You may have noticed me being pretty quiet over the last week or so, and for this I have a very good reason. I am writing a book. I'm over 115,000 words in but DEAR LORD I'm at that stage when I don't know if it'll EVER be finished. I'm supposed to be filling in the blanks right now- linking up scenes and sequences and getting the chapters in order and writing any little bits that I've left empty. But I'm still no closer to the end. How can this BE?
But before I get back to work, I have been asked to remind you all that my event at the Stratford Picture House on April 5th is the only public event I'll be doing for The Maleficent Seven. For those of you who don't know what a public event IS, it's basically me on stage yapping and answering questions for an hour, and then we go on to have a signing. All other appearances for TMS are just signings.
I've been asked to remind you about this because apparently there are lots of tickets available. Well, I'm ASSUMING there are lots of tickets available. The words used were "it's been slow to book", which means roughly the same thing. Maybe it's because it's the Easter holidays or it's the start of a weekend, but usually events pretty much sell out in a very short space of time. So Harper Collins publicity people are all going "uhhh... what's happening?"
Oh, and for those of you who have already booked tickets, don't you fret. If it IS a smaller crowd than usual, it just means the event will be more of a casual chat between all of us. And also you won't have to wait in line for hours.
But, uh, for all you others... book a ticket. Or something.
I'm getting back to work now. But before I do, two pictures of cats.
One cute.
One scary.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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«Oldest ‹Older 4001 – 4200 of 4953 Newer› Newest»Oh, my God. Thirteen year olds are so annoying.
Dwyer can heal...?
Be a zombie you could take your head off and use it as a periscope.
If I'm annoying to you then imagine what thirteen year old you was like .
Hmm.
Um, quiet and normal.
I'm a thirteen year old, bare that in mind.
...I guess I'm pretty annoying, though.
If he can heal, he'd have healed already. It was mentioned that you were already giving of scents of rotting, and it said you looked as if you'd been battling for days on end. You had no pulse.
Healing wouldn't have changed it - you were dead.
Keep going though. If you can come up with a way to make it happen, I'll make it happen.
Why should I be quiet on Blogland?
Blogland is a place where you can express yourself.
*If I'm annoying to you, then imagine what you were like when you were thirteen, hmmm?
Really Zath I thought you were about 15.
Well I thought Zaf was about 20.
Everyone seems so mature, it's weird.
REN! Ren could transfer souls into dead bodies. That's all I got, and if that doesn't work, at least you made it seem like I died valiantly.
I'm going to say it one more time I think it's the only solution,
Become a zombie.
Zath what do you think about that solution?
That's what EVERYONE says to me...
Seriously, there was just this one stage last year where everyone spent a few weeks asking, "Wait, Mist, how old are you?"
And I told them 12, because I was 12 at the time, and they'd go "Woah, really? You seem so much more mature!"
And I'm just standing there thinking What the hell...?
I'm turning 14 in August, but still.
Zath! You are thirteen? I always thought you were older!!!
No, Eden, you're just so immature.
Judihpor. What would Death think about me torturing Eden?
*raises an arm at Death*
More proof...
And no, Dylan, Ren's not in the story.
Also, zombie's are out of the question because it's shown in the latest chapter than anyone that becomes a zombie becomes mindless immediately, without the stimulus of flesh. That's what happened to Lynxia.
I'm fourteen in November.
I tried helping Dylan.
- grabs Eden and smashes knee into face -
Death. How's this? How about I rip his arm off? Or shoot him in the face? Like what happened to your mother. And Ren. Killed for no reason. Just like eden will be.
New MC chapter!
*pats Dwyer on the back and starts laughing uncontrollably at him*
I got you good
*still laughing *
Hey Aretha, am I allowed to be in the MC?
What is Battle for Blogland?
...eden?
Of course! Every Bloglandian is allowed to be in the MC! You would have a ton of catching up to do before you could really write anything, but if you want to be in it the other writers and I will explain what's happened as well as we can. Or you can just write yourself into a small part of it, if you don't want to write for it consistently.
Aretha, Battle For Blogland is a story I started writing sometime last year.
Pretty much all the regulars are there and we're suddenly at war with Hollow Men and zombies and stuff. And people die.
Everyone likes it, apparently.
I got you so bad.
You're so owned.
*still laughing and now pointing *
I was in Mevolent Collab for one post, which is just Zathract boarding a plane.
But they all post SO FAST!
Um, well, I'm kind of busy with study, and HSC study, and... life, so I was wondering if you could write my character in?
I know I was working on my first post but I'd say it wouldn't work now.
