I'm finished the book.
It's only the first draft, granted. And I've finished it twelve days after I expected to be finished, also granted. And with the schedule so horrendously packed, I'm gonna have to start the edit by Sunday. But none of that takes away from the fact that I have finished Kingdom of the Wicked, and I am one happy writer-bunny.
My editor called this afternoon. He'd read most of it, and was just calling to give me the thumbs up. This, I have to say, was a relief. I've never written a book as quickly as I did this one, so I was worried that the quality might slip. Apparently it hasn't. This makes me happy. It's also LONGER than any of the others. Please keep in mind that the finished product might be significantly shorter, but at the moment this one is clocking in at 130,000 words- that's about 12,000 words longer than Death Bringer.
I am so, so drained. I need to play video games. I need to watch movies. I need to spend more than an hour away from my computer. But despite how drained I feel, I am buzzing with that wonderful, wonderful feeling of accomplishment that I always get when I finish a book. I am truly great.
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«Oldest ‹Older 3401 – 3600 of 4909 Newer› Newest»Nah Robin, I do that a lot!
Hi Lav!
*reads past comments*
I know when I came on... but it was kinda... well, first I only commented once on one post then I started talking on the one before it. I think I met Sparky first...
No wait, it was Jakro who said hi first, but I didn't comment back...
Oops. heh.
Yes Robin, I would be very creeped out. Very creeped out indeed.
I was messing around with someone called Cat but I've not seen her in MONTHS!!!
A while back a bunch of people were saying who they talked to first and half the people said me... Guess I'm on a lot :D
Yeah, you are Val.
*grins*
I walk out of the shop, and this is what I see
Katniss Everdeen a-looking at me
I have a loaf of bread and I ain't afraid to throw it, throw, throw it, throw it...
I'M PEETA AND YOU KNOW IT!
I think you where there when I first came on or something. I forget, but I think it was you who told Jakro that you guys don't do a dedication anymore when he dedicated that page to people like me who were new.
I'm seeing the Hunger Games tonight with Amanda!
...... GALE HAWTHORNE RULES!!!!!
*rereads comment*
...
That sounded confusing...
I never said we don't do dedications anymore...
Val V was the first person I spoke to on blogger and thus the evil robot muffins were born
I remember the evil robot muffins!
Cool, Val!
I saw it already with my mom. :)
It's so cool! :D
I cried at one part though. :')
Val V was also the 1st person that spoke to me as well!
HG was so amazing I almost died
I never cried... It REALLY WASNT THAT EMOTIONAL!!!
The first thing I ever said to Flame was:
Hi! *kicks rachel's dead body in the bushes* I'm Darquesse. Would you be willing to donate your spine?
Rim - I nearly cried the second time round but not the first xD
LOL VAL
I sorta remember that comment... I was on this blog in august but I didn't make an account till November...
There was a lot of scenes that my dirty, twisted mind made me laugh at. The fact her mouth is NEVER closed and Rue made a sawing motion and pointed down to the careers.
I've been readin the blog and comments since *cocks head* July 2010... but only bothered to make an account in November last year *grins*
*facepalms* Rim...
Hmmmm... I thought that was the post I first came on at... but maybe it WAS the first 10,000...
Checking.
Good night! Good night! BYE!
Val, I spoke to my weird friend today (remember him?) and he asked me how Blogland was doin and he said he wants to make an account... Be warned...
I never knew the Blog existed until last May, but quite frankly, I didn't know what a Blog was. And, being in America, I had to find it on my own and I never even knew about Dark Days and Mortal Coil until November 2010...
Bye Robin!!!!!
Bye Robin!
FOUND IT!!!!!!!
Blogger Bah 2401-2600!
Star Midnight said..
I'd also like to learn about symbols
January sixth 2012 4:16 PM!
If he DOES make an account, Rim, tell me ahead of time please...
PLEASE!
Midnight!! Yay!!! *whoops, raves and throws confetti*
May the fours be with you robin!
