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    Poetry Deep Dive 9

    By Myr,


    Genre Deep Dives
    REMINDER: Poetry Anthology Due Mon Apr 6th!
    Top Read Poetry Since Deep Dive 8
    Top 6 Most Read Poetry - Ballad
    a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines.
    Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete A year of schoolwork: poems I submitted for a grade by MythOfHappiness Complete Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 Complete A Loving Memory by Ticklishboy30 Complete Broken Angel by Ticklishboy30 Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Blank Verse
    a poem with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete Terpsichore Behind the Mask by Parker Owens Complete Old Coats: Explorations in the Cedar Closet by Parker Owens Complete Haiku, Secret, and Wisdom by Headstall Complete Fountain, Field and Forest by Parker Owens Complete The Foretelling by Headstall Complete Breathless and Mendacity by Headstall Complete Seasoning of the Seasons by Valkyrie Complete New Deal by asamvav111 Long-Term Hold Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Cinquain
    a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables. Cinquains may be paired and manipulated to create longer forms. For example, the mirror cinquain has lines of syllables 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2.  Cinquains are often used in teaching schoolchildren early forms of poetry.
    No stories Top 1 Most Read Poetry - Confessional
    Features intimate and personal revelations, often drawing on the poet's own experiences, emotions, and struggles.
    Family embrace by Jean87 Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ekphrastic Poetry
    Responds to or describes a work of visual art, capturing the essence of a painting, sculpture, or other visual medium through words.
    No stories Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Epic Poetry
    a lengthy narrative poem, typically set in the far past, involving heroic and extraordinary adventures and dealings of people with gods or other superhuman forces.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Free-Verse
    poetry that follows natural speech patterns, but does not rhyme or follow a regular meter
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete Occasional Poetry by Parker Owens Complete Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Moggy's Mutterings by mogwhy Complete Headstall's Poetry Prompts by Headstall Complete Top 0 Most Read Poetry - Ghazal
    A poetic form with rhyming couplets and a repeating refrain, often exploring themes of love, loss, and longing. It has its roots in Arabic and Persian poetry.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Haiku
    a short poem of three lines with five, seven, and five syllables respectively. While there are several schools of Haiku writing, the most faithful to the original will use some aspect of the natural world as its subject, and will not contain any personal references to the writer/observer.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Headstall's Poetry Prompts by Headstall Complete Poems and Short Quips by MacGreg Long-Term Hold April Musings by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold NaPoWriMo - 2017 by Emi GS Complete Alex's Little Book of Poems by Alex Complete Kavya, My Poetry by asamvav111 Complete Musings of a Mongoose by Cynus Complete Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Limerick
    a poem that is typically humorous and bawdy, written in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.
    tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Alex's Little Book of Poems by Alex Complete Kavya, My Poetry by asamvav111 Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete NaPoWriMo by Mikiesboy Complete My Poems, Satires & Other Lyrical Nonsense by D.K. Daniels Long-Term Hold Limerick's loony bin and other crazy sh% by Aditus Complete Bible Sex Laws - An Exploration in Limericks by Refugium Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Lyric
    a poem that expresses personal feelings or emotions, typically written in first person. There are several general groupings of lyric poetry, including elegies, odes and sonnets.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Temporary Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Gentle Healer by Ticklishboy30 Complete Snippets of Oddly Romantic Lines by Ira Temporary Hold Poems and Moments by Juanmdez Temporary Hold Broken Angel by Ticklishboy30 Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Mixed Forms
    a mixture of two or more forms of poetry
    Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold Abhean's Verses by Parker Owens Temporary Hold JUMP! NaPoWriMo 2022 by Aditus Complete Terpsichore Behind the Mask by Parker Owens Complete Calliope's Carousel by Parker Owens Complete Doing It Again - NaPoWriMo April 2024 by Mikiesboy Complete Top 10 Most Read Poetry - Rhyming
    a poem containing two or more words that repeat the same or similar sounds in the final syllable, usually placed at the end of lines placed so they echo each other
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Seasoned to Taste by Aditus Complete Marvin B Erotic Poetry Collection by Marvin B Temporary Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Blackbird Singing by raven1 Long-Term Hold Birds by Parker Owens Long-Term Hold Treasures Found by Headstall Complete Searching For My New Life by raven1 Complete Haiku, Secret, and Wisdom by Headstall Complete Something in the Way by Lee Wilson Complete Top 5 Most Read Poetry - Sonnet
    a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically containing ten syllables per line, traditionally using iambic pentameter. A sonnet must contain a turning point (or, volta), in which the thread of the theme changes direction. There are three main sorts of sonnet: Italian (or, Petrarchan), Shakesperean, and Spenserian; each of these has a different rhyme scheme. The Italian rhymes ABBAABBA CDCDCD or ABBAABBA CDECDE; the Shakespearean uses ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; the Spenserian ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.
    By Chance or Appointment by Parker Owens Temporary Hold Fireworks & Rain by Aditus Complete Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold Delicious Delights by Aditus Complete Bragi's Bagatelles by Parker Owens Complete Top 1 Most Read Poetry - Translation
    a poem translated from another language
    Around the Bend - NaPoWriMo 2022 by Valkyrie Long-Term Hold
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    Paranormal Deep Dive 9

