednesday, Renee brought us a new feature that can could will may help me a lot In Common Editing Issues #1, @JayT, brings us some common editing issues. The great thing about these blogs is the great interaction between the members. This one definitely brought up some discussion. Did I mess up on my commas ?
     
    Friday Renee brought us the ever popular Writing Prompts from @comicfan. This weeks were Prompt 626 and 627:
     
     
    Contests
    2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018  
     Premium Updates:
     
    Angel's Heart by Nephylim *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Brittle as a Bird by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Cider Press by Parker Owens
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    Georgetown: Roar by Carlos Hazday; Book 7 of CJ
     
    The Poetry of D/s by Mikiesboy
     
    timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
     
  18. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Nov 5 - 11)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Another week has passed here at the GA News Blog and in the true fashion of not having Renee here, I forgot to feature our Friday Weekly Prompts. Many of you got to see it, but apologies to you who did not. Luckily you can still see it here and participate during the week. Lots going on and lots of new chapters from our Signature/Promising and all authors on site as well!
     
    On Monday,  Cia introduced us to the November Can't Stop Reading feature. This month it is @Graeme's Street Life. I've read it and can definitely recommend it
     
    Wednesday was our fairly new feature that is turning out pretty popular. This week on the Favourite Self-Written Story, we had @Carlos Hazday , @lomax61 , and @Headstall tell us about one story that they wrote.
     
    Friday, Renee brought us Writing Prompt 624 and 625. Once again, sorry this wasn't featured at the top of the homepage.
     
    Contests
    2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018  
    Anthology Announcements:
     
    ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team***
    2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out / Secret Spaces - Due November 15th, 2017 **please contact @Valkyrie** Anthology Theme Selection - Part 2: Voting Open to Authors! Voting closes Novemember 14th at Noon MST.  
    Premium Updates:
     
    Angel's Heart by Nephylim *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Brittle as a Bird by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus; Book 6 of Verse
     
    Cards on the Table by Headstall
     
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse
     
    Rivers of the Dead by Cynus
     
    So Weeps the Willow by Cole Matthews
     
    Translation Trashbin by AC Benus; Book 7 of Verse
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Cider Press by Parker Owens
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    Georgetown: Roar by Carlos Hazday; Book 7 of CJ
     
    Only Prompts by Mikiesboy
     
    timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  19. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Oct 29 - Nov 04)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Renee is off, so I will be helping out for the next few Weekly updates. Before I start, if I make any mistakes, blame @Valkyrie . Actually, no, we need to thank Val for stepping in and helping out in a pinch for anything to do with the Anthologies. As per this announcement, please send all anthology proof requests to her. Thanks Cat, er Penguin, er Val
     
    https://www.gayauthors.org/announcement/347-attn-anthology-authors/
     
    So let's jump in to the week's summary and see what you may have seen and what you may have missed.
     
    Monday, Cia led us off on the October CSR Discussion Day:
     
    Tuesday was the big reveal! We found out who wrote the stories in the Happy Halloween contest. I was nada on all my guesses Congrats to the winners!
     
     
     
    Wednesday Renee brought us the missed monthly blog that is now renamed and a slightly new format:
     
    Finally on Friday Comicfan brought our ever popular Writing Prompts. This week was prompt 622 and 623.
     
     
    Contests
    2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018  
    Anthology Announcements:
    ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team***
    2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out / Secret Spaces - Due November 15th, 2017 **please contact @Valkyrie** Anthology Theme Selection - Part 2: Voting Open to Authors!  
    Premium Updates:
     
    Angel's Heart by Nephylim *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Brittle as a Bird by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
     
    Denied by Cia
     
    Promptings from Valhalla by Valkyrie
     
    Rivers of the Dead by Cynus
     
    So Weeps the Willow by Cole Matthews
     
    There's No Place Like Home for the Hallowdays by Cynus
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Cider Press by Parker Owens
     
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens
     
    Fractions for fun by Puppilull
     
    timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!
     
  20. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Jun 11-17)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    We are now half way through June, oh my . We had another exciting week here in the GA News Blog including the news of our newest Signature Author, AC Benus  . So let's recap up the entire week.
     
    Monday:
     
    Tuesday
    Friday
     
    Premium Updates:
     
    A Closed Door by Andrew_Q_Gordon *Premium*
     
    Negative Splits by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Reggie's Journal by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    A Man in a Room, and other poems by AC Benus; Book 6 of Verse
     
    Mine! by Cia
     
    Poetry by Renee by Renee Stevens
     
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 2 by Bill W; Book 11 of The Castaway Hotel
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Choices by LitLover
     
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
     
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
     
    Ripped by craftingmom
     
    timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy
     
    Walls by Carlos Hazday
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and Review!
     
