Now anyone that follows me, yeah, all ten of you , heard that my computer decided that the warranty is up, and it gave me 5 years of loyal service that it was ready to hit the recycling bin  Went out and got a new one, paid the warranty (is it worth it? ), and the $150 to transfer my data from the old hard drive to the new one. I asked, is that possible if the old one is dead? Oh yeah, no problem. Fast forward 24 hours, yeah, your hard drive is not in good condition and we can't transfer the data. I said, okay, I paid you $150 to transfer the data and when I questioned it I was told no problem. So do I get my $150 back? Well, give us another day and we will see if we can do a slow transfer overnight. And as far as the refund, no, we tried and that was what you paid for. Then 24 hours again, and they call and everything has been moved over. Just need to pull the hard drive and return to me and they can recycle the rest of the box. So glad I got what I paid for, but will definitely take that into consideration before just signing the bottom of the work order.

On top of all this, one of my favourite authors posted a nice lengthy chapter when I was without  

Since I'm with computer again, this means you get the Weekly Wrap Up from me . 

Monday was Cia's day to shine  She brought us the April CSR Feature. Make sure you read along and check back in for the Discussion Day!

Usually Wednesday would be AAA Day with @astone2292, but without computer, I never got around to transferring and featuring it until later in the day, so we kept it up Thursday too. 

Then we finally got to our regular posting schedule when Wayne tried to light a fire under us to give a prompt a try  

Finally we wrapped up the week with a new Article from Comsie, all about Character Motivation:

Were you able to check out the Words of the Day? if you missed one, here is the past weeks:

Incisive, Finesse, Debonair, Organoleptic, Uncanny, Extemporaneous, Gullible

Last thing on the agenda is to check in with the story goals:

Anthologies

• 2021 Anthology #1 Top Theme 1 - On The Road - Extended to May 31st, 2021
• 2021 Anthology #1 Top Theme 2- Forbidden - Extended to May 31st, 2021
• 2021 Anthology #1 Pot Luck Themes - Extended to May 31st, 2021
• Spoiler

  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
• 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 @astone2292 and @Renee Stevens **Please submit so Aaron can have a  bank of stories and questions**

Blog Opportunities

• Guess the Author: Open to all GA authors. PM @Renee Stevensor @wildone to participate

• Story Review: Send it in to @Renee Stevens or @Timothy M.

Premium Updates:

On Fire by Cia *Premium*

Classic Updates:

Do Over Redux by dkstories

Excesslive Force by Altimexis

What You Leave Behind by Dabeagle

Signature Updates:

Ancalagon by Cia

Cadet by Carlos Hazday

Double Concerto by Parker Owens

Flight of the Dodo by CarlHoliday

Foolproofed by aditus

Gap Year by Mark Arbour

Headstall's Reflections by Headstall

MARDI - At the Crossroads of Life and Art - A Film Script by AC Benus; Book 4 of The Secret Melville **Complete**

Phases of Moon by Mann Ramblings **Complete**

Retrospective - NaPoWriMo 2021 by Valkyrie

Stumbling Into Spring: NaPoWriMo 2021 by Parker Owens

tim's Bits and Pieces by Mikiesboy

Promising Updates:

The Cockney Canuck by Dodger

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