Thursday, October 22, 2015

80,000 words and some HORROR

I have now crossed the 80,000 word mark in Desolation. You know what that means?

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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Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(*high fives Dark Eyes* What year are you in?)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

DAMN

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

IT

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(I've been back three days and I've had to make three deds already!


I dedicate to Kas who is AMAZING at rp,

The apprentice because it's bants,

The word bants,

And my otp, SPOBY! (If you know what that is I will love you forever))

Dark Eyes said...

((Year9))

Dark Eyes said...

((gnight all :D))

Dark Eyes said...

(( I'll be on soon unless I get turned into a vampire or some other reasonable excuse))

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(So have you made your GCSE choices yet?)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(Night!)

Chione Asahina said...

(My blogversary is the 1st of September.
I well missed it.

Yes we're back together.)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(*huggles* Yay!)

Star Inkbright said...

@Saoirse: OMG
*IS DISORIENTATED*

My physics teacher banned the word banter. :P
Then she left a few months before our GCSEs.
But she was a shit teacher so we were glad . . . until we met her replacement who is shitter. -_-

Star Inkbright said...

@Dark Eyes: Same as my sister. :)

. . . You're not my sister, are you? :P

Dark Eyes said...

I don't think so. Or maybe...

Dark Eyes said...

*randomly comes on just to answer question* I've got to go. Bye, to anyone who's listening/cares/

Star Inkbright said...

:) Bye, Dark Eyes. :)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(THATS SO CRUEL STAR! XD

Bye Dark Eyes)

Star Inkbright said...

It is nice when you meet a new person and you like them.

You're just sat there like "well the world got a little bit more awesomer with no effort from me."

:)

Feraaaa32 said...

yo

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(Yo, still here Fera?)

Feraaaa32 said...

yup ^_^

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(You good mate?

Wanna continue to?)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(*rp)

Feraaaa32 said...

dunno, internet might go again...what did your character reply? :P

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

Celia: *nods*

Good idea.

*walks over to the bed*

Feraaaa32 said...

Fera: *he checks bed* *it looks rather dusty* umm...is that good enough for you?

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

*sighs and opens her handbag* *takes out a small blanket wrapped in a tarpaulin sheet* *puts the sheet down on the bed to cover it and puts the blanket on top as a makeshift duvet*

It's not exactly a memory foam mattress and goose feather duvet but I'm sure I'll manage.

Feraaaa32 said...

Fera: good ^_^ Umm...how long...do i have to like..you know..stay?

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

Celia: *rolls her eyes* Leave now if you have to. *laughs slightly*

Feraaaa32 said...

fera: ...i wouldn't say i have to... *moves over to one of the corners and sits there* *extracts some kind of a portable sheet and lays on it*

Feraaaa32 said...

you here?

Inky Flame said...

(I can't ever remember Bering in such a great mood first thing on a Friday ^.^)

Dark Eyes said...

(Hello inkky !!)

Dark Eyes said...

((Are you still there???)))

Inky Flame said...

((I am yes ^.^ I am here most days
Outside of college hours))

Dark Eyes said...

(*wipes away tear* I think I missed her. Also, talking to myself right now. Nothing new.))

Inky Flame said...

((How art thou this morning?))

Dark Eyes said...

Oh, HI!!!!!

Inky Flame said...

((HELLO! ))

Dark Eyes said...

I thought I'd say hi when I saw you, but I've really got to go because I've still got school. And also, I'm in a much better mood since having an actual conversation with actual people yesterday. *Smiles widely and hugs*

Dark Eyes said...

(Forgot brackets. Oops)

Inky Flame said...

(*huggles* I'm glad ^.^ enjoy school!

And don't worry, there's no written rule if you forget brackets
It's okay ^.^)

Dark Eyes said...

(Bye :D)

Inky Flame said...

(Bye ^.^)

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

You have some. Okay, within a month you're having a haircut though.


Onwa: *nods at her relflection, smiling*

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(Sorry Fera, my WiFi disappeared.)


*lies on her front on the bed and props herself up with her elbows*

*smiles but frowns slightly*

Thank you. *seems suprised*

Jophiel said...

