Glancing back at old Blog entries, I happened to notice that on December 23rd of 2012 I had 13,320 words of LSODM written. This was a good thing to notice. It means that, with 18,504 words of Book 9 already spewed forth onto the page/screen, I am well ahead of where I was last year — and I finished LSODM in PLENTY of time, did I not?
Well, actually, no, I didn't. It was pretty much down to the wire, as they say. I couldn't afford to make ANY mistakes with LSODM, because I had no time to do anything resembling a significant rewrite. But at least I know it can be done. At least I know I can do it. Now all I have to do is hope I DO do it.
Pressure pressure pressure... It's everywhere. I don't actually mind pressure. It's a handy tool to make you sit down and write, after all. And I have no one to blame for these onrushing deadlines but me, because I'm the one who agreed to them in the first place. I'm the one who said "Hey, let's collect all the short stories, and I'll write a few more brand new ones, and we can publish in the summer before the final book!" And what a wonderful idea that was. What a magical, wonderful idea, to schedule the writing of short stories at the same time as I've scheduled the writing of a book. How clever that was.
I had wanted to include ten new stories in the collection. I STILL want to do ten — but the fact is, I might not be able to. I may only be able to do five. I want to tell a tale of the Dead Men during the war. I want to tell the tale of Billy-Ray Sanguine and what he did when he was recovering from the sword-wound that Valkyrie inflicted on him in The Faceless Ones. I want to show you how Val met Caelan for the first time. But most of all, I want to go back to Skulduggery and Valkyrie, back before the screaming and the killing and the darkness. I want to see them having fun again, before the death and the destruction and the heartache and the loss. The collection will be out mere months before the final book, after all... I want you to enter into Book 9, fully aware of how good it used to be between them.
And then I want to shatter what remains of your souls.
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«Oldest ‹Older 4001 – 4200 of 4974 Newer› Newest»I'd like snow this Christmas :) rarely get it where i live
@Rhydian: We've had snow these past few years . . . ever since we moved here, actually. :)
Haha, did you get snow in 2010? We had it up to our thighs, enough to make igloos, enough for the village pond to freeze hard enough to walk on, and we did walk on it . . . it was cool. :)
That's once-in-a-lifetime, apparently. -_-
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Usually I'm like that too. This is for my birthday and Christmas:
To go to Catching Fire
Percy jackson books
Mortal instrument books
The 50th anniversary book for the doctors
Geek girl
To go to Motherwell and Newcastle (friends I haven't seen in 4 years live there)
To go wherever the closest singings are next year for book 9.
Probs just money and maybe new hair straighteners...
I'll try and give you snow for Christmas Rhy :)
Hello :)
@Chione: Yay! :) *laughs*
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Hey Mith! :)
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M-mithria... MITHRIA *tacklehugs*
*laughs* Hi Chi!
*hugs back*
*hugs her really tightly and doesn't let go, has tears in her eyes*
Hi Star! :) How are you?
Hey, hey, it's just me, Chi^^
Did you get my mail?
I'm good, thanks. :) You?
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MITHRIA!!!!! *HUGS*
I JUST FIXED THE FAMILY SINGING SNOWMAN!!!!!! YAY IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF!!!
No ;_; I'll go look now...
I'm fine, too, thanks, Star!
Hey Rhydian! :)
*hugs back*
Snowman?? I want snow too!!
I'm not here for long, btw... Gotta do stuff for school... -.-
I'll get you snow Mithria , my precious best friend ;_;
*hugs Chi again*
Could you turn this ;_; to a :), please?
Jesus Christ I'm crying.......me and mum are making fun outta dad and he's just like "daughter! You're my new favorite" my family is great :) we have the AMAZING ability to insult each other and still like one another Hahahahahaha
Rhy, that's great! :D
My sides are absolutely killing through laughter lol now mum and dad are making toast :)
@Rhydian: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! :) :) :)
@Mith: Okay. :/
I HAVE TO DO HOMEWORK, AND I'M JUST CASUALLY . . . NOT DOING IT . . . :P
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I'm so glad you liked it Mithria, I've already started chapter 7.
I get a day off tomorrow :3
That's great news, Chi! :D I'm really looking forward to reading it!
Damn predictive text... "god I missed you Mithria ^.^"
House feels Christmasy now :) tree up and everything :)
All you need is my snow Rhy ^.^
Oops . . .
I forgot to write my homework down . . . *facepalm*
I think I have to do questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 15, but idk . . .
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Oh jesus...Have fun with that Star.
I missed you too, Chi!
I missed you all!
Gah... I gotta go very very soon... I'm sorry!
Damit Mith ;_; will you be on later?
