Updating our Google Account inactivity policy

Every day, Google works hard to keep you and your private information safe and secure by preventing unauthorised access to your Google Account with our built-in security protections. And keeping you safe means having strong privacy practices across our products that minimise how long we store your personal files and any data associated with them. We want to protect your private information and prevent any unauthorised access to your account even if you're no longer using our services. Therefore, we are updating the inactivity period for a Google Account to two years across all our products and services. This change starts rolling out today and will apply to any Google Account that's been inactive, meaning that it has not been signed in to or used within a two-year period. An inactive account and any content in it will be eligible for deletion from 1 December 2023. What this means for you: These changes do not impact you unless you have been inactive in your Google Account for two years or have not used your account to sign in to any Google service for over two years. While the changes go into effect today, the earliest that we would enforce any account deletion would be December 2023. If your account is considered inactive, we will send several reminder emails to both you and your recovery emails (if any have been provided) before we take any action or delete any account content. These reminder emails will go out at least eight months before any action is taken on your account. After a Google Account is deleted, the Gmail address for the deleted account cannot be used again when creating a new Google Account. How to keep your account active? The simplest way to keep a Google Account active is to sign in to the account at least once every two years. If you have signed in to your Google Account recently in the last two years, your account is considered active and will not be deleted. Other ways to keep your account active include: Reading or sending an email Using Google Drive Watching a YouTube video Sharing a photo Downloading an app Using Google Search Use Sign in with Google to sign in to a third-party app or service There are some exceptions to this policy. Examples include: A Google Account with YouTube channels, videos or comments; an account that has a gift card with a monetary balance; or an account that has a published application, for example, one that hosts an app on the Google Play Store. Other exceptions to this policy are available here. Google also offers tools to help manage your Google Account and provide options to back up your data, including the ability to download your data using Google Takeout, and allowing you to plan for what happens to your data if you're inactive for a specific period of time with the Inactive Account Manager. Our priority is to make it as easy as possible for you to keep your account active, if you want to, and we'll ensure that you have adequate notice before any account is impacted by this change. So before an account is deleted, Google will send email notifications to the Google Account and its recovery email (if one has been provided). You should verify that your recovery email is up to date. Learn more Inactive Google Account policy How Google retains data that we collect Updating our inactive account policies (only available in English) Thank you, The Google Account Team You have received this email to update you about important changes to your Google Account and services. © 2023 Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043

