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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Then there's me who could never draw life sized.
(I can only draw anime characters)
(I have the materials I need, I'm doing a pen portrait on cloth..)
(*wishes to be good at art*)
You are an amazing artist Chloe!!!!!!!
*departs again*
(Nawwww thanks)
(*sighs* I want a conversation with someone on here
But alas I don't know what about or where anyone is...)
My sister put a wash on and there was some white stuff including my new white doctor who top and a new, not previously washed, bright pink towel (with my name on it which is really cute) so now my doctor who top has a lovely slight pink tinge to it.... Great....
'elo
(PEOPLE)
(*cries* I miss everyone who comes on here!)
(hey Chloe)
(Hi K
How are you?)
hi bitch (k) :P
(Hello FERA
How are you?)
(I'm good, wbu?
And you F ?
:P you two have a good Christmas?)
hi chloe, k. I've been getting quite used to the dark :P
umm yeah, i suppose xmas was not bad ^_^
(Christmas was okay
I got cool presents
Just wish I could have spent it with Jack
I feel rather impatient
I need to here from ONE university before I can accept any offers)
( much preferred boxing day tbh was at Gemmas as she felt better and I'm glad.
I only applied to the one, I have not heard back, me thinks it is because I need a port folio so they do them last)
(I've applied to five, i have had four offers but haven't heard from one...)
(Where are people's?)
I am here now.
(How are you?)
I have already answered the question :P wot u doing?
(Right ...
Writing, yourself?)
nothing much really ^_^ Bit of studying, bit of writing.
(I am going to bed now
Nos da)
nos da
(Hi. I finished watching Jessica Jones. I didn't like it :/ Probably because of the writing/plot.)
Really?? I was going to start watching it cause of Davd Tennant (is that the one with him?) but if it's bad I might not bother....
I've heard good things about it from a couple of irl friends, so it may be a matter of personal opinion?
I haven't seen it though, so I can't say for sure.
Might try it anyway
(I literally just finished it there and i loved David in in. I really liked it but that's just me. I like almost anything. If it was terrible i would tell you. I think it's very worth watching)
Gotcha, I'll try it, thanks :)
(Anime effects me more emotionally. Tv is just entertainment and things i can talk to people about, really. Anime is what really gets me involved.
Although there were a few jaw-dropping moments in Jessica Jones. That's when you know i liked something. When i actually react.
Anyway hi Kirsten! Wanna chat?)
Hi! This is actually perfect timing cause my sister kicked me off the PlayStation so I can't watch Supernatural anymore
How's you?
I'm good. Really bored though. Don't really know what to do with myself...i mean, binge watch stuff obviously, my list is never ending. But you know when you sit and watch stuff all day, no matter how good it is you feel like you've wasted a day?
You don't get that with anime really...you could have 4 episodes watched in an episode of a tv show. The small ones are like 12 episodes each. That's 3/4 episodes of a tv show and you're done. Possibly onto the second season if there is one. Although it's true a hell of a lot happens in a tv episode. I get a bit lost at times with how much that happens but so does anime. And it's amazing...24 episodes of an anime is like knowing it for months. It's like, for that time i'm in their world living it with them. Crying when their friends die, feeling their frustration when the perskn they love either doesn't love them back or has someone else. It's like you know them personally.
-shakes her head-
I need to shut up about it. Change of subject.
I wish i had a sister.
How was your christmas?
What did you get?
I know what you mean. I don't watch anime but I love TV shows and I'm just a little obsessed... If a little means a lot...
It's great having a sister, we either get on great or horribly there's like no inbetween and I think it's made worse because we have to share a room but I've gotta love her
Christmas was good this year, got loads of stuff I wanted and a few surprises too, including a doctor who top that is now a little pink.... And two of those hp colouring books haha
You?
Hey, I'm happy to hear your opinion and you should watch stuff cause you want to
Plus, I include this as a social life so you do have one - so there
And I sit for days on end binge watching too so you're not alone
...... I think I argued all the points you just made, if I missed one let me know and I'll make a convincing argument for that as well :)
I have two brothers.