@Rhydian: We went and bought our Christmas tree yesterday. :) We're usually rushing after school a few days before, but . . . :P
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@Mithria: Aw! :( Bye for when you do go!
@Chione: I will . . . :P
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Usually my family waits till after my birthday to put the decorations up ^.^
I don't think so, Chi... I have to tidy up my room, then there is this stuff for school and in the evening there is this performance of the choire I'm in... I'm afraid I won't be able to come on later...
Aww :(
@Chi: That's a good system. :)
@Mith: Aw. :(
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Damn, because of the RP fight with Melovent last night I still wanna RP.
I'm really sorry but I have to leave now. *sighs*
Maybe I can come on tomorrow in the afternoon, we'll see...
Well, see you all! *hugs everyone*
@Chione: I'm doing my homework now . . . so I don't think I can roleplay with you . .. sorry. :( But after I've done the needs-to-be-in-before-midnight-today homework (uh, via email), I'll probably be free. :)
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*hugs Mithria* bye, see you soon :(
Okei doki Star. Omg we should RP as the sisters from my fanfic :D
:( Fours, Mith!
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But I don't know the sister from your fanfic! :(
Okay. :)
(Um . . . that means okay. *almost starts explaining my thought processes, but doesn't because it would take too long and isn't important*
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Bye Mith!
Well all you need to know is you control fully so it's not just fireballs, your whole body can e set on fire.
@Chi: Woah, that's cool. O_O
FIRE KINGGGGGGGGGGG.
Mwahahaha though, on Super Mario Bros I'm always the yellow Toad and my sister's always the blue Toad, and I always look the best in fire suits and she looks the best in ice suits, whereas I look odd in ice suits and she looks odd in fire suits. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
So are we going to be rping?
Oh my gosh, WHAT?
I look up 'cycle' on wordreference.com, and its top five definitions, in order, are:
boom-and-bust cycle
business cycle
carbon cycle
cardiac cycle
citric acid cycle
Wouldn't you think they'd put something bike-related a bit first-er? :P
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@Rhydian: You can if you want. :)
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Em...that's weird.
Star are you sure you read chapter 6? O.o you were the one who splintered Skulduggery's rib cage and your whole body set on firecat the end...
Fire* at* god I hate this...
Not totes here....
I got 6 and half hours sleep. I sacrifice for Coco *curls bak in a ball not really here as my OC is actually in the Palace*
((Hello not-really-here-Zafira.))
@Chione: I did read it. But it's still cool. Whether I know it or not. :)
But I'm nearing a hyper mood now soo . . . yeah . . . *backs away slowly from enthusiasm*
Enthusiasm: :( D: :'(!
Me: I'M SORRY! :(
Enthusiasm: *goes off in an unenthusiastic sulk*
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Hey Zaf! :) :) :)
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Hi Zaf!
So Rhy, do you wanna RP and if you do what you wanna do?
Sure? Er not sure what about though
Damn. The more I try not to be hyper, the more hyper I get. :)
Okay. Welcome to Ridiculously Cheerful Star. Laughter for no reason may occur, not that you'll see that because I'm at the other side of the computer screen, but . . .
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Lol Star.
Star you joining in with the RP?
That picture wass taken at school by my sister. She called my name and turned and she took a pic.
XD lol Rhy.
It's still a nice picture ^.^
@Rhydian: I hate it when people do that to you. :P
@Chione: I might.
I'm not hyper anymore. :/
#ChaseForBookNine
I'm sad now . . .
Fun times . . . :P
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*walks over to Star* what's wrong sister?
I think I have an idea for a rp
Yay! What is it Rhy?
Well.....slightly complex. Well it isn't but I dunno how to explain it. I think I'll just start it.....some how.
*nods* ok
@Chi: My emotions are screwed up. ) I'm fine. Saw the example person on the website say they'd lost their compass and half-started laughing again.
@Rhydian: That's cool. :) I'll try and join in . . . soon . . .
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*:)
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Ok....just struggling to put it into words. Now I'm getting all angry with myself...*sighs*
(NOI! Don't get angry- *hugs*
Morning!
Not here...))
((Hai Adra!))
Hey Adra! *hugs*
Take your time Rhy ^.^
@Rhydian: Don't be. :) A lot of things can't be put into words. Words can only eat so much, you know. They don't have bottomless pits for stomachs. :)
Hey Adra! :) I wanted to kill you when you put 'Ezter' in that list, except I didn't, it was kind of funny, but I felt like I did before I remembered I didn't, if that makes sense. :) It was cool.
