Monday, February 7, 2011

The Jitter Girls


Ah, the Jitter Girls.

They’re quite scary, you know. Scary and unstoppable. Or maybe more creepy than scary. But unstoppable. Definitely unstoppable.

I came up with the Jitter Girls as part of a script that never got made. In fact, it was this same script in which I came up with the idea for the Cleavers, as well. That script had a whole load of ideas, but unfortunately it just wasn’t very good. All these madcap ideas didn’t cohere into anything resembling sense, so I abandoned the script and started cannibalising my own stuff, taking what worked and using it somewhere else.

Which is why I’m writing about the Jitter Girls, ten years after coming up with them.

January was, basically, a month writing various short stories and whatnot. I had reached the halfway point of Book Six, and was quite comfortable with taking a few weeks off to get some other work done. Well, now I’m back at it, and I needed a new threat for the middle section and I was searching through this magnificent mind of mine and those creepy ol’ Jitter Girls just jumped right out at me.

I knew I’d get to use them, sooner or later.

I’m not going to tell you much about them, other than that they are currently giving Skulduggery and Valkyrie quite a hard time. I haven’t a clue how they’re going to be defeated, either. The way I’m writing right now, it looks like the Jitter Girls are going to kill our heroes and skip off into the darkness. Which, you know, would be bad for the rest of the book.

Oh dear. I seem to have written myself into a proverbial corner.

I should probably get back to work.


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Em said...

AWESOME!!
What did your sisters get you for CHristmas? We're DYING to know!

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

LOL Sounds like trouble! But, as you've said, a solution will present itself :D Can't WAIT to read about them! They sound quite fun. :] Good luck!

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

And what a title too! "The Jitter girls" Veeeeeery interesting :)

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

Oh, alright, Kallista. I'll likely still be around. :]

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

I just finished watching the last episode of the last season of a Robin Hood show. It was an EXTREMELY bitter-sweet ending. Mostly sad. :'[ I mean, happy too, but sad. So this post was a marvelous.... uhhh... thing to read... afterwords... :]

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

LOL just wait for word of your new post to spread and there'll be comments galore :P

Saoirse Equus said...

WOW! THis is going to be an interesting book! I'm so excited for it you have no Idea! OH! AND DEREK! I'M GOING TO BE IN LONDON ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE RELEASE DATE!!! WILL YOU BE ON TOUR!!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?! PLEASE!?!?!?!?!

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

By the way, master Derek, If you ever want to watch a really cool show, there's on called Pushing Daisies that's brilliantly magnificent. Sadly, it got canceled after two seasons, but it's still definitely worth watching. :)

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

I'll be back in a bit, I'm gonna go eat some pizza and watch some Superbowl. :]

Anonymous said...

Derek-
Jitters sound crazy. Listen, advive might be EXACTLY what you DONT need, but I have some for you anyway.

If killing them is an issue, then look at all the things they can do. Thanos look at all the thigns they cant do. If one of them is the complete opposite of what they can do, then that could be a weakness.

For example: If I have a character who is invincible. Or inpenetrateable. Well, you can't hurt them from the out side. SO what about killing them from the inside? (poison... Bomb...)

Well, anyway. i just have to say this: You are a GENIUS. i just recently moved from Ireland to America,and I didnt get to buy the fifth book, so I hat to order it. I took about a month anf a half.

Anyway, I'm sure that Skulduggery And Valkyrie are going to somehow kill off the big, badass Jitter Girls. (nice name, by the way).

Good luck, we're rooting you on here in America!

~Adrasdos Dark

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

I'm back!

I think I like you, Adrasdos :3

jugglingpaynes said...

My children and I can't wait to read how it all turns out!

Peace and Laughter,
Cristina

Minnie said...

Yay! Sounds inspired! Their name makes me think of the jitter bug.

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

The first real anime I ever watched when I was a little gil was called "The Cat Returns." :] It was about a girl rescuing a cat from being run over. Well, that cat turns out to be the prince of the cats and, honoring her, he takes her to the kingdom of cats to be his bride. lol I barely remember it, but I do remember that loved it

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

Minnie!! I haven't seen you since we got to over 300, forcing Laura to have an interview :D

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

Kallista! Yes, I'm still here. :]

Mar-Chu said...

