It's not easy writing a book.
I mean, it's easier than mining coal. It's easier than most factory work. It's probably easier than a lot of office jobs as well.
But STARTING to write a book... those first few inches you have to push that boulder till it hits the edge and starts to roll downhill... THAT'S the hard part.
Not as hard as teaching, granted. Or working on a farm. Or being a doctor or a nurse or a cop or a fireman. I doubt it's as hard as construction, either, or carpentry, or plumbing, or engineering.
But STILL...
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- Derek Landy writes the Skulduggery Pleasant series because getting a proper job is so overrated.
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Fours is my word for bye.
Lantern is my word for Fabi. :P
you're confusing... :P
(Oh, also, thanks Duggy)
@Fera: XD Thanks. :P
no probs, any time :P :D
@Fera: :)
Okay, it's official, I am stuck in a vortex of YouTube and rereading Skulduggery Pleasant books.
Yup, goodbye life, I've officially lost you and shall never get you back.
How are all of you? :)
@Andviolet: Mmh. I tend to get stuck with AVEN, WhatsApp and Brandon Sanderson. :P
Good life. :P
Oh and Blogger. XD
Star: Yes, can't forget Blogger :)
Ah, those days when I wake up so late that I just have breakfast and lunch right after one another...
Good times, good times.
(SOPH When I don't reply, don't worry if I don't reply, I'm swimming.)
@Andviolet: XD THose days I end up pjust eating lunch at around two.
@Jai: Ooh, have fun. :)
(Back!
Jai! Meanie!)
I was reading through old comments. Old old. Two years ago old... And I miss those times...
I'm going to try something, if that's okay.
-
*Adra gently sits with Alek swaddled in her arms, as he drinks his milk* *Cara is in the other room, playing with her stuffed kittens*
@Noelle: I know what you mean . . . :/
And I'm watching. :)
(Mostly. Disappearing soon.)
welcome clo..... :)
(How art everyone ?)
Thank you, Star. Please send my affection to Ezter..
-
*It takes a while, but Alek eventually becomes full, and goes to sleep again* *He sleeps through the incessant banging of Cara's pots and pans as she marched about the living room, creating "music"*
*Adra softly shushes Cara, and brushes her hair back, and kneels beside her so she can see her brother* *Cara is in complete Awe, and immediately quiets*
*Takes Alek to his bedroom, and puts him into his crib, and then swoops Cara up for her siesta* *It takes Cara much longer to calm down, but Adra sings to her soothingly, which pacifies the child*
*Adra then calls for Ms. Coddingham, the cook, and tells her to take the rest of the day off* *Ms. Coddingham thanks Adra, and retreats to her apartment downstairs*
*Adra falls into the couch, and let's the shields to the penthouse fall down, tired*
adra: I would like to apologize...for my behavior yesterday. What i said after my original comment was very unthoughtful...even my original comment, but...especially what i said afterwards. I would also like to apologize to chloe...I didn't mean what i said. It was in the heat of the moment. I didn't mean a word...
[Nods]
I miss those times as well...
Watching for now, but I'll be distant, researching charities that accept hair donations.
(*sighs and mutters* it's okay )
[hugs everyone who would like a hug]
clo: and i know what you said on facebook about friends...well...people do make mistakes...as i did last night...some more often than others, like me...only people who are very forgiving can actually stand me ^_^ so sorry... :)
*hugs you*
@Noelle: Message sent. :) Hunter says he sends affection back.
Need to go now. :/ Bbs!
(*huggles moss*
*huggles fera* but understand that it'll take a whole for me to start speakin my mind again)
*hugs clo* *sigh* I know :)
(I'm sorry
I couldn't sleep last night over it)
me neither...not even the little that i usually sleep ^_^
Thank you, I appreciate the humility.
-
*Adra goes out onto their rather large balcony, and lays down in the grass, overlooking the city skyline* *Figuratively- she still is blind* *She feels a slight tremble in on the rocks- a presence- and then she is unconscious*
(I talked to hope earlier )
adra: this is what i do...I act unthoughtfully, then i feel really bad about it then show humility...i am really sorry that i made you feel bad last night...i didn't want any of that :)
clo: what did you talk about?
