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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Alice: why?
Clocky: *sleeps soundly*
Tresha: cause.. cause.. just cause..
Mark: *falls asleep*
*timeskip?*
Flauros: you've gone quiet, Michael
Clocky: *wakes up and spots mark*
+shrieks *
((Nooo you should all go watch Once Upon A Time instead.
Rumpelstiltskin/Mr Gold and Belle are my two favourite characters in Once Upon A Time.
Just because like
Mr Gold is an awesome character, and Belle is just awesome.
Poor Belle keeps getting kidnapped though.
I mean most people are like "oh why do the princesses in Disney princess movies always sit around waiting to be rescued by princes how pathetic" but the thing is, Belle tries really fucking hard to be an individual person and go off and be independent and have adventures but all these people keep coming along and fucking kidnapping her.
It's because she's the only weakness Mr Gold has, otehr than his dagger, and he can't exactly keep Belle buried in the ground like he does his dagger.
I mean, theoretically he could, but if he kept Belle locked in a dungeon somewhere then he wouldn't love her and she wouldn't love him so she wouldn't even be his weakness so no one would try to kidnap her.
Althoguh even Rumpelstiltskin locked Belle up to start with. Although she did agree to that. So that might not count.
Anyway, my point is, Belle is lovely, and Rumpelstiltskin is awesome, and I'm sorry but that makes Once Upon A Time's version of The Beauty And The Beast my favourite.))
((Additionally, I'm only one season two episodes 17 of Once Upon A Time, so no spoilers please :)))
(xD okay?)
((:) Hi Jai.))
(Do they have all of the once upon a time episodes online?
Also can you come to Huddersfield so I can draw around you please -_- I hate trying to do big drawings from small pictures..)
(Yes it is its on coke and popcorn.)
(jai...?)
(Sorry, didn't see your reply)
Michael: So?
Mark: *screams, falling out of the bed, landing on the floor with a thud*
*groans*
(tis okay ^.^)
Flauros: you normally have something to say
Clocky: sorry!
((*cue ONce Upon a Time ranting because I never get to rant about it*
Belle: Why don't you believe that I can love you!?
Rumpelstiltskin: Because NO ONE, NO ONE COULD /EVER/ LOVE ME!
*throws Belle in the dungeon and starts smashing his house up*
:( </3
Rumpelstiltskin is also responsible for pretty much all the wrong in the world.
Because there's three main bad guys, Cora, Regina and Rumpelstiltskin. Cora was always pretty evil, but she was pretty inconsequential until she learnt magic, and it was Mr Gold who taught her magic. And Regina originally didn't know magic and was a good person, and then Rumpelstiltskin taught her magic and turned her evil in the process. So he's pretty much just caused all the wrong in the world. :P
Thing is though
Cora just goes around being evil and trying to get power
and Regina just goes around being evil and trying to get vegeance and Henry
and then Mr Gold just sits in his shop being neutral and not really bothering anyone just sort of waiting for his plans to work out so he can go find his son
and like
thing is, it's not that Mr Gold is a nice person, but he doesn't really bother going around being evil because it's like he's realised that doing such a thing is counterproductive. I mean, he COULD just go kill everyone if he felt like it, and he clearly has no qualms about killing people unless they're Belle or unless he needs them for his plans. But he just doesn't think that would be productive so instead he'll just be perfectly neutral and even help people out if he's not in a bad mood.
Unless they get on his bad side. If someone gets on his bad side he'll happy beat them to death. I mean, literally, he'll hit them with his cane over and over and over whilst they scream and beg for mercy, until they die.
You really, really want to stay on his good side.))
