I STILL don't like this new-look Blogger. I haven't figured out how to sort out the comments section- I can't even READ your comments after the first 200, but I'll have to do something soon... grrrr...
Anyway...
I got a call just before 6 PM yesterday- my publicist, wanting to know if I could POSSIBLY make it onto a plane the next day to go to London to appear on the Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV. Me, being the true professional that I am, eventually stopped crying and said absolutely, no problem. Never mind the fact that I'm writing a book. Never mind the fact that my deadline is approaching. Never mind all those little details. I'd be delighted to get up early and get on a plane and go to London and sit around for a few hours and appear on air for FIVE MINUTES... and then get on another plane and fly home, waving goodbye to a full day of work... Sigh. Such is the life of a super-genius.
As it turned out, though, I had a lot of fun. Yes, the traveling and the waiting was as boring as ever, and yes I did have to miss a day of writing, but I was on the show with John Barrowman, from Dr Who and Torchwood- awesome! He's a lovely guy, and his sister was equally lovely, and I had a really funny five minutes on stage with them, being interviewed. They've written a book for young people called Hollow Earth, and it actually sounds pretty cool. John is everything you'd expect- charming, funny, friendly and engaging- so I wasn't at all disappointed. He was just like Captain Jack Harkness, in fact. Which obviously poses a problem, since if I ever get to meet David Tennant or Matt Smith I'll be expecting them to be wonderfully intelligent people with the ability to time travel. Hmmm.
Matt Cardle was also there, but he's not much of a "book-person". Nice chap, though.
But now I'm home, and I might actually try and get some work done. The book is going well, I'm sure you'll be happy to know. 60,000 words and counting. Whether or not it'll continue the tradition of every book being longer than the one before, I don't know. Hopefully it will, because I like giving readers more pages for their money every time, but a book's length is a book's length, and the story itself will dictate how long it'll be.
I also have a possible title... that I can't tell you about just yet! My agent loves it, my editor loves it, I'm pretty sure the marketing people love it... It's completely different to the style of titles I've been using up until now, which is what I'm after. I'm sure I'll be able to tell you what it is soon enough, and then we'll show you the cover closer to September, just to torture you even more.
But for now, I'm concentrating on writing the thing, fully conscious that The End Of The World is out on March 1st. You guys have caused such a storm with this, actually, because thousands of you have pre-ordered it on Amazon UK, and apparently that has never happened for a World Book Day book before. I've heard that Amazon were a tad stunned...
Well done, Minions. You stunned Amazon.
Be proud of yourselves.
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Is your nose healing Gab?
*smiles sweetly and kisses Flame again*
Val, flame's been saying zathract fancies you.
Star: ignore him. He speaks a load of rubbish. He tried to make me and sparky marry each other!
Star: i agree with star!
Star: you are star
Star: oh yeah . . .
Sighing sadly?
AHAHAHAHA!
*composes and goes back to sighing*
Ohhh. Not yet anyway...
I was there when Flame started that. It was an annoying conversation.
No, I do not fancy Val. I'm sighing because I'm thinking about my past...which are very sad, destructive memories.
What?? It's already healing!
*looks disaprovingly at star.*
*laughs at gab*
*wraps arms around sparky and kisses her*
*sits and groans*
Dear Golden God I'm tired....
Ok Mist stop talking about sad things.
Hi gabe!
Star: hi gabe!
Star: you just said hi to gabe
Star: no you just did
Star: i am you
Star: oh yeah . . .
*smiles at Flane and kisses him back*
It's coming to the time where I will leave suddenly.
Sorry in advance.
First
First
First
First
First
First
First
It's Gab.
First
First
First
First
First
First
1?
That's a no...
No, I'll do what I want.
*sighs again and wonders why people can hear me while I am so high up...*
It's Val .
*looks at all the 'First' comments that posted and bursts out laughing*
Oh...damn...
I'm more tired.
It's 1.00 am
Val, Mist. That was the night untold val v, you were looking for her. I also tried to tease her cos it was valentines day.
Also just stated that he said he 'might' tonight star.
Nearly one o'clock in the morning . . .