     
     
  21. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (June 4-10)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Okay, so let me start out with a possible apology. I wrote the update earlier on and thought I saved it as a post dated blog. If anything pops up in the future saying it is today's wrap up, I do apologize   I wonder if this is covered in the GA Users Manual
     
    Anywho...... It was a busy week in the GA News Blog. We had an extra feature this week! Make sure you check out Myr's Tech Blog post from yesterday to see about what has happened but also what is coming
     
    Monday:
    Wednesday:
    Friday:
    Saturday:
    Contests
    Halloween Short Story Contest - Due September 15th, 2017  
    Anthology Announcements:
    ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team
    2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out / Secret Spaces - Due November 15th, 2017  
    Premium Updates:
     
    A Closed Door by Andrew_Q_Gordon *Premium*
     
    Negative Splits by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Reggie's Journal by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    A prompt a week by comicfan
     
    Dribbles by Cia
     
    GA Writing Prompts by Dolores Esteban
     
    Mine! by Cia
     
    Promptings from Valhalla by Valkyrie
     
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 2 by Bill W; Book 11 of The Castaway Hotel
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Bits n Pieces by Mikiesboy
     
    Choices by LitLover
     
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
     
    Fractions for fun by Puppilull
     
    Pride Month, and other Haibun by AC Benus
     
    Prompts 2017 by Caz Pedroso; Book 4 of Prompt's
     
    Ripped by craftingmom
     
    The Watcher: Book Three... Farewells by Headstall
     
    tim's Fast n Flashy Fiction by Mikiesboy
     
    timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy
     
    Walls by Carlos Hazday; Book 6 of CJ
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and Review!
     
  22. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up May 21 - 27

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well good day everyone With Renee still off enjoying some holidays in the mountains, being the Crazy Mountain Lady that she is, and Cia deserving at least one day of rest, I have been threatened volunteered to do the Wrap Up this week . Lots happened this week on the blog so lets summarize it all up. Another way to get the news is to sign up and have it delivered straight to your inbox with Gay Author's weekly newsletter which goes out every Sunday.
    psst, I'm reading Unforgivable and really loving it!!!
     
    Anthology Announcements:
     
    ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team
    2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out / Secret Spaces - Due November 15th, 2017  
    Premium Updates:
     
    Negative Splits by Cia *Premium*
     
    Classic Updates:
     
    Reggie's Journal by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    319 Winesap Lane by CarlHoliday
     
    Agenda 21 by Comicality
     
    Mine! by Cia
     
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 2 by Bill W; Book 11 of The Castaway Hotel
     
    Waiting Outside The Lines by Comicality
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Buy One, Get Two and Three... by Caz Pedroso
     
    Choices by LitLover
     
    Cozy Contemplations by Headstall
     
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
     
    Ripped by craftingmom
     
    Slocked Affections by AC Benus
     
    The Gay Experience by AC Benus
     
    timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy
     
    Walls by Carlos Hazday; Book 6 of CJ
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and Review!
     
     
  23. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 25 - 31)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    :music: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! :music:

     

    Well I hope everyone had a great night bringing in the New Year. I know I did The great thing about celebrating the New Year is not to forget everything that has happened in the past year, but also to look forward to what will come in the New Year. We will all be experiencing some changes coming up and I'm excited about it and looking forward to looking back next January 1st and seeing where we have come.
     
    So for the final time, we will look back on the last week of 2016 for the GA News Blog.
     
    We started out on Monday right out of the gate with Cia having the CSR Discussion Day where Kuragari129's story; My Life Started At The End Of The World was discussed. Cia started off here nail biting investigating style where we learned that Kuragari doesn't eat enough fruits and vegetables . Cia, being a mom, was able to overlook this and move onto other questions relating to his writing on site . Make sure to pop by and see the responses.
     
    Next we had Myr make another entry on Tech Tuesday. This week Myr shared with us some more information about the upcoming changes to the site were we may have to adjust our minds around the difference between a Review and a Comment. Personally I like what is coming as it should enable both the authors and the readers the ability to communicate back and forth with the comment part, yet still review that will be peer promoted to give you an overall idea of the story. Myr included some screen shots of both the upcoming feedback tools. Now, hopefully I got that right as I'm still trying to figure out what the difference is between a forum, topic, thread etc. Even if you do have troubles with the wording, I'm sure this will be easily caught on by all.
     
