And I am finished.
Well, "finished" is maybe the wrong word. There are still two short chapters to write — detailing Scapegrace's little adventure - but basically, essentially, that's it. I'm done. I've just sent the official first draft of The Dying of the Light over to Nick, my editor, and Michelle, my agent. They've both read a rough version a few weeks ago so I know there's not going to be much in the way of changes when I start editing next week. Which is a relief. And word count, you ask? Word count?
Well, at the moment, before the edit and missing two little chapters, the word count stands at 153,193. I can't find the exact count, but I think LSODM was about 161,000, so it'll be pretty close in size. I genuinely thought this would be a much smaller book, closer to Dark Days in terms of length. My editor, however, knew the word count would just explode once I started to do what I planned. The book is, he has told me, "hugely ambitious". So there's that.
And I'm glad it's taken me this long to write it, to be honest. I'm glad TDOTL is going to be a heavy, substantial book. It is the end, after all. It deserves to be weighty.
It has still to hit me, by the way. The fact that this IS the end. I think when the edit is finished it'll occur to me that there'll be no more Skulduggery books. Not exactly looking forward to that moment.
On a cheerier note, I've seen Tom Percival's rough sketch of the cover, and it will literally KILL YOU with feels.
Which, now that I think of it, probably isn't a cheerier note at all.
We have such cool ideas for the coming year, plenty of AMAZING events to announce, and I can't wait to let you all in on what we're planning. The next two days, in fact, I will be spending in a massive meeting about those very same events.
The Year of the Requiem is gonna ROCK.
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@Silente: She wants the poem to be a poem that her character is writing to her other character, but it doesn't actually SAY it's to her other character, and the last line has to begin with 'And.'
It's for her story. :P Her character can write poetry. She can't.
REALLY MSD NOW.
#ChaseForBookNine
@Rhydian: I can admire that. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
You have to ded now! Mwahahahahaha!
As I said, as long as he doesn't kill me or anyone I consider a friend, he'll be fine here.
Character to character? Cool.
I don't actually know either of her characters well enough to write such a poem, but I shall leave such difficulties until after I can actually write poetry. :P
I imagine it will be about as difficult as trying to learn how to write essays, but there won't be a deadline, so it'll be fine. :P
#ChaseForBookNine
IF THERE WAS A REMANT OUT BREAK ON THE BLOG ONLY ME AND KES WOULD BE SAFE!
@Silente: Meh. Hunter and Ez would probably just jump into a portal and wait until it was all over. :P
If Adra was balanced, they might take her with them, though.
#ChaseForBookNine
HI
They'd run away? That's rude. By 'safe' I meant, would be possessed. However we would have an army of possessed bloggers to escape from and somehow fix. Maybe safe isn't the right word.
Hey Snow!
Snow might survive a remnant outbreak. She has a lot of connections and favors she can call.
Yeah.
They're not human; I don't know how compatible they would be with a Remnant.
And - well, of course they'd run away. O_O
They might have to think of something to solve it, though, which might involve killing a load of you.
Um.
Yeah. :P
#ChaseForBookNine
Well some people might survive, I was talking definite none possession. Because me and Kes are vampires, and therefore 'dead' we couldn't be possessed. But if you were skilled and prepared you could also escape remnant free.
I dedicate this page to...My friends at school.
Maybe you're wondering why not any Bloglandians? Because I praise y'all too much and I have good reason too, but I never really say how much I love my irl. I'm either saying how much they annoy me or that some of them are dicks.
So I think I owe them this...
Corvo: My best-friend, I can tell her absolutely anything. And no matter how angry I get sometimes or difficult to be with, she just stands there and tells me something that helps, and tells me that she's there for me. If I'm being a complete idiot, she'll stand by me and make sure I don't do something stupid and she looks out for me...Very few people do that for me.
Harrow: So funny, and just a delight to be with. Always he can make anybody laugh, without fail, everybody every time will laugh at him. And when I need someone to talk to, he's there for me and just makes me laugh...A proper joker.
Charlie and Jack: Two of my closest friends...They don't judge me, they don't pretend to be my friend, they are always there for me. Always...