Mythcreants Posts for March

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View this email in your browser   March Newsletter You can give us feedback via the contact form on our website. (If you reply to this email, we might not see it.) Have a wonderful month! Storytelling, Point of View Can I Add Another POV Character to Convey Information? By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/27/23 Hello Mythcreants team! I was wondering if you had any general advice for getting a POV character into all of the scenes they need to be in to tell the story. I couldn’t find an article on the subject. For context, I was planning on writing the story I’m working on with a single POV […] Read in browser » Writing, Scenes, Wordcraft 420 – Scene vs Summary By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Svend Phillips on 02/26/23 Let me explain! No, there is too much. Let me sum up Read in browser » Analysis, Star Trek, Villains Star Trek's Seven Worst Antagonistic Species By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/25/23 It takes more than a bumpy forehead to be a good villain. Read in browser » Storytelling, Exposition & Information, Scenes Choosing Scenes to Cover the Right Information By Chris Winkle on 02/24/23 If you have too much exposition, it could be because you have the wrong scenes. Read in browser » Monster Movie By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 02/22/23 You are being hunted. Read in browser » Social Justice, Storytelling, Disability & Neurodiversity How Do I Portray "Stupid" Characters Respectfully? By Fay Onyx on 02/20/23 How do I depict “stupid” characters credibly and respectfully? I found Oren’s 2015 article Four Questions to Ask When a Character Is Clever enlightening and would be interested in a similar exploration into the opposite side of the spectrum. Angela Ackerman’s article on how fear warps decision making was another valuable insight. Along the way, […] Read in browser » Worldbuilding, Dark Stories 419 – Shadow Realms By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Avery on 02/19/23 Now entering spooky town. Read in browser » Analysis, Magic, Plot Five Stories With Disappointing Prophecies  By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/18/23 I foresee that you will be disappointed with what I foresee! Read in browser » Storytelling, Exposition & Information Judging What Information Your Story Needs By Chris Winkle on 02/17/23 If you focus on the wrong details, your story will lose its power. Read in browser » Folk Horror By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 02/15/23 Never trust cottagecore. Read in browser » Roleplaying, Game Mechanics Why Are Grapple Rules So Complicated? By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/13/23 Why are so many RPG grappling rules so complicated and ridiculous? That’s it. That’s the question. Thank you, Dave L Hey Dave, Oren here, great to hear from you! I probably couldn't give you a complete answer without running some extensive studies, but I do have a few guesses! First, I suspect a lot of […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters 418 – Mentor Characters By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Steven on 02/12/23 Always take out a life insurance policy on your mentors. Read in browser » Analysis, Villains Why Sauron Works and Arawn Doesn't  By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/11/23 With the exception of Arawn's Cauldron-Born, Sauron comes off stronger in every aspect. Read in browser » Storytelling, Exposition & Information Managing Exposition Starts With Simplifying the Story By Chris Winkle on 02/10/23 No matter how good you are at communicating, you can set yourself up to fail. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Villains Can I Write a Good Villain Who Is Completely Awful? By Chris Winkle on 02/06/23 Some time ago, in fiction having villains become villains because they’re truly awful people or for simple, self-gratifying goals (power for power’s sake, easy cash, immediate satisfaction…) was perfectly fine and many villains from that time are still extremely popular today. But today they’re immediately marked as a sign of poor writing skills, bad/annoying characters, […] Read in browser » Analysis, Dark Stories, Horror 417 – Interview With The Vampire Show By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and R. Christian Haining on 02/05/23 Romance, fangs, and blood. What more could you ask for? Read in browser » Analysis, Fight Scenes Why the Fights in The Witch From Mercury Are So Boring  By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/04/23 Something has gone terribly wrong when giant-robot fights aren't exciting. Read in browser » Analysis, Characters, Likability, Novelty, Tension Wednesday Failed the Addams Family, and It Didn't Have To By Chris Winkle on 02/03/23 The Addamses were designed for comedy, but they can still be in a tense show. Read in browser » Copyright © 2023 Mythcreants LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving emails from Mythcreants because you signed up on our blog. Our mailing address is: Mythcreants LLC · 19712 50th Ave W · Apt 3 · Lynnwood, WA 98036 · USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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View this email in your browser   February Newsletter You can give us feedback via the contact form on our website. (If you reply to this email, we might not see it.) Have a wonderful month! Natural Order By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 02/01/23 Violators will be punished. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Plot Can My Hero Stay in the Magical World? By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/30/23 Hi. I have a story about an old Scottish nobleman working towards a just future, who then got spirited away to an alien world. As he learns more about the alien world, it too has social injustice. The nobleman eventually gets allies there and they defeat the bad guys. (Mostly the good aliens, I don't […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Endings 416 – Falling Action By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Adam Wik on 01/29/23 The encore of storytelling. Read in browser » Analysis, Endings, Plot The Climaxes of Marvel's Phase Four, From Worst to Best By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/28/23 Will Spider-Man, Black Panther, or someone else take home the prize for best climax? Read in browser » Commentary, Outside Advice Why We Stigmatize Enjoyment By Chris Winkle on 01/27/23 It's hard to meet our goals when we won't admit what they are. Read in browser » Heroic Victory By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 01/25/23 This is what a great turning point looks like. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters How Is a Strategist Different From a Leader? By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/23/23 Hello! How are you? In my story, there’s a group of people who regularly work together. Of course, with any story that has a group of people, there are going to be “roles” assigned to each character. How do I designate the “Strategist” from the “Group Leader”? Atlas Hey Atlas, great to hear from you!  […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Plot 415 – Ensemble Stories By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Emma Riley on 01/22/23 So many characters, so little time. Read in browser » Analysis, Characters Five Stories With Strong Ensemble Casts By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/21/23 These characters travel in packs for added safety. Read in browser » Writing, Characters, Description, Wordcraft How to Describe Characters By Chris Winkle on 01/20/23 So readers are asking what your characters look like. Here's what to do. Read in browser » Animal Friend By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 01/18/23 This is what friends are for. Read in browser » Social Justice, Disability & Neurodiversity Is a Carnival Sideshow of Non-Humans Ableist? By Fay Onyx on 01/16/23 I’m working on a story about an early 20th-century carnival sideshow. The exhibits are not disabled humans. Rather, one’s a mermaid, one’s a highly sophisticated android, one’s a ten-foot-tall woman, etc. Given that none of the exhibits are normal humans, disabled or otherwise, is ableism an issue here the way it would be if this […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Movement, Plot 414 – Movement By Oren Ashkenazi, Wes Matlock, Chris Winkle and Svend Phillips on 01/15/23 Move along little little story! Read in browser » Analysis, ANTS Comparison, Plot, Star Wars Who Wins: Severance, Andor, or Interview With the Vampire?  By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/14/23 It's time to get dark. Darker. Even darker than that. Read in browser » Inspiration, Novelty Twelve Sources of Wish Fulfillment for Your Story By Chris Winkle on 01/13/23 Even dark stories can add a little escapism. Read in browser » Relationship Retcon Part 2 By Chris Winkle and Bunny on 01/11/23 You can't choose your family. Or can you? Read in browser » Storytelling, Plot What's the Difference Between a Plot Twist and a Retcon? By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/09/23 Hello! How are you? I was wondering: what exactly is the difference between a “plot twist” and a “retcon”? I don’t really understand it even after looking it up. Atlas Hey Atlas, great to hear from you again!  In concept, the difference between a plot twist and a retcon is fairly simple. A plot twist […] Read in browser » Worldbuilding, Wordcraft 413 – Conveying Time By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Diane Fisher on 01/08/23 This is no time to argue about time! Read in browser » Analysis, Characters, Tone The Willow TV Show Is a Terrible Sequel By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/07/23 Giving Willow the grimdark treatment is an extremely weird choice. Read in browser » Analysis, Movement, Plot Five Stories That Crawl Along By Chris Winkle on 01/06/23 If a snail could move faster, it's time for an intervention. Read in browser » Relationship Retcon By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 01/04/23 Welcome to the expanded universe. Read in browser » Storytelling, Worldbuilding, Characters What Job Should My Hero Have? By Oren Ashkenazi on 01/02/23 Hey, first things first, I love your blog and got so much helpful writing advice here, so thanks for that! I have trouble finding interesting protagonist jobs in fantasy. I’ve read that interesting jobs can make characters more interesting and can influence the choices they make, the way they perceive their environment and so on. […] Read in browser » Copyright © 2023 Mythcreants LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving emails from Mythcreants because you signed up on our blog. Our mailing address is: Mythcreants LLC · 19712 50th Ave W · Apt 3 · Lynnwood, WA 98036 · USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.