Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Ow I'm Sore

Just got in from training...

Every muscle aches... I may have a black eye in the morning... I desperately want to take a shower and feel normal again...

But before that, my Minions, I have decided to let you know what's been happening in the Wonderful World of the Me. On the desk before me is my editor and agent's notes on Death Bringer, which I have been reading and thinking about and then applying these changes to the manuscript. I just got off the phone to Laura, and she assures me she'll have her notes by Friday at the latest.

Which means that this latest edit of Book 6 will be sent back to my editor on Tuesday, and then we'll go through it once more quickly, and then the long process of printing can begin. (And yes, I have not forgotten my plan to let you read a sample chapter before it's published!)

In other news...

I was in London on Monday morning, meeting with Big American Studio People about possibly making the Skulduggery movie. They were hugely interesting, and very enthusiastic, and they were putting forward their view on why they'd be the best people to make the film. It's early stages yet, and I made it absolutely clear that I won't be making a decision for another few months, but it was a wonderful first meeting. Next week I'm heading over again to meet with another set of Movie People, with the same understanding that I'm not about to sign away the movie rights until I've considered every angle.

But still, it's so much fun being back in Movie Mode.

Of course, it means a lot more work for me. I thought the second half of this year would be calm, allowing me to write something non-Skulduggery. But apparently, that's not going to happen. In fact, the rest of this year is going to be jam-packed FULL of Skulduggery stuff. It's a good thing I love my job, I swear to God...

I go now. My shower calls to me. My shower is weird.

4,223 comments:

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Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Padora and Ayesha!!!¡¡¡!!!

Anonymous said...

HI LIZZY! HI AYESHA! :D

*glomps all of you*

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Lizzy!!!¡¡¡!!!

MaryEllen said...

im back

Ayesha said...

hii lizzy!!!

Ayesha said...

Hii maire!!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Maire! :D
Don't think we've met before, I'm Pandora :]

MaryEllen said...

Hi Ayesha :)

Hello Pandora, I'm Maire.

Mary Contrary said...

Hello Padora!! Don't beleive we've met,
*offers cookies*

Anonymous said...

Oh Land- Voodoo

Epiccc song. x]

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Taia!!!¡¡¡!!!

Anonymous said...

YESSS cookies! Hi Taia! :D
*Steals cookies and runs away laughing maniacally* >xD

Mary Contrary said...

Hi Pyro! Hi Ayehsa! Hi Maire! Hi anyone else who I may have missed out!!

Mary Contrary said...

*shrugs* I didn't know my cookies were that nice...

Mary Contrary said...

Hellooo?? Has everyone disappeared suddenly?

Anonymous said...

I have just noticed something... one sec o:

Ayesha said...

ok pandora!

Mary Contrary said...

okay Pandora

Anonymous said...

G2G, breakfast time d: Bye all! :)

Mary Contrary said...

Bye Pandora!!! It was nice meeting you!

Ayesha said...

byee pandora!!!

Min (Thalia) said...

Back. Kallista? You still here?

Vita Song said...

Evan is an beeeeeep
(sorry my friend oz is a bit.... you know)

Ayesha said...

i gtg for a bit byeee!

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

Mar chi has heart of courage on her IPod??? Snap!

Two steps from hell are legendery

Min (Thalia) said...

Nicolette!

*hugs*

Hi! How're you?

Vita Song said...

holly g fances someone along the lines of our music teacher.... *goes to bathroom to throw up*

Vita Song said...

Hes around 40-50 years old *another visit to the bathroom*

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Min (Thalia) said...

Hi Kallista!

*hugs*

I saw her! I think she's really awesome! Perfect!

Vita Song said...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............................................................................................................................................................ what should we have for dinner??????

Vita Song said...

how about steak

Vita Song said...

na i feel like............. CHIKEN

Vita Song said...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ANYTHING BUT CHICKEN

Vita Song said...

how about pizza?????>?

Vita Song said...

finally someone in the world has had a good idea

MaryEllen said...

I had four cheese pizza with a tomato sauce stuffed crust...mmmm

Min (Thalia) said...

She didn't know what The Hokey Pokey was!? GASP!

Min (Thalia) said...

OK Kallista

Aquila Felis said...

*walks in*
Yup, didn't know what it is. ^^

Min (Thalia) said...

LOL, hi Aquila!

*hugs*

How're you?

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Thalia!

I'm fine, thanks.
How are you?

Min (Thalia) said...

I'm pretty good. Just ate a lunch of two and a half apples and a bowl of chips. Thanks for asking ^^

Aquila Felis said...