((@Jai: Idk. You could try Putlocker though. Putlocker seems to have everything and it's free. :)
I like . . . Once Upon A Time is a good series, and I would recommend it, but I wouldn't force anyone to watch anything. But if you want a summary, the first series of Once Upon A Time is a series where the characters in all the fairytales you've ever known (their claim, not mine) have been curse so they now live in a small American modern-day town with their memories wiped so they don't know who they are (they think they're modern-day American people). In each episode, you have plotline set in said small American modern-day town, but you also have flashbacks to when they lived in the fairytale world and what happened in the past. Regina the evil queen is responsible for the curse. The only person who can break the curse is Emma Swan, daughter of Snow White, who has a ten-year-old son called Henry - a son she has only just met as she gave up for adoption when he was born; he was adopted by the evil queen. Henry believes that everyone is a fairytale character, but Emma doesn't, and thinks Henry is just deluded (although she doesn't tell him that because that would be a bit mean).))
((So yeah, the real-world story tackles a lot of issues like parent-child issues and stuff, and then you have a lot of twists on classic fairytales as well.))
((Um gtg soon.))
Michael: Sometimes I don't.
Mark: *rubs the back of his head*
It's okay. Good morning.
Alice: do I sense a love triangle? *hawks*
Clocky: *moans as the headache hits her*
Michael: No.
Mark: Are you okay..?
Alice: sure? *chirps*
CLocky: hang over... *suddenly remembers what happened and jumps out of bed* no... no no no that did NOT happen!
Michael: Yes.
Mark: Wow wow wow, calm down. You're fine.
(Ahhh erm maybe not putlocker!!!)
( watch at your own risk
Jai once apon a time )
( get adblock and pop up blocker though )
ALice: nawwwwwwwww *looks disappointed*
CLocky: *races to the bathroom and looks at the love bites* damn
(sorry, I am typing up my story)
(Thanks Keiron..)
Michael: *glares at her*
Mark: *walks after her*
(*sighs* Never mind, Adobe died..)
Flauros: play nice. Act like children, then I will treat you like them *looks pissed off*
Clocky: *hits head against the wall*
Michael: *grunts*
Tresha: *smiles*
Mark: Clocky!
*grabs her gently, moving her away from the wall*
Alice: *sulks*
Clocky: why the hell did I let this happen?
Tresha: I'll make everyone a drink.
Mark: You didn't.
ALice: thanks sis!
Flauros:er, thank you
Clocky: I shouldn't have gone to the bar...
Tresha: *goes to the kitchen to make tea and coffee and hot chocolate*
Mark: but you did.
Flauros: *glares at Michael*
Clocky: so it is my fault.
(*is a spooky ghost*
*ghosts*)
(*hides from the spooky ghost*)
Michael: What!
Mark: No.. it's my fault.
(Aww :c
*looks sad*)
(*hugs ghost*)
Flauros: you seem to have a problem
CLocky: no it isnt
Michael: Sure I do.
Mark: it is. You wouldn't have gone if.. I hadn't spooked you.
(*cannot be hugged because ghost*
:/)
Flauros: what is it?
Clocky: I... could've handled it better
Michael: Nothing! I was being sarcastic!
Mark: I don't mind.
Flauros: I do not understand sarcasm.
Clocky: shall we both stay away from drink now?
Michael: I noticed.
Mark: Probably..
*still has the bite marks*
Alice: poor flauros....
Clocky: *notices the bite marks and stares*
Michael: poor Flauros??
Mark: Erm Clocky?
*waves a hand in front of her face*
ALice: he is so hopeless!
FLauros: *grunts*
Clocky: t those... *points to the bite marks*
Michael: Well you got that Right.
Mark: Huh?
*looks in the mirror*
Oh..
flauros: *growls*
clocky: they did that to you?!
Tresha: *comes back with drinks!*
Mark: Yeah. One of them did.
ALice: yey!!!!
Clocky: but... what does that mean?
Cat has kept quoting parts of this book to us today, and just now she said "Loving this book," so I asked her qhich book it was, and she said it was one she was writing.
*shakes head*
I would never have known it wasn't a proper published book if she hadn't told me . . .
Tresha: Right. I have tea, coffee and hot chocolate.
Mark: That the vampire got a mouth full of fluff?
FLauros: hot chocolate?
CLocky: you may be infected!
((Can werewolves turn into vampires??))
