It's a proper book now.
Demon Road was a little over 121,000. I had wanted it to be 80,000, which is roughly the size of Dark Days. Obviously, that didn't happen. But I am DETERMINED that Desolation be of a more manageable size. It'll probably end up somewhere around the 100,000 mark.
Writing a book can be a struggle. It's just so happened that in the writing of this one, every time I started to flow, and write LOTS, I had to go off on tour or do festivals or get interrupted for a multitude of reasons. It's very hard to build up any kind of rhythm when your writing schedule is kinda messed up.
But I'm flowing now. I want to get this latest draft off to my editor on Monday, because on Tuesday I'm off on holiday to Disneyworld and Universal Studios.
For Halloween.
Ooooooh this is gonna be my kind of holiday. By day, we go to Magic Kingdom, and go on rides and visit Harry Potter world and just have good, nice lovely fun...
But at night...
Universal Studios over Halloween has the most terrifying horror experiences on offer, and I will be going and subjecting my girlfriend to the ordeal. I'm going to tweet about it. I'm going to take videos. You may see me scream.
But it shall be a manly scream. A WAR CRY.
And then I'll run away and leave Laura to face this guy on her own.
Gonna be FUN.
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hello.
(I need to do face paint
Wish me luck)
no
-.-
'elo gemma.
'elo noelle. I've only just found out, that I am invited to this Halloween party. I am incredibly tired and in a bad mood, but may just force myself to go there. Could improve my mood.
Good luck Chloe!!!!
'elo moss.
Love how everyone forgot about the party and the trick-or-treating...
*I wasn't invited*
*Anywhere*
No one even talked to me
she meant on here. So I think everyone was invited. But no one's doing it, cuz idk why.
@Noelle: :( :(
Well I mean in real life, where I can actually feel and experience things
Ok. -chi and the kids are at home with bowels of sweets waiting for people to come to the door-
oh...well...i am sorry to hear that.
Fera: *knocks on door*
*steals a handful of candy and runs away cackling*
http://brandicarlileblog.tumblr.com/post/100184726023/your-pride-and-joy-brandi-carlile-again-today
*A shadow grabs Dug tightly by the ankle*
You didn't say 'trick or treat'.
*glares\
Trick or treat.
*Just sits down in her corner, behind the turtle shell*
*Nods and releases Dug*
*Goes over and sits behind the turtle shell with Noelle*
*Wonders how two grown people fit behind a turtle shell*
It would help, wouldn't it?
-opens the door to frank and gives him some sweets-
Duggy you don't have to steal them we would have gave you some ^.^
Lira: Except the gooey skulls.they're my favourite!
-rolls eyes- Lira...
*Picks Lira up and sits her on his shoulders*
You can have one, okay? The rest are for the trick or treaters.
Lira: Yay! -picks one out of the bowl and eats it, red jelly spilling out of it-
Lucas: Me too!
-rolls eyes and nods-
-lucas takes one too-
(Ta da!))
((Have I scared people away?))
:/
*Curls up* *Sobs*
(-goes to party-)
(*hugs noelle if she wants it*)
When I'm literally Sally
*offers hug to noelle* )
*Is scared of hugs from strangers* 0.0 *Anxiety of being stabbed*
(Hello?)
(hello?))
(*stares at Chloe*
...
*stares*)
((what?))
I get that Noelle and I can honestly promise, I ain't dangerous :) and I think you know me like just we haven't seen each other in ages but it's cool like :) )
((hey rhos!
you've been on here recently I see)()
(@Chloe Loving the... face paint and... yeah... *stares*
Hello, Noelle and Rhos.)
(*tilts head* thanks...?)
(Hi Chloe and Kas.
Yeah I have been on recently, honestly can't remember when though haha
So how are you both like? )
(im lonely
you?
rp?)
(This party fucking sucks. Like less than an hour into it and the kpop is on...fuck this shit...)
(@Chloe good job on the face paint.
@Rhos I'm fine. How about you?)
(Hey, Gem! What party?)
(thanks Kas ^.^)
Hey Gem!
Sorry the party you're at sucks shit... :/ )
(Aww Chloe :/ *hugs*
And good good Kas, how was halo 5? No spoilers though please xD
As for moods, I'm good thank you
I'm having some fun right now )
(Sure Chole, who do you want? )
(*huggles*
hmmm... we haven't used alys and vik in ages
(It's good, multiplayer could use some turning but is mostly great. Gameplay is great. The writing for campaign missions sucks. Halo 4 was a personal story, best story yet, and everything Halo 4 set up was wasted.
