Saturday, July 10, 2010

My Life, Right Now


In my defense, I have been busy. Many, many things are happening, all of which combine to distract me and keep me from writing another entry for this accursed Blog. Yet here I am, on a Saturday morning, finally giving in and giving you, my minions, not only what you want, but also what you NEED.

I have been sitting here for half an hour, wondering what to write, determined that this entry will not be another Question and Answer session. Finally, out of sheer desperation, I have made the decision to ramble. And so here I am, rambling.

Mammy Cat is sitting on my printer. The printer is beside me, on the desk, and she’s curled up like a little grey curly ball of fluff, looking out the window at the rain and laughing at the unfortunate horses in the field beside me, who can’t curl up on anything, let alone a printer. Mammy Cat seems happy. She has been especially happy since I opened the garage door after three days, and she bounded out, free at last. Oops. For what it’s worth, she doesn’t seem to be holding her inadvertent incarceration against me, but cats are like that. The moment you let your guard down, they STRIKE.

(I let my guard down for a moment there, and when I looked around, Mammy Cat was poised on the edge of the printer, claws out and ready to leap. We locked eyes, and the claws retracted, then came out again lazily, like she’d only been practicing. But I know. Oh I know...)

I’m sitting here because I’m finishing up the final edits on Mortal Coil. What you have to understand is that when any writer says they are finished a book, they are lying. They don’t mean to lie. They don’t lie out of malicious intent. And some writers may even believe what they’re telling you. But it is a lie, nonetheless. For there is editing to do, and rewriting, and bits and pieces that appeared brilliant at the time, but are now quite obviously hideous rubbish.

A book is never finished until it’s on the bookshelves, and even then it’s not done. The writer, and readers, will spot typo’s and spelling errors and so, in the next print run, these things will (hopefully) be fixed. Every time I read a few pages of one of my books I spot another mistake, or something I wish I hadn’t written, or something I wish I could change. Such is a writer’s lot.

The edits I’m doing now are, hopefully, the final ones. I get notes from my editor, and my agent, and then I get notes from the copy-editor, whose job it is to make sure every sentence, you know, makes some sort of SENSE, and then I get notes from the real Valkyrie Cain, the girl who she is based on- my friend Laura.

Laura’s notes are unlike any of the others, because Laura uses blunt-force honesty in everything she does. For instance, if she thinks the first 80 pages are “kind of boring”, I’ll get a note written in the margins saying exactly that. The thing is, I take her notes ridiculously seriously. If she isn’t happy with any aspect of a book, I’ll change it until she is happy. Laura oversees quality control, and I have to say if you like reading Skulduggery, you have a lot to thank her for.

(Also she’s kind of scary, just like Valkyrie is, so I pretty much do what she tells me.)

She gave me her notes yesterday, and the nice thing is that there weren’t a whole lot of them. Here’s what she wrote at the end:

“All in all, I think it’s the most ‘finished’ version I’ve read so far. There’s nothing much to change at all, and I’m really quite impressed!”

That, my loyal minions, bodes well. If she likes it this much, I’m fairly confident you will, too.

Hopefully.

I have another few hours of work ahead of me, rearranging the first 80 pages to get the excitement and the fun happening earlier in the story, but the end is in sight. I should be able to deliver this back to my editor on Sunday night, because the nice people at the printers are waiting to make some books. September 2nd isn’t that far away, after all.

What’s bizarre is that this will be my FIFTH book. I will have FIVE BOOKS out there in shops. You all know how fantastic I think I am, and with astonishingly good reason, but there is a part of me that still thinks I’m the new kid, I’m the writer who’s just starting out. And yet I’m about to publish my fifth book. I’ve been writing Skulduggery for exactly five years now, to the MONTH, but the first book was only published in April of 2007. Five books since 2007, a few awards, a few AMAZING tours, and a Munchkin Army, a legion of Ninja Leprechauns, and the best darn Minions out there.

That’s pretty good going.

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Anonymous said...

hi there! Just a quick question, how long did it take you to figure out the true name of Valkyrie? considering how long it took you to get Valkyrie in the first place? Just wanting to know.

Can I be a minion too... please?

Minnie said...

I haven't read all the comments but...

hollies, that would be so cool, if Skulduggery was the only one impervious to the Remnants. :) But then, a skeleton does count as PART of a body, and I think Remnants could possess someone who had lost an arm or leg, so it might not matter that Skulduggery lost everything but his skeleton.I guess we'll have to wait and find out.