Eden, what's so funny? You're just embarrassing yourself.
Dwyer you're so owned .
In your face *laughs so hard that I pound my fist on the floor*
Yeah, I know! XD My record is six chapters in one day. Usually I post three or four every day, but just recently I had to cut back because I was in the school play and we were up till at least midnight every night rehearsing and then performing. It didn't leave much time for homework, forget fanfiction. But I'm back now, so yeah. You can expect my chapters to pick up again.
... okay then.
Dwyer- sure, I'll write your chapter in for you if you want. Could you email what you want me to put in (when you have it), so that we can toss it back and forth if it needs to be tweaked for context or anything?
Eden, would you stop laughing and tell me what's so funny?
Owned just owned .
In your face. *laughing so hard about to cry. *
I'm back. Have all of you finished fighting yet?
Email? Could I just give you a bio on here, and a page of my book for you to capture the atmosphere?
Yep but Dwyer is so owned.
Apparently not. You all seem so obsessed with becoming superior to one another- it's really quite childish. Pride is useless and if you carry too much of it, it will destroy you.
Niccolo, if Judi sees you, you're not going to be very happy.
Ok, sure! Type up whatever you have, and I'll go over it with you here.
Eden, honestly. Are you trying to intimidate me by making me feel like you "know something"?
I'm never happy- unless I'm torturing someone. But I don't get to do that very often anymore. It's a shame, really.
Aretha and me aren't, Niccolo.
Go ahead and torture Eden. He said you were a big fat ugly American slob.
Niccolo, please. There is enough arrogance floating around this page to drown Thor as is- I really don't need any more of it from you.
It's so funny
Aretha, ignore Niccolo. He's just another attention whore.
So is eden, by the looks of it.
I've noticed you've kept yourself out of it, Zathract. And Aretha never involves herself in 'blogfights'. She gets more than her fill of fighting just by doing her job. *mutters something about shutting up*
Oh, trust me- I know Niccolo better than any of you ever will. I just can't stand arrogance. And a lot of it seems to surface in blogfights... Whether they be physical, or verbal.
Hey guys :)
JUBI!!! HI!!! *tacklehugs*
Niccolo, isn't Aretha your sweetiepie?
ARI!!!! *is tacklehugged*
YOU'RE ALIVE!!!
No, actually. Nothing of the sort. More like I kept her from dying for years because I wanted to steal her discipline once she had fully developed it- but somewhere down the line, rather recently, in fact- I made the mistake of beginning to care. It doesn't mean anything other than more trouble for both of us.
No... I'm not anyone's 'sweetiepie'...
JUBI! I MISSED YOU!!!
Speaking of which, I meant to ask. Niccolo, what's your discipline? I gathered what I think is most of it, but all the same.
Oh, so Niccolo is like a creepy stalker who chases you until your powers are fully developed. seems legit...
You wanted to STEAL her discipline???
Is that even POSSIBLE???
Thank God. Eden is gone.
I MISSED YOU TOOOOOOOOO
Coco was mean
ARGH. I HAVE RETURNED
NIX!!!!!!
hi.
NIX! Long time. Long, long time.
Why are people still on this post if there's a new post?
I can steal true names. Once I've stolen a person's name, they die, and since their name is now mine, so is their discipline. I always prefer to steal the name of a more talented mage, because otherwise I have to put in a lot more work on my own to develop the discipline to its full potential.
NIX!
HI!
Because on THAT post, all the comments are gonna be spoilers about TMS
And we haven't read it yet...
*sits back in chair*
And that is probably the most awesome discipline I've heard of.
Beta cause we haven't read tms
Well that's.... That's just MEAN Coco
A stupid overpowered discipline.
I'd go on the new post, because I've read TMS already (HE KILLED MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER), but because a lot of other people haven't, I'm here.
I'll be distant for about ten minutes. See you soon. Nobody move
Eden is still here? Damn.
- runs at Eden and tackles him in to treehouse -
Niccolo is always mean, Jubi. Always has been, always will be. That's just who he is. And stealing names (and therefore disciplines) is his discipline- as he just explained. I revealed this in an MC chapter a little while ago- otherwise, he wouldn't have told anyone. Not even me- except he had to use his own discipline once, so he explained it to me. And then all of MC knew, and now pretty much all of Blogland. So much for being secretive...
You can't enter Chester, just so you know, Dylan.
*freezes*
That's a cool discipline
I really have to catch up on MC...
But there's
SO. MUCH. TO. READ!!!
I didn't enter Chester.
