Thursday, March 5, 2015

Demon Road

It was with much glee that I watched your reactions to the video yesterday.

As for those who cursed me for drawing it out so long, all I can say is... "heh." It amuses me to torture you, have you not learned this yet?

Over the coming weeks and months you'll be finding out a lot more about Demon Road, but I figured I'd answer a few questions now.

For starters, this is NOT the cover.


This is just a nifty holding image we give out so that people can pre-order if they want to. Hence the following link: http://www.pages01.net/harpercollinspublishersltd/DerekLandy-DemonRoad/

The ACTUAL cover, and the new cover artist, will be revealed in due time.

The release date is, as you can see, the 27th of August. Yesterday we said the 28th, but we figured out a way to get it to you a day earlier, and we took it.

Demon Road is both the name of the first book AND the name of the overall trilogy.

It WILL be a trilogy.

The books will be released 6 months apart. This is the way the publishing industry is going, to be honest — especially for children's books/YA. It's a hectic, bruising schedule, which will mean I'm gonna be overworked for the rest of the year, but hey... I'm quite looking forward to it, actually. I always felt bizarrely guilty for making you wait a year between Skulduggery books, so I'm going to see if this way is better.

Ah yes, and it will be Young Adult as well. There's nothing in it (yet) that is amazingly inappropriate for younger readers — maybe a word or two, slipping into older territory — but it's just the overall feel of the thing.

I'm TRYING to write shorter books. I was aiming for a Dark Days length, roughly 80,000 words. I have to write three of these books this year, and I can't have them spiralling out of control like Skulduggery did. I'm currently at 91,000 words. Hopefully I won't go above 100,000, which is roughly where Mortal Coil was. Hopefully.

Right now, I've only signed a contract with Harper Collins UK, which will publish the books in Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and Canada. Over the next while, I'll be signing with foreign language publishers also — but for most of them, I'll need to show them the finished book. Harper UK trust me enough to sign a contract with what they've already seen of the book as I'm writing it.

There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't be published in America as well.

Oh, and yes, I will be touring with Demon Road, but it's far too early to say where.




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Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

@Star, regarding linear perceptions of gender: I saw something where it was like, "If gender is a color, and girls are pink and boys are blue, that doesn't mean that everything else is some variation of purple. Gender is a spectrum." And that kinda made my brain get it.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*snuggles close to Soph*
Hmm.. hear hear to that last part.
*nods*


@Loki then extend a metaphorical olive branch and join them.)

*smiles*
You're gonna brag about that for ages now aren't you?

Onwa: *sighs* of course..

Star Inkbright said...

@Sophia: :) Thank you. &
*hugs*

@Kes: :) I get it consciously, it's just my subconscious brain has other ideas.
:) I like that metaphor.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

@Star: No, I know, but that kind of got it into my subconscious.

Star Inkbright said...

:) Yeah. I can see why. It's a good metaphor . . . thank you for sharing. :)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(*snuggles closer back against Jaimie* The first is also true.

*hugs Star back*)

Claire: Maybe...

Ember: We need to leave.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Thats debatable.)


*rolls eyes*
*nods at Ember, shifting closer to Beth*
To Phaestra's realm?

Onwa: *pulls Liliana close, walking to the group*

Jophiel said...

There is a pale outline of a young girl, luminescent flowers glowing in her braided hair. She walks silently upon the broken ground, her dress brushing around her ankles, and then comes to a stop when she sees the residents of Blogland. She scans their faces, then approaches one, dressed in green, black and gold, with dark hair and very tall.

She extends her arm to him, a single, rose with tinges of red around the topsof the petals.

"For you."

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*waves at who-I-presume-to-be Danni*)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*waves at the Ghost*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Rose....*looks in shock*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Apologizes, it appears the wifi decided it no longer is fond of working properly and has now booted every device and a computer. I am currently using my author's data, which is to say there is a lot.

Jophiel said...

"I was told to hand this to who the flower chose. The flower chose you."

The rose becomes a solid thing before dropping out of the ghosts hand.

Savannah said...

