Ashen Sky Life Episode #1: Of Bacon, Cool Points, and Will & Elle

(This was written as a conversation, just like the web shows we did when Ashley came to visit. Since we can't put our webshows on the blog, we thought this would be the next best thing. And yes, we really are this random. We'll probably do more in the future, because it was way too much fun.)

Sky: Hi, this is Sky! And welcome to Ashen Sky Life!
Ash: Hi, this is Ash!
S: We are looking at houses.
A: For a couple of our characters.
S: Yes, because they're literally a couple. They kinda have to be to live together.
A: Yes. They are. And they are some of our favorite characters.
S: Their names are Will and Elle.
A: And they have an amazing back story.
S: Wanna hear it?
A: Of course they wanna hear it!
S: You're smart. Okay... well, they started out as best friends.
A: They've known each other since they were born.
S: And they have been best friends ever since.
A: They were closer than anyone else in the world.
S: But they were just friends, see.
A: Because neither of them realized how they felt.
S: Until Elle went on tour with her sister's husband's band.
A: And then Will realized something.
S: He was in love with Elle! [this is when you all gasp.]
A: And Elle, well, she didn't like him. [this is where you all sigh]
S: Because Elle was dating someone else. And Will was jealous. Because he loved Elle. Obviously.
A: Elle didn't love this other guy, but she liked him, thought that maybe he could be the one.
S: But Will knew that he couldn't let Elle marry another dude.
A: Because he loved Elle.
S: Duh.
A: And he didn't want his heart to get broken by watching her with another guy. Though, he wasn't able to just tell her how he felt.
S: Do you think we're spoiling this?
A: Uh, do you?
S: Well, we kind of already told them Will & Elle are a couple. Since they live together. And they're married.
A: Right. So I guess that we're not spoiling anything. So anyways, where were we? Oh yes, he wasn't able to tell her how he felt.
S: Because he was afraid. Even though he was a manly man, he was still afraid.
A: So he just let her date the other guy, trying to get his mind off of her, and how much he liked her.
S: *whispers* it didn't work.
A: He liked her too much. He'd liked her for a long time, but didn't realize what he had until she was with someone else.
S: Isn't that technically considered jealousy?
A: Yes, he was jealous. They had been inseparable for 14 years and he didn't want that to change.
S: Will was afraid that would happen, if he and Elle got married. To other people.
A: Right. He didn't want that. *smiles* Because he wanted to marry her.
S: Do we tell them what happened?
A: I don't know *thinks* mm....should we?
S: I think that it's Will & Elle's story and maybe we should ask them.
A: Sure. Will, Elle, are you okay with us using your story? Oh. Wait!!! It's OUR story. They're only them because of US!
S: Goooood pointtt.
A: Sky, stop interrupting, it makes me forget where we were...oh. He wanted to marry her.
S: So he did. Oh, sorry. I interrupted again.
A: Anyways! Elle eventually broke up with her boyfriend...which made Will happy!
S: Very, very, very happy!! And then they fell in love. The end.
A: But that isn't a cute way to do it! You are such a spoil-sport!
S: Well, if we tell them how it happened, nobody will read the book [when it comes out in about 10 years.]
A: Gooooodddd poinnttttttt. Yes. They fell in love. The End. There. Now it's finished.
S: Okay, okay. We can give them one hint.
A: Which one?
S: Bacon.
A: AH! Bacon! I love bacon. So does Will.
S: I love Will.
A: I could eat some bacon.
S: We SHOULD eat some bacon.
A: Mmmm...that would be yummy. In honor of Will and Elle.
S: The best characters ever.
A: Yup. And these people will LOVE Will and Elle when their story is published, will they not?
S: Of course. You can't wait, can you?
A: For the publication? Of course not! When it's published, I shall go SQUEEE!
S: Me too! Okay, if someone read ALL of this, I'd give them cool points. Or bacon.
A: Bacon AND cool points!
S: What could be better than that?
A: Nothing. Except maybe reading the published Will and Elle story.
S: We can read Will & Elle while eating bacon.
A: Good idea!
S: Okay, we've probably bored the readers to death by now. Readers? Readers? Are you still there?
A: They're probably gone. What's the use?
S: They missed out on the bacon and cool points.
A: Uh, their loss.
S: More for us!
A: yay! yay! yay!
S: Maybe next time we can introduce them to Cale, and Dereck, and Bekah. Okay, I was lying when I said Will & Elle were the best. I love all of them.
A: They're all amazing. Will and Elle are SOME of the best. But Cale, and Dereck, and Bekah and Leigha...well, they're just as best-est-er as Will and Elle.
S: Just like bacon.
A: Yes. Like bacon.
S: So, do you think this is the end?
A: I think this is THE END!
S: Until you read the Will & Elle story. With bacon.
A: Right. We need to make sure to DEFINITELY add bacon into Will and Elle now.
S: Definitely. Because the world wouldn't be the same without bacon.
A: No. It just would not be the same. Now I REALLY want bacon.
S: Let's go get some.
A: Okay! Bye readers! Time for some bacon!
S: THE END!

Problem Solved?

One of the main reasons we haven't been writing is because of Google Docs. Once we hit 50k, our document took forever to load. It discouraged us from writing so much that we did just that: we didn't write.

I got the idea the other day that we could start a completely new document and continue the story from there. That way it doesn't take nearly as long to load, and we can write as much as we used to.

Well, maybe not as much as we used to. We're still getting back into the groove of things. Now that our two MCs have fallen for each other, it feels like the story is done. Actually, that couldn't be farther from the truth. We still have so much more plot to write. I wouldn't be surprised if we got to 70, or 80k.

