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 1401 – 1600 of 4974 Newer› Newest»*Hugs Mara* I keep missing you!!!!!!! I haven't seen my Mars in ages!!! *Huggles tighter*
*Hugs Fabi*
*And Jubab*
*And pokes Adra*
Stalkerfish for life
Another egg hatched over my bio live feed..
The other one drowned earlier :( I was there when it first began to peck through to when it died.
It made me sad.
Oh yeah only a poke *sarcastically* I'm so special
You get a poke because you're too non-mainstream for hugs. Feel special. *Pokes Adra's face*
@Mara: Thanks. :)
And - I guess it would be hard. :/
Well, in French, you don't say "my foot hurts", you say something like "I have pain in my foot." Or something. :)
And you say "I have hunger."
*nods*
Not "I am hungry."
"The thirst is on me" is cool. :)
Oh no, the thirst is upon me! What shall I do?
"Ron, kill it!"
Ooh. *stabs thirst*
(sorry, in an odd mood. :P)
@Adra: Awwwww. :'(
#ChaseForBookNine
*Pinches Star because I didn't see her* Sorry!!
You know how sometimes you write words instead of other words?
Like I just wrote 'with' instead of 'like' and backspaced it.
And the example I was going to use before I did that was 'the' instead of 'to'.
And yeah.
Well, when you're writing in code, you have to think of each letter rather than just kind of thinking of the sentence and whizz, and yet somehow, I still managed to write 'avoid' instead of 'afford'. *facepalms*
I remember writing that 'avoid', too, and thinking about the 'v' in it. V isn't a common letter, so I don't write it much, and I NOTICED the v and I DIDN'T NOTICE the fact I was writing the wrong word! :P
#ChaseForBookNine
DEATHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! :)
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
} :)
We were talking about Star Wars yesterday (at school, with my friends) and I mentioned about the Death Star being our names together . . . :)
Missed you. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
AWW THANKS STAR :) *Tacklehugs*
HAI DEATHY!!! *supermegatacklehugosfdoom*
Er... Okay?
OOOOH DEATH STAR!
IT'S THE STAR OF DEATH
OOOoooOOOOOOOO
@Jubi: It's the death of me. XD
Yup. :)
I wrote 'ti' rather than 'he' . . . *laughs at self*
#ChaseForBookNine
No.
IT'S THE YOU OF DEATH. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE! :P
I'M SO FREAKING HYPER GAH
*looks at the word* WELL, DAMN IT.
IT'S THE ME OF DEATH! :(
@Jubi: Well. Yay? :)
#ChaseForBookNine
HELLOOOOO
MSD!!
*bounces* boingy boingy boingy boingy...
Yay indeed! ALL MY HOMEWORK'S DONE AND SIMON AND GARFUNKEL ARE AMAZING SO I'M REALLY HYPER WHEEEEEEEEE :D
Ok backness
SNOW SNOWWWWW! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
JUB JUBBB!!!!!! *is supermegatacklehugsofdoomed*
HAI
AND HAI ZAFFYYYYYYYYY *supermegatacklehugsofdom*
i must be the only person that regarlly changes my random question thing on my profile
...yes.
xP
XD
ANNNDDDD now i have to go. I HAS BAND!!! we are playing barhemian rapsody
Hi/bye Snow!
Barhemian or bohemian?
because if it's BOHEMIAN, then...
OMG I'M ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THAT SONG RIGHT NOW AND I'M LIKE FREAKISHLY OBSESSED WITH IT
ok BAAIII :P *supermegagoodbyetacklehugsofdoom*
( TROMBONE IS AMAZBALLS! *disappears*)
Hey peeps. I hope you don't mind, but I brought Carl along. *Tripodactyl explodes with rage*
#ChaseForBook9
( bohemian then XD *really and truly disappears this time*
*really*)
ASDFGHJKL I LOVE THAT SONNNGGG
ok BAI!
HAI TRIIIIIP!!!! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
HOWDY CARL! *pokes*
*Is supermegatacklehugsofdoomed*
Herrow.
#ChaseForBook9
Hey *waves*
okay... apparently i dont have band... they canceled it today...
Oh.
well WB SNOW SNOW!
Oh....hi Carl...
Omfg maybe Mars and Ares are different I don't think Ares can read
Hey Snow.
Good. More flesh for the pile. MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!
#ChaseForBook9
Mara and Ares are different. Just because they're basically the same guy doesn't make them the same guy.
#ChaseForBook9
Not funny. the first chick who hatched drowned... *sobs in the background*
who is carl, i must ask?