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((Yes, well. Heh. :P
*hugs all*))
*sits in the middle of a forest trying out different weapons she can make and training herself to make them faster*
*hugs and all that goes with it* :P
I think I'm hungry. *fiddles with sleeves* I think thinking about being emotional is making me emotional because I'm expecting to be emotional, so I could in theory be being not emotional, and yes. *frowns*
It's odd it happening here, though.
Usually I'm at school.
#ChaseForBookNine
((...you mean you're psyching yourself our? Expecting to become something raises your chances of becoming it..)
*pulls out a stopwatch and times herself whilst making a broadsword*
5 seconds...still too slow...
*looks at all the broadswords next to her and sighs*
I at least have to get it to 2 seconds...
@Adra: I know.
The annoying thing is
I TELL people this.
I email people and explain how if they expect to be depressed they're more likely to be depressed.
I mean, I don't have depression, but.
And it's like
dammit, Star.
Listen to your own advice.
But then I sort of want to be emotional in a way, which is hard to explain, and I don't think that helps either.
And then I think maybe I'm exaggerating things.
And I think maybe I am.
Apart from when I'm not.
And all of this makes sense in a way, I mean it doesn't but it does, like advice-wise, so why am I know USING the fact that it makes sense?
Idk.
And that doesn't make sense.
And really msd. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
*continues to make more and times herself*
((Ok Star))
((Brb anyone who's here))
((Okay Star...
And yeah listen to your own advice!! :3))
*Dark figure walks into Blogland* *clothes look old-fashioned or Victorian* *the man looks at the Bloglandians individually*
Hello...My name is Churchian Tithe. I am a Dark Caster. And do any of you know where Blake Williams is? Or his brother Rhydian Sky?
*Rhydian hides* *whispers* shhh! I'm not here ok? And pretend that u don't know Blake.
Tithe: Where are they?!
Er.... Last time I saw, they were vacationing in Hawaii
*he was
*ARRIVES*
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Tithe: Really Miss Dark? I don't believe you.......Don't lie to someone you could kill you so easily. Where are they?
*scoffs* Kill me?
Me?
I'm not killed easily. I also make it my policy to not let strangers kill me. That would be improper etiquette on my part.
And I would never lie! That's preposterous!
Tithe: Ok then...I believe you. I'll call my associates to check Hawaii then shall i? Just to check.
Tithe: Do I know you? You look familiar. I never forget a face...Dud you fight in the War?
Of course- which one? I've fought in many.
Against Mevolent.......You're Adrasdos Dark. I remember now
Ah. Of course. Silly me. I can't say I recall you, however. There were many faces in that time...
((Back))
*hears Tithe and Adra somewhere close by*
*creates a small ice cage over the broadswords, picks up two the n moes towards their voices*
((Moves* and*))
*reaches them*
Hey Adra, who's this?
I'm not sure... He said he was called Churchian Tithe
All I heard was blah blah blah and something about Rhydian and Blake.
Tithe: We fought against each other Miss Dark. That was when I worshipped the insane gods...but now I have my ownn will.
Yup
Oh. Huh. Well then, hello! It's a shame I didn't kill you. I'm sure you killed many more in the name of your gods
Tithe: Hello Miss Asahina! Do you know the whereabouts of Rhydian Sky amd his brother Blake Williams?
Tithe: I fid Miss Dark...fu times Indeed
1. You need new clothes
2. How do you know my name?
3. Last time I heard they were on holiday somewhere...I can't quite remember.
Sure. Fun.
*she pauses* Excuse me for a second, I must go check in on something.
*she hurries back into her lab, carefully peering into the separate rooms that Alexis and Niccolo are in, making sure that they're both there*
*she nods, going to stil in her kitchen before she comes back*
*calls out a window* HAWAII!
Are you sure? *calls back to Adra* I thought it was Fiji or something. *shrugs*
Tithe: I'm a Dark Caster. I know that you're both lying. Just tell me where they are and I shall not harm anyone and leave this place intact.
*turns back to Tithe* Somewhere warm. I prefer the cold, although I have wanted to go to Hawaii and Fiji before, they must be enjoying it over there, Rhydian better bring me something back.
So you're sticking to this story then?
We have told you. Not our fault if you don't believe us. But Blogland will stay "intact" no matter what you decide to believe.
Tithe: ok. Fine. When you next see Rhydian just tell him that we have a friend of his. Ok? *vanishes*
*runs out* Hell yeah
*Rhydian comes out if hiding* Ok then. Just to find out who he has
Well. I know for sure it isn't me
Lol I guessed that Adra. I'll call all if my friends from school. Maybe it's one of them
*turns to Rhydian* I'm a good lier, but if you ever do go to Hawaii, bring me something back.