Derek, I was reading earlier posts and I know I'm too late to suggest book titles, but if you want to do ANOTHER book with a Shakespeare name, you could call it "What's in a name?"

Or "A Book by Any Other Name Would Be as Derektastic."

Or "Outrageous Fortune."

And I've been wondering about this for a while but didn't want to bring it up in case it spoiled a surprise or in case I sounded stupid. I wonder if book 5 is going to be about Skul's body and getting it back or something, since it's called "Mortal Coil," which means "body." And the book used to be called "Skulduggery's Secret," right?

Also, are you going to post pics of your tour?

-HB/Joe- said...

mwhahahahah 204th comment!!!mwhahahahah

im waitting for derek to post again! plz do derek. in the meantime, here are the items i got on my birthday:

• A very cool hat (more like a hunting cap) found in Mitchell’s Adventure Store
• Fingerless Gloves (I’ve been needing a new pair…)
• Ikea Chair (cost: $100) Very comfy.
• Digital T.V Tuner (allows you to watch T.V on your computer!)
• Two writing books
• $80 dollars in cash
• A pair of slippers
• Duct tape



Yep. That's right. There's a new golden god in town. With my New hat, New slippers, New gloves, New chair and New T.V on my computer, im sitting nice and pretty here, all rugged up and ready to watch NCIS. Uh-huh. Yep. Totally worth revelling in my shadow. Go on, revel. You know you want to.


also, i compel u to watch this. for it's untold secrets will set your heart to it's maximum setting (ie.explode) and make you able to venture into the dark corners of the skulduggery pleasant enterprise. Believe me when i say, this, my NEW minions, is the dawn of a new age.

BEHOLD MY POWER AND WATCH!

(i command u)

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watch it. u know u want to.

hellboy

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-HB/Joe- said...

Watch it, my minions, and revel in my power and it's untold secrets...

Cluainn Fhada said...

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I think it'll be more like sucide...


In others older topics of conversation Scapegrace rocks like neon socks!

"You stink"
"That's the smell of evil"
"Rotten Meat"
"[i]Evil[/i]"

That's some very appoximate quoting

Excuse me while I find the N00B Translator to express my faith in Scapegrace's anti-awesomeness

Tum tee tum tum...

There we go

A SINGlE pERSON hE\L NeVER sLAY
BuT WE LIEK hIM ANYwAy!11!1 WTF LOL WHEN I SaY SACP3 u SAY GRAEC!1111!!! wTF SCaEP111111!!! OMg N00B .....!!111!!!11111!!1!!!111!!!1!!11!1!!1!1!!111!!!!!111!1!!!1!1!1!11!1!1!111 lOL gRaeC!!!!!1!!!11!!11!1!111111!!111!11!!11!1!1!!1!!!1!!11!!!1!1!!!1 wTF

Darkane Claw said...

Everyone has to go on wikianswers and ask the question " What will the 6th book of skulduggery pleasant be about" read the answer and scream. That cannot be true. She can't become Darquess and the reflection can't become her. Someone could have made it up but it might true but go, now, and look it up!!!!!!!!

Talorya Breeze said...

Hello, golden god =) Just wanted to say.....


YOU ARE THE GREATEST AUTHOR EVER TO WALK THE FACE OF THIS PLANET!!! AND SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT IS THE GREATEST LIVING SKELETON EVER!









Jus' sayin'

;)

Talorya Breeze said...

My cousin just viseted Dublin Ireland a few days ago! ;) She said it's beautiful

Unknown said...

TALORYA BREEZE YOU HAVE SAID THE FORBIDDEN WORD, IT IS CALLED IRELANDY! TO DE JAIL WITH YE!

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

A SINGLE PERSON HE'LL NEVER SLAY,
BUT WE LIKE HIM ANYWAY! WHEN I SAY SACPE, YOU SAY GRACE! SCAPE! ........... GRACE!!!!!!!!

hehe I love these theories :)

My friend thinks that lord vile is still alive because of certain hints in book four about hi not being dead but I don't think he is...

so my friend thinks pretty much the same as you hollies

but I think he's wrong I don't think lord viles alive ... no effence

I deffently think that the reflection has some evil part of this because of her grude and I think Valkyrie will have her true name used against her one way or another...