(*tries to work out who the ghost is* *realises its late and I need to sleep*)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(No, Jaimie. It is not.)

Ember: Yes. Indeed.

Liliana: We do not yet know how to trap Phraelia.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

I'm guessing the Ghost is Death(ha), in which case, *huggles*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Is too!)


We can ask Phaestra how she trapped Hadeon.
*nods at Beth*
To Phaestra's realm..


Onwa: *sighs slightly*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*holds it close* It chose me, I can only guess why.

Mary Contrary said...

Sorry.
I was writing a thing but it didn't work, because I didn't have enough examples, which made got me tangled up with another thing, and also because I keep thinking about Hagrid and getting sad and it was throwing me off track. :P

*hugs all who said hi* :)

*hugs Ghost*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Bethany: *she takes Silente's hand*

Liliana: *she takes Onwa's hand*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*holds Claire still, squeezing Beth's hand*
Go.


Onwa: *hugs Liliana*
Let us go see your aunt.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

@Elleni: Um. Tadra was a thing. Then it wasn't. Now Aladra is.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hellooooooo everyone <3

Just popping by to say something quite serious, which I think should be addressed.

I recently got an email from Blogger (they send me all of the comments I get on my blogs, etc) and to say I was disgusted by it would be a huge understatement.

Someone, or some people, left two extremely unnecessary comments on ARCK (A Random Comment of Kindness) where they told a specific person to "Legitimately, kill yourself" and another one which was near enough the same.

It made me feel physically sick that someone could say that to someone else. If anything like this happens again, I may well consider just deleting ARCK.

So please, try to be nice to people. Both on ARCK and the internet in general. It's so much easier to be mean online than in real life. I would appreciate it very much, as would many other people. ^_^

Thank youuuuu<3

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

MARALILY
HELLO
*huggles*

...That's awful.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Um.. Hi/bye Mara!)

Jophiel said...

“I would wish to guess. The woman who gave it to me was determined for it to get where it needed to go.”

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Maralie, I believe that it is possible that the person who the post concerned will have posted the comments themselves? I am not an expert on the situation, but I know for a fact it has happened in the past. Perhaps, however, it would be wise to remove the anonymity, as that will promote people to say unkind things about each other, as they will be able to get away with it.)

Bethany: *they vanish in a flash of light, reappearing in Phaestra's realm*

Ember: *she vanishes in a flash of fire, reappearing beside Bethany*

Liliana: *she hugs Onwa back* I love you, Onwa. *they vanish in a flash of black, reappearing in Phaestra's realm*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

@Elleni: Sorry :P

@Maralily: Maraaaaaa stayyyyyy I miss you

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*hugs Ellie* ^_^

KESSIEEEEE *huggles*
Yeah :/ It's just not nice at all...

Hello/Bye Creature *huggles*

Sophia - In my eyes, removing the anonymity would be letting the people who choose to be rude to others win. We should be able to have a kind community without problems like this arising, and we shouldn't have to change anything for that to happen. :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*manages to stay on her feet, smiling*
*kisses Beth gently*
Thank you..


Onwa: I love you too..
*shifts closer to her, wary of any punishment she may be about to have bestowed upon her*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*huggles Mars back, nodding*
Creature. Yes. Stick with that name for me.)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

YES
YOU'RE STAYING
god I miss you it's like we managed to stay friends during my exile and then I came back and we stopped talking like what's with that

Brb

Mary Contrary said...

Oh, Gosh, Mara. :/ :/
*hugs*
Thank you for saying it.

