Rebel Information- Chrissy

    Okay, I haven't been able to update a blog post in quite a while. It's been pretty hectic between trying to write my new story 'Together' and starting yet another major school year, it's been quite a few busy months.
    To be fair, Miranda did nag me a couple times to do a blog post, and I was going to do so, but something always came into the way.
 
    Since I don't really want to write about just my story, considering this is a shared blog post, I shall reveal some information about Rebel, that wont spoil anything exactly, just enlighten some stuff about it.

         Information:

1.) The same people that survived in Chaos will not all live. Nate, Nicole, Gavin, Katie and Jesse.

2.) The group ends up back at the high school they were going to before the outbreak.

3.) The book will be in the perspective of four people. Every conversation wont be repeated though.

4.) In this book, the leadership of the group will be questioned, and the group will have trouble living with other people after being so in charge of themselves for a while.

5.) People that have been forgotten may be included in this book, most will be dead.

6.) The group reflects on their humanity and has trouble coming to terms with all they've seen and experienced.

7.) People die.


     This is just a hint of what to come, and hopefully Rebel will be just as successful as Chaos was. Although we haven't tried to get Chaos published, we will eventually. I'm very proud of Miranda and I, we've accomplished something most people only dream of.
  There are a lot of authors out there that are much better off that Miranda and I, but I wont diminish our accomplishment. We've actually finished a book. Before Chaos, I've only ever just started ideas for books, but we've actually written and completed a sixty paged chapter book. I can't express my happiness, and I am very excited to start the second book in the Chaos series.


  -Chrissy G

Long Time, No See

Well hello there everybody! Long time no see!

So have have you been? Good? Well that's wonderful! We've been good as well!

So what to say? It's been about a month since I last posted. In that time, Chaos has gotten almost 1000 reads! We are oh so excited! We, or at least I, never dreamed that it would be so popular. I have never been as proud of myself as I am right now. Hopefully it will only get better from here.

Also in the last month, we got a lot of hits on this page. Now I don't know if that's because some people from Wattpad decided to check this out, or people stumbled upon it by accident, but either way, THANK YOU! It means so much to us that you care. I know we say that a lot but it really means so much. We personally thank all of our followers on Wattpad we care that much. 

So keep up the good work, AND, I have a challenge for you. If you see this, please check out our account on Wattpad, @CMStories , and just tell us you're reading. It doesn't have to be creative, just say potato or something. If you're too shy to do that, just vote for us. You guys are really why we do this so don't be afraid to tell us so we keep going.


Apart from Chaos, my own book called Incandescent is also doing really well. It's nowhere close to 1000 reads, but 100 is still good. again, hopefully it will only go up. Chrissy has also just posted a new book, 'Together', and it is amazing. It's something that could actually happen too, which I love. Even if being able to handle fire would be awesome ;)

So just bear with us, we're not updating the blog much because we're just posting. Once rebel gets started, we'll update this every week. Hopefully, you know we're bad with this. So see you soon!

-Scrivenn :) (Miranda if you don't check Wattpad... yet)

I guess I'll post :/

Hey guys!
I actually have no Idea what to say....
I haven't really talked to Chrissy in a few days, she's at her aunts and has no phone. I've been doing a lot of writing on my own and it's so lonely! I miss my partner. I can't wait until Rebel gets started. I really don't know if Chrissy is writing. She usually uses my computer to write and she did start something but as far as I know, it's only the one chapter that's posted on her account on wattpad. 
Ummm... I started posting Incandescent to CMStories now, it's definitely going to stay there. Everything from copyright to chapter three is posted right now.
We probably won't be blogging so much over the next little bit, but we will try to keep you up to date on things that are happening. 
I guess that's everything for now, Chaos will be posted on Thursdays too so keep checking for that.
Have a good one!
-Miranda!

What Do We Do Now? ._.

Hi...... 
Chaos is over..... We finished..... WHAT DO WE DO NOW!? :(
Okay, so Chaos is officially finished. All that is left to do now is revise and post. We have decided to post on Thursday's from now on. So look forward to that!
On other Chaos news, we have just gotten back from spending the weekend in Margaree! It was so much fun! I got lots of pictures of places mentioned in the book, and the house and stuff like that. It was great! Chrissy and I will go through that and decide what to post, give you a feel for what the character would have seen you know? It will be great.

Onto other news, NOT relating to Chaos! :o
Since Chaos is over, and we will be taking a break before starting the second book, we have been talking about doing other things. What I mean by that is... a new book! Or rather two!
I, Miranda, have scribbled down a few ideas and started the first chapter of a new book. I like it but I'm just kind of messing around with it right now. 
As for Chrissy, she has been messing around with a book idea herself, with I think is great, especially since it relates to her and Katie (who would write it with her). 
Also, I had an old book idea a long time ago then I had just recently remembered and thought about writing. It's already started but I think I'm going to put that off for a while.

