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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YEP!
I think she takes after me...
XDDDD
brb
kay Kal!
*jumps around the room*
back
srry, g2g!
BAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!
*glomps everyone before she leaves*
;D
bye nyx
Aw farewell, Nyx!
and now its sunny, lol
i wonder why the weather has decided to be random today
Hey, sorry I disappeared!
It's so unusual! Especially for it to be happening all over the world!
its ok skyril, ikr?
Perhaps zombies are taking over... I don't know why that would cause odd weather, but there's probably a reason ;}
probably
I'm sorry, Raven, I have to leave for about an hour :/
Farewell and nice meeting you! :]
~waves madly~
White Rabbit by Egypt Central lyrics (cause im bored)
Your magic, white rabbit, has left its writing on the wall, we follow like alice and just keep diving down the hole! You, can't, fix your broken promise, all the ties, have come undone. I will not be used, be battered and abused. The reason why i choose, to cut my losses. Your lies, fool no one. Your magic, white rabbit. Your white room, straight jacket. Your magic, white rabbit, has left its writing on the wall, we follow, like alice, and just keep diving down the hole. We're falling and we're losing control, your pulling us, dragging us, down this dead end road, we follow like alice, and just keep diving down the hole. You, can't, offer your poison to me, in your, kingdom of filth. White Rabbit! Straight Jacket! your magic, white rabbit, has left its writiing on the wall, we follow, like alice, and just keep diving down the hole. We're falling and we're losing control, your pulliing us, dragging us, down this dead end road, we follow like alice, and just keep diving down the hole. I won't be pushed aside, i will be heard, i will get what i want, what i deserve. I won't be pushed aside, i will be heard, i will get what i want, what i deserve. W're falling and we're losing control, your pulling us, dragging us, down this dead end road. Your magic, white rabbit, has left its writing on the wall, we follow like alice, and just keep diving down the hole. We're falling and we're losing control, your pulling us, dragging us, down this dead end road. Your magic, white rabbit, has left its writing on the wall, we follow, like alice, and just keep diving down the hole. Diving down the hole!
ok skyril, ill be here
and nice meeting you too
*waves back*
Hellllllooooooooooo Blogland! Specifically, Hello Raven! Cause you're the only one's posted recently.
hi ann
YAY!! SKULDUGGERY MOVIE!
Finally. I've been waiting forever for that.
I just hope it doesn't ruin the book... like that Eragon movie...
Hi nights.raven! Hi Ann Marie!
hi elizabeth
You've been on for a while, raven.
yea
did you really type out that entire white rabbit song or did you copy and paste?
typed
Hi Elizabeth! Not sure we've met. I think I keep narrowly missing you.
i didnt have the link to copy and paste, so i typed
wow. dedication, raven.
And yeah, ann marie we seemed to miss each other last time... or the time before. whenever. Weird. But I'm on now! :) yay!
thx, lol
ya... i'd never have the patience to do that. I mean, I'd sing a song- not that particular song, I don't know it - but I couldn't type one out. I'm much too lazy... :(
lol, i normally dont have the patience either, but i was bored.
How are you guys?
im good, how r u ann?
totally understand boredom. I'm fine, though.
Is it just me or are you completely worried that the possible Skulduggery movie may RUIN the books???
i hope it doesn't. that, that would just be CRUEL
i know. hopefully derek won't let them.
have either of you read the Hunger Games series?
i haven't
oh too bad. it's really good. but they're making a movie of it and i am freaking out about it (yeah, i tend to do that when books are involved) and hope, like the skulduggery pleasant books, that it doesn't fail epically. But there are no really famous people in it which is good in some ways and bad in others.
well, i hope they dont ruin the movie. i hate it when they do that
me too.
Browser is exceptionally crashy today.
I'm apprehensive about a movie.
I have read The Hunger Games. Great series but I don't think I'll be reading it again. Not sure I'll see the movie, either. Either it will be awful, and I'll be traumatized, or they'll do it right, and ... I'll be traumatized.