(Nioooooothjng ;))
:/
(!5 !7 \|/@2^!^9?)
4676y34q786498%*(*_^*)(?
(that isn't words... right? becoz it doesn't make sense...mine is :P )
(Hey K)
yeh, it's just gibberish cuz my brain couldn't see that yours was a message :p ^_^
O_O
(Hey Chloe! :D :P )
clo...could u skype or facebook? ^_^
(Hey Moss:P why the O_O face
O-o :P)
Because Adra's unconscious and there is/was some sort of unknown presence.
(I can Skype)
ok...I'd like to talk on skype if you want to :)
I thought the same thing Fabi. O.o
Noelle, your writing is amazing! :0
And I love the pictures from your trip, you are a wonderful photographer! All the kitties! :D
(Ah! ok ... didn't realize you were responding -sort of- to Noelles thing :P O~O)
Mbd and msd
(Spookys house of jump scares is a cute game)
and jumpscary ^_^ :P
(Just a bit)
(I am affraid that someone may be calling me etc but my phone is in my room and I can't be bothered going to get it as I have 100mb down speed right now :P )
(I have had this feeling for hours and still managed to not go check... )
*Adra is unconscious for a while- or at least, it feels like a while* *She isn't completely aware, because she was unconscious*
*The room surrounding her is dark- though, she's blind, so she doesn't know that*
*Her mouth has a gag around it, and her legs are tied tightly to the chair legs, arms to the chair arms* *The floor beneath her is wooden, this inhibiting her from actually seeing*
(Markiplier never replied to my email *cries$)
(*pats Chloes heaD* there there it'll be okaii :) he has 8 times the fans now so :( it's a lot harder than it was then.)
(I guess)
clo: it's completely impossible for him to reply to so many emails ^_^ watch the 8 million fan reaction video that mark put up...in it he explains and even cries over the fact that it tears him apart that he can't be there for all 8 million, especially those in need... ^_^
*There is the brush of a hand against the side of her face, and she jerks her head away, nearly tipping her chair over* *The voice is smooth, and speaks to her in a hushed tone* *Despite knowing hundreds of languages, Adra can't pinpoint the language of which the voice is speaking- it seems like a mix of Korean with Arabic, and thus she is totally lost*
*The hand is again on her braid, gently feeling the softness, admiring her* *Her head is then pulled back, and her chair tips onto the floor, and Adra is dragged from the room, screaming, by her hair*
(I know)
Adraaaa D:
*She doesn't know where she is going, but tears role down her porcelain cheeks* *Soon, the dragging stops, and she is laying on a cold floor- the floor is wet, and her gag is wet completely from her screams and saliva*
Here.
Watching.
Tired.
Already asking Cat and Lizzie when we're planning on going to sleep (Lizzie says four. Not 'appennin' mate).
Meh.
star: don't be one of those people that go to bed early on a sleep over, it's like there's no point to it then :P :D
(*huggles star*)
@Fera: It's not a sleepover. *laughs* But we usually roleplay from the evening until we go to sleep, so we tend to arrange what time we're going to sleep. Ie. I ask when we're going to sleep, they give me soem ridiculous answer, I say something like "well I'm not staying later than one," and then they don't stop at one so I end up staying later. :P
:) *hugs Chloe :)*
oh ok :D
@Fera: *nods*
(My eyes won't stop watering )
@Chloe: :/ Any particular reason why?
(*just..wants to hug adraTC.. and slap her assailant.. maybe rip his/her hair out..)
awww *hugs clo*
@Jai: :)
(Cold)
(Also, I am no anger where near as good a swimmer as I used to be..)
(*grts Jai in a headlock*)
@Jai: Eh, that happens. For the past few years, I've known perfectly well how to swim, but not really been practised enough to do much . . .
. . .
I tend to go swimming every Tuesday now, though . . .
(*squeaks, squirming* Hey!)
((If anyone wants to.. Or can figure out where she is. They are welcome to join. I didn't want this to be a solo..))