*looks at clock*
It took me THREE QUATRES OF AN HOUR to find my first comment???
I'd forgotten what me first profile pic looked like... now I remember.
Don't worry Val, I'll make sure he doesn't! I'm goin for a meal with him tomorrow and if he brings it up I'll stab him with my fork. He also asked how NJ was doing but I haven't seen her in ages...
I know what my first pic looked like!
Flame saw it and I asked how old I looked and he said 15 or 16 XD
I feel that my first PROPER time on blogger was with lynxia and rim when i was killing llamas.
*is still looking for first ever comment*
*sighs* good old days! Feeding super llamas magical rice and watching Star fail at finding cranberries.
*blinks* magical RICE?
You sure you don't mean apples, or raisins?
I think I had my District 12 pic then Star! Yay Hunger Games Pics!!!
But yeah. Good old days:)
Yep! Yay HG pics!
I think I'm close...
I was eating rice at that time!!! That's why!!! I fed Terry Magical Apples!!! *facepalms*
As soon as i got to the top of my first page, i regonised it immediently.
From memory, Holly got first, dedicated the page to valduggery, and got shot.
Yep! Poor terry:( *decapitates terry's nephew*
I remember her!! She had that silhouette?? Also not seen her in AGES!!!
Yeah! I know!
I remember her especially coz my given name is Holly!
I know Jakro got first on the page I first came on...
*is looking hard*
Oh, and now I remember that I didn't have a picture when I first came.
Me neither. I had to ask.
And then i still couldn't do it coz i needed a comp
List of people on people on on my first comment:
Val
Becky
Gepard
Crystal
Cat
The only person on them I've seen recently is Val...
Someone shut the comment window and I'm pretty sure it wasn't me... *detective look*
*cowers from Val's detective look*
I HATE PIE!!
*climbs up a tree to hide from Val*
I FOUND IT!!!!!
*reads comments*
Oh. Sparky said... uh... maybe I'll just... sorry! I was confused! Here's the link to the first time I posted. Don't worry, I was near the top.
http://dereklandy.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-10000.html?commentPage=6
Oh, and there was another time when I commented again, but again, it was only one...
*reads comment*
Oh, gosh.
*laughs*
That was a stupid first impression!
*face palms*
You hate PIE? I hate YOU! *climbs up after her*
*jumps back down*
*yawns* been climbing and walking today, so i'm tired . . . Going, now. Night, guys:)
May the fours be with you.
Bye Star!! *Hugs*
Underdog by Kasabian Is a cool song, one of my favourites.
Bye Star!
Oh my gosh! I found the post where I actually started talking! And it was stupid!
*face palms*
What a way to make an entrance...
Oh, and I think after that, Derek actually said something to me! I'm looking again.
Oh, AND Sparky, Robin, Lynxia, (and I'm not sure who else at the moment) were there too! I came on a few comments after Derek commented to Robin! :O Wow.
I'm gona go to sleep now!! Bye!! *hugs*
ENJOY HUNGER GAMES VAL!!!!
And before that, I commented for the second time to Sparky, saying I saw her Website about SP.
*laughs*
She asked me then if that comment was me, and I said yeah. :P
Bye Rim! :)
Ha! Ha ha ha! I found Derek's comment with him saying hi to me!
Cool! :D
Okay, gtg again. Bye anyone who's still here!
Hello!
*dying with laughter*
*is laughing*
I wonder if I should show you guys how much I messed up with the song 'Little Wonders'. I had to make, like, 20 takes!
*thinks it over*
Nah, maybe that would be too much.
btw, I'm organizing things on my comp, and deleting things from the recycle bin and I have TONS of vids I had to delete that were all from one song!
Wow, that was a mess. :P
Hi Lav!
I think.
Hayley posted on my What If!
God, I love her. She's awesome. Just awesome.
Just. Frigging. AWESOME.
Yeah, I'm still here.
Hi. :)
Cool. Maybe I'll take a look soon. Just, like I said, organizing my comp now.
*is still laughing*
So many takes! Gah. :P
Wow, Sparky. She had a good one. I just read it. :)
Sorry I'm not really writing my responses... I don't know what to write sometimes.
Okay.
She does have a good one.
I wouldn't say I'm her best friend, because she knows a lot of people, but she's definitely mine.
I'm fairly sure she knows that.
Im back in a confused state
*hears wind blowing outside*
*looks out window*
Wow, that's heavy rain...
Hi Zaf. :)
Why confused?
*remembers something*
Sparky, I made a new blog. It's my random blog, and I think that's the best title for it.
The only original posts are the top two. The others are from my singing blog, but I just moved them.
If you want to take a look,
http://blog-of-random-things.blogspot.com/
Oh, and Zaf? I sent the email about Survivors. Ignore the forward message. I just forwarded the email from my other account.
The link on the bottom of the video is where you vote.
.......................
I was going to say something..............
Just a lot of trying to figure out what im doing for the admins on a page and how to draw: a town, dessert,forest,and lake all in one circle
Did you forget, Sparky?
@Zaf
Oh.
That would be implied Lav...
DAMMIT!
What was I gonna say!?
This confusing and meh voted
What were you thinking before that, do you remember?
I find that retracing my steps or repeating whatever I did when I thought something then forgot, helpful to me.
Hope that makes sense...
Cool, Zaf. :)
...
Ah, screw it.
I'm distant, writing.
Okay, Sparky.
Gotta go, BYE!
Bye Sparky!
*paces*
I git a cousin thats an author!!!!!
Wow! There's a rainbow right outside my window!
It's interesting that a rainbow appears on the most unluckiest of days. Friday the 13th. :)
Wow, we're having quiet random comments, huh? :P
Hi Mist! :)
That's cool, Zaf! :)
Omg its scary!!! He wrote a book omg omg....i hope he gets famous so he might meet Derek *is in shock*
What kind of book did he write, Zaf?
I never knew i had been speaking to my cousin who is a flipping author!!! Bloody hell!!!!
I'm, like, half asleep...
It's almost midday, wow...
Hi Eve! :)
I have no idea what genre. Ill give you name of it. Its on Amazin Kindle
The Documented Happenings Between Two Halves of Ancient Verse Recentky Documented. By Andrew Tortora
*is still pacing*
Hi Eve. :)
Okay, I'll take a look, Zaf. :)
*hugs Mist* Why you pacing?
*goes back to pacing*
*curses self*
Lol have fun xD my family hasnt read it xD pity I cant ask Andy for a signed copy hey as his cousin i better get one xD
*hugs back*
I think I upset you last night...
*frowns* No. Why would you think that?
Hm. Well.
Never mind then.
*stops pacing and smiles*
Oh, by the way, dad turned the Internet off, sorry.
That's okay. I was half asleep anyways.
Huh still getting over the shock lol
*smiles back*
Can you believe I just woke up? Just then? It's friggin midday!
But then, I've slept in til 2:30 before...
*grins*
I woke up early today. No idea why.
Not gettin' first, people.
I've been forcing myself to wake up early. Like, seven o clock early. :O
Zaf, I don't really know what to say about the book. Well, firstly, it's actually interesting a bit, but mostly, it's not really a book I would buy... Not that it's not good or anything, but just not what I'm interested in.
Although it has the term "Hollow men" which makes me think...
Really, I don't know if I want to read it or not... Sorry. :S
I wanna get first! Mememememe!!!
We all say the same thing. He was aleays....odd
1?
1?
1st
Aw.
*screams*
IT'S SOME KIND OF MONSTER!!!!!
...
Anyways.
Aw, Zaf, Eve wanted first.
Yes!!! Lol sry i wanna dedicate
Dedication:
1. To my cousin ,Andrew Tortora, now an author!!!
2. My roleplaying buddy JJ
3. Chicken
4. THG
5. Derek in the hope im not getting spooned
*laughs*
Anyone remember that day I kept trying to sing 'Little Wonders'? I tried probably over 20 times to sing it.