I had four slices of bread... ^^

Min (Thalia) said...

Nice.

MaryEllen said...

Everyone, If you look above at some of my past comments on this page, some people got angry at them. But I swear to God, I didn't write them. I've had friends over. I went to the toilet and to check on my cupcakes and them I found I was banend on chat forever and those comments were posted. My friends meant it as a laugh. They didn't know this was serious. I apologize.

Min (Thalia) said...

G2G for a bit. Bye!

Aquila Felis said...

Bye Thalia!

Lilith Nightshade... said...

*walks in wearing turquoise dress and black heels*

*limps slightly with left foot*

DAMN HEELS!

*pulls high-heels off*

*throws them at the wall*

grrrr...

anyways, hi guys! :) i know that no one's gonna be here, 'cause i'm just THAT unlucky, but the chat won't finish loading... so... yeah, i'm a bit stuck... :(

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Lilith!

Lilith Nightshade... said...

hi :)

Aquila Felis said...

*pokes Lilith's com*
Let her on, please...

Lilith Nightshade... said...

:) that probably won't work aquila... but please tell the others that i say hi, and i wish i could talk with them :)

Aquila Felis said...

K.

Lilith Nightshade... said...

i promise that i will keep trying to get on! :)

Lilith Nightshade... said...

and thanks! :)

Aquila Felis said...

No prob. :)

Aquila Felis said...

Kal says hi back and hugs you. ^^
And the others said ok. ^^

Mary Contrary said...

Hi Lilith! Hi Aquila!

Ayesha said...

hii everyone!!

Lilith Nightshade... said...

hi ayesha and taia! :) and thanks again aquila! :)

Lilith Nightshade... said...

*sends hug back to kal*

Lilith Nightshade... said...

hi kal! :D

Mar-Chu said...

*curls up into ball*

I hatez it...

Aquila Felis said...

*pokes Mar*
Writers block?

Mar-Chu said...

Yes...

Lilith Nightshade... said...

awww... *puts arm around mar*

you just need to do a writing game... i can help you if you want! :)

Lilith Nightshade... said...

mar, what you gotta do, is get a load of people, and choose the order theyre going in, then you tae it in turns to make up a sentence! :D it gives you some great ideas! :)

Mar-Chu said...

*noms Lilith's arm*

MON MON MON.

Lilith Nightshade... said...

... okay...

Mar-Chu said...

I hatez that game...

people always abuse itz...

Mar-Chu said...

http://mar-chusbloginblogland.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-hate-everything.html

Mar-Chu said...

*eats a cookie*

Ayesha said...

i gtg now byeee!

Lilith Nightshade... said...

umm...

Lilith Nightshade... said...

k bye ayesha :)

MaryEllen said...

Hello? Anyone here? Please don't tell me I missed Lillith... :'(

Mar-Chu said...

*stares at drawing*

*writes valuable lesson at bottom for whoever may see it*

"I get morbid when I get angry"

MaryEllen said...

Hi Mar-Chu

Mar-Chu said...

*whispers*

I drew a really bloody picture of myself with a knife...

However I'm not sure if I drew the blood correctly...

So now I'm trying to draw happy, pokemon related things...

...and Twinkie the fuzz-ball in sitting behind me on the couch for some reason...

What do you want, pussy cat?

*dog sneezes*

Yeah, I get what you mean...

*pets dog*

Mar-Chu said...

*whispers*

I think she's watching TV...

Mar-Chu said...

...now she's rolling around on the carpet...

*dog looks at moi*

...wa...?

Mar-Chu said...

*Fuzz ball scratches her ear*

Mar-Chu said...

*blinks*

Um, no, It's not that I'm fighting a bad guy.

*blinks again*

*squirms*

Mar-Chu said...

...bleeeeeeh fine.

Ann Marie said...

*pops into blog*

BOO!

*floats around near ceiling making eerie sounds*




*remembers she's not a ghost and crashes to the ground*

Ow.

Ann Marie said...

.... yeah, I don't even want to know what that's all about.

Ann Marie said...

Hi Kal! *squeezes her*

How are you?

Ann Marie said...

*ties up your parents and hangs them in the closet*

I'm good! Nothing going on here today at all.

Ann Marie said...

OH, what videos?

Ann Marie said...

I need to milk and I'm out of jars. What am I going to do with it?

Mar-Chu said...

Eh? Where?

Ninja?

Where?!

Mar-Chu said...

Where's da ninja?