I took one look at jitter girls and audomaticly thought of the jitter bugs. Hmm~ maybe the jitter girls are afraid of the jitter bugs~
That would be uber funny!
*gasp*
MASTER! DONT MAKE VALKYRIE DIE! THEN THAT WOULD FORCE ME TO ASK OF YOU TO BRING BACK VALKYRIE AS A SKELETON TOO, AND THAT WOULD JUST BE PLAIN ODD!

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

Mmm my mom just made the most delicious blueberry cobbler! Be jealous :P

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

Mar-chu!
:)
Hello!

Liz said...

heyyyyyyyyyyy people :)

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

Lizzy! How are you?

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

~gasp~
Kallista! Bring back my cobbler!!

~dashes after her~

Liz said...

Hey Kallista! Hey Skyril!

Alexandre Requiem (Lynda) said...

OH
MY
GAWD.
I'm on the first page.
The first page.
For the FIRST TIME.
Master, I bow to you. *Bows*
I'd like to say something witty, or amazingly intelligent right now in the hopes I will amuse you... but nothing comes to mind.
It's a sad, sad day when your brain refuses to make up nonsense...

You must.
Must.
MUSTARD.
Read... on...
BECAUSEYOUSAIDYOUREADALLTHECOMMENTSTHENIFIPUTMYFANFICUPHEREYOUMUSTREADITNO?
Yeah. This says you must read my fanfic because I'm going to put it up here and you said you read all comments.
So HA.
This is the good one. It's not finished, but trust meh.
'TIS GOOD.
It has no title, so just think of it as "Bloody Irritating Minion five-million-and-one's Fanfic"



The sun rose slowly that morning, as if it wasn’t sure it was worth the effort. The light struggled up the hills and spilled out into the world, overflowing into the the dark city and oozing through the streets.
After a moment or two, a black car with darkly tinted windows pulled around the corner and stopped. The driver clearly loved this car very much, as it was gleaming and in perfect condition. Well, if it hit a dandelion it would fall apart, but apart from that, yes, perfect condition. The door opened and a tall, thin man stepped out, his broad-brimmed hat cocked over his eyes and a scarf wrapped around the lower half of his face, the rest of which was obscured by a pair of abnormally large sunglasses. His dark blue suit was finely tailored, but seemed to almost hang of him. He was an odd sight.
The second door opened and a dark-haired girl around seventeen got out, her equally dark eyes scanning the area. She glanced up at the man and said, “So, this is where we’ll find him?”
Before answering, the man slipped his gloved hand into his jacket pocket and took out a revolver. He confirmed her query with a nod. “Charming place, isn’t it?” he mumbled as he slid six bullets into the gun. He walked without looking where he was going, but never lost his footing.
“Are you being sarcastic, Skulduggery?” the girl asked rhetorically as she followed him.
“Not at all, Valkyrie. I’ve always liked these places. Nice and secluded.” They were approaching the shadow of a chapel.
Valkyrie muttered something about “Idiot,” but Skulduggery responded only by humming pleasantly, as his last name would suggest.
“Who is this guy, anyway?” Valkyrie decided to ask as her partner paced to the grand doors of the chapel and pressed his hands to it.
“He’s a guy.” Skulduggery responded, moving his hands over the wood. “But you should be more worried about—”
“Yeah, I know, what he is, not who. So clue me in then, won’t you, Skul old pal?”
Skulduggery had finished checking the door and murmured with a mouthful of screws in his teeth, “He’s an Adept, and quite a powerful one at that.”
“Name?”
“Alexandre Requiem.”
“Anything else I should know about him?”
“You’re very curious today, Valkyrie. There’re only two things you should know about Alexandre; one, he’s French and bloody impossible to understand, two, he’s standing right behind this door.”

Do you like it? Did you read it?

*Whines*

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

~fast forwarding, Kallista and I run around and around in circles and threw doors.~

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Yay! First 50!

