Bipolar Maniacs & Unfortunate Alliances

"So it doesn't have a name?"
"As a great man once said, 'to define is to limit.'" She winked.
"That man was a fictional character."
"And so are you if you think about it."
"What?"

Ten cookies to whoever can figure out which two people are included in that conversation. ;D

Well, many apologies to anyone who has been waiting for my next post. My internet's been down for more than two weeks now, and I've been limited in its use. I've also just been settling into school (and I know some of you have just started). However, (and excuse me if I get off-topic and start typing song lyrics) I am very excited to tell you all about my new ideas for another story (good heavens, yes) that some of you already know of. Most don't, so here we go.

This will be my NaNoWriMo for 2012 (wow I plan ahead) and currently the story has no name. But hey, The Last started that way too, and see where that is. :) Anyway, I've got several drawn-out characters already, although the main character has no name (which should come first, I know). I have a couple other characters I'm thinking about adding as well, but I've got doubts.
The main sitch is that this guy (let's call the main character Billiam for now)... Billiam is a struggling writer in Victorian London who needs a break very, very badly. He ends up stumbling upon a carnival(which he could have sworn was not there before *heh*) that has absolutely no name.
The person in charge, also the ringmaster, is named Jaqueline. No surname, just Jaqueline. Jackie is never seen in a different mood than the smirk on her face and the tip of her hat. Not many know much about her.
There are many many unique acts in the carnival, inlcuding a Were-fox named Warren(he's... weird. and color-blind), a bipolar maniac named Cassidy Thomas(she's the one who manages the carnival's income and money and boring stuff like that), and a dancing doll named Lorraine. Lorraine has troubles with herself, condsidering she knows she's not even supposed to be alive.
In fact, most of the people in this story have troubles.
Haunting the area is the personification of fear itself. No, he's not a ghost. I'm not into that stuff. His name is Jabber.

Sorry if it's a tad bit dark, but it's one of the best pictures I've got him. Well best that I have on hand. The rest are in my sketchbook. (And trust me, he is so painstakingly difficult to draw.) So Jabber's basic description is that he steals children in the night, he has one injured eye(hence the squinting one in every picture, mind you), he can't handle sun or light (cliche, but that's how his eye was hurt), and he can possess a person/create new life in his control. Thus, creating Hanna Nereshade.
Hanna is a suductive demon-type creature, in which she can take the souls of anyone daring to get too close. Her dead giveaway that she's part of Jabber is that her eyes are a glowing yellow, an unfortunate gene that always is passed down to his creations.
Now, for the alliance, Jaqueline is somehow affiliated with Jabber, and I'm not going to tell how or why, because that will just spoil the whole thing, now won't it? I'm especially excited about this little plunnie here. It's rather sad actually, but that's all good. ;)
So Billiam of course has to fit in somewhere. Billiam's been hired to write something for an act(in which I'm still developing the character for that particular act), and he just can't help but notice a couple out-of-place items in his new home. The ringmaster may be hiding a few things. Well, actually OF COURSE she has to be hiding something. No one can be that cool without having some sort of evil motive. Eh, but I'm not saying she's evil. Just insanely clever.

So that's about it. I hope I haven't forgotten anything. I've thought this out pretty well I think. And I can tell that Panic! at the Disco is going to be my favorite thing to listen to when I write this. Brenden Urie just has the perfect voice, and their music is where I've gotten most of these ideas from. :D

Rather long post, me thinks. Me also thinks I should close this. Gotta love that good grammar from back in the day. ^^

Allons-y!
Katelyn

I Will be Chasing Your Starlight

Title in reference to what I'm listening to at the moment. Starlight by Muse. ^^

Ugh. I am strangely bereft to ideas on what to write about. Please people, tell me what you want in a blog that you read. I'm so oblivious.

