Saturday, December 4, 2010

Word Count

Ahem.

Just a brief note to update you on how the work is progressing. So far, every book has been longer than the one before. The first book was about 75,000 words, and Mortal Coil was over 100,000. With Book 6, I'm planning on continuing that trend, but I don't know by how much.

I've been working away at the first section of the story, the first quarter of the book, dipping in an out of scenes and chapters... Even though, officially, I started this book on November 6th, a lot of things have been taking up my time, so I've really only been able to seriously write in the past week. And in the past week I've written almost 20,000 words. That's roughly a fifth of the book, and I've done it in six days.

I am on a ROLL.

Praise be to me!

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Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

1st

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Yes! I got 1st comment again! Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! My mad skills are at work! (Now to actually read what was written...)

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Yea, the next book will be long! The more Skulduggery we minions have to read, the better. :)

Laura Jordan said...

need a really long book :) the more SP the better :D

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

1,2, and 3rd! That just shows how amazing i am. Totally, and awesomely amazing in every way humanly possible. I am probably the greatest minion ever. (and i don't have a shortage of self-esteem either) heh-heh

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Minion Night: Signing off.

Sabrina said...

5th!!!!!

Sabrina said...

Technically 8th now Thnx Alex night.....

Em said...

6 days? WOW!! Can't wait to read it!!! Any title ideas you can share with your minions?

Sabrina said...

Wow I've never commented this early. So anyway, good luck on the writing Mr. Landy! Your a real inspiration. Maybe i should start writing a book. I have a few good ideas. If I ever publish it, can I advertise in a comment? ................. I'll take that as a yes!

Sabrina said...

Oh BTW!!!! For anyone who cares, I just wrote a FanFiction on Skulduggery Pleasant on Fanfiction.net! it's called Brother of Mine by Raven Quill Dipped In Ink. Read it it's good! Skulduggery has an older brother and he's going to embarrass him big time int the next chapter!

Johan said...

12th comment!!

Ivy Blake > said...

Well done ! EEEEEEK the book is getting closer and closer ! *happy dance*

Mary Hiashi said...

Yes, praise be to you...

For MY story that I'm writing, I have decided to omit the first chapter and re-write the others. AND I've found a way to incorporate my other started stories as well...It'll be great. Trust me.

Unknown said...

Congratualations on doing it in 6 "says." Of course, i'd be more impressed if it was in 6 "days."

Anonymous said...

Praise to the Landy!
20,000 words and six days? :D Awesome!

Georgina Howlett said...

Hello Derek!

I have a suggestion for you! If from now on you're going to be writing in November time because of the September releases, I know of a competition during the month of November which I think you'll LOVE.
It's called NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and the aim of it is to write 50,000 words in 30 days! A novel in 30 days :D

And if you win, you get a code to get your book published for free! :D A lovely book written by you in print!

Even though you can do that anyway cos you're like an author, I thought i'd tell you about it cuz it's fun to do :3

... WOW. 20k in 6 days? DID YOU EAT AND SLEEP AT ALL?!??! O.O Golden God must keep himself HEALTHY!!!

... :) make sure you don't die or anything...

:D Georgina

Liz said...

WOOOHOOOO! YOU ARE AWESOME DEREK! and now that i have pumped your ego, you will now go and KEEP WRITING!

Liz said...

awwww, here eat some cookies *hands Kallista a coolie*

Mary Hiashi said...

I'm well enough...

Mary Hiashi said...

Damn slow computer...

Mary Hiashi said...

It snowed on...Wednesday (finally) I think...and Dad was wearing a toque. He looks funny in it. 'Tis not his sytle...

Mary Hiashi said...

...Not exactly...I have to figure out how to write without looking back at what I've written. Any suggestions Derek. If not I'll continue to criticise myself and never finish.

Mary Hiashi said...

...I can't even imagine what mother would look like wearing ANY sort of hat.

Liz said...

yessssssss *falls over*

Liz said...

*cuddles up with pillow* I really should be doing some typing...

Mary Hiashi said...

We were talking about it in foods and if the Canadian government banned foreign foods, Canadians would either die, try and leave, or become cannibals. The only thing we'd have to eat is, maple syrup, grass, trees, back bacon, and that's about it. We'd be royally screwed.

Liz said...

brb

Mary Hiashi said...

Maybe fish...We'll just have to steal from the sea side provinces...ooh...and see what we can find in the northern provinces...

Mary Hiashi said...

Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.
Herbert Marshall McLuhan

Halo pickle! said...

hi guys.

Mary Hiashi said...

