- 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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«Oldest ‹Older 1201 – 1400 of 4873 Newer› Newest»Felix: *arches an eyebrow* I am?
Absolutely adorable! I don't see how anyone could be scared by that face!
*burst into Blogland in a brilliant array of sparkles and colours*
Felix: *frowns* im a terrifying, high level demon...I should be scary
(*huggles b b wolf*)
*smile grows wider* Really now? I thought it was just sweet!
(Um..)
*looks around for anyone*
(Who's the wolf person?! *hides*)
(its Sil...)
Inky: *in cottage with the twins*
Felix: Im the son of mephisto Pheles!
(Oh, yaaaaaay! *tacklehugs Mr Wolf)
And what a cool name that is!
*sees no one in the clearing and sighs at how his big entrance was wasted*
*takes the long trek to Inky's house, knocking on her door and leaning against the door frame, hat cocked low over his eyes, flowers appearing in the hand hidden behind his back*
Felix: hes one of Satans workers..
How fab! When do I get to meet him then?
*hears know and picks twins up in one hand and opens the door* hello...
*flashes Inky a charming grin*
Well hello lil lady. I don't believe we've met before
*presents the flowers, siren call already starting to work, attracting Inky to him*
Felix: you wont...
*smiles* hello there, Sir. Come in
(Sorry I poofed, I'm doing some cooking right now.... )
*pouts* Why?
(okay Swetheart ^^)
Felix: he'll kill you...
*smiles again, keeping the hat as it is so it shadows his eyes*
Why thank you.
*walks into the house*
Big place you got here.
*takes one of the twins from her, adding more power to the call*
Adorable.
(*watches* RP's )
Oh... Okay then... I'm sorry for asking *hugs Felix*
*blushes* thank you...Im Inky...care for a cup of tea?
(Sil is otherwise engaged.
Hello Kallie.)
Felix: its okay *hugs*
(*takes all the cakes*
wanna continue with vik and alys?)
*smiles*
I never say no to a nice cuppa tea.
*adjusts his waist coat slightly*
*takes the second twin from her, setting them both down in cribs*
thank you for being so helpful, Mr... *leads him to the kitchen*
(Hey Kallie! *eats cake*)
Felix... I think Valentina's gone...
Hello Kalli )
(okay Chlo *nods and steals my cake back* )
Felix: *smiles* really? that's great
*follows behind, taking her hand and spinning her, pulling her into a dance*
Wolf. B. B. Wolf.
*blushes more and dances* n nice to meet you...
*grins* Yeah... No more problems or sadness... *sighs*
*smiles*
Nice to meet you too, Inky. I must say that shade of red certainly suits your face.
*grins*
Felix: whats wrong?
*looks away* you tease...Im a married woman you know *smiles*
Oh?
*increases the call by a lot*
Happily?
*smirks*
*frowns* Ed...has been away a lot...I miss him
(Scratch that Chlo, I can't after all....
I've got to poof.... Bugger
And I'll be distant in emails too, its because I'm on my phone alot ny mum is a bit cheesed off now and is making stay off for a short time....... Bugger again *frowns and disappears*
(okay darling *huggles*()
*hugs Jai*
*sighs*
(*eats beans*
*not jelly beans*)
(*huggles Kassy_)
I'm just confused why she suddenly disappeared... *frowns, then shakes it off* Well, it doesn't matter anymore... *smiles*
(*huggles kalli*)
Feix: *smiles and kisses her nose* good... lets get you warmed up, eh?
(-hugs Kas-)
* raises an eyebrow*
He really shouldn't leave his girl alone.
*strengthens the call even more, spinning her*
Especially with two kids.
*looks sad* I want him back...its hard looking after twins by myself
*shivers* Good idea!
Felix: *picks her up and holds her close* come on
*nods*
It will be..Oh you poor dear. Rest your feet! I'll make us both some tea.
*spins her into a chair and moves around the kitchen confidently, making tea*
Sugar? Milk?
*sits* thank you...little milk, no sugar please...
*adds a little milk and no sugar to hers, adding quite a bit of sugar to his own*
*sets her cup down in front of her, sitting beside her, one leg crossed over the other, and sips his tea*
Don't know if you're still here, Jai, but I consider you and Chloe to be my friends. *huggles*
(Tanya will be taking over Blogland soon, let me know publicly or privately if you want to be on her sign (so if you want to do a dramatic betrayal, email me.))
*sips the tea* so...where are you from?