I hope you're doing OK, btw. :)


msd

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Creature - Okay Death (I'm right, am I? I'm not sure omg I get confused with name changes) <3

Kessie - I guess I can stay for a while :P and IKR why did we stop talking this is not allowed

Mbd, I have a St Patrick's Day ball tomorrow and need to get ready for it ^-^

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Nope. Not Death. Death doesn't talk much anymore.)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Ellie - Exactly, which is why I just asked people to be kind. I'm not going to go pointing fingers at people because anybody could have commented it. :/

Taia - *hugs* I just hope that the person who got told these things is okay :/
I'm doing well, how are you doing? :)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I do believe that the person in question posted it about themselves anyway. Because there are few individuals who have actually said something similar in the past, and doing that... Does not exactly seem their style? So disabling the blog, which I do believe has good intentions, because someone wishes to post ridiculous comments about themselves, is probably not the right thing to do.
But similarly, I do not believe keeping the anonymity is for the best, either. It is not about winning or losing. It is about doing what is right. As it is, yes, the blog may be a symbol of kindness - but the anonymity is allowing people to say bad things about themselves, and about others. And I do not believe it is right to allow them to continue.)

Bethany: *she kisses her back* You're welcome.

Claire: Ew...

Phaestra: *she appears before them* What do you want?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

@Mara: Maybe because SOMEBODY stopped replying to my EMAILS I wonder who it could POSSIBLY be :P

Also, creature is Storm aka Silente aka someone who needs to CHANGE HER NAME

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(It is plausible that someone completely random may have posted the comment, I will accept that. But the chances of coming across the very specific blog and deciding to comment on the very specific post is somewhat unlikely. I am only basing my assumptions off the fact that I know it has happened in the past with another person.)

Chione Asahina said...

Hello everyone.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Hey Gemma! T'sup?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello, Gemma.)

Chione Asahina said...

Nothing much. At my nana's.
She showed me her pictures from Goa and masks she brought back. I tried one on and she took pictures...I actually look pretty for once... made it my new profile picture on facebook ^.^

Chione Asahina said...

Hey Kessie, Sophia.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hey...

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I will be back soon.)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Ayyyy Tia t'sup?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hey, Kes :)

I'm happy.

What about you? How are you feeling?

Chione Asahina said...

Hey Kassy...
I'm glad you're happy *cuddles*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am back.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*hugs Gemmy*

Hey, how are you? :)

Welcome back, Soph.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Thank you, Tia.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Click for some peaceful yet catchy action music.

Chione Asahina said...

I'm alright...tired...
I'll probs go to sleep the now...would have stayed up is Keiron hadn't fallen asleep already. Either that or he's ignoring me xD goodnight guys.
*hugs*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Good night, Gem!

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Oops sorry for disappearing, I had to get dinner.

I'm good Tia, thanks for asking :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Oh hush. My name is fine.)

*rolls eyes, squishing her gently*
Hush you..
*smiles her best at Phaestra*
We're here about Phaelia?


Onwa: *nods*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I disagree. It does not represent who you are. Therefore it is a bad name.)

Phaestra: I am sure you are. Have you yet figured out how to force her into a physical form?

Liliana: We were hoping to ask you.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Pah! This name is very fitting *nods*)

Onwa: since you managed to do that to Hadeon.

How did you force Hadeon into a physical form?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(No, Jaimie, it is not. *cuddles her tightly*)

Phaestra: I told it that unless it went into a physical form, we would destroy all of the volcanoes in every realm. Which, given that they were Hadeon's primary tools at the time, it would have rather kept them.

Liliana: The impossible choice? Interesting.

Bethany: But what choice could we use against Phraelia?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*cuddles tightly back* cuddly..)


Wait.. if she REALLY wants to keep things existing then.. wouldn't she willingly enter a physical form? So that she can defeat Hadeon?

Onwa: *frowns*
Perhaps..

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am glad you think so. *cuddles her tighter*)


Claire: It's a static force...

Phaestra: And Hadeon has not yet started.

Liliana: I have an idea. *she looks at Bethany* Do you trust me?

Bethany: *she hesitates before nodding*

Liliana: Good. *she grabs Claire, pulling her away from them all, holding a dagger to her throat* Don't move, pipsqueak. Listen up, Phraelia. Unless you transfer yourself into a physical form, I will kill this child right here, right now. She threatened my girlfriend and I'm a bitch, so don't call my bluff.