So lots of new things are going on and all that. We will be interacting more on Watt Pad, now that we aren't busy writing Chaos anymore so send us a message and one of us will take a look at your book, give you our thoughts!

-M

What Day is It!?

Crap.

For those of you who don't know (that would be everyone) it is exam week! Gross. If you're keeping up with Wattpad, we are having a few technical difficulties. However, We really don't have to fix this as we have exams! :(

My first exam is tomorrow and Chrissy is writing one as I sit on my ass at home writing this. I haven't picked up a book either. I was so busy trying to fix Chaos that the date crept up on me! What am I gonna do! Help!

On a better note, Chaos is almost finished! We are writing 60, which is the final chapter ! YAY! Well it's kind of sad but also exciting. Have many times have times have we told you it would be finish and you didn't believe us! Well we did it! The final chapter is half done and Chrissy gets the last word so it will obviously get finished! :D

I'm soooooooooooo excited. I've never been so proud of myself and Chrissy. I really think Chaos is a great story! 

And remember when we first started posting and I was happy that we had 65 reads? We now we have 288 reads, 75 votes and 33 comments!!!!!! How exciting! We want to thank you so much for supporting us! And keep it coming, we love to interact with our fans (if we even really have any) and can answer any questions you have regarding Margaree, Fleshers, or even Nicate! (Thanks to Caela for the couples name!) 

Also, if your on Wattpad and you want us to have a look at your story, just tell us in a comment or inbox! Don't be afraid to ask! We wont just overlook it either, we do listen to you guys! It's so great to be able to talk to you guys and learn new things!

So anyway, I should probably go study (don't make me!). Don't be afraid to talk to us!

-M :)

Review!

Wow, just look at this! I must say Iam very proud of Chrissy and myself! Thank you for the reads and reviews!
-M

Super Spoilers are Super

   Really lame title, and I am super* embarrassed to have put you through that. Know, from the bottom of my heart, I am sorry. 

   Anyway, I'm trying to get this whole 'Chaos' thing in the charts, so I'm going to be releasing some really cool behind the scenes stuff and spoilers that wont completely ruin the book, typically. Depends on how seriously you take this. 



               Interview from CMStories authors (like we're a big deal, lol)
               (Chrissy is that color and Miranda is this color.)

  1.) What inspired you to create a zombie book when the genre is so popular now-a-days?

      The inspiration we had was from a dream I experienced which laid out the basics of Chaos for Miranda and I for us to write when we actually figured out that writing a book together would be very beneficial. 

   2.) Where did you find the names for your characters?

      We really drew from names we liked, Jesse is an example of that. However we kinda borrowed names from ourselves as well. What I mean is that my middle name is Nicole, Chrissy's is Kimberly, Katie is Brittany. Just kidding, Katie was Katie.

   3.) What was the inspiration for the setting and events?

      The inspiration for the setting, Margaree, is an actual place that my family owns. Miranda and I spent about a week one year ago in Margaree, while we came up with the idea for Chaos, and the events 

   4.) How, as authors, can you kill of your beloved characters and still claim to posses a mortal soul?

        Well, that is kind of hard to answer. I personally don't think Chrissy has a mortal soul with all of her freaky powers (don't ask), but the thing was, as much as we loved them, they were never meant to stay. We planned to kill them off before we even bonded with them. Others like *Insert Dead Character Here* that we decided later to kill were harder. However, we agreed that it was for the better.

   5.) Are there going to be more books after the major plot lining of Chaos?

       Honestly, yes, there will be a number of books (we don't have an exact  number yet) and little spoiler, the next book will probably be called, "Rebel". 

   6.) How has it been working with each other?

   

     Terrible.Just kidding. I don't speak for Chrissy but I found it very eye opening. I love learning new things and finding new solutions to old problems, and I feel like that's what this was. Chrissy really opened my eyes to where I needed to focus my energy, and what parts of my writing were the best. 

     Well, thanks Miranda, for that 'terrible' comment. Anyway, my answer to the question is that working with each other has basically actually gotten Chaos finished, because of all the motivation and nagging from each other to get chapters done. I've never completely finished a book before, and honestly, Miranda was the reason that Chaos is finished. Don't get me wrong, I helped her just as much and it's her first time finishing a book, but I'm speaking from my too long P.O.V. 

   7.) What was the process of writing Chaos?

      The process for writing Chaos is actually very boring. I, Chrissy, write Nate's even chapters and Miranda writes all of Nicole's odd ones. We work together in order to make each chapter line up perfectly with each other. 

   8.) When did you start writing and how do you plan to make future things more efficient?

