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Now that I'm getting closer to my move, I'm looking more and more at what I want to put in my workshop. I'm planning on renovating/building said workshop this summer and ordering a 3d printer by fall.

Thanks, @Comicality for another thought-provoking article!

Coming of age. Romance (light). A mystery. Paranormal. Most of the stories tie together. They take place in the same area over the years.

For the really serious type, grab the real shiny baubles...

Mark Roeder has a pretty massive collection of stories. Some of his early works suffered from poor editing, but his work improved a lot over time and I think he's even gone back and updated his early works with improved editing and cover changes. I really liked this story when I first read it mostly because it appealed to my 90's fascination with the Nifty Boy Bands section. It definitely played up to some of the classics in that genre. This was worth the read.

This week we jump back 10 years to the Summer of 2008, where we must Escape... Here they are in no particular order: As always, we thank all these authors once again for participating. If it is not too much trouble, would you be willing to write a review for these authors? Even if some of them are no longer around, I'm sure other readers will appreciate the effort. The authors that are still with us surely will. For Authors! We'd also like to remind all authors that we have 4 Anthology themes for 2018 and a Novella Contest: Contests 2018 Summer Novella Anthology - Due April 15th, 2018 Anthologies 2018 Spring Anthology: Now or Never - Due May 15th 2018 Spring Anthology: Encounters - Due May 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Fight Back - Due Nov 15th 2018 Fall Anthology: Good Intentions - Due Nov 15th

I can confirm this, yes. Very painful!

I remember when I was actively playing AD&D and I needed dice. They were so expensive back then. $10 for 1 set. You can now get 7 sets for that. or 20 full sets for $30. Crazy. I've gotten Wiz dice before. I have a few sets on all the desks I work at it. They are great for randomizing things or using the handy roleplaying charts for writing details. lol. I definitely recommend these if you are dice obsessed. Or if you like shiny objects. Or if you like pretty baubles. Or if you are looking for your own precious with little numbers on it.

Be sure to thank @Cia! All of our categories now have an image associated with them (I think) or are listed for an update. For those that were around a few minutes before this post, the site received a minor security update. There are no visual changes associated with it.

We've recently had a couple of noticeable updates for authors and for everyone pasting a story link. I wanted to make sure everyone saw the information. First, some changes to the software: Also, A.J. has been able to fix the Preview Chapter button so you can now see how your story will post into the system, with all of the filters applied: As mentioned in the first topic, when you place a link to a story in a post or a blog, etc, it will now format with a story banner. Banner priority - Antholology Banner, Story Banner, Author Banner, then Category Banner. So every story will get something. Cia updated our Fiction banner: Or maybe it's a Valdemar FanFiction: Or Star Trek: Or an Anthology: If you're just clicking Newest Stories, remember, you can click "Categories" and get the list of all sorts of stories that are in the system. https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/ Forums 4.3 software has entered beta testing, and we'll be looking at getting everything updated to work with it. Some new things with Forums 4.3 include: Improved Search. They have really focused on improving search so things work more as you'd expect them to. They have also implemented a third-party search solution that we will be deploying on Gay Authors that should improve search noticeably. They are deploying Emojii support in the editor. This will vastly increase the amount of readily available emoticons. The current smilies are supposed to still work the same. They are making Clubs a lot easier to find and deal with, including better Follow features and more visibility of topic forums. Gallery is being made a LOT easier to use. Blog is getting a facelift. There are improvements in payment methods for Premium Content subscribers. I would expect that we'll be able to upgrade in about 4-6 weeks. We also have some structural improvements to simplify the Stories interface that has been in the works. Hope this helps. Be sure to Like the post and Follow the Site Technology blog so you don't miss any updates!

Interesting. I just looked him up... that's about a 45 min drive from me. lol.

Like last week, I've pulled this movie out of my gay movie collection. This has some nice eye candy is a touching movie. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in this movie as well. He auditioned to for the gay lead. (just a bit of trivia from IMDB on the movie)

Rest In Peace... He did a lot of animated stuff after MASH. And for gamers from back in 2000 or so... Icewind Dale.

Yeah, I do like Pol a lot. the Jack of All Trades Herald.

Excellent! I'm glad I'm not the only one hearing voices in my head.