Liz said...

ooooo, very nice fanfic Alex :)

Mar-Chu said...

I JUST HAD A AWESOME COMMENT AND I ALL DELETED! WHY CRUEL WORLD! WHY MUST THIS COMPUTER BE SO WEIRD?!?!

(thanks to this computer i may dissappear at ANY time...)

Liz said...

:( that's too bad Mar-chu

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

I liked it, Alexandre! :D

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

It's so annoying when that happens, Mar!

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

~blinds kallista and grabs back my most delicious blueberry pie as she stumbles about with her arms outstretched~

Liz said...

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! *spins around and around while upside down*

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

Hey, Night! How are you? I haven't seen you in AGES!

Mar-Chu said...

YES KALLISTA!

*grabs cobbler and swollows it whole* *smiles* *eyes water* *leaps at Kallista and hugs her*

I LOVE YOU DUDE!

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

My dad is, Night, and I'm overhearing. :] GO Green Packers!

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Hey, Skyril, I am very good. Happy that Derek finally posted a new post. CHOCOLATE PUDDING!

Liz said...

the packers like cheese, don't they?

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

Hey! Now my mom's going to kill you two! Be prepared!
~laughs evilly~

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

LOL I'm glad he posted again too! I LOVE it when he posts! :)

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Mar-Chu said...

*chases after Skyril with a frypan*

MORE COBBLER! MORE!!!

*waves the frypan around like a idiot*

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

You know what I think would be cool for Derek to do? Post a teaser chapter of book 6. That would be awesome. But then I'd probably become even more obsessed, if that's possible, so....

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

~shies away from frying pan, having seen Tangled~

Calm down, Mar! Just. Put. Down. The. Frying. Pan.

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

Yeah, I think I would go insane and chase after Master Derek, shouting at him to post more of book six whilst he flees, terrified.
Either that, or I would attempt to do that and he would karate chop me and send me to an insane asylum.
One of those two things would likely occur.... :]

Liz said...

uggggg, it takes forever to upload files XP

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Did everyone leave? *looks around suspiciously*

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

never mind. my computer's just slow. darn computer.

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

I'm still here!!

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

and im still here. or am i?...

Mar-Chu said...

NO! MAR WANT FOOD!!!

*waves the frypan around*

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

LOL I let you off this once, Kallista. I explained to my mother that the cobbler was just soooo delicious, you and Mar-chu couldn't help but eat it all. :]

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

Ok, Mar, if I give you some pizza, will you give me the frying pan?

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

Yeah, lol, you'd probably get sued for everything you have!

Liz said...

night y'all!
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

yeah. im pretty sure the lawyers of a major corporation are really really good.

Mar-Chu said...

...No.

*hefts frypan on shoulder*

POTASSIUM!

*Charges*

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Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Ooh, one last thing: derek, I think the idea of the Jitter girls sound cool. they remind me of the evil princess in avatar.

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

Yay! The Green Bay Packers won!!

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Bye bye for real now!

Minion Night: signing off

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

Oh, Good-night, Lizzy! Sleep well! :]

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

Good-night, Night! [LOL good-night, NIGHT ~laughs stupidly~]

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

lol well, thanks, Kallista :]

Mar-Chu said...

I'm gonna stay on for a really long time! Thats how much i am dedicated to the master! I have endless energy! I am all powerfull! I am-

*colapses*

I am so soo tired. GIMME SOMETHING TO EAT!

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

That's really great! :D
I'm so glad you could tell him :)

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

LOL ~hands Mar some pizza~

Mar-Chu said...

*curls up into a ball and noms pizza softly*

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

Aw, don't stay up on account of us, Kallista. I have to leave soon anyway. I know how hard it is to do well in school when you're so tired. :]

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

Did y'all know that the "sp" in Game Boy Advance SP stands for special?

Mar-Chu said...

Yum~

*curls up furthur*

Good night everyone...OH! TROLLS ARE LITTLE CREEPERS! okay. I'm done. Maybe. ORDER! ORDER! ORDER IN THE COURT! okay. Now I'm- DON'T TRUST ARIANA!!!!! now I'm done. Probably. Phhh~

*snores softly*

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

I need a whetstone. My knife is getting dull...