      We started writing Chaos July, 2012, and it was amazing just starting out, and has been fun getting all of our ideas on paper and our beautiful, detailed, and edited. We've been having fun with it, and I don't think we could do anything to get more efficient except maybe actually get stuff done when we say we are. 

   9.) What happens with Nate's dad?

      
       Don't ask us that, read the book, well it will be in the second one, and find out! Don't cheat the system!










Anyway, we're having fun with Chaos, and I'm very thankful to have this opportunity. ---Do you see this? It's a combo of both the colors!!


-Chrissy and Miranda. 

Half-Time

Hello there everyone!
I am very excited to say that we have posted to the halfway mark! Well pretty much. It's halfway without the epilogue, prologue and other... things... we have planned to write, all revolving around the Chaos book. I don't know if Chrissy wants to keep the... things... a surprise so you'll just have to wait and see what they are.
I also just want to say thanks to everyone who reads this, or reads the book. It really means a lot to us that you enjoy, or at lease pretend to enjoy, Chaos, which we are working very hard on. 
Also, it's almost our anniversary !! Yay! I don;t remember the exact date we started the book, so I'm going with August 24, because I know we were in Margaree at that time. I know that we began this loooonnng book earlier than that, but close enough.
Also, since we want to keep to a schedule, so we will now only be posting two chapters, once a week.
I have to go ( I have to do laundry, ew) so i''ll see you next time! Have a good one!
-M

Not a church family

Hey everyone,
I just wanted to do a quick post that's actually really personal. It goes like this:
Remember my last post? The one where I complained (no surprise there) about being tired? It's okay, I don't either. Well, there was actually a death in my family that night. After I got picked up later that day my dad informed me that my aunt died.
I absolutely adore my aunt. She, like the rest of my wonderful family, is just a great person with a good sense of humor.  It's been rough trying to cope with her sudden but expected death and I definitely couldn't get through it without my fantastic best friends (Chrissy, Katie, and Brianna) and my amazing boyfriend (Byron). I just want to thank you for them being here for my. I seem to start crying at the weirdest time over the smallest things, like when I see a cat, or the color purple. It's really hard.
Not only that but today, it has been exactly five years since my great-grandmother was laid to rest. I was really close to her and I miss them everyday. It's just hard to believe that they are both gone.
I'm going to cry even more if I keep talking about this, so on a happier note, last night, I finished chapter 59! YAY! FINALLY! Chrissy was so proud when I told her! I am proud of myself! I honestly think it is the best chapter I have written. I wish I could post it now, but you don't even know anything that happens, only having posted to 22 as of right now. I'll update soon.
So I have to go. My cousin Terri, my aunts daughter, is holding a family dinner, as she flies home tomorrow afternoon. So I'll update later tonight hopefully, if not then probably Sunday. Chrissy is hosting a bonfire Friday (Yay, smores) and then I'm doing a double date car wash Saturday. Have a great weekend, I will!
-M

The Unfortunate events of the last few days

I guess logically, I should start from the beginning. 

FRIDAY: Was sick, stayed home from school, wrote Chaos, felt terrible. My cousins came over from New Brunswick, their names are Nicole (lol), Makki and Haley, and they are the best. Miranda came over and all the adults went to a benefit dance for my little ten year old cousin Kellen who has leukemia. Miranda and I had four kids to babysit (the youngest 2, the oldest 12) and the two year old, Raylin, cried for her mother and got sick, had to be picked up at 11:00, and Makki, who is seven, was seemingly deathly ill, making Miranda and I stay up with her in the bathroom from 11 to 1:30am. It was torture. 

SATURDAY: Spent time with the cousins, hurt my left wrist being a moron, and wrote a bit of the future death chapters of the currently diseased in Chaos. 

SUNDAY: Fell down stairs and landed on left wrist (see the pattern yet?) and wrote only a little because of sore wrist. Miranda came over today and took her computer from me, knowing I'd injure myself further.  

MONDAY: I went over my plans in my head. Write Chaos, play minecraft (#addicted), and then YouTube. However, here's how the order really was; sleep, write a bit, play basketball, sleep. Also, I fell on my wrist again, so that was fun. Miranda came over this day and took her computer back. 

TUESDAY: Miranda did not come over, but I called her and she had her final concert (she and I play guitar, however we are in different schools) and I unfortunately couldn't attend. 

And TODAY: Three school tests, and some Chaos. Lovely. 

    I am honestly disgusted at my lack of effort in, well, anything, but I'm going insane trying to make revisions to Chaos and make every chapter 10 pages, and it'll eventually have me locked in the loony bin with an uncomfortable straight jacket and some non-existent friends. I'm serious, take this computer away from me, it's driving me crazy. 

    I understand that this week does not, in fact, sound so bad, but honestly it's terrible. I cannot fathom why I've been having bad days, probably due to my lack of work effort and constant hurting of the left wrist, but it just seems like one of those weeks where nothing goes right and everything goes to shit. 