I would deffently love if Valkyrie and Skulduggery had a fight thought because one of them has been possesed... or possible even because Skulduggery knows she's Darkquesse

-munchcin ninja penguin says peace out

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

and no affence hell boy but......

YOU'll NEVER BE MY GOLDEN GOD

now off to jail with you and say hello to taylorya when you get there....

-munchcin ninja penguin says peace out

~ Imy ~ said...

2nd of september. It will be better than xmas. and my birthday. and both together. they are 4 days from each other. it's horrible. so thats easy to be better than. even maths is better. when it's easy. like triangles. not formulae. So it will be better than easter. better than my venus fly trap. better than my large collection of jellie beans. IT WILL BE COOL. That was all I was trying to say.

Unknown said...

hmmm....i definatly agree about cats being suspicious, one must never let ones guard down. (!), but i know exactly how you feel when you read through your book and see some really obvious mistakes, i do that all the time! ITS SO ANNOYING. i really need to pay more attention to what i'm typying. but i will pin the blame on something else, my fast typying!!! :D. cannot wait for mortal coil to be released! IT WILL BE AWSOME. and i agree DO NOT GET TWITTER. i dont really get the point of it to be honest, by the way, no offence intended for people who read this and actually HAVE twitter. (please dont kill me). :S thanks. ! do you mr. landy have any publishing, or amazingly useful story writing tips that i may use?? because i've finished one of my novels and i wanna get it published, but what do i really have to do??? rather confuzing. :P okay, i will go now, because i have strange vampire novels to write TTFN. :)

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

Yeah Asya is right Twitter is pointless seriously don't get it it's rubbish (if you enjoy twitter please don't kill me)...

but You gotta admit that facebook's much better yeah huh... no okaii i'll be quiet

anyway I would just like to say that this new comment thing is very confusing I keep thinking I'm seeing the latest comments , comment and turns out theres way more I could comment on

grrr :)

oh yeah and Imy I totally agree for me the release of these books are better than easter christmas and my birthday because nothing makes me happier then sitting on the sofa with a cup of tea reading a halarious book packed with action and awsomness!

yes I know drinking tea whilst reading is very english of me ... speaking of countries when I'm older I wanna move to irelandy these are the reasons..

1. I love the country!
2. I love Derek!
3. I love peace
4. half my family live there
5. because I love the sound and sight of rain
(don't ask why it's just so peaceful)

-munchcin ninja penguin says peace out

CharlieTheConsultingTimelord said...

I like spring heeled Jack, especially his hat. He reminds me of jack the ripper and of a wolf all at the same time!!! But Sanguine is great.

CATS ARE EVIL

Dogs aren't though, that's why I have three. I have snakes too, snakes are cool LIKE FISH, FISH ROCK!

NANANANANANANA MORTAL COIL NANANANANANANANANANANANAA SKULLDUGGERY PLEASANT NANANANANANANANANANANANAA VALKYRIE CAIN NANANANANANANANANANANANAA SOME OTHER PERSON!!!

yeah...

Anonymous said...

THE NO EYED BAD GUY! SANGUINE RULES!

like common you have to like him and i think that he has real feelingz for val and thats really y he didn't kill her in the fourth book when he had the chance.... and yh dont tell me that he said that he will keep her alive couse he wany her to feel the pain later (he didn't mean that really lol ) so u know hes a real good guy in side deep deep deep ...three hours later....deep deep deep deep deep deep down in the bottom of his cold black heart!!

SO GO SANGUINE!!! YOU ARE AWSOME DUDE!!!
And thats why he didnt really kill val!!


Derek do you actualy sit there reading all these couse i think that mine is like the 298th one lol i bet that he just sits there readz the first 2 comments turns of the comuter and goes to sleep (sorry that im acuzing u of doing that if you r really a very busy men!!! D:)

Anyway i agree with you on that cat thing this is my very interesting story.....I was walking down the road and some cat pounced on me and was clinging onto me with his claws at the back of my t shirt and then when i shook it of it started hissing at me and following me home...then when i actually got home the cat went and sat out side my door waiting.....3 hours later when i went to carry the rubbish out the cat was still sitting there and it carried on sitting there all through the night and when i went to school the next day it pounced on me AGAIN!!!!! so i got my mum to phone the RSPCA and thats my proof why cats are evil and you should never trust them (they r always plotting somethink against us!! no offence to cat lovers!!)

anyway i recon that i should shut up now couse im blocking to much space and my hands hurt from typing to much lol well i love your book derek


GO SANGUINE YOU ARE AWSOME MAN!!!
THE NO EYED BAD GUY! SANGUINE RULES!

Anonymous said...

OMG i wrote so much in my previous comment sorry !!! :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Robbie said...

Ybs, you are now a minion. The mere fact that you posted and want to be a minion makes you one. simple as that. But, I want to know how to be a ninja leprechaun!

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Ok Robbie I intend to.You must watch Inception, though!It's really really really good.It's confusing and weird and awesome :3 Watch it!

Wait...Hellboy you got duct tape??? I'm so jealous! I've never gotten duct tape for MY birthday...

Indeed, Nova Moonshine! It is NOT Ireland anymore! We renamed it to something much MUCH more Derektastic! It is now IRELANDY!!!!!!!!!

Imy you mis-spelled that holiday it's Christmas not and I mean NOT xmas! Xmas isn't a holiday. Seriously annoys me when people mis-spell that! Next time you, or anyone else does that, I shall send my monstrous death dragon to demolish you!!

Took the words right out of my brain Fudge-Cake and Asya! Twitter is SILLY!

Ok a new blog would be absolutely, wonderfully OhmightyDerekLandyohmygoodnesstastic! :3 Believe me, it would be epic. *nods*

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Oh yes and it would be great if you could put my poor dad out of his misery by telling us if you ever got your curtain rod. :3

Unknown said...

SKYRIL I AM SORRY TO SAY YOU HAVE ALSO SAID DE FORRBIDDEN WORD. TO JAIL WITH YE!

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Oh...I s'pose I did...Do I really have to go?

-HB/Joe- said...

dont worry skyril. I was put in jail too. :(


AND YES, FUDGECAKE, U WILL BOW BEFORE ME!!!!


MWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAhaAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!



btw skyril, when i got the duct tape, my brother was all like "oh we shouldnt waste our money on duct tape..." and then 30 mins later he wanted to use it. some people....




PLUS skyril u must watch this and behold its power!!!!


for it's untold secrets will set your heart to it's maximum setting (ie.explode) and make you able to venture into the dark corners of the skulduggery pleasant enterprise. Believe me when i say, this, my NEW minions, is the dawn of a new age.

BEHOLD MY POWER AND WATCH!

(i command u)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8619/2204355.swf


watch it. u know u want to.

Darkane Claw said...

Help me. I can't convince my friend to read SP. I've tried and I've tried but he won't listen. I even told him it was Irish book of the decade. Help!

Unknown said...

skyril, since we are friends, i shall change it from a lifetim sentence to a two hour. but this is olny a warning. now, GET TO DE CHOPPA! ur, cell

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

:) hehehe I shall never bow before you Hell boy ...

Derek all the way! ... the only way you could get me to bow before you is if you write a book as derektastic as dereks!

:) proof that facebook is better thatn twitter... FACEBOOK HAS A 13th OF THE WORLDS POPULATION ON IT ... oh yeah beat that twitter

(it was just on the news)

-munchcin ninja penguin says peace out

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Oh thank you Nova Moonshine! Don't worry it won't happen again.

You can say that again, Hellboy! Who wouldn't want duct tape???
I WOULD watch whatever it is you wish us to watch [not because I'm your minion. I'm afraid I could never leave the great master Derek Landy's side.] but it won't load no matter how many times I say try again.

Hmm Alix tell him if he doesn't read it I'll send my monstrous dragon of death -Oblivion- to painfully bring him to me where I will thoroughly torture him by making him listen to
*WARNING EXTREMELY ANNOYING SONG COMING UP*
"It's a Small World After All" over and over and taping his eyes open to watch all the shows he hates most, repeatedly.

By the way, Sorcerer's Apprentice definitely reminds me of Skulduggery Pleasant in the beginning! Seriously, the cool clothes, the awesome car, Balthazar saying the eagle is too noticeable then [Uhh I forgot the main character's name...I'm better at remembering weird ones...:P]...the main character saying something like, "And this IS low profile?" about the car. I bet the person that made that book read Skulduggery. I also bet he saw Star Wars and played Street Fighter. The whole
"You don't need a faculty pass."
"I don't need a faculty pass."
reminded me of Star Wars [of course] and the plasma bolt thingies reminded me of Street Fighter....anyway I should stop rambling on about the so ta-ta for now :3

Oh wait, one more thing.Mr.Derek Landy you should watch Inception! That is....if unbelievably yet undeniably awesome authors actually GO to theaters...anyway...it's pretty cool, and I want to know if our great master likes it. :3

Dantea Dredkin said...

