Thorn Wilde

I feel very connected to British culture. I've always been a bit of an anglophile, and I've read more in English than I have in Norwegian. Writing about Norway in English would feel kind of weird, so I use Britain as a setting. It feels natural to me. I have lived there, travelled there, have so many friends from there, watch British television more than any other, read British books... So it just seems right.

If they do, they're either not aware of that being the reason, or they don't tell me. Though I have sometimes sensed that certain readers' criticisms of my stories might be based on cultural differences. I think a lot of readers were put off by Firsts, for instance, because of the very distinct sexual experiences I described of a boy who would be, in many readers' opinions, too young to have those experiences, coupled with language that's 'inappropriate' for someone of his age group. I think that attitudes like that are perhaps more common in American readers. It took a really long time before anyone reviewed it at all, which was unusual. I do set most of my stories in Britain, and I intentionally choose not to use expressions and words that are more international, because I don't like underestimating my readers. I'm pretty sure that most readers are smarter than that, that they can figure it out from context and maybe learn something from it. I also think it adds to authenticity to be uncompromising in this respect. I hope that at least some readers, like you, are drawn to a different cultural setting and find it interesting to read.

So, I'm just gonna be hanging around and refreshing this page all night. If you have a question for me, post it and I'll try to get back to you as quickly as possible.

I don't think it was a traditional proposal, exactly. I think they joked about it a lot, most likely for several years, and one day just kind of decided by some kind of mutual consensus that it was probably time. Maybe I'll write about it one day.

Welcome, Eyob and Dom! Dom, I love your username!

Happy Birthday!

Congrats, Cole!!! Well deserved for all your contributions to the site.

Happy Birthday, Cole! :D

I may possibly have another one up my sleeve... We'll see. Thanks for reading! I'm so glad you liked it.

Welcome, Dwayne!

I've been meaning to read this story for some time. Guess there's no escaping it now. Great review!

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Welcome, musiclover! What kind of tunes are you into?

Welcome to the forums, Bagnios!

Ow. That hurt. But it was really good.

I took the quiz just for shits and giggles, and got Providence, New York and Glendale. I don't know what this means.

Did I miss it?? Happy Birthday, Graeme!!

Welcome, mochiko and Rishabh!!

:D Happy Birthday, my love! :D

Ooh, I should do that too... Rest in peace, Giger. A great artist indeed.

Happy Birthday, Mark!!

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Argh, out of likes! Thank you, everyone! I feel so loved!

Thank you all! Massive hugs to all of you, and all the love!

I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing.