Wednesday, April 11, 2012

FINISHED!

I don't dance around kitchens. But if I did, I'd be dancing around my kitchen right now.

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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Nixion Strange said...

or did i? i don't remember...

Lavender Hope said...

SpellDust31518!

Nixion Strange said...

i haven't got it yet, but it will be AccioMist29157

Zathract Mist said...

Sent you a request Lav.

Lavender Hope said...

Now I think I'm finally going to Hogwarts! :D

Star Inkbright said...

Hi people!

Woah, we comment fast! On the last page already!

Nixion Strange said...

i'll tell you when it's in use

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Star

Lavender Hope said...

Your name is WillowEcho?

Zathract Mist said...

Sent YOU a request, Nix.

Lavender Hope said...

Hey Star! :D

Zathract Mist said...

Yeah, WillowEcho/

Gtg now. Bye!

Nixion Strange said...

Yes! I got the email!

Star Inkbright said...

Heyzio guys!

Lavender Hope said...

Bye Mist!

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Mist

Star Inkbright said...

May thr fours be with you zath!

Nixion Strange said...

it's telling me that the internet can't display this webpage...

Star Inkbright said...

Brb!

Lavender Hope said...

That stinks, Nix. Try again. Keep trying.

Lynxia Lost said...

Back. And my brb comment disappeared....

I'm SunNimbus21049

Nixion Strange said...

now it's working!

Nixion Strange said...

oh, now it's telling me something went wrong, and i have to try again
I could remember my old username...

Lavender Hope said...

I'm sorry, but I'm too excited to get to Hogwarts that I'm skipping the reading. I'll go back later. :P

Lavender Hope said...

wb, Lynxia. :)

Lynxia Lost said...

*is huming Holy Musical B@man*

Lavender Hope said...

OMGG!!!! I'm going to be sorted soon! :D

Nixion Strange said...

okay, my new user name is
WatchMirror20729

Nixion Strange said...

de silence... it is deafening

Lavender Hope said...

Yay! I got Gryffindor!!! :D

Nixion Strange said...

good for you
I got no mail...

Star Inkbright said...

Back!

Nixion Strange said...

brb

Lavender Hope said...

wb, Star! :D

Nixion Strange said...

back

Nixion Strange said...

still no mail

Lavender Hope said...

Okay, sent requests to Nix and Lynxia.

I'm SpellDust31518, just so you know. :)

Nixion Strange said...

i know
Mail! come on!

Lavender Hope said...

Poor Nix.

Is it the Verification? or just to get you started?

Cause once you already got the verification, you can start without the next email.

Nixion Strange said...

verification

Star Inkbright said...

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Nixion Strange said...

i totally agree Star

Lavender Hope said...

If that was supposed to be an X, then you did the same thing I did.

Failed.

Nixion Strange said...

thatattatat

Lavender Hope said...

*is now making a practice potion*

Star Inkbright said...

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Star Inkbright said...

Yay! I did it!^

Nixion Strange said...

you did

Eve the ROCK said...

Baaaaaaack!

Star Inkbright said...

WB eve!

May the fours be with you lynxia!

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Eve
WHY NO MAIL?!

Lavender Hope said...

Bye Shadow!

WB Eve!

Lucky Star!

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Lynxia

Nixion Strange said...

NEED...VERIFICATION... NOW!

Star Inkbright said...

Lucky???

But thanks anyway:)

Lavender Hope said...

Lucky, cause you made the X when I couldn't.

Star Inkbright said...

You could. If you'd really tried.

Sparky Braginski said...

http://whatifhuh.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/well.html

Ink!

Could you look at that!

Star Inkbright said...

*rereads comment*

Sorry if that offends you, it wasn't meant to sound like that, sorry . . .

Lavender Hope said...

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Eve the ROCK said...

Yay! I can sign up for Pottermore now!

Hehe. My cousin was talking about it today and I got jealous. :P

Lavender Hope said...

Did it.
*grins*

Uh oh... How to I stir a potion? It won't let me and now I have to start over again.

Lavender Hope said...

Going to be a slow commenter. Trying to perfect a potion and it's hard...

Nixion Strange said...

maybe i didn't put the right email in... i think i did

Star Inkbright said...

Yay you lavender! :)

Eve the ROCK said...

It said itd send within a day...

I WANT NOW!!!

Nixion Strange said...

I WANT IT A FEW MINUTES AGO

Eve the ROCK said...

Hehe. My username is BloodPumpkin and a whole bunch of numbers. BloodPumpkin. :D

*searches comments* Aw. Mist left.

Zathract Mist said...

HEIWJBUEKSDHEIWNSBDHDIWKWNDHRIEIHHDI...


...RHISNDNFIELWKSNDYIKENDBDIDKEMDHWDB...


...WJSHDJEBDKSKAMDBFHEKWNSBNCUDJWND...

*is freaking out because dad won't let me on the computer for a while longer*

NEED TO GET ON POTTERMORE!!!

OWENDHEIWMJSJSNBDIWKWNFHWIWN

Lavender Hope said...

*is waiting three mins for potion to brew*

*thinks*
I wonder what Derek might think that we're talking about Harry Potter on his SP blog...

Lavender Hope said...

*laughs*
No he didn't Eve. :P

Nixion Strange said...

Hey Mist, i had to get a new profile so the friend request you sent me is null and void

Eve the ROCK said...

Yay, hi! *hugs Mist*

Nixion Strange said...

nah, Derek's cool.
PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREL!!!!

Zathract Mist said...

I KNOW!!!

I READ THE COMMENTS!!!

WIQNBFIEKQMSMFSIWNDHEIWKWMDBH!!!!!!

Eve the ROCK said...

Null and void?

Oh god. *remembers hilariously torturous year 6 teacher*

Zathract Mist said...

*HUGS BACK*

HI EVE!!!

WJNSSUWJDBDJEKSKDNFBSUSKDB

Star Inkbright said...

*shrugs* well i'm quoting AF left, right and centre, wonder what he thinks of that? And, also, i know at least four people who have/have had HG pics, wonder what he thinks of THAT?

Nixion Strange said...

oh cool Mist
btw, what's bellow is going on the end of all of my comments

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

Nixion Strange said...

Derek's cool. He knows that we love SP the best

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

Zathract Mist said...

WE ONLY HAVE 20 OR SO COMMENTS LEFT!

SIDNGBEIWNFNROWOSLDMC. FJSL

Lavender Hope said...

*sighs as second attempt at making a potion failed*
I think I know where I went wrong though.

Zathract Mist said...

*30

Eve the ROCK said...

*grins* I'm waiting for an email from Pottermore, so I'm one step behind you. I do know that I am a BloodPumpkin though.

Hehehehehehehe.

Star Inkbright said...

FHOODRIJCXAQQIOJBDSASTKJPVBZAWJKOCCAST

Lavender Hope said...

Wow!
*is getting ready for new post*
Eh, I mean old...

Eve the ROCK said...

Mist, can't you go on Pottermore on your iPod? I did.

Zathract Mist said...

BLOODPUMPKIN! HAHA!

BRB!

*GOES TO CHECK IF DAD WILL LET ME ON THE COMPUTER YET*

Nixion Strange said...

WHY NO EMAIL?

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

Star Inkbright said...

Good idea lavender:) *gets ready*

Sparky Braginski said...

Ink?

Could you?

http://whatifhuh.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/well.html

Nixion Strange said...

im just Nixion Strange there. I couldn't be bothered thinking of a proper name thing

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

Lavender Hope said...

Why Sparky? I saw your comment on the other post...

Sparky Braginski said...

BEcause we're only three posts away from when I started talking!!!

Lavender Hope said...

:O

Wow! We already pasted the post where I started!

*giggles at lame joke*
*clears throat*
Cause I came so late...

Star Inkbright said...

I read it sparky, but i don't think i'm any good with responses . . .

Sparky Braginski said...

Please try.

Star Inkbright said...

My first post was in JANUARY!

Star Inkbright said...

*groans and goes back to what if?*

Nixion Strange said...

why didn't the fish eat the hamster? Can somebody tell me that?

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

Zathract Mist said...

ON A COMPUTER!!!!

Eve the ROCK said...

There was CharmPumpkin, WizardSomething, HeartKey, and BloodPumpkin. It was a toss-around between CharmPumpkin and BloodPumpkin, but neither can be awesome while the other one isn't. ;)

Lavender Hope said...

No idea, Nix.

YAY MIST! :D

Nixion Strange said...

good for you Mist

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

Eve the ROCK said...

Yay for Mist!

I'm so jealous...

Nixion Strange said...

Damn Email!

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

Lavender Hope said...

If it were me, I'd have chosen the HeartKey. But that's me. Not you.

Sparky Braginski said...

Last!

Nixion Strange said...

PICK ME FOR THE BAGESTAGE PASS ON YOUR TOUR DEREK!!!!

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