There are 165 different ways to use duct tape, and most of them are illegal. : )

Dantea Dredkin said...

Everybody has a heart, except some people.

Dantea Dredkin said...

A narcissist is someone better looking than you.

Dantea Dredkin said...

Once your dead your made for life.

Dantea Dredkin said...

Behind every cloud, is another cloud.

Dantea Dredkin said...

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Unknown said...

Derek, while you think you are incredibly great, your minions find themselves greatly impressed by themselves for reading books. Even more because they are your books. While you, the genius, creates the book, us minions read the book and make you money (which personally does not matter except for the fact that you need it for food, electricity, property and that little mechanism you use to write your fabulous books). I would like to take this time to thank you for your books, but also me, for being such a fabulous reader.

Alexandre Requiem (Lynda) said...

Hello.
Again.
Ahem.
So, on the subject of which bad guy is the best, Dusk, obviously.

Alexandre Requiem (Lynda) said...

Also, my name is now Alexandre Requiem, not Lynda.

Ceysa ;) said...

I think it's a wonderful life !
;)

Ambiguity said...

I've got a question. totally unrelated. How is valkyrie pronounced? there are two ways that I know of valKYrie where the ky part rhymes with y and then there's valkyrie where the ky sounds like it should be k e r.
Which is it??

Derek Landy said...

Here are some answers!

First of all, I am resisting the suggestions to get a Twitter account. I find it hard enough to BLOG, for God’s sake, let alone find four interesting things to say EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Mrpleasant-blog asked how much profits from the books do I get. It’s complicated, and it gets more confusing when the big chainstores sell the books for less than their recommended price, but on average I get, like, maybe 10 pence for every book sold. Wait, is that right? That seems like an awfully small amount, now that I think about it...!

A few people have been asking for writer’s tips, and I plan to do something along those lines very soon indeed...

Johan, Skulduggery can make fire while wearing gloves because they’re gloves designed by Ghastly. It’s the friction that ignites the flame, as you know, and Ghastly just makes sure the gloves operate the same way as bare skin.

Kaitlyn, I’ve, er, never owned a goat...

Lynda, or Alexandre as you are now, you mentioned a whole lot of stuff I’ve never seen- but they sound intriguing...!

Cory likes Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, and apparently the rest of us should like it too.

Littlemissbookworm asked, in her own unique squeeing style, if it might be possible to let you guys see an excerpt from Mortal Coil before it’s out. That, my Minion, is a very good idea. We’re working on it now.

Zottiely_89 and others have been asking about auditions, and I’m afraid I can only give the standard answer- none are scheduled because we don’t know if the movie is going to be made! I have absolutely no information about where or when or who they’ll be looking for- but as soon as I find out, I’ll post it here.

Boxer-Girl, that amused me...!

Lenka, that’s a good question, and basically the reason I don’t read unpublished fiction is simply because I don’t have the time. I barely have time to read PUBLISHED fiction, let alone unpublished. The problem is, if I agree to read one person’s story/novel/script, then I’ll feel a need to be fair, and read someone else’s. And then another. And another. Basically, there’ll be an avalanche of stories coming in at me, and I sincerely don’t have the time- I need to write a few books as well...

But the nice thing about you posting links to your work in the comments section is that OTHER people can read it, and give you their honest and constructive opinion.

Derek Landy said...

And here are some more answers...!


Someone keeps asking what my taken name is, and I’m not going to say! I WILL be appearing in the books, though, so keep an eye out...

Hellboy, Hera104 and Fudge-Cake - happy belated birthday! (Oh, and Hellboy, you got duct tape as one of your presents? DUCT TAPE? You are a weird Minion.)

And happy belated birthday to Hollies’ little sister Annabelle!

Matexo2006- nice try! It’s one book a year from here on out! September releases until the final book!

Violet Night - I don’t PAY Laura for being my inspiration, but she DOES get to borrow my jeep for weeks at a time. Like she is doing right now. I haven’t seen that jeep in TWO WEEKS.

