I finish the novel, like seriously

It's 3.10 a.m. in local time, Monday - Miracle happens.

Finally, the three-month-old efforts have come to a stress-free ending. The book now is done. Do you know, how hard it is, just to put the word 'THE END' in one word document, after you have written thousands of words all this while?

I don't know what to write, I'm so excited and I'm all worn out now. It's tiring. I need a good sleep now.

This is the end. This is the proof, that I'm not just talking and dreaming. I put my words into action and the most important thing is, proving myself, not proving others. Now, I believe more in myself, the one that I have lost since January ago. This is my second debut in life, and I'm climbing again. I messed up last time, but this time, no more.


This is the end of all my griefs, my despairs and disappointments. The End. The answer for my silence for this past three months. (Sorry guys that I didn't reply your birthday wishes and greets on my Facebook wall. It took a lot of courage to do that.)

I'm not going down without a fight. Thank God, you're my only hope and strength.

The novel has come to an end

Phewww...There is nothing more relievable, other than finishing something you have been working on, for about 3 months now.

So, I finally, I came to the last chapter and the word counts so far is 58,125 words. I was planning for only something less than 55,000 words, but thank God, I surpass the expectation.
And the next thing, especially today, is to finish up everything. And tonight, I need to make a thorough review from the 'Preface' till the very last page (I still don't know how should I end the story actually).

Other hand, I haven't made up my mind, on which publishing houses should I go. Whether it would be Alaf21, PTS, Utusan Publications - I don't know, because I don't have much information about any of them. I used to email someone from Alaf21, and she told me a bit about the company, the royalty distribution and stuff.
But the most important thing now is - How should I end my 'DEAD CAT FOR ZOEY' novel?

ALL PRAISE TO GOD FOR GIVING ME THE STRENGTH, UP TILL NOW: 58,OOO WORDS AND COUNTING!

I DID IT!!! and I DID IT MY WAY!

Linda Ronstadt vs. Zooey D.- Who you with?

When I browsed Youtube for the latest song from She & Him, my father asked me to look for some old songs that he used to love during his teenage life. We search for Deep Purple's Temple of the King, Paul Anka's Papa, Boney M's Ma Baker (a song tribute for a mother and sons robbery plots, where they were shot dead by FBI) and some other songs, like from Rod Stewart and Gun N Roses.
Everything was fine, until he asked me to type in the name 'Linda Ronstadt' in the search field. And the result was amazing, I mean, I was stunned! Why? Because she imitates the look of an everyone-dream-girl, Zooey Deschanel. Check out the vid below:



Well, it wasn't that close, but the way she picks her guitar, the hair-do, the dressing, big, fat eyes - it leads to a phenomenon called 'Karma' or rebirth of the old into the new one. I don't believe such thing, this might be a sheer coincidence. And of course, Zooey is much adorable..Haha...

VERSUS

Both are great singers - Zooey is folk/alternative figure, Linda was once labeled 'Queen of Rock' and she did country, folk, rock and roll too. So, the jury is, both are good, one is cuter than another. Which one??? Haha...

I'm In The Sun with She & Him

Well, not much people know about this alternative/folk band, but they are pretty famous in USA, and now they are shattering the world with their latest album - Volume Two.
The collaboration between Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward, is super-genius! super duper~ She's a great singer-songwriter, and Ward is great too, with his slumber face and well-skilled guitar strumming, make this band something that stand out proud, beating the hell out of the crowd.

Volume One is a very successful one. I had the full album since last year and it worth hours of listening. I wonder if they can keep up the good work with their second debut. Hopefully, they will and of course, they won't be disappointing, because, I have the proof!

Here is the foolproof! Introducing: In The Sun, fully written by Z.Deschanel. You'll be amazed!
Hit the green play button, TO PLAY, duh!

	She & Him - In the Sun .mp3

Novel progress:
Word counts: 57,312 words
Current Chapter: Still on 'The Wall of Change' and some additions to 'I Deserve to Know to' chapter.