    Wednesday Renee brought us a new feature that we haven't seen before called Favorite Self-Written Story. This is a different approach to what usually relies on others opinions of stories to be reviewed. This time Renee asked authors what their own personal favourite story is that they have penned. This time she asked Valkyrie, Craftingmom and Mann Ramblings. In addition to finding out what the story is, we also learned the why.
     
    Friday was a return to the Writing Prompts which always seem to get some takers to the challenge of creating something new. Renee and Cia approached this one a a bit differently being the last one of 2016. The first one of two that are New Years related was your thoughts at the moment 2017 begins. Looking back at last years resolutions and what you want to have for new ones in 2017. The second prompt was you receiving an envelope with a mysterious note inside; "I've been waiting for this chance to accomplish last year's resolution, so please meet me on the patio at 11:59". Lastly Renee shared some of the responses to Prompt 544 from JohnAR, Timothy M., and Jamessavik.
     
    Saturday Renee updated us on the 2017 Spring Anthology: Jagged Edges / Unintended Consequences. We had a great response to the 2016 Anthologies so maybe hunker down at start off 2017 with a great anthology to share with everyone! You have until April 30th to git er done! Reading some status updates the other day a certain wolf I believe is 20,000 words in already. Jeez, bet they have next years Christmas shopping done too!!!
     
    Anthology Announcements:
     
    ***NOTE: For the immediate future, please copy in Cia on all Anthology PM's to Renee
    ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team
    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*
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Innocence & Carnality - Part Two by Mann Ramblings; Book 2 of I & C
     
    Mental Games by Bill W
     
    Mine! by Cia
     
    Studly Ranch Hands by Renee Stevens
     
    Temporary Dads by Graeme
     
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 2 by Bill W; Book 11 of The Castaway Hotel
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    Confide/ant by Sasha Distan
     
    Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall
     
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
     
    Of Prophets, Saints and Sinners by AC Benus; Book 8 of Christmas at Famous-Barr
     
    Tiger Winter by Sasha Distan
     
    Walls by Carlos Hazday; Book 6 of CJ
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and Review!
  24. wildone

    Weekly Wrap Up (Dec 18 - 24)

    By wildone,


    Weekly Wrap Up
    Well this is an eventful day in many places in the world....
     


    Merry Christmas


     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Happy Hanukkah


     
     
     

    I'm sure many of you have already opened your pressies and getting ready to have a feast! If you don't celebrate either of these traditions, we all wish you all the very best on these happy days to everyone, everywhere!!
     
    So let's look back at the week that was.
     
    Monday we started off the week with Cia doing up the December Signature Feature. We learned the that December is Valkyrie's Alex's Legacy. Valkyrie shared some of her favourite reviews she received on the story. Also, we were given the banner that we can download to our signature if you choose.
     
    Tuesday was a day for Myr to take over and give us another addition of Tech Tuesday. Myr updated us all on the workings going on behind the scenes with the upcoming launch of the new IP Board Software that drives our site. There has been 2 years of updates that we have passed on and now we are getting ready for 4.1.18 to drive our forums. Expect more blog posts as we move even closer to the launch in early 2017. Also a big thank you to everyone who had helped out with the beta testing!
     
    Wednesday the we featured Valkyrie's story Alex's Legacy again! This time it was the Signature Excerpt from this popular story. We learned that she actually got the story started from a prompt. Just shows that Prompts are a great way to get ideas coming to life. Val also shared an except that meant the most to her!
     
    Then on an different Thursday post, we finally found out the much anticipated release of the 2016 Special Anthology "Rewind" was made live! We have 12 new stories that everyone had an option of choosing any past themes. Not only that, Headstall won a prize given out for authors participating. We also learned of another contest running that every story you read, and review, you get entered into another draw for some great prizes. Make sure you check out every one of these great entries as well as leave a review to show how much you appreciate the authors for making the effort to participate! Also, maybe pop onto the many members profile page's of the Anthology team and leave a nice thank you for their work on their profile feed.
     