    By Myr,


    Genre Deep Dives
    Top Read Paranormal Stories Since Deep Dive 8
    Top 2 Most Read Paranormal - Cryptid
    Features creatures from folklore, mythology, or cryptozoology, such as Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, or Chupacabra. The narrative often revolves around encounters with these mysterious beings.
    A Night on Pine Ridge by Myr Complete Lovesquatch: A Culinary Cryptid Romcom by Rafy Complete Top 4 Most Read Paranormal - Cursed Objects
    Focuses on objects with supernatural or cursed properties. The plot typically involves characters trying to understand or break the curse associated with the object.
    Dust in the Basement by Celian Complete Just a Tuesday by Celian Complete Hotel Room 606 by Lee Wilson Complete Charlie vs the Coven of Love by Topher Lydon In Process Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Demonic Paranormal Romance
    centers on a romantic relationship involving a demon or half-demon, blending supernatural allure with emotional depth, danger, or forbidden attraction. The stories balance sensual chemistry and heartfelt connection with infernal magic, moral tension, and the thrill of loving someone who isn’t entirely human.
    Into the Oblivion by Solus Magus Complete Demon and the Fox by LieLocks Complete Charlie vs the Forces of Evil by Topher Lydon Complete Necromancer Legacy by LieLocks Complete Torturous Love : Version 3 by Sasha Distan Complete A Summoner's Heart by jamiiewhiite Long-Term Hold Grump by Toast Complete Damp Sunshine by Parchment_Of_Love Long-Term Hold The Demon's Realm. by E K Stokes Complete Battle for Souls by Cia Complete Top 2 Most Read Paranormal - Haunted Tech
    Combines paranormal / horror with modern technology, such as cursed devices or AI gone wrong.
    It's Just a Christmas Surprise, Charlie Boone! by Geron Kees Complete Sparks for Nyx by Myr Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Paranormal Mystery
    Mystery story with paranormal elements such as ghosts, vampires, werewolves or magic. May also features a detective or investigator who deals with supernatural or occult cases. These protagonists use both conventional and supernatural means to solve mysteries.
    Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Special Circumstances by lawfulneutralmage Complete Shadow‘s Reach (Halloween Noir) by Jack Poignet Complete All Lost Things by Josh Aterovis Complete The Truth of Yesterday by Josh Aterovis Complete 40 Souls to Keep by Libby Drew Complete Kabal by Aditus Complete Hidden Secrets by Mawgrim Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Romantic Paranormal
     is a paranormal story with romantic elements.  If you have a story that is primarily a romance, but with paranormal elements, use Romance -> Paranormal Romance.
    Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Complete Oregon in the Fall by drown Long-Term Hold Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete Ash and Ember by Wayne Gray Complete BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Cernunnos by astone2292 Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Shifters
    Stories that feature multiple types or types other that werewolves of humans capable of assuming animal aspects or full changing into animals
    Shadow Effect by kbois Complete Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete The Light at the End of the Tunnel by kbois Complete Spirit Wolves by kbois Complete Secrets 2: Looking Through Different Eyes by Bill W Complete Oregon in the Fall by drown Long-Term Hold Secrets: The Truth is Slowly Revealed by Bill W Complete Death in the Shadows by astone2292 Complete BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Complete Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Vampires
    Stories that focus on Vampires - Example: Twilight
    Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Re-Organizing by Justin4Fun In Process GFD 12: Blood Ties by Comicality Author Passed Away Crossing the Moon by HinderToyBL Complete Crave by LitLover Complete The Kiss of the Vampire by Albert1434 Complete Angel Awakened by Painawakened Complete Kabal by Aditus Complete The Cat Burglar by Aditus Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Paranormal - Werewolves
    Stories focusing on werewolves specifically.  Teen Wolf
    Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Complete Running with the Pack by WolfM Complete Into the fields of Summer by gabz2000 Long-Term Hold Oregon in the Fall by drown Long-Term Hold BigPaws by Jack Poignet Complete Wolf in the City by Laura S. Fox Complete Higher Education by WolfM Complete Timber Pack Chronicles by Rob Colton Complete Enforcer by Rob Colton Complete Trophy Cub by Grumpy Bear Complete
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    Non-Fiction Deep Dive 9