Actually, no, I'm not okay. Thought I was, but nah. I've lost 4.3kgs from a lack of appetite over the past 2 days, and I haven't slept for more than a total of 8 hours since last friday.

but i'll survive. Because I'm cool like that.

bye.

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(Bye Danni. *offers hugs*)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(Wbd, finishing my room)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hello, Danni and Seri.)

Inky Flame said...

((Hello guys!
*cries* I don't wanna go to English))

Inky Flame said...

((*hops along sadly to English*))

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*hugs Chloe*

:/)

Chione Asahina said...

(Hey guys)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hey, Gem! Wbd :/)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(Urgh this is taking sooo long D:

Bye, Chloe!

Hi Gem and Kas!)

Chione Asahina said...

(Hey Kassy, Hey Ser)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(How are you Gemma?)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*returns*

*waves*

Was making lunch. Back now.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(It's rather nice outside. Not too chilly.)

Saoirse/Sorcha/Velvet said...

(Hey Kas!)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*huggles Seri* :)

Just got my new debit card in!

How are you?)

Dragona Pine said...

... Oh my fucking gosh. Jurassic World is literally now my most favourite film ever. That was so fucking amazing I swear. 0_0 In the last 10 minutes or so I was like no way it can get better and it just went and did it <3 The last like 20 minutes was like the best thing I've ever seen on a screen. 0_0

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hey, Dragona.

I don't like the Jurassic movies -_-

But I haven't seen the newest one.

How are you, Draggie?)

Dragona Pine said...

I love them all XD

I'm good. Literally crying because of awesomeness but good XD You???

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Also, does anyone here donate blood? I want to donate blood but I'm really scared so if anyone in the UK is a blood donor can we please talk about it?)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Aww, was it that good? :P

I'm fine. Have a slight headache, though. About to eat! :)

Inky Flame said...

((I love it too dragon *poofs*))

Laura Jordan said...

You never said we were going to be chased by clowns.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hey, Chloe!

Oh, and hello, Laura!)

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

XD
Derek Landy reveals his secret plan!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hey, Duggy!

I don't think he'll ever reveal his true secret plan!)

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

HAOLY BIRTHDAY DEREKKKKKKMKKMKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





HAPPY DEATH DAY SKULDUGGERYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

0.0 true dat Kassy!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

It's Derek's birthday???

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

October 23!!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(How are you, Duggy? :)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Okay! Happy birthday, Derek!

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Good!

How are out and yous eyes??

If I disappear my ride has come!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I am good, thanks!)

Dark Eyes said...

(Hello! Who missed me? *Silence* *Tumbleweed rolls past* *More silence* Aaanyway, hi)

Inky Flame said...

((I missed you!

I am here properly now!))

Star Inkbright said...

*has never donated blood*
*knows Aquila has*

Inky Flame said...

((Star!))

Star Inkbright said...

:) Hey Chloe.
How'Re you? :)

Inky Flame said...

((I'm good ^.^
You?))

Elleni the Ghost said...

Wow




Blogland

Been a while
:P

Inky Flame said...

((Hello? Do I know you?))

Elleni the Ghost said...

OH right
I changed my name

Inky Flame said...

((??))

Elleni the Ghost said...

Um
I'll tell you who I am in a bit

Inky Flame said...

((Why not now?))

Elleni the Ghost said...

I dunno

Inky Flame said...

((Can you please tell me now?))

Elleni the Ghost said...

Ok I gotta leave for class so


Yeah I'm Elleni
Glad to see you're still alive and stuff Chloe :P

Idk if I'll be back
Bye!

Inky Flame said...

((El! Enjoy class ^.^ hope your good!))

Dark Eyes said...

(Hello)

Inky Flame said...

((How art thou?))

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

(I GOT AN A ON MY FRENCH WRITING!!! I MIGHT'VE GOT FULL MARKS FOR ACCURACY!!! IF I DID THEN I ALMOST GOT AN A* IN FRENCH!!!)

Star Inkbright said...

OMG!!!!!

Bruadar Cadail said...

@jai ( Congratumalations!Told you you'd be fine. ^*^)

Star Inkbright said...

