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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Tresha: I could go see..
MrBBWolf: Well done baby!
((Yay))
Alice: ill join you!
Lilith *giggles and lands on his head*
talk to me, dark eyes. I can most probably understand you better than you'd think.
Tresha: Okay.. but only because you made the cookies.
MrBBWolf: *smiles, tickling hee feet*
That's my girl.. where's your mummy hmm?
Alice: yay!
Lilith: with ben and Tegan outside *giggles*
Tresha: *rolls her eyes, grabbing some spare cookies and putting them in a brown bag*
Okay.. lets go find him.
MrBBWolf: has she been spending time with you?
Alice: okay
flauros: *is by lake*
Lilith: *nods* mummy is awesome! awooo!
Tresha: *walks out, looking around*
MrBBWolf: Good. *smiles*
you here, star?
Flauros: *spots the girls and grunts*
chris: inky has been supervising lil on her flying lessons
@Fera: Ish. :P
ahh k :P
( some people just want to watch the world burn, whilst others want to hold the match)
(some of us like to make a nice little sideline in selling petrol, matches and fire-extinguishers.)
( the first two sound fun, third is just a bummer )
but still profitable. Some want burn things, others want to protect themselves, and a few just want to exploit both.
( I suppose
"it's not paranoia if it's real")
((drawing fanart is so hard))
'elo k :P
Tresha: *sees him and waves, smiling*
Hey Flauros!
MrBBWolf: Good..
(Hello.
Can't believe it's only 5-_-
So, does anyone here donate blood? (If you're in UK.))
(I don't. It creeps me out..)
(@Jai *nods* What does? Blood? Or needles?
*hugs her warmly*)
I will be donating, after i hit 18.
(Needles. I'm fine with blood. Don't like needles.. *hugs warmly back*)
Flauros: *grunts* ey
((wbd
fanarting and such))
i don't particularly like needles, but they don't creep me out or anything.
(*nods at Jai*
Hey, Fera and Chloe.)
Tresha: How are you?
MrBBWolf: *tickles Lilith*
hey kas.
I'm seventeen. I think you have to be eighteen to donate blood. :P
(@Star Hey. I see.)
Anyone else find it ironic that to be truly tolerent you have to tolerate intolerence?
heh, yup. I am almost 18.
(Hey)
Haha I was just like "How is Fera almost eighteen when that's only a year older than me and he's already done a year of a level . . . ?" before I remembered that I'm not in year eleven. *facepalm*
Hey Saoirse. :)
(Hey saoirse.)
well... "done" would not be the correct term, more like "failed one A level" but yeah :P
hey sav.
(Hey Star, Jai and Fera)
(How are you saoirse?)
@Fera: I'd still say you did a year. Idk, depends on how you phrase things.
I bought a Supernatural poster yesterday and put it on my wall and it keeps catching my eye and it is /beautiful/.
I'm not sure what they did to Sam, though. *frowns* He looks really . . . not-Sam-like.
(Good thanks Jai, how are you?)
how're you sav?
(I'm okay :)
(Good thanks Fera, how are you?)
(That's good Jai)
i am splendid. wanna continue rp?
(Yeah, where were we?)
(Where were we. Maya's away sleeping sweet, until Garrett's all rosy. Count on me)
umm...oh yeah
Fera: what are you thanking me for?
Staying.
*smiles*
Not leaving me out in the dark and helping me find a place to stay.
Fera: oh...you're welcome. *takes a big breath while laying on his bed sheets*
Are you comfortable? There's plenty of space here if you want to come and sit or...
*shuffles over*
(Hey! :)
Watching Castle! :)
(Hey Kas!)
Fera: hehe, umm...thanks but I'd rather just stay here.
*shruggs*
Suit yourself.
*moves back into the middle of the bed*
Fera: *feels cold-hearted now* *tries to ignore it* so...goodnight?
*laughs*
Night.
*flips onto her back and snuggles under the covers*
Will you be gone tomorrow?
Fera: ....by the time you wake up...probably *nods*
*sighs*
Okay, bye then. In case I don't have another chance to say it. Thanks again, too.
*pauses*
I don't plan on staying here for long, do you know somewhere else I could travel to and stay permanently? Buy a house, start a job, etc.?