Canadians are generally indistinguishable from Americans, and the surest way of telling the two apart is to make the observation to a Canadian.
Richard Staines

Halo pickle! said...

canada of bacon fame?

Halo pickle! said...

yo.

Halo pickle! said...

BRB.

Mary Hiashi said...

Hi Deagle.

Mary Hiashi said...

Canadians have been so busy explaining to the Americans that we aren't British, and to the British that we aren't Americans that we haven't had time to become Canadians.
Helen Gordon McPherson

Mary Hiashi said...

For some reason a glaze passes over people's faces when you say "Canada". Maybe we should invade South Dakota or something.
Sandra Gotlieb

Mary Hiashi said...

I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.
John Diefenbaker
From the Canadian Bill of Rights, July 1, 1960

Halo pickle! said...

canada has a bill of rights?

Mary Hiashi said...

God Bless America, but God help Canada to put up with them!
Anonymous

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Oh, I forgot to wish you good luck on writing Book 6, Derek. So, er..., good luck on writing book 6. Try and remember to eat and sleep during the next few months.

Minion Night: Signing off

Mary Hiashi said...

Of course. Why wouldn't we? We're not some backwater country. Or something.

Halo pickle! said...

hey kallista, you changed your name again.

Halo pickle! said...

wow, you change a lot.

Halo pickle! said...

i might change mine......meh.

Mary Hiashi said...

I am so excited about Canadians ruling the world.
John Diefenbaker

Wouldn't that be something...People would be stunned.

Mary Hiashi said...

In any world menu, Canada must be considered the vichyssoise of nations, it's cold, half-French, and difficult to stir.
Stuart Keate

Rosella Embers said...

hi!

Rosella Embers said...

hi mary and kallista and whoever else might be on!

Halo pickle! said...

like mine?

Rosella Embers said...

thx! i though u had some girl with a sun umbrella or something..

Halo pickle! said...

darn, its cut off....

Rosella Embers said...

whats cut off?

Mary Hiashi said...

Many Canadian nationalists harbour the bizarre fear that should we ever reject royalty, we would instantly mutate into Americans, as though the Canadian sense of self is so frail and delicate a bud, that the only thing stopping it from being swallowed whole by the US is an English lady in a funny hat.
Will Ferguson

Rosella Embers said...

thats great

Rosella Embers said...

? whats this about canadians ruling the world?

Rosella Embers said...

>:/

Halo pickle! said...

HALO!!!

Rosella Embers said...

yes, deagle

Mary Hiashi said...

Is that Master Chief Deagle...?

Hey Rosella!

Halo pickle! said...

no idea.

Mary Hiashi said...

What is a Canadian? A Canadian is a fellow wearing English tweeds, a Hong Kong shirt and Spanish shoes, who sips Brazilian coffee sweetened with Philippine sugar from a Bavarian cup while nibbling Swiss cheese, sitting at a Danish desk over a Persian rug, after coming home in a German car from an Italian movie... and then writes his Member of Parliament with a Japanese ballpoint pen on French paper, demanding that he do something about foreigners taking away our Canadian jobs.
Anonymous

Halo pickle! said...

we are almost at a new page!

Halo pickle! said...

almost!

Halo pickle! said...

ONE!!! yay!

Unknown said...

Just browsing through my Latin dictionary when I stumbled across the Latin word for 'darkness' - Tenebrae. Sound familiar?

I just though this was interesting.

Halo pickle! said...

foo.

Mary Hiashi said...

For the record, no one really does that anymore...maybe old people, but...

Halo pickle! said...

that is cool,ElcidSabre!

Rosella Embers said...

hi everyone again! just read another part of kallistas story...




so....good...

Mary Hiashi said...

You Canadians have given us such hope to carry on. We admire your bravery. You are the neighbour of such a rich, powerful country, and yet you don't mind clashing with them. Well, that gives us more confidence.
Pedro Gutierrez

Halo pickle! said...

whats with the ....?

Rosella Embers said...

tryng

Rosella Embers said...

to

Rosella Embers said...

get

Rosella Embers said...

first

Rosella Embers said...

comment

Rosella Embers said...

...

Rosella Embers said...

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Halo pickle! said...

do i sense TUrkey?

Rosella Embers said...

:)

Rosella Embers said...

:)

Halo pickle! said...

that is one happy keyboard.

Rosella Embers said...

when

Rosella Embers said...

is

Rosella Embers said...

next

Rosella Embers said...

page?!

Rosella Embers said...

:)

Halo pickle! said...

i dont know.

Rosella Embers said...

kallista

Rosella Embers said...

:P

Rosella Embers said...