@Chloe: Oh! :P Sorry.
I'm good thanks. :) Excited for Lizzie's party tonight. :)

Inky Flame said...

((Well done jai!!!

Hi bru!

Enjoy star ^.^))

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

(I currently have 13/15 Content 9/10 Range of language 4/5 accuracy.
Miss is asking another teacher to mark it because she thinks it should be 5/5 accuracy. That'll take me to 27. 28/30 is an A*

OMG.. what if the moderator gives me 5/5 accuracy and another point for range of language or content.. then I'd have an A*!!! Omfg I'd scream the building down..)

Star Inkbright said...

@Jai: :) :) :)

Inky Flame said...

((Well done!))

Bruadar Cadail said...

@chloe (yo!)
@jai (sounds like its a pretty secure grade in any case. Yippee! ^.^)

Inky Flame said...

((How art thou bru?))

Bruadar Cadail said...

@Chloe (kinda tired, but glad its the weekend. I've made up an itinerary that mostly sleeping and eating, with some bodrahn thrown in. hows you?)

Inky Flame said...

((I am good ^.^ I have a university open day tomorrow))

Bruadar Cadail said...

(sounds interesting, which university?)

Inky Flame said...

(University of South Wales


A bit too close to home for my liking but there you are ^.^)

Bruadar Cadail said...

(ach, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. :) )

Dark Eyes said...

(hello)

Inky Flame said...

((Thank you ^.^

I can't wait for uni, if I can get in ))

Inky Flame said...

((Hello dark eyes ))

Dark Eyes said...

((What uni would you like to go to?))

Bruadar Cadail said...

@dark eyes (hiya)

Dark Eyes said...

((Also, hello inky. Do you prefer inky or Chloe?))

Dark Eyes said...

(Hello Bruadar)

Inky Flame said...

(I am applying for
Portsmouth
Cardiff
University of South Wales
Exeter
University of East Anglia

Portsmouth would be awesome!))

Kai The Immortal said...

( hello young padawans )

Inky Flame said...

((I don't mind either way ^.^
Most people call me chloe))

Inky Flame said...

((Hey k ^.^ how art thou?))

Dark Eyes said...

((I started a blog today. It's really just a diary.))

Inky Flame said...

((That's awesome!
I have a few blogs - I want to publish 'school of the wicked' as a book ))

Dark Eyes said...

((I might read it, sounds cool. :D)

Bruadar Cadail said...

(I'm always really para about putting stuff up.)

Dark Eyes said...

((Will u guys be on later?))

Bruadar Cadail said...

(probably)

Inky Flame said...

((Thanks Bach *huggles* and FYI
There are, no matter how few, decent people *.^



Para?))

Inky Flame said...

((I shall be her till I go to bed

Dark Eyes said...

((Probably paranoid))

Bruadar Cadail said...

@chole (ah, sorry, slang for paranoid.)

Dark Eyes said...

((And when will u go to bed?))

Inky Flame said...

((Okay ^.^ thanks ))

Dark Eyes said...

(( (Without sounding like an obsessed stalker documenting every detail of your life) ))

Inky Flame said...

((Don't apologise ^.^ I'll start using that now XD


Gone ten I'd say

But I may disappear briefly cause I normally speak to jack))

Bruadar Cadail said...

(it's enough to make you para.)

Dark Eyes said...

(( Okay. It's just that I'm using my sister's laptop and she'll want it back soon. So I thought that maybe more people might be on latter. then i could come back on after she's done with her laptop.))

Inky Flame said...

((True XD

Halloween next week!
*listens to Marilyn Manson *))

Dark Eyes said...

((Is there usually more people on at night rather than evening?))

Star Inkbright said...

Well I'll be at Lizzie's later so I won't be here. :P Sorry.
Not that I'm ever really here anyway.

Inky Flame said...

((Okay dark ^.^
I'm on here most days

It's normally more busy here
But it does have its quiet days))

Inky Flame said...

(It can be busy at night

Some people are from America, Aquila is from Germany
Sometimes there are people from austrailia here but it's rare, there are people from different time zones))

Dark Eyes said...