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

LOL Good-night, Mar-chu! Sleep well! :]

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

~absently lights a match, watching the flame flicker~

....I like fire.....

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

Ok, I better go. Good-night everybody!
Sleep well, Master Derek!
Farewell for now :]

Mar-Chu said...

*starts sleep-talking*

Hello Skulduggery, Hello Obi-Wan-Kanobi. How are you doing today? Did you two catch that phycopath in a bunny suit? Oh, you did! Well done~

*is quiet for moment*

OMYGAWD ARIANA HE'S BEHIND YOU! KICK HIM! HE DESERVES IT! DIE BILLY-RAY SANGUINE, DIE!

*quiet*

I KILL YOU! I KILL YOU! YOUR LATE FOR TEA SO I KILL YOU!

*quiet*

Ammy, that freak is just stalling you...bite him~

*quiet*

LA LA LA LAA LAA LAAAA, LAAA LA LA LA LAAAA~

*snores again*

Unknown said...

Are the Jitter Girls sisters?
Or twins?
For some reason I imagine them as completely 'opposite' twins.
I think I'm crazy.

Artemis Shakora said...

I'm going to go crazy... screw the break- GET BACK TO WORK!

Rebella Tears said...

will the glitter girls be like witches in left4dead? u come up to the innocent monsters before they attack u? let them take the bait?

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Katie Louise said...

Yay! You updated! I am sooooo psyched for the next book! Do you have a title for it yet? I know you probably won't read this Mr Landy but could you PLEASE check out my fanfic at http://jaffasreviews.blogspot.com :P
You are AWESOME!

Love from
Jaffa xx

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Rebella Tears said...

just realized i wrote glitter instead of jitter. wat r they? acrobatic sisters? twins? Fletchers and Ghastlys Past! wats happened? fletchers mum died but wat bout his dad?! and pirates?! wat happened 2 skulduggerys crest? wat bout lord vile? Cealan? wats happening to Caelan? and Billy-Ray? AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! BEST SERIES EVA!!!!!!!!!!!

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. said...

YO!


O.O
U

. said...

Rosella! don't ask so many questions! ur messing with his mind!


>:(


Plus, i can answer no.7! Crux is dead, and China is hidding the murder coz she doesn't want skul-man 2 know that she led his family into ambush.




p.s. ROSEY! Don't go asking our Golden God if he will use u if u don't want other peeps 2 ask aswell! say, people going by the name of Nyx Dawn.......



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. said...

p.s. Mr Landy, v Jitter Girls sound COOL!


:D

. said...

p.p.s. Rosella, Mr. Landy can't look @ ur fanfic before he reads more IMPORTANT people's fanfics...

like mine!


(http://letthesunglasseslive.blogspot.com/)


:D


go on, don't resist the urge 2 c it!

:P

Dragona Pine said...

SOUNDS AWESOME DEREK!

Dragona Pine said...

Anyone on?

Rosella Embers said...

i'm here!

Dragona Pine said...

*uses magic yorkshire pudding to heal Kallista*

Dragona Pine said...

Hi Rosella.

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Dragona Pine said...

About me and Kallista... what? Having a blog-wedding... yes.



And I do hate name and picture changes, but NAMES MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

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alrighty!

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Dragona Pine said...

Why did you ask?

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Rosella Embers said...

i think i should get back to homework...

Dragona Pine said...

*searches for Rosella's Ipod*

Dragona Pine said...

Don't go Rosella!

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Rosella Embers said...

okay, there it is

Dragona Pine said...

Lol.

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Dragona Pine said...

I always reply.

Dragona Pine said...

No I haven't seen your Ipod.

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Dragona Pine said...

*pats the cute lion cub*


:P

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Dragona Pine said...

*Rosella disintergrates*


Um, sorry about that... anyone who's not allowed to use my magic yorkshire pudding well... disintergrates when they touch it.