Well, recently, I bought Leviathan in hardback because I couldn't wait a month longer. So far, it's amazing, and I think I'm falling in love with Steampunk all over again. Later, I'll draw a picture and show it to you guys. The 2nd book in the trilogy, Behemoth, comes out in October this year, and Goliath exactly a year after. I am extremely excited. So is Hannah because she's really gotten into it to.
So Disney has come out with a new pin collection called "The Mechanical Kingdom," a steampunk version. I think its great, and I'll probably have to get at least one next time I go. I personally think that they should come out with a ride for it. Scott agrees with me, lol.
Yay! My friend Brianna has finally opened up her site to the public. It's called WHCCC and it's a site for critique on writings that you make and can post there. Very helpful for a writer. You can get some good honest answers.

Anyway... recently I've also found out that my dad's boss and a friend from Boston really wants to buy my NaNoWriMo story. O.o So, against my vows as it is, I'm putting it up for sale soon sometime in August perhaps. So if any of you are crazy enough to actually buy it from me, I'll give you the link when it's there.

I guess I found something to tell you all. But, please, still tell me what you want out of this. Just wanting to make sure this is not a waste of time for you all, haha.

Happy trails,
Katelyn

Doodle Gallery

Lately, I know that you've noticed, I've been coloring a lot of pictures after scanning them. So some of you may know that during the school year, I had this journal for The Last that was called Dreams and Adolescence. It had lots of doodles, especially ones from Turn Loose the Angels (which I have no idea how this pertains to The Last, lol).

Here are some colored versions of those doodles. :)

Here are a couple of TLTA characters. (left to right) top: Dominic Campian(Love), Kate Darcy, Alice Hadeson(Death) bottom: Ginger(name will probably change) Darcy, James Darcy

These are the boys of Cerridan University(minus Oliver). Shaun(leftmost) is Ginger's scottish boyfriend. He's just awesome like that. Middle is Dominic and then James. I really love the expression on Dominic's face. Being Love, he knows a lot about how much havoc the girls can bring up. xD

Ginger again. I'm pretty sure that her name will change. I really dislike it. :P

I like this picture of Kate. She always has problems like this when working with Alice.

This is probably my favorite of all of my Edgar pictures. He's just so hilarious and oblivious to the blood. Poor, poor Evil.

Another two posts in one day. Hmph. I'm getting too excited with this, haha. I'm off to draw more pictures of Evil. I must master drawing him, because of course he's the hardest for some reason.

Consumed in Evil,

Keep smilin',

Katelyn

I Keeps Ze Holes

Two posts in one day?! How abnormally freakish!

(Yes, I am slowly getting to title explanation)

Lately, I've been reading a lot. Naturally, all of you frequent readers can guess what happens next. I'm genuinely serious when I say that I've found my NaNoWriMo 2011! Yay?
This started with one character that I thought was much too cute to pass up. His name is Maxwell Snow, your average British rich business man. I suck at drawing him, so I can only give you a description.  Max's auburn hair is usually combed back and attempted to be neat, however it's nearly always messy. He has bright green eyes(a current obsession of mine) and is almost always dressed for success. This kind of character is just someone you have the urge to either destroy or fix. I chose fix. Specifically fix-his-life.
I started to build off other characters. I came up with two. One to help fix his life without knowing it, the other to push him a little harder.

Gwyneth Rowe(Or Gwyn for most of the time) is Maxwell's ex-best friend. He used to live in London, and they were close. He promised her that he'd stay forever (dun dunn dunnnnn) and then he moved to New York when he was 20. Five years later, she's still in London, hating his guts. Isn't that a nice story? (P.S. The pics are photoshopped ORIGINAL drawings that I drew. Lol I got much better at outlining; I founds tricks. PLEASE do not steal these!!)

I also added some fluff to Yvette Harris, Max's secretary. They don't have much background except for the fact that Mr. Snow has grown quite fond and trustworthy to his assistant. YES, I know she doesn't look much like a secretary (having two guns n' all), but trust me, this is not how she usually looks. Usually her hair is down, and she has wire-rimmed glasses and a dress suit. This is... well, to be explained in the future.