Fera: ...umm...i know a job...i am actually looking for an assistant at my work place...so...if you want to *throws name tag to her* those are my contacts.
*sits up slowly and looks at the tag*
What do you work as?
Fera: ...observer. I believe that's what humans call a "scientist"
*is fully awake*
What do you mean by humans? What are you? Are you an alien? Is that why you can do weird things? Are you going to kill me and experiment on me as part of your job?
*begins to panic*
Fera: *facepalms* If i am as powerful as you believe me to be...and my intentions are ones you're accusing me with...do you think i wouldn't have already done it?
(Back in 20 minutes)
ok ^_^
(*bored*)
(So that was a little longer than expected, sorry!
Same Jai)
But maybe you were waiting for back up or to do it closer to where you're heading so you don't have to drag my unconscious form for miles.
*pauses*
Or maybe you've been waiting to take me some place so isolated, no one would hear or know anything was happening...
*gets out of bed and runs to the bathroom and locks the door as Fera is blocking her exit to the main door* *tries to open the window in there hurriedly*
Fera: *slowly gets up and casually opens bathroom door even though it's locked* ...the fuck are you doing?
((Hello, Celia :) ))
((And everyone, generally))
(*rolls around, generally glaring at nothing*)
*screams*
How did you open that, it was locked!
*climbs onto the toilet seat, then onto the window sil*
Stay away from me!
*tears stream down her face as she blindly tries to open the window*
(Hello Dark Eyes)
(*hugs Jai*)
(Hi! *waves at Fera, Seirsha, Jai, and Dark Eyes*
Jai? Are you okay?)
(*hugs saoirse*)
(@Kas yeah. Just bored and.. thinking.
@Saoirse rp?)
(*waves at Kas* Hi!
*squeezes Jai* What's up? Do you want to email me?)
(Sure, which character do you want?)
(I don't think I even have your new email saoirse.)
(How about Kiana and.. Velvet?)
(May be distant.
*leaves warm hugs*)
Fera: it was locked? ...oooops....calm down, i am not gonna hurt you *backs away from door and puts both hands up in the air*
(*hugs kas back..*)
(saoirse53535@gmail.com
I like that idea *smirks* You can start, Velvet is currently in the woods.
*accepts a warm hug)
Celia: *clings onto the window and continues to panic*
Fera: *swiftly appears beside her and hugs her* shhh...it's ok. I am not going to hurt you..ok?
Celia: *leans away from him and the window opens* *screams and grabs onto him just in time* *sobs*
Kiana: *is out on her own, having been for a swim a bit ago she's a bit damp*
*walks past velvet, not noticing her*
Velvet: *sees Kiana* *eyes start to water* *sighs and looks away*
(*Out of absolutely nowhere a wild John crashes into the ground, leaving a satisfyingly cartoon-ish person shaped crater*)
Fera: *pulls her up* silly...
(*looks at John*)
Kiana: *hears the sigh and looks at velvet*
*pads over to her*
(*One hand appears on the edge of the crater, then another, and he slowly pulls himself out*)
Hi...)
(*looks down into the crater*
Hellooo?)
Celia: *shakily gets down off the windowsill* *begins to stop crying*
Velvet: *doesn't look at her*
Go away.
(Hi Blake, you okay?)
Fera: *hugs her warmly* *his hug is soft and gentle* I know you've only met me...but come on, do you really think i want to hurt you?
Celia: *doesn't try to pull away*
I-I'm s-sorry...
*shivers violently, this time not because of the cold*
(Hi..)
Kiana: *jumps into her lap, looking up at her face, head tilted slightly*
*closes her eyes and lets her ears droop, trying to show she's sorry*
Fera: it's ok...I understand...but i am really not trying to hurt you *hugs again but then pulls away gently*
Velvet: *pushes her out of her lap*
I said go away.
*is close to tears*
Celia: I'm sorry.
*looks down*
Fera: It's ok *smiles* as a matter of fact...you should keep looking down...and shuffle out of the bathroom like that. *starts walking out of the bathroom*
Kiana: *falls onto her back*
*whimpers slightly shifting and getting up, gently hugging saoirse*
Celia: *follows him*
Fera: *closes bathroom door, but he can't close it completely, because it was broken when he opened it* ooops...hopefully..they won't charge me ^_^
Velvet: *stands up suddenly*
Get off!