Golden god i'm gonna be tired tommorrow
It wasn't teasing last night though, you SUGGESTED that I ask Val out.
*kisses sparky goodbye*
When you leave, I'll leave.0
Okay, WHAT? Why didn't I know about this part of this?
I didn't suggest.
OWWWWWW
*rubs my nose against Flame's*
I'm sorry about earlier...
Of what?
Hello Nixion
Because you weren't on?
"Mister Mist. If you like her, ask her."
Those were Flame's words that he somehow produced because of a misinterpretation of what I said.
Hi Gab
How's your weekend going so far?
*punches Nix in the face REALLY HARD* Does that make whatever else that was making you say 'ow' hurt less?
NIX! FINALLY!
Have you finished Ch 3? I need something to edit!!
What earlier?
The email? I had forgotton about that. It's ok.
*pecks her cheek*
Stay longer.
Normal
Oh i think my sister just woke up . . .
No i think she rolled over. She's in my room because i have people staying.
In case you didn't know:
MY COMMENTS DON'T DISAPPEAR ANYMORE!!!
Slightly
But now it's more like my face and legs are hurting
This place got a whole lot more crowded.
Nix, is Ch3 done?
Hi nix!
I can't.
If my trombone teacher arrives, I go.
Simple as that.
*groans and rubs head*
Mist. You said the last time we were talking you might.
And you were saying you night but you were uncertain. So I simply said, you like her, ask her.
It probably got more crowded because there are people from all over the world who come on this website...
I think my sister DID wake up . . .
This is bad.
no, i jsut got home Mist
It's going to be a while
-aw
*kisses sparky's forehead*
Okay, does anyone mind telling me what comment page Flame and Mist were having this conversation on?
You guys should have been here last night... It was so fun.
Damn.
And no, I started sobbing (which was actually fake for all those patting me on the head) because I no longer had a GF as my last one left me a few months ago. I have no intentions on asking Val out and even if I did I wouldn't because she would flatly refuse.
Like somewhere on the last post.
Val, dedication?
*punches Mist in face*
3 or 4 pages back I think, Val. If I said anything that could be used against me...it shouldn't be because that was like 1 AM. And I was dying.
No, that's not what happened.
Down the bottom.
*deflects punch and holds dagger to Nix's throat*
Are you done?
Nope . . . I don't think she did . . .
I think it's crowded because it's half term so people can be on here more, and because some people (me + flame) are on here at 01:06 AM
I would be nicer than 'flatly refusing'. I've never been asked out.
Eh. Maybe it wasn't, Flame. I don't remember, like I said I was half asleep.
@Val: Oh...
Sparky?
*pulls her into me*
Will you be able to come Sunday, your time?
Itll be Saturday.
...
I'm just going to stop talking now, I think.
*shuts lips tightly and sighs again*
MIST! WHY DID YOU CHANGE ME FROM ADMIN TO CONTRIBUTER ON THE BLOG?
Huh? I didn't. Perhaps YOU did my mistake.
Dedication? Um...
I dedicate this page to all the elementary kids who now refer to me as 'The Moustache Master' because of yesterday. They all act like I'm their leader. It's hilarious.
*watches things*
See this is exactly what was 'happening'
2 minutes he was like 'maybe I will'
'but shell say no'
Etc, etc.9
I've never had a boyfriend . . .
I think a lot of people on here haven't.
i didn't. on thursday, when i went on my dashboard, i was a contributer
Hey, just because I would be nicer doesn't exactly mean yes.
I haven't.
What happened val?
*shrugs*
Somewhere I think you would.
*thinks* Wait, I've been asked out by one guy, but he tried to ask me out when he KNEW I was only his friend and he did so over a text message. Not a smart move.
*slaps Flame*
VAL WHY DO THOSE LITTLE KIDS CALL YOU THE MOUSTACHE MONSTED???
*still does not speak*
Monster not monsted^
*embraces slap*
Ive been slapped way harder that that .
Speak mist.
It'll be interesting and awkward.
grrrr
I WANT TO BE AN ADMIN. I DESERVE IT! I'M WRITTING THE FIRST BOOK!
