Thursday, November 6, 2014

How to Write Books Good, Part 1


Thinking up the idea:
  • Think of an idea.
  • Lie in bed and think about the idea some more.
  • Dismiss idea.
  • Walk around house. Do menial tasks. Allow the mind to wander
  • When the mind has wandered around to an idea, stop doing menial tasks and pay attention.
  • Write it down.
  • Read it over.
  • Change it.
  • Lie down on sofa. Let idea form a story.
  • Dismiss idea. Hates idea. Idea is stupid.
  • Decide to write from the headlines. Switch on news. Read newspapers. Look for inspiration. 
  • Ebola, eh?
  • Brand new idea. A plague that wipes out most of humanity! The few survivors come together under some vague supernatural (religious?) pretence. 
  • But evil people have also come together! Drama! Conflict!
  • Realise your idea is The Stand, by Stephen King.
  • Read The Stand, by Stephen King.
  • Go back to original idea, decide it's good enough. 
  • Congratulations! You now have your idea!

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

*wipes her bloodied nose*
*growls*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

((Cutting off fingers was a bad idea, I'll try to avoid it in future rps))

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*sternly*

Do we have a deal, Silente?

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

No we don't. It's not like that fingers any good to me now!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

That sounds like an easy day -Zaf

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

It can be reattached!

And you've done worse!

*points at her own fingers on the ground*

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

*looks at Tanya's fingers and just smiles*
You deserved it.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*licks the finger*

Good luck using a weapon without an index finger, dear.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(My time to reply is atrocious. I'm sorry.)

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

(It's fine)

I have two hands Tanya. And a habit of regrowing limbs.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Fine.

Catch!

*throws her finger at Sil*

*throws herself at Sil*

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

(Gotta sleep now)

*catches her finger then in squashed by Tanya*
*pushes Tanya off*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Good night, Sil! You're amazing! c:)

Amethyst Temerity said...

Good night, Silente.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I think I will be going now as well. Get some more sleep, for once.

Have a good night, Sil and Amy!)

Amethyst Temerity said...

Good night, Tia!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*hugs Amy*

*falls asleep in her arms*)

Amethyst Temerity said...

*hugs Tia*
*holds her, looking around for a bed or other place to put her down*
...
*finds a bed and tucks her in*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*walks in*
Hey everyone! How are you all?

Amethyst Temerity said...

Hello Kes! How are you?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

I'm decent. How about you?


^I'm KesTA atm I don't feel like using parentheses so unless we start RPing I'm not

Amethyst Temerity said...

Okay. I'm fine, thanks. :)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

What's up?

*pokes at sleeping Tia*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*shrugs* Nothing much...
*takes out a teddy bear to place next to Tia*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*pokes at teddy bear*
It's not moving. Why isn't it moving.

Amethyst Temerity said...

*picks up teddy and stares at it*
I... I'm not sure. :\
*shakes the teddy* Defective?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*takes teddy and shakes it around a bit*
*puts it diwn*
*it still doesn't move*
Nice going, you bought her a defective teddy bear

Amethyst Temerity said...

*glares at the teddy*
*gasps*
NO WAY! What if the teddy is faking it!
*pokes it again*
It wants us to throw it away to it can escape outside and take over the world!
...or is that just going too far?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

I think...
I think you must be right!
We'll have to keep watch on it. We can't let it escape.

Amethyst Temerity said...

*whispers to teddy*
We know what you are up to! You can't fool us!
*watches teddy closely*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*leans forward until she is nose to nose with teddy*
*stares into its eyes*
*jumps back*
It bit my nose!

Amethyst Temerity said...

I KNEW IT! It's faking it!
*grabs teddy and holds it at arm's length*
Find a rope and tie it up!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Oh. My. God.

-Zaf

Amethyst Temerity said...

Hello Loki/Zaf!

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*looks around*
*doesnt see a rope*
*grabs the sleeping Tia and ties her around the teddy bear*

Hey Zaf! Hey Loki!

Amethyst Temerity said...

O.O
...well... I guess that should work...
*steps back to examine handiwork*
*nods*
That should hold it for some time!

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*watches*
*the teddy' eyes start to glow red*
Okay how about no

Amethyst Temerity said...

*looks at it uneasily*
I don't know if we should stay or run...

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

If we run, Tia will be left to its mercy...

(If this were KesTC she would totally just run)

Amethyst Temerity said...

