Stuff is happening

Just thought you might like to know. Stuff is happening. There's going to be a huge outpouring of the holy spirit in the Preston area soon. There've been loads of visions about it at my church, and stuff is definitely happening there. Didn't have a sermon again on Sunday night, we were just worshipping. It was amazing. I want to do something. I don't know what, but I want to do something, to be involved. I don't particularly care what. Even if it's only taking tea to the healing team that's going to be be starting up soon on the flag market, I've forgotten what day, think it's going to be a Saturday, I want to be involved.

Bouncy

I feel really energetic and wired right now. Need to go do something. Maths exam was boring. Was very hyper just before, and am feeling hyper again now. Shall go bounce on trampoline/go for a walk/go cycling. I shall do something. Or I may explode. Bye.

Matalan

Well. Mum and I went to Matalan today. Twas interesting. Especially since part way through she needed to sit down, so I pushed her round in a wheelchair. And then she decided the nice new top I got from Primark on Thursday wasn't posh enough for a party, so she then found me another pink top, which is very nice, perhaps even nicer. The one I've got is, I admit, a little bit casual perhaps, but I like it. Anyway, that's what I've been up to so far today.

Sammy

I decided to make Sammy, seeing as she's one of my all-time favourite characters. So, here she is. On the left, before she split up with Ben. On the right, after she split up with Ben.

Characters.

Ok, so here's some of my characters. I made them either yesterday or quite some time ago. First up: Terry, on the left.

Now, the next one is currently just a random character, but I quite like her, even though I have no idea who she is. She looks interesting. Maybe she's Mirror, one of the new characters from Sky Dancer. Yeh, I think that's who she is. Tell a lie, I've just realised who she is, looking at her. She's Tria, and she actually has wings, but I didn't really think the wings that were on there suited her.

Next: My zuijin, from the fantasy which never got completed, but she's an interesting character. She's called oh dear, I've forgotten what she's called. Anyway, she doesn't actually have two arms, that's just because I wasn't sure how to get rid of one of them, but oh well. So, there we go, three of my characters, just so you can get an idea of what they look like.

Sky Dancer

There's a very interesting thing going on with Sky Dancer. I've had to make a map to show all the fighting that's going on, because I'm pathetic at geography, and I need to work things out. Because everyone's trying to take over the world at once... Anyway, here's the map, assuming this works...

Whoo!! I finished Lightning Smoke!!

Yesterday, I managed to finish Lightning Smoke, which is now book four in my series, but is actually the sixth one that I've finished. Yeh, I'm not really writing them in proper chronological order. Well, I was, but then there was about a sixteen year gap or something between Broken Sky and Chain Heart, and a lot of stuff happened in it, so I figured I needed to write what happened, even though Nutmeg doesn't feature in it at all. Terry came up with a lot of surprises, and I mean a lot, who would've guessed he had such a complicated and problem-riven family history? Red chucked in a couple too, as did Sammy and Eagle. I'm telling you, secondary characters suddenly developing personalities and histories and stuff like that is dangerous and interesting. I mean, who would've thought it of that lot? Sammy was just a nice, quiet angel who I chucked in because I needed someone to go in Nutmeg's new team, she wasn't supposed to be such a fierce, completely amoral warrior, who technically isn't. Well, I won't go into that here, just for when I get published. Maybe I will though. I mean, it's not exactly like everyone's going to suddenly pour onto this blog and plough through dozens and dozens of entries to find information, and I haven't really ever used labels, so they'd end up having to read it all... Anyway, Terry was causing more problems than Sammy in this one, because Sammy is waiting a bit to reveal all her stuff. And I have a feeling this kind of intermediate spin-off sort of series about the secondary characters may get a little longer than I thought. I mean, it's already gone from one book to definitely two and I have enough ideas for three I would think, but these guys are so unpredictable, it may end up being quite a few more.

Something's up with this thing

I was on before, trying to post, and I was about to upload some pictures I'd made while entertaining next door, and the internet browser just kept randomly closing. It was odd.

Pat (from Kenya)

On Saturday, a lady called Pat came round to our house, to see my parents, because they sent some money to the orphanage she runs, called Covenant Home, in Kenya, and she was coming to our church on Sunday, but since my mum's not allowed to come, Nicky said she was making sure mum got the chance to meet her. She's amazing. She was talking about the violence, and how it's not really gone away, it's still there, lurking below the surface, and it isn't going to take much to spark it off again. It's a totally different culture. The police and other civil servants aren't being paid, and so when the police need food, they go out and make up a couple of charges, but you can't really blame them because they're starving and desperate too. Anyway, it was really interesting, and it's incredible to listen to Pat talk about it.
Here's the website, have a look.
http://www.covenanthome.co.uk/
It's amazing what God's doing there. Because of all the violence, they needed security, and they were going to have to contribute to a kind of neighbourhood thing, when really they need all the money they've got for food, but the neighbour said that they'd put her on it without her having to pay, because of all the good she's doing for the people of Kenya.
Anyway, I'll be off now, to do some more writing, and maybe some revision at some point...