Is there anything else you would like to steal from me? You're with the guy I love, isn't that enough? Do you really still need to find me then just give me a hug? Is that going to make thing okay? Is that going to bring Felix back? No!
*curls up and cries*
Celia: *looks at the broken door*
(Poofed for a moment there.
*Brushes himself off*
So, have I missed anything?)
*there's a clown puppet standing in the bathroom, which she shouldn't have been able to notice when running in while panicking*
Kiana: *whimpers, ears flicking back*
*lays beside her, watching her carefully*
(Do you know about the Halloween party?)
Celia: *gets her wash bag and pyjamas and opens the door to get ready for bed* *sees the puppet and drops her things* *squeezes her eyes tightly shut and rocks backwards and forwards sitting down* *is nearing a panic attack*
Velvet: *continues to cry* *its the first time she has properly since*
Fera: *picks her up and comforts her* shhh...it's ok...i'ts been there since we get here.
*got
Kiana: *carefully shifts closer, cautious of being hurt*
*grabs a stick, struggling, writing out "sohre" in the dirt*
(The what now?)
Celia: *stops being able to breathe* *thrashes about uncontrollably*
Velvet: *watches her, then scrapes out the message*
*shouts at her* No! You don't get it! You have taken everything away from me! I used to live there! I used to live with Felix! I never wanted anything else! Now it's all gone! My whole life here, gone! "Sorry" won't bring any of that back, understand?! I have nowhere to live! My boyfriend has just left me for you! It's all your fault!
*screams and starts trying to pull her hair out in anger*
(Halloween party, starts tomorrow)
Fera: *gently pushes a pressure point, so that she calms down* *puts her on the bed*
(Oh, no I was unaware.)
Celia: *stops panicking and just lies there motionless*
(Come along, fantasy theme)
Downton Abbey in 5 minutes!!!
Kiana: *leaps forwards, grabbing her wrists, holding her hands away from her hair, sat on her chest*
*shakes her head*
(Omg Kirsten, I love Downton!)
Velvet: GET OFF!
*eyes turn black*
Fera: *covers her with a blanket and goes to sit on his sheet* ...are you ok?
Kiana: *flinches but continues preventing her from pulling her own hair out*
(Sorry, I poodles earlier)
Felix; *shouts, looking about* kiana!
(Welcome back Chloe..)
Celia: *nods*
Velvet: *black energy tendrils grab Kiana and throw her off* *stands up*
I gave you a warning.
(Hey Chloe!)
(Where were we with the rp?))
((Hey sis *glomps*))
(*is glomped*)
(*plays with savs hair^))
(*hair is played with*)
((Sup?))
Kiana: *yelps, rolling across the ground*
*whimpers, growling at velvet, trying to get her to back off*
(Tresha was offering Flauros cookies.
Wolf was tickling Lilith.)
(Nothing, how are you?)
Fera: good, i am glad *lays back* will you be able to sleep?
Lilith ; daddy!!!
Flauros: what do you want?
Felix: *comes across them* kiana! Velvet?
Velvet: *steps closer*
What? Would you like me to say "I'm sorry?" Would that help? Well to bad, bitch, I. Owe. You. Nothing.
*spits*
((I'm sweepy))
Celia: *shrugs*
Velvet: *turns and sees Felix* *eyes flicker, then go back to normal*
*whispers* Felix...
*eyes turn black again* *smirks*
Felix: *growls* what are you doing to my girlfriend?
Fera: Would you like me to sleep on the bed?
MrBBWolf: *smiles, tickling her more*
Tresha: Nothing.. we just thought you might be hungry?
Kiana: *hisses at the spit*
*shifts, moving in front of Felix, growling at velvet*
Lilith: *squeals*
Flauros: *stomach rumbles and blushes slightly* no I'm not
Felix: get back kiana, let me handle this
Velvet: *grins*
What she did to me.
*the energy tendrils hold her against a tree* *turns to Felix and kisses him* *the tendrils wrap around him and keep him from moving*
Celia: *shrugs*
Felix: no- *is forced to kiss velvet*
*struggles to break free*
MrBBWolf: *laughs, patting her head*
How's the running going tike?
Tresha: *smiles*
Well here's some cookie to, you know, snack on.