     I'm going to be doing a lot to Chaos tomorrow; I'm planning half-way completing a death chapter, writing Chapter 60, and getting at least chapter 24 completely revised. That doesn't sound like too much, does it?
Naw. 



    Anyway, I must leave for now. Expect a post tomorrow about how everything goes, and for now, try not to hurt your wrist, it sucks. 

EPIC FACE PALM

-Chrissy

That was Quite a Night

Why hello there everybody!
So It's Miranda here, and I am dead tired. It is currently 1;41 in the morning. Usually I go to bed around ten or eleven, however, Chrissy and I were baby sitting. And the adorable little kids got really upset. Since 10:30 we have been trying to help them but there was really nothing we could do and it was really emotional for all of us. 
I really feel like writing right now, but I know that due to the fact of how tired I am that it will suck. I'll just do that tomorrow.
Also, as Chrissy mentioned, the upcoming updates on wattpad will be rather slow, I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
So, I really cant think of anything else to say, so goodnight! Happy June first!
http://www.wattpad.com/story/2003650-chaos (Link right to the very begining/book summary/ book jacket)
-M

Without Posting

   Hey,

  We have a bit of a problem. 

  Way back when Miranda and I were working on chapters 15-30, we decided to put a bunch of short chapters in. I have no clue why, something about quality over quantity...regardless, I'm trying to lengthen them as best I can, but, Chapter 21, for instance, has FOUR FREAKING PAGES! The minimum was ten and I usually go for twelve for each chapter, so I have no clue why there are a bunch of four paged chapters. I'm pretty upset to say the least.

   Anyway, we're trying our hardest to post the chapters on Wattpad, but we can only go as fast as we slacked when we were officially writing the chapters, and apparently we were slackers -_-.  

   I'm very excited for Chaos to be rapped up; not because I am bored or I feel like it's actually work, but because I want to read the complete book myself :D

    Check out our most recent chapters, because we have 1 to 20 live right now, and will be posting 21-25 on the weekend. It's been a pretty productive week so far, let's hope that continues. 


    Just a small update post, so I must leave you with this now. Enjoy!

-Chrissy 

Just another pain

   I know I already posted like, two hours or so, but I feel like anyone reading this would like to hear about how I am so competitive that I almost broke my thumb, knees and arm playing, and here's the catch, badminton. 
   Miranda is over visiting my house, and my father teamed up with my little sister, getting Miranda and I outside to play with them in our small net and cheap rackets. 
    Anyway, I was taking it way too seriously, and kept diving for every 'birdy' that was going down. I hit most, but hurt many things in the process, and now I cannot type with my thumb and may vomit. 

   My day was great though, because I spent it with my family and had a great time in the process, so really, who cares? I'll take the pain because the fun was worth it. 


   That's pretty much it, no scores (it ended in a tie) and no bragging later (maybe a little) but I just wanted to reflect on what a great night it's been hanging out with my loved ones. 


   Honestly, we all should spend as much time as possible, because they are pretty great :)



   (May not apply to all, but I'll be your family :D)

-Chrissy 

(Sorry, no picture. Refer to the last post by me, and laugh.)

Chrissy Chronicles

       Hello there! 

   It's Chrissy, trying to be cool by putting 'Chronicles' in the title because this will be a kind of scattered post, letting anyone out there know what's going on with Chaos, and with me too I guess :)

    It's Tuesday, May 28th 2013, and I'm trying to use the force to get a tootsie-roll (my latest obsession) into my mouth. It is not currently working but I will not give up! 

    Chaos is being slowly posted, bit by bit, onto Wattpad and I'll be glad once all the editing is done, for two reasons. 

  1.) It'll ACTUALLY be done! and
  2.) It gives Miranda a reason to FINALLY do Chapter 59. I know she's putting it off for the same reason I am putting off doing editing, because it's been so fun and we just don't want it to end. 

     I know once it's done there is still the books after it (spoiler alert, more than Chaos) and those will probably be even more fun now that we know everything about our characters and how they've evolved throughout this entire experience. Miranda and I joke that Nate is my son and Nicole is her daughter and we're the in-laws that get along like best friends, and it's brought us a lot closer this past year. I can confidently say that it's been amazing working with Miranda and I look forward to continue this journey further into our lives :)

   Done being Philosophical, and I want some cake XD

   (I don't want some cake but I don't know what could possibly follow that.)

   Anyway, I'm taking full advantage of this opportunity (Miranda's laptop) and am going to either write Chapter 60 (probably wont happen, I'm waiting for Miranda -_-) or do a crap ton of editing. I'm leaning toward the latter. 

     I feel this post has been long, deep and winded enough, so I leave you with this. Make of it what you wish. 

-Chrissy