Josh is autistic so i don't actually think he understands that i love him. And that he's such a prick to me. All i ever do is protect him and check up on him. All he does is call me fat and shit...i'm trying ny best to be the better person and try to show him...it's only worked once. Once that i've felt actually close to my own brother.
And it was the same as the only time i felt close to my step-dad. He said the same that night...
-sighs-
Christmas was ok. Josh was a shit as per usual. He's all 'presents presents presents'
Yeah it's natural for a child. But he dhouldn't really be anymore. He's 13, going into 2nd year and still n
Believes in santa and is ungrateful as anything. So bloody annoying when i spent money i earned on trying to make him happy. The first christmas i've had money to spend on people.
never apologise for something that makes you smile, Gemma. life's too short. find whatever makes you happy and hold on to it. no matter what it is. if ever you feel that you need approval from other people, just remember that there are over 6 billion people in the world. People are ten-a-penny, we go through them like coffee paper. no matter what happens in life, we can only do our best to keep moving forwards and never give in to despair. so don't bother feeling guilty for saying something, or not fitting in. life is too full of big problems to start inventing little ones.
hello, incidentally.
Mum said when he was born i ran down the halls screaming "i'm a big sister"
I probably did...i was so happy. Which makes it even more heart-breaking with every thing he says. I know he's only a kid and that's what kids do but i don't remember anything nice he's done for me...
My nephew is autistic, but he's 3 and cant even talk yet so we haven't had the same experience as you seem to have had. He's so cute and he's just learned to give kisses. It's a shame that your brothers like that, but he might not understand that he's hurting you... I don't know, I'm not an expert....
I can understand the presents thing though, I know a few kids who are so ungrateful. One I know opened her things from my mum and went 'is that it?' I was like.... Kehn what I'll take it back. But I never said that..... They're just spoiled and I do love to spoil them but it can have negative consequences sometimes
Hey person.
I can't remember what you said to call you.
Um.
Will i just call you bruadar on the blog and Struan in real life or do you not care?
God i sound really depressing tonight lol...guess i needed to rant a little.
Hows your school stuff coming?
ranting's healthy, I swear by it myself.
Dont worry about names. its all one.
school is...boring. ridiculously so. I have a crap-ton of free time and i'm finding myself nipping into the science base to annoy john.
Annoying John is fun. I kinda miss his big stupid goofy smile and laugh though...
I miss you guys.
The friends i made in Uni are all leaving i think...i'll have no one. I'll be alone again...i need to start again. Fuck. This is one of the first times i've striggled making friends.
Maybe it's cause the other times were short term....no one stays around me for long. That would make sense...the only one that stayed for any leangth of time is Amy. God i miss her...
Oh shit Kirsten i'm not ignoring you. I'm kinda having a mental breakdown and may be about to cry but it's cool.
Your nephew sounds so cute. My other brother is 6 so yeah :)
It's fine haha, I was busy anyway
Mental breakdowns can be good sometimes.... I know sometimes I just need a good cry and temper tantrum
Obviously you can talk if you need to, I don't really know you but that can make it easier sometimes? I dunno... Yeah...
I like typing. It's kinda soothing till i lose my cool and go a bit mental. Maybe i should go to sleep soon. That might help.
I love typing, I love the sound. Sometimes I find something random to type just to listen to it... That's a bit weird
But sleeps good, sleep means you can relax for a while and not think about things
Well, we're always thinking things. Even in our sleep so there is never really a break from it.
And yeah, i get a bit of a rush from typing especially when i'm pissed off because smoke rises. Keiron will tell you how fast i type normally. If you see how fast i type when i'm pissed off you'll probably say the same as he does. But i like the rush. I like when i type fast. Not the same effect on a phone though...i'm sad now that my laptop is broken.
Yeah um. I'm going to go to bed before i say something stupid or offensive or something. Words are so powerful. Maybe i'll try and write a short story or something tomorrow.
Night Kirsten, Struan.