*hands over the bag which contains her half of the cookies Alice made*
Kiana: *backs up to his side*
(Ignore that Kiana part)
Kiana: *hisses, struggling, not wanting to see this*
*is making almost animalistic noises of fury and sounds quite desperate*
Velvet: *eyes flicker and become normal again* *the tendrils dissapear*
*gasps and leans back*
*whispers* Felix, I'm so sorry.
*eyes become black again*
Fera: *he stands up and sits in the side of the bed, then lays down, making sure he's as far away from her as possible*
Lilith: *nods* good good! *smiles*
Flauros; *gobbles all the cookies down*
Felix: what has happened to you velvet? *steps back*
Celia: *frowns then shuffles back to give him more space*
Fera: night...sorry to have made you uncomfortable back there...
Velvet: I'm her bad side, remember? Kali? The one that attacked your other girlfriend? Sophie? *hisses*
Celia: *shakes her head*
Kiana: *growls, leaping between velvet and Felix, ignoring that her heart hurts from emotion, shoving velvet away from him slightly*
MrBBWolf: Show me?
Tresha: So.. How are you..?
*is human form rn btw*
*the cat is in a tree nearby*
Felix; let the other velvet come back!
Fera: *pushes some spots that relieve pressure points* better?
Velvet: *ignores Kiana*
For what in return?
Lilith: *runs around the room, with arms out infront of her^
Flauros: I am normal ... A human would ask the same back...
Celia: *sighs* Yes. Thank you.
Felix: what?
Fera: so...nighty night.
Kiana: *growls, narrowing her eyes*
MrBBWolf: *laughs*
Well done!
Tresha: Well neither of us are strictly human so that hardly matters
Velvet: *shrugs* You name it. How badly do you want to talk to her? How much is it worth?
Celia: Night.
*closes eyes*
You promise you won't kill me in my sleep?
Felix: what would you have me do?
Lilith: *claps and jumps up and down excitedly*
Flauros: hmmm... How are you?
Fera: *turns and looks at her* heh...i promise *turns back and closes eyes*
Kiana: *isn't liking the sound of this*
*growls*
MrBBWolf: *laughs, picking her up and spinning her around*
What does Lily want to be for Halloween? Werewolf? Bat?
Tresha: I'm okay thanks!
*blushes*
I mean yeah I'm.. cool.
Lilith: vampire!!!
Flauros; you are... Unusual ...
Velvet: How about you ask your dog?
*looks down at Kiana*
Celia: *smiles and slowly falls asleep
(Time lapse Fera?)
mhmmm...but only to the middle of the night.
MrBBWolf: A vampire?
Tresha: I am..?
*looks somewhat worried*
I'm sorry..
Felix: she isn't a dog!
*looks at kiana* what do you think I should do *kneels and holds her possessively*
Kiana: *hisses, looking psssed at that comment*
(Okay)
Celia: *wakes up after another nightmare*
Velvet: *smiles fakely at Kiana*
Kiana: *leans against Felix*
*looks up at him, trying to.. understand something*
*hangs her head, ears drooping*
*-Get normal back.. she and you need.-*
Lilith: yea! Bla bla bla!
Flauros; you seem to think its a bad thing...
*the puppet clown is standing at the door of the bathroom*
Celia: *screams*
Fera?!
Felix: don't get any ideas kiana.... I'm staying with you!
Velvet: *taps foot impatiently*
MrBBWolf: *laughs*
Okay little vampire.
Tresha: Isn't it?
Fera: *sits up* what?
Kiana: *doesn't look at him*
Felix: look at me kiana
Flauros: I don't know....
Lilith; *giggles*
Chris: what about you, wolfie?
Celia: *squeezes him and points to the puppet*
*cries silently*
Fera: *moves head and as he does so, puppet's head moves as well, in the same direction* ....look...whatever you do...don't try running...got it?
Kiana: *shakes her head*
*screws her eyes shut and pulls away from Felix, squirming out of his grip, moving behind velvet*
*pushes her towards him, ignoring the steaming crater that was her heart*
Tresha: Oh..
MrBBWolf: Me? Uh..
Chris; how about the wolf man?
Flauros: *frowns* there are many things I do not know about this world
Felix: no! Kiana... Please *pleads*
Celia: *freezes* *tries to shake her head but can't move*
Velvet: *is pushed forwards* *smiles at Felix*
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