My phone is low on charge . . . And if i get the charger people might realise i'm awake . . .
I've started two books lately.
*considers, then nods at Flame*
Okay, this is what I’m saying. I’m leaving blogland.
*hops down from tree*
…Forever.
*walks slowly away from Blogland*
*will not be returning*
Bye.
He's going to comeback.
*tried to get charger and made loud crashing noise*
I still don't have it . . .
Obvs.
I'm the Moustache MASTER. And it's because they all were buying fake moustaches at the roller skating rink (I was there last night) and none of them could get the paper off the back of the moustaches, so I had like twelve kids come up to me and say, "Can you get the paper off?" So I sighed and said, "Geez, when did I become the Moustache Master?"
And now that's how they refer to me.
Mist.
Get your sorry back here.
You'll come back, Mist. I've tried to leave forever (I get pissed off sometimes to the point where I'm that angry), but it never works.
Mist might be watching the coversation. Talk... NOW
Same, I try but it never ever works
I tried to leave blog land.... Lasted for two days
Everytime I've tried, I've watched the convo.
He's thinking about commenting, aren't you mist?
Yeah, Flame, you said you wouldn't be back for a long time then changed your name and came right back on.
*gets charger and plugs it in*
Oh yeah . . . Oh yeah . . . Go me . . . Go me . . .
I made a lot of noise though *is worried*
*pokes head back in blogland*
Nix, you’re an admin again and I accidentally made myself an Author. If you could change me back to admin, I’d greatly appreciate it. Bye. And I’m not coming back.
*leaves again*
You just came back!
Mist, stop being dramatic and get back here.
No, that wasn't me. *shifty eye movement*
No, that wasn't me. *shifty eye movement*
Does anyone watch Jake and Amir?
*sees Eve and panics* YOU'LL NEVER GET MY BLOOD!
Mist, seriously, why would he make you an admin when youre not coming back?
That's just.... Wrong.
*pulls out chainsaw* HAHAHAHAHA!
Eve did Marshall get an account,?
OH DEAR GOD WHO GAVE EVE A CHAINSAW?! *hides*
...
Hi Eve
*stabs Eve*
*smiles innocently*
Not me......
No, it kept on saying it can't make him an account because of his age but he put himself down as, like, 35, so he just said 'stuff it' and left.
*body of Mist appears in tree again*
*smiles evilly*
I did.
Why '35'?
HE WAS BACK!!!!!
*hands out homemade double chocolate muffins*
They were made with MARGERINE, NOT vegetable oil (vegetable oil-yuck!)
DOWN WITH VEGETABLE OIL! DOWN WITH VEGETABLE OIL!
Yes i feel strongly on this subject. Thank you for noticing.
Obviously we knew youd come back.
*looks down at self* Ow.
I got a chainsaw from Cheap as Chips! Wait, does America even HAVE a Cheap as Chips?
how do i make you an admin again?
Go into settings and add authors.,
No, I don't think America does. *climbs up a tree to get away*
35, 'cause at first he put himself down as 4, and it said no, so he put himself down as an adult and it said no.
I don't think england has a cheap as chips eve.
Why not just put 12?
Or something.
*puts chainsaw between teeth and climbs up* This hurts terribly.
*realises Mist is in this tree* *throws him at Eve as a distraction*
Yeah, but that doesn't matter because he can't make an account.
1:30 AM . . . *yawn* . . .
I am tired now.
*suggests*
Maybe try turning it off.
Or you could have cut down the tree?
*catches mist and throws him back*
*continues climbing*
*looks at Flame* DON'T GIVE HER IDEAS!
Mist and Val up a tree, k-I-s-s-I-n-g
brb
Mist, it has been done
*shakes head as Val throws him*
*lands far away from Eve having flown*
Mist is gone.
*leaps out of tree and beats Flame to a pulp* SHUT. UP.
Maybe i should go to sleep . . .
Flame maybe you should too . . . have you seen the time?
Kk.
and *shrugs at val*
She 'd gave figured out
Yes...
I will.
Soon.
But... Val?
And please change back mist, I could hardly spell your old name, never mind that.
