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.
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«Oldest ‹Older 2801 – 3000 of 4223 Newer› Newest»lol, no clue Skyril
Now I'm whistling it!!! Grah! Go away song!
~shews it~
~It ignores my shewing attempts~
:) Skyril, I like that song! Just find another better song to get it out of your head. That's what I do when I get a Justin Bieber song stuck in my head...
i saw it kallista!! Thank you SO much!!!! *gives Kallista a big thankful hug*
Right now it's just you and Nicole reading it. I hope to get more. :)
thanks, again!
Hey Nicole, you still around?
g2g... bye all!
bye RS
hello? any1 on?
*glomps Kallista and Raven*
Working on my Hunger Games fic. Or rather, planning my Hunger Games fic.
I hate planning. I never plan. I'm not even sure where I'm going with my other fics right now, because I Do Not Plan.
hi kallista
hi everisse
@Raven
You can call me Ev. :)
ok, ev :)
Probably! She didn't say goodbye earlier, after all.
Or, a poem.
You've both read The Hunger Games, right?
My story is about the fourth Quarter Quell, and my main character Keira Elwood from District 7.
no, i havent read the hunger games, srry ev
Awesome to see you too! How've you been?
@Raven
You should check them out sometime, they're really good!
ill see what i can do :)
@Kallista
Le gasp! You must read them! Must!
It might not be a good idea to bring your iPod in the shower...
Just speculating.
Not that that's advice or anything. That would make me a hypocrite, because I'm doing just that right now.
I'm probably going to have Ann beta-read, then post them at Thinks That I Think because it's not a SkulPles story.
thinksthatithink.blogspot.com
brb
'Kay! See ya, Raven!
Have to go, if anyone's still here! Possibly be back later!
back, bye ev
ok, cool
You're not going to like them, Kal.
hi ann
Hi Raven!
how are you, ann?
*whispers in Kallista's ear in a creepy voice*
There's a remnent in my BASEMENT...!
I am hungry. I should probably go make breakfast. AFK!
oh no! *looks around cautiously*
ok, ann
hi mar
Last thursday, when everyone was at my house, we played hide and seek, something we always end up playing because the house has a split level complex thing, huge basement, and like...bars to hide under. Yeah, bars to hide under (just look out for spiders. we have a lot of those as well).
So all of a sudden we heard Lydia scream at the top of her lungs. We run to her, and she's stumbling out of one of the basement rooms. We ask her why she screamed, she says "Err, I don't know", and when we search the room there's no one there. So I go nutty and scream as well and jump on Lydia and yell
"REMNENT! SHE'S POSSESSED BY A REMNENT!"
Your house is scary, Mar.
yea
And you, you may also be scary.
Hey, guys! Sorry I left on y'all.. again. xD
I keep getting distracted!
~growls at self~
lol skyril
LOL, Mar! :P
Heya, Ann!
~glomps~
And Hello everyone else whom I left at some point!
~runs around glomping them~
Whatcha doin, Skyril?
Eating supper/ writing a short story fan-fic xP
~takes a bite of corn~
~types a sentence of fan-fic~
I hope there's no plants in your supper. You know how they suffer.
SP fic?
~Poke Kallista~
Poke POKE!!
Mwahahaha!
~throws purple confetti into her hair~
LOL Ann! Yes, poor little shrieking kernels of corn and green beans :P
And yes, of course! I don't know if I could write a decent fan-fic about anything else :P
lol, Kallista. I haven't watched that! What is it?
I love the name Joseph, too! Common middle name in my family. My husband doesn't like it, though, cause he knew an evil one.
An evil Joseph? Really? I've never met one of those! Although, every Ethan I've ever met has either been weird in a bad way or mean...
*roars*
*waves flag around with a bunny on it*
Bunny flags FTW!!
So that's why I hate the name Ethan. It seems everyone it belongs to is slightly more evil than good.
Hello all!
@ Kallista - that musical is awesome! My brother was in it once, a minor role. (a highschool version) Love the song "Go Go Go Joseph"!!
Hullo again, Ruby!
hi RS
*tries to think of a monster*
And lol! Congratulations! You just got comment 3333!
~awards Ruby with another lollipop~
*turns off anime*
*yawns*
That's enough for today...I saw him get eaten by a giant frog...new, but a good place to stop...
*waves*
Gotta go~ Ice cream calls...
Bye~
*walks away yawning*
lol farewell, Mar!
And good-night! :]
*takes lollipop with a squeal*
thanks!!
*hides in corner to enjoy lollipop away from candy thieves*
bye-bye Mar! have a nice ice cream eating time...
...
does that make sense?
*spaces out*
Bye Mar! Hi Ruby!
I like Joseph too. :] It makes me think of honesty for some reason.
~admires Ann's new look~
I agree about the name Joseph. Really nice.