(Jai'll explain the sciency bit)
((@Chloe: :P))
(writing a book is hard -_-)
@Chloe: Yup.
Cat's written several. I've read one of them.
Michael: It's a drink.
Mark: I highly doubt that.
(Explanation forth coming.)
(Mark was bitten to become a wolf, so his version is the pathogen version that infects his blood and allows him the ability to change.
Vampirism is also a pathogen transmitted through blood.
Its possible to have two pathogens at once, it just overwhelms the immune system.
In my mind the wolf pathogen uses the blood as a highway system, using it to reach the muscles and skin, bonding to the cells and corrupting them with additional DNA, the wolf DNA. The vampire side however (again, in my mind) the pathogen bonds to the bottom most layers of skin only along with the brain so that a lack of UV stimulation will cause a persons cells to change, giving them the tough white skin and blood obsessed mind.
Again, this is just my thoughts on it.)
Flauros: may.... I try some?
CLocky: b but...
Tresha: Sure.
*hands him a mug of hot chocolate*
Mark: I'm a werewolf!
((*nids at Jai* Cool. :) :)
Flauros: *sips and makes an expression that resembles a wince as well as pure bliss*
Clocky: *looks away*
Michael: *tilts his head*
Tresha: You okay?
Mark: Don't worry, it's just a scratch.
(Fera?)
Flauros: it is pleasant but I hurt my tongue...
Clocky: promise me youll tell me if something happens?
brb
food
Hellos?
( shalom alaikum )
(MAster!)
(Hello K
Hello Chloe ^.^)
( how's y'all ? )
I is good thanks, you?
(Hello K! I am tired but good
WHat is master's command?)
( pretty good :D :P doing hw but listening to this really funny guy in the background so it's still good :D :P
Gabriel aka Fluffy :P )
I answer to my master, she commands me
( ... *looks blankly*
*in his head* "not kinky not kinky not kinky... fucking kinky... don't reply weird. PLease don't make me laugh more... " ))
not like that K!!!!!!!!!! XD hehe
( :P *it's totally like that* :P XP )
no no no!!!! XD
( YO no judgement :P hehe whatever you like hehe :P )
(JACKS THE KINKY ONE NOT ME!)
What?!?!?! Chloe is the kinky one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( you're in a maid outfit... an anime maid outfit... if I know anything about anime it's that you're wearing nothing under that and master is master for a reason ... and you need to repay him ... lol XP
still no judgement ... kinky is fun ;_;)
I was watching doctor who!!!! That master! XD
(suuuuuuuuurrrrrrrreeeeeee :P ..... )
(I put this picture up because I saw jacks name and I knew this would wind him up! I know how kinky he is!)
hab u seen an alien ples?!
It's true XD
SAys you Chloe!!!
I've gotta go
(byii honey!
yes says me!!!!!)
Tresha: It'll need to cool down..
Mark: Of course I will!
Flauros: okay...
CLocky: thank you
Tresha: *picks up her own hot chocolate, adding a cinnamon stick*
Mark: You're welcome. And trust me, I'm sure its fine.
Flauros: *sips his carefully*
Clocky: okay...
Tresha: *adds whipped cream*
*and minimarshmallows*
Mark: Are you okay?
Flauros: what are those?
Clocky: no... but I will survive
Tresha: Minimarshmallows?
Mark: I'm sorry..
Flauros: ive never tried them...
Clocky: well... its done now
Tresha: Have some with your hot chocolate if you want.
Mark: I'll be fine.
Flauros: okay
Clocky: *looks worried* I hope so
Tresha: *hands him some mini marshmallows*
Mark: Don't worry.
Flauros: *eats one and smiles for the first time ever*
Clocky: I cant help it...
Tresha: *grins* You like it?
Michael: *stares*
He's smiling.
Mark: *hugs her gently*
I'll be fine.
Flauros: they are nice *continues to smile dopily*
Alice: is that rare?
