Oh hai!

Welcome to tbsol_v2 for members new and old! There's 500+ of you and I was just wondering how many of you are actually still dropping by here. If you're reading this, could you please leave a comment? You can leave something as simple as a one-word response. :)

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U can haz!

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Barnes & Noble

:)

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Current Music: Dr Horrible cast - On The Rise

The proof has been approved which means A&V is headed to the printers.

Alix & Valerie will be officially available at Amazon, B&N, StarCrossed Productions, etc etc next week!

The publisher put together a little movie for me so I could see what the published book looks like. Feel free to check it out!

http://www.bedazzledink.com/a%26v-book.wmv

And you can pre-order the novel already at Barnes & Noble:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Alix-and-Valerie/Ingrid-Diaz/e/9781934452042/?itm=1

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TBSOL v2 Chapter 40 is about 75% complete, and will be up in the next few days :)

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Just wanted to drop in and say that I know it's been a while since the last update to TBSOL. I am working on Chapter 40 - or at least I was - but some real life stuff - traveling, mom in hospital, friend visiting - have kept me from being at my most focused. The good news is things are calming down and I should be able to get back to work in the next day or so. :)

I figure not everyone reads my personal journal, so I wanted to check in and say that I'm sorry that Chapter 39 is taking so long. It's kinda kicking my ass for some reason. But I am working on it. It's just taking longer than usual to get it how I want it. :)

Current Music: In the Sun - Joseph Arthur

First of all, let me say how much I appreciate everyone's comments and feedback. They've made this somewhat overwhelming experience far more enjoyable. They've also convinced me that I wasn't totally out of my mind for wanting to rewrite it. :) I know there's a bunch of you who read it but don't always leave a comment, but in an effort to get a more rounded idea of how everyone's feeling about the story so far, I thought I'd do a midway poll. Please feel free to be honest, I can take it. I think. :)

Poll #1161172 TBSOL v2 Midway Poll
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Do you consider version 2 to be an improvement from version 1?

Who do you like better in the new version?

Who did you like better in the original?

Who is/are your favorite supporting character(s)?

Do you feel the story progresses at a decent pace?

And as always, if you've got more to say, please drop it in the comments or email me privately at ingrid [at] midnightisland [dot] com. :)

Hi guys,

I'm sorry. I know I said Chapter 17 would be up last week - and I figured it would be, but I didn't anticipate that cleaning my apartment would take as long as it did. Then I had visitors from the US and so I didn't get to write at all.

So I'll aim for next week instead. Apologies!

showercomb raised an issue I've been debating regarding the new version: Julianne's virginity. If you've read the new version, you know that Kris is no longer as innocent as she was in the initial one. I changed that for many reasons, that I can expand on if anyone wants to know. But Julianne is up in the air for me. I would love feedback on this issue or thoughts and ideas you may have. In the end, I'll go with what feels right for me, but I've gotten some amazing ideas from comments and feedback in the past, and really respect and appreciate your views. So please, don't be shy. :)


Poll #607742 Virginity
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Do you like that Kris is not a virgin in the second version?

Should Julianne remain a virgin in the new version?

If you want to expand on the reasons for your answers, please feel free to add 'your thoughts'. I'd love to know why you feel a certain way. :)

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Hey guys,

I've been saying you can post to the community, but it occurs to me some of you may not know how to do that. So here's what you do:

If you wanna start your own thread, post an announcement of some kind, make an observation, post a poll (like sunata314 did), introduce yourself, etc:

1. Go to the LJ update page here: http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml

2. Next to the button that reads "Update Journal" - which is at the bottom - there should be a drop-down menu that says "Post to" and your user name should be selected. If you click on the menu, a list of journals you have permissions to post to should appear. One of them should be tbsol_v2.

3. Select tbsol_v2

4. Write whatever you want.

5. Hit "Update Journal"

6. Voila.

Questions or problems, let me know.

Current Mood: awake

Wow! The member list for this community is over 100 suddenly. I can't believe it. I also can't believe that some of you actually went through the trouble of joining LJ to be here. Thank you!

I apologize for the delay in posting more of TBSOL v2.5. I've been really busy, what with moving to France, and settling in, and now starting some non-fiction writing projects.

I've also been a bit blocked with TBSOL lately, and not entirely sure how to proceed. Time, I'm sure, will reveal the proper course, but if anyone has any ideas/suggestions, please comment. That is the main reason why I created this community.

The community is entirely open, so any of the members can post to it - as I'm doing now. Or you can merely comment to the posts that pop up. I envision this as more of a forum. So, please don't be shy. Feel free to introduce yourselves, say why you're here, give any kind of feedback you wish to, ask any questions... or not. I won't kick anyone out for being silent, but talking to myself is not particularly fun either, so... :)

Current Music: Tango: Maureen - Rent Movie Soundtrack

Evening all,

Here is Poll #2. Actually, this a link to my flickr account where I uploaded the picture of the poll that I created in Paint because I am leet like that. You might also find pictures of our new Sheltie puppy. He needs a name, preferably one syllable. Please help us, or he's going to end up being called "Dog" because my family and I lack creativity for naming household pets. Thank you and please comment below with your answers!


( Or you can go look under this cut )

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Current Music: "Daylight Robbery" - Imogen Heap

Poll #538154 TBSOL Version 2.5 Poll
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

So far, which version do you like better?

Who is/are your favorite character(s) so far in the new version?

Feel free to say anything.

Please feel free to leave any comments by clicking 'thoughts'. You may post anonymously if you'd feel more comfortable with that. :)

Current Mood: curious
Current Music: Laura - Scissor Sisters

I wanted to thank all of you who went through the trouble of signing up for this. As I work out all the kinks and iron out all of the wrinkles, I would love to hear your reactions/thoughts/feelings on the changes that I've made. The last thing that I want to do is take away from the original story, or from the characters. If there's ever a moment of, "Gasp! Why did she do that??" Please let me know. I can't promise I'll change it back (and Karine can attest to that! lol), but I'm always open to new ideas and perspectives. :)

Currently, I'm focusing on getting out the next part of Rayne by Saturday, May 21st, so TBSOL is on a short pause. I'm also at a fork in the road about how to proceed with the next TBSOL scene, which is why I'm taking a few days to sleep on it and decide the best course of action.

Mostly, the point of this post is to say thank you. I really appreciate all of you caring enough to be here. :)


~Ingrid
"Dreams"

... even though I'm sure all the members of this community are already aware of this...

I would like to claim the author. She's mine!!!! and I'm not sharing. well. except her writings. Those should be spread as widely as possible.

And now Ingrid and I have a date to watch Alias.

:: poofs away ::

Well then, Jael's mine.

Anyone want to make me an icon? 'I like evil men' maybe? Though I like the idea of Jay/Jael: the anti-Pope OTP. *lmao*

Okay, that was me procrastinating.

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I would like to claim Leigh.

I shall now make a new icon proclaiming, "I like girls with wit *insert TBSOL icon* Leigh's mine."

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