- Sit down at desk.
- Open Word document.
- Look at blank page.
- Become anxious.
- Decide that the problem is the font.
- Change font.
- Be much happier.
- Look at blank page.
- Make cup of tea/coffee.
- Drink tea/coffee while looking at blank page.
- Do not check Twitter/email/Facebook/Tumblr.
- Check them a little.
- Take a break.
- Sit back down.
- Write something.
- Change font.
- Be much happier.
- Take out phone in case someone wants to ring you.
- Do not play Angry Birds.
- Do not play it.
- Play it a little.
- Put phone away.
- Delete what you have written.
- Write something else.
- Read back over it.
- Shrug. Decide to fix it in the rewrite.
- Congratulations! You've started the book!
Sunday, December 14, 2014
How To Write Books Good, Part 3
Beginning the book:
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Even I'm horrible XD)
(Okay. Fall out it is..)
(Kas *huggles*)
(Viv, Soph, you still here?)
Vik: Yup *nods* but you can trust this man, he is also ex military
He was a medic.
(there's no reason *continues grinning* )
(Hello, Star. It is nice to see you once again.
I am indeed, Silente.)
(Awwwww I love it when you smile)
Alys: o okay.... *rests head on his chest*
(Okay. Viv you still here?)
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry :c
*huggles Amazinky*
(I feel I should take the silence as a no..?)
(Kas ...)
(Perhaps you should, Silente.)
(-nods- I probably should..)
Vik: *smiles and walks to where Larry works*
Hey Larry!
Larry: Vik, gosh long time no see bruda, and who's this? *gestures to Alys*
(I loves it when you smile Chlo and your not horrible (not in anyway possible) )
(Thanks Rhossie ^.^)
Alys: *looks away*
(Would you like to roleplay, Silente?)
@Inky: Of course; you're part of everyone. :)
You too, Sophia. :)
To be honest, I hate being back already, but it's 'kay. :)
(If Viv isn't here then sure. Where were we?)
(*huggles star* I'm sorry you don't like being back..)
The gunman and two hostages are dead. Four are injured.
It was ISIS. The gunman was bringing attention to ISIS, he made a hostage call up a news station. He was trying to get attention.
So fuck.
There are ISIS terrorists in Australia.
(I believe I was the last person to contribute, Silente?)
(...)
(tis okay and true Chlo Chlo *huggles tightly* )
Vik: This is Alys, she's a friend and needs some help, please
Larry: Sure follow me *walks towards an table, just put her down on here *gestures to the table*
Vik *carefully puts Alys in the table* its going to be okay *nods*
(@Dan dont panic hun :)
(Possibly?)
(*huggles tightly*)
Alys: *nods* t thank y you
Vik: Tis okay *smiles*
Larry: So what's the problem?
(I saw that on the news Danni (is it okay if I use your proper name?) yeah they get everywhere..... (Isis) )
Alys: m my a a ankle
(That possibly was @ Soph btw.)
("Bethany: You are here. Of course it is the place of my dreams."
I believe that is what was said last.)
(Ah okay. Thanks :)
-smiles-
I mean even without me.
(*huggles Chloe tightly* I love hugging you, you are soo huggable)
Larry: Lets have a look at said ankle *carefully has a look her ankle* mmmhmmm mmmhmm mhmm...... How did you injure it?
(*huggles tightly* and you are!)
Alys: t trap (the kind that look like jaws)
Bethany: Then it would not be the place of my dreams.
-smiles and leans against her-
Its still be pretty though.
(Awwww, you really think so? *smiles and continues hugging*)
Larry: *nods* I see, well I'm sure I can sort that out (I know exactly what one you mean, they're just plain brutal.....)
Bethany: Yes, I think it is pretty.
Hello again.
I'm- I don't want to start a fight. But someone is beginning to grind my gears.
All I ask is that everyone treats each other well.
