Battered Rose

Battered Rose is now on Facebook! “Like” the page in the sidebar to get updates right in your news feed. Or, if you prefer, follow BR on Twitter. Following either page will ensure you get the latest updates from Battered Rose.

The Fight Like A Girl album page has been updated with more information from EA’s tweets. Please email solarfacade or PM her on the EA forums if you have information or news you’d like to contribute to the page.

A new section has been added to side projects: food! Included there is a typed version of the matcha green tea muffin recipe EA posted online the other day.

Nominations are now open for the third annual Shorty Awards. The Shorty Awards honor Twitter users with the best content, as decided by Twitter users themselves. If you are a Twitter user, consider voting for Emilie in one or more categories. Currently, she has been nominated…

328 times in music, putting her in 10th place
112 times in author, putting her in 8th place
84 times in mentalillness, putting her in 1st place
59 times in fashion, putting her in 7th place
49 times in food, putting her in 10th place

You can vote  by tweeting in the following format:

I nominate @TwitterUser for a Shorty Award in #category because… (add reason here).

Please be sure to include a reason, because tweets without them will not be counted. The top 6 users in each category will become finalists. Nominations run through the end of January, so get your votes in now! Winners will be selected by a panel of judges after the nomination period is over.

There are many official categories, as well as user-created categories, one of which is fansite! Please consider voting for @thebatteredrose and other great EA fansites in this category. Currently, there are several EA fansites in the top 20, including…

@AsylumChile in 2nd place
@ThePlagueFS in 5th place
@emilieautumnweb in 6th place
@thebatteredrose in 13th place

Spread the plague! Vote for all things EA in the Shorty Awards and show the world (or Twitter, anyway) what plague rats are made of!

Battered Rose is finally back online after moving servers. We have also taken the time to update much of the information on the site. In addition to a new layout…

• New questions have been added to the FAQ.
• There are now pages for WillowTech House, The Asylum book and The Asylum Outcry video podcast in the Side Projects section.
• Lyrics can once again be accessed from their album pages.
• The Where to Buy, Press, and Video pages have been revived.
• “Naked Feminist Poetry” has been added to the Downloads page.
• The gallery is live again and has been updated with many recent photoshoots.
• The site section has been moved to the main menu. Visit it to learn the history of the site, contact information, and ways you can help make Battered Rose better.
• Gravatar support has been added for comments. Sign up on Gravatar.com, upload an avatar, and when you leave a comment on a news post here on Battered Rose, your avatar will show up next to it.
• And last but not least, a special page has been added with information on EA’s upcoming album. It can be accessed through the sidebar.