They forced the game to be team-focused rather than explore Chief's human side, and how the loss of Cortana affected him.
Instead, they brought her back, gave no explanations for anything that happened, ever, and ignored things like good story and character development.
Characters did major 180s from what was expected after Halo 4.
It's frustrating.
I haven't completed it yet, though, so I'll give a full review once I do.)
(The massive weapon and Forerunner enemy changes are welcome, though.)
True, I can't remember what I last did with Vik so I'll say he went on a self discovery adventure of sorts xD )
Vik: *a rucksack over one shoulder, battered shorts and military style boots on with a tank top barely covering his muscular frame, he walks alone to his house after being on a self discovery trip* *he thinks to himself* this is who I am, I can't change it because I'm a good man not a murderer... Anyway let's see Alys *smiles at the thought of seeing his fiancé(?) again*
*purposely strides to the front door and knocks*
Alys: *answers the door*
*sees vik and stares*
(Thank you Kas, so from what you've told me the game sounds alright, but does need some fixes especially if they go to make a 6 like
Sounds good to me then :D and what changes have they made to the forerunner enemies? They used to annoy the hell out of me at times ... )
Vik: *slowly lowers the bag off his shoulders* Alys.. *smiles uncontrollably* I'm home...
Alys: *covers mouth and whimpers* v v vik...
(My friend Collette's house.)
Vik: *nods* in the flesh *embraces her in a tight hug* *holding her as a firmly as a stone but as gentle as a lover*
*descriptiveness is new for me and I think I'm gonna keep it, makes rp's more special like*
Alys: *huggles tightly* I I missed you... * cries*
(The Promethean Knights are now a lot like Covenant Hunters - rare, and strong.
Instead, you mostly fight Forerunner Soldiers, who summon Crawlers. They are pretty fun to fight, as they're a lot like Elites, but have armour instead of shields.)
(@Gem Ah. Well, enjoy it... *hugs*
@Rhos And there's also a boss battle! RIP if you're playing Legendary Solo.
Infinite RIP if you're doing LASO.)
(sorry, but im knackered
nos da)
(Good night, Chloe!)
(I can't.)
(Finally fixed :D I'm happy now! My melee spree will not end! >:D (old halo habit of punching everything I can ) yay! :D )
Vik: *gently rubs her back* I know you missed me... It was a secretive journey but I can say I'm sorted now *smiles gently*
G'night Chloe )
Can't do what Gem?? )
Boss fight!, Melee will win that too (I'll try it ;) ) but yeah legendary is there for people with balls of steel or a death wish xD
Highest I would go is heroic )
(@Gem Then go home?
@Rhos Warden Eternal: 1 hit kill sniper, 1 hit kill orb that will seek you out, summons crawlers, teleports soldiers on top of you that will 1 hit kill melee you, has a huge sword for 1 hit killing you always faces you. Weak spot is his back.
Good luck.)
All I'm gonna say to that Kas is, challenge accepted
Sounds like this guy has the the ingredients do be one of the ragest bosses ever!
perfect fun there, he sounds op but fun to challenge and probably fail to as well.. )
(I didn't know how to defeat him. I guess I didn't do great. But you'll figure it out, I'm sure.
The technique you use may need adjusting, that's all I'll say.)
Yeah, given time we will find a way to do it, as for my methods, yeah that will be adapted to suit
Melee all the non boss guys, and shoot the op guy in the back
Best plan ever xD said no man in history )
(Because I'm an idiot, I fought him wrong. But I found a way to make it work.
Which Halo games have you previously played?)
(I think there's an option to assassinate him when he gets to 10% health.)
*Adra is walking around the neighborhood dressed as a chef, and is holding a large cooking pot* *Alek, her infant, is sitting in there dressed as a lobster* *He is holding a little pumpkin*
There you go, you learned from mistakes to make it work in the end like
Really?? another challenge for me to do :D i wonder if it's gonna be as hard as if they came to hear me beg
That achievement was a bugger to get, but I did it!
As for halo games played, I've played (and still have them) halo 3, reach, wars, 4 and master chief collection (<haven't played that yet )
(Noelle, Adra's Halloween costume(?) is genius, and totally original especially with her son(?) working with the idea too )
*Yes, yes, and thank you*
*She is walking door to door and helping the baby ask for treats* *Each of the neighbors give him a singular piece of candy*
(@Rhos Follow the video guide and hope it it works.)