So... *pulls Chloe, Silly and Danni into a rollinghug...ofdoom!*
(Of course I do ^,^
And I know they are)
Alys: t thank y you...
*clings into viks arm€
(*huggles Kas tightly*)
(-hugs Kassie back-)
-smiles-
Took me ages to make the home version..
*sighs* typical terrorists, making things worse for everyone.
Bethany: It took me about three seconds here. It is what I want it to be. I could make a replica of your home having never seen it, if I wanted to.
-laughs-
Show off!
-nudges her side gently, jokingly-
(Awwwww *smiles*)
Larry: *smiles* its no trouble.
Vik: *smiles* don't worry I'm here *is said soothingly*
(If you think about what terrorists do its ironic,
Because the bible / the Koran says thou shall not kill and yet they go around killing.... )
*is fairly certain he knows why a stereotypical "terrorist" is doing what he/she does*
*knows that it makes things worse for everyone*
Alys: *continues to cling* p please s stay ...
Bethany: No... I do not show off.
@Gar You must've missed the bit in the Bible where the lads were laughing at the bald guy and bald guy was not happy so he asked God to summon some bears to murder the kids and he did.
*nods*
*prefers to not discuss religion*
I don't see how that's ironic .
. nearly everyone knows it is wrong to kill, and yet people still do it. Whether or not they're religious has nothing to do with it.
*hugs Kal* :)
I was joking Bethy.
-nuzzles her nose and kisses her gently-
Calm down.
Our sins (such as murder?) are forgiven because of Jesus Christ. We killed Jesus Christ.
Therefore, to be forgiven for murder, you must murder.
*nods*
((STOP MAKING ME TALK ABOUT RELIGION, STOP PLEASE))
@Tia: You shouldn't take everything in the Bible literally. I'd link you to an AVEN thread, but it's in Hot Box and tgat can't be viewed unless you're a member . . . The Bible was written at a different time for different social and cultiral expectations, it was written by humans, not God/Jesus Himself, it's been translated ('young girl' was mistranslated into 'virgin', for example), and furthermore, tons of people have probably edited it to suit their purposes over the years.
If you try to take it literally, you'll get yourself into a right pickle. Best to look at the meaning behind it. :)
I lean to you, numb as a fossil.
Tell me I'm here.
I am terrified by this dark thing
That sleeps in me;
All day I feel its soft, feathery turnings, its malignity.
Clouds pass and disperse.
Are those the faces of love, those pale irretrievables?
Is it for such I agitate my heart?
I am incapable of more knowledge.
What is this, this face
So murderous in its strangle of branches? -
Its snaky acids kiss.
It petrifies the will. These are the isolate, slow faults
That kill, that kill, that kill.
...I would rather be horizontal
(I had no idea that happened Tia..... Wow and I've never read a bible and i never will,
And Star i suppose its not, all depends on ones view on the matter)
Vik: I will, don't you worry *smiles*
Larry: *does some medical shiz* there we go, your ankle will heal it's self in a few days, you just need plenty of rest *nods*
Bethany: *kisses her back* Sorry... Would you like something to eat?
(I will be back soon.)
Alys: t thank y you, sir...
(Okay Soph.)
I'm fine..the realm sustains us..
Larry: No problem *smiles*
Vik: *helps Alys of the table* there we go *smiles*
@Tia: No, Jesus forgives us FOR murdering him . . . -_- We did NOTHING to deserve forgiveness. There is nothing we can do to make our sins better. But Jesus forgives us anyway.
(I'm not even technically Christian why the fuck am I arguing. :P Sorry).
*hugs Candle*
I'm sorry . . .
You do write beautiful poetry, though. :)
Alys: *gives a small smile* w we b better find me a a tree
@Gar: Well, it's quite a hard book to read. :)
Sylvia Plath.