:P

Rebella Tears said...

yay! i got in b4 the first 1000 comments! seriously, we need 2 lower the live chat

Congrats Derek! can't wait for book six! also, wikipedia your name and it say:
Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant Playing with Fire
Skulduggery Pleasant the Faceless Ones
SSkulduggery Pleasant Dark Days
Skulduggery Pleasant Mortal Coil
Skulduggery Pleasant The Terrible Truth


Yeah right, The Terrible Truth? i think Golden God would tell if that was the title and the title would have more emotion.

Halo pickle! said...

hey guys, do you have anything better to do?

Mary Hiashi said...

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart
50 degrees Fahrenheit
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
Canadians plant gardens.
40 degrees Fahrenheit
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Canadians sun bathe.
35 degrees Fahrenheit
Italian Cars won't start
Canadians drive with the windows down
32 degrees Fahrenheit
Distilled water freezes
Canadian water gets thicker.
0 degrees Fahrenheit
New York landlords finally turn on the heat.
Canadians have the last cookout of the season.
-40 degrees Fahrenheit
Hollywood disintegrates.
Canadians rent some videos.
-60 degrees Fahrenheit
Mt St. Helens freezes.
Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.
Nunavik
-100 degrees Fahrenheit
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Canadians pull down their ear flaps.
-173 degrees Fahrenheit
Ethyl alcohol freezes.
Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.
-460 degrees Fahrenheit
All atomic motion stops.
Canadians start saying "cold eh?"
-500 degrees Fahrenheit
Hell freezes over.
The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

Rosella Embers said...

:P

Rosella Embers said...

:P

Rosella Embers said...

:P

Rosella Embers said...

next

Rosella Embers said...

page

Halo pickle! said...

this is boring.

Rosella Embers said...

PLEASE?!

Rosella Embers said...

c'momn!

Liz said...

I'm back...

Rosella Embers said...

soz

Halo pickle! said...

hmmmm.

Rosella Embers said...

deagle

Halo pickle! said...

oh cool, liz is back!

Halo pickle! said...

yay! you got first rosella.

Rosella Embers said...

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! FIRST!!!!!!! YES! YES YES YES YWS!!!!

Rosella Embers said...

hi every one who came on when i was writing pointless ness!

Liz said...

hey

Halo pickle! said...

BRB, must check out book 6.

Rosella Embers said...

hang on a sec

Mary Hiashi said...

Inukshuk.

Halo pickle! said...

not much stuff on book 6.

Rosella Embers said...

hmmm..... wa=hat rebella said about the book names is possibly true...



but i think some one alread asked him that and he said that wasnt the name....



also...



that was wikipediaa...


u know how truthful THAT is...

Halo pickle! said...

but that cause im lazy.

Halo pickle! said...

and not searching that much.

Rosella Embers said...
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Halo pickle! said...

inukshuk sounds funny.

Halo pickle! said...

inukshuk inukshuk inukshuk.

Rosella Embers said...

this is kinda boring seeing how where tralking about what book 6 is called, when Golden God would let NOTHING slip...

Rosella Embers said...

thanks kallista!!!!!



*smiles broadly*

Rosella Embers said...

hang on i think i wnt to change my pic again... hold on.

Halo pickle! said...

FIGHT!!!*takes chair and hits kallista on the head.*

Sabrina said...

Advertisement: Read Brother of Mine by Raven Quill Dipped in Ink on FanFiction.net

Mary Hiashi said...

“Canadians have an abiding interest in surprising those Americans who have historically made little effort to learn about their neighbour to the North.” ~ Peter Jennings

Halo pickle! said...

*aims SPNKR at rosella,blows to smithereens.*I LIKE IT!

Halo pickle! said...

o.0 I LOVE PINEAPPLE!

Mary Hiashi said...

Yes an Inukshuk is the little stone guy. Some people have them...I saw quite a few in Niagra Falls.

Halo pickle! said...

but your still going to die.*aims deagle, empty's magazine.*

Halo pickle! said...

*draws katar, punches kallista.*

Rosella Embers said...

y did u blow me to smithereens?

Rosella Embers said...

*angry*

Halo pickle! said...

*stuff's hand grenade down pants,runs behind crate with AUG.*

Halo pickle! said...

*comes out behind crate and sprays kallistas container.*

Halo pickle! said...

probably.

Rosella Embers said...

*grabs random sword plus random stapler*




u will pay for blowing me up!!




*yells battle cry*

Halo pickle! said...

*kicks legs out from under her, punches with katar.*

Rosella Embers said...

hang on a tic



forgetting somthing







*places small kitten on ground*






there

Halo pickle! said...

