On Thursday night, I accepted the award for Best Children's Book of the Year (Senior) for Mortal Coil, to rapturous applause from everyone who loves me. Yes, fine, that means I was applauding myself as I made my way to the stage, but it still counts, dammit...
Here is the beautiful award on my mantlepiece...
I also picked up a SECOND award, for I am THAT brilliant- this time it was for the Book of the Decade thing I won a few months back. Here are BOTH awards on my mantlepiece...
Yes. I have a cool house.
Thanks to everyone who voted- it's because of you, my Minions, that the Skulduggery books do so well at things like this. And I just LOVE getting up on stage and making fun of everyone. Makes me so happy...
And, now that I've remembered how to post photos, I'll add a few random ones...
These are home-made jackets worn by two girls who came to signings a few months ago, one in the UK and one in Germany... Sweeeeet.
And here are two pictures of kittens I used to have, before I found good homes for them...!
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*writes DRAGONA in the snow again, puts a ring around it*
awww hope you feel better soon Kallista :] *hides her arm from Kallista*
*uses magic yorkshire pudding to heal Nicolette's arm*
KALLISTA!!! *comes over and hugs Kallista*
my tutor said that next time, try 2 comment less and less each day so that i will b able 2 just stop commentin next year!
i think it's a graet idea!
unless any of u guys hv a better idea...
Bye Thrice...
bye thrice...
so sory bout it kallista, wish i could help...
I think Knight... you should comment as normal, until you leave... tell us your leaving on the day that you do, if we get to talk to you again... cool... if not... you need to stay on for as long as possible!
'Hmm' Dragona your yorkshire pudding can't heal it ... its not just virtual I have actually cut myself ...
I didn't mean to swear ... I just got .. upset .. wont do it again :3
Yay I get 520th post
*gets permanant marker, writes DRAGONA hundreds of times on Thrice's face*
is that a threat dragona?
and bsides i think commentin lesser and lesser would help me u know
No, it's not a threat... I don't think you should comment less... your tutor isn't phycic after all!
ummm .......... No :| ......
Mabey ... :|
Brb...
My foot will be fine .... and it doesn't hurt .. its just there ..
Nicolette, do yo ulike my story above? (Far above!)
i hope nicol and kallista would get better...
Hmmm is it on the other page ?
kallista i cant promise u that...
and dragona! would u stop usin THAT as a reason!
THE TRAP OF THE CROW
1
Snow
Dakota Lake was running. She loved running, especially with Cookie; her dog. Cookie was wonderful. He was a Border collie, young and fit. He had a ring of white fur just below his neck, and a white muzzle, the rest was black apart from his paws, which were also white.
Dakota had long black hair, and blue eyes. She was Scottish, and tall. She loved Cookie almost more than anything. She had been adopted by an old couple who loved her, and treated her like a daughter should be treated. They were called Mathew and Anna. They let her get a decent amount of pocket money, and let her buy anything as long as it was suitable.
Dakota had never known her parents. The only thing she had to remind her that she had once had real parents was a picture of a dark-haired baby, basking in the arms of a blond woman, who was standing beside a dark-haired man. All were smiling, apart from the baby, who was sleeping. She had looked at this picture many times, but couldn’t remember any of it happening.
Cookie barked. He wanted to play.
Dakota’s hand plunged into her coat pocket and came out with a squeaky toy. She threw it, and Cookie bolted for it. The ball landed in the deep snow, and Cookie couldn’t see it anymore. He stopped, as still as a statue, and his white tipped tail stopped wagging. He turned to Dakota and whined. Dakota smiled, and jogged to the ball. She brought it out of the snow, and Cookie bit it. He clamped it in his jaw, and dropped it at Dakota’s feet.
She laughed, and took out her mobile phone. It was 10:30 AM. She needed to get some breakfast. She whistled to Cookie, and started running. Cookie took the ball in his jaw again, with a loud SQUEAK! from the ball, and kept up with Dakota. They ran until they got to the house.
Cookie shook his body, splattering Dakota in wet snow. Dakota took of her boots, and her coat, and walked inside with Cookie, who went into his basket and curled up cutely. Dakota went into the kitchen, and saw Anna making a cooked breakfast.
“Hey, Anna,” said Dakota.
Anna turned around and smiled. “Hello, Dakota! You were quick today! Sleep well?”