Blogger didn't save my blog post, wah. *beats both blogger and firefox with a stick*
i agree, ann marie. i think i will be traumatized either way.
but the books already traumatized me. i am, truthfully, a softy. the last hunger games book... um, mockingjay... i cried. it is slightly embarassing to admit but I did.
so i'm not sure i could handle the movie. *sighs*
my internet was like that yesterday. it was being obnoxious. give it a time-out.
I cried way earlier than that! I lost it with Rue and... uh, you know what happened to her, and what Katniss did. Again in Catching Fire, the first.. tour stop, when... Yeah, I can't explain without spoilers.
And by the end of Mockingjay I pretty much hated the world and everyone in it.
Why would you be embarrassed about crying? If it doesn't make you sad to see people hurt, there'd be something wrong with you....
me too. when i put the last book down i was beyond horrified. i had, like, died inside. (not literally.)
that is true, about the crying. :) it takes someone brave to cry and admit they were appalled.
:-( Yeah. I'm not going through that again voluntarily.
wait i mean cry because they are appalled and admit they cried.
me neither. i put the books farthest away from my bed on the shelf.
I cried with Rue, too. I might not want to see the movie...
Ann, I posted on SRS.
yeah, that part of the movie with Rue could scare me too. ALL of the movie may scare me.
Hi kallista and everisse!
hey kallista
And, uh, yeah. Have to go, probably not coming back until tomorrow. Sorry, guys! I'll work on my fanfics, anyway!
hi everisse
Hi Ev!
Trying to post about my day yesterday. RS is demanding I play with her, too.
What? Don't go! You just got here!
*sulks*
KALLISTA! HIIIII! <3
*SCREAMS REALLY LOUDLY AT THE SPIDER STALKING KALLISTA*
I HATE spiders!!! Especially of the stalker variety!!!!
see my little picture?? It's a dinosaur. It goes "nomnomnom". :)
*looks at huge spider* i think you're going to need more bug spray.
I think you should call an exterminator.
HEY!!! *beats spider up*
*Gets Mad-Eye Moody to defeat spider.*
There. Moody took care of it.
good old moody
:) ya.
I must leave now... Farewell, all. :(
bye elizabeth
Bye Elizabeth!
*rescues spider*
*releases it outside*
*beats up firefox some more*
Hey, I'm back! Sorry that was more than an hour, but I got distracted and then got into a conversation with someone somewhere, and... I'm still talking with her, but I'm here too :]
hi skyril
Oh wait... maybe everyone left....
Oh, nevermind! Hullo again, Raven! :]
not everyone
^%*&&*^^&(^%#$^%$^%!@!#@@!&
*deletes many, many expletives*
hi again *waves*
Hullo, Ann! :]
AH you're not gonna get away with a wave!
~glomps Raven and Ann~
I'm trying to be here. It's not going well.
Hi Skyril!
By the way, Ann, there's a new poem on my blog ^.^
lol Well at least you're here some :3
and it rained again, not the pouring it was doing, more like a sprinkle. and now its cleared off and the sun is shining, lol.
I had it up to look at, then ff crashed 80 bajillion times and now it won't load. *scowls*
And then the comment wouldn't post. And then the comment box wouldn't load.
Starting to feel a little grumpy. :-P
Bizarr-est weather in the history of bizarre weather today!
yea, and the worst part is now the wind has picked up. i hate the wind.
....
Uh... wow!
That's ok xD
Don't worry about the poem!
~pats poor Ann's head as she weeps angrily at Firfox~
~Yes... weeps angrily~
I don't like actually being in the wind, but I love to hear it howl :] It's enchanting and beautiful!
maybe
yea, i dont mind the wind, just so long as its not blowing anywhere near me.
cuz if it is blowing near me, were going to have a problem
LOL
~puts on the dumb look~
Really, Raven?? Why, whatever do you mean?? What shall happen?
Weather here is finally normal today! Well, warm and sunny, anyway. Everything is still soaking, so kind of uncomfortably humid, ew.
I will try to comment again later, Skyril. Did you read it out load to yourself? I'm thinking people should upload audio files of themselves reading their poetry. Would be cool.
lol, i shall use my ravenlike powers to make it disappear for all eternity, lol
@Ann
I don't like humidity and got weather a whole lot :/
Okie-doke, Ann!
I did read it aloud to myself, and that would be kinda cool... although, I don't know if I'd be able to capture the proper atmosphere...
