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Congrats @Tal M. Klein ! Super stoked to read it!
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    Joseph Asphahani liked the forum thread, Co-Authorship on Inkshares
    Fabulous! Thank you!
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      Joseph Asphahani liked the forum thread, Co-Authorship on Inkshares
      This would be so helpful. After a recent pod cast by Write Brain where they discussed my book, they seemed unclear about my co-authors involvement simply because the manuscript was uploaded in my name only. We thought we had made Chris’s contribution clear in our description but simply being able to make some sort of indication that he’s a co-author would go a long way.
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        Just adding my voice to the excited buzz about this feature.  For those of us fielding graphic novel projects co-authorship would be amazingly helpful.
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          Joseph Asphahani liked an update for The Punch Escrow

          We did it! The Punch Escrow is getting published!!

          I’m on a plane and my laptop battery is about to die, so I have to make this quick. You lot have done something which my wife would have heretofore deemed impossible: I am speechless. So, while I do a little happy dance to myself, I wanted to recognize a few people, and then we’ll get on to all the raffle winners and such tonight (alas, victory doesn’t afford me the ability to shrug off my job).

          Rachel Klein: I know it’s not easy being married to me. Thank you for putting up with my creative obsessions. I love you.

          Iris and Violet Klein: My two beautiful muses. You’re too young to understand, but you’ve given my life purpose.

          My extended family. Especially the Brown ladies, who are making me discuss my book at their book club at our next family reunion. Thankfully there are no sex scenes, although the protagonist does get naked once or twice. (’ey lord! Bless his soul!)

          My “staff” (+3 of great friendship, 20% savings throw bonus when asking others for favors) – These folks have gone above and beyond to assist me in various phases of the book. Without them, The Punch Escrow would not be: Peter Birdsall, John Hannon, Joe Santoro, Dave Sontag, Ian Ellison, Russ Mitchell, Dan Salinas, Ben Murphy (kindof), Ryan Potter, Meredith Peruzzi, Acar Altinsel, Robert Kroese

          My Inkshares “mental support” crew: James Rasile, Rick Heinz, Pat Edwards, Peter Bats, and my arch nemesis Brian Guthrie (who, despite the fact we were competitors, was always on hand to help me understand the Inkshares contest process, and teach me promotional tips and tricks).

          Micah Pegman - Won the shirt raffle this week!

          Our top 3 referrers in the past 96 hours (each gets a "teleporting" The Punch Escrow coffee mug):

          Pete Downing

          James Rasile

          Nicola Sarjeant

          Stay tuned for the MAJOR PRIZE announcement. Also, if any of you who participated in the Penguin Magic promotion have not gotten your Tarbell 51 code, please let me know, don’t bother the Inkshares or Penguin Magic support people.

          More soon!

          -Tal

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            Joseph Asphahani liked an update for The Seventh Age: Dawn

            As tomorrow happens to be my birthday, and I turn the grand ol’ age of 35. I figured I would make this update about something a little more personal. 

            I mentioned once before that The Seventh Age book was inspired by events in a role-playing game universe that I created years ago. Like any LARP, costumes and props play a fantastic roll. I’ve attached only a mere handful of my favorite pictures from the games that were played. 

            Here are some of the pictures that inspired me to turn my imagination into an actual book:

            There are some extremely talented crafters that played in our games over the years.

            And AnotherAnd the final one:

            The box of red buttons was one of my favorite game sessions still. If you like these kind of updates as well, or want to know more about the expanded world of The Seventh Age, follow the project page please. I’m on a quest to achieve 1000 copies as well, so if you know anybody who likes sarcastic urban fantasy... please recommend to a friend. 

            Also, how does everyone feel about me using this update reader feature as sort of a weekly blog? Leave a comment, email me at CrankyBolt@gmail.com, hit up up on twitter @crankybolt and let me know!

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

              Guys! We’re only 21 pre-orders away from being published!!! Anyone whose been interested in grabbing a copy but hasn’t yet THIS is your time to shine! Your pre-order could be the one that gets us passed the line! I’m so excited!!!

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                Joseph Asphahani liked the forum thread, Hitting limits
                I’ve been thinking about how Inkshares and the Geeks & Sundry contest have showed me a whole new world and also some of the limits that I’ve encountered in the last few days.

                1. Anxiety - a big part of crowd-funding is pestering people you know until they buy your book, but personal interactions and especially ASKING PEOPLE FOR STUFF triggers my anxiety. A couple of days ago I was this close to a panic attack. And there’s not really good advice to help with that except to know that it’s normal and will pass.

                2. Language - I’m German and even though I absolutely believe in my ability to craft some good English prose, I’ve encountered a very different but related problem: none of my local social circle speak English well enough to order a book or help me market. There’s also not exactly a sizable English-speaking audience for queer science fiction.

                3. Money - I’m a pastry baker, I get minimum wage and work occasionally gruelling hours. I can’t afford to trade pre-orders with the community here. Even more problematic, I don’t own a credit card and neither do many of the friends who might want to buy a book from me. I have super talented friends but not enough money to pay  them to design a cover or some background art.

                So a couple of days ago I figured I’d absolutely hit my limit of things I could do. I despaired like a romance novel heroine at her worst. Community building is a fight against my own pathologies. Money seems an insurmountable obstacle. I can’t share this burden with my friends and family. But every day I have renewed hope.

                Do you know why? I absolutely believe in my story and my ability to tell it. No matter what happens, that’s not going to change.

                I’d love to get some more insight from all Inkshare veterans though and build some new relationships right here. 
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