(another reason why I'm not going to read it (I don't mind long books its just my attention span for somethings is short ) )
Vik: Okay *smiles* *carefully picks Alys up again and walks to the woods*
Alys: s sorry for relying Oon you a all the time ... *starts looking around*
(brb)
Vik: Tis okay, I like helping you *smiles and also looks around*
Alys: a so... W what is y your home l like?
@Star Murder is wrong.
Here's a 700k+ words where tons of murder happens and in the end it saves the day. Yay!
(I know, Star. I know. Don't even get me started. I have a whole argument where true Christians (that's followers of God and Christ) should realise that neither the Old nor New Testament should be used, because neither-
*five minutes later*
*ten minutes later*
2 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
Kill everyone! For God! For religion!
Yeah, this pisses me off. I don't want to hate on religion, but yeah...
@Adra: Ah, I see. :) You have good taste in poetry to quote, then. :) :)
Alys: a so... W what is y your home l like?
(Sil, I was ghosting. I wanted to see what you would do. Goodnight)
Vik: I don't have a home, I'm nomadic *smiles* I haven't found a place I like enough to live there
Alys: *looks to the ground* y you are al always welcome to m my home...
(I'm calling a night now
Byii!)
. . . I'm a sort-of agnostic person who enjoys going to church? :P
I'm closer to Christianity than anything else, but I wouldn't say I'm Christian, but I wouldn't say I'm anything, but I believe in God? :)
@Tia: Sometimes killing is necessary to prevent further death.
Not in that situation though, I believe.
That argumemt of yours sounds quite cool. :)
(Back.
Oh...Good night then Viv. Could've replied...)
Okay and goodbye Chlo Chlo *huggles tightly before you go* )
(Sorry, did that sound angry? I wasn't angry!)
(Little bit angry..more pressured than angry though. Weighted.)
(Right! So I said I would be back after lunch? It's almost 11pm... Whoops... Sorry!
Hi everyone!)
(@Velv eh! Close enough! xD how are you?)
(I am back.)
Bethany: But... Normality?
(Haha, I'm great thanks Sil, how are you?
Lunch was great thanks Kall! Sorry I proofed, then had to "play with my brother and his friends" and then my mum was using my iPad so I did my nails and then we went into london and I'm only just back!)
(Funny fun fun! How was your day?)
(Welcome back Soph!)
(@Velvet I'm good thanks :)
- smiles -
Is that your way of saying you want to be bitten?
Bethany: Yes... And I'd like to have more picnics?
-nods-
Of course. Picnics and blood.
Bethany: Thank you. *smiles*
You're welcome.
-lightly kisses her throat-
Do you want me to now?
(COOKIES *EATS KAL CAUSE YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT AND SHE ATE LOTS OF COOKIES SO SHE MUST BE COOKIES*)
Bethany: Whatever you want.
(Oh I always do that Kall!
Omg, does anyone have an update on the Memories/Aussie situation? Have been out so not sure...)
-smiles and gently bites down, having a slight drink, nibbling the skin more than drinking-
Bethany: *closes her eyes and presses against her*
(Om nom nom.
-ressurects Kal-
-she's a bit saliva coated-)
-presses back against Beth, pulling her closer, nibbling and drinking more-
Bethany: Do you like the taste of my blood? *smiles*
(You're welcome sparkly cousin!)
-smiles and laughs-
Remember when I said I was allergic to it?
Bethany: Yes?
(No one knows what happened in Sydney? Ok...
Kall, Garr told me you are organising a Christmas Ball?)
I wasn't entirely wrong. It..fizzles. Sorta. Burns.
Bethany: Sorry...
Its fine. It's nice. It's brilliant.
Bethany: How so?
It's..weird. But really nice. The burning..Its a good thing. A nice sensation.
Bethany: Good. It isn't painful?
(ELLIEEEE! *TACKLEHUGS AMD SMOTHERS WITH HUGS*)
A little bit. But pain is life.
(Hello Elleni.)
Bethany: Don't do it if it hurts you! *pulls away*
Aww..
-reaches after Beth-
But its nice..