“Yup. What are you making? Bacon or pork?”
“Bacon,”
“My favourite,”
“Yes, that’s why I’m making it. Now if you go along and play with Cookie, it’ll be done in a few minutes.”
“OK,”
Dakota walked over to Cookie’s basket. He sat up, and his eyes told her he was hungry. Cookie was still relatively small, so Dakota scooped him up in her arms, and stroked him, while walking into the kitchen, and pulling the dog food off the table.
She poured it food into Cookie’s bowl, and he dipped his muzzle into it, and began eating it. Dakota sat down and stroked his fur. When he was finished he jumped up to Dakota’s face and began licking it. She laughed, and cuddled him in her arms.
Then there was a call from the kitchen. “Dakota, breakfast is ready!”
“Coming,” Dakota called.
She got up, put down Cookie, and walked to the kitchen. Cookie trotted at her side. Dakota sat on a chair, and began to eat the bacon rolls Anna had made for her.
“So, what are your hopes for tomorrow?” asked Anna.
Typical Anna; start asking questions when somebody’s mouth was full. Dakota swallowed and replied. “I hope tomorrow is the same, no school!”
“I hope so too, Cookie hates it without you.”
“He loves me,”
“I know,”
“He loves me because I’m awesome.”
“He loves you because if we hadn’t bought him before that spoilt kid who kept on going on about chocolate, he’d be long gone in the dog basket of the sky.”
“Fair enough.” Dakota got up. “And I was joking about the awesomeness thing.”
“I kind of figured that bit out. Where’s Mathew, by the way?”
“Oh, he’s… either asleep, drunk at the pub or… somewhere else.”
“Right,”
Dakota clapped her hands, and Cookie trotted beside her, and they both went to her room.
It's a valid reason Knight... you shouldn't leave...
Why do people ask me questions they KNOW I will say no to?
Will you help me cook?
Sure, what are we making?
Ready Meal Lasagne
No!
Do you want some salad?
No!
Do you want a Justin Bieber album for Christmas?
No... Unless I can use the cover for my dart board...
You can't
Then No!
Silly People...
FINALLY
A question I will say yes to
Do you want some chocolate cake?
YES!!!
dragona.it's not a reason at all!
@ MissLTears
I sympathise with you
I might not go to school tomorrow... it's snowing badly... I might get snowed in...
It is a reason Knight... a very good one at that :P
THAT is a reason when...
I can't think of anything
That was the reason, right?
And I'm not just joining in a disagreement I don't have a clue about?
Well, I don't know what it's about...
Lol my mum is such a fail at GoldenEye... on saturday (when my dad was at work) we went on 3 player splitscreen... me vs my mum and my sister, my sister was at least TRYING to gun me down with an AK-47... my mum was spinning around in circles... I didn't get killed once...
Octaboona, call me Lunar
And I like ur profile....
Hmm...
Hmm...
Thinking...
Hmm...
Thinking...
Don't copy me Lunar...
don't be mean to talking donkey lol
WOW! Sarthacus thats really good and extremly well written!!
*throws chair off Justin Bieber's head*
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME TO THE UK!
I am not a donkey!
Master landy
would you be so kind as to tell me what the colour of the next book will be? you havnt done the colour red yet ^^ most apreciated
joy dread
hmmm...
dragona, if it's a reason, it's a terrible 1
and kallista, y would i try 2 get back here...
it's no different with or without me...
and what if i dont wanna come back
*lifts Kallista off his back, puts her down on the floor*
UR COPYING ME
Somehow...
In some way...
Hmm...
Let me think about that...
It is different with or without you Knight...
woop woop I had to bring the dog in and So I apoligised to mum ... she asked why and I told her why so she said I can go on my laptop and have a cookie for being the only one to know what I had done wrong :D
your like our own little vegetable lol
that line is so funny
hi octa and sarah!
LOL Nicolette...
hi knight
:D....
and my tutor had just smack me and said, go 2 sleep in a sllepy tone...
At least someone is happy... I'm happy for one thing... I won the boys cross country today... that's it... that's the only reason I'm happy... but seriously... what is there to be happy about?
stop talking in capital letters its too loud for my eyes!
oh dont try 2 make me feel better, will ya...
u guys wont even know i'm here or not!
there is absolutly no difference!