NOW for the title. I have a lot of the plot figured out. I couldn't help myself. I built it around character personalities. I've kept several holes in the plot though, several very important ones. I do this so it is utterly impossible to start writing. I am tempted too easily, and could never in my entire existence hold Pandora's Box. Ever.
So there's a little update in my novelling life (also I mentioned that I have a paperback edition of The Last in my hands!!!!!!! :DD). I hope you are somewhat satisfied with a tidbit like that?

Ba da buh buh buh,
I'm lovin' it,
Katelyn

Rawr, I've Returned

Dear Digressing Novelist,

Where are you, and why haven’t you been here lately?
Love,
Your many adoring fans and readers

Rooooooooooaaaaad Trrriiiippppp! *insert fake enthusiasm* Yes, I have gone on an insane road trip, leading to who-knows-where. As far as I understand, this trip goes from small-town Gilroy to the coasts of Santa Barbara to the lights of Las Vegas to the gargantuaness of the Grand Canyon and the arches of Zion National Park. Somehow, we make that entire thing into a loop.

Yesterday(June 22) we made the first of our six days together to Santa Barbara, and we stayed in the nearby town, Ventura. On the way, we stopped at a random Ostrich Farm that we saw off the side of the highway. I ended up feeding and petting ostriches and emus. Quite the experience of weirdness. Apparently, you have to use either a saw or a drill to open an ostrich egg. For all of you tourist-y readers this was just on the outskirts of Solvang, CA, which is also a cute little stop, because it’s a mini Dutch town. Very cute if you enjoy that kind of stuff.
We ended up eating dinner at Mimi’s Café at 10:30 at night because that was how late we made it to our hotel. The chefs probably spat in our food because they couldn’t go home. Believe it or not, they’re open until 11:00.
That was Day 1 for ya. The Craziness continued onto Day 2 in Vegas.

One thing about Las Vegas, NV: It’s just about the prettiest and ugliest city in the U.S. (And no, it’s not a
Stephenie Meyer quote. It only sounds like one. “The next day was better… and worse.”)

(At 103 degrees at 10:00 pm) The lights were fantabulous, and we had an equally fantabulous view from the Luxor hotel. (Best pool ever, by the way) Later we went to the old strip to see more of the lights and in the morning we left for the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
The Grand Canyon was nice; it began to rain lightly after awhile. Nice and cool, as opposed to the rest of the state. We stayed in a very nice Best Western with a bowling alley (which we spent our time in). The name I typed in for the game was "Egg" since my name didn't fit (Cursed 7 letters!).
After that we went BACK through the desert and up to St. George, Utah to go to Zion National Park. It was much like the Grand Canyon except you were in it not above it. It's gorgeous with the Virgin River flowing through it, lots of hanging gardens, and friendly squirrels. According to the locals the squirrels were extremely friendly so that they could fool you and bite off your hand. A couple times that day I screamed out "MAN-EATING SQUIRREL!" and people would look at me like "wth?".
Back through the desert once more, and we decided rather than staying in Barstow(nicknamed the armpit of California? I didn't want to be in any place called an armpit.) to return to bright and shiny Vegas. We stayed in the Circus Circus Hotel this time, being subjected to several clowns up and down the halls (much to my mom's horrror). The show was great and I won nearly every game on the midway with my awesome mad skills lol. Lot's of stuffed creatures.
The next day we were back in quaint Gilroy. I had only four days to complete The Last for Createspace. Somehow I managed and my book came in on July 13th!! (I argued with the company for over nine days). It looks amazing though, and I'm going to read it tonight! :D

So that was a very quick write-up of my road trip last month. Sorry, I've been too busy to write this.

Toodle-oo,
Katelyn

What Time is It?!?