Skyril, you can tell your father that I did indeed get my curtain rail, but I tried to put it up (my windows are a weird shape) and I haven’t quite managed to block out all the sun.

Alix is trying to get me to tell him what happens in the books before they’re actually released... ha! Oh, and that mention of Skulduggery in your own story is FINE.

Penguin, you can send regular mail to my publishers and it’ll eventually find its way to me, yes! Oh, and Skully Fourberry is a foreign translation of Skulduggery. Believe me, that isn’t even the weirdest names they’ve thought up...

Ybs- the name Darquesse has always been in my head, so when it came time to choose that particular true name, it just fit. And it’s always been spelled that way, too, and yet pronounced DarKess, not Darkwess... Sigh. I never make things easy for myself, I really don’t.

Minne, Mortal Coil was actually never called Skulduggery’s Secret- that was just an internet rumour. (And I’m still trying to find my camera for the tour pics!)

Val_black – yep, I sit there reading every single one of the comments...!

Cleopatra, you took the words out of my mouth!

Ambiguity- don’t worry, her name catches a lot of people out. Valkyrie is pronounced Val-ker-ee, like Valerie but with a K in there...

Blackjack Macabre said...

Good evening Mr. Landy (actually its not evening at the moment but who cares). Can't wait till Mortal Coil it's gonna be the best Skulduggery book ever (definitely in the top 16) I can feel it! I'm looking forward to reading 'bout Geofrey Scrutinous and how you described him and stuff. And of course, all the other characters. I'm sure there'll be some new twists to gasp, giggle, guffaw and do something else that starts with a 'G' at.

Okay...now I'm really not sure what else to write...I know I want to write something else...but its lost in my mind...

I guess, er...Skul-man rules...

Any who, I'm hoping that Skulduggery will find out China's secret. I want to see what happens when he does...China is well naughty :)

My cat is on the printer, curled up in a ball... I just let him out of the garage (Sorry, golden god, Now I'm just copying you)...

I'm sorry I just can't remember what else I was going to say (Which is a shame because it's probably very important). Well, If I can't remember what I was going to ask you, I might as well leave. I'm an embaressment to this blog. Have fun in Japan, Derek (I'm not sure if you're going there anytime soon but if you are then I'm psychic and that's really, REALLY cool!)

Well, I have to go, cause I'm being called for supper(actually its not evening at the moment but who cares)

see ya Derek (and all those cool people in Derek's mind)! Oh, and Derek's cats. My cats day hello. Seriously, My cat just pawed the computer screen. So...yeah...that's saying hello.

Abbi said...

Hello again , mr landy ^^
just wondering if you can answer my questions aswell as you are on this roll.
1. Will Caelan be in the books more and is it just me or he may like valkyrie.
2. Will the skulduggery pleasant books be made into manga boooks ( that would be absolutly amazing!)
3. Did you ever get the letter i sent you, it had my own character in for the competition due to the website not working on my laptop. Should be from Abbi Mullins and the character should be called hunter windstalker.
Thanks for wriring such amazing books, it fills my spare time and allows me to look at amazing books covers, buy tom a beer for his hard work.
Abbi

Unknown said...

DEREK DUCT TAPE IS AWESOME! ITS SO AWESOME THAT THE MYTHBUSTERS HAVE NOT ONE, BUT TWO DUCT TAPE SPECIALS! here are a few things you can make out of it: braclets, prom dress (some schools give scholar ships for that!) working full size sail boat, a 150 foot bridge, a working cannon, and you can have a few good pranks with it too :D i plan to get the camo, tye dye, cheeta print, zebra, and many other style and try to make some of these. oh, and did i forget this: IT. FIXES. EVERY. THING.

Unknown said...

oh and kyril, you can call me nova! heres why: ITS A EXPLOSION O F PRETTY COLAS AND AWEOSMELOSITY!!!

Bethany said...

Well, as you said you read every single comment that's posted, I might as well put this one out there.

I was bored the other night and figured I'd put together a Skulduggery Pleasant Dream Team, as I like to call it.

Basically, I would love to be a casting director, so I thought I'd run through some characters in Skulduggery and find an actor or actress to play them. I'mma post my list so far here.

It was so hard to find a Valkyrie, so I just went with the kid I chose because she vaguely resembles her. And I get that Riley Smith is a little old to play Fletcher, but I don't care.

