And we have a winner...!
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...!
cool pics
ReplyDeletei voted
ReplyDelete(i like the way you have to read this cuz its among the firstt comments so here goes)
i need to find out more about sp book 6
what will it be called
what will happen
will it be out in april
THE KITTENS ARE SOOOO CUTE!
ReplyDeletei wonder where lunar went???
ReplyDeleteanyway,
i NEED to know more about book 6
but i understand you should spend less time on this to make book 6 better so no hurrys
Yes Mr Landy, that IS all I am commenting on about your blog...
ReplyDeleteBecause those kittens are SOOOOO cute!!!
yeah, awesome kittens
ReplyDeleteaww... kittens
ReplyDeletewell done on the awards,
ReplyDeleteand i think you should dedicate book 6 to your devoted minions
They could have come to ME
ReplyDeleteMY kittens
I second Thrice's idea
ReplyDeletemortal coil was on the late late toy show and on an add with a load of other booke for adults, these booke are getting SO popular
ReplyDeleteI will say something else about your pictures...
ReplyDeleteWhat's that skeleton thing in front of your award?
mabye others willl too, you see, we say all the important stuff on this page, before dragona arrives and bores us and talks about him owning camelot again
ReplyDeletehe lives in his own world
is that kitten being thrown up in the air???
ReplyDeleteDragona owns Camelot?
ReplyDeleteI mean, that's not his own world, that's like his world where Flo is Maiden Marien...
Is that Robin Hood?
Well, Gwen then
Kittens...
ReplyDeleteyellow every1...
ReplyDeleteyeah, i suppose he makes flo become part of his world too
ReplyDeletehi knight, we dont have school today
ReplyDeleteWill you say happy birthday to my Dad, Mr Landy?
ReplyDeleteI know he doesn't read and he hasn't remembered your name, no matter how many times I mention it, but I'm sure he'll really appreciate it!
huh..
ReplyDeleteas much as it pains me 2 say this 2 u...(cause i wanna say it 2 skulduggery, but i cant)
congrates derek,and cute kittens....
yay, i got 1st comments
ReplyDeleteHi, Knight
ReplyDeletetell, ur dad i said happy bday lunar.
ReplyDeletecongrates thrice
ReplyDeleteCongratulations :D
ReplyDeleteI voted and told my friends to vote too :3
I LOVE THE KITTENS <3 <3 <3
Will do
ReplyDeleteI can't get over how awesome those kittens are
I can't get over you gave them away!
:@
is anyone else on the overflow blog or will they all get my message
ReplyDeletehey, i gotta go in like 20 mins or so cause i hv 2 sleep early cause my annoyin neighbour (aka, my stepsis and personal tutor) is makin me cause my mom ask her 2 and cause they want me 2 change my aditude...
ReplyDeletehi daniela
ReplyDeleteEveryone loves the kittens... :D
ReplyDeleteCongratulatoins =)
ReplyDeletethey are so mean to you knight
ReplyDeletehi jasmine
ReplyDeletehey, if i hv 2 go after this b4 meetin dragona, flo,darkane and the others, tell them i said 'hi' will ya?
ReplyDeleteI am very glad you won, Mr Landy
ReplyDeleteKITTENS = awwwww
I voted
SKELETON = huh
everyone, please say you want book 6 dedicated to the devoted minions
ReplyDeleteOMG, my gu has the same carpet as u!!!
ReplyDeletewill do
ReplyDelete'hi' got it :)
i will knight
ReplyDeletei agree..
ReplyDeletebut did u know that she's lyin on my damaged arm and is also readin ur comments...
especially urs thrice...
and she doesnt like it....
Hey Thrice was up?
ReplyDeleteThe carpet with the KITTENS on, nearly ALL of my family has somewhere
ReplyDeletewhy is there a knife thind on the mantlepeice
ReplyDelete.
who is readin my comments and why especially me
ReplyDeletei really think the kittens r cute =)
ReplyDeletei wonder if the others are on the overflow blog
ReplyDeletebcause u just wrote a comment that she doesnt like remember, thrice?
