What a year that was...
2014 saw the final part of my EPIC nine-book series reaching the shelves, and there was much rejoicing. It was a bit of a scramble to get it written in time, as it generally is, but this book achieved everything I wanted it to achieve, and so I remain immensely proud of it. The ninth book, and the events that transpire within it, had been a secret I'd been keeping for seven years, and it was such a relief to get it out there. Sure, I didn't tie up every last plot thread — in some cases I just ran out of time, in others I decided to be mean and simply not resolve stuff — but it was a fitting send-off, I think.
The publication saw another astonishing Tom Percival cover, plus a very limited black edition which, as it turned out, was an extraordinarily clever bit of marketing by yours truly. It meant that the excitement that first morning was ELECTRIC as everyone rushed to search through each shop. That wasn't my original intent — I just wanted a cool black book — but to follow the tweets that morning as each copy got snapped up... that was awesome.
The reaction to the book was exactly what I wanted, also. True, there was some confusion over the chapters that ended mid-sentence, but all in all, readers understood what I was doing. And then to catch you all out right at the end....
... glorious...
The Dying of the Light got me back touring, of course, and we fit in the Requiem Ball and the Theatre of Shadows, and I once again visited New Zealand and Australia and met loads of enthusiastic readers. If ever my ego was in need of a boost...
And then I got home, and got to work on the NEW book.
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«Oldest ‹Older 2001 – 2200 of 4884 Newer› Newest»MrBBWolf: *smiles at Inky and takes a bottle, picking Lilith up*
Hey girl..
*gently teases the bottle into her mouth*
*lilith sucks contently+
Chris: *watches wolf and copies* there we go...
*ben and Tegan also feed contently*
(Yes Emily, I was just saying that earlier!)
MrBBWolf: *smiles down at Lilith*
*speaks gently*
Good girl..there we go...nice food..
*lilith finishes bottle*
*she giggles*
Chris: *smiles* you are going to be a big strong lad.
*ben looks up at him with big round blue eyes*
*finishes tegan and winds her*
MrBBWolf: *gently winds Lilith, hoping she won't puke on his shoulder*
Chris: does the same*
*tegan and lilith both let out little burps*
*ben pukes over chris's shoulder*
MrBBWolf: *cradles Lilith and looks up*
*laughs slightly at Ben*
Aww..Poor Ben..
*ben settles*
Chris: *puts him back in his cot*
Little tyke
*to inky * do you have a spare top?
I I have eds...you can borrow *hurt reflects in her eyez*
I'll show you *walks out
Chris: thank you *follows*
MrBBWolf: *gently puts Lilith back*
*winces at the hurt in Inky's eyes, immediately feeling bad*
*stays with the babies*
(*huggles Seirsha*
*plays with Chi's mind before fixing it*
Hello again. I am distant.)
*takes him to the bedroom and opens the wardrobe and pulls out a shirt*
Sorry...ed loved wearing suits...
Chris: it's okay... Thank you *takes off his dirty top and puts on the shirt*
*gives a small smile* looks good
Chris; thanks .,,I'll help you know.
Thank you
*they go back to wolf*
(Hey again Kas.)
*rubs her talons softly on Sil's skin*
Monster...
That's all I am...
(Hello again Tia! *hugs*)
MrBBWolf: *gently plays with Liliths small hands while they're good*
*looks up briefly when they come back and nods*
*looks back down*
B-better..?
(Hello Kassy!)
(That is my way of saying hello, Jai.
I also hug.
And eat.
And ruffle all the hair >:D
Yeah...)
(Heya Chloe-Bach and Seirsha!)
*smiles*
I know I am..
*brushes her talons aside*
Thanks..for looking after me.
Chris: much..thank you
So..,what shall we do?
MrBBWolf: *shrugs*
I..um.. I'll go tidy up a bit..make the bed..
*wanders off to where he woke up*
*starts making the bed*
(Tia, would you like to continue? (Was confused by your email...))
*all the babies fall asleep*
Shall we go to the kitchen? I'll make tea
Chris: tea? Okay *nods*
*Creeps in to huggle Tia*
MrBBWolf: *plumps the pillows*
*straightens and smoothes the sheets*
(*waves at Dan*)
Not you. Never you, Sil.