Um...
*grabs the teddy and quickly tosses it into a nearby trashcan*
*ties up the trash bag and backs away*
*looks down at Tia*
Grab her and run?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

You get the arms I'll get the legs
*grabs the legs*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*grabs the arms*
*nods toward the doorway*
Go, go, go!
*looks back at the trash can*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I believe the ones who write Agents of SHIELD have broken my author, I merely find it didappinting my efforts of murdering Coulson failed.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*runs directly through the door without opening it*

Amethyst Temerity said...

((*hugs Zaf*))

*quickly follows Kes, trying to keep up*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*joins in with Zanida, tracking Kes, though the two Asgardians seem to blend into the scenery, thanks to his ability of illusions*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Loki, I'm not actually RPing as KesTC, I'm just KesTA screwing around.

*trips and does a forward roll before standing up and continuing to run*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*looses grip of Tia's arms*
GAH!
*hurriedly picks her up*
*mutters to Tia*
Sorry, sorry, sorry!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*appears in front of Kes* Kneel!

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((You know what screw that I am KesTC hell yeah))

*stops abruptly*
Excuse me?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

OH MY GOD I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING REALLY REALLY BAD BUT AWESOME

IF YOU HAVENT SEEN AGENTS OF SHIELD AND DONT WANT SPOILERS STOP READING AND DEREK IF YOU READ THIS THIS IS WHY I DROPPED MY COFFEE







Oh my god. Okay. That city is totally Asgars. I put the pieces together. The new Avengers is out in May, previously Asgardians have been on the show, it wouldn't surprise me that it IS. Thor is supposed to be on Midgard, but isn't Loki hanging around on Asgard currently king? He wants Midgard, he could be doing something and I wouldn't be surprised. He'd cause mischeif between HYDRA and SHIELD I mean he had Hawkeye.....

-Zaf

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Kneel, Midgardian.

Zanida: *steps apparently out of thin air* Well, she may not know you. Do you know us? We know Zafira Kerias.

Amethyst Temerity said...

Um... Kes... scary teddy behind us...

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Yeah, I know who you are. And you think, what, because you know my boss you get to tell me to kneel? I've got a friend to get to safety and a teddy bear to escape from, so maybe moving would be a good idea. You know, just a thought.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Working on it, Amethyst, thanks.

Amethyst Temerity said...

Idea!
Would you guys mind watching over Tia while we run? That'd be wonderful.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*drops Tia's legs and sprints off, activating speed sigils as she runs*
*her back starts to crack and she realized it's nightime*
*reaches into pocket to find serum*
*is out*
*rips skin off*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*carefully lays down Tia*
Thanks!
*runs off after Kes*
*sees Kes*
oh... bad timing...
*runs in opposite direction*

Elleni the Ghost said...

*walks into Blogland to see Kes speeding by*

...

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Zanida: VAMPIRE!!!!

*appears near Kes and uses the Casket to try and freeze her*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*grabs Elleni's hand*
*pulls her away*
RUN!

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Literally I have no clue what the Casket is can I dodge it or?))

Elleni the Ghost said...

So chaotic O.o
*runs with Amy*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Assuming that I can until told otherwise))

*twists out of the way*
*growls at Zanida before running away, chasing after Elleni and Amerhyst*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*slows down realizing I'm heading towards the house with the bear*
*backs away*
OTHER WAY!!!
*runs*

Elleni the Ghost said...

*turns right, pulling Amy along*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*has bad control of her momentum*
*keeps running straight forward until she sees Tia's body*

((Can I try to eat her when she's not here or is that something I shouldn't do?))

Amethyst Temerity said...

(Try not to eat her. I doubt she'd want to come back to a half eaten body...)

*see's Tia*
WAIT!
*drags Elleni toward Tia*
*grabs Tia and tries to drag her away*

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Um o.o maybe you shouldn't...)

Elleni the Ghost said...

We can't run fast carrying a person! And I can't fly carrying two people!

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*because she has a hard time seeing nonmoving things*
*leaps at Amethyst, clawing at her face*

((Anyone okay with being vamp-ified, or should I restrain her?))

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

((Yes. Dodging since you are a vampire is fine.))

*shrugs*

Zanida: *makes a blizzard attack Kes*

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Depends on if this is canon or non-canon)

*shields Amethyst with her back, wincing*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*grabs Elleni*
*runs as fast as I can*

Elleni the Ghost said...

