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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          Joseph Terzieva followed THE RETURN OF THE BLOODSUCKERS
          BLOODSUCKERZ
          After surviving a brutal attack two outcasts must journey across a savage planet to warn the human settlement of Oasis about the coming army of alien vampires known as Bloodsuckerz.
          Joseph Terzieva liked a comment in the forum thread, How do you prepare a story?
          I start with the basic shape of the story, some major signposts I want to hit, a grab bag of characters and then I go exploring. I generally have a couple of sticky notes floating around  and a sheet of graph paper with a list of concepts, events, ideas - connected by intersecting lines - more of a thought-map then a real outline. Beyond that it's limited 'pantsing' until I get a workable draft. I don't know about you guys, but my best ideas are in my fingers not my brain. AMOD exists within an established framework and history of my fiction, so there are a lot of limits and rules to what can and cannot happen that aren't immediately apparent. But within that there's plenty of room for weird cul de sacs of plot, fight scenes and such.

          I'm actually loitering on the entry point of a new novel that doesn't take place in that framework and its surprising how exciting and terrifying it is.


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            Joseph Terzieva liked an update for Blood Dawn

            I'm proud to share the official Blood Dawn map!

            After more than 15 months working carefully on the draft for Blood Dawn, I enjoyed a much-deserved break during the holidays. One thing I got around to doing that I've been looking forward to the most is drawing the map for the world.

            Some of you have seen the sketch of the world (it's in the third sample chapter on my project page). This map is much more detailed and put together with care. It came together like magic, in fact. I'm very pleased!

            p.s. think this is cool? If you haven't bought Blood Dawn, then now is the time! This map will appear in the book, and is but a foretaste of the rich adventure waiting for you.

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              Joseph Terzieva liked an update for The Amaranth Chronicles: Deviant Rising

              Hey guys. Thought you might get a kick out of this...

              Many of the ships from our story are available as 3D printed collectables. Here's one i've hand painted.

              ...

              Check out our online store and grab yourself one. :)

              https://www.shapeways.com/shops/byteshop

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                Joseph Terzieva liked a comment in the forum thread, Does it make sense to add images within threads?
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                  Joseph Terzieva liked an update for Daughter of the Mara

                  Hi all,

                  I commissioned a cover for Daughter of the Mara and I just uploaded the final image! Check it out and when you do be sure to pre-order if you haven't already. Less than a month until my campaign is over and I still have a ways to go, so make a new years resolution to support the arts and pre-order Daughter of the Mara.

                  Thank you all for your support!

                  Alex

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