It's me.
*brings her talons up and pierces her own skin*
*brings the now bloody talons to Sil's mouth*
Drink...
(hi Danni!)
(Hey Danni! )
*they walk into the hallway*
Chris: I I'll check on wolf if you don't mind
Okay *goes down stairs*
Chris: *enters the bedroom* okay?
*pushes her talons aside and brushes the blood away from the fresh cuts*
Don't hurt yourself..
MrBBWolf: *jumps slightly, holding his hat in place, spinning to face him*
Oh..Hey..
*sorts the random trinkets and stuff out*
Chris: need a hand ?
*Waves shyly to everyone*
Rose....
MrBBWolf: I'm p-pretty much done..just making sure nothing was..you know, broken..or missing...
(*offers huggles to anyone that wants one*)
(*hugs Danni*
Good morning. :)
(*huggles Chloe, and Dan, if she wishes for a hug_)
(TIA STOP IGNORING ME! *frowns and pokes his face*)
(Whoops sorry, didn't see the email!)
Kayleigh: *closes the door and looks at Velvet*
*Runs to Loki and hugs him tight*
*Waves at Tia*
I am a vampire. I can take it. If you need to drink, I am here.
(@Seirsha Should we continue?)
(Yup, it's up there! ^^)
*rolls eyes*
You forget I'm a vampire too Tanya..
Chris: oh..okay... *doesnt know what to say* um...sorry for trapping you in the water last night...
*kisses her head* How are you?
MrBBWolf: You mean the bubble..? It's fine..it was pretty..
You ignore your needs, Silente.
Yes, yes I do..they aren't so important..
Chris: really? Thanks...I can do more, I can show you sometime?
*calls* tea is ready!
Felix: *arrives at Kay and Vels location and knocks on the door*
Warm. The pug is asleep on me... And tired and in desperate need of your cuddles... How about you?
Kayleigh: *frowns and opens the door a crack*
MrBBWolf: Sure..
*listens*
Tea..?
Felix: I'm here
Chris: do you drink tea?
(We were stepping into the room, Seirsha.)
(*waves at Danni, and playfully plays with her hair*)
Well, I am here to make sure that you don't deny yourself what you need in order to live comfortably.
(I am okay... just talking.
Cuddles, huh?
*cuddles warmly*)
*Smiles at Tia and unties her pony tail so there's more for Tia to play with*
(And now we're in the room and Kayleigh is talking to Felix, you go ahead and start with Velvet)
Kayleigh: *slips out the door and smirks* I was wondering how long it would take until you arrived to save your little friend!
Felix: you have Vel here? *growls* give her back
MrBBWolf: I'm..more of a coffee man...but I like tea too..
I live comfortably..
Second thoughts, Kayleigh?
Chris: I think she can make coffee...let's see *leads him out the room *
MrBBWolf: *follows Chris*
Kayleigh: *sighs* No, I meant... Um... Flo, or did you not rape her and actually love her too then? *curses silently for giving it away* *ducks through the door* Second thoughts on what Tanya?
*cuddles her* Now, that I can do.
Chris: *enters the kitchen* do you have coffee?
Yes...
Chris : wolf likes coffee...
MrBBWolf: I..I'm fine with tea..too..
Felix: *storms in* you got flo to say that?
It's no problem...I have coffee *starts brewing coffee*
Chris: thanks *smiles*
MrBBWolf: thank you..
(@Kay Never mind :/)
(*massages Danni's head* (which is totally not creepy!))
You were willing to give up the rest of your life to be a mother to Lira and Lucas.
You can't do that, Sil. You can't just throw your life away.
*gives the coffee to wolf* there we go Bach
Chris: *sips tea*
*hisses when he burns his tongue, not having yes before*
Good.
*Settles into Loki's cuddle happily and kisses his nose*
I love you.
Kayleigh: *grins* Maybe...
(Tia, you can start the torture if you want!)
Of course I can.
MrBBWolf: thanks..