...Well, thank you, Zathract. *clearly isn't used to receiving compliments* I'll admit initially it was rather useless, because without any other magic it's difficult to get a mage to hold still while you kill them. But I was able to build up my arsenal rather quickly once I stole the first one.
MWAHAHAHAAAAA
we all know your secret NOW COCO!!!!!!
*laughs evilly*
*smirks* Don't worry, I still have plenty of tricks up my sleeve. You really haven't seen anything yet.
*raises an eyebrow*
What does is matter if people know his secret?
He can steal the source of your magic. How does knowing this help you in any way?
Okay, guys... different magical abilities for me. Again. I can blood-bend. I can move people, animals, insects. Anything with blood in it, I can control.
*shrugs*
I dunno.....
Good point
*backs away*
*thinks* Zathract, you have a very good point. It is completely useless information, unless you know all the little details of it. And I certainly don't plan on publishing those on the internet.
Ok so YOU'RE like the blood benders in avatar
Uh, yes. Oh my god, those episodes were so good..
Avatar. Is. Amazing.
But the movie SUCKED
Blood? Hm. I use blood too. But not like that- I can separate individual types of blood cells and control those. So for example, I could command all the red blood cells in your body to stop circulating oxygen, and you'll die. I just have to take a bit of your blood- even smaller than a drop would do- into my body first.
I'm John, by the way, Jubi.
Oh
Well
HI JOHN :P
*shudders* Trust me, you don't want to die from oxygen starvation in your blood. It hurts like Hell...
Ah. Well, Ari, I'm not stealing the idea, am I? I mean, I can use the ability, right?
*looks away* I'm... Sorry...
Oh! Yeah, Dwyer, sure! What you're proposing (bloodbending from Avatar) is very different from what I do. Feel free to use it!
I can also cause lungs to collapse, hearts to stop, create blood clots and a few other things.
Aretha, that was not your fault. Drop it.
Its not exactly from Avatar. People in avatar can use it because they can control water, which can further turn into blood control. I simply have the magical discipline of blood bending. And it happens to have the same name.
OMYGOSH! I HAVE TO THROW TOILET PAPER AROI D MY SISTERS ROOM FOR APRIL FOOLS DAY!!!!
*nods* I can make blood clots, too. And control the flow of blood through a person's heart. I can also force white blood cells to attack other body cells as they would a virus. And several other things of the sort. But I don't mind if you do that also. It's not like I own the discipline.
*** around
Oh, so you do have feelings for Ari, Niccolo?
I cannot, however, cause lungs to collapse. I can only control what is in the bloodstream.
Anyone up for a fight?
I do- unfortunately- but my feelings for her are inconsequential. It doesn't matter.
Wait...
- eyes flicker to Niccolo -
Isn't this the magical ability that he wants?
*looks away again*
*whispers to Ari*
I think Coco is some sort of Spock.......
I understand where you're going with this. I'm still not going to fight you. It'd only be a waste of time. Aretha is the one who pushed me to come here, and she doesn't want me to kill any of you. Even if I did kill you I would have to bring you back, and that would be pointless. Maybe some other time, when we're not here.
What's a spock?
.... He's a character from Star Trek....
How does he relate to Niccolo?
Well coco is always like "emotions are illogical"
And Spock is always like "emotions are illogical"
Niccolo, what is the reason as to why I can't start a fight?
Ah. *nods* Yep, that's Niccolo for you.
You can start a fight if you want- I'm not stopping you. I just don't want to be involved in it if you do. And I really just don't feel like getting in a fight today. It's much more fun to watch them than to participate, anyway.
Is anyone up for a fight?
And I already explained why I can't kill you. What would be the point of fighting someone and then not killing them?
Jubi, do you ever get involved in blogfights?
Who's to say I couldn't kill you?
*shrugs* Well, try, if you want. But I won't stick around. Even if you attack me, I'll just leave.
Can I fight anyone else? Anyone else up for the challenge? But first, guys, I'm interested in what your favorite animal is. I love penguins. c:
My favorite animal is definitely a cat. I mean, I love all animals- I love dogs a lot too- but I practically am a cat.
I really don't care for animals.
Thus, me perched precariously in a tree. *references profile picture*
*sighs* Niccolo really doesn't like anything...
Thank you, Aretha...
- summons little kitten and hands to Ari -
Isn't he cute?
KITTY!! *gets on all fours and plays with kitten*
*teleports away with Aretha and Kitten*
- blood bends kitten and makes it turn inside out in Aretha's hands -
MWAHAHAAAA!!! JUBI IS THE MADTER OF PRANKS
*has just gotten back from throwing toilet paper all over my sisters room*
OhmygodIonlyhavetowaitthreeandahalfhoursnow
Jubi, you like ponies right?