CLocky: *hugs tightly*
Michael: He doesn't smile
Tresha: *laughs*
Yes they are.
Mark: *hugs her tightly back*
Flauros: *sulks* ive never had reason to
Clocky: I love you
Michael: but now you do?
Mark: I love you too
Flauros: I have discovered little white treats of joy. I have every reason to now
CLocky: *kisses his chest*
Tresha: *smiles proudly*
Mark: *smiles, kissing her forehead*
Flauros: thank you Tresha *plops some marshmellows in his drink and sips*
Clocky: I look a mess *sighs*
Tresha: You're welcome!
*grins, sipping hers, getting a cream moustache*
Mark: No you don't!
FLauros: *looks at tresha*
Clocky: look at my face and neck mark!
Tresha: *smiles at him*
Tasty?
Mark: *winces slightly*
Flauros: yes. you have a... *points to his own mouth*
Clocky: I haven't thank you yet... thank you for saving me, Mark
Tresha: *licks her top lip, smiling*
Better?
Mark: It's fine..
Flauros: yes *has own moustache$
Clocky: breakfast?
Tresha: You have one too..
Mark: I'll make pancakes?
Flauros: *blushes and licks lips*
Clocky: okay *goves a small smile*
Tresha: *smiles*
Better.
Mark: *takes her hand, walking to the kitchen*
Wake Cole, Eira and the kids. I'll make pancakes for all of us.
Flairos : *smiles* thank you
Clocky : okay *smiles and walks out*
*comes back quickly, red in the face*
Tresha: It's okay.
Mark: what's up?
*is making pancake batter*
Flauros: does this define happiness? Little white treats of joy?
Clocky: uh... Cole are Eira are... Occupied
Tresha: *smiles*
The feeling you get might?
Mark: Occupied? What's so important they can't have breakfa-
Ohhhh. Right..
Jesus Christ! If they keep at it like this they'll be multiplying like rabbits!!!
Flauros: *frowns* does love feel like happiness
Clocky: *giggles*
Flauros is hilarious XD
Tresha: most of the time.
Mark: *huffs*
Disgusting.
(Thanks Duggy XD)
Flauros: *looks at tresha with content* have you felt love?
Clocky: *giggles* maybe sometime... *realises how it would sound and blushes*
How be's yous and yous eyes??
Tresha: I've know friend love?
Mark: Hm? Maybe sometime what?
(I be good and my eyes are still blue
You? Your eyes ?)
Flauros: there are different types? *lools puzzled* why do mortals trouble themselves by feeling complex emotions?
Clocky: it's nothing..
(I'm fine.
Me eyes be blue too!!)
(Awesome! *hugs dug and jai*)
*hugs Chloe and Jai*
Group hug! :D
(Yay!!!!)
(*hugs dugz*)
Tresha: *smiles*
They make life interesting.
Mark: tell me.
*smiles*
I've missed you guys..
Flauros: have you felt ... The love felt by couples? Lustful love ?
Clocky: *goes right red and looks at the floor* m maybe one d day we c could b be just as occupied...
(We always miss you dug!)
(I've missed you too!)
Tresha: *blushes*
Um, no, I don't think so?
Mark: *blushes*
O-oh
Thanks guys :))
Flauros: right...
Alice: yea yeah! Tell him the truuuuth!
Clocky: I I better get the children *goes to leave*
(Tis true sis ^.^)
(*cuddles* You're welcome.)
Tresha: Shh!
Mark: *watches her leave, blushing bright red*
*cuddles both Chloe and Jai*
just fyi, I still have been reading every comment.
(*cuddles everyone * :3)
Flauros: what aren't you telling me?
Clocky: *hits head against the wall*
*goes to the nursery*
*sees that the kids are asleep*
*sighs and goes and sits on the stairs*
(*cuddles duggy back*)
(*cuddles Chloe back!*)
Tresha: N-nothing..
Mark: *finishes mixing batter*
Alice/ tell him before I do!
Clocky: *stays put as cole walks past with just trousers on*
Tresha: Don't tell him anything!
