Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Die Horribly Winner! (And finishing a book)

I have just pressed SEND.

By pressing SEND, I have emailed off the completed book to my agent and editor. It will now be sent to the copyeditor who, amongst other things, will be checking for grammar and spelling mistakes that I've missed but, more importantly, will be ensuring that everything I've written makes sense.

She will be checking facts and figures and timelines, scouring her notes on the other books to make sure I haven't contradicted myself... A good copyeditor in invaluable, and I have a great one.

It's done. I wrote the two Scapegrace chapters that I'd left until last. Oh, and I ALSO included the winner of the Die Horribly competition...



It took me until last night to pick a winner. I was sent 30 finalists out of everyone who entered. Of those 30, I quickly whittled it down to 15. Then, not so quickly, down to 10. Then it took me ages to narrow it down to 5. Then 3.

There were some great entries. Lots of funny reasons why people reckoned they should be the reader I pick to kill horribly in the book. But I needed something specific. I needed something that would fit in with what I'd written. And there was only one reader who fit PERFECTLY.

So congratulations to Lewis Holmes, from the UK. You shall have the distinct honour of being Horribly Killed in The Dying of the Light.



Lewis' death was the last thing I had to write. Now it's all over. Sure, I'll be sent the copyeditor's notes to approve, and there'll be a little more fiddling around between now and printing time, but...

... but it's over. I have finished writing Skulduggery Pleasant.

I think I need to lie down now.

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Snow said...

*nods* this is a good name

The Grave of a Coward said...

*hugs Clara*

Indeed I hope I shall!

Snow said...

did you just... hug yourself...?

The Grave of a Coward said...

Wait! I'M CLARA!

*hugs Silente instead*

Sorry about that.

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

Oh god Asp. That name. Okay I'm happy again.
Right what to do then? Other than glue?

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

Ew hug!
*squirms and shrieks*
Melting! Melting!

The Grave of a Coward said...

Can Be The Glue be the name of our emo rock band?

Snow said...

*licks tempest*

endure ze hugsss!

*huggles*

Snow said...

yes. it shall.

Be The Glue.

best band name ever

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

*squirms and squeals*
Not zee hugz! Dey burnz! Dey burnz!

Snow said...

*huggles Tempest tighter*

The Grave of a Coward said...

Be The Glue. The syncopation sensation that's sweeping the nation.

Snow said...

Yesh.

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

*squirms more*
*glares at Asp*
Ew! Ew! Yuck! Bad! Noooooooooooo!

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

I like that title and thingafadoodarr line.

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

Strap! Strap line! Its called a strap line!

Snow said...

Look at my occupation XD

The Grave of a Coward said...

Picture this: Our first music video.
For some reason, Silente is playing the piano in the middle of a post-apocalyptic Blogland. Then you see Snow playing the electric violin in the desolate remains of Trip's bar. Then you cut to me, wearing all black, and walking down the street of a ghost town, while singing . . .

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

*pictures it*

The Grave of a Coward said...

If I could love you
More than I already do
I think I should go mad
I think I should go mad
If I dream
And have them become reality
I think I should go mad
I think I should go mad
If I could know
God’s immortal plan
I think I should go mad
I think I should go mad

If madness
Is the place to find
The sort of stranger
Who’d smile and be kind
The sort of world
Like a clockwork dream
The sort of world that’s
Built on steam
I think I should go mad
I think I should go mad
I think I should go mad
I think I should go mad

But if I went mad
I’d go mad alone
You wouldn’t come with me
I’d have no home
Where you will be
There will be my heart
Will you go mad with me
If we weren’t mad from the start

Will you go mad with me
Could we do the things we do
Get lost in our Dreamlands
Down the rabbit hole to our Wonderlands
I think I should go mad
But if I can’t go mad with you
Then I’ll stay here
And go on loving you
And go on loving you

But if I went mad
I’d go mad alone
You wouldn’t come with me
I’d have no home
Where you will be
There will be my heart
Will you go mad with me
If we weren’t mad from the start

Wherever you will be
There will be my heart
Whatever you can see
You’ll see beside me
Wherever you will be
There will be my home
I think I should go mad
But if it will make you sad
Then I will stay here
You’ll always know I’m near
And we will be
Together and alone

Snow said...

