Okay, fine, I HAD wanted to unveil the new cover sometime this week, but obviously that hasn't happened. I've been assured that I'll be able to do it sometime NEXT week, though, so hopefully that'll work out.
In the meantime...
I'm feeling much better these days. I haven't gone back training yet- I haven't recovered THAT much- but I went in for a few tests on Wednesday and they have pronounced me fit as a proverbial fiddle and told me that I'm pretty much immortal, which I knew already. But still, always good to hear a second opinion.
I did an event last night with John Connelly in Easons in Dublin that was a LOT of fun. John is a crime writer by day, but at night he writes the wickedest books for younger readers- he's written The Book of Lost Things and The Gates, and has just come out with his new one, Hell's Bells. He read an excerpt from Hell's Bells and, for the first time ever, I read an extract from one of MY books. I normally don't read aloud because I have a stutter, and I much prefer to just walk around the stage and ramble on about cats and dogs and weird-looking children. But last night I thought I'd do something new, so I read, and it was actually a lot of fun- but what made it cooler was the fact that it was an excerpt from the new book. I decided that it wouldn't be an action scene or a chase scene, or in fact anything to do with the actual plot. Instead, it was Valkyrie at home with her parents and her baby sister- so there was a LOT of her dad being his usual oddball self, which really seemed to go down well.
Afterwards there was a signing session which, ahem, kind of went on until AFTER the store had actually closed... But the Easons staff were all really cool about it, even though they had to stay late, and they seemed to be having a good time while I chatted and doodled and signed. I even met some people who visit this Blog- so say hello in the comments section, dammit! Especially you, Elizabeth, who came up to me after I'd signed her books and asked for a hug. Awwww. I LOVE giving hugs. Elizabeth now has a special place in my heart...
I'm just looking at my calender here for May... Let's see... Okay, I'll be at the Brighton Festival on the 8th, then I'll be doing something with Children's Books Ireland on the 22nd, and I'll be at the Wicklow Festival on the 28th. So if you're around, drop by and give me a hug.
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Last movie we watched was Megamind, which was cute. <3 Minion!
same its been ages since i have seen it but i also love the lion king1/2 and the wizard of oz oh and grease
I loved Megamind! :D It was so funny!
i havent seen it but i wanna see hop and thor
I don't like Wizard of Oz or Grease, but I LOCVED Lion King 1 1/2!!
Hop is cute.
Didn't even know Thor was out yet! That's awesome!
The Wizard of Oz is probably the origin of my irrational fear of tornadoes.
I dunno how to explain the fear of volcanoes, though.
it is in the movies in aus
i dont have to wrry about any of that so
Don't have a fear of volcanoes. I don't think I've ever seen one in person even!
Don't get to see many movies. Sadness.
Has anyone seen Derek's films? ...Not that they're probably appropriate for this demographic, but you never know.
what do you mean dereks films ann
Nope! I haven't!
I don't watch R movies and I haven't seen the NR one. :P
I do want to see them though. :]
all i have to worry about is fires but i lived through the victorian bush fires and a summer of stifling heat and the smell of smoke so
I've never seen an active one, but there are inactive volcanoes around here. Not close enough to worry about. I wouldn't live that close...
I should be worried about fires! But somehow they don't terrify me as much. Maybe I feel better able to cope. Hum, I need a much bigger trailer to evacuate everyone if I need to, though.
no one answered me
By the way, y'all have GOT to see a live show at a dinner theater!!
EVERY one I've ever seen has been awesome! Some more than others, of course, but all brilliant! :D
Last night I saw a musical Huckleberry Finn, which you know, Ann. The music was AMAZING and Beautiful! They're were SO talented!!
And tonight, I saw this HILARIOUS show called the Foreigner! :] Crazy funny! :]
Was grabbing a link for you, Amelie!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1360071/
Derek Landy wrote the script for two published films, Amelia. Boy Eats Girl and... umm.... I, sadly, forgot the name of the other one :'[
have i gone mad
im afraid so intially bonkers but i will tell you a secret all the best people are
have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk
I LOVE dinner theaters! Their BRILLIANT!
