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  1. Thorn Wilde
    Hey everyone. Hope you're all having a good day.
  2. Thorn Wilde
    Mmm, that sounds tasty! We had salmon green curry for dinner tonight, with coconut milk.
  3. Thorn Wilde
    So, this is gonna sound random, but: http://www.timeanddate.com. If you're writing sci-fi or medieval fantasy or historical fiction, and you need to know which day of the week is which date, for timeline purposes or whatever, and you are as anal retentive as I am about details, this page can give you a calendar for any year. I've currently got 2089 in front of me. You can also find dates for public holidays in any country, so if you need to know which days are holidays in Oman, this is where to go. It also has timezones, world clock, and other useful stuff like lunar calendars and the like.
  4. Thorn Wilde
    I'm glad to hear it! Well, I was missing you all... ❤️
  5. Thorn Wilde
    Can't complain too much. How about you?
  6. Thorn Wilde
    Not too bad. Got a bit of a headache today, but the weather's changing so that might be why. It's getting cold again.
  7. Thorn Wilde
    Hey, everyone. Just wanted to stop by and say hi. I hope you're all well.
  8. Thorn Wilde
    Well, I made one that should have the correct dimensions. It's here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EX79F12y8xjSF65Ufan5iTbf4ze2POqr/view?usp=sharing
  9. Thorn Wilde
    Ooh, that makes sense!
  10. Thorn Wilde
    Took me a while to figure it out myself, so I wouldn't worry.
  11. Thorn Wilde
    Just FYI, you'll see the bottom of the banner if you click it. It's what happens when a banner doesn't have the correct dimensions.
  12. Thorn Wilde
    That makes the assumption, as has been discussed previously, that a prologue is basically an info-dump. A prologue can be a scene that takes place far enough back from the rest of the story that having it as part of the first chapter gives a jarring time jump, for instance. Or it can take place after the story in chronology, giving hints and hooks as to what's to come and thereby catching the reader's interest. The idea that prologues are the domain of SFF I think is a fairly recent one.
  13. Thorn Wilde
    Interestingly, the word sanguine, which has the same etymological roots, means optimistic or hopeful. Can't help but wonder how a word related to blood took on that meaning...
  14. Thorn Wilde
    So if I want mine changed, I contact one of you? I could make one with the correct dimensions. Speaking of dimensions, I noticed when visiting @Dodger's stories page that it looks very odd, with the banner stretching past the 'edge' of the screen.
  15. Thorn Wilde
    So I see I now have a banner. Thank you. Is that the thing, that you have to put it there for me? Can I change it myself?
  16. Thorn Wilde
    I don't know. I don't even know where or how to upload it. What dimensions is it supposed to be?
  17. Thorn Wilde
    Pics or it didn't happen.
  18. Thorn Wilde
    Yeah, you're stubborn. Some might even say pig-headed at times. But I'd rather say you're determined and brave. ❤️
  19. Thorn Wilde
    Oh, I know. Having to move it doesn't help either.
  20. Thorn Wilde
    I've noticed that other promoted authors have banners on their Stories pages and in the authors lists, but I can't seem to figure out how to upload one. There doesn't seem to be an option in any of my settings, nor is there one on my stories page. Is my profile banner supposed to carry over? Because it hasn't. On a MacBook Pro, 2015, running MacOS Mojave and using Safari.
  21. Thorn Wilde
    That was lovely. The piano could do with tuning, though. Incidentally, I read somewhere yesterday that the same things happen in elephant brains when they see humans as what happens in human brains when we see cute animals; they think we're adorable. Inter-species empathy is a weird and wonderful thing!
  22. Thorn Wilde
    Good advice in these potentially pandemic times...
  23. Thorn Wilde
    If the sort by reputation goes by community rep rather than story rep, why is it a sort option? People who use it will likely be looking for the authors with the most liked stories, not the ones that are most active in chat... Can story rep be made visible? Just thinking out loud here, it's not a criticism.
  24. Thorn Wilde
    I loved editing this story. Thanks for letting me be a part of this adventure! It was quite a ride.
  25. Thorn Wilde
    I adore this music video so much. The song's catchy, the dancing's good, and it's so gay! A commenter on YouTube said it best: Edited to add: OMG! This one has the same dudes playing Khrushchev and Kennedy! lol
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