Moving stones, what fun!

Well. My dad decided it was a good idea for us to redo the garden, what with mum not being well and me having important exams soon. So today, two ton of stone arrived in the front garden. And it needs transporting to the back garden. So James and I got tasked with doing it. We have moved quite a few now. Hard work though. And James was pretty useless, so I wound up doing most of it. He kept dropping them on the grass at the front, instead of into the wheelbarrow, and of course he then couldn't pick them up. Argh! It's so annoying. I'm a lot stronger than him, so I wind up doing most of the hard work. Humph.

Another Nightmare...

This one also involved an English exam. Paper 1 of English Language if you're interested. And basically, I was doing it at the same time as a science paper and it was really odd because we were in a classroom and people kept talking and I had to keep moving and I got behind with the timing and so I didn't finish. It was really awful, so I woke myself up at half four yesterday morning, put on some nice calm music, and just lay there, awake, but not really awake. And when I started falling asleep again, it came back, so I woke myself up and didn't drop off again until about seven, and then I got up at eight. Woke up at half four this morning too, mainly because of the light. Managed to get back to sleep though, which is a definite plus.

Story update

Well. I know I said Terry was being difficult last time, but that's nothing compared to what he's gone and done now. I mean, surely there's a limit to this insanity? Maybe I shouldn't let him get away with it, but it does send my story off in an interesting new direction, and it makes sense, it really does. I won't say what it is, because it really is a crucial bit of plot. Suffice to say, it has to do with his ancestors and with Zanedron. I won't say any more. Zanedron, by the way, is a very evil demon.

The iPod and the Washing Machine

Well, I had an interesting experience on Saturday, when my mum came up to my room and told me she'd just found my iPod in my blazer pocket... After it had been through the washing machine. I tried switching it on, and it didn't come on, so I figured that was it, that my little iPod nano which I've had for nearly a year now, was dead. But after looking on the internet, I figured I may as well leave it to dry for a little longer, see what happened when I plugged it in. I plugged it into my dad's computer (didn't want to damage mine if it killed it), and the screen came on, and the computer recognised it and nothing adverse seemed to happen. As far as iTunes was concerned, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it, so I let it charge up and took it out. Now the screen is a little dodgy, as it won't change from what it comes on as, but it plays music. So I'm hoping it's just a little wet inside still and will sort itself out soon. Failing that, well, it doesn't matter too much, and I'm amazed it still works at all. It's a surprisingly durable little thing in all honesty... :D Let's hope I don't test its durability again though...

Just a thought...

If I ever become a published author, I'll have to stop writing so much about my stories on here and giving it all away. It's just occurred to me that I'm supposed to be mysterious. But I like talking about my stories. No matter. Cross that bridge when I get to it. Not if. When. Because I will get published. I will.

Story update

Well. I was adding to Sky Dancer, until my angels leapt at me with a really interesting idea, which is going to turn into three books between the current third and fourth ones. It had to be three, because it was too much idea for just one, and two would screw up my sneaky pattern which nobody will ever notice, but it's there, so ha!

See if you can spot it...

Nutmeg Angel (written)
Winged Fire (written)
Broken Sky (written)
Lightning Smoke (one I'm currently working on)
Steal Faith (provisional title)
Teach Trust (provisional title, unlikely to be used, but it serves its purpose for now)
Chain Heart (written)
Twisting Fate (written)
Seeking Truth (from here on are unwritten so far, but I have ideas)
Dark Light
Cursed Hope
Shadowed Watch
Crimson Flight
Grow Life (not sure about this one)
Chase Dusk
(no idea what this one will be called, I haven't found an interesting title that fits the pattern yet)
Darkening Waters
Shimmering Soul
Thousand Worlds
Forgotten Warriors
Completed Paths.

That's a lot of books. But I will do it. Gradually. Just like I'll finish off the series about Ash, and Sky Dancer, and I'll write A Crash Course In Parachuting and yeh, I've lots to keep me busy.

Anyway, in this one I'm working on, Lightning Smoke, the characters have gone heywire. I mean, Terry was always a nice quiet guy, solid, reliable. He's been badly injured, and all sorts of stuff about his family is coming out. And then there's Eagle and force lines and what I thought was a mostly fairly predictable series (well, more predictable than some of my other books, even if plenty of random unexpected stuff did end up happening...) is suddenly just as unpredictable as Pterodactyl was. Still. It's interesting to say the least.