Sanguine - Bradley Cooper http://beautyandthefeastblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/alzheimerassociation17thannualnightsardi-sbbzz4smr9l.jpg

China Sorrows – Emily Blunt http://emilyblunt.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=1659&fullsize=1

Fletcher Renn – Riley Smith http://www.nndb.com/people/355/000109028/rileysmith03.jpg

Ghastly Bespoke – Mark Strong http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4157571584/nm0835016

Gordon Edgley – Liam Neeson http://www.worstpreviews.com/images/taken.jpg

Tanith Low – Indiana Evans http://image.com.com/tv/images/content_headers/person_new/234332.jpg

Stephanie Edgley/Valkyrie Cain – Adair Tishler http://www.childstarlets.com/captures/samples/adair_tishler_her01.jpg


I have a question as well. When are you coming to Belfast? I plan to be first in line.

-HB/Joe- said...

Oh. u did say happy b-day. hmmm....


DUCT TAPE FTW!

and whoever said i was ur minion?

THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!

-HB/Joe- said...

STRIIIIIKKKKEEE!!!!

Kailz said...

YAY!!! I FEEL SO PROUD OF MYSELF!! DEREK LANDY, UBER GENIUS, SAID THAT MY IDEA WAS A VERY GOOD ONE!! YAY!!! and dare I say it, Derek... SQUEE!! YOU REPLIED!! Tonight, is a good night :D. Fellow minions, you should all thank me for this. AH, I'M SO HAPPY/EXCITED!!!

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Alexandre Requiem (Lynda) said...

Where are the answers?

Alexandre Requiem (Lynda) said...

Hello.
You mentioned me!
Excellent...
Thank you for that. It made my day.
And you noticed that I changed my name!
But one thing you did not answer, whether to stop me from leaping to my doom from a tree or some other reason, is if you remembered me or not.
If you don't (which is very likely, as you saw more than a hundred random fans the day that I met you) then fine, I'll just sit here quietly eating my hands.
If you DO, oh Great One, then please say so.
Another thing...do you speak any languages other than English?
And is English the official language of Ireland?
If I have my book published, will you buy it?
I hope you will, even if you hate it.

...

I am not sure if I've asked this already or someone else has, but meh: I'll ask again.
The man that meets with Bliss, then Marr...is he a werewolf?
Or was he GOING to be a werewolf?
Or...or...what?
It's just that I read a stupid fanfiction (which was awful, by the way) and it said that Guild had a werewolf-son with gold eyes.
So...I'm completely off, aren't I?
Oh well...

Now, what else to say?
Ah. Right.
Please do not kill off Dusk.
Killing Crux was so...so...TERRIBLE that I could barely stand to read on.
And then when there was the chance that Dusk and Shudder might've been blown up...ARGH.
Oh,yes, don't you DARE kill Shudder.
And if you let Valkyrie kill Dusk, or Billy-Ray, or...or...SOMEONE I like, well...you might just lose a Minion!
Which wouldn't mean much to you, but to me, losing interest in The Best Irish Book Of The Decade would be CATASTROPHIC.
Eoin Colfer...is it pronounced Ian? Or Owen?
Do you like the Artemis Fowl books?
I'm not too fond of them myself.

I like rambling.

Do I have any real, structured questions?
PAH!
Never.

GUESS WHAT, DEREK!!!!
I still have that poster you signed for me!!! And the books!
And those balloons with the Skulduggery logo on them!!!
Hehehe.
Could you tell me why Australia seems to be getting Mortal Coil one day EARLIER than the U.K?
Wouldn't it be the other way round?
OOH!! OOH!!!
DO YOU LIKE MY NAME???
And what, precisely, did I say that was intriguing?


I think I'll shut up now, and spare your eyes from further torture.
But there shall be more questions, oh there will be...


-Lynda.

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Holly said...

... Wow. As I sit here, typing on my typo-prone bendy keyboard (my mother forced my to clean my computer yesterday; it needed it, but I think the cleaning fluid frazzled the built-in keyboard's circuits and so it's novelty rollup-lightup keyboards for me) I have read,

NOT skimread, the 250-odd comments.
Though it seems more than that due to the 4chan-like spamming in one or two of these comments.

I have a few questions for you, Derek, because I reckon your recent decision to answer questions in comments has put the chance of MY question being answered up a bit.