Mar-Chu said...

Wheeeeere?

Mar-Chu said...

Ninja?

Mar-Chu said...

Where?!

(I'm stalling until...)

Mar-Chu said...

aaaand...

Mar-Chu said...

NOW!

Mar-Chu said...

I DEDICATE THIS PAGE TO DA NINJA I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND!

oh, he's good!

Ann Marie said...

I don't have a dedication in mind, I don't need it.

Hmm. Derek hasn't posted. I think we'll have to tickle him.

Ann Marie said...

I wonder if my internet would go faster if I'd promised to dedicate to it?

Mar-Chu said...

LOL

Ann Marie said...

Seriously, there were 11 comments to go when I started typing. Would have been sad if I accidentally got first.

DogsLikeBones said...

Hey all!

DogsLikeBones said...

*sigh* Does my computer hate me? Why do you annoy me so!?

Mar-Chu said...

Oops.

*waves*

Okaaaaay~

Gotta go. BYE!

*walks away*

Mar-Chu said...

*walks back*

*sobs in corner*

IT'S NO FREAKIN USE! I CAN'T WRIIIIIITE!

*kicks away other books*

AND I'M TIRED OF READING THE WORK OF AMMETERS! DEREK! PLEEEEEASE TRY AND POST UP THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DEATH BRINGER! PLEEEEEEEEASE! I'M DYING!

AND EVEN WORSE WE'RE HAVING FISH FOR DINNER! I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE FIIIIIIIISH!

nights.raven said...

hey everyone

nights.raven said...

any1 on?

Ann Marie said...

I think Mar might not be having the best day. :-(

Anyone here?

nights.raven said...

im here

Ann Marie said...

My internet is crazy slow today, I probably won't comment much.

Ann Marie said...

How are you?

nights.raven said...

im good, u? srry bout slow internet

Mar-Chu said...

*screams at TV*

THE HUNK IS A IDIOT! GET THAT INTO YOUR THICK SKULLS!

Ann Marie said...

And RS is loading endless flash games. *sigh*

Hi Mar!

Who's the hunk?

Mar-Chu said...

The hunk is a idiot.

I thought I said that.

Mar-Chu said...

*screams at TV again*

WHO CARES IF HE'S MUSCULAR!

YOU NUMBSKULLS!

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi all!!!¡¡¡!!!

nights.raven said...

hey pyro

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Raven!!!¡¡¡!!!

nights.raven said...

whats up?

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Not much, more school in a few days and I've got exams but they're inconsequential.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

How are you Raven?

nights.raven said...

im good, u?

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

I'm good too. A little sleepy but otherwise fine.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Have you met Octa?

He hasn't been on much lately due to exams.

nights.raven said...

i think i met him briefly, but then he had to go so... i dont think, officially, i met him

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Ah

We're brothers.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

He had a nasty splinter in his toe, we need to get new floors in my house

:D

nights.raven said...

ouch, i guess

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

I normally skip the smaller injuries and move straight on to broken bones.

Which are much more fun

:)

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

The sky never really goes pitch dark, it's an orangey purple colour at the moment

I prefer pitch dark skies

They're more awesomer.

nights.raven said...

lol, they do look cooler

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

And there are no stars!

None at all.

So the sunrise and the Dawn Chorus are the only really cool parts of the day

nights.raven said...

yup

Artemis Shakora said...

Derek- you better have a super big part in the script/ screenplay of the movie! Or else I'll convince your shower to eat you...
Seriously though. Don't let them mess it up!!

nights.raven said...

Hey Pyro, i g2g for a little bit, ill be back on in about 2 hours *waves*

Mar-Chu said...

"It's strange. I've always dreamed of dying in combat. But, I'm not enjoying it as much as I had hoped..."

Mar-Chu said...

Grumbing is more of with a grrrrrrrr.

Mumbling is more MUMBLEYTPHISTY.

and Murmuring is more of a shhhhhmmmmmuuuuuuuusshhhhhh!

Mar-Chu said...

How Harry Potter Changed My Life Essay.

[Insert something creative here]

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

OH MY FREAKING GOSH IM TESTING FOR MY BLACK BELT TOMORROW!!! HELP ME AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *well technically for those in England or Ireland in this case i would be testing this morning*

Mar-Chu said...

I dream of dying because some random skulduggery character was focusing on something else, and then they suddenly remember and run back, but it's too late and I'm dying in a pool of my own blood, the person who killed me standing over me with a bloody sword or something. Then they have an epic battle to avenge my spirit or some weird nonsense like that.