*Adra feels more hands on her- caressing her- both male and female, and she feels extremely disoriented* *Then, something digs into her hand- a nail* *There is a sharp clang, and the nail is through her flesh and bone*
(I'm dangerous on the road, eh?)
(*facepalms my own stupidity*
*yes Jaimie, the new lucosade sports top WILL spill liquid unlike the last one, IT HAS HOLES IN IT*
*sighs*
@Adra I.. might try..)
(*grins at Chloe* Very.)
(*ruffles your hair* )
(Eek! Not the hair!
Hmm.. might have Kiana potentially help adra..)
(Felix can join in then...)
(Yeah.. but how would they find adra?)
(I mean, Kiana could track adra but has no reason to?)
(Unless she ran away from Felix for helping Mark? Then Felix would eventually follow..?)
(I don't know... Kiana could run off because of mark and felix follows and they stumble across the place?)
(xD)
(OMG! Great minds think alike XD)
(Mmm. That's one quote you could use.)
(Idiots seldom differ XD)
(Yep! That one works too xD)
(Hehe XD)
(Should we start..?)
(Okay ^.^ you start)
Kiana: *glares at Felix*
Mark: *sniffs at the entrance to Kiana's house, smelling the meat inside*
Kiana: *growls loudly, jumping in front of him, snarling*
Felix. *keeps tone even* stop it kiana, you don't like him in your territory do you?
Kiana: *growls still, quieter*
*nods to answer Felix*
Felix; he needs good though, so can I bring some out?
*Then, the nails are inserted, one by one, into her body*
*She then recognizes the words- they are an older dialect, not from this century- but she can bet ten to one that they have her for revenge... For killing their families*
*They take a stake and drive it though her collarbone, eliciting a shriek from Adra*
Kiana: *growls louder at him, not intending to move*
Mark: *whines and acts pathetic*
Your roleplaying is beautiful, Noelle . . .
. . .
hmm.
I'm not sure I mean that word . . .
but it fits well enough.
*continues to almost fall asleep sitting up*
Fekix. *shouts* when will you stop being so damn selfish?!
Kiana: *flinches back*
*hisses and runs off*
*She hurts all over, and just as something impaled her stomach, she becomes unconscious again*
Felix: *sighs and runs after her* kiana!
Kiana: *runs faster*
*becomes aware of the smell of human blood*
*is drawn towards it*
*runs towards the location in which Adra is being kept*
Felix: *follows* please come back! Where are you going?
Kiana: *runs faster, determined now to reach her goal before Felix can stop her*
*sniffs around, trying to find the entrance*
Felix; *changes into his demon form and gains speed*
Kiana: *whimpers, looking for a door desperately*
*starts digging where she thinks it is*
Felix: *catches up* what is it kiana?
Kiana: *shoves against it with her head*
*Adra is deep in the mountains of Switzerland*
*She doesn't awaken again- she is now being kept unconscious*
(Oh. Switzerland. Ah. Hmm.. maybe they haven't ran there then. Um..
Blogland is full of random wormholes, they could've fallen through one?)
(Okay Jai)
Felix: *looks at it* what have you found?
Kiana: *looks around*
*frowns*
*why is the landscape different here.?*
(Be 5, 10 minutes. Gotta wash my hair.)
(Hello.)
Liliana: It will hurt? *she grins*
Parasite: *she frowns* Dreams are not usually this boring for me.
Bethany: Sorry, I'll... *the glow decreases*
Soldier with crossbow: *he shoots at Ember from several metres away, before dropping his crossbow and drawing an axe instead*
Ember: *the bolt hits her in her shoulder, and she hisses, throwing the soldier back with a pulse of fire* *she takes a step towards another soldier - the last remaining upright, other than the soldier who had the crossbow who has managed to get to his feet* *she sends a stream of fire at him*
Soldier: *he dodges quickly away, slamming his fist down on to the crossbow bolt, pushing it further into Ember's shoulder*
Ember: *she grits her teeth, grabbing his arm and pulling him closer to her, starting to burn his flesh*
Soldier: *he rakes his sword across Ember's stomach before he burns and crumbles to ash*
Ember: *she cries out, holding her stomach gently, making her way to the last soldier, her upper body ablaze*
((If you wish, but it would be quite difficult to get inside the base- it is heavily fortified*
(Okay Jai)
Felix: *frowns* this is weird
((Do you wish my to bring Morgan Version 2 to help you out, NoelleJaiChloe?