ReplyDeletei'm good jasmine
ReplyDeletewhat comment
ReplyDeleteI think I just kicked a phone...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, a Minion dedication would make a very interesting and funny dedication...
i wanna talk with u guys...
ReplyDelete'bout what
ReplyDeletei wonder how many more books he's gonna write :/
ReplyDeleteu wrote this thrice:
ReplyDelete"they are so mean to you knight"
and she doesnt seemed 2 like it...
The knife thing was a very long dagger I think... huh
ReplyDeleteIs Mr Landy an undiscovered spy?
jasmine, there r only 9 books...
ReplyDeleteJasmine, he's writin' 9 SP books
ReplyDeletemabye he is
ReplyDeleteoh ok..
ReplyDeleteNot only Skulduggery Pleasant, Skeleton Detective, but Derek Landy, undiscovered spy...
ReplyDeleteThat would be like a cheap movie
eh... sorry
ReplyDeletethrice, mayb u should say sory 2 her( my personal tutor)...
ReplyDeletei think she cant sleep till u say it...
aagh, the skeleton hand/foot thing is holding a dagger
ReplyDeletei wonder....
ReplyDeletenevermind....
my tutor's watchin every comment i wrote...
sorry, personal tutor of Knight Fantasy, for that comment and i immensly regret it
ReplyDeletethrice, did u say sory 2 my tutor or what?
ReplyDeletei said sorry twice
ReplyDeletesory bout that thrice, she's laughin now...
ReplyDeletethnx.
oh, and tell orius that he has 2 say sory 2 nicol, i think b4 kallista and her kill him...
y'know, i wonder what it sounds like inside my stomach
ReplyDelete....
ReplyDeletemy tutor asked, r u hungry thrice?
yeah, i might email him about that
ReplyDeletewhy ell yeah i'm hungry, then again, i am always hungry
ReplyDeleteyo kallista.
ReplyDeletelol thrice, go eat somethin
ReplyDeletekallista, say you want the next book dedicated to the ever so devoted minions
ReplyDeleteno point, i just ate. it never works
ReplyDeletewhere did lunar go
ReplyDeletebetter tell him fast thrice...
ReplyDeletei was about 2 ask the same thing thrice
ReplyDeletekallista, do you want his email adress to make him say sorry
ReplyDelete8¬D
ReplyDeletei like the way u put ur sentence thrice
ReplyDeletelunar disappeared
ReplyDeletewhat sentence, i made alot of sentences
ReplyDeletebrr
ReplyDeletethe snow is melting and so are the lakes
ReplyDeleteLove the black and white kitten....it's really cute........wish i had one :/
ReplyDeletewe had kittens and puppies, but they all got sold
ReplyDeletei prefer jasmine lovelace
ReplyDeleteraven and lovelace or jasmiine and lovelace
ok kallista
ReplyDeleteoh why thrice?
ReplyDeletebrr
ReplyDeletejasmine sounds too girly dont u think??
ReplyDeletei dunno, ravens look evil. lovelace sounds peaceful and calm. they kinda clash
ReplyDeleteare you a boy or a girl
ReplyDeleteyeah i gusse.....jasmine lovelace...i cud live with that =)
ReplyDeleteim a girl..
ReplyDelete... hmm...
ReplyDeleteOK, I never 'disappeared'.
ReplyDeleteI was having a technical difficulty with iTunes
So.. Hi Kallista
If Knight is still on, Hi Knight and your personal Tutor
DO YOU SEE?
Everyone thinks the kittens are cute
Kittens are the surest way to dominate the world...
Hi all...
ReplyDelete2 weird things happened today...
I won the boys cross country race
We had a dirty conversation in maths :S
cuz evil yet nice, clashes
ReplyDeletei gtg, my totur's askin me 2 sleep now...
ReplyDelete=(
huhuhuhu....
so mean...
hehe "CATS DOMINATING THE WORLD" cud happen...
ReplyDeleteSum1 @ my school is called Jasmine
ReplyDeleteI like the name
It's what you call Aladdin's princess
8S hi again
ReplyDeletelunar, my tutor said hia s well 2 u...