*master
OMG VAL YOU MET DEREK!!!!'n
And yes. But I already HAVE my pony clementine....
Woah.... Where did that 'n come from???
IGNORE IT
I MET FLAME AND NJ AND EM TOO, JUBI :D
OMYGOD THAT'S SO AMAZING!!!
AND I'M HANGING OUT WITH DEREK IN THREE HOURS AND 25 MINUTES
THIS IS THE LONGEST WAIT EVER, I SWEAR
Hey. Hey. Hey Val......
WANNA TRADE LIVES?? :D
NOPE SORRY.
*scowls at Amanda and Mum, who are still sleeping*
We'd better not miss breakfast again...
I'm back.
Again.
Maybe.
I'm here..
Zath, care to summon Nagier?
Hi guys! I have returned!
*Throws flowers around*
Hello Zathract! Hello Dwyer!
Judi, I have a new power. Well, my new power. Blood bending. I can control anything with blood in it, do anything I want.
- brings Judi closer to me -
What is your favorite animal?
Tell me before I rip your arm off.
*Shies away*
I like my blood too much, thank you anyway...
*Looks at Ari's kitten*
Tiger. White tigers. Named Ren.
JUDI! REMEMBER REN? REMEMBER HOW HE WAS KILLED OUT OF COLD BLOOD? THE SAME WITH YOUR MOTHER.
- summons a baby white tiger, handing it to Judi -
Yeah. I do. People are weird that way. They just shot each other.
*Squeals*
Thank you! THANK YOU!!
*Starts playing with the white tiger cub*
I dedicate this page to hippies, white tigers, Dwyer/John and my insanity!
- turns white tiger cub inside out - brb
*Goes cold*
*Stares open-mouthed at tiger cub*
*flops on to ground*
I HAVE RETURNED!!!
Hullo?
*Would acknowledge Lucy's and Cain' presence but can't move*
HEY L!! *tacklehugs*
I'll tacklehug you, Judi. *tacklehugs*
*gets Katara to blood bend the tiger back*
Here you go, Judiphor.
Hey Cain!:D
Have any of you guys got Twitter? If so, e-mail me!;D
I have Twitter...
VAL E-MAIL ME
*laughs*
*Looks at Val*
*Looks at tiger cub*
Thank you... A lot.
*Hugs Val and Katara*
Luce, I do. I have't been on in a few days though.
HEY VAL!! *tacklehugs*
ANYONE THAT HAS TWITTER, JUST E-MAIL ME
THIS IS REALLY FUNNY, TRUST ME
Oh dear Golden God.
I think I just spammed the HGC comments with my entry.
- summons millions of white tiger cubs and turns them inside out -
Feel the pain, Judihpor. Feel their pain.
Hahaha
How many pages on word?
*Starts shaking*
W... Why?
Maybe you should feel their pain... literally.
- gestures hands towards Judhipor and tears you in half -
The real Judihpor can feel the real pain, and the rage that has created her. She will return.
*Screams*
I AM NOT.... *gasps* GOING BACK!
14 and half pages long.
And that was only the Training.
- tears your arm off with a mere swipe of the hand -
Hey, look at this - I've returned.
Again.
I should really start letting you people know when I leave...
*Groans and mutters*
I am staying this way. I will stay.
Hullo Zaaaaaaath. *waves*
Why don't you just let Death back?
Hi Miss!
- forces vision of your mother being shot into your mind -
I apologise for being rude, but honestly, Dylan, that's a bit annoying. Stop pretending to murder helpless animals.
*glares*
White tigers happen to be my favourite animal as well.
Not Death, Zath. The real Judihpor.
Then attempt to kill me, Val, but I am busy.
Zath, if your email gets spammed with my HGC entry comments stuff, my apologies.
It was so damn long. *should've put more in one comment*
*laughs* Twitter is awesome.
I love this fandom so much... :3
CAAAAAAAAAINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
DID I TELL YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING IN JUNE!?
aND HAVE YOU SEEN THE VIDEO!? C:
*sings HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY*
I don't feel like attempting to kill you, which I know I could do, because there's no point in it. Could you just stop being irritating?
Judhipor, where aaareee yooou?
NO, YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHAT'S HAPPENING IN JUUUUNE.
WHAT'S HAPPENINGGGG??
AND WHAT VIDEOOO??
HEY HEY HEY NIX! *waves*
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