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"Oh I do believe in you, yes I do...Live without your heartbeat. Love without your sunlight. I, I can't live within you."

Grieving for the man who stole my world. Much love to all readers who are feeling the same! Here's a pic of my fiance and I from this past Halloween, as Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (as close as we could make it as we were traveling abroad...so we stole some influences from Halloween Jack). An update on Talkers will follow soon. R.I.P Starman. 



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    Joseph Terzieva commented on The Animal in Man
    Don't stress grammatical errors, especially when they are minor. In my experience, most readers of your draft will glaze right past them without a thought. The content is king.
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      Joseph Terzieva liked an update for The Animal in Man

      Hello again, dear readers. 


      In the spirit of camaraderie, I had a call tonight with author Matthew Isaac Sobin, whose book "The Last Machine in the Solar System" is currently in the #2 spot of the Sword and Laser contest. I've been a fan of Matt's book ever since it entered the race, gladly putting down my money for a copy (now three copies, actually) on the second day of the contest. Although he is my competitor, I wish his book all the best. It's worth your attention as well, so help him get it funded!  I'm glad we got together on the phone line. Mostly, we just talked shop about writing, and blew off some steam about the tireless campaign to earn your support. We commiserated about my failed attempts at plastering the city with my AiM posters, and I heard about the fun he had delivering Last Machine holiday cards - both of which netted us about 0-1 readers, maybe... We had a really good time. I can see this as an ongoing thing...


      ...Ongoing straight to tomorrow (and beyond!) when Matt and I and fellow S&L leader Craig Munro (author of "Bones of the Past") are guests on the Sword and Laser podcast! That's right! My crazy voice will be broadcast for all to hear, so tune in when the episode airs. I'll be sure to post another reader update when it's live.


      Look, as far as I see it, there are so many amazing authors and amazing stories here on Inkshares - and especially so for the books gathered in this S&L contest. I mean I even told Matt just before we hung up that I'm a huge fan of Amanda Orneck's "Deus Hex Machina." I think that book is so unique... Ah, I could talk your ear off all evening about my admiration for that work and for so many others, but I'd rather inform you that I... 


      ...just posted three more chapters of "The Animal in Man". Chapter Two. Chapter Three. And Chapter Six. ....hold on... Six? Yeah. That's right. Chapters 4 and 5 are done, but being the perfectionist I am, they don't make me so happy in their current state. I was picking at them with a fine tooth comb, and I saw just way too many spots that needed changing to be consistent with the world as it's evolved throughout this project. I believe you will enjoy 2, 3, and 6 since you'll see meet some new friends, discover the fate of everyone's favorite hyena (sorry, Rick), and perhaps even catch a glimpsssse of the villain's agent (or the villain himself, or both?).


      I'd like to leave you with a disclaimer as this update draws to a close: Please please please excuse any inconsistencies or bad grammatical errors you find. "The Animal in Man" is a work in progress. The scale of this project is massive, perhaps you might say Aigaion-sized. It's a lot of work, but I am excited to see it through - to get the first draft finished and then leap back in with the bloody red pen (my students know what I'm talking about!). So please, don't be so critical of the small things that don't add up. Just enjoy. 

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        Joseph Terzieva followed These are my Friends on Politics
        These are my Friends on Politics
        A children’s book for adults (who occasionally behave like kids). The one book about politics that won’t destroy your family and friendships if you read it together. (It might even save them.)
        Joseph Terzieva liked a comment in the forum thread, SnarkyDarkSy - The Snarky Dark Fantasy Syndicate
        Hi All!

        SnarkyDarkSy is about to choose its selection for January 2016 and I'd love to get some opinions from the crowd. Please weigh in over on the Goodreads forum: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/17972302-january-2016-selection

        Thanks!
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          Joseph Terzieva liked a comment in the forum thread, Rockets
          @Thaddeus Woodman No huge updates. I've had a tricky/tough few months and have hit some walls, but plowing ahead. I'd say I'm probably about 60% done. 

          Once I've got a completed manuscript, I'm going to reassess what I think I'd like to do with it. Likely mid-late 2016.
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            Joseph Terzieva liked a comment in the forum thread, Soft Launch Invitation Thread
            Thanks for the feedback everyone! A few updates to note.  I just added a sort option at the top of the page that allows you to sort by newest or oldest.  I'm keeping the default order as most recent first for the time being, but you can now easily jump the first comment.

            @Janna Grace and @Steve Soldwedel , thanks for the heads up on the sign in issue. I'll take a look and hopefully have that fixed soon.

            As for 'replies' I agree that this would be great to have and I'd love to have this functionality site-wide. It's going to take a little bit of work but I think we could have this available soon. 

            Keep up the invites! I've linked to the Forum in our 'About' menu and in the footer, so everyone can consider this 'live' now!
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              Joseph Terzieva liked a comment in the forum thread, How do you prepare a story?
              Consistency and structure aren't exactly my friends, but even with my chaos-loving ways I do have some tendencies. 
              I approach writing the same way I approach my artwork (I'm a painter), meaning that I constantly switch back and forth between two modes; inspiration dumping and self-editing/study. Inspiration dumping is getting all of the ideas that pop into my head down on paper. This is usually the characters, certain aspects of the world, most of the dialogue, some of the descriptions, many of the plot points. Self-editing/study is when I step back and apply some critical thinking. The timelines, themes, how things relate to each other, how things function, making lists and diagrams, and anything that might be missing. Research also falls into this category. I don't do research for every project, but when I do, I become obsessive.
              The other tendency that carries over from painting is that I "work the whole canvas," meaning that I write the beginning, middle, and end concurrently. 
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                Joseph Terzieva liked an update for She Is the End

                My campaign is over!



                IN PRODUCTION!

                Now... I just need to make sure my book is the best book ever to book, don't I?

                SO! Most of the manuscript is done, but there are some rather... wobbly parts. January and February are going to be hardcore #amwriting months, and I'm aiming to be done with my final, FINAL edits by February 29th. Leap Day!

                Thank you so much, everyone who has helped me get through this campaign.

                Thank you to the other half of my heart, Alex, without whom I'd be adrift.

                Thank you to John Robin and Joe Terzieva, who have helped me keep my head on straight through all the craziness.

                Thank you to Matt Kaye, Avalon Radys, Jeremy Thomas, and Thad Woodman at Inkshares, who have been so supportive and encouraging.

                Thank you, my readers. You are taking a chance on me, and I'm not going to let you down.
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                  If someone lurks on a forum that doesn't even technically exist yet, having superspy-ed his way in, does this mean he's the world's greatest detective?
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