(Like I said, he generally naturally has multiple versions of himself. It's canon.)
I'm also not doing anything for the rest of the night except going to sleep.))
((If you want, but again, it is a fortified place..))
(Okay Star!)
Morgan: *shoots final soldier using left hand (he's left-handed)*
*checks how many bullets he's got left*
*only three (he didn't start off fully loaded), and he's not sure he has any replacements*
*the soldier drops*
Ember: Shit. *she kicks the soldier's body angrily* Grr. For fuck's sake. I hate getting shot with bloody crossbows. The bolt will have to stay there. *she sighs, making her way back up to Morgan* You can heal, yes?
((Watching. May join in if it turns out I can stick around rather than having to disappear. Depends on what works well for the plot I suppose.))
(Okay. Back.)
Kiana: *struggles more, growling at it, scrabbling at the fortified wall with stump like fingernails*
Onwa: *smiles*
To some extent.
James: Forgive me for not having explosions.
No, its fine.
*kisses you neck passionately, nibbling it*
Morgan2: *runs up towards Kiana & Felix* *he normally likes running through mountains, but normally he can run faster* *today, he had to get a vehicle here (ugh, and ran the last part of the way*
*stops a little way in front of Kiana, which is further in front of Felix, I'm guessing* Hi.
Morgan1: Yeah. Slowly.
Do you need any first-aid supplies?
*gets a bandage out for himself and wraps it around his right hand fairly skilfully*
*his hand hurts, which he's pleased about*
((@Lantern: Mmh.
. . .
I keep saying 'mmh' today . . . :P))
Felix: *turns to morgan* hey... Who are you?
Liliana: *she grins, immediately starting to drink it in rather large quantities*
Parasite: Explosions do not interest me.
Bethany: *she sighs happily, pressing against her more* The bites are nice when you kiss them like you did then. *she smiles, trying to keep the glow under control*
Kiana: *narrows eyes at Morgan*
*doesnt turn
Sorry XD)
Morgan: Morgan.
Who're you?
*leans against fortified wall*
((Uh . . . what does this place look like?))
Ember: I have a bloody bolt in my shoulder and a cut in my stomach. Not to mention the cut down my side I got from one of the soldiers when I saved your sorry behind. Asking whether I need first aid supplies is a bloody stupid question.
*she sighs, sitting down, resting against a pillar*
Morgan: I mean, do you want anything specific?
*finishes bandaging hand*
Onwa: Careful, I'd advise taking it in small doses.
James: Mmm. What does?
*smiles back*
Mm. You're always nice.
*kisses each of the bite marks on beths neck*
Felix: felix.... This is kiana
Do you know this place?
Morgan: Not yet.
Are you trying to get in?
Kiana: *nods enthusiastically*
Felix: kiana is... I just followed *looks at the wall* but I have nothing better to do, so yeah, I'll give it a go
Morgan2: Cool.
*smiles*
Anyone got any ideas of how to get in?
*Adra briefly wakes up, by mistake, but then is forced back to sleep* *All she saw was blood*
*The fortress would have walls, but is surrounded by an invisible barrier that encircles the entire place*
Felix: *draws kurikara*
*swipes it against the wall*
(my laptop fan was going crazy and vibrating to hell apparently it got so hot that day that one of the blades sort of melted off and was scarping the casing... I snapped it off and it's quiet again yeh ! :D )
((Ooh cool. What kind of invisible barrier? Like - what's it made out of?))
((@Keiron: O_O))
((Energy- pure energy))
(Ah. So they can't see it...
So presume Kiana is using scent to trace it and digging at seemingly thin air..)