And they're the main ones...But I want to thank them all for just being ace...
@Rhydian: *hugs tightly* That's a beautiful ded . . . :)
#ChaseForBookNine
That's a great ded Rhydian.
Thankies Starry and Sil. I just thought they deserved a bit of praising, a lot of stuff has gone on recently in school. So yeah,
HEAR HEAR.
Its mothers day tomorrow. And today I spent buying stuff and making a card. c:
@Snow: Mother's Day in Aus and the US . . .
It was Mother's Day back in March for us. :P
At least I think it was March.
It might have been April or February.
#ChaseForBookNine
Gtg now :( stuff to do, and parents will go mental. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fours, Rhydian! :(
#ChaseForBookNine
I have stuff to do as well!
But I'm not doing it!
-_-
Okay.
Yeah.
Should probably go. :P
Fours!
#ChaseForBookNine
BYE RHY!!!!!
And I know, Starry!
I am in charge of cooking tomorrow. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Bye Star. Bye Rhydian. Wbd, re-reading blogfights.
DAMNIT STAR
BYE
I love looking back at old fights. Its so entertaining. And you can see all your mistakes.
*flicks Tempest*
*flicks snow*
*TWICE*
...is anybody lurking?
*bursts out from behind the couch*
I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*flails arms around in excitement*
*smiles and sits up and the couch wincing slightly*
Hey Darling!
*moves to a sitting position*
*pats the space next to her*
**on
*doffs his hat*
(he is always wearing a hat)
Good evening m'lady!
*frowns*
you know you're a vampire and can grow your skin back, right?
*sits next to her*
Yes I know but that means having to change.
*leans on his shoulder*
And I'm not exactly in control when I change. Its fine, the amount of healing solutions pumping through my veins nowadays it'll take more than that to keep me down.
*frowns*
I should thank Blake. And Chi. And probably try tocclean their couch a bit.
*climbs onto shakey feet to do just that*
*sits her back down*
nu uh.
And besides, I would think you could learn to regenerate without having to change into a vampire?
(Derek describes them tearing off their human skin but never how they get it back 0.0)
*sighs and sits*
I probably could but I've never tried.
*hugs him*
That'd take time, something I've never had before now.
*hugs her back...
gently.*
Anyway, I'll clean the couch!
*goes in search of a mop and bucket - (wbd for a moment) *
(Okay then!)
*watches him go*
*surveys herself for damage*
*most of her skin has reformed*
*apart from in one of two places where muscle is still visible*
*her skin is blue and black and red*
*shakes her head and wondered what would have happened if Blake hadn't shown up*
*shivers at the thought*
*wanders back in empty handed*
*pats Silente*
*whispering*
I have no idea where they keep their cleaning stuff
*wanders aimlessly out the front door still looking*
*shouts after him*
Did you check the kitchen?
*gets up using the couch arm to keep her from falling*
*stumbles to the kitchen*
*grab the door frames*
*stumble to the cupboards*
*walks back in*
oh god where is she
*runs into the kitchen*
*clutches the side so as to not fall*
*opens a cupboard with a shakey hand*
*food*
*tries another one*
*alcohol*
*a different one*
*aha!*
*smiles triumphantly*
*legs give out below her dropping her uncerimoniously to the ground*
*runs over, looks worried*
Oh. Thank god. They DO have food in this kitchen!
*looks down*
Oh hello Silente what are you doing down there?
*picks her up, cradles her in his arms*
Hmm, what should we do with you!
*lays in his arms slightly dazed*
*looks grumpy*
I fell over. Stupid legs.
*sighs*
*nods*
I know. My legs are pretty stupid as well sometimes!
*walks out to the lake, lays Silente down in a soft patch of grass*
Rest here! I must go clean the couch. I shall return at some point... (Hopefuly some other people will show up too .-.)
*kisses her softly*
I'll be back!
Okay then. Come back soon!
*pulls him back and kisses him properly*
*smiles*
Don't be long.
*rests*
*Tumbles head over heels out of the shadow of a tree*
*Stands and dusts himself off, looking around whilst doing so*
Is anyone still around?