*Tanya is walking around*
*dressed as Silente the vampire*
*thinks she saw someone dressed as a chef*
*can't be sure, they must've moved out of sight*
(*nods* genius costume*)
*Alek's little plastic pumpkin is halfway full* *There are some people walking around trying to scare others, and anyone who tries to come near her and her baby, she glares at them* *Alek loves it*
(@Noelle What happens when they say trick instead of treat?)
@Kas: I went trick or treating tonight, and every time they opened the door we said "Trick or treat!" as one does, and when they yelled "TRICK!" they gave us treats anyway :P
(@Starryeyes Awesome! :)
(You fucking punch them in the face)
(All of the lights are off and these kids stood outside for five minutes and kept ringing the bell))
(Fuckers)
-
*She gives the baby a sucker to lick*
(@Noelle :/
Sucks when people do that :/)
*Walks with the baby to a number of houses, then, until his little pumpkin is full, then she begins to walk back to the motel*
((I am sorry, Noelle...))
((Dude
Everyone should know that YOU ONLY KNOCK ON HOUSE WITH FUCKING DECORATIONS ON
Ugh
*saw a few people tonight who were just going to every house regardless of decorations and just
dude
how bloody inconsiderate))
(I'm heading to sleep now. Good night, guys.)
:) Night, Kas
(These kids are too old to be trick or treating) (they're fourteen/ fifteen- at least they could have been in costume)
*Adra returns with the baby, who gives a biiiiiiig yawn* Undresses him and sets him in a onesie, and sticks her hand into the bucket to get him another piece of candy* *But something hurts* *A razor blade is sticking out of her palm* *Someone dropped it in there*
*She's infuriated, but keeps her cool- she mustn't let Alastair be alarmed through their mental connection* *She methodically sets the baby down and goes to clean herself up*
(*hugs everyone!* Happy Halloween everyone!!!)
((Ummm . . . I'm seventeen. XD XD
I had an awesome costume though. :)
@Jai: Happy Halloween! :) *hugs*
How're you? :)))
*Her hand is wrapped up, and she dumps the candy on the floor and looks through it* *Nothimg else* *Goes through all the candy too, looking for pills or anything unwrapped* *Nothing* *She then sets them all back and takes out the baby, who waddles over on his knees to snuggle and eat*
(PINCH PUNCH FIRST OF THE MONTH!!!)
((*Is impermeable* *America*))
-
*Adra lets him eat a little chocolate then helps him brush his teeth, then takes him to his little crib beside her hotel bed* *He settles in, sleeps first* *He wakes up a lot, seeing...* *Things*
(*daymn it..*)
Zaf went trick or treating and she's 17 almost 18, she even dressed up. I think she's home now.
*Holds the baby when he cries, tries to sleep when he doesn't*
*She misses her husband terribly, and hopes that he hasn't been killed in the war yet*
*Oh god*
*Baby*
*She cries a little*
(*America senses finally kick in*
WOO! AMERICA!!
*Eagles, red white and blue fireworks, and American flags shoot up across the night sky as The Star Spangled Banner plays loudly over every speaker in the immediate area*)
*It hurts her chest to think that he's being shot at*
*She's withheld so much that's happened from him* *He never will know*
*The baby eventually sleeps well* *She cries to sleep* *She hates Halloween*
((*hugs Noelle, and feels for his Adra*))
*Hugs him back* *Kisses*
-
*She will wake in the morning to the baby's screaming and thrashing violently* *She takes him up and holds him close* *Shushes gently*
((*kiss*))
*Likes his kisses* *Holds the kiss and keeps it secret*
-
*The baby will continue to cry*
*She has medicine that diminishes her schizophrenia, but her baby is not as fortunate* *She feels so much guilt that she has been abusing herself- beating herself- *She holds the baby close*
((*gives her another, and cuddles*
*Stores the kisses in a kiss box, where she can keep them for when she needs them*
*Curls close* *Hides under his jacket*
Hmmm I haven't been on in a long tjme
*gives her his coat, and holds her*
*Reads to the baby*
It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out...
*Is held by him* *And remembers the dozens of hugs she has received from all of the other names too, and-*
*She loves them* *Clutches* *Is so honored to have been chosen by him*
*Of course, you know*
*Not that I deserve any of it*
*Doesnt deserve any of him, nor Niccolò*
*And how kind the both are to her* *How loving* *How trustworthy*
^And she is so abusive* *Even right now, she's being manipulative*
*Im sorry*
-
*Adra will sleep with the baby, covered in self inflicted bruises*
*we're both honored to have your affection* *I live for you* *it's alright*
*lm so sorry*
^I do love you too
An I love my Niccolò^ ^bothbof them are hers^
M:/
-
*Ahe eventually sleeps again, tired*
*is hers, and loves her dearly*
(Oh my god
Me and jack have been going out for nine months now ...