*Mars
#ChaseForBook9
@Adra: Yay for another hatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) *hugs*
@Trip: Yup. XD
@Zaf: Yup. XD That was awesome, that part. :)
PERCY JACKSON IS AWESOME.
#ChaseForBookNine
I was talking about Snow coming back.
Carl is the name in Tripodactyl's collar.
#ChaseForBook9
ISN'T CARL THAT WEIR PTERODACTYL THAT TRIED TO KILL THE JUBIOSAURUS?
right...
Er, okay... Sorry, ye weren't... Clear enough.
Flesh pile? oooOOOOOOoo!
3.14 = pie backwards.
mind = blown
I GOTTA GO D:
BAAAIII *supermegagoodbyetacklehugsofdoom everyone*
BAIII JUB JUB
Bye Jubi! *Hugs*
Actually Adra, I was perfectly clear, you assumed.
Hurrumph.
Bye Jubi.
#ChaseForBook9
'Shatter what remains of your souls.'
I'm so glad we understand each other.
You wanna go boi
I very well might.
#ChaseForBook9
Alright, now I'm not sure which version of "u wanna go" that you interpreted it as.
To clarify..
YOU WANNA FIGHT
Verbally, possibly.
#ChaseForBook9
That's boring....Knave.
an anagram for my real name is: Hey Jeri Lynn
Do explain your previous insult you subconsciously sexist presumptuous meany.
#ChaseForBook9
best title for some thing ever:
without water we die!
XD
Except for us fire demons! Without water we live!
#CbaseForBook9
*gasp*
If you insist, the word "knave" is one who is a servant, or low-class. And I'm not quite sure what you mean, you yellow-bellied brickhead
Fire????
70 % of the earth is covered in water but only 1% is drinkable
It's a fairly self explanatory email, deeply ingrained into you is a highly sexist nature and you normally jump to highly offensive conclusions,
Also, you're a meany.
I know what knave means, but how am I one?
#ChaseForBook9
Highly sexist? I get I can be defensive, but that comes when you're degraded every single day due to your gender. I don't mean to be offensive, but it isn't a secret that for generations, the image of the "white male" (especially in America, I know Europe was iffy at times with their monarchies) has usually been in a superior position. As of late, as other races and genders have evened out the scales of equality, things have changed, but for hundreds of years, people were oppressed.
I don't suppose this is helping with your "naturally jump to highly offensive conclusions" or whatever...
But I'm just trying to explain what I think..
but yeah, I can see why I could be annoying
Knave was just the first thing I thought of.
And yes, I'm aware that I'm a meany.
Sorry for poofing:/
1 cotton shirt has 25 bath’s of water contained in it.
reMEMBER MY NAME
*leaps across the sky dramatically with drama*
fame
Er....
Hullo?
Nevermind, getting kicked off.
Bye!
Hi everyone!
How are you all?
*Hugs everyone*
XD
Hi/bye Phoenix.
Have a good day!
HELLO MISTI AND MARA!! sorry, was writing down facts about water!
Hi/ Bye Pheonix!
Hi Misti
anddd now i have to go! running waits me in HWB.
see y'all!
Sup Adra!
What are you doing?
Goodbye, Snow1 *hugs*
Bye Snowy!
Have a great Day!
Homework.. And quite possibly freaking out..
I really didn't mean to be sexist or insult, but... Yeah. Apparently I am the one thing I dont want to be -_-
... I have no clue what you mean by that but I have a couple of guesses ... you have your uh monthly cycle ... ? or for some reason your not having your cycle and that's what's freaking you out?
these are my guesses
Sorry if you don't find them appropriate. ...
Maybe I could help?
(Sure, Europe was iffy with their monarchies, oh... About 400 years and up ago.)
Adra, I like history. My secondary motto is lest we forget, and I'm fully aware of the past. But the past is not the present. "The past is another country, they do things differently there."
While, yes, there is still a lot of work to be done, spare a thought for the majority of men, who aren't mishojinist rapist governers of Texas (Badom tsh. Politics!) next time you say something, really rather sexist. Even most male lawbreakers are not rapists, because it's sick and disgusting.
I don't know where to stop with this other than, honestly, it is highly offensive. It's like me saying that if a woman sees a show shop she must immediately enter and spend all her husband's money there because she just stays home and cares for the children because that's right and proper.
That wasn't very nice was it?
#ChaseForBook9
ugh don't even mention monthly cycles to me
ugh
ugh
ugh
HI Trip!
How are you?
And yeah raping is HORRID!
And in some governments IGNOR the fact that people have had that thing done to them PUERLY because it was a person of upper class who did it to them!