HOLY SHIT THATS NOT A GOOD DAYDREAM!
((Sorry ignore that comment.))
*opens one eye and sees Blake*
Hey. In the grass. Thank for the catch yesterday.
Um...
What?
No problem, I'd rather not have people dying.
*sits next to her*
You feeling alright?
((You, Chi and Matex being possessed by remnants while I'm forced to watch as the black veins cover your face and flood you lips.))
Can't stand up and not even fully covered in skin yet but apart from that I'm great. Swell.
((Yeah that'd be bad))
Wish I had some sort of healing magic, but Max was right, right? You should be able to do some sort of vampire uber-healing... I think
*grins*
Blake there's so much healing solution pumping through my veins now I'm fairly certain I'll be fine.Just give me another day. I prefer this to changing. Probably. At least tthat's what I'm telling myself.
((Bad doesn't sum it up. One I'd be heart broken. Two I was the only thing there for them to...play with. Not a good daydream at all.))
*sighs*
If you say so. Why were you two so... murderous?
Ah. Well. She was murderous because she loves her hotel and is slightly crazy as well. Me...that's a tiny bit of a story. Which reminds me I need to fix that.
oh my god these biscuits oh my oh my om nom nom nom
((Hello again.))
Ello ello. I was going to cook a meal but everything was dirty so I have done a bunch of cleaning and now I am eating chocolate-orange biscuits om nom nom
I have just devoured the whole packet om nom nom nom. Now to cook this meal...
((Enjoy your cooking. And your meal!))
ten. ten biscuits I ate. still hungry.
SATAY CHICKEN HERE I COME!!!!!!!
(slowly. because it takes a long time to cook. ugh. perhaps McDonalds in the mean time will suffice...)
((Don't eat too much! You'll spoil your meal!))
And the Silence did fall..
*sighs*
*taps the sigil on her nose*
*a portal forms below her*
*falls through it and reappears on the floor of her storage vault*
*sits up*
*stands and stumbles to one of the vaults*
*pulls it open*
*grabs a needle from the side and enters the cage in the middle of the room*
*sits on its floor*
*injects the needles contents into her arm*
*begins shuddering and shaking*
Wow it is way too quiet here!
..I have prepared the vegetables and chicken and it is now marinating in the fridge. yaay.
((Yey!))
And noowww I have to do some uni work :/ so I'm still distant DX
On a side note, I cleaned Blake's couch!
..
Ok don't tell him this but I actually just replaced it with a new one
>.>
<.<
>.>
*realises she left the portal and the vault door open*
*too late to close it now though*
*closes her eyes as pain ripples through her limbs*
*let's the claws rip through her fingers and the fangs through her gums*
*grits her teeth as the claws reach for her chest*
*rips away the rest of the human disquise*
*leaving the feral white beast in the girls place*
((I won't tell him.))
*pops his head through the portal*
Ello there! You're looking lovely :)
*growls and leaps at the bars in Matex's direction*
*snarls at the bars clawing at them*
*it leaves only tiny scratches on the bars*
*nods*
as I say, very lovely, well, I'd best be going!
*very quickly withdraws head from portal*
*snarls at his disappearing form*
*charges the bars more violently*
*stalks around the cage*
*starts hammering against the door*
*the lock rattles and bounces*
*she hadn't locked it properly*
*looks at the portal*
ermm..
*summons elf from the nether realm*
*consults with elf on how best to remove the portal*
*elf says nothing and returns to nether realm*
*sigh*
*barges against the door violently*
*the lock rattles again and moves closer to the open position*
*snarls and charges it*
*the door shudders*
*the lock slides open*
*the door flies open*
*snarls and charges out towards the portal*
*is thankful that no one else is around*
*wonders if silver affects vampires as well as werewolfs..*
*but shooting her is probably not a good idea*
*teleports away from the lake*
(Black Mage ability, more similar to shadow walking really, only useful to escape immediate danger)
*comes bounding through the portal*
*just in time to see him disappear*
*growls and snaps her head around*
*she's all alone*
*bounds into the forest*
*in the direction of a small village about 10 miles away*
;-;
*follows behind at a safe distance*
*takes off his hat*
*reaches inside with one hand, fumbling through his personal belongings*
*withdraws some candy corn*
no no not this.