I only know one and a half people named Joseph, though.
whoops - one and a half meaning that i only know one person and have met but never really talked to the other one.
he's not, like... half a person or anything.
lol one and a half, huh, Ruby? Is the half a baby or something? :P
Oh LOL! I was wondering :P
ya... I misspoke. Tends to confuse things doesn't it?? :)
Yup! Me too :D
The other one of red....
Oooh I didn't know there was a purple Joseph on here. Cooooool.
Hmm, what's this? *feels face* Facial hair! Interesting.
I gotta lay down for a bit, so tired!
Later, all!
Aw farewell, Ann! ~waves madly~
Enjoy your rest!
That sounded sarcastic...
I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, Ann! I really meant sleep well!!
ok, bye ann
bye Ann!!!
Well... maybe not, but I wanted to make sure she didn't think I was trying to be :]
Wait, noooo! Not the (hellos)! :o
AHHH!
~runs around in circles, trying to escape the (Hellos)
~nods at Kallista and prepares self~
~suddenly spins around singing "Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," hula dancing, and throwing handful after handful of purple confetti at them~
Ha! Take that!
Woah! I mean, "... There they are all standing in a row!"
*helps Skyril escape the (hellos) by throwing buckets of purple confetti on them!!*
"I've got a lov-ely bunch of coconuts"
LOL!
*drops in from the ceiling of Blogland*
*collapses on the ground*
Hey all ^^
*helps Thalia from floor of Blogland*
Hello!
Hi Raven!
Hello Rubescent Sunshine! Pleased to make your acquaintance!
*extends hand in greeting*
*shakes hand vigorously*
*does not let go*
*thoroughly creeps out Thalia*
Hahaha! Hi! How are you?
I am pretty okay :P Barely survived the war zone known as summer camp.
How're you?
You can call me Ruby.
Hi Kallista!
*hugs*
I'm okay. How're you?
Okay, well, hi Ruby! :D
I know what you mean. I'm a counselor at a summer camp, though... *shivers* (the horror....)
[LOL Sorry, I was getting caught up in a climatic point in my short story :P]
~continues dancing and singing and throwing confetti, hoping the odd smileys would go away soon~
~pauses for half a second to blurt out~
I would glomp you, Thalia, but I'm kinda busy at the moment!
~continues singing~
I'm a camper....unfortunately. But I went, survived, and owned all the annoying people. Now, six more weeks of torture. Huzzah.
LOL, Thalia :P
LOL Skyril!
*hugs*
How're you?
"Big ones, small one, SOME as big as your head! 'Give them a twist, a flick of the wrist,' That's what the showman said!"
I'm ok, Thalia! Would be better of I wasn't being stalking by smileys that I must continuously sing, dance, and throw confetti at to keep them off me! :P
~begins to wonder why the smileys are dancing with me~
~pauses for another second~
Oi, Kallista, you sure they don't like this song?
~continues singing~
I dedicate this page to Lenka Sweet! May she return to the blogs soon!
I dedicate this page to Lenka Sweet! May she return to the blogs soon!
I've got my dedication prepared, have you got yours? ;}
good luck, everyone
I dedicate this page to Lenka Sweet! May she return to the blogs soon!
I dedicate this page to Josephs of the world! Especially the good ones, the purple ones, and the red ones! :]
I dedicate this page to Lenka Sweet! May she return to the blogs soon!
I dedicate this page to Josephs of the world! Especially the good ones, the purple ones, and the red ones! :]
I dedicate this page to Lenka Sweet! May she return to the blogs soon!
-appears out of nowhere and hulas with Skyril-
I'm working on Chapter 1 of HG fic now!
Mwahahahahaha!! ;}
Gosh darnit!
*snaps fingers*
Ahh, anyway, congrats Skyril!
Hi Ev!
*hugs*
How're you?
congratz skyril
You mean you're reading it, Ev? That's awesome :D
hi ev
And thanks for the help with Hula-ing! These smileys still won't go away! And they're looking more dangerous since I'm not singing! AHHH!
~starts singing again~
-glomps Thalia, Kallista, Sky and Raven-
I'm good! Tired of writing, but good!
-sings with Skyril-
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head!
*fades into the shadows with Kallista*
Oh, um, Okie-dokie, Kallista... you're sure?
~begins it~
"Ding! Dong! The Witch is dead!"
-polkas-
Ding dong, the witch is dead!
Which old witch?
The wicked witch!
Ding dong, the wicked witch is dead!
*sits on Thalia and steals back donut*
Mm, chocolatey goodness!
*sits up quickly*
ROOOAAAARRRRR
*Ev falls off me*
Is something poking me....???
Hmm...
*turns to Kallista*
Do you see anything?
Oh, well, okay...
*shrugs*
*moos occasionally*
uh... why are you guys mooing and oinking?