( *cuddles El and grins*)
Bethany: At least use the sigil?
(Will be there Kall! I was gonna organise a huge snowball fight on the 20th, shall we change the date or is that fine?
Nice to meet you Elleni! I am Velvet (Velv/Vel) Shadows, obsessed with Skulduggery Pleasant, Sherlock BBC and CAKE!)
-sighs-
Fine..
-activates the pain killing sigil-
Snowball fights...
Bethany: Good. *moves back closer to Silente*
(I presume you are not impressed by the idea, Alastair, like myself?)
I'M A TELEPATHIC NINJA OWLS! :D
That reminds me, Velv! You would be proud! Yesterday I bought a collectors edition box set of BBC Sherlock season 1 to 3. Eeeek!
I am excited to finally watch it.
*is not here*
*is trying to sleep*
*throws a snow ball at Alistair*
-_-
I should have known that was going to happen.
(Hey Dug!)
-smiles and goes back to drinking from Beth-
*pokes Dugglyn* you have to ded! Yay!!
(Scary, it was almost me ._.)
Sil!!
Hi!
How be's yous?! How be's yous eyes?!
(Okay Kall!
Yes Alastair! Please come!
Yay Soph, will you come?
YAY MATEX! *tacklehugs* WATCH IT AND BE AMAZED BY IT!)
*laughs*
Hi Matex!
I know, I will.. argh.
(Yes Dug! Are you coming?)
Hello again. :)
*eats/hugs/tacklehugs everyone*
(*huggles duggy*
Iz be good! My eyes be..
*looks at tick tock*
..angry..)
SHERLOCK IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#!!!!!#!####!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Kallista!
*hugs*
How be's yous?! How be's yous eyes?!
Purple Vel!
Yeah, if I can get on! I'm supposed to finish all my essays for high school before Christmas but I haven't even started.... I'm gonna start on Saturday so we'll see :/
But it's a great idea!!
I want a black fedora so when I walk up the hill from the bus stop in the afternoon listening to It's A Beautiful Day I can do a little jumpy spinny thing and tip my hat and say good afternoon to strangers!!
Bethany: I like you drinking my blood...
(Unlikely, Velvet.)
Actually, Sophia, the mention of a snowball fight made me rather nostalgic. Still, I doubt I would attend the actual event.
Elleni!! :D
How be's yous?! How be's yous eyes?!
Just curious, do you celebrate Christmas?
And true. I like to explain my ded but I'm horrible at international stuff so it's not typically inspirational.
(Hello Tia!
Yes Dugg, I LOVE Sherlock! And okay, good luck with the essays! Do you want to rp?)
*laughs and hugs Velv and Kal* i think i will very much enjoy it Velv! I have wanted to watch it for ageess.
*Sleepily waves hello / goodbye to everyone*
*sees Sil*
*huggles*
*falls asleep*
Mmmm.
-stops drinking a moment-
I like drinking it.
(It is also doubtful that I will attend. Christmas is hardly my favourite time of the year.)
(Yay Matex!)
I ded, to fedoras and weird jumpy spinny things and SNOW and Sherlock and super sonic bugger blasters, I'm hoping to finally get one for Christmas, I've been asking for 4 years now.
(-huggles Matty-)
(HEAR HEAR!)
Bye Matex!
*waves*
Btw... Hby is hello/goodbye if you just happened to stop in or just catch someone! :D I'm brilliant!
Bethany: And it will help your healing.
Ah ok! Just curious, cause if we're having a Christmas party I don't want anyone to be left out! I do love the idea of a Blogland Christmas party!
Not that I need to heal when I'm here..I'm safe here.
Oh! And Velvet, soy sauce for not replying earlier, not right now, soy. I'm supposed to be doing homework so I'm gonna go distant now (or at least try, I've always been bad at being distant :P,',',',',)
(Dugg you haven't answered my question! *sobs*)
(And now you answer it! Haha sorry, no worries!)