*reaches back into the hat once more*
*continues bounding towards the village*
*eyes glowing black*
((BTW just in case this is your plan or for future reference the usual serum sets of an allergic reaction with me, hence I have my own personal serum's))
"It will literally KILL YOU with feels."
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
((Fear not, you have told me that before :P ))
Why hello Finn!
*withdraws a tranquilizer dart from the hat* ah here we are.
*reaches in once more, draws out a long metal pipe with a handle on one end*
*drops dart in the open end*
*weaves between the trees nearing the town already*
*jumps and starts moving from trunk to trunk*
*stands on a tree top and takes aim with the pipe*
*uses pyromancy to cause combustion and propel the dart*
*very quickly loads a second dart, not caring if the first one hit its mark*
*fires the second dart ahead of the vampire, at a tree trunk that she is about to bounce off, aiming to get her in the shoulder or neck*
*is hit first in the toe*
*is then hit it the arm*
*falls from her jumping*
*lands on the ground, quickly getting back up*
((Tranquilliser or serum?))
((Gtg for food. BBS))
Hello yellow fellows who are made out of jello.
((Tranq my dear, I would be stupid to use serum XP ...
FOOD IS SO GOOD OH MY GOD ENJOY YOUR FOOD <3 I might go start cooking my meal then.))
*jumps down from the tree top, runs towards her*
*casts sleeping magic as he approaches, knowing it won't be very effective on a vampire, but hoping it will add to the affect of the two tranquilizers*
@iloveskuldugger; Hey! If I may, I would like to pay my respects to your rhymes, for what a good way that was to say a greeting on such a good day when merrily meeting us bloglanders who are soon to be eating - nay, devouring what did appear to be food, if only fleetingly, before being consumed while, I assume, we sit in our seating, before returning to play!
((Back! The food was good!))
*falls to the ground in a heap*
*dazed and confused*
*but not quite asleep*
((Oh, that was a sick rhyme! Was it intentional or accidental that time? Even so, never mind!))
*holds up the pipe high over his head, dances to the side, still wary of her, and changing his mind, puts it down and steps back instead*
((Oh accidental. Didn't realise it DID rhyme.))
*looks grogily at Matex*
*hisses at him*
*swipes at him slowly*
*growls*
Sorry, my kindle was acting funny
but now I am hopping back like I bunny!
I am so good at rhyming!!!
Not really, though. I am horrible at rhyming!
@iloveskuldugger hi! How are you? Nice to meet you!
((And here I thought we were going to engage, you me and my consort, in a grand battle of poetry, of the homestuck-slam sort. Ah well, I digress, and return to the matter at hand, one which I must give some thought.))
I'm good, how are you!
Good to meet you toooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
I'm so excited for the last book!
Now that you've finished writing the series, what's next in your writing career? Have you considered writing more books set in the world of skulduggery pleasant, but not following him directly? Like, something set in the war with mevolent, maybe his rise to power? Or something to do with the unnamed?
((Matex, if you want to see some rhymes most of these (if not all) rhyme. http://tempestspoems.blogspot.co.uk/ ))
((I'm fine thanks! Well I'm fine IRL. In rp/bf terms I'm sleepy and blood thirsty))
I'm so excited for the last book!
Now that you've finished writing the series, what's next in your writing career? Have you considered writing more books set in the world of skulduggery pleasant, but not following him directly? Like, something set in the war with mevolent, maybe his rise to power? Or something to do with the unnamed?
Do you role play often?
((I tend to rp a lot. Or blogfight. Whichever. I find it fun.))
It looks/sounds fun!
Have you never rped or blog fought before?
No, I'm pretty new to this. I got an account on Wednesday!
Don't worry Silente, little do you know I read most of them some time ago ;)
It always amuses me when people write comments to Derek who, most unfortunately, never reads them.
*nods to self*
So, this is what I'll do - and in rhyme, because that amuses me too.