Phraelia: *an orb of light appears behind Liliana, before it solidifies into her form - a cloaked woman with blonde hair, and wood woven into a crown on her head* *she grasps Liliana's shoulder, pulling her away from Claire before backhanding her face, sending Liliana flying to the side*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*cuddles her tighter back*)

Onwa: *teleports, catching Liliana quickly, pulling her upright and healing her so she doesn't bruise*


*pulls Claire close, holding her tight, picking her up again*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I love you, Jaimie. You are the best sister I can possibly imagine. And thank you for drawing the image of me, also.)

Liliana: Thanks. I think the slap broke my jaw...

Claire: *she trips Liliana over with her telekinesis* Don't threaten me, moron.

Liliana: It worked, didn't it?

Phraelia: What, exactly, do you want?

Bethany: Hadeon has been awoken...

Ember: We want your help to defeat him.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Love you too Soph. *cuddles* and it was my pleasure.)


Onwa: *glares at Claire, catching Liliana again, eyes boiling angrily but thinking better of using her anger*

So, wanna help?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(*she cuddles her back* You found it calming, didn't you?)

Liliana: It is fine. I did deserve that, Onwa.

Claire: *she waves at Onwa*

Phraelia: I have to help. And I have a score to settle.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*cuddles Soph* course I did. Drawing is fun. And I like drawing pretty things.)

Onwa: *glares more at Claire*

*pulls Claire close, mumbling*
Play nice..

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(*cuddles Jaimie back* I am not pretty, Jaimie.)

Claire: I never play... Say, when I'm old enough, could I go to high school?

Phraelia: *she vanishes in a flash of white*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I have to go now, goodbye. *hugs Jaimie tightly*)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Are too.)


Um.. about when you're eleven?


Onwa: Is that sorted.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*hugs tightly back* okay. Bye.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am back for literally only this comment.

I am definitely not pretty, Jaimie.)

Claire: Yep.

Ember: Not exactly, no...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Yes you are!)


*nods and cuddles her*

Onwa: Of course not.

The Vile part of Skulduggery Pleasant said...

(course I was not ignoring you I was just dying from man flu and went to sleep before 10 pm _weird_ -thankfully I know how to get rid of it and feel a bit better :P )

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...


Hello.

The Vile part of Skulduggery Pleasant said...

hi :P

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hello, Keiron. How are you? Whatcha doing?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Hey!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*hugs Kessy* Hey! :) How are you?

The Vile part of Skulduggery Pleasant said...

watching walking dead sorry it took a while wbu ?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Nothing, really.

The Vile part of Skulduggery Pleasant said...

Filling out a form for morrisons and it has that question everyone hates, why do you want to work here, - ehh because I want money so I can pay for insurance on a car-

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

At least you have jobs to apply for. This town is just... ugh.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello.

No, Jaimie, I am not.)

Claire: *cuddles her back* I quite liked having a friend... And now you're my mum, not my friend, so you won't get jealous again, right?

Ember: We need to make sure Phraelia succeeds.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Sup, Sophi?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Noelle deleted her blog... :c

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello, Tia.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am aware.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Does anyone have a link to ARCK?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hey! :)

What's up, Sophi? How is your day so far?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(http://a-random-comment.blogspot.co.uk/

My day was rather boring, your own?)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Same. I can't find Noelle's section.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

She requested that it be removed.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(For apparent reasons.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

I can't find my section either.

And I saw a hurtful message on Noelle's blog before it was deleted. It was sent by anonymous. Is there any way at all to find out who sent it?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hello, Fabi.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Not when people use the ridiculous anonymous function, which promotes people saying bad things about each other. If they didn't want it to happen, they should disable it.)

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Probably not. Noelle may have been able to come up with a few guesses based on pageviews by device, but even that would not be definite. Same with Mara and ARCK, if she'd checked right away. I think too many people have viewed/commented at this point though.

Your section is right here.

http://a-random-comment.blogspot.com/2015/01/tiatanya-halcyon-kas.html

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

The anonymous function makes it easier to compliment people. You always speak your mind, but sometimes people like me have trouble saying things to people. I think the anonymous feature does more good than bad.