AND you need me, if it's hanging above my head then only I can reach it :P


*grabs her Ipod*

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Dragona Pine said...

Aww... :(

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Dragona Pine said...

*puts her Ipod on the pile of dust which was once Rosella*







*then uses magic yorkshire pudding to heal her*

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Dragona Pine said...

Aww... bye Rosella :(

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Dragona Pine said...

No, probably not. Maybe 20 mins I'll still be on, but not half an hour.

Dragona Pine said...

*sighs at his lonliness*

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Dragona Pine said...

*sighs*

Dragona Pine said...

Ok, bye Rosella.

Dragona Pine said...

:/

Dragona Pine said...

Hmm...

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Hmm...

Dragona Pine said...

*sighs*

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Dragona Pine said...

I have to go now... I'll be on tonight, bye.


*hugs Kallista*

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Octa said...

I'm here but I can't stay.

Just wanted to get on first page :D

Bye!

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Emily (fromthelikes) said...

OMG!!! Derek! Now I absolutly can't WAIT for book six. Sadly, I have been driven to buy a Twilight barbie doll for my best friend for her birthday. I was going to buy her a Skulduggery book. But, she probably would have thrown it away... Or Burned it...
Anyway, the point is... well,... I didn't really come up with a point, so...


Hey! =)

Spikings said...

Makes me think of some freaky clones of Rosie and Posie... >:)

. said...

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllloo?

. said...

MINE!

>:)


(evry 1 does this, so i dun know, im just doing it......)

Donkey Shooter said...

anyone here, the corner of my mine says no.
i think so
no not a corner of my mind make it most!
im gonna make a fan fic post!

Donkey Shooter said...

no it is.
ahhh, my grandfather is turning 76 soon, he is very energetic, he almost bcame an author himself, before his wife died.
ahh lifes full of tragedies.
but too him 76 isnt old.
its later, and greater life, isnt that true.
he really is an inspiration.
hasnt been seriously ill since he was 52, what a great man.... why am i writing this?

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

Hey. =)



I'm making chocolate chip cookies. You want one?


Question for Derek. Do you like chocolate chip cookies? HOMEMADE chocolate chip cookies?

I do. They're the best.

Donkey Shooter said...

of course, he has a point, he dosnt sit around all day, no, he is the oldest charity worker, and he works for the SES (state emergency services).
of curse hes from my mothers side of the family, if he came from the vile horrible male side of me, then he would not be an inspiration.
appaarently he has a physical age many years lower then his own physical age.
my mother says he dosnt act his mental age though. :P
he made a joke at his wifes funeral.
he made a joke at a funeral.
of course he said this thing.
"the greatest thing my wife, my beatiful betty would want is for us all to be happy, whats more happy then humour?"
thats actually the saddest hes been apparently.
ahh id love to be like him, except. with the death, and NOT being an author.

Donkey Shooter said...

hello morgana.
*dramatic music*
why am i posting about my grandfather here?

Donkey Shooter said...

are you still here, is anyone here?

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

Because he is an inspiration and he made a joke at a funeral. He sounds cool. I want a granpa like that.

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

Yes. I am here. I am almost never here, apart from the times that I am. For the luck of the very few, I am here.

Muwahahahaha!

Donkey Shooter said...

my grandfather, was oddly with the action always.
have any of you read the inheritance cycle?
hes like angela the herbalist. always with the action.
i read a few of his works quite some art, he finished in the middle of an action scene, well at the end of it.
when he heard his wife die he spilt coffee over the last few bits of the scene, ive got posters on my bedroom now all over showing possible ending, if any of them are right apparently my grandfather will give me 10$ and something else.
i cant wait to find the something else out.
of course there has been... what 34 examples all wrong...
see he isnt sick at alll, he has always had a bad memeory apparently.
he is the most inpiring person.

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

MMM...


I really want a chocolate chip cookie.


And a revolving door...

Sadly, last time I had both, I almost broke my nose...

=)


How interesting that it happened today.

. said...

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!





i thought it waz overflowed!