I think all of you know. But in case you're reading this in the morning, and you're like me, it's SUMMER TIMMMMEEEE!!!
Only FOUR more days of school this week, and the best part is that we're not doing anything anyway! :D
Mrs. Stocks, my core teacher who I guess that you just have to come to love, has assigned an optional project for us. It's a letter to yourself that you'll get in high school eventually. I love making those.
At first I had some trouble writing the letter to myself. (I know, that's a little disturbing. The Letter-Writing Novelist, not knowing what to write to herself.) But then I really got most of my current personality into it. Lots of random babbling and polemistic statements. Here's a little snippet:
"I do also hope that I'm not as much of a
digressing nub of a dabbler in literature
as I am at the past moment. Yesterday is
history... or should it be yesterday is now?
No... the future is now? .... Surely the future
is not now, rather than the future could be now
but isn't and should be, however it will most likely
never be. This is what I mean by digression and...
nub-ition."
Don't you just love how I ramble? I know I do.
Well, I am just sooooo excited for summer, cuz it's gonna be great on the last day! Maybe when school's out I'll finally get some time to work on The Last. I only have until July 1st. O.o  ...
Well, that's a piece o' work right there.

Suddenly reminded of due-dates,
TTFN,
Katelyn

Stitching the Seams

Lady Narborough: "Everybody I know says you are very wicked."
Harry: "It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true." --The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

YEAAAHHH...! Everything has finally started to fall back together. I have begun to stitch over what had been ripped through the past few months.
Successfully, I have not only completed County Science Fair, but also placed! They don't tell you how or where you place until you reach the ceremony on the 11th of April, so I'm totally excited.
In addition, I have completed all of my projects for the quarter. :D (ABCs of  Geometry, Voltaire biography, science fair, etc. etc.) All of my deadlines are completely met and on time, so it's all good by now.
And.... it's spriiingggg breeeaaakkk!! Tomorrow is Easter(the second-best candy central of the year) and I am ready... to... reeee...laxx. ^_^
The Last is coming on nicely as well.
A status of all of my current stories:

The Last: in progress
Burning Roses: ? MIA!?
Turn Loose the Angels:  Pending for November (whoohoo!)
The Missing: Erm... MIA as well.. *shrug*
The Deadlight: So many good ideas, so less commitment xP

Well, if I forgot anything, I am sorry to that idea. (poor lonely idea, lost in the dark depths of the abyss called my brain). :P Have a good spring break everybody!

Happy as a squirrel,
Katelyn

Dear...

Dear John Katelyn,
Umm... I know it's been a couple months from November and all... and during that month you were driven to hysterics and such, but... possibly, do you think that *maybe* I might be able to get my story finished? I know, yeah, you're super duper busy! I feel neglected. My world is falling apart by the very corners of your papers!
With love,
Rowan Belikov

Katelyn;
I sincerely suggest that you get to work, in the most respectful way possible, please, on The Last. It has come to my attention that my grandmother and I have both been standing in the same place on the edge on Cliffside for a month or two actually, and I would very much like to do something else. You might have gotten other letters, or maybe e-mails, smoke signals, sky-writings too, whatever we here in L.A. think will get your most attentive attention, so please write back. Preferrably in chapter IV scene II.
The best regards,
Saphira Pyren

Whoever-the-heck-you-are-- [Katelyn]
Is there a reason that I've been glaring at Lana Lamont for, not just an hour or two, but a month? Seriously, you make Kellan look as if he has nothing to do. It's quite depressing actually, to see Kellan doing nothing, Arona not trying to bug me, and Ro looking at me like I'm insane. Help? Maybe?! Cliffside may have a great view, but why don't you try staring at the ocean, or Lana, the scarlet freak, for this long? I'll go mad before we even reach the climax!!!
Sincerest as you can get,
Nick Charin