Wait what? I still haven't?! Oh no! What question?! :0
XD ah ok
Hello, Velv!
(Hear hear!)
((What happened to Snow Stormberg? I miss her. Is she ok?))
(Snow is okay! I think.)
*a shape moves behind Sil, approaching her*
Snow's fine! :)) just taking some time away from Blogland, she's been busy. You could probably email her!
(How are you Tia?
Does anyone want to rp?)
Sil2: -spins and holds a sword at the shapes throat lazily-
(Feel free to join, Velv.)
*Tanya launches herself forward, the sword slicing her neck but not having any power behind it to apply actual pressure to her neck*
*Tanya wraps both hands around Sil when she's close enough, and tacklehugs her to the ground*
Hey! :)
(Velv, I haven't been feeling great for a while. I'm depressed. Thanks for asking though. How are you?)
*appears near Tanya and Silente, watching them*
Goodnight everyone *realizes, I wasn't on very much after Chloe poofed but hey I was ghosting*
So yeah goodnight and hello people of tomorrow (which in about five minutes it is tomorrow (I'm going by welsh time (which is British time too) ) *pogo sticks away*
(Don't be, Kal. It's my fault.)
Sil2: -blinks and stares- um Hi Tanya?
-shifts and puts her sword away then hugs Tanya back-
(Bye, Rhos!)
I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me.
Backward we traveled to reclaim the day
Before we fell, like Icarus, undone;
All we find are altars in decay
And profane words scrawled black across the Sun.
*stares at her*
This was a bad idea. She- I can't trust you.
Just, *collects some of the blood from her wound and offers it to Sil* drink as much as you want and go.
Hello, Alastair.
Hello, Adra.
*hugs Noelle, if she'd like to be hugged*
(That's amazing Adra, did you write it?
Will do Tia, hope you're feeling better!)
*wishes she could say something to help Adra/Noelle*
O.O (I can't believe I didn't notice you, Alastair. Hello!
And hi, Zaffy!)
*waves* *curls up* -Zaf
*huggles*
(Cold feet in bed :/)
*stumbles upon the scene*
Ummm... Sil? What are you doing?
What? I didn't...
- shakes her head-
You really do confuse me Tanya..one second you act like I'm your favourite person in the world, then you don't trust me and offer me you'd blood, then you try kill me. I don't...get it.
-looks at Velvet-
I've no idea.
*clears throat awkwardly* Tanya, am I um... Intruding on anything? *looks pointedly at her wound*
I just read
His father, Henry Yesler, reportedly married his mother just before or shortly after she gave birth
As
Henry Yesler married his mother shortly after or before she gave birth to him.
Omg.
*facepalm*
You're not exactly going to pick Tanya over your friends. So forget it. Drink up. *hears movement*
*sees Velv*
Vampire business.
What?
-frowns-
Tanya you ARE my friend..
(Right thé Bethy things is still on this time line. I think you said El didn't drink the antidote?)
*smiles* Okay then!
(I'm sorry, I'm going to go to sleep now. Good night!)
*Tanya loses consciousness from blood loss*
(Night Kas!)
-heals Tanya quickly using sigils-
*sighs, watching Tanya fall unconscious, and melts into a tree*
(And just before I go, I want to say that the woman lying next to Sil has never met Silente before.
Night! c:)
(What do you mean...Tanya has met Sil before...?)
(Then that is not Tanya. Try her blood. Maybe it will give a clue.
*asleep*)
Sil2: -licks her fingers clean of the blood(?)-
(Sorry, Sil. Really sleepy. Must go. Sweet dreams to you, Sil. Let's hope for no nightmares.
*hugs softly*)
*unconscious Tanya mumbles a few words*
Cure...Sil...vampirism...
*is here*
*distant*
*but here*
Hello.
*waves to Kallista* Hello! How are you?
(I'll be distant and might suddenly disappear.)
Anyone here?
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