That sounds amazing Clara

The Grave of a Coward said...

And then it starts raining as the three of us stand in the desolate fields of Blogland, looking around at the carnage.
Then the screen goes black, and white words fade up:

BE THE GLUE

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

Omfg that's actually awesome.

Snow said...

*claps* yes

Snow said...

G2g. *hugs*

See ya.

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

Bye Snow!

I really want that to be a thing now.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Oh . . .

*sadness*

Alright. Goodbye, Snow.

The Grave of a Coward said...

I know, right? I think it needs to happen.

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

Clara it appears to have become just the two of us!
*stands*
*little wave*
Hey.

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

It does need to happen. I don't know how it wouldhappen considering your American (?) Snows Australian (?) And I'm British..

The Grave of a Coward said...

Oh dear.
*sighs*
*waves*
Don't feed the fangirls, Silente.

Incidentally, do you play any musical instruments? I tried to learn the violin when I was younger, but I lacked the patience to learn properly.

The Grave of a Coward said...

And, excuse me, that would probably make us extremely popular. Come on, a multi-cultural emo girl band? It's a sure-thing!

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

No I can't read music XD
Although in all fairness to compose music you don't have to be able to read it. Just have some sense of what sounds good. I can drum to a solid beat and make up random melodies on some instruments. Show me how to do something and I won't forget but reading music..no.

But if you don't feed them they'll die!

The Grave of a Coward said...

Hmm. I'm good at composing songs and melodies, but I cannot read or write music . . . hmm.

I've heard that fangirls subsist on Nutella, coffee, and their own tears.

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

Do you think Snow can read or write music?

*nods* that's probably true. Especially the 'their own tears' part.

The Grave of a Coward said...

I don't know. That would be a cool thing, though, if she could read music.

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

Yeah. She's random enough that I really wouldn't be that surprised if she could. Its the type of thing she'd know..

*pokes*

The Grave of a Coward said...

Yes, I'm sure she could.

I've often thought about starting a podcast or YouTube channel. If I actually got around to it, we could collab there.

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

Podcast? For some reason I could imagine that.

The Grave of a Coward said...

I've always had a fascination with radio. That's why I'm so drawn to podcasts.

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

Radios are cool. I'm not exactly fascinated by them but they are cool.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Quite.

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

*grins*
Yes.
*nods*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*awkward silence*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*awkward Silente*

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

*shuffles uncomfortably*

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

*that is an overused joke*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*it's still funny*
*why are we talking in asterisks*

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

*I'm not sure*
*it just happened*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*let's stop*


Ah, that's better.

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

Much better.
What should we do?

The Grave of a Coward said...

I don't know.
Hey! Here's a question.
Who are your favorite YouTubers?

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

I don't really watch YouTube much. I used to watch Skydoesminecraft and Thinknoodles but then I found Blogland..
You?

The Grave of a Coward said...

I watch YouTube all the time, so I have a bunch. Tobuscus, Markiplier, John Green, the Nostalgia Critic, etc.

Alright, now YOU ask ME a question. Let's keep the small-talk ball rolling.

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

Er..what's your favourite...er...cheese?

(I was so tempted to just say 'did you know the sparrow flies south for the winter?' Then)

The Grave of a Coward said...

(*chuckle*)

I'm fond of feta cheese, actually.

Now then: What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

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

Er..south?
*looks confused*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*BEEEEEEEP*
Incorrect!

Eh, it doesn't matter. Next question.

All answers must be in the form of a question.

*Jeopardy theme music plays*

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

Where do bluebirds fly?

The Grave of a Coward said...

What is oh, you're just a riddle in the sky, oh, where do my bluebird fly?

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

Your bluebird you say? Is that the one by the grave keepers grave?

The Grave of a Coward said...

Yes, and as the early sign of dawn of thunder I see you stir the fog around, and when you find the boys and gears of sunset we'll hear that high and lonesome sound, oh and I will question every wind if they gone through the glow of your eyes, oh you're just a riddle in the sky, oh where do my bluebird fly, I say where do my bluebird fly?

Snow said...

I can read music. I play trombone and I'm learning bass

I just read up the page

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

((I think I'm to dumb for this..))