Thanks for another great article @Comicality!

Mercedes Lackey excels at telling stories of the coming of age of characters blessed... and cursed... with special powers. Lavan is an interesting young man with a tragic story. This story truly pulls at your heartstrings, which is one of the things Mercedes Lackey really excels at. If you like reading fantasy stories, this story is well worth the read!

It's time for another Anthology Flashback! This time, we are going back 10 years to Spring 2008. This time, here they are in alphabetical order: Be sure to read and review!

The game looks and sounds great. But it is single-handedly the worst combat system I have ever seen. It is confusing as hell. It doesn't work. And it isn't explained. It was so bad, I've stopped playing the game and dumped it to the bottom of my pile. I'd recommend avoiding until they can get that mess fixed.

What can I say about Hue? Man, do I love these lights. They are powerful and handy. The fact that there are apps you can use to play around just adds to the fun. They also tied into Alexa easily. As I mentioned in the post on Echo a few weeks ago, I use Alexa with my Hue lights constantly. I have programmed different scenes so that if I want to watch a movie, it'll just the lights very low and turn them red so as to not distract from the screen. I mentioned playing... here's an app that flashes the lights to the music. This is in my mancave: This was made before I filled the rest of the bookshelf. The posters on the wall have separate blacklights focused on them that are mounted on the back of the movie screen. (The blacklights are controlled from the Wink Home automation)

There are a lot of settings and options on the site. It can be a real chore for people who don't make a habit of clicking on things. I'll admit, I'm an engineer, and I tend to explore every option. I realize most people aren't as shiny object driven, however. So... settings. You can find the link in the pop-up menu under your Display Name on the upper right part of the site. (Or in the hamburger menu if you are on a mobile device). Choose "Account Settings". Today we are going to cover Changing your Email. It is important that you have a working email address for using Gay Authors. If you need to update your email, it is under Account Settings -> Email. https://www.gayauthors.org/settings/email/ Very easy to deal with. Just enter your new email address and your current password. If you have set up Account Security, you might have additional passwords to enter as part of multi-factor authentication. The other topic for today is Profile Settings. You can go to your profile by clicking your account picture in the upper right of any page. You can add a Cover Photo, which is the cool image that you can have on your profile that goes in the dark blue space shown above. You can also easily edit your profile by clicking "Edit Profile" in the upper right of your profile page. First up is your birthday. Please make sure that it is accurate. It is not displayed to others unless you choose to, which you can do farther down the page. Second, you can enable Status Updates on your profile. Next, if you are an author, you can fill out your Author Bio. This appears in the Author listing when you post stories. It should be a general promotion all about the stories you write and about yourself as an author. Next, is the About Me section. Let people know about you. This appears only on your profile. Next up are gender and sexuality. You can fill these out if you wish to share or leave them blank. Next up is important and is required. You can choose to show your Birthday on the Calendar. If you choose yes, your birthday will display in the Calendar App and in the Today's Birthdays widget on the main forum page. The default is off, and you must choose to show it or not. Next is where you choose your favorite genre. You can select multiples by holding down control and clicking the ones you want. Or, if you like everything, you can scroll to the bottom and choose All. Or you can ignore it altogether. Your Favorite Genres appear under your name when you post on the forums. You can choose to mention your location. If you are not an adult, please do not show your real location. Interests are next, and you can just type some more stuff about yourself there if you are so inclined. Contact Methods is last up. Here you can share the various ways to get in contact with you. Obviously, anything you show here is public to everyone. So don't share anything here you don't want public. Hope this helps! Be sure to follow the Site Technology Blog if you find these posts helpful.

So this week, I wanted to break into my extensive collection of gay movies. This is a good movie. The British accent can be a bit much at times if you are in the USA. It sounds sexy though, even if you can't figure out what the hell they are saying. That really is only a few scenes. It is a good movie. Well worth having in the collection. What are you waiting for? Go get it

I've heard many rumors on this...

Yes. OneNote is something getting a lot of use. I pretty much live in OneNote at work. I've got a different tab for every project. It's a very powerful tool.

I'd strongly, strongly, strongly, recommend that you take advantage of the cloud. My writing is backed up on every computer I've got, and One Drive and Dropbox. Just saying.