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.

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Blood Butterflies said...

Hi Guys!

nights.raven said...

hi butterflies

Blood Butterflies said...

how r u?

nights.raven said...

im good, u?

Blood Butterflies said...

I'm fine, other than the fact that I'm doing math in school, yeah, I'm fine.

nights.raven said...

im srry, math sucks

Blood Butterflies said...

I know, esp. when you can't even understand a single thing. Plus my team mates just left me to go to lunch :P

Blood Butterflies said...

I'd be dead if it weren't for the fact that I can use the computer to secretly blog XDD

Blood Butterflies said...

*noms on cookie*

*hands Raven one*

Blood Butterflies said...

I'm currently abandoning the whole math project thing, because my teammates left me here with 1) no clue what on earth to do, 2) a growling stomach, 3) a massive headache and 4) lotsa weird little beeping gadgets.

nights.raven said...

*takes cookie* omnomnom, thx!

nights.raven said...

lol im srry they left u

Blood Butterflies said...

typing thingums, wait a moment

Blood Butterflies said...

Okay! *rubs hands* another excerpt from... somewhere.

The hotel room was quiet and dark... (blahblahblah, we'll skip this part, it's really horrible)

Winnie looked through the chink in the toilet door and saw Marina outside, confronting the man.

"Even without Olivia here, I can still defeat you as easily, Diovan." Marina snarled.

"Oh, really?" the man, Diovan asked, real casual. "You're, what, a trainee Necromancer, only 274 years old, and I'm a master a--"

Marina waved her hand beautifully and was awarded with a crunch when Diovan smashed into the ceiling. Even as he dropped, Marina was lifted up by the shadows and touched down gently beside Diovan. She lashed a kick into his side and helped him up with a perfect uppercut. Diovan responded quickly and viciously, snapping out his palms. The air rippled with disturbances and Marina flew backwards, the shadows following her. She went out of sight.

Diovan got up. "You broke my nose," he growled. "You broke my bloody nose."

Blood Butterflies said...

Hey I think I gtg. Sorry for leaving you alone here! BYE.

*hands Raven another cookie and vanishes into the shadows*

Blood Butterflies said...

*pops back in*

Oh yeah please comment!!!!!

*rushes back out*

nights.raven said...

ok bye butterflies *takes cookie* srry i kinda disappeared, i was playing with my dogs. Its ok

nights.raven said...

The Excerpt was good, butterflies, i liked it

Blood Butterflies said...

*pops back in*

I'm here because I feel bad :P

Blood Butterflies said...

O.O you have dogs?!!! I've been wanting one for so long T.T my dad wouldn't give it to me.

nights.raven said...

im srry, and yea i have dogs, and you dont have to feel bad

Blood Butterflies said...

Also because my mom is scared of dogs :P

nights.raven said...

she is?

Blood Butterflies said...

*woof*

Blood Butterflies said...

yeah. As a kid she was chased by a dog.

Blood Butterflies said...

hey I gtg cya

nights.raven said...

ok, bye

nights.raven said...

any1 on?

nights.raven said...

hey Derek, what happens to Melancholia? that Necromancer girl in Mortal Coil who hates Val?

Blood Butterflies said...

Hi Guys!

Blood Butterflies said...

*wonders if anyone is online*

nights.raven said...

hi butterflies

Blood Butterflies said...

Hi again XD

Blood Butterflies said...

comment number 4277!

Blood Butterflies said...

XD how are you? It seems like we are the only ones online all the time.

nights.raven said...

im good, u? lol, yea

Blood Butterflies said...

ERGH THE SINGAPOREAN WEATHER IS GETTING ON MY NERVES.

nights.raven said...

why? whats it doing?

Ann Marie said...

Hello Tessa and Raven!

Don't expect me to stay, necessarily. Depends how fast page loads for me. :-P

nights.raven said...

hi ann

Ann Marie said...

Whoohoo only a couple minutes! How are you, Raven?

nights.raven said...

im good, u?

Megaen said...

Hi Derek,

I just read in the Independent that you went with Warner Brothers. Hope the arrangement works out.

If you need a break from writing the script(s)just let me know.

All the best,

Megaen
Hong Kong

Ann Marie said...

I'm ok. Ate too much! I should do night chores but I'm sitting here feeling kind of bloated.

nights.raven said...

lol thats what happens when you eat to much

Ann Marie said...

Yes. Yes, it is.

What are you up to? You on central or mountain time?

nights.raven said...

im not in the mountains, so i guess it would be central... And im reading Mortal Coil :D lol

Ann Marie said...