By the weeping willow with its dire bowed head. The shelter of its branches that protect the sleeping dead. A cold lonely wind does follow a fleeting shape. That turns and swoops with a heartbreaking grace. What be that shape, I ask thee, is that the bluebird that doth belong to yee?

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

You can? Cool! Well that's one of us!

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Hang it all, Silente, we're singing two different songs about bluebirds!)

Oh, well I know you soak your feathers baby upon the ghosts along my trail
And I know well I was sole and buried before I knew it was for sale, oh
With all this fever in my mind I could aim for your kerosene eyes
Oh, you're just a target in the sky
I say where do my bluebird fly?
I say where do my bluebird fly?

The Grave of a Coward said...

Hullo, Snow, welcome back! I wish I could play the bass.

Snow said...

Brb

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

((We're what now?))

Its calming call so high and lilting. Its tender wings so small and fleeting. Its diving shape and malicious beak. What would it say if your bluebird could speak?

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

Kk then Snow.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Alright, I'm done singing.
*brushes off hands*
I literally Googled "Where Do Bluebirds Fly" and that was what came up.

Anonymous said...

oh no. Oh no. Oh NO. OH NO. OH GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
*lays down*
*tries not to cry*
*cries a lot*

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

Your kidding me right? I've just been sat here confused trying to answer something you googled?!

I have an annoying urge to have a fight to the death.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Okay.
*leaps at Silente*
*wielding a chainsaw*

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

Hello Christie. I doubt you will read this, your probably just passing through. But remember, don't let anyone dull your sparkle!

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

Ah!
*jumps back and instinctively pulls her sword free*
I said urge! Not that you actually had to do it!
*has the sword in a defensive position*

Anonymous said...

Oh why thank you Silente! I think the only thing that could dull my sparkle right now is this last book *sniffles* I cannot deal with this... But thank you for your kindness! c: xx

The Grave of a Coward said...

*swings chainsaw in a high arc above my head*
*I bring it down to Silente's face*
*and . . .*

*checks fob watch*
Oh. I actually have to go.
I apologize for the inconvenience.

*vanishes*

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

Oh you did read it. Hello! Are you sticking around?

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

Bye Clara!

Snow said...

BYE CLARA

WE MUST COLAB A SONG TOGETHER SOMETIME

Anonymous said...

Ahaha not for long. I actually stumbled upon it by accident! Mis-click, but glad I did!

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

Well since I'm not sure if you actually spend time here or have done before may I just say..
*pauses for dramatic effect*
WELCOME TO BLOGLAND!
*throws her arms wide*

Anonymous said...

I haven't spent time on here before, actually! I only made this blog a couple of days ago as part of a school assignment. Thank you for such a warm welcome!

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

Your welcome! I love when new people come! Your luck! Normally I'm weirder (that's one way to put it) when I meet new people! You should keep checking the comments section. Its a fun place to be.

Snow said...

SILENTE

*looks you straight in the eyes*

Did you know...


That...


The....


Sparrow


Flies


South


For


The










Winter?


Also, hi person

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

*punches Snow*
Yes. Yes I did.

Snow said...

*catchs Tempest's fist calmly* good to know

Anonymous said...

Ahaha it certainly is, and I will certainly try to! And it's perfectly fine to be weird around me, I think we share that trait.

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

*grins*
*pulls her hand free and goes back to a normal position*
Yes it is good to know isn't it.

Snow said...

Im sorry to leave you to becthe only Be Th Glue member left on, but sleep calls.

Night!

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

Possibly not my type of weird..I'm a special type of weird with new people. I can show you if you'd like?
*raises an eyebrow at Christie*

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

Night Snow!

Anonymous said...

Ahaha yup! I was just reading some of the poetry on your blog (totally not a creeper), they're really lovely!

Anonymous said...

Go ahead. Hit me with your best shot c;

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

((Thanks! Im glad you like them! Okay special weird welcome time))

*walks slowly towards Christie*
Hello. Who are you?
*raises an eyebrow*
*her movements are unhumanly graceful*

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

((Saying 'hit me with your best shot' isn't the best thing to say here..))

Anonymous said...

Well...

umm...

I'm not sure how to tell you this but I'm umm....


