(*side)
(@Kas I am still here. Hello. ~Jai)
(ooooo interesting Kassy ^^)
(And awwwwwwwww)
I'm from no where in particular.
-makes the call as strong as it'll go, growing slightly impatient-
-at such a strength the victim often cant think about anything other than the siren and tends to get a high wave a hormones bombarding the brain-
*Curls up* *Cries quietly under his coat*
So...would you please stay? *looks desperate*
(*huggles Adra*)
Stay?
*raises an eyebrow*
Why whatever would you mean?
Adra? What's wrong?
(*hugs Adra, if she wishes to be hugged*)
(Adra... *huggles* talk to us, we can help...)
*rests head on his chest and sighs contendedly*
*looks away and blushes* I really like you...I need you
*a smirk tugs at his lips*
Oh? Need is such a strong word.
Felixx: *carries her inside and places her on the bed* you change
*leaves and stokes up the fire*
please...I need you *frowns*
*places a hand on her thigh*
*whispers*
Show me.
*leans over the table and crushes her lips against his*
* smirks and kisses her back, moving around the table and pulling her close, knowing every touch will tend tingles of electricty along her skin*
*and also knowing this will drain her slightly, bit by bit*
*continues kissing, starting to feel a little drained*
*breaks away I l love you *continues to kiss*
*blinks and kisses her back again, pressing against her, never once going any further than kissing, leaving the decision making to Inky*
*Snaps a few photos on his smartphone for the internetz*
(hewwo Blake! how art thou?)
*starts kissing his neck*
(Hey Blake)
*tilts his head to the side, smiling*
*pushes Inky back against a wall, pinning her with his body*
*grabs me Christmas jumper and some shorts from the air and puts them on* *walks downstairs and hugs Felix from behind* Hey...
(Hey Blake!)
Felix: *smiles* feeling better?
*breaks away* I I'm sorry...
Decent, I would ask how you are but you seem to be doing just fine.
*smiles*
It's quite alright.
*eyes dart towards the bedroom*
How about you show me somewhere more...private?
Hi Velvet.
Yes thanks! *takes his hand* What about you?
(How are you Blake?)
*blushes* okay *takes his hand and leads him*
I was just thinking, rightright -
You know when you have those moments, they don't come often, and you find yourself in a situation that a lot of characters in your head have been in, and you find yourself automatically thinking along the thoughts you would, were you a character in a story, and there's a voice in your head (your internal voice, I mean) telling yourself stop, this isn't you, you're just imagining it, but you carry on reacting as if you were that character, as if you're imaging yourself in that situation, but you ARE in that situation, that's YOU, and sometimes it can be very hard to distinguish what is actually you and what is just your imaginings, and -
today I thought, rightright -
I thought about my mum always says if you pretend you're confident, you become confident, and how that probably works like this, that you're so used to following those thought patterns that you forget they aren't yours -
and then I thought, who's to say they AREN'T mine? Just because I wouldn't be thinking these thoughts if I wasn't thinking them due to past imaginings doesn't mean I'm not thinking them. I mean, how do I know any of my other thoughts are valid? The only reason I know they're mine is because they're there in my head being thought, and are these thoughts not there in my head being thought, even though they don't feel like me?
Like -
am I imagining these thoughts, or am I causing myself to think new thoughts? By imagining something enough, do you actually become it?
Scary. Damn scary. But damn interesting too. :)
*follows behind, smirking*
Felix: much better
(Wow Star... I've never thought about that before... *tacklehugs* How are you?)
*looks up smiling* Good!
*closes the door behind them* what about E Ed?
@Velvet: I think few people HAVE. It's damn confusing. I'm not even sure many people have been in the situation I describe either, where you automatically react the way that you don't react (but aren't you reacting, even if it's not out of YOUR reaction but from PAST reaction?
Is it an instinctual reaction?)
. . . yeah.
Thank you. :)
All I know is that I may use violence if someone tries to take my thoughts and say they're not mine. *nods*
(Hey, Star and Blake)
(Welcome! Can you come to the snowball fight on the 20th?!)
(Hey Star! I've never considered that,,,)
(Um..-nods at star looking confused-)
*smiles, tracing the scar across her face*
He's a fool to leave such a sweet out.
*pogo sticks back into blogland* *thinks* am I forgetting something..... Oh yeah! I'm back!
(Welcome back Rhos)
*blushes* I'm not that sweet...
*kisses*
(Hey Gar!)