*wonders what kind of break from script-writing Megaen in Hong Kong could give Derek*


*waves wildly* HI Megaen!

Ann Marie said...

Well, I'm not on the coast, but I'm on Pacific. XD

I'm mixing stuff for horses. Have PWF open in front of me but I can't hold it cause I don't have my hands free. Um. Shouldn't be typing, either LOL.

nights.raven said...

lol

nights.raven said...

brb

nights.raven said...

back

Octa said...

HELLO!

nights.raven said...

hi octa

Octa said...

Hey Night!

Octa said...

I'm good.

Quite tired though.

And my comment box keeps disappearing.

You?

Octa said...

I think I'll go.

Comment box won't take much more.

Bye!

nights.raven said...

im good. Bye!

nights.raven said...

any1 on?

nights.raven said...

im gonna log off for a bit, ill be back on in about an hour to, maybe, a half an hour. Bye.

nights.raven said...

hi kallista

nights.raven said...

u still here?

Aquila Felis said...

*walks in* *sits down* *eats chocolate bunny*

nights.raven said...

hi aquila

Jasmine Lovelace said...

OoOo long time since i've been on a blog =p

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Jasmine and Raven!

Jasmine Lovelace said...

*sigh* and as usual my internet is CRAPPY...

hey no WoNdEr i haven't been on a blog for a long time =p

Jasmine Lovelace said...

gotta go....damn i miss this place

bye =)

Aquila Felis said...

Bye Jasmine!

Mar-Chu said...

*walks in in a zombie like-manner*

must...have...food...

...but too afraid to cook instead burns house down.

nights.raven said...

hi mar lol

Mar-Chu said...

*twitches*

been one hour...two since that...

*shakes fist at raven*

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN AT, BUB?!

nights.raven said...

lol

Mar-Chu said...

*wacks raven on the back of the head with a lamp*

*raven crumples to the floor in pain*

Aquila Felis said...

*gives a sandwich to Mar*

Mar-Chu said...

*munch munch munch munch*

Mar-Chu said...

*sighs*

i give in...

*looks at box of craft mac and cheese*

uuuuuh...

Mar-Chu said...

in...ten minutes...oooookaaaaay...

Mar-Chu said...

*watches pot filled with water intently*

...well, it's not exploding.

Mar-Chu said...

...is it good or bad that it's not exploding?

nights.raven said...

well... i think its a good thing

Mar-Chu said...

*screams*

AH! BUBBLES!

Mar-Chu said...

My mom once tried to teach me how to cook...what was it...cinnamon rolls once.

We did it the exact way she alwas did it, she was instructing me and I was the one who actually touched everything.

They came out burnt and super crispy.

Boy, they were BLACK.

My mom couldn't figure out what the heck went wrong.

I CAN'T COOK.

Mar-Chu said...

*whimpers*

Its...its sizzling...

Mar-Chu said...

*blinks at directions*

measuring...cup?

*looks around frantically*

Mar-Chu said...

WHERE'S A FREAKIN MEASURING CUP?!

Mar-Chu said...

DON'T LAUGH, IT'S RUDE!

nights.raven said...

srry

Mar-Chu said...

*points wooden spoon at Kallista*

HELP ME!!!!!!!

Mar-Chu said...

*stirs...something*

...what IS this anyway?

Mary Contrary said...

Hi Mar! Hi Kallista!! Hi nights!!

nights.raven said...

hi taia

Mar-Chu said...

*bell goes off*

*screams*

Mar-Chu said...

*pokes what came out of the sink*

good god...it actually worked...

Mar-Chu said...

*munch munch munch munch*

Mar-Chu said...

*giggles*

*claps*

Mar-Chu said...

See you later Kallista!

Mar-Chu said...

*waves*

Anonymous said...

Hi! Oh crap I should go... HIBYE for that miniminiminiminiminiminimniniminiMINUITAREsecond!!
I'll be on in10-20mina!! Be here!! *hugs*

nights.raven said...

bye kallista

Blood Butterflies said...

Is anyone home?

Mar-Chu said...

I DEDICATE THIS TO MY DOG WHO ACTS LIKE A CAT! MEOW WOOF!

Mar-Chu said...

...this will take a bit...

Blood Butterflies said...

I, Blood Butterflies, hereby dedicate this page to MASTER DEREK AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ON BLOGLAND FOR THEIR EPIC AWESOMENESS.

Blood Butterflies said...

I, Blood Butterflies, hereby dedicate this page to MASTER DEREK AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ON BLOGLAND FOR THEIR EPIC AWESOMENESS.