I'm Batman

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

*allows a cold, cruel grin to slowly spread to her lips*
*showing two rows of neat, white, pointed teeth*
Very nice to meet you, batman.
*looks her (?) up and down*
I'm Silente Tempest,
*is now directly in front of her*
*very close to her neck*
Rouge Vampire.
*eyes sparkle*

Duck said...

Ah, I should have guessed!
It's so obvious now.
I haven't seen you and Batman in the same room before, so I should have known.

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

Hey Duck!

Anonymous said...

*turns to her, looking her straight in the eye*
Nice to meet you, Silente Tempest.
What brings you here this fine evening (or morning, or afternoon, wherever you are)?

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

Lunch.
*takes a deep breath through her nose*
And your smelling delicious.
*moves closer grabbing her wrist in an iron tight grip*

Anonymous said...

Oh why thank you, it's Marc Jacobs

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

Oh not the fragrance you coat yourself with, I mean you scent. Your blood.
*takes another deep breath through her nose near the skin of her neck*
Hmmm..tasty.
*runs a finger of her spare hand over her neck, tracing the vein there*
Very, tasty.

Anonymous said...

Well, what if I told you it was Marc Jacobs mixed with... holy water?

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

*laughs*
Holy water? You believe that myth? Please. Holy waters nothing to me. Just water.
*continues tracing the vein*
*eyes sparkling*

Anonymous said...

Might just need to use the ol' Skulduggery method. A lot of bullets.
*reaches for holster*

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

*moves as a blur and pulls the gun out of her holster before Christie can reach it*
Tut tut tut. You humans and your toys.
*throws it over her shoulder*
Any other toys I should know about?

Anonymous said...

*pulls pistol from bra*
*aims between her eyes*
One or two.

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

*raises an eyebrow staring at the gun*
You realise I'll /move/ before that can hurt me right?
*looks into Christies eyes*
That is if you can shoot a twelve year old looking person while staring at their eyes. Cold blooded murder. Can you commit it?

Anonymous said...

*cocks gun*
*grins*
Well, let's find out, shall we?

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

*grins back*
Let's.
*doesn't move*
Let me help.
*pushes her head onto the guns barrel*
All you have to do is squeeze. If you dare.
*keeps eye contact with Christie*

Anonymous said...

*squeezes trigger*
*shot rings out*
Blank shot. Just wanted to see how you would react.
*Holsters gun and sticks out hand*
Well, you're weird enough for me. No hard feelings?

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

*grins*
Yeah I think you'll do just find here.
*shakes her hand*
Welcome to Blogland, home of the weird, the wonderful, the minions.
*bows*
*straightens up*
Now. Just a word of warning.
*sigils flare up glowing blue all over my body*
Never. Trust. Me.
*slams a hand onto her left shoulder*
*a blast throws Christie back against a tree head first*

Anonymous said...

*groans*
*wipes blood from nose*
Oh ho ho I never would
*clicks fingers and hurls a fireball at Silente*

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

*dodges the fireball easily*
Elemental. Interesting.
*shrugs*

Anonymous said...

Well, everyone needs a hobby

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

That's they do.
*offers her a hand up*
Need a hand?

Anonymous said...

*dodges hand and rolls to feet*
Fool me twice

Jophiel said...

Aiden Pitch said...
(I love you too, Rose. I know I don't say it enough. ):

October 29, 2013 at 11:26 AM


*Sobs*

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

I wasn't going to do anything that time. I'd already put you on your back.
*grins*
There was little need to do so again.

Jophiel said...

Aiden Pitch said...
You've always had beautiful eyes..

October 29, 2013 at 11:37 AM

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

Hi Death :$

Anonymous said...

Oh you're charming, you are... I wasn't ready!
And actually you put me on my face, but still...

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

You should always be ready, that way you can't be caught unawares.
*winks*

Jophiel said...

BRUNO! Oh no... I still...! Bruno... *Sobs harder, yearning for her lost son and partner*

Jophiel said...

Aiden Pitch said...
-eyes darken-

No, Bruno is still a baby. I meant the man HAS Bruno. The bastard took him. We.. No. He..

October 29, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Anonymous said...

Yeah, well... I'm tired. I've been running on nothing by caffeine all day and now my reserves have run out. I'll be better next time.