I wish We could all go to one together sometime! :]
Maybe in nine years we could all come back to America and go to Chaffin's Barn! Woot! Or the Blue Moon! Woot! Or Wholfart Haust! Woot! Chaffin's Barn is my favorite :]
hahaha near the theme parks on the gold coast their is a dinner show thing on horses and stuff
Well, that's cool, Amelia, but the kind I'm talking about is different. :] It's like an actual movie thing, but live and usually longer with an intermission. :]
oh yeah i have never been to one of them but yeah
Musical Huck Finn? *perks up* Mark Twain and dinner theater! Now there's the stereotypical marriage made in heaven. I bet he'd be thrilled, in a dying laughing kind of way.
LOL, Ann! :P
It was Fantastic! I loved it a ton! I wish I could have the music from it!
well i am not knowing what you are talking about so
Dead Bodies sounds like it might be interesting! Boy Eats Girl sounds kind of terrible. Wonder if netflix has either of them...
*goes to look*
But even if they do, how will I watch with kids in the house?
watch it when they go to school or something or if they are out
Watch it with Earphones! :P
i dont wont to ever watch the girl with a dragon tattoo again
Was it terrible?
How so?
Hmm and that comment might better have been saved for the overflow. Sorry, Mr. Landy! You know I love you, in a scary fannish stalker way.
And on reading some reviews, probably not terrible at all, but given I don't see a lot of horror films, I think the humor might be lost on me.
Amelie, they don't go to school. Skyril, I think the images might be worse than the sound... I could be wrong. On the other hand, I've never shielded them from anything else they shouldn't see, so why start now?
no it was good but it shows a guy making a girl give him a ... and it shows him raping her so i dont really want to read the book either because it apparently goes into more detail
ahhhhh y dont they go to school i thourght that leona was my age
Ooh... yeah.... Doesn't sound like a very good movie, Amelia!
its amelie not amelia well in english it is but in the original french it is amelie
Oh, sorry xD
thats ok skyril
so what are you guys doing
Rape happens IRL. Including it in a movie wouldn't necessarily make the movie terrible, depending on lots of things. But it would make me not want to watch the movie. I'm angry just reading that description.
Amelie, they are homeschooled.
Just chatting here and on Kallista's chatbox. :] Also doodling there. :P
She's gone now, though. Well, she said she brb. :]
... And I'm yawning....
ok then but i still cant believed that they actually showed it like it is gross and not pleasant so yeah i dont think i wanna see the next two
Yeah, that's surprising that they actually showed it O.o
Perhaps R movies are worse than I even thought...
almost time for mary poppins
Actually, I'm going to have to go now.
Good-night!
Farewell!
Hope to see you guys soon! :]
I'm listening to twice as many kids as usual. They are playing a pokemon board game... and not fighting! Yay!
I feel so crowded with extra people in here. Makes me want to clean but they are in the way.
i am not sure it was rated r i dont really know but the rest of it was really good but another movie i am not allowed to watch is thirteen
i love pokemon i didnt know there was a board game
i love it when the madd hatter futterwhackens
Goodnight Skyril!
Have added movies to queue. Whoot.
Now what?
not sure you can still talk to me
I think there's more than one board game, actually. I don't know what this one is. I never play Pokemon, I just watch the show. I love James!
ash and mitsy are my favourites
I always thought Brock and Misty would end up a pair. Then I was really disturbed when Max took over the Brock-ear-pulling thing. O.o Why would this bratty little kid care if Brock's a horrible flirt? He can't be jealous... right?
Jaffa?
ANN! Are you still there?
Yes! I'm... I don't know what I'm doing. Trying to decide what to do. :-D
Hi! I'm listening to Disney songs :)
What's your favourite Disney movie?
Uh. Huh. I don't really keep track of which movies are Disney. I'm not real good at picking favorites, either. That was useless. I'm sorry, I don't know. What's yours?
Watching Finding Nemo right now. Husband just brought home a tape of 101 Dalmations from the thrift store a couple days ago, so we watched that yesterday.
Now I feel like singing Cruella DeVille.
If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will...
