Marco Polo

To everyone who is unaware. Marco Polo, the original owner of this account has passed away. He was my younger brother and has been struggling with illness over the past few years, the last few weeks has been especially hard for him. He was telling people how he really felt about them before it was too late as he felt that his time was short. This will be the last post from his account. Thank you all. I will always love him and I will always miss him.

I dunno, I mean sure I sucked but there were some gem's of sentences/phrases and such. And I can definitely see the improvement. But do you think maybe those that start writing earlier gain that experience sooner and as such the 'suckery' is reduced sooner? I'm not sure if that made sense.

Whoo, back. Been relatively blocked in all creative fronts. But I have finally been able to work some more out of me. So Chapter 12 is up. Visit and Enjoy Much love to all readers and all that. :P

You know, I have never looked at DeviantArt till after you mentioned it. I probably should have jumped on the bandwagon when everyone else in my year did. Sigh... Otherwise I really like this so far, of course I'm with everyone else that says 'waiting for more'

Harumph :wacko: No one EVER got their full kit off. Not after primary school pool trips. From then onwards it was some sort of towel all the way. The public indoor pool is a little different but it's mainly because guys past 70 seem to have little inhibitions, maybe thats just them. But let me tell you, I was disappointed, and I'm not ashamed to say that

Well I hope your pleasantly surprised Conner, as for the angels getting it on? I haven't decided as of yet though the idea is, atleast in my mind, amusing. I'm not sure why. Anyway. Chapter 11 Is up in eFiction for my your perusal. Enjoy!!

Actually I think what he meant was that the website. 'Only Gay Stories. Com.' Has taken his story from eFiction here on GA and posted it on there website without his consent. As for going about removing it, I have no idea.

I'm glad people are taking an interest in this topic Anyway, I've mainly been using alot of instrumental music to set moods as alot of what I've written is more psychological and I feel that music with vocals tends to interrupt my stream of thought I'm a bit like Eric in that aspect. Depending on what mood I'm writing in, theres a designated genre.

Hehehe, I dunno about that, I have posted a pic of myself on that particular thread. But nothing that you can notice hair on the body. I'm not as bad as the guy above but it reaches the same places as his does. Sigh... Besides this was more of a general comment on body hair on guys not just myself.

I came across THIS PICTURE the other day and it got me thinking. I mean personally I'm a bit of a monkey and it doesnt bother me...that much. But sometimes I get rejected purely because of that fact. Should it be a non-issue, should body hair really matter? I understand that it's a personal opinion but does it mean that the majority of guys out there, regardless of whether you have a treasure trail or a runway, or a 'glade' of chest hair or a carpet, don't like it? I'm a tad fearful of what i'm going to encounter. I really would like to keep what I have, it's part of me and I don't think it should matter.Plus I have figured out that maybe I associate hair with masculinity and therefore. Safety. I don't know. I guess I'll just have to wait for your opinions. : ) P.S I find the guy in the picture to be ridiculously adorable. And that might cost me some respect points

Thanks Conner, alright Chapter Ten is posted in eFiction. Hope everyone reads and enjoys. I have some particularly favourite scenes in this but I'll let you guys figure it out. Much love for my readers. Chapter 10

I have a similar problem. My current story Otherworld has two male leads but no mention of their sexuality and allusions towards that. I feel a slight pressure to have some sort of relationship between them. But while I enjoy reading gay fiction purely for some kind of instant connection, I enjoy writing in general as should most of this sites population. I feel GA is a community for authors who identify with the gay sexuality (LGBT) but who not necessarily write gay fiction. I personally would give anything a go that's posted in eFiction etc. Regardless of whether it was gay-themed or not. Maybe there should be a 'not necessarily gay' option in the genre selection when posting new stories ?