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

I want to hug you death but I don't think it would help in any way..

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

Sure you will Christie, sure you will.

Anonymous said...

I will, don't doubt me!
Whelp, it's time for me to skedaddle. I must say that was the most interesting welcome I've ever been given. Hopefully I'll see you around!

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

Yeah hopefully. Bye! See you when I see you.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Adra didn't leave because she "grew up". She left because every time she came here, it led to her feeling more miserable. And she couldn't... I mean, most every time she came here, she'd eventually just get bullied again, and when she wasn't being bullied she was realizing no one knew her anymore, which also hurts. And you reach a point where you wonder why you're bothering. This place used to be her Sanctuary, too, but now it's the opposite. That's why she left.

I'm still here- I'm always still here- and I think I'll try to be less distant from here, because I miss being involved, even if the place has changed a lot. But I've already said that I couldn't leave- that even if everyone else left I'd still be distantly here. So that's not news. I just wanted you to know that Adra didn't leave just to be "grown up".

#ChaseForBook9

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*hugs Death very, very tightly*

#ChaseForBook9

Unknown said...

Hello Blogland! I'm in a very weird mood. Unidentifiable. But I'd say it's a positive one :). How are you all?

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Anybody here?

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

OK.....Wbd

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

BYE!

Star Inkbright said...

Hey! :)

Wbd, I think . . .

The Grave of a Coward said...

Blogland . . . you have fallen on hard times. Perhaps you are not so different from the post-apocalyptic Blogland of the Be The Glue music video as we would like to think. But no matter what happens, no matter who leaves, or who arrives, no matter the pain, the joy, the heartache, I will promise you this.

Blogland . . .




. . . I'm never gonna give you up,
never gonna let you down,
never gonna run around and desert you.
Never gonna make you cry,
never gonna say goodbye,
never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

Star Inkbright said...

*hugs Annika* :)

Don't worry.

I won't let Blogland go either.
I hope.
Well
I may leave because of real life stuff
but -
meh.

. . .
I don't know what I was saying.

Either way . . .

*hugs*

The Grave of a Coward said...

Oh! Someone's actually here! Hullo.
*hugs Star*
I'm sick in bed today, so internet hugs are the best, because I have no fear of infecting you.

Star Inkbright said...

Internet hugs are the best anyway. :P
I don't really hug people irl. It's just kind of awkward, really.

You know, I go about my day-to-day life going "Aw, don't you just want to virtually hug them?" because I don't actually want to hug them (especially not if they're a teacher. There's this science teacher and I don't even know who he is but on the windows of his classroom, he's written all this science-y stuff like diagrams and then questions for people to answer and it's all in different colours, and the thing is, he must have spent HOURS writing that on in . . . paint or whatever . . . and he would have been writing it on BACKWARDS as well, and you can see where he's gotten a letter wrong here or there, and he's put so much work into it and it's so sweet and I just want to virtually hug him) but I want to VIRTUALLY hug them and -
yeah. :P
I'm weird.
I blame Adra. XD

The Grave of a Coward said...

*laughs*
He sounds like a great teacher. I wish I had a teacher like that.



You know what I think, Star?

Star Inkbright said...

I wish I had a teacher like that. 66.666666...% of my science teachers are great, though, so I'm not complaining. :)

What do you think? :)

The Grave of a Coward said...

I think that everything has an ending.
Blogland will come to an end, yes. But it's lasted this long. Do you know how many communities like this shatter in less than a year?
But Blogland won't be gone, not really. Behind every name, every avatar, there's a living, breathing, flesh-and-blood person who laughed or cried or was changed by their experiences here.
Blogland is like one big game of Pretend. We all played Pretend when we were small, but we grew up. Now we're in Blogland, but there's a time to grow up and away from there, too. But we're different people. Better people. And Blogland has become so significant in our lives that I don't think a single Bloglander will ever forget Blogland, even if they tried. Blogland has changed us, just like Pretend changed us.

The Grave of a Coward said...

People always talk about Blogland dying. "People are leaving!" they say, "There's nothing left!"

Well, that's not true. Blogland will never die, any more than all those other Pretend worlds we made up will. Blogland's legacy lives on in over a hundred people, from America to England to Australia to Germany to everywhere.