Blood Butterflies said...

I, Blood Butterflies, hereby dedicate this page to MASTER DEREK AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ON BLOGLAND FOR THEIR EPIC AWESOMENESS.

nights.raven said...

hi butterflies

Mar-Chu said...

I DEDICATE THIS TO MY DOG WHO ACTS LIKE A CAT! MEOW WOOF!

Mar-Chu said...

I DEDICATE THIS TO MY DOG WHO ACTS LIKE A CAT! MEOW WOOF!

Blood Butterflies said...

I, Blood Butterflies, hereby dedicate this page to MASTER DEREK AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ON BLOGLAND FOR THEIR EPIC AWESOMENESS.
Hi raven

Blood Butterflies said...

I, Blood Butterflies, hereby dedicate this page to MASTER DEREK AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ON BLOGLAND FOR THEIR EPIC AWESOMENESS.

Anonymous said...

I,Sadhbh, Dedicate this page to animals, leprechauns, spuds, Ireland, and all my blogger friends!!

Mar-Chu said...

I DEDICATE THIS TO MY DOG WHO ACTS LIKE A CAT! MEOW WOOF!

Blood Butterflies said...

I, Blood Butterflies, hereby dedicate this page to MASTER DEREK AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ON BLOGLAND FOR THEIR EPIC AWESOMENESS.

Anonymous said...

I,Sadhbh, Dedicate this page to animals, leprechauns, spuds, Ireland, and all my blogger friends!!

Mar-Chu said...

I DEDICATE THIS TO MY DOG WHO ACTS LIKE A CAT! MEOW WOOF!

Blood Butterflies said...

I, Blood Butterflies, hereby dedicate this page to MASTER DEREK AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ON BLOGLAND FOR THEIR EPIC AWESOMENESS.

Mar-Chu said...

eh? hmmm

Mar-Chu said...

DUUUUUDE...YOU GOT ITT...

congrats~

Blood Butterflies said...

YAY I WIN XD didn't realise it until just now. Hi raven, Hi mar :)

Mar-Chu said...

LOL

*waves*

Yo!

Anonymous said...

Butterflies... You got it.. You can stop now unless... A race to the next page already?!!

nights.raven said...

congratz butterflies

Blood Butterflies said...

you're welcome Mar XD

Mar-Chu said...

what?

god no, that would take AGES...

nights.raven said...

hi sadhbh

Blood Butterflies said...

*glomps everyone and puts a cute li'l kitten on each of your heads* XD

Anonymous said...

Hi anyways, and congrats butterflies!! Or will I call you blood? I haven't met you yet i think!! *hugs* nice to meet you!

Anonymous said...

Ha I know mar just a joke XP XD

Blood Butterflies said...

Yeah I haven't met you! *sticks out hand* call me butterflies XD
Oh yeah and for those of you with fb, go join the group called 'The Peopele of Blogland'.

Blood Butterflies said...

People*

Sorry I'm rushing out letters to my friend. I kind of...owe her a lot. If you're wondering if it's a pen-pal relationship, no.

nights.raven said...

its ok, butterflies :)

Blood Butterflies said...

4419

Blood Butterflies said...

oh forget it that waas 4420. nice number anyway.

Blood Butterflies said...

*licks blood off wound in arm*

hmmm.... no taste. at all. funny.

nights.raven said...

srry im quiet, im multitasking

Blood Butterflies said...

hahaha, poor Raven, always multitasking ;)

Mary Contrary said...

Hello Raven, Sadhbh, Mar and Butterflies!!!

Blood Butterflies said...

Hi Taia!

Dragona Pine said...

Bob.

Blood Butterflies said...

*grumbles* I hate faulty computer mouse pads.
*grabs plug-in mouse from older brother's laptop* *uses a while* yay! It works!

Blood Butterflies said...

Hi Dragona!

Anonymous said...

*shakes* sorry no fb...

Anyway lassies, I was on someones blog just there and there was this blogger commenting, called tristessa anyone know us it the sane on as the one who left?
Sorry just came into my head!!

Gotta go!! I'll be back soon! Be here!! *hugs*

Mary Contrary said...

LOL Butterflies, I use a plug-in mouse with my laptop too...

Mary Contrary said...

Byeee Sadhbh!! Hi Dragona!!

Blood Butterflies said...

bye Sadhbh

Mar-Chu said...

*stumbles back in*

WAH!

Rachel McCoach said...

Hey-eee peeps *squishes everyone in hug*

Im on fb! :D im in that group!

Blood Butterflies said...