@Raven
LOL Ahhh! I see! Ok then... Wind! I command you to howl outside my house and leave Raven alone!
;}
it got quiet, anyone still on?
Still attempting to make a blog post. I may accomplish this sometime today. Or not. Hard to say.
i hope you're comp stops being stupid, ann
I'm here, sorry :]
Me too!
It's annoying when comps are annoying!
you're ok, skyril
Me too! LOL. Thanks.
lol np
my comp is lagging a bit
Awww!!! Feel Better Derek!!! :)
i hope they dont move up and get you, kallista
brb gotta do the dishes
Alrighty, Raven!
If it's called Paradise Pie, it's got to be good :]
LOL I was just thinking about this dessert I've had before :]
I'm ignoring you all to look for pictures, sorry. :-(
I was also thinking about bacon, eggs, grits, cheese, bacon and cheese IN the grits, all berries, meatloaf, and watermelon...
Do you like all of the above, Master Derek? 'Tis a very important question, so I do hope you answer :]
That's alright, Ann :]
back
Welcome back, Raven!
you're hungry, aren't you skyril?
What about coconut, Master Derek, 'cause I was thinking of enticing you to come to the United States by promising to bake you a paradise pie if you came, but it has some coconut in it. Although, you hardly taste it and I think 'twould be impossible to not like this dessert...
LOL Not really :P Just thinking about breakfast foods... and meatloaf.... and paradise pie.....
what exactly IS paradise pie?
blorp?
Check this out!
It has a picture near the top and recipe down lower
http://www.squidoo.com/chilisparadisepierecipe
It's amazingly-melt-in-your-mouth-and-moan-with-glee-and-beyond-earthly-delight ;}
ah, thx
sounds tasty
sounds tasty
finally, now MY comp is acting up, i accidently said 'sounds tasty' twice, lol
LOL It deserves two "sounds tasty"s anyway :P
good, cuz thats what it got
~yawns~
By the way, you should use more smileys :]
I like smileys :3
*grumbles*
Hey, I could use some pie about now... to throw at the computer.
Ah, Ann, that would be a waste of perfectly delicious pie :P
i agree :)
Yay! ~throws confetti with joy over the smiley~
But I must depart as of now :/
:)
Farewell, folks!
~waves madly~
And good-what-ever-the-time-is!
night skyril *waves back*
:-( Bye, Skyril!
*hugs Kallista* I know. She'll be on again tomorrow. Probably.
Ignorance by Paramore lyrics (im bored)
If i'm a bad person, you don't like me. Well, i guess ill make my own way. It's a circle, i mean cycle. I cant excite you anymore. Where's your Gravel? Your jury? whats my offense this time. Your not a judge but if yoour gonna judge me. Sentence me to another life. Dont wanna hear your sad song. I dont wanna feel your pain. Were not the same. Oh were not the same. Were friends who stuck together. We wrote our names in blood. But i guess you cant accept that the change is good. Its good, its good. Well you treat me just like, another stranger. Well, its nice ot meet you sir. i guess ill go. i best be on my way out. Your treat me just like, another stranger. Well its nice to meet you sir. i guess ill go. i best be on my way out. Ignorance is your new best friend. Ignorance is your new best friend. This is the best thing that could've happened; any longer and i wouldn't of made it. It's not a war, no its not rapture. Im just a person but you cant take it. The same tricks that once fooled me. They wont get you anywhere. Im not the same kid, from your memory. Well, now i cqan fend for myself. Dont wanna hear your sad song. i dont wanna feel your pain. When you swear its all my fault. Cause you know were not the same. were not the same. oh were not the same. Yeah, we used to stick together. We wrote our names in blood. But i guess you cant accept the change is good. Its good, its good. Well you treat me just like, another stranger. Well its nice to meet you sir. I guess ill go. i best be on my way out. You treat me just like, another stranger. Well its nice to meet you sir. i guess ill go. i best be on my way out. Ig norance is your new best friend. Ignorance is your new best friend. Ignorance is your new best friend. Ignorance is your new best friend. Well you treat me just like, another stranger. well its nice to meet you sir. i guess ill go. i best be on my way out. You treat me just like, another stranger. i guess ill go. i best be on my way out.
thx for the dedication, kallista
all hail Queen Kallista, queen of the page :)
:-)
lol ...
lol
Browser didn't crash for a few minutes! So I started to relax... big mistake.