And if that's not a damn fine legacy, I don't know what is.

Star Inkbright said...

. . .
I think that thinking you just did was rather awesome.
. . .
*nods slowly in agreement*

Even if Blogland does end, it will never really end. It will live on in us.
That's rather nice, if rather sad.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Thank you, Star. A great philosopher once said:

"We're all stories, in the end."

Blogland is one of the best stories I've ever been a part of, so I'm proud that it too is part of mine.

Star Inkbright said...

*nods*
*then nods firmer*

You know . . . . . . . . . . .
Silente said once that hope was only lost when you yourself was lost, and I think that Blogland is only lost when we have lost ourselves.

The Grave of a Coward said...

That's true too!
*claps Star on the shoulder*
I enjoy philosophizing with you.

Star Inkbright said...

Do you suppose there's someone who thinks (s)he's in a story and goes about life trying to analyse all the literary devices around him/her?

. . .
That would be such a cool thing to do.

Yes, sorry, going off track here . . .

You know that feeling where . . . where you love something, and you're so proud to love it and be one of the people who love it because it's fantastic and you just get this sense of belonging . . .
I'm not describing it very well.
I get it when I listen to music, sometimes.
But either way . . .
I'm proud to belong to Blogland. :)

The Grave of a Coward said...

I am proud to be in Blogland too!
*waves the Blogland flag*



I don't point out literary devices around me, but I often refer to unexpected events as "plot twists" and my few friends as "my fandom."

Star Inkbright said...

Ditto.
*virtually hugs*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*virtually hugs*
*the sisterly affection, however, is not virtual*

Star Inkbright said...

Ooh! :)

Blogland should have a flag . . . O_O

*laughs*
:)
That's a cool thing to do.

Star Inkbright said...

*of course not :)* *neither from this end, I mean*
*are there ends to virtual hugs?*

*might suddenly go distant*

The Grave of a Coward said...

I wonder what the Blogland flag would look like . . .

The Grave of a Coward said...

Oh, that's alright. I understand. I also have things I should be doing.

Star Inkbright said...

I would design one, but I'm unsure of my abilities to do so . . .

The Grave of a Coward said...

I'm sure it'd be lovely. You do word art, after all. My drawing isn't the best, so you'd probably be the best bed to design it.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*bet

Star Inkbright said...

. . .
Yeah, the reason I do word art is because I can't really draw anything ELSE and if I could, I wouldn't have a clue WHAT to draw. XD
Words give you boundaries, and you just have to shape them.

The Grave of a Coward said...

I've always loved word art, but I was never very good at it. Nowadays I generally draw fan art, either of books I love or books I've written. I've drawn a bunch of Skulduggery Pleasant art.

Star Inkbright said...

Really? :) :) :)

You see, fan art would be too difficult for me. :P

The Grave of a Coward said...

Well, it's difficult for me, too. I'm still in the learning stage, so I haven't got it quite right yet. All the people look slightly off. I'm okay with drawing faces but the bodies are really awkward.

Star Inkbright said...

Wellllll . . .
I've been doing word art for over a year now.
And when I first started, I was rubbish.
(not that I realised that. I thought I was awesome. That's why I continued. XD)
(See? Self esteem does good things to you.)

So I'm sure it looks great, but if it doesn't, it's okay, you just have to keep doing it. :)

The Grave of a Coward said...

Thanks for the encouragement!
*happy smile*
Do you want to see one? I'd have to just take pictures of my drawing notebook.

The Grave of a Coward said...

I volunteer as tribute!

The Grave of a Coward said...

I have fallen on the grenade and taken the dedication. Alright, what shall I dedicate to . . .

The Grave of a Coward said...

I shall dedicate to playing Pretend, because it changes us, even if we don't notice at first.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*poofs in to applaud Annika's ded*
*and the philosophical conversation*
*poofs out*

Star Inkbright said...

@Clara: Great ded. :) :)
Of course I would like to see one! :)

Sorry - I actually have gone distant now . . . D: I may only remember to comment when the song changes. If a long song comes on, that isn't too good. :P

Star Inkbright said...

Hi/Bye, Kes . . . ?

Mary Contrary said...