In sleep though you can't really go into things in as much detail. Like awake if you think about something too much you can make it worse but in sleep most of the time you forget about your dreams, or at least I do
I don't go on my laptop for this as much as I do my phone, usually I use my laptop for homework, sims and to write but my phone is a little mucked up just now so when I'm typing random places are being touched at random times and I can end up deleting something I didn't want to or coming off a page I was using, it's really annoying
And night :)
goodnight, everyone
Anyone on?
Maybe...?
Hello, how are you?
Fabi!! Hello! I'm tired and feelin me xD how are you? And long time no see like
Yeah, it's been a while.
I'm also tired. I'm close to done with another college essay, though, which is good. I've also realized that my singing voice is ever-so-slightly horrendous.
Yeah...
That's good :) Finishing college work is always a relief (depending on what you call college out there?) and I highly doubt that about your singing voice
Ah, yes. Education systems.
High school is grades 9-12
College is after high school (usually you'd start at 18)
A university is a school that's larger and made out of multiple sub-colleges. A university might have a college of natural sciences separate from its college of medicine, etc.
#murica
College/university seems terrifying...!
I mean, it depends on the college/university, but yeah. Especially when you're just starting high school.
Or graduating:
*raises hand*
[Shrugs] I think it'd be scarier when you're starting, because it's farther in the future and doesn't seem real and you don't know what to do with your life and stuff. That's how it was for me, anyways.
I'm taking dual enrollment classes at a college now though, so actual college college doesn't seem super scary, aside from the whole being judged on my application bit.
Personally I think Fabi's right but idk because i haven't graduated yet! I guess I'm also hoping it isn't as scary when I'm graduating XD
I'm a senior and its not real feeling
Sure you know you're out of there not coming back
Well good luck!!
(Te weather outside is terrible -_- just laying in bed...)
(Hmmm I guess I'd be equivalent to a senior
You go to primary school aged 4-11
Then highschool (though where I am you call it comprehensive school) from 11-16
Then college from 16-18
Then university )
(Okay. I've split it up into nine sections and I'll need to do two a day to finish in time, two and a half a day if I want a day purely for relaxing and getting my head together for school.)
(I'm gonna spend more time in my little brothers room on a night because I get stressed and upset when it's just me and my cat in my room on a night, also it means I'll actually go on my laptop instead of wondering if its too late. I'm going to start having early nights if I can, maybe half eleven then eleven then half ten.. that might work. Anyway yeah, plans.)
Good plan, Sid. Good morning everyone.
(Good afternoon
*has to design a study*
*cries*)
-hugs Chloe-
There there...
(*hugs Gem* how are you?)
(*sighs and kicks something*)
(hello..... Anyone alive out there, can anyone hear me?)
I'm ok Chloe. Just bored really.
Hey baby -hugs and kisses-
(*screMs the house down*)
Chloe?
(I am practising my Marilyn Manson impression
Nah, I'm just a little bit frustrated really)
Need/want to talk?
(Thank you for the offer, but it's just life in general and it'll sort itself out
Thanks though ^.^)
No problem :) i'm here if you need me
(Thank you Bach ^.^ how are you? Up to much?)
(-hugs and kisses - hey baby <3
Hey Chloe )
(Hey K
How art thou?)
(Hmmmm *wonders which spice girl id be *
*probably scary spice€
*nods in agreement with myaelf* )
( I'm good, sorry I disappeared my phone kinda broke.... Ask gem she got 5 texts all at same time from yesterday and earlier today)
(*has déjà vu * you've said this b4)
(Ah, I see ^.^
It's weird how different ciders have different effects on me...
I have this nice raspberry cider that doesn't really affect me after one bottle
A can of strong bow makes me happy but it doesn't have much affect after one
Magners however... One can and I am everyone's best friend)
(What?! No I haven't)
(*sings ohhh ahh just a little bitI
Does anyone (with the exception of Gem and anyone else who can sing) sing in the bath or shower an think you sound amazing... But anywhere else you sound like a dying cat?!)