What a mess that was. :P
It's fine. I'll just get the next one, Mwahahahaha!
brb
Whats some kind of monster?
Eve ill probably be asleep by then its 10:31 pm
...Don't worry. I'll get first and then you can see my marvellous first when you wake up.
*cough*
It's a song by Metallica but my random outburst was unrelated.
I think.
Back! :)
It's ten PM, Zaf? Where do you live again?
*nods* So it's like when someone shouts
SHUT UP!!!
And they don't know if they're talking about the song or they just want everyone to shut up.
*nods wisely*
*grins*
I still haven't unpacked the books from my bag since Term ended.
10:36pm actualyy
America
My books are all st school. :D
Yeah, but where in America?
In Cal, it's 7:37 PM. That's my time.
Gah. Lucky. I have to carry them everyday...
*grins* I'm gonna miss primary school. It's so convenient.
I think my mom's home. Will be distant.
Kay lav
Near New York City. I live in Pennsylvania
I left Primary School last year...this is my first at High.
Distant. Writing Battle for Blogland.
Cool, Zaf. You live on one half of America and I live on the other. :)
Yay, Mist! :D
Im in Middle School going to High School next year
Lol Lav!! Im like super tired im brain dead and tired xD
It's so weird that even though we live in the same country, the timezones are completely different.
Oh, and I'm already in high school. But I'm schooling at home cause my mom doesn't like the public schools around here...
I still can't get over this whole "Middle School" thing.
As in, you don't HAVE a middle school, Mist? Primary right to High?
Its basically 7th and 8th grade. You are way too mature for Elementry but too immature for High School. Its a school where you get in the habbit of lockers and prepping for High School
Hiya Gab! :)
Dammit going out for lunch
Bye!!! *hugs mist*
Hello.
Sometimes there's 6th grade in Middle School, Zaf.
But I went to a Middle School that had 7th and 8th grade. I just know kids who've started Middle School in 6th.
Bye Eve!
brb.
We live in different countries.
Don't you guys think that it will be different there?
Bye Eve.
I have a messed up school
Hiya Gab!
Damn. Bye, Eve! *hugs back*
Yes. Here the Education System is:
Primary School (K - 6)
High School (7 - 12)
--
University [Optional] (However long you study)
There's no Year 13?
Eh.
Don't talk about school!
It's a the holidays!!!
YEAR 13?!?!?!
I am suddenly worshiping this country's Education System!
Hmm. No wonder people in New Zealand are smarter...
*skips away*
*chucks a dagger a Gab*
*redirects knife to a tree*
It's a dagger, not a knife!
*eats purple banana*
Dagger are just large knives.
*hums*
Oooh
*shadow walks*
I said I'd be right back, but now I'm going to go watch TV with my mom. Might bbl. Just saying.
Bye! :)
Hello and goodbye Lavender.
Since no one is talking...
. . .
. .
.
. .
. . .
Damn it someone talk.
Backereno
Thank god.
EVE is here.
Someone talk please.
EVE is not going to talk to you.
You said NZ people are smarter than Aussies.
WELL IM PARTLY NZ DOES THAT COUNT?!
Hmm.. did you read carefully what I said?
You said "No wonder people in NZ are smarter" and then you skipped away.
*flashback*
"Hmm. No wonder people in New Zealand are smarter...
*skips away*"
I didn't say Aussies.
So I guess it doesn't count.
*throws a tomato at Gab*
Is Mist still here?
*catches tomato*
*makes tomato soup*
Yum.
Yep he's here.
Wait. I think he is. He might be doing something else.
Miiiiiiiiist!!!
Oh, yay! Eve's here!
*hugs*
Ignore what I just said, by the way.
*hugs him back*
Kassd defeated my teddy bear?!
My classmate is interrogating me on Facebook. She's asking me questions.
Want to see what she's saying?
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