If, however, this negativity persists, I will ask Mara if she could turn on comment moderation and find an admin who's online a lot and has the time to go through the comments and moderate them.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Anyway, I must go.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I feel stupid now. It isn't there unless you click on the sidebar.)

Anyways...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Bye, Fabi. *hugs warmly*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(You are looking at a function which people could use to say bad things about one another and get away with it. Regardless of what it was designed to be for - it, as the recent evidence has shown, not only can be - but has been - used to negative ends. Yes, it may be easier to post compliments, but it is also a lot easier to post insults thanks to the lack of consequences. I believe if someone has something to say, people should know exactly who said it. Everyone has a right of free speech - and everyone should live with the consequences of what they say, whether they be good or bad. By allowing anonymity, you are allowing people to say what they want with no consequence - so are you surprised when something like this happens?
I also think people have a right to know what others think of them, especially when they are meant to be compliments. If people knew who said good things about them, surely it would seal friendships and give people a better feeling rather than just the knowledge that someone thinks good of them? If you removed the anonymity, there would be all of the good, but without the bad.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Shh. Yes you are.)


Of course I dont mind.
*smiles*


Onwa: how do you propose we do that?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Sophia-while that does absolutely make sense, I know for a fact that things like the Anonymous option makes things so much easier for people with anxiety or even people WITHOUT it(like me) who have a really, really hard time expressing emotions.

I think it's a great idea that's done more good than harm, and anyway, even if you could track who said what, what would you do?

The Vile part of Skulduggery Pleasant said...

(on tumblr if someone does the anon bad post if you flag it, it tells you who it is)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

@Keiron: I think there's also away to track the IP address.

Is there a way for all comments to show up as anonymous but for the nods to know who it is? Because I think honestly that would be the best option

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*mods

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I'm not, Jaimie.

Kestrel - What is the point of caring about someone if you have to hide behind a mask to say something nice? Do the people in question not deserve to know what you think of them? Do you spend your entire friendships with people without saying anything kind? No matter how small - you could say something.

If I knew who did it, I would make sure everyone did - to know what kind of asshole their friend was. I would also most likely have a go at them, too.)

Claire: Good. Because you're my mums and you know I love you both.

Bethany: I love you too, Claire.

Ember: Join her in fighting it.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Sophia-yes, actually. With most friends. I have...maybe one whom I'm comfortable enough with. Otherwise I can't say it in person, and I have to force myself to do it if I'm saying it over text. It's easier over the internet, for whatever reason, but it's still difficult for me. And maybe that's something wrong with me, I definitely think it is, and I'm working on it, but that's who I am, right now.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

I mean, occasionally I'll be like "Oh, your hair looks pretty" or whatever, but even something that superficial is uncomfortable for me.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I was primarily speaking about here, Kestrel.)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

I have to go, bye

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Goodbye, Kestrel.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(You are Soph!)

We love you too Claire. You okay to stand now?
*raises an eyebrow at her*


Onwa: And how do we locate them?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I have literally no idea why you think so.)

Claire: I... Think so?

Ember: I... Do not know.

Phaestra: They are on Earth.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Because it's true.)

*shakes head*
I'll carry you a bit longer then. Wouldn't want to hurt your pride by letting you fall.
*smiles*


Onwa: Then let us return to earth?

I swear to God if they crush our house..

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(It is not, Jaimie.)

Claire: I'm fine... I'm fine.

Bethany: Mmm... I hope they don't...

Liliana: Lets. *she takes Onwa's hand*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Sophia, I think the anonymous format works for more people than it doesn't work. You are completely welcome to disagree, however.

I should also note that my proposed solution (moderated comments) would eliminate the negative use of anonymity while preserving the positive.

The fact that I can anonymously compliment someone does not mean I can't also be nice to them in person, or as close to "in person" as you can really get on the internet. I respect your opinion, but there are people who don't work the same way you do and I see no reason to eliminate any kind of positivity, anonymous or otherwise.

You're welcome to keep arguing/debating if you consider it worth your time, but you are unlikely to change my perspective.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Yes it is..)

You sure?
So do I..