*runs, ducks, slides, directly under the vampire. rope in one hand, hooked around its ankle, and in the other, fire, in case I need to stall. I stand, and pull suddenly. And as she is sleepy, she will hopefuly fall*
((ahhh okay that explains it. Well welcome to blogger! If I wasn't in my current condition I'd probably be stalking around you thinking about having you for dinner so you can take that as good or bad!))
*slumps over at Matex's feet*
*finally being knocked asleep by the tranquilliser*
My parents let me get one because they were tired of hearing about Skulduggery Pleasant all the time! See, I've always loved Skulduggery Pleasant but recently I got totally obsessed. I went through and read all the books three more times and I am starting LSODM for the 6th time!
((Ahh. My parents don't even know what this /is/ they just presume...well nothing, they just leave me to it,))
*warily steps out from behind a tree and observes Silente*
Greetings humans
((Just to mentioned Iloveskuldugger, I'm currently a fully fledged vampire. As in white beast. Granted I'm also asleep but god knows how long that will last))
Hey Edward. How goes life?
Life goes bye, then hides when you try to catch it
*cocks her head*
Is she really asleep?
*debates whether or not to turn away*
Exactly! Sneaky little life! How are you today?))
*Pokes sleeping vampire*
Fine thank you. You?
*lays on the floor in response*
*angrily charging around in its mind*
*trying to force itself awake*
Fear not Edward, I have this covered! :D
*bops her on the head with the pipe for good measure, glad he didn't take a moment longer, otherwise she would have had the pleasure of eating iloveskuldugger alive.*
Rest assured, iloveskuldugger, that when she wakes up she will want to stalk you, probably wishing to fight!
*looks longingly at her chalk white skin, then picks her up, shadow walks her back to the portal and drops her within*
*secures the lock on the cage in the vault and waits patiently for her to wake up, eager to see if the transformation had the desired result*
*Laughs at vampire sleeping then hides in tree*
*runs away while Silente is still asleep*
*observes from a distance through binoculars hoping she is far enough away*
((Fine IRL. Bit bored but that's fine. Thinking about the homework I should have done today))
Hello Matex
(Just got into GCSE groups meaning we have stupid amounts of homework for the next day. Not fun.)
*comes out from hiding*
Matex, could you wake the vampire please? For fun?
*lays on the cage floor*
*skin begins growing over her body*
*new and pale, but not as pale as the beasts*
*finished changing*
*comes too*
*looks up*
*sees Matex*
*smiles*
*blinks a few times*
*squeals and covers herself up with her hands*
Clothes Matex!
Good day Edward! I must now leave to cook food, but at least Silente is secure and we are safe. I will be back!
I really don't know if that is smart!
((Please give me clothes first!))
*nods*
Yes.
Yep.
Clothes...
*nods again*
Can I get you anything? You sure have a lot of stuff in this place.
Goodbye Matex.
Dont worry iloveskuldugger, I don't know what im doing
Hello again Matex
*walks up to the cage*
Hello Silente, are you feeling better?
No vampire? Oh well.
*nods at some draws*
Jeans and a T-shirt. Preferably /before/ hell freeze over mister.
*picks up iloveskuldugger and hurries him away*
NOT NOW, SHE'S NAKED
*wipes sweat from his brow and returns to the vault*
Edward, I feel so assured!
Hehe, sorry!
*runs over to the draw and gets the clothes, throws them through the bars, then unlocks the cage, admiring her beauty ;) *
((Oh god. Great first meeting. Perfect. Oh god. *face palm*))
I have faced terrible danger *Looks into sky* Sometimes I even survived. I am Edward Fletcher, Penguin king and collector of time, pleased to meet you iloveskuldugger
Is she dressed yet?
Pleased to meet you too!!!!
*shakes her head at him*
Oh. Under wear. ERM..
*wraps the T-shirt around her lower half temporarily*
*covers her too half with an arm*
*goes to the draws*
*pulls out some underwear*
*turns back around*
*throws a towel at Matex*
Cover your eyes.