I KNOW! hey I gtg. If you wanna join me go to Aquila Felis' xat chat XD

Mar-Chu said...

*blinks again*

*shakes head*

bleh. addicting story. No action though, so its kind of puzzling WHY its so appealing to me...

Mary Contrary said...

Hi Rachel!!

Rachel McCoach said...

hey taia :)

Anonymous said...

I'll e back in 1/2 an hour!!

Mary Contrary said...

kk Sadhbh!! Byeee!!

Rachel McCoach said...

so how u guys the day?

Geckogirl said...

hey guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*flys in*



any doctor who fans here?

here is an awesome link if there is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWqC4KKiVbU&feature=related



OH! and i have a sherlock one as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjDKFNgQ6-Q

Rachel McCoach said...

SHERLOCK!!! cant wait till thats back! how could they leave us like THAT?!

Geckogirl said...

I know Rachel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


It's insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


gahhhhh! its killing me that cliffhanger is!

Rachel McCoach said...

sameee! i cant believ iv managed practically a year!

hope its good :)

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Octa here!

Skylara! Another funny doctor who related vid!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASeq-HTjR9g

Geckogirl said...

ohh thankyou pyro!!!!! will look now!

and same rachel! apparently they have just finished filming the second one *squeals* i cant wait!

Anonymous said...

Back

Geckogirl said...

omg pyro that is hilarious!!!!! i am watching it again it is so good!

Anonymous said...

????

Sorry I'm really confuzzled...pyro why dis you say octa here?!?

Geckogirl said...

oh! thanks kal! sorry octa lol! thanks for the awesome link!

by the way where is pyro?

Mary Contrary said...

ermmm... why is Octa Pyro? or why is Pyro Octa? It's the same question really...

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

I logged in to my account and then octa wrote a comment, saying that it was him.

I've nearly finished finfic part two!

:D

Geckogirl said...

*grooves to sherlock caramelldansen*

Sherlock: *glares* That video is awfaully degrading. It makes me look silly and annoying.

Skylara: It's hilarious.

Sherlock: *glares*

Skylara: I'll turn into a bug and steal the key to the morgue if you do it for real.

Sherlock: *imediately starts grooving*

Anonymous said...

Who's blog will I follow? I'm looking for good blogs to follow...

Octa said...

Mine! Hopefully this makes it all less confusing! I signed in as me!

Rachel McCoach said...

ME! :D)

Geckogirl said...

MINE TOO! *waves hand around madly* oh,oh mine too!

Anonymous said...

Of course I will octa! •goes off to octas blog•

Geckogirl said...

awwwww! thanks kallista! *adds kallistas blog to that list* you forgot one ;)

g2g for tea guys! byes! will be back on soon if dad doesnt need comp!

Rachel McCoach said...

eh- hem... is MY blog not good enough... *wanders off to the dark pits of her blog*

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Umm…

The Poets of Greatness?

Seeing as it has many authors?

Anonymous said...

Thanks kal! No do as many as you want! I just haven't joined many blogs! Tho I'm going to tonight.. Mwahahahamwhahahamwhaha!! And of course yers kal!! ;)

Joinin rach and skylara

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Bye Skylara!!!¡¡¡!!!

Octa said...

Follow Rachel's blog!

Octa said...

Bye Skylara!

Mary Contrary said...

ooh, Sadhbh!! Don't forget meeee!!

Rachel McCoach said...

yeah-eee :D tapadh leat!

Octa said...

tapadh leat?

Rachel McCoach said...

lol- gd plan kal :)

:O u must join NJ's too! :)

oo- must go for tea, tis chicken curry i think :)

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Brb

Octa said...

Bye Rachel!

Octa said...

Bye Pyro!

Octa said...

Bye Kallista!

Rachel McCoach said...

tis scottish gaelic for thank you, octa :)

Octa said...

So just me Taia and Sadhbh

Octa said...

Aha! *stores info away in brain for later use sometime*

Rachel McCoach said...

lol- right toodle pip!

Octa said...

kk

Anonymous said...

Sorry I'll be disipearring now and then.. Dint be angry *glares and turns into a lioness* ROOOOOAAAARRRRR!!! I'm following yer blogs!!
Octa - joined
Rachel - joined
Mar - joined
And I've joined mire but I forget which, I'm just checkin

Anonymous said...

Back!!! Sorry I was readin biorama fir a looooooooNnnnggggggg time!!!!

Ha kal XP

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Back!!!¡¡¡!!!

Anonymous said...

Gotta go dinner!

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Kk

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Raven!!!¡¡¡!!!

nights.raven said...

hey pyro

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