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Weekly Wrap Up (Jan. 10 - Jan. 16)


What does everything think of the new upgrade to GA? Myr and I were joking that the new font size was easier for us as we grow older :P Pretty soon, you might see this font which will be beneficial for both of us :P 

Good Day Everyone!

Now don't worry, I'm sure we will have virtual screens by the day that we need this, no monitors or physical screens any more. Hey, that might be a story idea :unsure: thinking how technology could improve older peoples lives. Now that I think of my dad trying to use the remote control, maybe not such a good idea :( 

Shall we sashay down memory lane and see what happened in the past week here at the GA Blog? 

For one Monday of the month, we give Cia a day off :) Consider it her long weekend. Although I think in her life, there is no such thing as a long weekend :hug: Instead, we had Renee publish in conjunction with our Super Dooper Review Team a summary of all the 2020 Reviews:

Also on Tuesday, we put out a calling to anyone who might want to be a short term or long term member of the Super Dooper Review Team :) Even if it is one review that you do up in 15-20 mins when finishing a great story you read, or one from your favourite story EVER here at GA, why not do one up?

Then on Wednesday, guess who was here again :P Renee brought us the first Author Guess Who of 2021. There is two guesses so far, but I'm not sure if either one is correct. :unsure: Who do you think it is?

On Friday, we had Wayne drop by with two more prompts for all of you to consider:

Then on Saturday, with kind of a ominous sounding title, :unsure: Comicality was back with a second new great article:

Oh, don't forget to check out the Word of the Day that Myr posts in the Writing Tips Blog each and every day! There is so many things going on in the Writing Tips Blog, and I want to increase all of our vocabulary :P, so if you don't know any of the below words, just click on it :).

Chiliad, Totem, Cockaigne, Dram, Gridiron, Finicky, and Zest.

Here is how we ended up the week on our story goals last week:

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Anthologies

  • 2021 Anthology #1 Top Theme 1 - On The Road - Due by April 1st, 2021
  • 2021 Anthology #1 Top Theme 2- Forbidden - Due by April 1st, 2021
  • 2021 Anthology #1 Pot Luck Themes - Due by April 1st, 2021
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    Pot Luck Themes

    But Wait; There’s More     -     Through a Glass Darkly     -     Of Gods and Monsters     -     It Takes All Kinds     -     Darkness Falls

    Boys of the Hills     -     You Wouldn’t Understand     -     On the Beach     -     Great Balls of Fire     -     Laughter, the Best Medicine

    Ozark Rumors     -     The Tracks     -     National Park     -     The Warmest Color     -     A Visitation     -     New Moon

    Turn Back Time     -     Chiaroscuro     -     Jump Ship     -     King of Eighteen     -     Up!

     

  • Anthology 101 - In the Anthology Forum. Everything you need to know about GA Anthologies

 

Ask an Author

  • Ask an Author 3.0 - Submit a story you like and 3 questions you would like to ask the author about. Send them to @Renee Stevens 

Blog Opportunities

 

Premium Updates:

On Fire by Cia *Premium*

Signature Updates:

Ancalagon by Cia

Cadet by Carlos Hazday

Double Concerto by Parker Owens

One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse

Phases of Moon by Mann Ramblings

Sidewinder by Headstall

The Best Year by Krista

Promising Updates:

Broken - A Camp Refuge Story by Wayne Gray

Cold Blooded by Sasha Distan **Complete**

 

Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!

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astone2292

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This has been a great week! The update to the site has been a great breath of fresh air, despite some lag issues earlier. Overall, it looks almost the same, but this update gave a newer feel! 

A small note, though. I noticed the personal @ mentions on this post are a more pink-ish background and white font, while other personal mentions (say in a forum or comment) have a slightly darker tint of pink with red font. The mentions above in the Ask and Author and Blog Opportunities are a little difficult to read, and am unsure if that could be changed for the future. 

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wildone

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Thanks Astone :)

With the @ symbol with the Member Name to take someone to that member profile, I noticed it right away too. I started a topic in the Help Forum. Cia did some looking and I’m sure Myr will as well tomorrow. Then if needed they may include our programmer. 

You do bring up a good point so I decided to give a bit more lengthy answer. If anyone notices something that might be a software bug, please click on the quoted link above, read the instructions and let us know :)  

 

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chris191070

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The new update is great, a breath of fresh air. A few tweaks still needed. A great week otherwise on GA.

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Daddydavek

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I like the new update and the slightly larger font.  I've been busy with the grandson, and note I still have to read the latest chapter from Krista that you mentioned above. 

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frosenblum

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I'm one of those older folks; I like the larger font a lot. I wish more sites did that. 

Another nice feature is "Expand" in the quotes in the replies to a comment, because readers can get to the actual reply quickly without scrolling through long quotes. 

Thanks for all you do to make the site better and better for the great writers and avid readers.

Fred

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