Lol, I'm listening to songs from Mulan. Epic. :)
Everyone think I'm just plain weird, I'm not! I'm just a kid at heart :P
MULAN! Wow. Just remembering how disturbing some of those songs are.
How? Ò.o
*wanders in* Heyyyy I've watched Mulan. Before.
Can't remember much from it but heyyyy at least I've watched it.
:P
Barging in on conversations is fun.
Lol Lily.
*does epic handshake with her*
*does epic handshake with Jaffa*
Hi Ann! *hugs*
Anybody else...goobers to you.
I think one of the songs near the beginning, maybe while all the girls are primping for the matchmaker? There's another one later where the soldiers are talking about what kind of woman they want to marry when they get home that might have bothered me. I mean, I know it was deliberate, but at the time wasn't sure enough my daughters would understand the context. I was kind of uncomfortable with them listening.
Hi Lily! How are you?
Lol Ann, I know the ones you're talking about, I never really thought about it like that, hmmm
I enjoyed watching Mulan. The soldiers still crack me up ^_^
Haha! Me too lily :)
I always wonder what I'm accepting without thinking about it. :-P
Anyway. Mulan! I'm always in favor of crossdressing, so that part was good.
I'm...sleepy. Have to go to bed soon...ish. Being forced to get up at a reasonable time tomorrow morning. Fudge.
LOL sorry. Was talking to my brother. He was taking some of my candy. He had a Candy Craving.
Hehehe Ann, I'm listening to 'I'll Make a Man Out of You' my favourite song in the movie :P
I like Mulan. The girl, I mean. She's pretty cool.
Good to hear you're feeling well!
:)
Yay Nyx!
Hiya Nyx! *glomps*
Why do you have to get up early?
We have company tonight. They are on a very different schedule than we are. I expect to be woken up early.
Lily! Hi!
*knocks her over in a hug*
:D
Hi Nyx!
I almost passed out in netball today and I think I pulled a muscle in my hip/side, is that even possible?
*finds herself having been knocked over in a hug*
Oof...! :)
Because...um...why do I have to again...oh, yeah, because of beekeeping class. LOL what time do you normally eat dinner Ann?
Just ignore the rest of us, Nyx...
;-) *glomps* HI!
I've gtg soon-ish cause my teachers are putting on a play tonight, it should be VERY entertaining
lol, hey Ann and Jaffa!
After I left the blog last night, my brother came in and kept me up (by attacking and annoying me) until 3am!
OK Jaffa. That should be fun!
Are you guys talking about Mulan?
Beekeeping class! OMD so cool! I will get bees someday. When I'm organized enough to take care of everything I already have. :-P
Bees. Neat.
Oh, um. Husband works swing, 80 miles away. He drags in usually between 1 and 2am, we have dinner then.
Brothers...you've got to love them...or not.
Uh, we were. I don't know if we still are.
Yes, we are talking about Mulan Nyx :)
@Ann, how do you kids go to school?
*your not you
LOL Ann. They're pretty cool. But if they die out we're DOOMED.
Does Leona go to school...?
lol, once a bumblebee came into my classroom, and people started screaming, others ran out, and I just sat there and caught it in my hand!
:P
That sounds pretty cool, Jaffa. What play?
LOL Nyx, that's awesome! I did that with a grasshopper once, 'cept, um, we were outside, and uh, it was only my friend...(thinking of code name)...Starburst and Oompa Loompa.
@Ann, it's a kind of parody of different stuff, I think.....
She's homeschooled. Rocket Star is too young to have to worry about it.
Are the bees still dying? I don't keep up with news much.
Sorry, got to go! ByEE!
lol, nice names, Lily!
also, a spider (one of those daddy-legs or long-legs, or something) walked on my book, and I waved it in front of a girl who's afraid of them, and she shrieked and ran away!
>:)
Oh...that figures. Home school-age.
Yeah, they are. It's because of the chemicals they're putting in sprays and stuff to keep pests off, when the bees do, like, bee stuff on the plants it kills them. I think the chemicals might get in the air too... :(
awww...BYE JAFFA!
*glomps her*
Bye Jaffa! Have fun!