*pinches peoples* PINCH
*punches people softly* PUNCH
FIRST OF THE MONTH
NO RETURN)
*has never heard of this pinch punch first of the month thing*
-Neither have Keiron and I-
(@Star Can we do first of the year murders?
Hi/distant and busy.)
@Kas: :P
(I think the week has caught up with me
I am so tired)
(I'm going to leave my phone for one minute and then there will be people -_-)
Like so? >:D )
;exactly!)
I believe that I win this round then )
(Hello! How art thou?)
Hi and I'm good me thinks
Watched a bit of Freddy vs Jason
Pretty good horror film, weirdly funny to watch too :)
Wbu?? )
(Wbd going for shower now lol )
(Tired and bored)
(*a wild Jaimie appears!!!*
*and immediately falls dead asleep*)
*Adra awakens to the baby's screaming again, and she consoles him, trying to keep him calm from all of the hallucinations* *Hushes him softly, petting his hair back*
;*hugs those who want it)
(OH MY GOD I WAS WRITING A HARVARD REFERENCE FOR MY PSYCHOLOGY PAPER ON THIS EXPERIEMENT DONE BY ASCH
I LOOKED UP HIS FIRST NAME WHICH WAS SOLOMAN AND THEN WHEN I WAS WRITING THE REFERENCE I PUT WREATH!)
(Was it Grundie?)
-
*She rocks the baby to sleep again, and just holds him as he curls his little hands into her neck*
(hmmm?)
(Nothing)
-
*Adra curls up with the baby and talks to him softly* I know... I miss daddy too,..
(Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
That was the end,
Of Solomon Grundy.)
(Ahhhhhh)
(@Chloe rp?)
'He could wear a fez. Fezzes were cool. Hadn't someone once said fezzes were cool? He was pretty sure they had.'
Doctor Who reference??
......
This is the best quote ever!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D
*He just cries more, and Adra pets his dark hair, which is curling a little, and becoming thicker* *His eyes are beautiful* *So sad* *She kisses the space between his eyebrows, and tries to rock him to sleep*
(Sorry jai but I can't
Got work to do )
huh
(what?)
.....................
(distant, rhos
fera?)
absolutely nothing.
(Right)
(I cant fricking read my teachers writing!)
(Hi.
@Chloe Take a picture/send it to me?)
(I shall soon kas *.^)
(*waits*)
(I'll be able to in five mins
Sorry)
(Okay.)
(Done ^,^)
(people...?)
(I went to the zoo!)
-
(Awesome!
I would love to go to a zoo
I wanted to work in one when I was younger)
(I got to feed a giraffe)
:)
^.^
I'm so pleased for you, my pet. *hugs*
(Awesome!
I love giraffes!)
(*Licks him softly*)
-
*She continues to rock the baby* Sweet boy....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsaXgePC2No
(for all you fnaf fans)
*The baby wakes a few more times before morning, always screaming, always thrashing* *She holds him, her heart breaking, until she coaxes him back to sleep* *So much guilt* Poor baby...
((*licks back, and cuddles her*))
(*hug* I adore you)
-
*When she gets enough time, she places the baby down and goes over to the bathroom, and finds herself a metal rod, and hits herself*
(*watches magic mike*
*mum tells anecdotes when she and my nan saw strippers*)
ey b0ss
(FERA?)
can i hab a food ples?
(No)
why nu?
((And I, you. But I may vanish from here, for now. I'm sorry.))
(Because I'm mean)
OH NUUUUHH....but...but...I need da sandwhich, b0ss.
ey
(Find something yourself)
why u hurtz my feelingz? ;_;
(Cause I'm mean)
;_; gonna tell mommy
(*shrugs*)
*shouts* mooooom! There's a girl, who's being meen 2 me... ;_; :P
(*rolls eyes*)
heh ^_^ how're you?
(Tired but okay
You?)
Better than before, thank you ^_^
(That's good )
:) gonna watch a movie with family now
(Okay
Enjoy)
thx. you too.
(Thanks *vurls up on jacks lap*)
(Nos da people)
( I cri eri tim.... wish bae could've just stayed forever. :P Get used to sleeping in the same bed :P )
-hugs Keiron tightly-
There is always next year.
(Goodnight.)
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