We are writing right now, and I forgot how much I missed this. I don't know about Ashley, but I'm starting to get excited about this story again. I dearly love Google Docs, but sometimes you have to outsmart it. Google Docs will not keep us from writing! ;) And can I just say I ♥ writing? Yes. I really ♥ writing.

-Sky

Current WC in Doc #1: 53,215
Current WC in Doc #2: 1,998
Total WC: 55,213

Whoa!

I'd love to make the announcement that Kylie and I hit another marker in our story - that we're farther along than we were a couple of days ago...that we wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote.

But I can't...
...because that would be a lie...
And I'm a Christian
...and Christians shouldn't lie....

We haven't written much at all lately, our story has DEFINITELY hit a lull and neither of us are seriously in the mood to write. But I know that we will get back to it, because it's only right. Our characters should not be ignored.
We don't like to be ignored, why should they?
 Maybe while I'm thinking about it, I should write...
...okay. I'll do that.

~Ashley

Interpersonal Relationships

Bekah is the sister of Cale.
Cale is friends with Leighla.
Leighla is married to Channing.
Channing is the brother of Dereck.
Dereck likes Bekah. 
Bekah is best friends with Leighla.
Leighla is a matchmaker, trying to match Dereck and Bekah.
Dereck and Bekah love each other.
The end.

There you go, the plot of our novel.

In which we hit 50,000

Check it OUT! ^

YAY! Another announcement. Please allow me to step up on my soapbox for a moment.

*clears throat*

The Stats

We started this story: 37 days ago - 1.8.11
We hit 20K: 15 days ago - 2.2.11
We hit 30K: 10 days ago - 2.7.11
We hit 40k: 8 days ago - 2.9.11
We hit 50k: 2 days ago - 2.15.11
We are writing: A little slower than before.

As you can probably guess, Ashley's inner struggle from her last post resulted in her reaching 50k. I was too excited to be mad at her. Our story is about three quarters of the way done, maybe not even that far. Trutfully, she and I are shooting for 80k if at all possible.

At this point, our two main characters, Dereck and Bekah, have fallen in love, and all I can say is finally! It is kind of sad though. Although we have tons of plot yet, it kind of feels...over. It's hard to explain, but now that they're officially in love, it just seems like there's not as much to write about.

Oh well. We'll figure something out. We always do. :)

-Sky

Listening to Music While Writing

As I am sitting at my computer, trying to think if I should keep writing, I'm listening to "the Cale song". It's in the sidebar - if you haven't already checked it out, go do so now - and I just keep listening to it.


Ideas keep rolling through my mind, as I'm writing this morning in Dereck and Bekah. I have ideas galore. But I don't know if I should stop and let Kylie take over when she gets on the computer later. I feel selfish when I write huge parts and she doesn't get a chance to write! :P But of course, she's not on the computer right, because it's early morning there.


We are almost at 50,000 words and I would love, love, love to get to that before she gets on - to surprise her, but I'm also deciding if I need to just get off the computer and let Kylie reach it.


We've been writing this particular story for 38 days. I really can't wait to hit the 50K mark...so maybe I will go write some more.


Plus, it doesn't help that the story is yelling at me to write it.....


~Ashley

A Look Inside Their Closets: The Guys

Part of the reason *I* haven't been posting on this blog, or even writing in our story, is because my laptop is currently down with some unexplainable issues. I'm hoping to take it into a repair shop (or maybe get a new one?! :P), but at the moment it's not available for my use. Fortunately my family has a couple desktops, and I'm pretty much on as much as I normally am, but it's throwing me off not to have my normal computer. >.<

Ah, well. It's okay. I just wrote a hugely long part (yes, I know that's redundant) in the story, and hopefully Ashley can run with it. I had a dream last night that gave me an awesome idea for the story - that's proof that I'm a hopeless romantic. Too bad it's only fiction. ;)

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the post about what our characters wear. I say that because I have the second installment: the guys. :P I needed a break from writing in our book, so I turned to the blog. :P

It took me a while to figure out that I could do guys' fashion on Polyvore too, and when I found out, I was ecstatic. Dereck and Cale, our main male characters, are what make the story what it is. It just wouldn't be the same without them. So, without further ado, since I can't introduce them to you, I'll do the next best thing: introduce you to what they wear. ;)

Dereck

Dereck by MountainFireflower featuring converse shoes

Dereck is our other title character in ... Dereck and Bekah. :P As you can probably guess, he's Bekah's love interest, so I think his outfit goes really well with hers. (Again, I dig the shoes... and the beanie. :P)

The look I was going for was preppy but comfortable at the same time. Dereck likes t-shirts, jeans, and hoodies - but I don't know, somehow he looks nice while doing it. :P

Something that tickled my funny bone - when I was looking for clothes for Dereck, I honestly couldn't understand why everything that stood out to me for him was from American Eagle. It made me laugh to realize that in the initial planning stages, his nickname was Eagle. ;P

Cale

Cale by MountainFireflower featuring plaid tops

I'm sure you've all heard about Cale. He's Bekah's brother, and she picked up wearing plaid from him, as I'm sure you can already tell. Cale's really relaxed, but he loves plaid, Converse, and playing guitar. He and Dereck are really good friends, and are both into music, but they both have their own different personalities - which I hope came across in their clothes.

Although like Ashley, I don't like to pick favorites, I'd have to say Cale is pretty high up there. ;) And his outfits are pretty nice too.

Okay, well it's a beautiful day outside so I'm going to drag myself away from the computer and go outside. Maybe I'll get inspired while I'm out there. :)

-Sky

Edit - Current WC: 46,301. :D