Just in case, you need the lyrics, I'll attach it here, in this post;

It's hard to be ignored
When I look at you
You look so bored
My baby, my darling
I've been taking a beating

Well all right
(Well all right)
It's ok
(It's ok)
We all get the slip sometimes every day
I'll just keep it to myself
In the sun
In the sun

It's hard to take the blame
When I look at you, you're so ashamed
My baby, my darling
I've been thinking of leaving

Well all right
(Well all right)
It's ok
(It's ok)
We all get the slip sometimes every day
I'll just keep it to myself
In the sun
In the sun

Well all right
(Well all right)
It's ok
(It's ok)
We all feel ashamed sometimes every day
I'll just keep it to myself
In the sun
In the sun

Thanks for reading!

Novel for Death Cab for Cutie fans

How many times in your life, that you ever fancy a band, from your childhood till you turn 40s or 50s? How many? Not much right, 'cause normally, it is the band who forgets you first. Most music bands in Malaysia, they don't last long (some only lasted for a year or two) and how could they have loyal, die-hard-fans, if they are not even loyal among or to themselves.

Well, since I was 14 or so, I used to listen to lots of slow rock, sentimental, and indie rock bands, and of course, it would be more from the Beatles and the Smiths. But it was pretty hard to find their records. But my most trustworthy band is Death Cab for Cutie or DCfc, an indie band from America, lead by Benjamin Gibbard (vocals, guitar), Chris Walla (guitar, production), Nick Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums).

Since the 'cassette age', I've been following this band, through their various discographies, like 'You can play these songs with cords', 'Something About the Airplane', 'Narrow Stairs' and so on.
Why I listen to them? For no reason. I don't know, the main aspect is the lyric. It's not like any other song,their songs are usually melancholy songs about feeling both smart and confused, hopelessly romantic but wary of love.

The screenshot of my iPod, on the left, with all the albums of this indie band, is the foolproof!

And my latest novel, 'Dead Cat for Zoey' has something to do with that 'wary of love' and i'm the hopelessly romantic, smart and confused. Haha.

So, where's the novel is going now?

Word counts so far: 55,896 words
Current chapter: The Wall of Change (name changed from The Wall of Many Stories)

Four bottles of isotonic and sore throat

It's getting hot in here. In Malaysia. Really hot and long drought. Hot Indian summer, as most Americans referred in their writings.

I don't do anything today, not adding even a single word into my I-don't-know-if-it-gets-published-or-not book. That's too much adjectives there, right? So, I got fever and chill, thanks a million to my dad for buying me four bottles of 100PLUS isotonic drinks, 'cause I felt dehydrated so much, like running back-t0-back marathon from Kedah to Johor, then to Kedah, yeah, that kind of exhaustion and dehydration. See what I mean? And I got horrible sore on my Adam's apple (mine but Adam's. Isn't that conflicting each other?)
Also, watch out for second wave of the H1N1. A community advice from the guy in Dead Cat for Zoey.
So, sorry, no book updates.

Word counts: Refer previous post
Current Chapters: Same goes. Refer below.

Way behind schedule. It's April now!

Pheww...I haven't start writing since yesterday, but now, I have just finished the chapter 'Who is she, actually?' and currently, about to start a new chapter, that I refused to call 'Wall of Many Stories', because I haven't got any good heading for it yet.

You read Twilight, don't you? I don't. Okay, I did, once, but just few pages, the first saga. But that's not the whole point. What I am trying to do here, is to challenge that goddamn good and now, rich-and-famous, Stephenie Meyer. (But she's pretty cute lady, at 36, which isn't that bad for that age! Check out her pic below-->)


Only that she's married, with three kids. Forget it!!

What about her? She wrote that book based on her dream, on one smelly-breath morning, and from then on, she kept writing till she finished the whole book - within three months. 3 MONTHS? She's kidding me.

Fine. I started mine, the chapter 'Venti Incident' when I was in my sister's house in Taiping. I got a dream too, but it was night, past midnight and I can't sleep. So, I trembled myself in front of my laptop and punched the keystrokes right away. The idea was like a downpour! Like a flood running down from the sky into formatted text in Ms. Word. And it was January 20th 2010. And it was just 1131 words been written that night. Bummer!

So, I got 19 more days to April 20th. I need to catch up with my writing. 3-month book challenge!
GENTLEMEN, LET'S DO THIS.

Word counts so far: 53, 426 words
Chapter finished: Who is she, actually?