OUTRAGUSE!!!!!!
Right, I got your point. I'm sorry, Trip. I didn't mean to offend you or anyone else.
Hi Mara! *Hugs*
Sorry about mentioning it!
But I'm 16 I know ALL about it especially because we're studying reproduction in Biology.
And we got to dissect a rat! XD
It's insides where all purple because it had been preserved for so long. XD
Okay I msd... Probs to go die in a hole or something *facepalms* *murmurs about her stupid brain*
*Pats Adra n the back*
there there don't go die in a hole die in the sun because your likely to end up in a hole after you die anyway.
... I'm probably not helping, but maybe some medicine might help ... ?
I'm still deciding on whether or not I would want to be cremated. If there were a zombie apocalypse, that'd be cool... Or, if people were able to come back to life.
Although I would be decomposing at some point.
But if I am cremated, I'd want my ashes to be spread around the world..
Personally, I want to be fed at my funeral reception, but the stupid law doesn't like that.
Hurrumph.
#ChaseForBook9
Fed... To other people?
That's a little Sweeney Todd
Sorry I zoned out. I was reading about the new Ms Marvel, she's a Muslim XD this is COOL!
I want to read the first issue now.
Oh do you guys want to see a drawing that I did last night?
http://mistical-future.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/marvel-drawing-xd.html
It has Marvel characters in it.
That's adorable, Misti!
Awh, Loki
XD thanks Adra!
I have to go now guys Bye!
*Hugs*
*quietly quiets*
*sips tea*
Bye Misti! *hugs*
Im home but food calls
hi Zaf-
Er, alright...
*sits by the fire again, warming her hands* *takes her coat off easily**her bruises aren't as bad as they were yesterday, but they're still pretty gnarly*
((Hello...))
((Zips back in time to hug Deathy when she was here))
#ChaseForBook9
Hello Fabi
((Right... *assumes Trip's gone and waves awkwardly* *facepalm*))
Hi Adra. :-)
Nel got a new spinny chair for the toy room, and it's so comfy and spinny! :D
Oops, now she wants to sit in it. Fine. :-P
[Moves to the sofa]
...I probably didn't need to narrate all that, did I? Sorry.
#ChaseForBook9
It's no problem, Fabi. Comfy chairs are cool.
hello again.
Hello Snow..
I back an no longer starving
*le sigh* i am doing 2 things in the school arts festival... i would rather do none, but apparently, and i quote, "the best drama students have to do something" and of course i am in the school band and they are also proforming...
Yes they are! :-)
The old one wasn't comfy. It was made out of styrofoam and kept falling apart. The new one, though...! :-) :-) :-)
Hi Snowy!
#ChaseForBook9
COMFY CHAIRS!!! *tries to steel the chair through the computer* *fails miserably*
http://jubisblogofamazingness.blogspot.com
.....
*lays in snow* I need to do Zavel I got to get deeper into this but meh writing and meh...GAAAH
http://lonleysnow.blogspot.com
XD
When I was in South Carolina Val was sitting with me by the pool and we were lounging and next thing you know she picks up the chair with me in it and throws me in yelling THIS IS SPARTA!!! And needless to say the chair and I went in :D
XD
lol zaffy.
It was funny in a way and then we would hide in the hot tub and I was in love with it and I got too hot i'd fall into the regular pool and when i came back to swim team i was frozen because the pool there was too freakin cold!
I feel brilliant I know so much about Greece and Rome and it's funny how in history I answer the questions
XD i did the same thing when we were talking about Greece in history. i went through and named all the major greek gads as well as some of the minor ones....
people were looking at me like some kind of freak...
g2g, byee!
Bye Snow
Bye Snow...
#ChaseForBook9
Bye Snow!
I really like working with glass...
#ChaseForBook9
I beat Dad in Jeopardy. See we play and keep track of our scores in the game on TV i knew Final Jeopardy which was the Rosetta Stone
Good grief..
I might go...
Well okay you're here I thiught I was alone
:-/
Well. Kinda.
Yeah.
I can't stop listening to "Say Something"
Exactly.
[Vanishes]
[Or maybe not vanishes, but I have homework, so probably]
#ChaseForBook9
one way for people to think you're weird:
burst out singing the weight of living in the middle of class
Well, they're weird for finding that weird, then.
*waves?*
Ugh oww
Good morning, afternoon, or evening, Blogland.
Hello, Sir
No?
Okay..
My apologies, Ms. Dark.
Don't worry about it. How are you?
Oh sir...
I feel well enough, relatively speaking. And how do you fare?
Yes, Ms. Kerias?