Mark: *sets a frying pan on the stove, putting some oil in*
*starts heating it*
(I love how in burlesque this happens:
Cher: *goes to the bathroom*
+someone is throwing up* Georgia?
Georgia: *comes out of stall, crying*
Cher: oh god, don't have the flu
Gorgia: *shakes head and looks at the floor*
Cher: oh god, please have the flu
XD)
Alce: you hae to!
Cole: *enters kitchen* is there any reason why Clocky is sitting on the stairs by herself?
I is here
I thought she looked at her stomach? XD
(Maaaaaster!
Of course you would know XD)
(xD)
Tresha: Nope..
Mark: she's what?? Guard the pan.
*walks to the stairs*
Heeeeeeey, what's that meant to mean? XD hehehe
Chloe!!!!! *cuddles*
Flauros: *growls* spit it out
Cole: okay...
Clocky: *hears mark approaching and runs upstairs*
(*cuddles* what's masters command?)
Hey jai, how's yous?
Whatever my master commands *looks at Chloe waiting*
(You are my master)
Tresha: *blushes*
Mark: *runs after her*
Clocky??
No, you are my master
Alice: *grins* go on
Clocky: *squeaks and enters her room and hides in her wardrobe*
Tresha: *mumbles something*
Mark: *walks in slowly*
Um.. Clocky?
(You're my master!)
(*facepalms at the two*)
No ma'am, I am yours to command
Flauros; what was that?
Clocky; *keeps quiet*
Tresha: *mumbles again*
Mark: Clocky.. Why are you hiding in the wardrobe?
(No
Who's in the maid outfit here?)
Alice: louder!
Clocky: ... I'm embarrassed
*so tempted to say me XD*
But ma'am, I am thou butler
(Jesus Christ you two getta room xD)
Tresha: I like you!
Mark: Don't be! I.. I didn't mind.
(Nuh uh
*sings good girl*)
(Hey XD)
Flauros: like me? *goes bright red *
Clocky: I'm sending you mixed messages... I'm sorry
Hehehe jai XD
Uh huh, ma'am
Your a beautiful singer
Tresha: *mumbles*
Yes..
Mark: I.. it's fine. You're upset. I understand..
(Maaaaster! )
Nuh uh, it's butler XD
Flauros: *is bright red and speechless* why have I gone tongue tied...?
Clocky: I'm upset with myself..
(NIH uh! You're my master!)
Nuh uh! Your my master
Tresha: I don't know..?
Mark: *walks to the wardrobe, opening it*
Clocky.. I would love to be.. occupied with you, but I don't think either of us are quite ready yet..
Jai, who would you say is the dominant one, the master?
(Guys! Get a room! I don't care which, although jacks too young for a bedroom..)
(But ...)
Flauros: c could I like you t to?
Clocky: I I understand
(What?? You want me to decide the dominant one? I make it my job not to interfere with couples arguments.)
(JAI XD)
Jai! XD
But Chloe is the dominant one *nods*
(*giggles* I am the dominant one
Meaning I say what goes
Meaning I say that I'm jacks maid)
(Don't you Jai me!)
Tresha: Maybe?
Mark: But I'll sleep next to you..
Um..... XD
(*facepalms*)
(Ha!)
Flauros: this whole emotion thing is new...
Clocky; thank you
Buuuut then I ask the maid to be the master again
(Okay. I dedicate to three couples.
1 - Gemron.
2 - Jacke. They're awkward.
3 - ChloJay. One is my irl friend. The other the girl/boy who.. is kinda perfect for her. Her parents aren't letting her talk to him/her anymore..)
(And then master wishes to be a maid and serve her master)
Tresha: It's.. a bit confusing.
Mark: now, breakfast?
Hear hear
Um.... *is unsure if me and Chloe are jacke*
Flauros: it is
Clocky: o okay *leaves wardrobe*
(Hear hear!)
(Yes you are.)
Tresha: You'll get used to it..
Mark: *smiles, kissing her*
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