((Bye! See you all later! *Requests hug from Chloe*))

Inky Flame said...

((*hugs dark eyes*))

Dark Eyes said...

((Yay! Bye))

Inky Flame said...

(Bye Bach ^.^)

Bruadar Cadail said...

(come back soon!)

Inky Flame said...

(I had the song 'throne' stuck in my head *frowns*)

Bruadar Cadail said...

(Damn. now i'm stuck with it...oh, well. could be worse)

Inky Flame said...

(I was singing/ shouting it in the car earlier and mum turned out he radio to block me out XD)

Bruadar Cadail said...

(I get that on the bus. I forget I'm listening to my iPod and just start singing. I get some pretty weird looks from the pensioners.)

Inky Flame said...

(Well you know what they say
'Sing as if Noones listening'

Mmmmmmm raspberry cider is lush)

Bruadar Cadail said...

(so long as its not the "Toffee Apple" special kind...yeuch.)

Inky Flame said...

((Don't you like the toffee apple flavour?))

Feraaaa32 said...

ey

Inky Flame said...

((Hello FERA
How art thou?))

Bruadar Cadail said...

(Too sweet for me. I can get why others like it, but I just find it a wee bit sickly. Do you enjoy it?)

Inky Flame said...

((I get what you mean, it is incredibly sweet
But I like it which is unusual
I don't normally like 'too sweet' things

That's why I dot like many sweets ))

Bruadar Cadail said...

(yo, Fera,hows tricks?)
@chloe: (I mean, I like toffee apples, and I like cider, so why don't I like the combo? I just don't get it...)

Inky Flame said...

~((ive never had a toffee apple))

Feraaaa32 said...

hello bruadar, chloe how's it goin? :P

Umm, i am ok ^_^

Inky Flame said...

(I am goooooooooooooooooood ^.^)

Bruadar Cadail said...

(to be honest, the hype doesn't really live up to it. you get about a second of toffee and then its just a kind of mushy apple. then your fingers get sticky, and it goes on your jacket, and the stewards get annoyed because you don't want to touch the paper towels with your fingers so you just sort of paw it with you hands.)

Bruadar Cadail said...

@fera (its going grand. aside from a minor toffee apple based breakdown ^.^)

Feraaaa32 said...

can't really place you...is bruadar the only screen name you use?

is that goooooooooooood, chloe? :p

Kai The Immortal said...

(i'm good. wby?)

Inky Flame said...

(I have cider and is talking to the best boyfriend ever)

Feraaaa32 said...

yo k :P

Kai The Immortal said...

(yo)

Feraaaa32 said...

sup?

Bruadar Cadail said...

hi

Kai The Immortal said...

(nm wby ?

yo struan :P )

Inky Flame said...

((*sings miss nothing*))

Bruadar Cadail said...

yo!

@fera (nope, I've just got the one. Don't worry though, we'll muddle through anyhow. ^-^)

Feraaaa32 said...

wasn't worrying, bruadar :P

umm, i am alright i suppose ^_^

Kai The Immortal said...

(playing games with his mind Struan ? :P )

Bruadar Cadail said...

(telepath-tidliwinks.)

Inky Flame said...

(tidliwinks is HARD))

Kai The Immortal said...

(wouldn't be the first time am I right ? :P )

ThePinkDocMartens said...

Hi, I can't wait for the new book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

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

(*hugs Chloe*)

Inky Flame said...

((welcome dr!))

Feraaaa32 said...

hey pinkdoc :P

Inky Flame said...

(*HUGGLES JAI*))

Feraaaa32 said...

hello jai.

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

(@Chloe how's Succy?)

Feraaaa32 said...

tsch

Inky Flame said...

(succy?))

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

(Was it Sucki? The female succubus.)

Inky Flame said...

((Suki!))

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

(Yesh. How's Suki, miss sadist.)

Kai The Immortal said...

( Suki the Succubus *laughs* )

Feraaaa32 said...

I f***** my taste buds today, i ate 3 sour candies, that were sourer than toxic waste.

Inky Flame said...

((She's okay))

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

(Oh joy. Rp?)

Inky Flame said...

((*shakes head* not in the mood))

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

(okay..)

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