You say you have a taken name, and that you'll be making a cameo in an upcoming book (did I read that right?). Would you ever consider making a film cameo, a la Danny Wallace (in Yes Man) or Alfred Hitchcock?

Would you consider yourself a geek in any way?

And finally... Do you read WIRED, UK or otherwise? It's great.

Thanks,
Holly~

Holly said...

Sorry. I couldn't have anyone thinking I spelt 'its circuits' wrong on purpose. Also, 'me to clean.'

-HB/Joe- said...

DEREK! DEREK DEREK DEREK! I WAS THE ONE TO ASK WHAT YOUR-

SHUUUTTTTT UUUUUPPPP!!! *strangles robbie*


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now, back to wot i was saying...




THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!



THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!
THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!
THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!
THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!
THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!
THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!
THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

I SHALL BECOME A HERETIC LEADER AND LEAD UR MINIONS ASTRAY! MWHAWHHAHAAHAHAH!!!


COME, RISE AND STRIKE, MY NEW MINIONS! DESTROY THIS SUPPOSED *GOLDEN GOD*! HE HAS STOLEN OUR MONEY AND COMMITTED UGLY CRIMES!MWWHAHAHHA! STRIKE I SAY, STRIKE!!!
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THAT'S RIGHT, I AM NOW REBELLING!

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-HB/Joe- said...

damn spammers...wot with their spamming and so on...gee, kids these days...

Derek Landy said...

Hmm, some interesting fears out there. A lot of you seem to be scared of me dying. This would be really sweet, but then you go on to say- “...before you finish the Skulduggery series”... Which makes me feel slightly less loved.

But mostly, the fears centred around clowns, sharks, creepy girls crawling out of TVs, zombies, statues, black holes, serial killers (that one is the most understandable) and, um, nasal sprays.

Nasal sprays...?


And now, some questions.

Troy asked who inspired me to write. It wasn’t one particular person, it was just the fact that I’ve always loved reading, and always loved writing, so it was never even a choice for me. It’s just something I was meant to do.

He then asked how did I get my books to be well known. There is no formula for this- if there was, every book would sell really well, and the fact is, every book doesn’t sell really well. It’s all about if people like what they read, and if they tell their friends.

Valora, if you were to order Mortal Coil now, you’d have to wait until September to get it, unfortunately. Now, you MAY be lucky, and receive it 2 or 3 days before it’s officially released, but there is no guarantee. It’s up to you!

Claudia, good luck in the exams!

Abbi asked if Skulduggery will ever be turned into Manga. I’m sure he’ll appear in comic form sooner or later, it all depends on when I can devote my time to it.

Abbi also asked if Caelan will be in further books- and all I’ll say is that I have big plans for that vamp...

Bethany, I love your suggestion of Bradley Cooper as Sanguine! Brilliant!

Alexandre, yes I do remember you! And I love your name...!

English is the spoken language of Ireland, but Irish is the native language. I can’t really speak it, though.

Oh, and if you ever publish a book, of course I’ll buy a copy!

The man with the golden eyed is going to pop up a bit over the next few books. That’s all I’m saying about him...

Holly, I haven’t read Wired in years... Must buy a copy. As for a whether I’d make a cameo if we ever make the film, I’d say there’s a chance. So long as they make me look beautiful.

Oh, and I’m a total geek.

MaryEllen said...

Um, Derek? Ilove your books and you are my (writing)idol! But, heard WarnerBros. have the rights to make a Skulduggery Pleasent film. If this is true, when abouts will auditions for ValkyrieCain be? I am 11 so around the right age to play her.

Octa said...

Hello there.

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Skulduggery Goes Camping.

Octa said...

That needs to be a real thing.

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Just sayin'

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Don't eat me.

Octa said...

Achievement completed.

Mary Contrary said...

Some numbers just can't be commented on.

#ChaseForBook9

Mary Contrary said...

Skulduggery SHOULD go camping.

*nods*

#ChaseForBook9

Mary Contrary said...

*apologises for all of the inconveniences*

#ChaseForBook9

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Anonymous said...

Hi! I dunno why I'm commenting, seeing as this post is, like, 3 and a half years old.....
But THANK YOU LAURA FOR MAKING THE BOOKS AWESOME-ER!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! I JUST REALIZED I SOUND LIKE A LUNATIC!
And I know your pain, Derek. Cats are evil.

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