MOOO
*shrugs*
I dunno. Tis be fun. Moo.
~finally gives up on the smileys, falling down with exhaustion~
~I look up at them all standing there~
~They rush towards me~
~I cover my eyes and prepare for the attack~
~They get to me and I feel it~
~the loving hugs of (hellos)~
lol, srry kallista, i dont understand dog language
LOL Skyril and Kallista
I g2g now. Bye all!
*hugs everyone*
*dashes off*
bye thalia
What do you mean, Kallista? They're so cute!
But... alright I'll stop....
~shrugs and walks awayy from the smileys~
~they follow me~
Oi! Time for you guys to shew!
~shews them~
Aww farewell, Thalia!!
~waves madly~
lol i dont speak bird either, srry, and, i dont speak squirrel. srry
~squawks like a chicken~
~walks around, poking at worms~
rofl, *hands kallista something to cover up the tear*
~pecks at them~
~squawks in Kallista's face then moves on the peck elsewhere~
thx, *squeaks*
its thundering, lol :)
Sorry I was gone so long, have to go to bed!
*hugs Skyril, Raven, Thalia and Kallista*
Bye!
bye ev
I'm having a temporary moment of dumbness.. what's that word that means not sharp?
Aw farewell, Ev!!
~waves madly~
Sleep well!
slow?
No, I mean as in a knife that's not sharp.
oh, dull
Isn't there a different word that means basically that?
Or is it just that...
It's really annoying when I'm trying to remember a word that doesn't exist in the English language...
blunt?
lol I think you two are communicating telepathically :P
its possible
hey guys, we have a read cell moving towards us, so if i disappear, it might be because we lost power, though i will stay on
Oh, really??
Wow! I hope everything will be alright, Raven!
im sure it will be, and were getting one heck of a light show lol
Hey, I just finished writing and twice re-reading and editing my short story. :]
So I hope it's presentable and interesting, seeing as I just posted it ^.^
http://loonyskyril.blogspot.com/2011/06/she-was-angry-with-herself.html
Aw, Raven, I'm sorry you're having bad weather! We seem to be getting a lot of that this year!
I wonder if Kallista is still here. I wonder if her comp froze :/
I wonder what's causing all this weather lately. Tornadoes and storms all over the place! Hail, wind, and thunder storms too!
Yay! You're back :]
And thanks :D
Hm I wonder if Raven's power went out...
And yes, i do wonder a lot....
Anyway, I hope she'll be alright :/
srry, i was afk and forgot to tell you *facepalm* srry to worry you, no my power is still on
Oh, that's alright, Raven! Glad your power is still on! :]
when am i gonna learn to remember to tell you if im gonna leave the comp for a min or two? idk *shakes head*
me too :)
lol It's a habit to get into :P
You'll get it sometime, probably :P
But then again, maybe not... I'm still constantly forgetting xP
lol
On a completely random note, do you have any siblings? I have two brothers :P
i have one older sister
Ah, both my brothers are older than me as well.
Oi, Fletcher the cat accidentally scratched me!
you have a cat named Fletcher?
cool name :)
lol Yeah :P
And I named a stray that I have been feeding Derek ;}
perfect names :) derek should be pleased
Aw, thanks Kallista! :D
I read your comment on my blog too!
~hugs~ :]
And, I'm not really sure....
Yay! my grandma says that she thinks it all went north of us :)
Huzzah!!
~throws purple confetti all over the place~
Awww thanks! :3
~blushes from the applause~
*joins in in applauding*
lol a noogie, huh? Well, then no lollipops for you! :P
Mwahaha!
*gives skyril a cookie*
Ooo! A cookie! Thanks, yum! I like cookies ;}
I'm back! I successfully wasted nearly an entire day sleeping!
np
hi ann
Lol, Ann!
Welcome back :]
~glomps~
lol
Aw, fine! I can't resist giving out lollipops!
~Tosses a lollipop into the shadows where Kallista lurks~
~and gives on to Raven as well since she got comment 3500~
And still having trouble loading pages, wonder how long this will keep up?
Did I miss Thalia? Wanted a camp report.
Skyril, is the story a one-off? Or part of a series?
thx *takes lollipop* and guess what? i think we have multiple National Weird Weather Days lol. Its raining, again, lol
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:]
:D
:)
:3
Aw I wish everyone's computers would work well :/
I'm afraid you did.
And, I'm pretty sure it's just gonna be a one-off... Probably....
LOL, Raven! Maybe so!
LOL, Kall! :P
Have you looked at it? It's the story of Sanguine :]
Well, the beginning of Sanguine anyway... I mean, not when he was born, but when he... well, nevermind, I think you get the idea :P
ROFL my dog is being SOOOOO cute!!! Shes outside trying to catch the rain drops
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