*cradles the coffee, absorbing its heat*
*smiles at Chris*
C-careful...it's hot..
(Velv, email)
Felix: *growls* where is my girl?
Chris : *smiles* I figured that out
MrBBWolf: *smiles back*
* blows on his coffee, then sips*
*pulls a face*
Sugar..
Tanya: I won't let you.
*pulls out a bowl of sugar cubes*
Here you go *smiles and sips tea*
Chris: *hums a little tune*
*glares at Kayleigh*
Give me one good reason to torture this young, unarmed girl!
Kayleigh: *laughs and mimics Felix* Where is my girl? *laughs and steps aside, giving Felix full view of the table where Velv (unconscious) is strapped to*
Why?
MrBBWolf: Thanks..
*plops three cubes in and stirs it*
Kayleigh: *looks at Tanya shocked* Because you said you'd help me get my revenge if I joined forces with you!
Felix: Vel! What are you doing to her? *rushes to her and pulls on her restraints*
I love you too, Rose.
Sooo *smiles* how was your night ?
Kayleigh: *sighs and at her command the restraints get stronger and cut in deeper* Nothing... Yet... *laughs*
Red scarf. That's all Audra saw but she knew who it was was. Owen. Stupid stalker Owen. He was constantly following her, trying to stay hidden and maybe an average person wouldn't have noticed him but Audra wasn't average. She wasn't sure whether it was good or bad. She had heard the whispers, an extraordinary girl in an ordinary world. A weird, outcast girl. There were many others of course but they were just stupid. Alien, Cyborg, or Russian spy. She wasn't even part Russian for God's sake!
But Owen saw something else in her that she couldn't even see herself, a lonely girl. He wasn't trying to be a stalker, he only wanted to help but of course Audra didn't know that. She told people she was fine and had even convinced herself that she didn't want friends but that wasn't true. She was afraid. Audra didn't want to grow to close to anyone, afraid they would turn on her. She was paranoid. Owen had found it so hard to follow her without getting seen because she was always aware of her surroundings, even when she listened to music she would stop if something made an odd sound. Of course he didn't know she knew.
Her only friend was her cat. She would lock herself in her room, do her homework then sit on her bed stroking her cat. Sometimes she would cry, shedding soft tears and even though Owen couldn't hear what she was saying to her cat he knew it was about being alone. Owen knew Audra's parents cared about her but they couldn't be there for her. They came home late, quietly kissing Audra's forehead before closing the door. Audra would see them briefly in the morning and then they would leave for work again.
Owen was exhausted and his grades were going down. He had become obsessed with Audra. She took all of his time. He couldn't continue but he had to. He couldn't give up watching her, Owen was too obsessed. And so after many glimpses of that red scarf Audra knew she had to get him to stop. She began to pull down her shades when she got home and spent less time out of the house. But that didn't stop Owen.
She sat on her bed, the shades pulled down and Owen watched from outside. She could feel him staring through the curtains and she just couldn't take it.
She stormed outside, right over to the bushes Owen was attempting to hide in.
"Get. Up."
Owen quickly stood up, watching her nervously.
"You have to stop following me! It's my life and non of your business!"
He went to protest but she cut him off.
"Go home. And if you ever try anything like that again..."
Owen didn't hear the rest, just bolted, not stopping until he collapsed in his bed. His last thoughts before he sank into his much needed sleep were about Audra.
She's an extraordinary girl
In an ordinary world
And she can't seem to get away
Hello All, it seems I haven't been here in a while.
Felix: let her go *changes into his demon form*
MrBBWolf: *blushes and swallows*
I..um..
(That's cool Audra!)
Kayleigh: Sheesh, that is not a pretty sight... I'm I'll kill Velvet before I let her go...
*picks up a hefty book titled "Acceptable Reasons to Torture" and reads a bit of it*
*frowns*
*growls, handing the book to one of her clones*
Donate it to a library.
*walks back into the interrogation room*
*looks at Felix*
Felix. Her fingers. Which ones does she use the most?
Chris : *chokes on tea* it was ...Alright...
(I have to go to bed now
Night!)
(Good night, Amazinky!)
(Night Inky!