N-nothing...*has a petrified look in eyes*
Ravel: Zafira won't tell anyone what's troubling her
Truthfully, I've seen better days. And I suppose that's good?
...
*sighs*
Ms. Kerias, you know that I shall judge you not, despite whatever manner of issue you are confronted with.
Ms. Dark, I sincerely hope that your situation improves exponentially and expediently.
Its nothing I just had a petrifying dream that Mevolent used Niccolò against us all and Alastair got out and....well if you knew him you needn't know more.
Ravel: Zaf you know...well if that happened well I'd protect Olivia.
I appreciate the... Whatever that was? I can't seem to think of the word...
I don't..
I can't think :P
Sentiment, Ms. Dark?
Ms. Kerias, nightmares come with the position. You have my sympathies, but believe me when I say that I doubt that Lord Mevolent would 'use' Mr. Croatoan against the Sanctuaries.
It would be on Mr. Croatoan's own volition.
That would be the word, yeah. *picks up her fox, cuddling him*
The problem is Mevolent could find Niccolò's true name and...oh gods he did horrible things when he was...
Ravel: Zaf calm yourself the man won't go insane he is beyond it already. He'll...well we'd keep Liv far from him.
Ms. Kerias, I understand, but I feel as if you are merely dabbling in idle fantasies.
Sadly, not the pleasant kind. But remember that simply because things tend to go wrong, does not mean that they shall.
Ms. Dark, it is a pleasure to see young master Dimka healthy again.
hello))
Greetings, Ms. Snow.
I understand....*bites lip*
Ravel: go inside Zaf
*goes inside Ravel soon following*
((Imma go so good night))
'ello sir. *hugs* how're you?
*laughs* young master.... *scratches the fox's head* *her smile drops* I have yet to find out how to properly heal him.. The only way he can walk without pain is, well. *points to the symbol on her hand* I feel it for him.
but yes, he's working on his walking. *sets the fox down and he teeters when he walks*
((Hi Snow- bye Zaf))
(( if you lot are wondering, i'm jumping in and out of my Snow Being Poisoned (well,her reflection) plot.))
Good night, Ms. Kerias. Sleep well.
I feel perfectly fine, Ms. Snow.
Ms. Dark, while I can hardly say that I understand his pain, I sympathize with him, and you. Though I doubt my feelings shall cause him to walk any sooner.
*sits down carefully and looks at the fox* i don't think i've met him before.
((Okay Snow))
*picks the little fox up* Thank you... It isn't too terrible. It would be for him, I imagine, but..
He'll cope, in time I'm sure. *stiffly sits by the fire's edge, near the warmth*
Oh. His name is Dimitri. Or Dimka, if you prefer nicknames. He's a fennec fox, so... *flicks one of his ears* His head-to-ear ratio is slightly off.
*stands up, and dusts off some snow from his knees*
Well, Ms. Dark, I am sure that, in time, he shall heal fine. With a very slight limp, perhaps, but no worse for wear.
he's cute. *stands up*
That he is, Snow.
Of course, Sir. If he were in dire need of medical attention, I'd have most certainly given in to him
*smiles slightly* well, i hope you find a way to help him.
*glances around* oh, look, a tree *strolls over and begins climbing it*
Naturally, Ms. Dark, I never meant to question your medical sense.
lol...
my teacher was just like "where did snow go" (not snow, my actual name :P) and i was on the ground and like "ima over here!"
(( and now i g2g))
... Right... *tucks the fox into her pocket* *yawns, rubbing at her shoulders, recalling the long, rough day* *grumbles, thinking about what color her arms will be tonight. BLue, black. Green?*
You seemed fatigued, Ms. Dark. Perhaps you should retire to bed?
*smiles* Thanks for the concern, but I probably wouldn't sleep anyway...
Ms. Dark, you could at least attempt to. 6 nights of nightmares are worth 1 of simple sleep, and I certainly would take that risk.
No, not nightmares...
Well
okay
Nightmares, but that isn't what's holding me back. I just... Can't sleep?
...
*frowns*
Is it your use of symbols?
No, I don't believe... *half- smiles* Alchemy doesn't drain me like other magics would.
Then...
Well, I hardly mean to offend, but this all sounds rather suspect.
(I cannot stay, for I must go to bed, but I would like to deposit here one of my favorite songs, and one that I feel is relevant to Precocious.