*runs with Amy, which isn't very fast because they're carrying Tia*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*heads toward the house*
*locks the door and throws Tia on the bed*
*grabs anything to hold the door closed*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Kes isn't anywhere near Zanida atm, Zaf))
((Let's go with canon, I won't bite anyone))

*slashes open Elleni's back*
*jumps, using Elleni's back as a springboard, aiming for Amethyst's head*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Oh never mind ignore that))

*runs after them, slamming into the door just as they get it closed*

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Okay.)
(Amy, let's slow down XD what jus happened)

Elleni the Ghost said...

*jacket is stained with blood*
*locks all windows*
Whose house is this?

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Elleni I typed it too slow, ignore the bit where I jumped off your back))

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

((I would like to see if it would work on my Asgardians. Well they're Asgardian but Frost Giants so...

Since I'm not really needed apparently *vanishes*

-Zaf

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*slams into the door, over and over*
((Can she break it or?))

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((No Zaf stay! Send someone to fight Kes and stop her from killing Elleni and Amerhyst or something!))

Amethyst Temerity said...

*grabs the trash can bag with the teddy*
*quickly opens a window and throw it out towards Kes*
*hopes it will stop her*

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Okay.)
(Zaf, we RAN AWAY. We never kicked you out, you left voluntarily.)

Elleni the Ghost said...

(It's a normal door. You know the strength of your character. You decide.)

Elleni the Ghost said...

*slams the window closed*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*peeks through the window*

Elleni the Ghost said...

(I need helllllp what's a metaphor or representation of a bully I can draw?)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Elleni, okay. Just making sure it wasn't reinforced or anything))

*slams into the door and it splinters*
*Kes flies through the air, crashing into the opposite wall*
*shakes head and readjusts self*
*follows scent trail to where Amethyst and Elleni are*

((Hey, what disciplines are you guys?))

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Elleni, um...an elephant?))

Elleni the Ghost said...

( :) )

(We're like, near the door in the living room or something XD)
(Elemental)

Elleni the Ghost said...

(XDDDDDD an elephant stomping on a mouse. Excellent idea.)

*blasts Kes against the wall again*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Yeah well oh well I don't want to fight. My Asgardians won't care so-Zaf

Amethyst Temerity said...

(Elemental, too)

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Okay, well you made it sound like we kicked you out.)

Amethyst Temerity said...

((By the way, next free page is here once this fills up:
https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?postID=8767998143681321734&blogID=1104475307058729066&isPopup=true&page=16 ))

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(@Elleni A vampire sucking dry a maiden.

*asleep*)

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?postID=8767998143681321734&blogID=1104475307058729066&isPopup=true&page=16

Rose... are you still intent on leaving?

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Thanks Amy!)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*dodges out of the way of the air blast and leaps at Elleni, claws out*

((Delila is going to murder Kes when she hears about this.

Zaf, you could have Loki be upset that she talked back to him?))

Elleni the Ghost said...

(That's graphic. Sleep, Tia. We saved your butt btw. Your welcome.)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Thanks Amethyst!))

Elleni the Ghost said...

*yelps and throws a ball of fire into Kes' face*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*grabs Elleni and opens the window*
*pushes Elleni out the window*
*follows quickly after*

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*the fireball hits her full on in the face and she falls back, lashing out blindly*

((Hi again Tia! Do you mind if Kes attacks you?))

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I need to get ready for 'bed' I'll write my Asgardians abilities in a few.-Zaf

Elleni the Ghost said...

(How are you "grabbing" a 100 pound girl and pushing her out the window?? XD)

Elleni the Ghost said...

*jumps out and pulls Amy after her*
*grabs her around the waist and flies up*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

((As long as I remain asleep))

Amethyst Temerity said...

(Um... I'll use air to boost you up then shove you out... I guess :\ and Tia left again to sleep)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

*readjusts to surroundings and jumps out window, catching on to Amethyst's leg*

Amethyst Temerity said...

(Okay. Just kidding then about Tia.)

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

((Tia, nvm XD))

Amethyst Temerity said...

*shrieks*
*tries to kick Kes away*

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Okay I feel like Amy and I are going too fast. Should we set up an order?)

Amethyst Temerity said...

(You mean like take turns commenting?)

Elleni the Ghost said...

Amy!

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