Tia, if you're up for it I suppose we could continue?)
(Night Inky.)
*watching, Audra O_O* *it's interesting. :)*
(:/
I'd like there to be an audience, Seirsha. I'd rather wait :/)
(Okay, good point!)
Thank you Velvet and Star.
Oh dear, I forget if I posted the first one. Hmm.
Goodbye Inky.
(Apparently it's bed time... Sorry everyone, bye!)
Goodbye Velvet.
(*is still here..*)
Hello Silente, how are you?
(I'm not so bad. You?)
(Hello, Audra!)
Because I care about you, Sil! Okay!?
So my evil gerbil Snowball bit me, so I screeched at him to kneel. He stopped biting.-Zaf
Okay! Calm down Tanya. And I'm hardly throwing my life away..looking after the twins wouldn't be throwing your life away.
(@Zaf they may be due to the screeching, not the words themselves.)
I'm fine, thanks.
Hello Tia, how are you?
Hello Zaf, how are you?
Nice job with the gerbil :)
Silente, might I suggest you write a Be The Glue song about mouldy cheese?
(About mouldy cheese?
*tilts head*
May I inquire as to why?)
It would have been a lie and lies hurt in the long run and I don't want you hurt, Sil.
(@Zaf and that's why Loki x Zaf)
(I am okay. How are you, Audra?)
I wouldn't have lied..I'd have told them the truth.
@Audra: I think you did, dw. :)
(Hello.)
(Parenthood isn't a wasted life, js.)
(Hello, Sophia. :)
Although I'm trying to vanish, now; it's late. :P)
Before or after you pretended to be Chi?
(Hey, Star and Soph.)
(*hugs Soph* HEY!)
I only did that for some peace and quiet.
*sighs*
You hadn't eaten. You were tired. But you had done your best. I... admire that.
Just... don't neglect yourself.
*smiles*
Me? Neglact myself? I've lasted this long Tanya, most of it on my own. I'll be fine.
(Hello Star.
*hugs Silente tightly back* Hello, Silente. Where did we get to with the roleplay?)
(Pug wrestling... Grrr...)
(After Beth says she's not a demon and you know what the demons did to her.)
Sil2: *winces and nods*
Sorry..I didn't mean...that..I didn't know what else to call it.
Bethany: ... It's okay... I was once dark for a few years, and now I'm light.
Sil2: I like you either way..
(**love)
Bethany: ... I love you, too... I'm glad you fell in love with me... I'd never have had the courage to tell you...
So did Blake. Look how that went.
I'm here for you, Sil. Take care of yourself. Sleep and eat and... you know.
(Don't let pugsy bite!)
Sil2: *smiles* you should've just told me..
Thanks, Tanya.
I apologize for disappearing.
I do not know Silente, I just think it would make an interesting song.
(@Dreams mouldy cheese though?)
Um, never mind. I don't know.
(Hmm..
It'd certainly be a challenge..)
(*sets an alarm for seven am*
*nods*
*hopefully won't stay up till three tonight*)
(**today)
(*hums*
*nods and forces herself to SLEEP*)
(Hello.)
(Good bye.)
Hmm...
Bump.
Bump.
Bump.
Bump.
Bump.
Bump.
Bump.
Bump.
Silente's author Jaimie is an awesome person, a wonderful woman, a great friend.
I know I've dedicated to her before, and I will gladly do so again.
You deserve so much more, Jai. I hope your life gets better, and I'll be there for you, always, trying to make it better for you. And even if I can't do much, I won't give up. I'll never give up.
Stay strong.
*does Jazz hands and passes out as it's 4 am*
While I'm sure this dedication is important to you, I feel obligated to point out for future reference that "spamming" the comments to be the first on the page is discouraged. At least it was, in my generation. The reason being that on each post, and on the blog as a whole, there is an increasingly limited supply of comment space.
Usually if you're at comment 398 say, and you spam a bit that's fine, it's excessive spamming that is a bit unwanted, but Tia's wasn't too bad for spam....-Zaf
@Alastair: That's true, but back when I first came on, there were some people who'd do that. It was still spamming, but no one minded AS much back then. Unless they started spamming ten comments before the next page, but when there's not many people on, it's kinda understandable.