    Anthology Announcements:
     
    ***NOTE: For the immediate future, please copy in Cia on all Anthology PM's to Renee
    ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team
    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:
     
    The Red Wagon by Ronyx
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    Bill's Christmas Gift by comicfan **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
     
    Faeries Anonymous by Valkyrie **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Innocence & Carnality - Part Two by Mann Ramblings; Book 2 of I & C
     
    Maelstrom by Valkyrie **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Mental Games by Bill W
     
    Mine! by Cia
     
    Release Me by Comicality
     
    HMS Valiant by Mark Arbour; Book 7 of Bridgemont
     
    Temporary Dads by Graeme
     
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 2 by Bill W; Book 11 of The Castaway Hotel
     
    The Legend of Treehaven Woods by Valkyrie **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    An Advent Calendar by aditus
     
    Boxed In: A Christmas Story by Headstall **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Daddy Issues by Sasha Distan **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Family Matters by Sasha Distan **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Finding Refuge by Headstall **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
     
    Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall
     
    Of Prophets, Saints and Sinners by AC Benus; Book 8 of Christmas at Famous-Barr
     
    Stepping Through the Mirror by Headstall **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    The Egyptian Pantheon by Sasha Distan
     
    Tiger Winter by Sasha Distan
     
    Trade Deals by Sasha Distan **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Voli Me Tangere by aditus **2016 Special Anthology: Rewind**
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and Review!
  25. wildone
    **Special Announcements**


     

    Many of you have spoken and we have listened. Have you ever had to decide how many of your likes to use within an 24 hour period and were limited and unable to like everything you wanted? Well starting today we are happy to announce that there is no limit on the likes you can use in a day!!! The only exception will be the Newbie Group that will be increasing from 3 to 20 a day. Just so you know, if you are a Newbie and want the unlimited feeling, you only need to make one single post to get out of the Newbie Group
     
    Also we are consolidating the numbers needed to move out of Moderation Queue and Peer Review Queue as well. With more likes being available, we are sure most can get more, more quickly. In order to consolidate you will need 150 likes to move out of the Moderation Queue, and we have lowered the number from 200 to 150 to move out of Peer Review.
     
    Now don't be afraid to like this blog as it won't go against your daily total (shameless solicitation on my part )
     
    And now to our regularly scheduled Weekly Update to see what has happened over the past week.
     
    Monday Renee introduced us to the Featured Story; A Taste Of Desire by Arazon. Timothy M was very helpful in providing a great review of this completed story to us. After reading the review it piqued my interest and now I'm reading it myself. Always great to find something new to read that you weren't aware of before.
     
    Wednesday we received some Writing Tips to help any of our New Authors, but really is good for the experienced ones too. Two of our popular authors gave us some great tips. Aditus shared with us all how to he handled Starting Out with posting stories. Being around a while myself, I can personally attest that what he shared is great advice and many of our authors have followed this advice themselves. Next Graeme gave some invaluable advice on Planning your story. There is multiple ways to tackle this issue and Graeme reviews some of them. I guess the key piece of advice is to have a plan when you start.
     
    Thursday gave us all an update on the 2016 Special Anthology. If you haven't checked it out already, please do if you have contributed a story to be featured in this first time reboot of all past Anthology themes. Even if you are not contributing, it is a good chance to plan out what you are going to want to read. If by chance you didn't see your story, please contact Cia and Renee as soon as possible.
     
    Friday Cia gave us our Weekly Prompts for the week. Prompt 544 has a first line of It's time to bury the hatchet. Hmmm, that can be taken several different ways. Which way will you choose to interpret this one? Prompt 545 seems like a great one for this week. The tag is a Party Nightmare. I'm sure most can relate or sympathize for others on this one. A total disaster is about to break loose hours before the family is about to arrive for your first ever Family Holiday Party that you are in charge of. Finally Cia featured Timothy M's response to Prompt 543.
     
    Anthology Announcements:
     
    ***NOTE: For the immediate future, please copy in Cia on all Anthology PM's to Renee
    ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team
    All Pre-2016 Anthology Themes - Due December 14, 2016 **Now Closed** 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*
     
    Signature Updates:
     
    319 Winesap Lane by CarlHoliday
     
    A Class By HImself by Comicality
     
    Black Widow by Mark Arbour; Book 16 of Chronicles Of An Academic Predator (CAP)
     
    Innocence & Carnality - Part Two by Mann Ramblings; Book 2 of I & C
     
    Mental Games by Bill W
     
    Mine! by Cia
     
    Temporary Dads by Graeme
     
    The Castaway Hotel: Next Generation Book 2 by Bill W; Book 11 of The Castaway Hotel
     
    Promising Updates:
     
    An Advent Calendar by aditus
     
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall
     
    Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall
     
    Of Prophets, Saints and Sinners by AC Benus; Book 8 of Christmas at Famous-Barr
     
    Tiger Winter by Sasha Distan
     
    Don't forget.... Read, Write, and Review!
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