ReplyDeletehey people! guess what? on the first photo of the hoodies my dad is in the background!!!!!! yess those girls were in front of us in the que!!!!!! everyone look at my dad's strange expression!!!
ReplyDeleteTHATS MY DAD!!!
Oh, hi Dragona
ReplyDeleteBYE KNIGHT!
awesome skylara
ReplyDeletesorry *cough* just thought i'd mention that...
ReplyDeletebye knight
ReplyDeleteHi Dragona
ReplyDeleteYou were at school today?
Me and Thrice and Sarthacus got the day off
bye guys!
ReplyDelete*mumbles somethin bout tutor bein unfair*
and we r both laughin out loud readin my(this comment
ok, seriously bye!
That's your Dad?
ReplyDeleteCOOL
DRAGONA & SKYLARA
ReplyDeletesay that book 6 should be devoted to his devoted minions and munchkin army
hey r all of u guys in the same school by any chance??
ReplyDeleteNope
ReplyDeleteSarthacus somewhere in Scotland
Dragona in Yorkshire
Thrice in Awesomeland aka somewhere
Me in Vampireness aka somewhere
zhxgn
ReplyDeletei live in ireland
ReplyDeleteKallista in America (somewhere)
ReplyDeleteAnd Skylara... Somewhere, I think in UK
awesomeland = ireland
ReplyDeletehi kallista!
ReplyDeleteyes, my dad is pretty cool :P he's gonna go insane! fantastic!
ok thrice, book 6 should be devoted to derek's devoted minions and munchkin army
Sorry, my laptop shut down..
ReplyDeleteThanks Kallista...
And you wouldn't want to know what the conversation was... too rude for even here... and not suitable for your little ears :P
bleh
ReplyDeleteI'm here...
ReplyDeleteyeah lunar, im in little ol' england!
ReplyDeleteand let me tell u it it very cold...but no snow here *sniffles*
Vampireness = North-East England
ReplyDeletei am reading it now kallista :D
ReplyDeleteI get a big trophy for our form room... I wanted one to take home :( and my friends got 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th... so we get 5 trophies for positions... and then one for the best overall form :)
ReplyDeletedunno, i didnt notice
ReplyDelete-7o and Blizzarding... traditional yorkshire weather :P
ReplyDeleteLet it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
ReplyDeleteTHOSE KITTENS ARE SOOOOOOO CUTE!
Kallista... it's too dirty, even for here... it was funny though...
ReplyDeletemust've been 1 crazy conversation
ReplyDeleteI WANT SNOW! it snowed earlier..for 5 mins. the history class went insane with joy but then it stopped :(
ReplyDeletecool.....i wish i knew what snow felt like..... never snows where i live ...
ReplyDeletehere is covered in snow, and i live at the top of a cliff
ReplyDeletewe have got... 9 inches of snow...
ReplyDeleteMy form got the attendance award!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhich happened.... once before in 3 years
We also had 3 people off for 3 days,,, which puts us below 95%
I think they made a mistake...
where do you live
ReplyDeleteI won the boys cross country :P
ReplyDeleteYorkshire... that's all I'm going to say...
ReplyDelete*points at Thrice*
STALKER!
i live in dubai..united arab emirates...it is really hot here...
ReplyDeleteWow... James Bond just got nailed on GoldenEye... by me... with my trusty Sigmus 9 :D
ReplyDeleteWhooo more points!
dubai, is that like a desert
ReplyDeleteCome on Russia... we can beat them idiotic MI6 guys... RUSSIA RULE!
ReplyDeleteyup
ReplyDeleteI never try in cross country
ReplyDeleteSince my 'running buddy' (the person I used to run with) left for YORKSHIRE...
... evil Yorkshire...
... I now run with some one else.
Who really struggles and has very bad asthma.
I try to be really supportive and encourage her...
... but how can I thinking of such CUTE kittens???
it might snow, last year it snowed in india for 2 mins
ReplyDelete*punches Lunar*
ReplyDeleteNo one calls Yorkshire evil :P
orius has asthma
ReplyDeleteFAMILY! they are home! maybe they can turn the heating up...im too forzen to try..