Onwa: *squeezes her hand, attempting to shunt them to earth, hoping Phae doesn't hold them back*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I was not arguing otherwise. I am simply pointing out that it can be used for bad as well as good.

Perhaps. That is true, also.

I am aware, Fabi. But if you are someone's friend, why should you feel the need to hide yourself from them?)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Claire: Yep, I'm fine.

Phaestra: Liliana, Onwa, there is one matter we need to discuss.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Brain; French homework!
Me; OMG I SHOULD DRAW ANNA AND ELSA!!!
*facepalm*)


Okay.
*carefully sets her down, holding her shoulder*


Onwa: *holds her head high*
I rather think the current crisis is of higher priority.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I rather think it would be more productive to do French homework.)

Claire: *she stands, stumbling a little*

Phaestra: Perhaps. That is why I will only say that if you kill another innocent, I will imprison you both. Separately.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Probably..)


*holds her carefully, making sure she doesn't fall*


Onwa: *shifts closer to Liliana*
You've no right.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Claire: Thank you...

Phaestra: Just as you had no right to kill those women?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

You're welcome
*glances at what's happening with Liliana*



Onwa: Forgive us, next time we'll kill people we made instead.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: You have no right to kill anyone.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Onwa: We have free will.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: And the ability to face the consequences of doing what you want. I have told you the consequences. It is up to you whether you kill an innocent again or not.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Onwa: You cannot control us as you would a mongrel, Phaestra

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: You are right. It is easier to reason with a dog.

Claire: Shots fired.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Onwa: Just because a dog does not question it's orders.

Savannah said...

(*throws sweets in the air*)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Phaestra: I have told you the consequences. The rest is up to you.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Hey Saoirse!)

Onwa: *smirks*
As you wish, Phaestra

Savannah said...

(Hey Jai, sweets? *offers a box of Roses*)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(No thanks *smiles* I've probably got some stashed in my chocolate pile..)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Msdddddd.


How are you Saoirse?)

Star Inkbright said...

I have the same problem as Kes.
Of course, it makes little logical sense that I should be uncomfortable telling people how much they mean to me, but feelings and emotions aren't logical.
Also, despite the fact it makes little logic, it roes make some logic - in my interactions with everyone, I work on the basis of reciprocation - I should give them as much as they give me. If someone likes me and resoects me more than I like and respect them, I feel pressured to reciprocate the compliments, and obviously if I couldn't honestly reflect the same amount of emotion this makes me feel uncomfortable and puts me in an awkward position. As such, I imagine the negativity of this has imprinted itself somewhat into my brain. Also, I have issues with being judged. Well, you know those moments when you suddenly see someone you've known for a while in a new light? I think that sumd it up best, but I've never been too good at identifying the trigger. I'm scared of those, and have been for years, and I don't know why. It's why I"m scared to change my hairstyle or the way I dress - because I don't want people noticing me. I don't want them trying to picture me as a person or working out what goes on in my head. Except it's so dofficult to try and explain this because I don'y mind in some ways but I do in other ways, grrr emotoons are irrational. And I'm scared to tell people what I think of them, because it means they'll think of me.
Hell, I'm scared when I walk past people on the street in case they say good morning to me and then judge me on the way I respond.

I know it's stupid. But most people are unconfident with social interactions in ways like this (although not necessarily the same way). So I can see the advantages to ARCK.

Also, if you can't see who's commented, you can't see who comments on everyone's (so is only saying nice stuff coz they don't want to leave me out) and you can't see who hasn't commented on yours (meanimg they must not like me oh god what if they don't like me).

Despite all that, I agree with Sophia. When I first told my mum about ARCK, she immediately said that anonymity was NOT a good idea and that it would evwntually go wrong. At the time, I thought it would be okay with anonymity, because it was Blogland and we were all lovely. That was a few years ago. I no longer think everyone here is lovely and would no longer swear that none of my online friends would do suxh a thing. Hence, I think the anonymity is now a bad idea.

Thank you.

Savannah said...

(*grins* I have a chocolate pile too!
I'm great thanks!)

Savannah said...