So much annoyance I won't write out your name,
People tell me that a writer needs some sort of encouragement to pull themselves along. If I agreed at all, I would say this: I know where you live. That should be enough encouragement. Don't get me wrong, seeing St. Nicholas all steamed at Lana is quite self-satisfying, but after awhile I start to wish I was her. Maybe I've been staring at her cloak for too long. Or maybe it's the fire. Whatever. Point is, you seriously need to get a move on so I can cause some real distress in that boy. He, or It rather, gets on my nerves.
I'm watching you,
Arona Pyren

Well isn't that just sun-shiney? Looks like my novel misses me. :P Too bad I've got science fair blegh to keep up with. But... anything to procrastinate thaaaat. *bwahahaha* Evil plan brewing.
Alas, I digress.
Woe is me, I agree with *most* of those pressing letters. I've already read over twenty books since November, my break is so over! I will attempt to make it before June once more, but, unfortunately, if I can't I shall settle for a "To be continued..." How droll.

Must write, so Toodle-oo,
Katelyn

Epic. Fail.

:P
Title says all! (a) I forgot to post December...oops. (b) The Last is moving very veryyyyy sloooowlyyyy. and (c) I've read almost an entire 5 book series over the winter break. oing by too FAST! So now I am afraid to read the 5th and last of the series....
On the other hand... I've been slowing down with my drawing craze, but I've still got a lot up. I should probably scan them to show you guys, and I'll do that later. Hopefully. ;) Lemme see how much I've done since my last post.
Pics of Al & Rory: 3
Random Fairy: 1
The Last Characters: 6
--Illusen (2)
--Arona (1)
--Ella & Thea (2)
--Aislinn (1)
Scott's Characters: 4
--Zane (1)
--Tally (3)
Turn Loose the Angels Characters: 26 (oh God.)
--Alice Hadeson (Death) (7)
--James Darcy (3)
--Oliver Larson (2)
--Kate Darcy (Death's Intern) (9)
--Edgar Memphis (Evil) (3)
--Dominic Jefferson (Love) (2)
--Ginger Darcy (1)
Harry Potter Characters: 7
--Ron (2)
--Fleur (2)
--Hermione (1)
--Viktor (1)
Other Characters: 3
Sarah Maq: 2
Friends: 5
Percy Jackson series Characters: 4
--Zoe Nightshade (1)
--Percy Jackson (1)
--Annabeth Chase (1)
--Rachel Elizabeth Dare (1)
Burning Roses Characters: 4
--Cara (2)
--Avaric <3 (1)
--Lucina (1)
--Cleo (1)
Volleyballs Hurtling Towards People's Heads: 2
Me!: 2
Stuff that Mrs. Stocks pushes me to draw xP : 14
-- Scary Pony, Ovelia's Mirror, Belikov Ancestor Cloak, the Moartea, Cara's Bracelet, the Seers' sign, Cara's necklace, Cliffside (2), Shoes, Bell on a ribbon, Skippy Peanut butter...*no comment*

Well that's enough of that... (This list is not including the several paintings I've made) O.o Too much stuff to type in for now. I'll, again, attempt to keep you updated!

Welcoming you to Crazy Artist Land,
Katelyn

New and Improved Playlist!

Wow! Two posts in one day! Okay, today I have procrastinating a little bit, and I was listening to my playlist, while attempting to write. I was hearing a few new songs which inspired a few things in The Last, I thought. So... I have decided to add on to what I already have, so you can probably get a better picture of the story. Here it is:

The Last Playlist

Time is Running Out - Muse

Counting Stars - Sugarcult

Shut Up - Simple Plan

Wake Me Up Inside - Evanescence

Pretty Girl - Sugarcult

Lithium - Evanescence

Miracle - Paramore

Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

Spotlight - Mutemath

Plane - Jason Mraz

Breathe - Paramore

Stay Away - Paramore

21 Guns - Green Day

Fireflies - Owl City (This one really doesn't count. It just reminds me tons of Illusen.)

Haha, that's all I can think of for now. I'll probably come back and edit this later when I come up with more ideas! Yay, plotbunnies!

Spazzing with my guitar,
Katelyn

Last Week of NaNo!