THE SPARROW FLIES SOUTH FOR WINTER!!! *hits flame a billion times. Hard*
*kicks star*
We stopped this shit, remember?
Hahaha I stabbed Eve and she goes after yous
....
No apparently they haven't
ah
Hello Flame
Flame, you said 'But... Val?'
So what do you want?
Gab, don't be getting ideas.
Nothing.
You'll just get too pissed off.
And me going sleep.
Getting ideas from what?
Zathract Mist is gone. For now, anyway. I am Nagier Ryn, Zathract's True Name and relates to him as Darquesse does to Valkyrie.
If you don't say it I'll get pissed off anyway. So say it.
And you see? Even my avatar is darker and so much more evil than before. This place needs a change. I can be that change.
Mist, don't be riduculus
I. Am. TIIIIIIIRED!!!
Star: so go to sleep then
Star: i thought this talking to myself was a midnight hour special
Star: it was. But it also happens when you're really tired
Star: oh, well that's,just great!
Star: the sparrow flies south for winter!
Star: *hits self*
*smiles darkly but does not speak to Nix*
*sighs*
Mist, child, *rubs temples*
Must you confuse me at like 2 in the morning?..
But at least val has 2 lads now
Excuse me, Mist, but I'm the one who turns evil and destroys Blogland. I've done it before. It's already my job.
*shots Mist, and sees blood urupting from his back from
I have two what now?
*heals wound simply*
Well, I'm doing it for now.
*turns to Nix* *glares and raises hand sending a thousand tendrils of darkness flying at him*
Grrr this is so frustrating!
We did stop it flame.
But i started it again
Only accidently though. I was - AM - tired.
So i'm stopping it again.
Ha
Mist, child, I'll repeat what nix said....
You want to be like, the one to change thisplace?
You're not even a regular.
*rubs temples mor+*+
That's not cool, man. Stealing a evil lady's job. That's just rude.
01:43 AM . . .
*last comment was directed at Mist
*darkness hits, and nixion losses himself to anger*
THIS IS WORSE THAN ANY TRUE NAME!
And vals right.
If anyone is to change blogland, it's going to be me and her and a few others that are just too 'stubborn'.
I am, actually. I come on every day.
But Mist isn't coming back until certain things happen here or he gets over his loss. It's up to him to do that really but its up to me the change this place if he doesn't fix himself fast enough.
Kill Mist!!
*spears Mist*
Certain things? Like what?
*throws donkey at Mist*
*hugs Gab into unconciousness*
*pulls spear out of chest and heals wound*
*laughs softly*
THROW ME AT MIST!
I meant 2 not 3 ^
Whaddever. Miniscual difference. And now it's 01:44
@Val
I'm not sure yet, but I think I'll find out soon enough.
*kills donkey*
* shackles Ryan with unbreakable magic binding chains+
Is it ok if I call you Ryan?
It is? Oh, ok,
Mist, seriously, it's my thing to turn evil and kill people. *mutters something along the lines of 'copying is lame' to Mist*
Don't worry, though, I may be the evil part of Mist but I am not going to obliterate Blogland. I don't even want to hurt any of you. Well, with the exception of Nix and Gab seeing as they both tried to kill me.
What about me? *tries to kill Nagier*
Then you aren't even evil. When I'm evil I try to kill everyone. It's happened a few times.
Am i a regular?
I know i'm pretty new, but after the last few days i think i deserve to be called a,regular . . .
It's Ryn, not Ryan. And there are not such thing as unbreakable...anythings.
*cuffs snap and break*
*pokes val*
Well at least you'd be the evil couple everyone is scared of.
And Ryan, you aint changing anything round here.
*jumps at mist, and breaks his spine*
Screw you
*turns into Darquesse* *tears Flame's arms off* Shut up. You're irritating me.
Ugh.
Go away and change back to bloody mist. If you don't, I won't speak to you.
Star, you proably are.
How does not wanting to kill anyone mean you aren't evil? I am evil, I'm just not doing evil things right now.
*looks at Eve*
That is unfortunate. Mist doesn't want you hurt. Or Sparky, or Val or anyone else. However, I'll do what I have to.
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