(Santaaaaa! *glomps+ continue?)
*sits in Felix's lap* Crazy day, huh...
*kisses her back, pressing her against the side of her bed*
Felix: *strokes her head* it has been
*pulls him onto the bed*
*allows himself to be pulled onto the bed*
*skip the r rated stuff?*
(Nice first comment Inky! "*pulls him onto the bed*"!)
*sighs and tilts head in closer*
Chloeeee! *smiles and accepts glomping and holds you in a huggle* sure *nods* )
(Thank you Jai and Vel)
And jai a quick question: What the hell is mr B.B wolf up to with inky? ......)
(I dedicate to rhos:
As I've said, he's a really sweet guy and he sent me a massive text the other day that reduced me to tears, which is rare. I loves him to bits and would be lost without him
*whispers* don't think I should share this, but he's a good kisser ;)
I also dedicate this to all those kille in Pakistan and I send my condolences to their loved ones)
(@Rhos a lot. He's a siren..slightly schizophrenic in a way too. The main him is sweet and charming and very gay. This, however, is him at feeding time..)
(*huggled*
Yep, Wolf)
*rests head on his chest, exhausted*
(Hear hear!
Garr... I think they're doing "r rated stuff"!)
(hear hear!)
*lightly strokes her hair, surprised she's still alive, never mind awake*
Sleep now Inky.
(*frowns* maybe little Vel is too young to read such stuff)
(Hehe thanks guys XD )
*eyes close slowly and falls flat out*
*smiles, buzzing with energy*
*falls asleep too, holding Inky close*
(What? I'm thirteen! And a very good reader, I happen to have read The Count of Monte Cristo which is an 1000 page long book with teeny writing! I read loads of things that aren't suitable, I read a horror book from the adult section and survived!)
*snuggles*
*murmurs in sleep* e ed...
(Have to eat but will be back!)
(Have you read 50 shades?)
-time skip to morning after?-
(Okay ^.^)
I see.... Well he's kinds creeping me out..... (it takes alot to do that to me) )
Awwwwwwwwwww hear hear! *huggles Chlo Chlo bone crushingly tight* )
*groans, opening his eyes, blinks and wincing*
*frowns at the feel of someone pressed against him and looks down*
AHHH!
*thrashes and falls out of the bed, staring at himself and her*
(R rhos...c can't breath..)
*wakes up and sits up*
*stares in shock at Wolf*
*stares back at Inky*
*grabs his hat, covering himself, stumbling to his feet and backing up against the wall*
Oh God...oh no...no no no no no...
W what happened ? *covers self with duvet*
(*loosens up a bit* im sorry I just loves you soooo much! )
*whispers*
What date is it? What moon?
(Awwww I feel the same ^.^
Continue?)
Date?
(Actual date or...?)
Date. Day. Moon. What moon was it last night??
Okay Dave *nods* shall we continue from where we left off?)
(Yep ^,^ I commented last...dave ? Are we seriously using that?)
Full moon...
(I assume that? Don't know much about sirens)
(Hear hear! I'm glad you're happy, Chloe! c:)
(@Chloe nor do I. Just making it up as I go along.)
-groans-
Oh God...I am so sorry for whatever I did last night...I really am. I didn't...did you use protection?
(Thanks Kas ^.^ may you find the same happiness soon)
*pales* no...I couldn't think,.. I was under a trance... *eyes sharpen* what are you?
*has a candy cane*
*can't remember if he's ever had a candy cane before*
*wonders how to eat it*
(Its my thing you know, I'm going through a phase of calling people Dave..... But I can, not call you Dave of you don't like it? And okay)
Vik: *continues sleeping and starts snoring*
Alys : *changes into a fox and curls up next to him*
Oh God..
-pales too-
I-I'm so sorry ma'am last night I..I'm not usually like that.. I swear I've better sense than that normally and..well normally you're not my type too..
*looks offended* well sorry...what The hell do you mean *changes into semi wolf form* get out of here! I don't want to see you again! Get lost!
*hugs Jai happily* c:
(@Rhos I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.)
Vik: *opens one eye and smiles*
(@SilTA "You're not my type" is your biggest lie XD)
Alys: *snuggles and continues to sleep*
(Candy cane is weird.)
...
(Tastes like toothpaste.)
(I don't like em personally )
(*hugs Kas back*)
*stumbles towards the door, looking around for his clothes, spotting them at the other side of the room*
No you misunderstand I didn't mean to sound so rude then I mean that I play for a different team so to speak you know one's with bats and balls not ones with slits!