    By Myr,


    Genre Deep Dives
    🍀 Top Read Non-Fiction Stories Since Deep Dive 8 🍀
    Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Autobiography
    is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory.
    An Advent Calendar by Aditus Complete It’s Not How I Remember It by Mark Paren Complete Memoirs of a child of the past century by old bob Long-Term Hold Farm Tales by quokka Complete Shopping by Bokjay Complete Self-help by northie Complete A Summer Happy Place by Lee Wilson Complete A Gay Man on His Own at Christmas by albertnothlit Complete There’s Always One Special Kid by Mark Paren Complete The Afternoon at a Schoolyard by and9993 Complete Top 0 Most Read Non-Fiction - Biography
    is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
    No stories Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Creative Non-Fic
    writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as academic or technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact but is not written to entertain based on prose style. Many writers view creative nonfiction as overlapping with the essay.
    Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Temporary Hold tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy In Process Disasters, Delights and Other Detours by Parker Owens Complete timmy's poetry by Mikiesboy Complete Timmy's Journal by Mikiesboy Complete Cozy Contemplations by Headstall Long-Term Hold Musings of a Messed Up Mind by Mikiesboy Complete Boy Story: The Road Taken by Rip Skor Complete Ravings of a Rabid Werewolf - Poetry by Wolf by WolfM Long-Term Hold Lyrical Laments by Headstall Long-Term Hold Top 5 Most Read Non-Fiction - Letter
    letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium. [1] The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards, although even these may include material in the form of an "open letter".
    Vaya con Dios, Carlos by Bill W Complete Dear Comicality by Myr Complete Azkarah by Defiance19 Complete Dear Carlos by Mikiesboy Complete Random Musings by Bryson Long-Term Hold Top 10 Most Read Non-Fiction - Reference
    books in the reference nonfiction genre contain relevant information on a subject and where you can go to learn more about that subject. The books in this genre can be about anything people might need to know about. They can be marketing guides for writers or lists of travel destinations in a country or area – anything where one can list information in an easy to use way to help people find the information on a topic.
    WL's Mainstream Gay Book Reviews by W_L Long-Term Hold WL's Gay Manga, Anime, Webnovels Review by W_L Complete Why Research Is Important To Me by Mikiesboy Complete Naptown 00 - Introduction by Altimexis Complete Palouse Writing Project by rec Long-Term Hold Don's Top 10 Writing Tips by Don H Complete How Role-Playing Games Can Help You Write a Better Story by Brayon Complete Plotting with Plugh by Lugh Complete The Modern Writer as Performance Artist by Libby Drew Complete Out of the Ooze by Lugh Complete
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    Story Tags and Genre Updates

    By Myr,


    Site Tech News
    If you saw the announcements, I have been tweaking both Genres and Tags as we lurch ever closer to our major software update going to version 5 of Invision Community.  Invision has altered how they are handling tags and as such, we have to change Stories as well.  One of the nice things coming is that readers will be able to subscribe to genres and tags so when new stories get posted in the genre or with a tag, they'll get notified.  Though I'd only follow the more obscure ones, so you are buried in notifications.
    One of the nice things is that every tag and every genre will get their own page with the ability to add a cover photo and description.  Here is an example from our Test Server for Word of the Day:

    Every entry would then appear below.  We can also feature an example that'll show up first.  This will be especially useful when we go to promote stories for guests. It'll be able to help surface some of our deeper content.
    As part of this, I've been shuffling around some genres and tags.  
    You can view them all here:
    https://gayauthors.org/stories/browse/genre-tag/
    We remove the "Literary Fiction" Primary genre and consolidated it's sub-genres under general fiction. We also added some common general fiction sub-genres we were missing.  One exception of the historical literary sub-genre is under Historical.

    For Tags, we clarified categories and added more options.  The Content Warning Category will eventually be updated to be applied separately from the rest of the tags.  Sexual Content tag as well.  

    Authors are encouraged to update the tags on their stories.  Put the most relevant tags on each.  I encourage you to add some of the new, currently empty tags to our stories where they apply.
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