FAQs

Can I do this alone? Do I need a partner?

From Bitter Ground is designed as a two-reader experience. You pick your partner and go from there. That said, if you want to read alone, then that’s fine too. You can purge the data from your account at the end of the experience and read the second work too.

Do I carry the books with me?

Up to you. They’re not designed to be easy to carry, so we’d suggest not. You can refer to them at any point during the whole work though, and afterward.

Do I need a modern phone?

You don’t. You need a data connection, and that’s it.
Your device will need functioning Location Services/GPS and for it them be enabled.
Android: The app should work on almost all android devices running Chrome or Firefox browsers.
iOS: On iOS you will need to be running iOS version 11.3 or higher and use the Safari browser.

How long will it take?

You’ll get access to the Prologue when you buy the books. When they arrive, Part 1 of the whole work has four chapters. You can leave gaps between days, but the whole thing can’t be done faster than in four successive days.

Do I need to be in the same place as my reading partner?

No. We’ll link your accounts so that your progression through the work is paired, but your reading partner can be on the other side of the world if you wish.

This is great! Have you made anything else?

Thank you! Check out ambientlit.com for more projects. We made the first edition of These Pages Fall Like Ash in 2013, and in between then and now have been hard at work exploring ways in which your phone can be a medium for telling stories.