*winces and presses his back to the door, hat still covering him up*
Hello, Aletha!
Y your gay? Then what the hell was that! *growls* I can't believe I was so stupid...
(hello Aletha )
Vik: *continues smiling and gently strokes Alys*
Alys: *wags tail *
*wakes up and sits up hurridley*
This name does not quite fit.
I like Aletha. I like how it means truth and sounds a little bit like "lethal."
Holliday, though... That one I cannot be quite so certain about. Something feels off.
However, since 'tis the season and all that, I suppose I shall leave it for now. Knowing myself, I will have a completely different name in a month or two anyway.
(How art thou al?)
I'm sorry! I..it wasn't your fault ma'am I..it's..I'm a siren you see and at certain times it builds up and I can't control myself..I really am very sorry..
*blushes slightly*
If its any constilation you survived at least which is very admirable..
I cheated on my mate .. God! What ... What do I tell ed? *starts to cey*
Mate??
*swoops from the shadows*
*whispers to Inky*
No-one has to know...
*disappears*
(Chloe, easy way to solve Inky's problem, don't tell Ed.... Dead simple (I know its harder than that but hey.....) )
Vik: *sits up rapidly fully alert* what is it Alys?
*closes eyes, tilts head closer to Felix and sighs*
(Candy canes are eew but they're candy :/)
If by "Al" you mean me, then I am quite alright, thank you. Yourself?
(If you weren't talking to me, so sorry for the interruption)
*swoops in again*
...unless I tell him.
*vanishes*
God...he'll leave.,, hell kill you ..
Alys: I I'm sorry for being so close
(Inky feels god awful about it sweetie..)
(I was talking to you ^.^ have we met?
I'm good thanks ^.^)
For that matter... Hello! How are you all?
(Back! Inky, if you wanna carry on I've posted something a couple of comments up)
Felix: what is it sweetheart?
*blushes* No ones every really done that to me before... It nice...
Kill me?!
*stares*
I should...I should go!
*fumbles with the door handle behind him and bolts out, still only with the hat protecting his dignity*
*frowns, vaguely remembering a man living here with a girl and three pups..*
Vik: There's no need to apologise, Its okay *smiles* you can sleep as close as you want (in the good way....)
(I see.... Well scratch my plan off the list off the list of ideas)
*is intrigued*
(Have we met or talked earlier, Aletha?)
Felix: you're cute when you blush, you know that?
I think we may have met while I was Tea Spider. At the very least, I have seen your comments before, though possibly just while I was ghosting.
*scowls* I'm always cute apparently...
Alys : *says lowly* sorry
*speaks up* t the b burrow is done...
*runs into the twins room, hugs them and cries*
That was meant for Inky. I'm sure I've met you before, Tia, though possibly only in a non-canon roleplay involving a warehouse, balloons, and a less-than-sane character of mine.
Mr tea spider! *shakes your hand vigorously* I haven't seen you in a while, how be you and hows life? )
(Well in any case, nice to meet you !)
Felix: yes, but you are cuter when blushing *grins*
*opens a random door, hoping to find towels or something*
*is bombarded by three pups, Justin, Copper and Belle*
*freezes*
Cole: *walks around and catches the scent of wolf and growls*
*follows it to the triplets* you...
Vik: Its okay there's no need to apologise *smiles* and lets go have a look around *gestures to the burrow*
(Hello.)
Alys : *nods * I okay...
Sorry but I can't be blushing all the time!
*polite cough*
That would be Ms. Tea Spider, if you do not mind.
Life has been busy, hence my absence from this blog. I am, as I said before, quite alright, thank you. Yourself?
Nice to meet you too, Inky. I'm sorry I can't remember. It gets a bit confusing, you see, trying to recall when I was actually "present" and when I was just ghosting.
Felix : understandable *hugs* your cute anyways...stay that way okay?
*stares at Cole and backs up*
Oh my. This is a pickle. Um hello again..
Justin: -bites his foot-
*cries out, jerking his foot back*
(*hugs Soph tightly*)
(Tis alright ^.^ *offers waffle* (>^~^)>#)
*sticks tongue out* Fine! * folds arms and pretends to be sulking*
Cole: why the hell are you here? Naked?! *growls* get away from the pups!
Hello, Commander Keating.
Sorry ms tea spider, I do apologise and I'm good thank you )
(Hello Soph)
Vik: Would you like to go first?
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