((Energy, interesting... Hm...))
( :P it's fine now Star :D I'm just glad I know how to take apart and put back together my entire laptop in under half an hour if I didn't it would take weeks at currys :/ for them to do the same thing)
((Ahhhhhh, cool.
My Morgan story started off as fanfic of my Hunter story.
So their powers are pretty similar, although there are a few differences.
. . .
I imagine Morgan and Hunter would get on pretty well, actually.
:P I don't think Morgan would get why Hunter wasn't with Ez though.))
Felix: *cabt penetrate the barrier* damn
((Them meeting might actually be very interesting to write out.
I should do that tomorrow.
Or maybe just do it in my head, because my head is pretty empty at the moment.))
(( . . . Anyway.))
Morgan2: *leans head against barrier, closing eyes*
I may be able to create a hole in this, if you give me a moment.
Felix: okay
Kiana: *whines*
Liliana: Why?
Parasite: *she shrugs* Interesting things.
Bethany: *she shivers and sighs happily* I like it. *she smiles*
Ember: Bandages would be nice. As would healing. *she sighs* At the hospital, you started messing around with the human technology. What were you doing?
*The barrier would be hot to touch, and very thick- it was created using a complex web of symbols, and would be like hitting a hard wall*
Onwa: Other wise it's a lot of fire at once.
James: Such as?
*grins*
Mm. I Love it, and you.
Felix: *looks at kiana* Morgan may be able to break through it
(Morgan is the name of one of my best friends
Called midge for short XD)
Kiana: *whines, waiting*
((My characters are being physically attacked by Dan AGAIN.
Third night in a row, this.
First Will's stabbed in the shoulder, then the next night Dan opens fire on Kaladin and they fight spear vs. machete for a bit, and then tonight Percy started attacking Dan with his sword (and Dan can't die, doesn't feel much pain and heals really quickly, so it wasn't that ufnair) and then Dan like shot Percy.
Omg.
That's not to mention that two nights ago Dan opened fire on Cas and Meg.
Like, dude, seriously.))
Morgan1: I can't share my healing, I'm afraid.
*passes her a half-full small packet of bandages*
Felix: just be careful, okay!
((Mmh. I have another character called Morgan, and she's female, which is slightly confusing for me.
I guess I still mostly see Morgan as a female name, but Morgan (the male one) wouldn't really mind that.))
((SORRY SOPHIA FORGOT QUESTION HANG ON I'LL ANSWER IT.))
Morgan2: Alright. That was surprisingly easy.
Just another moment.
Felix: okay *holds kurikara over shoulder*
Morgan1: I was getting more energy.
Morgan2: *begins converting the energy in the wall and drawing it into himself*
((It's up to Adra to decide what effect that would have on the wall.))
*When Adra comes to again, she is laying on the operation table, long lines of stitches over her torso* *She begins to cry, and a doctor in a scaramouch mask approaches, his face covered* *All of the docors in the room are wearing white scaramouch masks, and long, bleached coats* *A hand touches her face, fingers pressing into her temples*
Mrs. Cruciatus, don't move. You'll create more pain for yourself.
*His voice was muffled by the long, curled beak, and she begins to cry from the pain in her shoulders* Please.. What do you need?
Liliana: *she grins* Mmm... It is starting to burn. And I am getting tired. *she smiles*
Parasite: *she shrugs*
Bethany: I love you too. *she smiles* Could you bite me again? Maybe on the leg?
Ember: *she sighs* Bloody brilliant. The one day I get shot by a crossbow and I am realms away from anyone able to help. *she lifts up part of her leather top, wrapping the bandages around her stomach where the sword cut her* *she lowers her top, before attempting to move the crossbow bolt* *she hisses, moving her hand away* It's barbed. Shit. It looks like that is staying in there.
((That is interesting as a trick.. That would work, in theory, if Morgan can handle the energy- he would need to have to absorb all of the energy in order to fully remove it))
(Apologies, Star, I did not see that when I was typing out the response.)
Ember: ... From the electricity?