(yeh you have, I have good memory.
And nothing effects me after one can, it's closer to 10 and even then)
(I can't ever remember saying that O.o
I is a lightweight but I don't mind )
( I'm a brilliant singer *laughs* and so is Gem, her singing always makes me happy)
(Gem has an amazing voice! Oh what I would do to have a good voice... )
( I've always said lightweight is better, it costs less ....
And I know she does :P, you're prob just saying that, then again I've never heard you)
(I think it's better too XD
Lol, ask my family
They say I'm like a dying cat )
(And you'll never hear me sing anyways
I am incredibly shy and unable to speak to strangers)
(I'm not a stranger, not really)
(But I don't actually know you irl
We all must unite one day and have a party(
( yes, we must :P are you still coming up for family)
(Not anytime soon, but I will in the future definitely )
(cool, there is always the possibility of down there too if that is still a thing)
(That would be awesome ^.^
*binges on chocolate* )
( we'll have to wait and see but you never know:p
You too? )
Singing in the bathroom always sounds so much better because of the echoey acoustics. [nods]
( I can't help it
Mum won't tell me where the cider is)
(Hey Fab ^.^
Awesome!)
( you can't turn to alcohol so you turn towards chocolate?
And echoy is only good sometimes)
(Yes
I may as well binge on that this week as I'm going to start going back to circuit training next week )
( ok..... *shrugs *)
(I ha a tonne of chocolate for Christmas)
(dittto :P although I don't have to be good any time soon)
(I ... I am very conscious that I haven't been working out in months
Sometimes it keeps me up at night )
You dont need to, your amazing as you are Chloe and anybody who says otherwise should keep quiet cause they're wrong
Your beautiful just the way you are and don't you EVER let anybody say otherwise
(Jack... Thank you)
(if it makes you feel better proper working out has been done 3 times this year)
Don't thank me, I really don't deserve it
*leaves*
(You deserve all the happiness in the world Jack)
No I don't, you deserve all the happiness
You deserve everything good in life
(*looks away and plays with his cut throat razor like a butterfly knife*)
(We should all try meet up in Birmingham one day.
Or somewhere halfway between south Wales and Glasgowish Scotland.)
(I have more than I deserve, I have you )
(Okay Jai!)
(Someone work out where halfway between Glasgow and south Wales is please..)
(that would be nice jai)
(probably the boarders)
(We could meet up next year sometime? Maybe try find a time none of us are busy in the six week holidays?)
Birmingham is great
(I'd say closer to Blackpool and York?)
(its apparently Liverpool looked it up
But yeh possibly)
York is also great
(Blackpool is nice
It's four or five hours from me)
(Liverpool? There's no way, Liverpool is lower down than me and I swear I'm closer to south Wales than Glasgow..)
(So, Liverpool or Blackpool then?
I can't say I know my way around either.)
(My sense of direction is crap)
(Chloe wht is the town ill double check but yeh getting Liverpool right now)
(Well Rhos might want to come too? He lives closer to the south of Wales.)
(Which town?)
(Just go from Swansea or Cardiff, somewhere low down in Wales.)
(Rhos lives about an hour and a half from me and would be on the same train line as me, probably)
(I'm getting Southport? Or that general area.)
I did Cardiff and got Liverpool... Blackpool is closer for us obv so if we actually do that then its ok ?
I dunno lol, )
(Blackpool is only two and a half hours from jacks so that would be fine if I stay at Jacks)
(Blackpool could work then.)
( one wonders if Blackpool then shows?
Hypothetically one needs to know)
(Then shows what?)
My family all tell me i sound like a dying cat and tell me to shut up. I though i was ok at singing but obviously not.
( would one hypothetically go to paradise beach or whatever it is called)
Oh btw where is next free post?
(It's pleasure beach
Which is amazing )
(Next Post
You mean pleasure beach?)
Pleasure beach!
-eyes light up-
Yayyyyy!
But Blackpool is 4 hours by car away from here...
( me and Chloe say you're brilliant at singing)
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