Such is the reality of life as a writer— there IS no time off.
Other people leave the office and go off on holidays, but that's not the case with writers. Oh sure, we can easily walk away from the writing desk, but it's not so easy to flick the switch in our heads that makes us stop thinking of the next thing to write. We're stuck in that headspace. A writer's brain will continue to churn, even when we want to think about other things. It's not a BAD problem to have. It's not as bad as, say, being born without a head or waking up one morning to find your house is made of cheese. But it can get annoying. It means that you can never really relax...
I've had a few days off ever since sending in my first draft of LSODM. The last time I spoke with Nick, my editor, he was halfway through and loving it. Apparently. So that's good. I think. I'm not sure what my feelings are towards this new book. At the moment I'm too close to it, I don't know if it's good or great (or, yikes, bad) so I'm at that stage where uncertainty is tainting everything and I'm just waiting for Nick to finish the whole thing and say "Yeaahhhhh it's... fine... BUT..."
So yes, I've had a few days off since then. Two of which were taken up with meetings. But from Thursday on, I haven't even had to answer the phone. So what have I been doing?
Planning.
I have two short stories to write for various things. I want to do a lot more for the Skulduggery short story collection coming out next year. I need to start thinking of Skulduggery Book Nine. And I have to get a handle of what I'm going to write AFTER. What book is going to coming out in 2015? What will the next series be?
So that's what I've been doing over the weekend.
But now that I have the first draft handed in, hopefully I'll be able to get back to posting here on a weekly basis, and being a bit more present on Twitter, and generally getting things back to normal. You've all been very patient while I've had my head down, and I appreciate it. As a reward, here's a thing.
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It's a page dedication. If you get first comment on a new page, you can dedicate the page to anything you want!
really what does ded mean
Since you commented first on the page, you have to dedicate this page, Maegan.
Oh! Well my one is still better
Oh- I've got to go! Bye!
BYE ARI!!
I dedicate this page to.....
MUNSTER WOOOOOOOOOO MUNSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE SHOULD HAVE WON THE RABO DIRECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm talking about rugby
Bye!
Oh yeah thanks for telling me what ded means. My dedication was really bad! oppsy
Well....
Anyone like simpsons?
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
The Simpsons are cool.
I don't really watch it, though. I barely watch any T.V other than Doctor Who.
yes it works
Said*
Sorry, was distracted with music to fix any errors in my typing
I love homer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm wearing a simpsons t-shirt now it says
"english, who needs it I'm not going to england"
Supernatural, Sherlock, Doctor Who and *sighs* Operation Repo are all I watch anymore...but since most of them haven't new episodes, I just watch Doctor Who, whilst waiting for Sherlock and Supernatural
I love sherlock
HOW DID HE JUMP OFF THAT BUILDING AND THEN DIE BUT ACTUALLY DIDN'T DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Castiel- why did I just tell you that I was listening to music? Hmm... must been in the moment and me and my thoughtless typing
How are you getting on with the sims
*Thinks* Is, is his horn gone
NEVERMIND!
I doubt anything is anywhere
oH MY GOD WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE EVERLARK TAG LATELY O.o
I advise you avoid the Everlark tag on tumblr! I really, really do.
I SHOULD GET BACK TO WRITINGGGGGGGG
Guys is it sunny where I am. The sun has disappeared where I am
I mean is it sunny where you are see my thoughtless typing strikes again
Yeah, up here 'round Sheffield/Doncaster area it's pretty damn sunny.
It's really nice. c:
WRITINGGGGG. :D
I should probably continue with mine...
Nope, it's definitely not sunny where I am.
IT'S RAININGGGGGGG. :3
(And it's 7:55pm as well XD)
You know what I say because I have relatives I hate in spain
rain, rain go to spain come again some other day
its 12: 57
I FINISHED THE SIMS
Now for our pet, it shall be a dog, but what type?
I CAN'T DECIDE, so can all, agree on one
I have to go bye
I'd like a parrot if that is possible?
*Waves
Sorry it's not *Wishes I had The Sims 3*
What dog could we have as the family Pet?
A CAVALIER!!!!!!!!
They're so adorable, omgg.
BYE MAEGAN!!
Aww, the game doesn't have it >:'[
D:
Hmm, A GOLDEN RETRIEVER??
Bye Maegan! :)
What about a pug or a puggle?