Kiana: *digs more in front of the shield*
Onwa: *rolls eyes*
*lifts her up, laying her on the bed*
There.
James: Helpful.
*smiles* Of course. *moves, kissing her knee gently, biting above it*
Felix; have you done it, Morgan?
*The moment that Morgan begins to absorb the energy, a wall of arrows would fly towards the ragtag group, pushing through the walls towards them*
((Mmh. He couldn't handle it. He'd have to keep blasting it into the ground on occasion. Or into the sky, or something.
. . .
All my Blgoladn comments now sound like Hunter of all people (must be the discussion of him) and all my WhatsApp characters are sounding like Kaladin.
What is this.))
((@Sophia: Dw. The fault is mine.))
Morgan2: *unfortunately, he's not really making a hole, and the process is pretty slow with his powers handicapped*
*sighs* Does anyone need any spare electricity?
Morgan1: *pulls a sympathetic face @barbedarrow*
*normally he'd offer to help remove it, but he can't sense well enough or focus well enough right now, even if he is feeling a bit better after using that energy*
*in answer to her electricity comment-* Yes.
(I'm off to bed now
Carry on without me ^.^)
Kiana: *yelps as an arrow hits her*
*dive behind a rock, pressing flat to the ground*
Liliana: *she grins* Mmm... Now you can do what you wish.
Parasite: It is... hard to explain.
Bethany: *she sighs happily* ... Is it possible to drink blood from someone's leg?
Ember: If I... fired lightning at you, could you gain power from that?
Morgan2: *blasts some of that excess energy from the wall at the arrows as laser light - it's not very precise, and instead is a wide blast of light travelling in a jagged streak* *knocks another out of the way with his arm, and grabs a third with his hand without hurting himself, still having enough excess energy to sense the arrows fairly accurate and move at that speed*
*leans against the wall again, hurriedly absorbing more energy in case more arrows come*
*looks around at the others to check they're okay*
Onwa: *rolls her eyes, grinning*
Of course I can. Mmm..
(Time skip?)
James: Try anyway?
You bleed when I bite your leg and their are some close to the surface veins so yes, you could.
*smiles*
*One of the doctors lifts her head, and places it down on the pillow, securing straps around her body*
*He speaks quietly* You are the wife of Thevenin.. His havoc has caused wreaked us for centuries, and we intend to root through your body, until we can find the information for the cures..
Morgan1: Probably. *looks interested*
((:/ Poor Adra . . .))
(Yes, Jaimie, time skip.)
Parasite; I... Get bored very easily. I need excitement and fun.
Bethany: ... Could you now?
Ember: Should we attempt it?
*The energy shot at the arrows would likely collide with the fortress, and knock out a few stones*
(Poor poor adra..)
Onwa: *smiles, laying back down beside her*
Mm..
James: Like a child..
Hmm..
*traces Beth's skin lightly with her fingers until she finds a vein close to the skin*
*bites into it, starting to drink*
Morgan1: I'm always up for experimentation.
((So energy can pass through it? Cool. :)))
Morgan2: *blasts electricity into the ground through his feet (electricity is fairly easy for him, and continues to absorb energy, monitoring his capacities very carefully so he doesn't bleed*
*It can be in the spot that Morgan is physically connected to- for example, his hands*
*Adra's eyes are closed for her as the Doctors each place a hand on her, sinking into her consciousness- she trembles, feeling claustrophobic, and pressured, and violated*
((@Adra: Ah. Cool. :) Morgan might not work that out though, since he's a little preoccupied.))
Morgan2: *continues to absorb the enery and then expell it as electricity through the ground*
((Kiana anywhere nearby?))
((For reference, this castle is so heavily fortified, teleporting.. Tunneling.. Anything can't get in..))
*It feels as if a rod is going though her brain*
((Thanks for the heads-up. :) Morgan wouldn't try to teleport in, though . . .))
(Adra, what about if a sigilist(?) drew a particular sigil on the wall and well (tried?) to blow a hole in the wall? (the sigil after a few seconds would detonate with explosive force, potentially blowing a hole in the wall) would that work? (just curiosity really :) ) )
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