*shoots glasses off.* i cheat.

Halo pickle! said...

omg, i hate cats.

Rosella Embers said...

y r we all getting so violent?

Rosella Embers said...

but this cat is CUTE!

Halo pickle! said...

*draws AK-47, turns kitty into meow mix*

Rosella Embers said...

and it turns into a super-big crocodile

Halo pickle! said...

okay, now i cant hit you.

Halo pickle! said...

lucky.

Rosella Embers said...

*cat transforms into Kitty-Croc*






*Kitty-Croc roars*

Halo pickle! said...

good, i needed a new bag.*sprays croc with tavor.*

Rosella Embers said...

okayyy......kallista........

Rosella Embers said...

is not full croc

Halo pickle! said...

a crocodile skin bag. to sell.

Rosella Embers said...

*Kitty-Croc attacks halo*

Halo pickle! said...

apparently kitty-croc does not have my ethics.

Halo pickle! said...

*throws bag of nuke-o-matic popcorn into giant maw.* im not that tasty,right?

Halo pickle! said...

BRB.

Rosella Embers said...
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Rosella Embers said...

*clears throat*



ahem

Rosella Embers said...

sorry, halo.....

Mary Hiashi said...

Not to offend by this, but 'tis a joke I found:

A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is an American. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were American too.

Not really knowing why but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like flashy fireworks.

There is, however, one exception. A girl named Kristen has not gone along with the crowd.

The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I am not an American."

"Then", asks the teacher, "what are you?"

"I'm a proud Canadian," boasts the little girl.

The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Kristen why she is a Canadian. "Well, my mom and dad are Canadians, so I'm a Canadian too."

The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?"

A pause, and a smile. "Then," says Kristen, "I'd be an American."

Rosella Embers said...
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Rosella Embers said...

lol mary! sorry to those americans

Rosella Embers said...

*hangs head*

Rosella Embers said...

arent you anamerican, kallista? (no offence...)

Halo pickle! said...

the reason i want a croc skin bag is because if you sell them you get mucho grande money.

Rosella Embers said...

sorry about typos...

Rosella Embers said...

well, Kitty-Croc has transformed into a puppy, so unless ur willin to kill a cute, little puppy...

Rosella Embers said...

*clears throat again*



ummm....

Rosella Embers said...

blame it on the typos!!

Halo pickle! said...

puppys, i draw the line.

Rosella Embers said...

also... i will be back in 10 mins cuz i gotta have lunch. bye everyone!!!!!





come on....Kitty-Croc-Puppy....

Rosella Embers said...

thanks kallista

Halo pickle! said...

goodbye, going to play games.

Rosella Embers said...

Kallista! Stop eating lightning conductors!!!

Rosella Embers said...

2 mins left till lunch...




feel like a bomb...

Rosella Embers said...

not good....

Rosella Embers said...

okay.... Kallista.....



if u dont eat lightning conductors then dont stand ontop of really tall trees and buildings....

Rosella Embers said...

bye halo!

Rosella Embers said...

how many mins is later?

Mary Hiashi said...

Another funny little joke:

"About Canada"
These questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website and obviously the answers came from a fellow Canuck.

Q: I have never seen it warm on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street?(USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So its true what they say about Swedes.

Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of ?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada?(USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-da is that big country to your North . . . oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is....oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Rosella Embers said...
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Mary Hiashi said...

Aww...Bye Kallista...

Rosella Embers said...

bye now!!! 10 minutes and ill be back!!!!

Rosella Embers said...

bye kallista ans anyone else whos leaving or still here!

lilian.thigh said...

Hehe, Mortal Coil was *noticeably* longer, and it's a fact my mini-minions and I took great delight in. :D Congrats on the work so far and good luck!

Rosella Embers said...

ahem




anyone on?

Rosella Embers said...

k good bye!


off to tidy room....>:/

Liz said...

Helloooooo? *voice echos around empty blogland*

Nevermore360 said...

*LOL*

Liz said...

if you think i'm funny you are way to easily amused :)

Nevermore360 said...

probably...

Mary Hiashi said...

I think...that tonight I shall have a writing fest. I have to finish a book and publish it. And write other books, so that I won't need an actual job. Yes, I am lazy like that. I just have to be successful. Like Derek...and J.K. Rowling...

Liz said...

Hey Mary!

Liz said...

wow, I'm all alone...


















































































































LARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

Congrats on 20,000 words in 6 days Derek. Can't wait to read the book. :)

Liz said...

of course, someone comes because i have to go to bed :P
Night Y'all!

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