Okay, I quite like golden retrievers :3
Male or female?
Female!!!
Right, and her name
Hmmmmmm...
How about Lillie?
I JUST REALISED I REALLY NEED A TAKEN NAME.
Lillie, I like it!
Oh my....our whole sim family have the same coloured hair....awkward!
TIME TO START THEIR LIFES!
YAYYYYY!!!
Omgg.
I finally have a taken name. :D
BUT NO ONE SHALL KNOW IT UNTIL THE 20TH HEHEHEHEHEHEHE
Damn, I gotta go now.
BYE!!
Bye Cain
Anyone here?
Hello Luci
Hey, Tyler!
How are you?:D
Good, yourself
I'm great!:D
I've written two chapters today, which is pretty good given I'm having a lazy day. XD
Good, I'm always having a lazy-day, now that I have a whole week off
I have two and a half days to go in, this week.
Tomorrow and Thursday are full days, and on Friday I go in at 10:20am. I might stay until 3:10, but we're supposed to finish around 2:00? *shrugs*
Good morning?
RAAAWWWRRRR IMMA JUBIOSAURUS!
HELLO JUBI
[tacklehugs]
THERE IS NO MORE JUBI! IT IS ONLY THE JUBIOSAURUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but i guess you could call Jubiosaurus Jubi for short......
FABI!!!!!!!!! *supermegajubiosaurustacklehugsofdoom*
hi.
and now i must go...
:(
BYE!!! *stomps off*
Hello Fabi and Jubiosaurus
Bye Jubiosaurus! :-(
Hi Tyler/Castiel. :-)
Bye Jubiosaurus
Did anyone sign up for blabbr on tumblr
Well, today at lunchI informed my friend (whom I always argue over my music tastes with) that I'd become a Mixer, expecting her to be pleased I was somewhat connected with normal music, and she was like "Why? All their songs are rubbish!"
I felt like I'd been slapped in the face and indignantly informed her that Change Your Life had made me cry.
She was then like why?
So I began to explain, and was like "Well, a lot of my blogfriends, actually most of them, have depression -"
And she just when "WHY?" in a why-on-earth-would-they-go-and-have-depression-those-strangeinabadway-people.
And I just started crying and shouted at her that depression isn't something you CHOOSE to have and it's a mental condition. Because ohmygosh. *starts crying irl* My blogfriends, my amazing perfect wonderful Maratasmaftectic blogfriends have to put up with the depression and they're so awesome and the best people ever and it's so unfair and ohmygosh why on earth would they CHOOSE that ohmygosh that was bang out of order, that's like saying what on earth would you go and get cancer for, and my blogfriends are AMAZING people and that was a personal insult not a vague they're-all-pedos THEY DON'T DESERVE THAT yeah WASIKAZISTIKA.
So yeah. *sniffs and wipes eyes*
*realises I did so with my hand that I wrote song lyrics all over* Whoops. *giggles and rubs at ink on face*
No, sorry.
So, hello.
THE JUBIOSAURUS HAS RETURNED!!!!!! *eats a banana*
wbd
Hello Star! Hello Jubiosaurus!
VERRRYYYYY DISTANT.
THE JUBIOSUARUS HAS CHANGED HER FORM!!! SHE IS NO LONGER AN ADORABLE LITTLE PURPLE BUBBLE DINOSAUR.
SHE IS NOW A VICOUS BRAIN EATING BRONTOSAURUS OF DOOOOOOOOM!!!!!
Oh, no! Scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaary.
*remembers that brontosauruses are also herbivores*
DAMMIT
Well hello im in science
Well, yeah. XD
Hellooooooo Zafffffffffffffffffffff
ZAF!!!!!!!!!!! *supermegajubiosaurustacklehugsofdoom*
hi.
I'm in History xP
I'm not in Istanbul or Constantinople
Oh, it's Istanbul, not Constantinople...
My hello to everyone individually poofed? *frowns*
Wbd.
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Hello. :)
HELLO STAR OKAY
Even old New York
Was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it, I can't say
People just like it better that way!
[Frowns] Nuh-uh, it was because the Dutch named it after Amsterdam and then they gave up on colonizing America or something, sold it to the British who wanted to name it after a place in England instead. Or something like that. [DOES NOT REALLY KNOW AS MUCH AS I PRETEND TO] Actually, I think there were political reasons for changing Constantinople to Istanbul as well, I just don't know them.