Thanks for liking the part of the 1st chapter, people!
its great
THERE IS A BLOOMIN BIG DIFFERENCE KNIGHT!
Last time I did cross country I came 3rd 1st was someone who does jogging every day 2nd was a semi profesional cyclist and 3rd was me ... profesional laptopist
I'm Happy because I have a ........
COOKIE!
@Sarthacus Of course we like it its perfect!! couldn't be better written
@Knight .. Hmmmm Lets see would it make a difference if the sun went away ... OF COURSE IT WOULD AND YOU LEAVING WOULD BE JUST AS TRAGIC!!
yeah right, dragona...
as if...
even when i'm here sometimes u guys would ignore me so there's no bloody difference if i'm gone!
oh and what day is 2day?
1st was me... a professional fail... 2nd was my friend who loves athletics and is 1 millisecond slower than me in the 100m... 3rd another runner... 4th a game addict... 5th another runner...
awww hope you feel better soon Kallista
Thanks, Kallista.
I DON'T IGNORE YOU KNIGHT! IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF YOU LEFT AND I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR SPEAKING LIKE THIS...
AND MY CAPS LOCK JUSt broke!
Ah... back to normal...
ur jokes arent funny u guys know...
I'm not joking Knight... joking isn't my style...
Hmm...
It's yours Kallista.
i gotta go..
Um no... I would rather bow to an ant...
Bye Knight...
I'm happy I'm eating cake :)
*stares at u guys*
that's y lessenin my comments will also let u guys b used 2 the blog without me...
c? both of us can b happy.
Bye Kallista... come on later...
I can't bow... er, I er... I have a broken rib!
Oh...
UUuuuuuuuurrgh....
*Acts pained*
Um Knight... just continue commenting as normal...
Oh urr... so do I!
*clutches rib*
Yeeehhhhh... I um... broke it... on an... um... a trolley stick...
lol bolt.
alright dragana...
but if next year i cant stop thinkin bout u guys, ur gonna get it!
bye!
*uses magic yorkshire pudding to deflect the turn into ant thing at Thrice*
lol dragona
bye knight
*looks to the hundred DRAGONAs on Thrice's face in permanant marker*
Don't look at me!
*chuckles*
YES KNIGHT, THE POWER OF PERSUASION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ON EARTH!
*Tirnns into Derek*
Now, Kallista, what are you doing turning them into ants?
Put them back, or I'll burn you with fire.
am i an ant thing now
*Turns into Dragon*
hehe, i have a really long name
Hi Thrice
*chuckles*
Like the name
*chuckles*
i'm back
ants are no good as minions though
oh no, its a draagon
*Poisons KAllista, making her free Dragona*
Like the picture, Thrice
It's what I do in maths
i am a minion to two minions
sleeping in maths!!!!
thrice DOZER
zzz = sleep
*turns into a huge grey Dragon, puts shame to Sarthacus*
I am the dragon master... afterall my name is DRAGONa...
yeah, sleeping in maths
Hmm... No wonder my maths grade is ... lacking
a girl gragon is called a dragona
what about they be angons?
I AM THE DRAGON LORD
Not really, that's Merlin
can i be human agail, ants are boring
angons aren't
dragona made me an ant
*snorts a ball of fire at the floor*
New fanfic...
http://dragonapine.blogspot.com/2010/11/dragona-pine-starting-point-part-seven.html
ants... huh
oh, hi octaboona, i dont think i know you
*Jumps in listening to Amaranth by nightwish*
hi thrice
i'm new. Discovered the blog two days ago.
HI FLO!
I don't prefer ants to you Kallista... I said I would rather BOW to an ant... and I'm not an ant now... I'm a giant grey Dragon :P
hi flo
Ooh... feeling a little tipsy... had a little bit of some sort of alcohol... I think it's slow gin... very tasty...
*Dragon stumbles around*
dragona got drunk 2wice in your absence
I AM A DRAGON!
allmighty queen, dragona deflected the ant curse at me
I think I'm a little drunk now :P
and now dragona is an ant who thinks he is a dragon, it's hillarious
Slow gin kinda tastes like cough medicine... trust me... it's very nice... i feel a little tipsy though...