(Anonymity as in... Hiding your profile and having a really vague name? Sorry, I missed the conversation earlier and am to lazy to read past comments... XD)

Star Inkbright said...

Also, I hate GCSE English and I think it should die in a hole.

Star Inkbright said...

Or die anywhere else. So long as it's dead.

ARCK, Saoirse. On ARCK, you can xhose to comment anonymously, and anonymiry is the purpose of the thing. You know the options for commenting? Normally, you click on the Google Account option. On ARCK, you click on a brand-new option - Anonymous. And it hides your identity.

Savannah said...

(Okay. Yeah, I can see the flaws in that.)

Star Inkbright said...

Yeah. :)

Chione Asahina said...

Hello everyone, I will be distant as I'm watching a movie for drama prep.

Savannah said...

(Okay Gemma, I hope you enjoy it!)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...


Next free comments section link

It took us three days to get through this post.

Hi.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*ten days.

I was thinking of the days it only took us three.

Savannah said...

(*grins*)

Chione Asahina said...

It's the Steamie.
It's about women working in a washroom on new years eve. It's set in 1960's Glasgow so I have to put on an accent and my character's in her mid 40's so yeah :P

Savannah said...

(Hahaha, good luck!)

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...
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Savannah said...

(Are we allowed to translate the morse?)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hello, Seirsha.

Deleted comment?

Savannah said...

(Hi Kas!

I think it was Fabi? Or Elleni? I am not too familiar with either of them and I wasn't able to guess who it was from the profile or name. It was about anonymity.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*hugs Seirsha and Anon*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...
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Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(It seems I disappeared briefly.

Star - indeed. I see the good in it, but I cannot help but feel that people shall get hurt because of it.)

Liliana: I will try not to kill. *she looks at Onwa* May I be alone with Phaestra for a moment? There is something I wish to discuss. *she looks at Bethany, Silente and Claire* I mean in private.

Bethany:

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Deleting the comment also works, Fabi, it seems.)

Savannah said...

(*squeezes Kas* How are you?

Okay Fabi.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Onwa: *frowns slightly*
Liliana?



Sure. We'll go back. Meet you on Earth.
*takes Claire and Beth's arms*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I will be back soon.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*curls up*

Irrational. Lonely. Gone.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

It's my comment to delete.

I'm deleting the other one, too.

Please don't freak out...

Savannah said...

(*curls up with Kas* Why are you lonely? We're all here for you. :( )

Chione Asahina said...

Yup, I'm here
*Hugs kassy tightly*
Just...distant.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Just... life, Seirsha.

Savannah said...

:( Okay. If you ever need me I'm just an email away. :(

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am back.)

Liliana: I will tell you later, Onwa. It is nothing bad, I promise.

Bethany: *they vanish in a flash of light, reappearing in Blogland*

Ember: *she vanishes in a flash of fire, reappearing beside Bethany*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I will be back soon, it seems.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Onwa: Of course, Liliana..
*hesitates before shunting to beside Ember*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hey, Gem.

I know, Seirsha.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am back.)

Ember: I wonder what that was about.

Bethany: Should we invite Ember to the wedding?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I reeeeeally need to stop with the fanfic.. I'm becoming an addict!)


Onwa: indeed..


Oh! Yeah, definitely!

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(What type of fanfiction are you reading?)

Ember: Will you tell me when you know?

Bethany: Are you sure?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Guess.)


Onwa: *raises an eyebrow*
Perhaps. Unless, of course, it is private.

Yes!

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Frozen? Did I start it with linking you to that story?)

Ember: Of course.

Bethany: Uh... Ember... Silente and I will be getting married soon... And I'm wondering if you would like to come to the wedding?

Ember: ... After I annoyed Silente so much?

The Vile part of Skulduggery Pleasant said...

do I get something special if I get last comment?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Yes you did xD thank you *cuddles*)

Onwa: *nods*

*rolls eyes*
Please, it was ME who was annoying you. You just tried to singe me. Or cook me. Whichever.

Onwa: Mm.. roast vampire.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

You are perfect

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

You are perfect

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

You are perfect

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

You are perfect

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