Hear that, Derek? If you put me in the books, that's how I want to die.

And if Thalia dies, she wants a viking funeral.

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

theres a kid in my language arts class who looks like harry potter all he needs is the scar and VOILA insta harry potter

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

im FREAKING OUT!!! this test is about 6 and a half hours long!!! *hyperventilates and starts running around in circles screaming her head off*

Mar-Chu said...

*trips skulgirl as she runs by*

hah...hah...

*recieves a funny look*

WHAT?! DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY HUMOR?!

THEY JUST SAID ON TV THAT THEY'RE ABANDONING THE DOCTOR THE WHOLE SUMMER FOR SOMETHING ELSE THAT I FIND STUPID!

BAH!

*throws pencil at TV*

GO AWAY! BE GONE! YOU NUMBSKULLS! I WANNA KILL HITLER! LET ME! SHOW ME THE EPISODE! GOD! F

*storms away*

WELL. I HAVE TO LEAVE ANYWAY.

*waves*

BYE!

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

aw BYE MAR!!!

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

im like freaking out here! i went an hour going through all my material and stuff but im just like freaking out still!

nights.raven said...

hi everyone

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

i know what you mean i have a french and math final this week! they are HUGE!!! especially since next year is high school!


Hi raven

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

do you like to be called raven or night? i dont really know which one to call you

nights.raven said...

hey guys *waves*

nights.raven said...

it doesnt matter, you can call me either one. Im good, u?

Ann Marie said...

Good luck, Skulgirl!

I'm having trouble loading this page all the way, don't mind me not commenting. :-P

I will remember you, Kallista. Even though I'll die first. We can be haunting buddies.

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

im freaking out!!!!! AHHH!!! *starts screaming and running around the room again*

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

thanks Ann

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

say WHAT?! I still have a week and a half left! i end the 23!!!!

Ann Marie said...

I'm good! I think our ISP is punishing us, though. :-P

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

Arg gotta go computer is dying on me! wish me luck i hope ill make it on here tomorrow!

nights.raven said...

Good luck, skulgirl!

nights.raven said...

its ok

Ann Marie said...

Hello, Ocean. I'm noticing you! You seem to be feeling down. What's up?

nights.raven said...

hi ann

Ann Marie said...

Hi! This page is still not loading great for me.

I've never had a jaffa cake. *sniff*

n.r. said...

Hi Mr. Landy--

I was reading the third Fablehaven book, and there is a character called Gavin that I thought might be based on you. Things don't turn out well for the character, and it's probably just a coincidence, but I was wondering. Have you ever met the author of that series in your travels?

nights.raven said...

any1 on?

nights.raven said...

lol *waves back* good movie?

nights.raven said...

*eats jaffa cake* yummy! thx kallista! lol

nights.raven said...

brb

Jaffa Morbid said...

Hey, anyone there? :)

Jaffa Morbid said...

JAFFACAKES! Hehe, that's me ;)

Jaffa Morbid said...

All alone on my owny

nights.raven said...

back

nights.raven said...

night Kallista

nights.raven said...

hi jaffa

Jaffa Morbid said...

KALLISTA!! Noooooo!

Hi Raven, I don't believe we've met before :)

nights.raven said...

no we haven't, nice to meet you :)

Jaffa Morbid said...

Nice to meet you too :) how are you?

nights.raven said...

im good, u?

Jaffa Morbid said...

I'm fine thank you, haven't been on the blogs for a while so I was just seeing what's happening :P

Jaffa Morbid said...

So, do you have a blog?

nights.raven said...

no

Jaffa Morbid said...

Aww, shame. So how old are you?

nights.raven said...

15, u?

Jaffa Morbid said...

Almost 13 :)

nights.raven said...

cool :)

Jaffa Morbid said...

Wait, what time is it for you?

nights.raven said...

11:37pm

Jaffa Morbid said...

Oh. Ok then

nights.raven said...

y?

Jaffa Morbid said...

Just wondering that's all. Usually no one is on at this time for me

nights.raven said...

lol, what time is it there?

Jaffa Morbid said...

3:47pm

nights.raven said...

cool :)

Jaffa Morbid said...

Sorry I'm so slow, I'm updating my blog

nights.raven said...

its ok, im slow to, im reading and eating lol

Jaffa Morbid said...

Lol, that's fine :)

Jaffa Morbid said...

How long have you been on the blogs?

nights.raven said...

only since last monday

Jaffa Morbid said...

Ok :)

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