BYeee Jaffa! *does epic handshake with her before she leaves*
LOL Nyx! I looove spiders.
Seriously? The big mystery was pesticides? Huh.
I like spiders. They eat other things I don't like as much.
spiders are COOL!
once i found a (live) funnel web spider in my backyard...
I have to go to sleep now... Meh. Sleep. Why can't we do that in the day?
BYeee Ann, Nyx! *hugs hugely* *huge hugs* *hugs of hugeness*
*rambles on*
Bye Lily!
*glomps her*
But before I go... That's part of it Ann. There could be other things. But that makes a big part of it.
LOL yay for spiders!
Okay, bye!
Wonder if these kids are gonna be up late enough for dinner? Maybe I should start cooking.
NO! Don't leave meeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
lol, jk....maybe...
:P
Goodnight, Lily! *hugs* Have fun at bee thing. Let us know what you learn!
I'm actually still eating lunch, which I should have had hours ago. :-P
wait, what time is it there?
Uh. almost midnight. Heh.
0.0
ok!
sorry, had to answer the door to my brother's friend...
I'm the door guardian....
>:D
And done! Going to go cook now. Then milk, etc etc. (((Nyx))) Maybe will be on later!
ok, bye!
*glomps her*
:)
yay derek
came on AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and he posted YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont want 2 wait till next week 2 the cover of the new book
Scar, still there?
Hi Nyx
*glomps*
havent seen u since yesterday
hi!
*glomps her*
:)
*points to the earphones in her picture*
I have those!
:D
same
they're around my neck right NOW!
Yay, cool!
I'm obsessed with them, for some reason...
:P
and they're Headphones
Earphones r the ones that go into your ear
yep!
Srry, g2g, but I might be on later!
*knocks her in a hug before leaving*
:D
LOL
my dad doesnt like them
he says they make u deaf
but i dont care im gonna be deaf wen im 97yrs
thats if i do live that long
Awwwwwwwwww..........................
Bye Nyx
*hugs*
Wow this is like a little community here isn't it :) i hope it isn't gated...
-looks round shyly-
Well Hi, My names Bella and I'm an alcoholic... oh crap wrong meeting.
-quickly reassesses the situation searching for something to say that will allow entry and not look completely retarded-
I LOVE SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT!
-hides from expected sinister looks-
Hello Bella
dont leave
WE ALL LOVE!!!!!!!!!! SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT!!!!!!!!
JOIN THE CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!
Leaving isnt optional?? oh dear what have i got myself into.
At least someone is talking to me that's always a good sign right :D
yes its always a good sign
U dont want 2 be a loner
oops gtg
thanks Scarlet... now i am a loner...
-bounces ball against wall-
...hmmm...
-flips coin into cup-
...hmm...
-goes to play outside-
... OH look at that its STILL raining...
-flips through magazine-
fake, fake, photoshopped, airbrushed, fake... her boobs weren't that big in friends...
ah the joy of loneliness :)
Hello Bella! Nice to meet you! *shakes your hand*
And I just came over here to get my shoes, so I'm leaving again. Bye!
oh hey... and gone...
I like it here :D
Ann why do u keep your shoes near the computer... perhaps it is normal and i am the odd one :P
I happened to be sitting here when I realized I was still wearing them, and took them off. Happens a lot. Least I know where they are!
oh actually come to think of it that happens to me quite a lot lol. :D
excuse my ignorance :P
Your ignorance of where I take off my shoes? Hmm. I dunno, that's a pretty big thing... Well, all right. I forgive you. Just don't let it happen again!
:-D
hey some people take that seriously...
-stares into distance remembering-
oh memories...
-sniffle-
anyway hows everyone going... hows the weather etc :)
AFK a few! Need to go hunt down ponies. In the dark. Hopefully I won't get sucked into the mud and disappear forever.... If I don't come back, that's probably what happened.
Make my funeral a good one, eh? I want lots of flowers and music!
hello i am bak
sorry bella
its my dad
he gets angry wen i on the comp
ANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*tackles her in a hug*
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so wat did u cook 4 dinner yesterday
Ummmmmmm............
any1 on?????????????