**top
Has anybody seen a roman emporer by the way? I appear to have lost him
((No sorry. It wasn't the crazy emperor was it? I hear he's a little crazy))
No I have not, sorry!
Erm, it may have been Caligula. *Backs away for an escape route* He only had a grenade launcher.
Am I missing something here? I have no idea what you are talking about!
((HES THE CRAZY ONE! HOW DID HE GET A GRENADE LAUNCHER?!))
(Don't worry iloveskuldugger, just join in the story)
He may have taken one from the year 2009
((Perfect. Just perfect.))
All I know is someone crazy has a grenade launcher. That does not sound good! Should I be going?
*sigh* Really, Edward? I had hoped you would've learned from that time you almost destroyed the human race that you shouldn't mess with time for fun...
#ChaseForBook9
*Explosion occurs near lake* It's ok, I found him. *Runs away from lake*
So, does anyone have any idea where he is?
*pretends to cover his eyes although he has already seen everything ;D*
Oh, never.
Hello Aretha, Where would be the fun if I learned from my mistakes?
*nods at Silente once she is dressed*
we should probably get out of here and close the portal before anyone else comes looking at your personal stuff!
*runs after Edward*
Shouldn't we try to get him back to his time before he destroys the world?!
*quickly gets changed not trusting Matex at all*
*slips the T-shirt over her head*
Okay I'm decent again.
*checks her hair in a mirror*
*fiddles with it to straighten her parting*
*turns back to him*
*blushes*
Okay. What did you see? Oh and did I kill anyone?
*Stops suddenly* That would be a good idea. *Runs the other way towrds the lake*
*looks at the roof*
I saw nothing, I swear. And yes, you killed three of my most important elves!
*laughs*
No, you didn't kill anyone :P
It might be fun for you if don't learn from your mistakes but the rest of us may not want a crazy person running around!:)
*remembers the portal*
Oh that.
*taps her nose and the portal closes*
Tadaa. Fixed.
I'm sure you could find some way to entertain yourself without killing loads of people. *mutters* There's enough of that going on already...
#ChaseForBook9
Yeah. Sure you saw nothing.
*shakes her head and blushes*
Oh god. That was /NOT/ part of the plan.
Her Aretha! How are you?
Quickly now *Caligula runs forward* Time to go home now. Anybody want to see ancient rome?
Hello Silente! Are you back to normal? If so, hello!!
I would!
*looks around*
Oh, you closed the portal with us still in here? Alone?
Yeah. I'm back to normal now.
*raises hand while jumping up and down*
I want to see Ancient Rome!
Well iloveskuldugger *Door appears. Pushes Caligula through* That is the doorway to Rome *Steps through*
Yes Matex. I closed the portal with us still in here. Alone. Problem?
*grins at him from across the room*
*leans back on the set of draws*
*follows him*
Cool!
Hi, Silente! I'm- well. *casts her a wary smile* *looks very tired* I'm fine, thanks. How are you?
I think I'll pass on Ancient Rome, thanks. *sighs again* Do try not to destroy history, please.
#ChaseForBook9
Welcome to the great roman empire. We have roughly 10 minute to look around until the door shuts.
*tackles Silente*
Not. At. All.
(Although in that case you should add "Stalk Iloveskuldugger" to your to do list c; )
As if I would do such a thing Aretha?
I'm fine! Gonna be cursing myself tomorrow because if the homework I didn't do but oh well!
I think I'm going back to the present time.
((iloveskuldugger your name is long and annoying to type, as an unofficial giver of names I have decided take the last part of your name, and from now on I shall call you Dugg! Any questions? No? Good!))
*grins and hugs Matex*
Good. Because we haven't been alone in a while.
Oh no. Please don't stalk me!:)
You would, Ed. You would.
That's good to hear, Silente. Too bad about your homework, though. Maybe try multitasking, so you can get some of it done today?
#ChaseForBook9
Ok *iloveskuldugger appears in present* Rome *Door shuts and opens in random place* Where would the emporer be hiding? *Walks away*
((Oh Duggs a good name! Oh and *adds creep/stalk Duggy out to her to do list*))
Ok, fine. I am now know as Dugg
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