*sets trap for Kallista*
*baits it with cookies*
*net falls on Kallista*
Hahahaha! Now we can give you noogies!
lol
I WILL NEVER EVER COMPOSE ANYTHING IN BLOGGER AGAIN. EVER.
didnt save it?
poor ann, im sorry blogger has decided to have an attitude today
*punches blogger*
*throws peanut butter grenade at Blogger*
I've been clicking save, but the last time it actually did was more than 3 hours ago.
Course if I wasn't working with a crashy piece of crap to start with, I'd have been done more than 3 hours ago.
I was in such a good mood earlier, too.
Kal, can I have some of those cookies?
im sorry about that, ann.
*hands ann cookies*
I don't know how much is blogger and how much is the browser. I should not have dled new version yet, just waited until they fixed it.
Thanks for cookies!
Have decided I love KWrite. Two whole paragraphs already, and no crashing!
night kallista *waves*
Aw, goodnight Kallista! *hugs*
it got quiet
any1 on?
I want Danny Elfman to play Skulduggerys voice o.o I've wanted that since the third book came out! Maybe that's impossible, but I want it anyway ><! Danny Elfman as Skulduggery Pleasant!
Still poking at blogger, sorry, Raven.
Who's Danny Elfman? Name sounds familiar...
its ok, ann. idk who danny elfman is
hes a composer, thats all i know.
i like your pic, kouzetsu
hi my name is sarah i am 12 and i am 'borrowing' my sisters account... anyway if you do sign the movie rights or what ever it is are they going to type cast ( i think thats what they call it) or are they going to hold auditions for it and if they do hold auditions would they be world wide or just in the uk and if they are world wide how would you try out? thanx from sarah
any1 on?
SARAH!!!! ggggrrrrrrrrrrr srry about my sister but actually i agree about auditions ( i am her sister pearl) what is happening we live in New Zealand and our family is big on acting and stuff
Posted. Good lord. I don't think I'll be able to bring myself to blog again for at least a month or two.
lol ok
Hey derek, are the rumors true? is nye going to cure Tanith in book 6?
Somehow I doubt he's going to give up that information. :-P
and derek, what day is vals bday? i know its in august but, could you specify which day? do you know yet? or will you have to randomly choose a day?
well, i can dream
*yaaaaaaawn*
*curls up on blog floor and goes to sleep*
*covers with blanket* lol night
*mumbles sleepily*
Thanks, g'night... zzzzzzzzzz.
Hey derek, i have a few questions for you:
1, Whats your favorite color?
2, Whats your favorite quote?
3, When will book 7 be coming out?
4, Are you sure book 6 cant come out at an earlier date than september?
5, Do you know if you will be touring the US in the next 5 years?
I would appreciate it if you answer at least one of these question.
any1 on?
hello?
i g2g for a bit, be back in an hour
back, ok so it was more like 45 minutes
any1 on?
hello? any1 on?
hmmm...
Hey derek, whats your favorite band?
Hey derek, do you have any ideas on who should play who in the movie?
Here is my idea for who should play who:
China Sorrows: Katie McGrath
Tanith Low: Lucy Lawless
Valkyrie Cain: Saoirse Ronan
Morwenna Crow: Emily Watson
Beryl: Helena Bonham Carter
Melissa Edgely: Cate Blanchett
Carol & Crystal: Milly & Beccy Rosso
Desmond Edgely: Pierce Bronson
Ghastly Bespoke: Haven't decided yet
Gordon Edgely: You
Sagiacious Tome: Haven't decided yet
Nafarion Serpine: Haven't decided yet
Skulduggery Pleasant: You
Eachen Meritorious: Micheal Gambon
I know this list is a few short, but im still working on it. I will post another list for the people i missed when i find the right ppl i think fit the character. let me know what you think (i will fill in the gaps just give me time to find the right ppl to play the parts).
please comment on my post
anyone on?
well then, im logging off. bb in a while
Ack. Come back?
hi ann
Hello :)
How are you?
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