Donkey Shooter said...

oh you are ere woops, made a speach again by accident and you're here well im gonna do my fan fic. im off.

. said...

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!


come back!



wait, is any 1 else on?

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

...


Don't leave me! I'll be lonely...

And without chocolate chip cookies...

Or revolving doors...


Or even company... ='(


... wait!

HI NYX!!!

. said...

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!



yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!



:D

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!


...


Have you ever run ino a revolving door while eating a chocolate chip cookie???


It hurts.


=)

. said...

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh....



no.








i can't say i have.






















buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut.....



















i have flown into a window using a pair of hired wings whilst eating a smartie biscuit...







does THAT count?

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

I say that that definatly counts. Sounds like fun.

. said...

yeah.......for me anyway.......











not for a couple of unlucky birds....

Emily (fromthelikes) said...

I have to go. I burnt my cookies and my cat disappeared. Probably off planning he end of the world. *Sigh* Cats are so evil.





BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

. said...

aaaaaaaaaaaa

Demosthenes said...

... no ones said anything for a while... but i just started following and i wanted to say something to my favourest (bad spelling XD) author in the world... I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WANT TO KIDNAP YOU AND TAKE ALL YOUR BOOKS FOR MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But i wouldnt!!!! i rlly wouldnt kid nap you... i'm serious i wouldnt...
But i do LOVE YOU...
I just wanted to say that, ..idk what to do now...
good bye i guess, sorry, i know you probably get that all the time..
good bye :)

. said...

any1 on?

. said...

k, bye!



:P

June Clarence said...

I suggest an explosion. Explosions always help when you want to get rid of a charakter - and you`ll get out of the corner if you just bomb the wall away. Have fun!

Skulgirl13 A.K.A Deryn Mellifluous said...

DEREK!!!! ANYTHING you write is AWESOME!! so dont say nothing was ever not good cus i bet the Jitter Girls IS an AMAZING idea and im glad your using it in the next Skulduggery Book cus now you have ME on the edge ok more like on the floor cus i was WAY over the edge when i saw that the next book wwasnt comeing out so soon and maybe i should stop rambling now....yeah probably a good idea....OK GOOD LUCK DEREK!!!!
_Skulgirl13

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Now time for a little random speech, courtesy of the amazing Brilliant Night:

(This speech is intended for you, Derek, please read it. Please? :)

I love hypothesizing about things. It is very fun, and takes my mind off of all the spare time I have while I'm waiting for Book 6 to come out. So here are some hypothesizes (however you spell that) about these enigmatic Jitter Girls:

Master Derek, I've noticed you are quite frank when you name things. What you call something tends to be exactly who (or what) that something is. An excellent example of that would be the Cleavers. They cleave people. Hence, Cleavers. So, I went and found the exact definition of Jitter. It is:

(n)
2. the jitters: nervousness and anxiety
3. electronics: small rapid variations in the amplitude or timing of a waveform arising from fluctuations in the voltage supply, mechanical vibrations, etc.

I can't believe that a terrifying villain (or group of villains) could be nervous, so let's take a look at definition number 2. It basically says that jitters are something which causes fluctuation in the signal or image of a electronic device. Maybe the Jitter Girls have the capability to do that too. Maybe they can literally mess with Skulduggery and Valkyries electronics and cause wacky signals and false messages, or maybe they can mess with the signal that their brains are sending to their bodies-- like in a fight or something. Now THAT would be bad... Or coming back to the first definition, maybe they could just make the good guys really, really nervous, hampering their ability to think straight.

Or.....


Or.....

Or maybe I'm just reading WAY too much into things again. I don't know. My mind is about as rambling as they come. Oh well. I, at least, like my theories.

What say you, oh great Master Derek???

Brilliant Night (aka Alex Night) said...

Minion Night: Signing Off

Lunar Tears said...

DEREK!

I can't wait to read about the Jitter Girls!

They sound like the perfect creepy villains!

My criteria for creepy villains:
1. Evil
2. Mischevious
3. A cool name
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
4. Girls.

Girls are a creepy bunch...

Lunar Tears said...

True Kallista! :)

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