And we are up to Chapter 9 So Check it out and let me know what you think.I'm pretty proud of myself. Not only have I enjoyed writing this, I also have never gotten up to double digit chapters. :) :)

Very entertaining, quite an impressive first story I must say. Guess it's time for me to practise some more. Plus I'm looking forward to future works. I personally think a sequel or series or whatever you intend to do would actually keep interest, contrary to Benji's comment. There are a lot of different way's it could go and I think the world of Elijah is vastly unmapped. I would like to see the places mentioned but otherwise untravelled. But, as you said, that is another story. Thanks Chase

Thanks Chase, And others for reviewing. Chapter 8's up for reading. Enjoy and Tell me about, or don't Thanks guys, and Neph for continuing to put up with my 'it's' and 'its' problem. I laughed hardcore when you found one in Chapter 8.

While I liked this, I did have a few issues... Which I don't normally have with Graeme's writing. The plot and such was entertaining and I felt the reactions of David and a few other characters to be portrayed excellently. It was the after thoughts, what I mean is that when there isnt something happening of importance. The dialogue and thought processing is formal, and I mean incredibly so, I found it frustrating listening to these sixteen/fifteen and in some cases fourteen year old teenagers speaking incredibly eloquently. From anecdotal evidence I can say that up to 80% of the teen's I know, barely ever say things in such a considerate and thoughtful way. However, that doesnt mean I didn't enjoy it. I did get emotionally sucked in regardless and was continually outraged and breathless in all the right places. But a 10/10? In my own personal and in no way expert opinion I'd say 7.5/10

Hm, Well we seem to have an eclectic taste in inspiration. Although what else would I expect I love reading/writing to music. It's so much easier for my writing to flow that way. Admittedly sometimes it can be distracting, especially during school work. : /

Hey everyone. Just letting you know chapter 8 will be up soon. After that I have some serious cramming for assessments coming up so it might be a couple of days to a week or so till 9 is ready. Sorry and keep enjoying Otherworld. PS: I've been thinking I might put a list of the songs that I've listened to that help me visualize/write/set the scenes. If I do I encourage readers to go back and read the parts with the songs and hopefully I can convey the feelings I had when writing it. Much love. :)

Holy wow. See I was thinking that I would wait until you had a few chapters up and then start reading it, I normally wouldnt have done so but the reviews you were getting were mighty praise indeed and I wanted a good chunk to read. I was blown away. Chase this is amazing I'm totally and completely immersed. I hadn't originally thought that it would contain mystical elements but I was totally wrong. Heh, I'm at a loss for words really. p.s: Uriel, nice little archangel slip in there.

Chapter 7is up. Hope it resolves the 'blob issue'

Thank you. And you are right. I'm not really used to people seeing my work, and I'm enjoying this. I guess I shouldn't compare myself to other writers, and just aim to write more and more. That way I'll get better. Thanks I wont de-value myself either. As for the cinematic quality. I like the idea of screenwriting and I love film so that probably translates into it as well. As well as my own tendencies to want to visualize everything as sharply as possible. Once more. Thank you. To everyone really.

Granted the way it was said perhaps wasn't as carefully constructed as it should have been. What I meant was, that when I write I can never seem to make it past the first two chapters. I'm enjoying this far too much to want to stop so there's no real concern there. As for quality. Well I've read the stuff on here and I don't really think I'm that great compared to other stories on here. But that's more a matter of my own self-esteem probably.

So chapter six is found Here I'm enjoying this so far, which is a first. I usually get to the main chunk and lose interest but this is holding water. Granted it's probably not an amazing piece of writing. Anyway, enjoy.

Hmm. I'd probably... Sleep - Sister's Ex. Marry - The guy in the back of the room. Throw - Brothers Boyfriend. although this was odd because A: I dont have a sister. B: My bro's so homophobic it's almost comical. Ok my turn. James Dean :wub::wub: Matt Dillon Steven R Mcqueen. (GrandSon of Steve McQueen)

I very much loved this, I found it sweet and humbling. Although the style it's written grated on me a little bit. It seemed to be more of a historical retelling. I'll have a think about why I actually feel that way about it, but over-all it was very nice indeed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention Benji