Sorry, not here.
*stands in the trees, watching his sister mind the three children, he had given her the task when it was apparent she was expecting another one, he had refused to allow her into any training until after her due date. He never minded watching Zanida before, but he felt his sister would try to help Zafira.*
Ricci: Mom, I want to train!
Zanida: I told you, Loki said you had to be eight and how old are you?
Ricci: Seven gonna be eight in a few days.
Zanida: Then you will have to wait.
Ricci: *sighs* I want to defend my realm.
Leif: When I'm eight, I'll be able to do what Daddy can do!
Kari: You act like him! Aunt Zanida, tell me about the time Malikith came to Asgard and Frigga died defending Jane Foster.
Zanida: Hasn't she told you?
Kari: Yes, but I want to hear it from you.
Zanida: I was not present, Odin had sent me on a mission on Vanaheim. After that I was working with the Avengers. I never came home until several decades after that....
Kari: Please?
Ricci: Tell them about what you and Loki did as kids.
Zanida: Well...
*We have now entered the Flashback Zone*
(*immediate regret at having set an alarm*
*woke up before alarm, as per usual*)
(*cuddles the Ellie and smiles*)
(*glomps*)
(*NOMS FACE*)
(*pauses*
*slowly stops nomming face*
*wonders if ElTC remembers SilTC or not*)
(We should fix that...?)
(*sits in the naughty corner for nomming El's face*(
(WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!)
*walks into blogland, yawning*
*is here for a short time*
Hello. Msgd.
(*cuddles Lav* HEY buttercup!)
*blinks*
Hi guys.
*hugs El and Sil*
*sits by and watches role playing*
...
Buttercup?
(*nods* yep. Buttercup.)
Okay then.
Wbd starting now.
*climbs the tree*
*walks in*
*frowns*
El?
(How are you distant Buttercup?)
Hey. You okay? How long have you been here for?
*rolls eyes and goes to make a drink*
Want one?
*raises an eyebrow*
I'm Sil, your friend, remember? Jeez have you been drinking?
Okay...you okay?
*frowns*
You seem confused
I'm your friend. Your names Elleni Jazz, you're going out with Orpheus, the ginger one.
I was distant because guitar practice. Sorry, I also poofed briefly.
Now I'm not so distant because I finished, but I'm pretty tired...
Why does playing make me sleepy??? XP
(Because it's relaxing! :D)
Too true, Sil. :P
There are times when I'm actually falling asleep while still playing. I have no idea how I can do that, but it's happened.
And then I just start messing around with the chords and get nothing done. :P
That's when I know I should take a break.
(xD sounds fun!)
(Someone playing guitar in their sleep would be a weird sight.)
Yes it would...
Sorry, got distracted a little.
*wants to write, but has no ideas right now*
*also wants to sleep, but would probably miss dinner again if she took a rest now*
(Its okay, both of you.
@Lav write!)
Yes. As I've said, we're friends.
(Frickin stalker xD)
*remembers something*
Hey, El, you were the one who liked TMNT, right? I kept forgetting to ask about that...
*will try to write*
*frowns*
What do you mean..
Which series do you like most? The 2012 version, 2003, or the 1980's one?
No it isn't. The first time we met I scared the Hell out of you.
Cool, I like that one too. :)
Have you seen the third season yet? Because if you haven't read that snippet thing yet, I'll email it to you. If you've seen the third season, I can add the first part of the snippet that I didn't include here because spoilers.
*frowns*
Sorry..but I swear, this isn't our first meeting...don't you remember anything??
Nothing? Not even a shadow?
*frowns deeper*
Did Orpheus make you forget me..
Still want me to email it? I can leave out the spoiler bit.
Sorry, distant. Researching stuff.
*mutters*
He would if he still doesn't like me..
(Hello.
Msd because of the leftovers in the kitchen)
Okay. ^.^
Just letting you know, it's set after the events of the episode Buried Secrets, so there are some mentions of in my story that I don't want to spoil for anyone. But if you want me to... I'll send it in a minute.
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