If you ever come to Victoria, Australia I will hug you definitely. Glad you're feeling better.
Can't wait to see the book cover and I can't wait 'til the 6th book comes out, I need a time machine to go to the future and buy them all now.
ok no1 is on
Bye
bloggers
I have returned! ...and everyone has gone. Dang.
That's ok. I know how to entertain myself.
*cackles menacingly*
Oops. *covers mouth, looks around*
Lalala. Nothing happening here.
*innocent*
Hi.
Hi! I can only stay a minute, dinner's just about done. How are you, Dragona?
Hi Ann! I'm fine thanks but I have to do some History homework today :(
How're you?
Is that bad? History can be interesting! And depressing. Ok, mostly depressing. Sorry. :-(
Well kinda, I have a month to do it and it's about WWII.
la la laaaa. Insertnamehere... if i ever head down south i would give u a hug too. :)
ann were the ponies ok?? :S I lost my horse the other day. he got the idea the the grass was green down the other end of the road -_-
Hey Drangona nice to meet you
-extends hand for a hand shake... waits expectantly-
A repost from last week, cause I'm one of those obnoxious folks that repeatedly ask questions. ;-D Also I won't have a chance to write up all the new questions I thought of until after dinner.
Good morning Mr. Landy! How are you feeling today?
Since you've answered lots of questions this blog, I thought it would be a good time to ask a few that are important to me. But first, responses to responses you've already made. For my amusement more than yours, really.
"1. Do you have a favourite character, and if so, who is it?
Val!"
Ha. Knew that.
"17. Will you write a prequel series?
No. I thought about it, but couldn’t find the enthusiasm."
Cause Val wouldn't be in it. :-D
"12. Have you decided who to dedicate the remaining 4 books to? How about us minions? "
This is a fantastic idea! (Quick, someone grab Derek's hat! We can threaten to stand on it if he doesn't dedicate a book to us...)
"2.)And if they do is there a chance you are going to do a book tour in the U.S.?
I'd love to, but we'd have to wait for book sales to rise considerably...!"
You do, of course, realize that in order for US book sales to rise, you must have books for sale... in the US?
"60. Where would you like to spend your holidays?
Disneyworld!!!!!! (Never been.)"
I am positive you meant to say "Disneyland". You definitely have more miniony fans in California than Florida. You wouldn't deprive us of an opportunity to stalk, I mean, um, adore you in person, would you? *puppydog eyes*
"24. Will Scapegrace and Thrasher remain zombies until they decompose or will they ever return to life?
I haven’t decided yet...!"
I've been wondering about this. Presumably Scapegrace will continue to decompose. But, his bones won't decompose, right? So eventually he'll end up... an animated skeleton. Like somebody else we know. How does Skulduggery feel about this?
"11. How does it feel to be the Golden God of thousands of little minion-y fans?
It feels overwhelmingly right."
*snortle*
Ok, and my very own questions!:
1. Laura must have read the draft by now. What did she say about it?
2. How is the Irish Sea for swimming? Cold, warm, murky, clear, monster-infested? Are there waves? Do people surf on it?
3. 3 was deleted for being inappropriately personal.
4. How's work on the Skulduggery Pleasant Musical going? Well, I hope.
5. Valduggery! yes/no?
And in case you skimmed all that instead of reading, the most important points:
DisneyLAND
MUSICAL!
*cough*valduggery*cough*
Happy Saturday to you, Mr. Landy.
Hey, it's Saturday again! Hmm. Remind me to go over the definition of "a few days" with you sometime.
Hi Bella, it's nice to meet you too
*shakes hands*
hiya and Derek
I'm REALLY glad your better
Hi Isabella!
hii :)
Dragona, I'm fine! Feeling a little crowded with extra people in the house, but at least they're not talking to me much. Just don't feel like I can move. :-P
WWII is depressing. I'd say have fun with that, but you'd have to be pretty warped.
Bella, they were fine! I found a flashlight that worked (amazing!), and it had dried out a lot since last night, so I didn't sink. Did you get your horse back? My mare is a troublemaker that way. She _will_ find a way out, and drag the rest of the herd on little adventures. I hate fencing. So. Much.