Istanbul was constantinople
now its Istanbul not constantinople
Been a long time gone, constantinople
now it's turkish delight on a moonlit night
Oh, hi Taia. XD
TAIA!!!!!! *supermegaJubiosaurustacklehugsofdoom*
*laughs*
It's a pretty well known song, huh? :P
Hi Fabi!!
Hey Jubi!! *is supermegaJubiosaurustacklehugofdoom-ed*
(Can't wait to see how auto-correct takes THAT. xD)
Yep!
SOMEBODY got it stuck in my head last night! XD [Blames Jubi]
[laughs]
*smiles innocently* I have NO IDEA what you're talking about Fabi ^^
*tilts head*
Is this the They Might Be Giants cover, or another?
(Because I love TMBG. :3)
*Continues singing*
EVERY GAL IN CONSTANTINOPLE
LIVES IN ISTANBUL NOT CONSTANTINOPLE
SO IF YOU'VE A GAL IN CONSTANTINOPLE
SHE'LL BE WAITING IN ISTANBULLLL
Yeah it is xP I saw the original one... it was scary...
I'm not saying the the TMBG Music Video isn't scary either.... but...
xDDD
even old New York
was once New Amsterdam
WHY THEY CHANGED IT I CAN'T SAY
PEOPLE JUST LIKE IT BETTER THAT WAAAAYYYY
Sure you don't, Jubi.
The one I've heard before is They Might Be Giants. Also, I'm assuming TMBG, since we were talking about Violin and Paleontologist.
OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!!! I'M IN HISTORY CLASS AND THE TEACHER LITERALLY JUST STARTED TALKING ABOUT CONSTANTINOPLE
Oh, take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone Constantinope
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks!
xD
I haven't seen the original. ^^
@Jubi: THAT. IS. SO. AWESOME.
Gibbity gib gib gidib-
SPIDAH.
JUBI YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO YOUR LESSON PLAN'S MIND!
[cues scary organ music or something]
I'M TRYING SO HARD NOT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD RIGHT NOW!
CLASS IS OVERRR gtg...
BYE!
No laughing, Jubiosaurus. [Makes a silly face]
Bye Jubiosaurus! :-(
Just read the post with the synopsis.
YAAAYY SHUDDER!!!!!!!! XDXDXDXDXD
Oh yeah, and HAI
Hello Ember!
Awh.. Bye Jubi!! *waveS*
... I'm in a very TMBG mood, now. Thanks. :P
You are old, Father William, the young man said,
And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head,
Do you think, at your age, it is right?
In my youth," Father William replied to his son,
I feared it might injure the brain;
But now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,
Why, I do it again and again.
I haven't been on in forever...
Yeah, and uh, now I'm leaving. CIAO
Lewis Carroll... I hadn't heard that one.
Yeah, it's been ages.
(This is Fabi, my old account just hates me and it looked weird seeing my old display name above the wrong email)
Hi Ember!
Uh, Bye Ember!
Oh, bye Ember.
Gtg as well... Back in...sometime.
*nods*
Lewis Carroll indeed. :3
TMBG performed it as a song for Almost Alice (a 'soundtrack' album released as an accompaniment to Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Kinda.). ^^
'Kay. Bye Fabi!
HA.
FINALLY.
I'VE GOT IT.
LITTLE BOMBS.
DON'T WALK MY WAY.
Uh. I may have mentioned a few days ago, there was a melody in my head, and I couldn't put the name of a song to it. Or even some lyrics.
But yeah. I found it.
I feel complete, now. :P
Sorry, went to go, off, for a minute
Hey:)
Msd/wbd.
Hiya Castiel! :)
Hey, Ieni! :)
Hey, Taiaaaaa!!!:) *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
*considers doing homework*
Hmm...I'll go learn my Spanish *nods*
Actually, I'll be distracted by something, probably...
*is ninjaeroplanetacklehugged* :)
I should do homework, too. (Physics!)
Of course, that doesn't mean that I WILL. :P
Ugh, physics is evil *shudders*
Haha, I still haven't brought my Spanish stuff over yet D:
*laughs*
I don't mind physics. (Sometimes.)