*uses magic yorkshire pudding to turn into a giant grey Dragon*
And now I am a Dragon :P not even you can stand up to my yorkshire pudding...
woop, my almighty queen is an ant killer
Ooh... my head doesn't belong to me...
In Amaranth Annette is smiling... ti's a look that doesn't suit her!
AAaaahhh...
you cant stand up to irish whiskey
*drinks whiskey and keeps growing and geowing and growing...*
haha! beat the zombie queens minion now
I think I might be a little drunk... stupid silly cough stuff...
*nods head*
Your the boss Thrice...
*breathes fire at Thrice*
wow, i am no longer -4ft.
*towers above everyone*
Kallista... I have used my yorkshire pudding... I am a dragon now...
*crushes jar in massive fist*
Well I'm still bigger than you Thrice...
*ignores fire and ties up dragona on a leash*
i have a pet dragon
*Dragona towers above Thrice, punches him across the jaw with talloned hand*
who is bigger than me
*rips the lead, bites it*
I am Thrice... I'm a giant Dragon :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7BUkppd2s
Gethsemane - NIghtwish.
*turns out thrice shrunk and fell into the jar with the ants*
*grabs Thrice, flies upwards with him, gets to 500000 ft, throws him downwards, sends a stream of fire after him*
i hate being small
I will never come back on this blog if KAllista keeps thinking I'm an ant.
I will neither bow before you, or serve you Kallista... I'm a Dragon, not an ant...
can you leave the zombie queens minion alone now
*uses magic yorkshire pudding to make Sarthacus human*
LOL... I just realised... Scapergrace is the zombie king... Kallista is the zombie queen... do you have a thing going on with him Kallista?
queen, let sarthacus be human again
i am actually thrasher
*uses magic yorkshire pudding to turn into a giant grey Dragon*
*picks Kallista up in fist*
*lifts her up to eye level, she begs for her life*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCieoD_jy-8&feature=related
A song named after one of the most awesome bands in history: NIghtwish by NIghtwish.
Kallista <3 Scapergrace :P
dragona, kallista, i will not worship you if you keep fighting
*growls at Kallista, more in anger than pain, tightens the hold, she cannot move*
c'mon sarthacus, lets ignore them until they stop fighting
lol kallista and scapegrace :)
When you say sorry Kallista... I will let you down...
well i'm a tiny firebreathing mice
DRAGONA PINE, KALLISTA PENDRAGON! STOP THIS NONSENSE AT ONCE
*Kallista cannot move so she can't poke him in the eye*
stop fighting or i will leave & never return
*nods head*
Your the boss Thrice...
*gets fist, hammers it on the ground, lets Kallista go at the last second, she is knocked unconcious by the fall*
I did as I was told...
*spreads wings and jets off into the sky*
Bye Thrice...
Kallista don't go... you changed me into an ant to start with... you deserved it...
no cute little mice. My personality is split between 17 of them.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
last week i was second
Cool pics
;)
*slaps Kallista Pendragon the Beautiful Zombie Queen*
Just don't go Kallista... I don't want to fight you... I did everything to stop violence... and when I said I would rather bow down to an ant... it was a figure of speech... only saying that I WON'T bow down to you... because your the ZOMBIE queen... I'm not a zombie...
think of the poor 17 tiny mice, please somebody think of the poor 17 tiny mice! Or the childen. Or breakfast cereal.
And where did Flo go?
into the ether
*still flying*
maybe you gave them your illness
*whistles*
*taps foot*
*trys to control the mice*
Do you like custard Octaboona?
they nibble at my brain
do you?
why?
I don't like custard... I'm just asking because your name is Ambrosius... and if I'm not mistaken there's a company that makes custard called Ambrosia
yay 3 peoples
Ok Bye Kallista...
i <3 custard
Hi Thrice...
...I like me a good ol' pot of creamy custard
bye almighty queen
really? I just liked the name ambrose and added ius to make it more latiny
or something
yum... custard :3
Byee Kallista
Really... there's a company that makes custard called Ambrosia...
nooo! my name will be forever linked with custard!
8B
i didn't know that
custard, change your name
oh well
screams as she is attacked by her 2 year old sister
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Lol Octaboona... I would be glad of that if I were you... nick name... Custard... lol... lol... :P
octaboona has nothing custardy about it
Lol Nicolette...
Lol Thrice...
this is a terrible name
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