Hello. :)

Spock, Dr McCoy and Captain Kirk have been illustrating my psychology work recently, and it's got the point that now, when I tell myself to go study, it comes out as "OK. Gotta go do Star Trek revision now."
I don't think that's a good sign. :P

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: *laughs* XD
Lol.
Well, it's good it's fun. :)

*distant, sorry*

Anonymous said...

Hi peeps!!
I read all of the comments I miss. All I can say is I AM A PROUD BLOGLANDIAN!!
I love Blogland, I have wonderful and weird friends who I know in real life and now I have even weirder friends in Blogland. We are all unique but we also share a lot trates (I don't think I spelled that right). I am so glad I found this blog because it is awesome!!!!

Ps there should be a flag
Pss I play the piano and harp and can read music!

Mary Contrary said...

Hey Star! :)
*laughs* Yeah. xD
THe trouble is, I think I spend more time drawing THEM than actually taking in the revision. :P

ANd, no problem. :)
How're you doing?

#ChaseForBook9

Star Inkbright said...

Dugglyn, you remind me of me when I was new. :P
Which probably means you're awesome.
Because I'm awesome.
*nods*

@Taia: Still. A little revision is better than none. :P

I'm doing good. :)
Doing this new word art and I don't know if it's going well, but I'm enjoying it so it probably is. :)

Star Inkbright said...

You?

Star Inkbright said...

(I'm sorry happy when people use my artwork as profile pictures. :)
*hugs Zaf and Kes*)

Anonymous said...

I am awesome!!!!
*points to Star*
You are awesome!!!
*points to Taia*
You are awesome!!
(Have I met you before....?)
*points to everybody*
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I'M CREEPING AROUND THE HOUSE LIKE A WILD BANSHEE!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

umm...
Anybody hereeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Star Inkbright said...

Sorry, distant!

OF COURSE WE'RE AWESOME! *hugs*

Mary Contrary said...

Hello, Iloveskuldugger!
I'm not sure we've met already?
*offers a cookie, either way* :)

Blogland IS awesome, and I'm sure you are, too. C: ^^


@Star: That's true. :)
But I'm supposed to be on study leave. Which should probably involve studying more so than the crazily-drawing-old-television-show-characters thing. :P

And- Enjoying it is always a good sign.
Because then even if the result IS disappointing, you still enjoyed it, right? C:
But I'm sure it'll be great. Because, yeah. :)

I'm grand, thanks. :)
As you could probably guess, most of my day has been just drawing dumb things, so, good. :P

mbd - I think I forgot Spock's eyeshadow in some of these scribbles, and that needs correcting. :P

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: Yes.
And I can turn that next sentence around to your revision. :P
Thanks. :)

Anonymous said...

Taia, you can me Dugglyn! It is my taken name!

Anonymous said...

*takes cookie and eats it*
Thank you!!!!! I love cookies!!!!!!!

Mary Contrary said...

Dugglyn! Awesome! :)

And- Thanks! xD
You're awesome, too. *nods* :)

@Star: *laughs* Fair enough. :P
:)

Anonymous said...

I am a wild banshee ninja!!!!!!!!
I have banshee powers (which isn't much) and ninja powers!!!! (I use those more!)

Star Inkbright said...

Who doesn't love cookies?

Anonymous said...

I am a wild banshee ninja!!!!!!!!
I have banshee powers (which isn't much) and ninja powers!!!! (I use those more!)

Star Inkbright said...

WELL, I HAVE BUBBLE POWERS, AND WITH THEM I ACCOMPLISH . . . NOTHING!

Anonymous said...

How did I post twice!? I don't know how to do it but it happened!!!!
OMG!!! That was an awesome trick I preformed there!!!! I am amazing!!
((Brb, got to eat breakfast! I WILL be back!))

Anonymous said...

Bubble powers are really COOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary Contrary said...

@Dugglyn: Yeah, cookies are great. C:

And- Wild banshee ninja -ing sounds cool. :)

And bubble powers are awesome, because bubbles are awesome.

What do I have? I have a compulsive urge to draw Dr McCoy. Which is sort of a power. :P

@Dugglyn: *laughs* Okay! :)

I might disappear soon. ST:TOS is on at five and I CAN'T HELP MYSELF. :P

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