I may actually do that homework, now. :P
wbd/msd
*eats Taia's homework*
Aggghhh, strange girl;)
Ugh, maybe I should start my homework, too....D:
ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT INSIDE
IS A SOUL THAT'S FILLED WITH PRIDE!
I TELL YOU, NEVER AGAIN!
THEIR DEPRAVED SOCIETY
DIDN'T END UP KILLING ME!
SCREAM WITH ME, NEVER AGAIN!
NOT AGAIN!
NO!
I sent my friend a link to Never Again saying that maybe this song would make her have a tiny bit of respect for Disturbed, then I sent another text saying never mind. :/
SHOULDN'T HAVE SENT THAT SECOND TEXT.
Still struggling to forgive her for the 'Why?' :P
Going soon. D:
THEY AREN'T LOST, YOU SEE
FOR THE TRUTH WILL LIVE IN ME!
BELIEVE ME, NEVER AGAIN!
You dare to tell me that there never was a Holocaust?
You think that history will leave the memory lost?
Just ignore me singing. :P
xD
As it turns out, I did the question we've been set about three months ago, anyway...!
And, It's not like I'm doing ALL of my homework. Just the physics. So I'm not THAT strange. :P
*hands Star a cookie*
Hey. :)
For the countless souls who've died
Let our voices fill this night!
*facepalms*
Looking through this notebook at old revision notes...
In an attempt to remember the order Nucleus->Chromosome->Gene->DNA, I wrote:
Never Can Gandalf Die.
I am so ODD.
Staaaaaaaaar!!!!! *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
Star Inkbackwards *giggles*
I used Jepic again! My brother asked me why he would want to talk to me and I said, because I'm jepic. And then he said he'd never heard of the word XD
Hello Leni, Taia and Star
But on a bright note, I managed to work out what Never Can Gandalf Die means, just now. :P
*pokes cookie* *dips in lava and eats*
Thank you. :)
Hey.
We've been utterly unable to explain to my friend why you would want to think about death and suffering. Such as watching the Hunger Games. The idea of the Games is sick and twisted, and she's like why would you want to WATCH that? I've been unable to explain that the world is sick and twisted and horrible, and we're all like that, and ignoring it isn't gonna make that go away, and I don't want to be ignorant, I want to know about stuff, and all that. Yeah. D:
Just ignore me. Still angry. :P
O_O HOW DARE HE NOT HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MY GLORIOUS MAGNIFICENCE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Thank you. :)
Hellos :)
TILL IT MAKES YOU BLIIIIIIII-IIIIII-IIIIIII-IIIIII-IIIIIIIII-IIIIIIIND . . . :)
HI MELICA! :)
Hiya, Castiel. :3
How're you doing?
@Star: You're welcome. :)
I concur. The Hunger Games gives a good insight to human nature, IMO. Especially when the question is asked as to whether they should continue the games, but against the Capitol... (Or did I imagine that part? :P)
By paying attention the suffering and what-not, we can learn quite a bit about ourselves and the world in general, I think.
Hiya, Mel!
*to the
"suffering and what-not"
Probably not the best way to refer to that, but, y'know. :P
Hey star!!!
Hey Taia!
I told her my mum and dad had really liked it because of what it said about reality TV shows and social classes and how even if you had lots of material things you weren't necessarily happy (like Katniss had a good apartment and good food in the Capitol, but she was gonna die), and she said her parents said it was just rubbish.
Gahness.
I wouldn't be that angry at her I don't think if not for the fact I'm emotional today and I'm angry at her anyway.
And now I have to go. :( Bbs!
*hugs Starness*
I hope you're feeling better later, then. Bye!
I have to go, too. Will return later (maybe) Bye~
Aw ok bye guys Im very distant so... :)
Hello Melica
You guys have to watch this x3
http://thegirlofmanyocs.tumblr.com/post/49866373862/zftw-jadoreamourx-koulin-devinleighbee#permalink-notes
I've lost the physics exercise book that I currently need. T.T
Ugh-
I don't even-
Msd.
Hello.
[Frowns] There's no lime...
Oh. Found it.
Hi, Fabi. :)
Hello, Taia. Good that you found it. [nods]
:) How're you doing, Fabi?
wbd/msd.
I'm doing okay... Rather annoyed because I hadn't had Skittles in ages because braces, and they swapped out my favorite flavor... :-( On the bright side, though, I have Skittles. :-)
There's an excellent view from here. I can see the space needle...it looks less than a centimeter tall!