Hawaii actually isn't all that it's cracked up to be
Kk chi :)
So far they've all picked up apart from three. Either they're busy or...
Or being held by that weird person.
Yup.
Now...I'll just go to their houses and see who's there or not.
That sounds boring. I'm gonna stay here incase that guy comes back
((Nah, I'm just too lazy))
Okie dokie! It does sound boring. But it has to be done. *sighs*
In Gone, Quinn . . . I think it was Quinn . . . kept saying "Hawaii" to Little Pete so that if he teleported in a panic again, he'd hopefully take them there. :)
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Of course...
Yeah, I'm back . . . was playing my DS with my brother . . .
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(I'm gunna time-lapse it coz its boring lol)
And of course! It would be that one wouldn't it! *curses* my crush -.- I'm gonna kill Tithe!
Oooo your crush? *grins at Rhydian* have a little girlfriend do we?
No Chi.....
Does she not like you gack Rhy? Aww.
Er......slightly more complicated than that Chi
((Back* god damit!))
Well duh, she just got kidnapped by a phyco dark caster...
*sits on the snow and creates more broadswords*
Speaking of which, what are you gonna do?
*she gives Chi a look*
...
Can we at least have a name?
(I'm gunna change the plot slightly. Instead of crush, I'm swaping it to my friend at school who actually knows about magic)
((Yeah... *hugs* I gotcha))
((Aww was that because I asked about it? :3))
Her name's Corvo Lavender. She jyst started reading SP and now she's trying to learn magic.....this is all my fault
((Well.....it's just a very awkward matter Chi. It's easier if it's my friend Corvo))
Lavender, lovely name.
((*points to what Rhy said* well, it isn't THAT awkward. Rhydian's just shy *she pinches his cheek*)))
((*giggles at Rhydian and adra*))
((Well...yeah. *cheek gets pinched* ok? No one has ever done that apart from my mum...lol))
((Yes well meh.))
Yes! *stares at swords*
3 seconds now.
. . . *is doing really well at staying here*
#ChaseForBookNine
*looks up at Adra and Rhydian* carry on...
((Is everyone gone?))
Sorry for poofing. Mum wanted me to help witg ironing. I'm back now
No. Just, um, playing my DS. :P
Sorry.
And I still haven't finished my homework. :P
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((No, I just started my homework. Apologies, but I need to get this done))
((Ah, ok))
What's your plan Rhy? *looks up at him*
I dunno? Thinking of the best way to do this...it's obviously a trap. Hmmmmm
*makes 10 more broadswords then nods* done. 2 seconds.
Do you think Tithe's torturing your friend Lavender? *keeps looking at the ground*
No. Well...I don't know. But I don't think so...hmmmm (wbd. And I just had a great idea for a solo-rp or story :) )
((Can we focus on this one first? Lol))
I had one of the best and worst dreams ever. :/
((Hai mara))
Hey Mara! *hugs*
First we need to find the location of Tithe
NNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I dedicate this page to...Corvo Lavender.
Because she is my awesome friend who helped me when I was struggling socially :)
*raises glass* Hear hear!!
How so, Mara?
*slowly gets up and begins to create a building at the edge of the clearing, takes 3 minutes to do so*
*walks in and sits in the living room*
*goes into bedroom and climbs into bed*
Rhydian, what are you doing in my house...?
*sighs and puts her feet up on the couch*
I'd say it but I might upset someone so idk
(Meh I'm here but I just don't have Zaf...
You do know everything's made of ice right?
I'm in my house Chi...I'm not a stalker. Lol
((Well you just kinda said that as soon as I created mine so I got confused x.x))
((Hello everyone.))
*wakes, but doesn't move* *stares blankly at the ceiling*
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((Hey Niccolo))
(Hello Nic I'm bringing Alexis by you I apoligize but she is like her mother in a way)
Alexis: *gets up and tries to find Niccolò and after a bit finds him* Coco?
*sits on top of 1DHouse* *mumbles under breath*
Gtg now. BYE!
(I'm proud. Today i had to altar serve and usually the tallest of the three will carry the cross and the other two take a candle. So i get there first and then the Deacon says to me, oh you're the tallest take the cross. I never do the cross as I'm short and usually i have tall people on with me so i just was like wow I'm taller. And then he said if the two with me couldn't light the matches I could, i told him don't blame me if i set the church on fire and he suddenly looked a bit unsure xD)
((Bye Rhy))
((Bye Rhyyy *hugs*))
*gets up and decides to go see Mara*
*creates an ice path to her house*
*lands on the roof*
*glances over at Chi* *smiles slightly*
*feels a hand on her shoulder*
*hears a voice say, "hello, Maralie."*
*freezes*
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