ReplyDeletereally? india?
ReplyDeletethe computer room is cold with radiators in the summer
ReplyDeleteYORKSHIRE IS EVIL!!!!
ReplyDeleteand I'm a ghost... punches go through me
snow in india, yeah. only for 2 mins
ReplyDeletehttp://thrice-dozer-bored.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYorkshire is awesome...
ReplyDeleteAww, cute kittens!
ReplyDeleteevil yorkshire
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Thrice will defend me... If I duck behind him before he notices...
ReplyDeleteThrice, would you defend me?
hi sarthacus
ReplyDeleteAnyway... the conversation we had was so much better than doing maths... very funny... we got to sit where we wanted you see... so me and my friends sat on a table...
ReplyDeleteyeah sure
ReplyDeleteHi Sarthacus...
ReplyDeleteSEE???
ReplyDeleteCUTE KITTENS
KITTENS TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!
cold...
ReplyDeleteKittens arn't that evil
ReplyDeleteYEY
ReplyDeleteYEY
YEY
YEY
YEY
YEY
Thrice will defend me!!!!
Um... How tall are you?
I know... snow and me make yorkshire awesome :P
ReplyDeletei will deploy kittens to teppt people to join the munchkin army, they will bee our greatest weapon
ReplyDelete*chuckles*
ReplyDeleteNot tall enough...
I had no school today!
ReplyDelete... My maths teacher came to the house just as I came and said "LETS HOPE FOR ANOTHER DAY OFF!"
And for once, I agree with her.
ii think i'm less than 5 foot
ReplyDeleteDid you know, the first time I had a conversation with Dragona he punched me? Then stabbed me? Does he not KNOW how to treat a lady?
ReplyDeletei ma tiny, 4th smallest in my class
ReplyDeleteI DO know how to treat a lady... I treat every un-annoying lady nice :P well... you WERE annoying at the start...
ReplyDeletei went to york in year 6 with the school :| it was terrible. we went to the york dungeons and had to get out after five mintutes as most of the children were screaming their heads off and sobbing. i didnt, but i kept saying "miss...i think we should go back now! Alice won't move any further and she won't let go of my leg!"
ReplyDeleteit. was. terrible.
and they gave us horrible food. i had to sneak packets of suger to my room to survive and me and my friend went hyper!
its hard not to hurt a lady who is hurting you
ReplyDeleteI had a weird dream last night as well... I was on top of a mountain somewhere...
ReplyDeletetell us ur dream kallista!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxylRCwBD5k&feature=related
ReplyDeleteWho likes it?
It's easy not to hurt a lady who is hurting you...
ReplyDelete20 to 5
ReplyDeleteyou survived on sugar....gosh u must have been really desperate
ReplyDeleteOh dear...
ReplyDeleteHow OLD are you, Thrice?
The other day, this OBNOXIOUS boy pushed my friend out of the way, and this other boy said to him:
"How rude! Do you not know how to treat a lady?"
So then I started thinking how ladies should be treated...
if a lady is really fond of pinching and you sit beside her you have to defend yourself
ReplyDeletea girl called odile, she used to be on this blog
You haven't had your head torn off Kallista... and yes you did deserve it :P
ReplyDeletei was desperate jasmine! it was horrible. but also hillarious. a teacher knocked on our door when we were hyper and asked about the noise. we sed it was the room upstairs :D
ReplyDeletei think she was anyway
ReplyDeleteGUys, I may not have told you, but I have started another book.
ReplyDelete*Everybody keeps talking*
Guys? Don't ignore me!
brr...
ReplyDeletelol Geckogirl
ReplyDeletehahaha must have been really fun ;)
ReplyDeleteSarthacus... good luck with the book :P
ReplyDeletei started a book a while back, i'm still on it
ReplyDeletenot the head rolling....the sugar devouring...
ReplyDeletehttp://thrice-dozer-bored.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteif you wanna read two chapters of it
I NEVER ignore people
ReplyDeletewell
OK
sometimes
But ONLY mean people
OK
I KNOW!
OK, so sometimes I DON'T ignore the mean people...
FINE
I ignore SOME people