And I'm good, good, good to go
I'm good, good, good to go
I can't get away
Get away from all of my mistakes
So here I sit looking at the traffic lights
The red extinguishes the hope that the green ignites
I want to run away I want to ditch my life
Cause all of my mistakes keep me awake at night
And after all of my alibis desert me
I just want to get by
I don't want something to hurt me
I had no idea where my head was at
But if my heart says I'm sorry can we leave it at that
Because I just want for all of this to end
And I so hate consequences
And running from you is what my best defense is
Consequences
Oh God, don't make me face up to this
And I so hate consequences
And running from you is what my best defense is
Cause I know that I let you down
And I don't want to deal with that
It just now hit me this is more than just a set back
And when you spelled it out, well, I guess I didn't get that
And every trace of momentum is gone
And this isn't turning out the way I want
And after all of my alibis desert me
I just want to get by
I don't want something to hurt me
I had no idea where my head was at
But if my heart says I'm sorry can we leave it at that
Because I just want for all of this to end
And I spent all last night
Tearing down
Every stoplight
And stop sign in this town
Now I think there might
Be no way to stop me now
I'll get away despite
The fact I'm so weighed down
All of my escapes have been exhausted
I thought I had a way but then I lost it
And my resistance was once much stronger
And I know I can't go on like this much longer
When I got tired of running from you
I stopped right there to catch my breath
There your words they caught my ears
You said, "I miss you. Please, come home"
And my sins, they watched me leave
And in my heart I so believed
The love you felt for me was more than
The love I'd wished for all this time
And when the doors were closed
I heard no I told you so's
I said the words I knew you knew
I really really needed you
All of this time I needed you, I needed you
And I so hate consequences
And running from you is what my best defense is
I hate these consequences
Because I know that I let you down
And I don't wanna deal with that
*bows*
*departs*)
(Hello/Goodbye Anni))
Well, I should imagine so?
Maybe?
Greetings, Ms. Barnosky, and good bye.
Indubitably, Ms. Dark.
(I'm sorry. I would dearly love to stay and role-play, but I have a busy day tomorrow and would be severely rousted by my dear mother if she knew that I was on this late.)
((I understand, Ms. Barnosky. The song was lovely, and I wish you pleasant dreams.))
((Ah... Well, let us not hold you, then? *shrugs*))
*carefully gets to her feet, her entire torso groaning at her*
Excuse me a moment...
*dashes off for her lab, not bothering to shut the doors in her rush*
*carefully takes off her coat by the door and steps before a mirror, yet again, noting the array of dark colors blotting her skin from her neck to her waist and everywhere in-between*
*searches through her bag for medicine*
*stares distantly at the laboratory, his forehead crinkling*
*sits in the tree, humming absent mindedly*
*carefully pulls a t-shirt over her tank top, finding what she needs and takes a few, her muscles relaxing* *breathes out*
Hallelujah praise! *slips her coat back on, pulling her hair around herself and skips back*
*waves* *sits*
I had to drop Dimitri off... It was about his bed time. Little rascal bites after 10:30
...
Indeed, Ms. Dark.
I believe I shall leave you, for now. I have investigations of my own to conduct, I do hope you understand.
*waves to Ms. Snow, and walks off*
((All that you desired, when you were a child
Was to be old, was to be old
Now that you are here, suddenly you fear
You've lost that child (lost that child)
Do you like the person you've become, or
Under the weight of living
You're under the weight of living
Under the weight of living
You are under the weight of living
The weight of living, the weight of living
It all crept up on you, in the night it got you
And plagued your mind, it plagues your mind
Every day that passes, faster than the last did
And you'll be old soon, you'll be old
Do you like the person you've become, or
Under the weight of living
You're under the weight of living
Under the weight of living
You are under the weight of living
The weight of living, the weight of living
(Tell yourself this is how it's going to be)
(Tell yourself this is how it's going to be)
Oh, tell yourself this is how it's going to be
Oh, tell yourself this is how it's going to be, or
Under the weight of living
You're under the weight of living
Under the weight of living
You are under the weight of living
The weight of living, the weight of living
The weight of living, the weight of living ))
(( best song ever))
Of course. *nods*
*sits on the fire's edge again, warming herself up*
Oh, blast.
Very well, I dedicate to the future, despite what it may hold.
*climbs down the tree and sits with adra* bye sir
*raises glass* Hear hear
Hello again Snow
(( AW LOL!! me and my friend just did doctor who quizzes to see which companion we are most like. i got Amy, she got Rory... lol, we are married...))
heyo
((That's adorable..))
*stands* I should probably go... It's getting late out. *pauses* Not that I'd sleep, but it's cold out here...
*hugs Snow* Good night, or rather- morning.
*walks back to her lab*
*cough* afternoon *cough*
see ya adra! *stays near the fire**
hey jubjub
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