LOL Ann. I'm glad you're doing alright. And yes, WWII is depressing.
hiii everyone!!!
Hi Ayesha!
Ohhh WWII... hmm yeah i remember these days... not actually the war... i am not that old... this is why i have dropped history :) My great uncles fought in the 1st World War... alll died :(
-holds minute silence-
thats great Ann. Yeah my gelding, Phantom defs lives up to his name... but i always find him thank goodness he came into the living room once while i was sleeping/watching tv and started eating my hair :D And i second the notion of cursing fencing :)
My great uncle fought in the second world war, he was in Dunkirk and he saw his friend cut down next to him by a german rifle.
LOL Bella. My gelding is a big chicken! That mare, on the other hand... *shakes head* She likes to pretend to be scared of stuff. She hasn't made it into the house (yet, and I hope she never does, cause she'd break it), but she went up the stairs to the deck once... and broke it. :-P Bad pony.
LOL Ann.
Hello Ayesha! Hello Isabella!
That is awful :( i don't think that my uncles left any stories of their battle... but they made their sacrifice for their children and their grandchildren. And it makes me proud to be related to George, William and Theo Seabrook.
LEST WE FORGET!
lol ann!
My parents have gone to town to get clothes for my grandma's funeral, but I'm nearly sorted, black tie, black trousers and shoes, all I need is a shirt.
That's awful, Dragona. :-(
LOL ann... fat pony??!! haha.. yeah be glad u have the obstacle of stairs to get into your living room :D
Oh and Derek... HELLO!
I am Bella. :D
What's awful?
She is fat! Figures the boss mare would be the easiest keeper. :-P She's such a brat... I say that with love, of course.
Your grandma passing away :( sorry to here that Dragona. hope ur ok
-hugs-
LOL Ann
I meant your uncle's experience. Sad about your grandma, too. :-(
Ann; horses = trouble with the biggest amount of love possible :D couldn't imagine my life without haha
Ooh right.
LOL all I do is depress people ^^
:-D My next equine will be a mule! I was saving my pennies, but someone stole them... think my husband needed gas money. Guess I want him to be able to get to work, sigh.
I really need to let existing critter numbers drop before I get any more, though. So much to take care of.
LOL Ann.
Not all you do, Dragona. And we all have depressing things to share on occasion. Better to have people to talk to about it, right?
how many we talking here... a few hundred :D gosh perhaps it is time to cut back a little.
-shakes finger at ann-
one is defs enough for me at this moment in time :P
LOL, not ALL I do, just most ^^
And I suppose you're right, but not when it makes other people depressed ^^
I never noticed your stutter when you came to Portlaoise and signed my books and drew a little doodle that we(me'n'Jimmy) had a small debate on, and then we agreed that you have a terrible haircut, it's ABYSMAL, seriously, and then you stood up for our photo because we where the tallest people there. And I played with my Rubiks cube, in the queue, and you said me and Cian could be in the movie.
In other news I went to the zoo on Thursday (there was a baby Rhino!) and found out I will be in the Gealteacht when Harry Potter comes out...
admittedly Dragona, you have not entirely depressed me :D
*sticks tongue out at Dragona*
Uh, you want a list? 4 ponies (seriously, biggest might top 14.2hh on her tippy-toes, if she were desperately in need of a trim) (oh, and one isn't mine and I really wish her mom had come to get her last November like she was supposed to *sucker*); 2 dogs; 4 cats; 6 hens; 3 goats; and! started the day out with 2 guineas and ended the day with 8. Couple of the hens hatched out eggs the guinea hen wouldn't sit on.
And two children, can't forget those.
LOL Ann. You're a pretty cool grown up, you know that? :P
Cluainn... u met Derek... AMAZING
And did u ever finish your rubik cube?? i finished mine yesterday :D i was so happy.
And the price of hay! Insane right now. Can't wait for it to dry up enough for them to cut.
rubiik cubes are annoying i gave up on mine a looooooonngg time ago =P
LOL Dragona. By "cool" you mean "immature", perhaps?
Perhaps Ann :P
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