Whoo! Yay, for NaNoWriMo! I feel exhilarated right now. Seriously. My word count I finally caught up with, and currently I'm at 44,627! Yaaaaayyy!!! I can't believe how fast it went by too! Sigh, well at least I'm almost there. Three more days to finish. I'm in love with my story (even though every other normal person would think it extremely crappy! :D ), but the thing that frightens me is that I'm at least 40k in, but... I'm only on Chapter 2?!?!?! That is not normal. Oh well. :P
So it's been fun this month, and I can't believe that Christmas decor is already commin' down. It's crazy! All I know is that NaNo '09 has left me with 2.4% of my sanity!

Greetings from NaNo Land,
Katelyn

WOW! I'm busy!

God, I've been crazy busy this year, and not only because of NaNoWriMo(yay it has started ^^ Day 15!)! School has been killing me lately. My supposedly good core teacher, Mrs. Stocks, is such a weirdo!! She talks all monotone and dresses like an Amish pilgrim O.o It disturbs me greatly. She can teach well for someone so drab, but she sucks at teaching grammar(luckily I follow people well, and I know most of this stuff [plus I have photographic memory, so surely that helps as well.] ). Half the class fails every test, and it is pretttyyy sad.
On the other hand, my math teacher is just plain crazy! She belongs in the loony bin... She's pregnant so she gets mood swings all the time, and gives out detentions when she's in a bad mood. Another thing is she's OBSESSED with butterflies and smiles like a phsycotic maniac. Other than that, she's not so bad though. She's easy on the homework load, and lucky for me, she's also obsessed with purple, which I have a streak of in my hair. She adores me, but whatev...
I love my science teacher though! She's strict and not a lot of other people like her, but so far, she's my favorite! It's nice how she makes the day go by faster. All in all, I'm spazzingly busy, and that is why I've been late with my posts here.
NaNoWriMo is here though! Yeah!!! I've gotten a great start, and we are all half way through the month! I'm at 17,000 so far( a couple thousand behind, but it's all good) and I'm very happy because today I wrote 6k, and I didn't break a sweat! I'm quite proud of of myself, and I hope I can make it this month! I'll try to be more continuous with my posts!

Ta ta for now!
Katelyn

Is it the end of summer, or am I just depressed?

Ugh, I really need more summer before I go to school. I'm absolutely dreading it. Only two weeks away for me, which annoys me because a lot of people I know have three or four weeks... >.< Plus I've been going through some trouble with one of my friends, who gets dangerously depressed sometimes, which now has resulted in me being depressed.... And I just added something really sad to Burning Roses, and blah blah blah.... It's affecting my writing now. And again, I'm dying to write The Last. I'm listening to a depressing playlist, and it's getting me nowhere, but closer to murdering one of my characters. Not Jeff this time... maybe Sorrow, or maybe even Teadeus, possibly Sorrow's dad, Ramon. Ugh. Well, I gotta go check if this guy is online.

Greetings from Jupiter,
Katelyn

Music Playlists?

I was bored yesterday so I decided to make a few random playlists. I used songs twice, yes. They're really still in progress though, so I might not have a lot of songs ;)

Burning Roses Playlist

Gary Jules - Mad World

Jem - Falling for You

Paramore - Riot

Paramore - Decode

Sugarcult - Counting Stars

Jem - Missing You

Tegan - You Wouldn't Like Me

The Last Playlist

Muse - Time is Running Out

Sugarcult - Counting Stars

Simple Plan - Shut Up

Evanescence - Wake Me Up Inside

Sugarcult - Pretty Girl

Evanescence - Lithium


That's what I have so far. I've listened to each of these songs over and over, and I know that they're perfect for certain moments. I especially want to thank Adam Lambert for singing Mad World by Gary Jules, and making me notice the song. That song made me realize that I was going the wrong way in Burning Roses, and without that song, Jeff would probably be dead by now.

Yours truly,
Katelyn