Hello Fabi
Hello Castiel.
I will poof without warning (besides this warning) in approximately five minutes!
Yay! to Skittles, but Boo! to your favourite flavour going missing.
The view sounds brilliant, though. :)
Yes! I can see treestreestreestreestrees and then there's a gap between hills, and then moreeeee treeeeeees and then another gap and then moreeeeeee TREEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS and then the Seattle Skyline. Or parts of it that aren't hidden behind TREES!
TREES! :-)
Oh, gtg, byeeeee!!!!!!!!!
Sounds wonderful, Fabi. And trees rule. :3
Aw, 'kay. Bye~
Goodbye Fabi
I might play my Xbox in a few mins,I'll have to switch to my phone
'Kay, Castiel. :)
Hello
Hiya Zaf. :)
Hello Zaf
Is Derek doing any signings any time sooN?
Wbd - Working, thinking, and listening to fuzzy sad rock.
@Castiel & Zaf: How are you both doing?
So on Saturday im supposed to go to a party of one of my Minion friends
And omg I go to school with my signed TMS book and Marissa and Serephia were like ninjas on me in English class and then in History i got to do show and tell so i got extra credit then every teacher basically wasin shock and were amazed i had a friend in Ireland
hHEHEHEH
Eli York on June 15th Leeds on the 14th of June for England but i think that doesnt help you...
wBD.
sHALL BE BACK IN AN HOUR
Hiya, Brave. How're you?
And, I don't know, sorry. Hope you find out okay, though. ^^
And no it sadly dosen't cus i live in Ireland. Thanks anyway.
Lol i try! And I got one book signed so I'm haopy :D its cool to look at my bookshelf and see two copies of TMS and now i just need to hope the package we sent Derek in December gets there Marissa is convinced he lost it and I said knowing him he did.
I have real faith in the Golden God...NOPE
Okay. Bye, Brave. See you later, maybe. :) ^^
@Zaf: Yay for signed books! :)
Though I envy you, since I don't even have ONE copy of TMS. :P
... I need rock that will make me cry. And then I need rock that'll make me feel better. And then I need rock that'll leave me bouncing with energy.
So, searching for the right music. Wbd.
Hello peoples.
Hiya, Em. :)
Oh look here a physcopath
Ahem... excuse you, I am not a psychopath. I am THE psychopath.
And im the Elder xD see Em you and NJ and Adra gotta respect me
Ah hell no, not with the title of THE psychopath attached to my name.
'Emerald Melody: THE Psychopath'
I've gotta admit, it sounds classy. ;)
I know, it sounds epic.
And unfortunately for Zaf, that title outbids an Elder.
Uh no it doesnt! I make laws you cause trouble I win I keep mortals safe from people like you because lets face it Ireland is not doing their job I mean we all could die everytime theres a problem from you guys
(All due respect Em I speak as my OC on that)
*laughs*
Perhaps.
But psychopaths are more FUN, Zaf. :P
Not all of them...Darquesse okay i rather not die I mean if she starts her Armageddon in Ireland...American may be next
I'm kidding. :P I'm sure you make an awesome Elder. ^^
Though a psychopathic Elder could be interesting...
*nods* Fair point.
Psychopaths COULD kill us all.
But so could unicorns, and nobody complains about THEM. Right?
Well I honestly havent the slightest idea what type of Elder I am..I think I'm sane but ten again apprently I 'do it' with Sult
Wow, so many bloglandians logged on....
Hello to anyone who just came
o0
I'm assuming Sult is in KotW, because I don't recognise the name.
But if it's enough for you to doubt your sanity, then, uh, *offers Zaf a cookie*. :P
He's Junior Administratir to Bisahalani the American Grand Mage
OOH! DED!
Welp, my TV just turned off
But they will never get to the heart you hold inside~
*is probably not here*
Ah. Haven't read KotW, so, yeah.
Hi Arratay! :)
Aw, no, Castiel. Did it break or something? :/
I dedicate this fine page to possibilities, hope, and all my friends here and in Virginia.
:)
No it just turned off....well the sky box did
* Switches it back on*
Much better, now I won't be in the dark
Hi how is everyone today?
Hi Taia! g2g, sorry.
B back l8r maybe.
hopefully.
Give derek a hug!
MSD
Going to set up my Xbox
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