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.
My brain is too frazzled from junior cert to think of anything intelligent to say but... First comment so YAY!!!! That made my day!!
ReplyDeleteaww poor derek!! ahhh glad u posted again!
ReplyDeleteYES I CANT WAIT FOR THE MOVIE!! AHHHHHHHHHHH! SOOO EXICTED!!
ReplyDeleteHey everyone!!
ReplyDeleteZAHRA!! YESSS!! HIII!!! =D
ReplyDeleteAw man! Poor Derek!
ReplyDeleteHey ayesha
ReplyDelete4th!
ReplyDeleteI CANNOT WAIT FOR BOOK SIX!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDEREK I CANT WAIT FOR DEATH BRINGER!! SOOO EXCITED!!!
ReplyDeletehiii gepard!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy shower does that too! Except it sings to me, and whenever I go into the bathroom, two sets of hands come out and try and drag me into it..
ReplyDeleteLOL!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the book, or the movie, but I guess I have too!
ReplyDeleteWhen can we see a sneak peek? *puppy eyes*
zahra said bye she had to go!
ReplyDeleteWho's on chat?
ReplyDeleteI've decided that chat is unloyal to our Golden God so I have quit it, I'm only gonna come on this now. :)
im not.
ReplyDeletebut gepard some people cant comment on here so thats why we go
BTW derek u do know we have a chat right??
Derek won't go on chat.
ReplyDeleteHe's too macho. 8)
BTW Derek, you inspired me to be a writer, so thanks for that!
derek inspires loads of people on here to be writers and thats cuz he's awesome! but derek probably already knew that! =P
ReplyDeleteI bet his shower did too! xD
ReplyDeleteLOL!!!
ReplyDeletecool you're back on the movie. Any ideas on who should play who?
ReplyDeleteHey Raven!
ReplyDeletehey gepard
ReplyDeleteLOL KALL!
ReplyDelete*facepalm*
ReplyDeleteWatch out Derek, Kallista's here.
She'll have the comments filled up in five mins :P
hii raven!! *offers her a cookie*
ReplyDeletehi ayesha. *takes cookie*
ReplyDeletesure. *bakes cookies* *hands them out to everyone*
ReplyDeleteAAAAHHHH!!!!
ReplyDelete*tackles Kallista and traps her in a cage made of marshmallows*
MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
*gives kal cookies too* =D
ReplyDeletenp
ReplyDeleteYAY Death Bringer. can't wait to read this one.
ReplyDeleteYAY MOVIEEEEE!!!!! Totally Awesome. Hope the meetings go well.
LOL
ReplyDeleteLOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call those things that come out of a dragon and what-nots tail??
ReplyDeleteThere spiky and sharp
horns?
ReplyDeleteNo...
ReplyDeletearmor?
ReplyDeleteNo.. those spikes on its tail
ReplyDeletehmmm...
ReplyDeletei think they're called spikes. Used for close up confrontations, i think, not sure, haven't read that in a long time.
ReplyDelete:D That is so EXCITING, Master Derek! Even the thought of making the Skulduggery movie! Oh that's AWESOME!!
ReplyDelete~squeals~
I so hope it will be as much like the book as possible if ever it's made :3
Yes... your shower is very interesting indeed.... Veeery interesting :P
~examines shower~
~shower says hello~
~I shriek and flee, cowering in a corner, terribly afraid of Master Derek's shower~
hi skyril
ReplyDeleteGreetings and salutations, Gepard!
ReplyDeletePleasure to make your acquaintance, nights.raven! :]
you too
ReplyDeleteKallista! Hullo :D
ReplyDelete~glomps~
~throws confetti~
Yay!
My shower is scarier, Skyril!
ReplyDeleteReally? How so? Does it say hello and call to you creepily when you're talking to your minions?
ReplyDeletehii skyril!!
ReplyDeleteLOL skyril!!!!
ReplyDeleteHeya, Ayesha!
ReplyDelete~glomps~
What's up? :]
Skyril, look above at my comment about it! ^^
ReplyDeleteOk... yeah, that's even creepier!
ReplyDeleteWow! a skulduggery movie xD thats going to be soo cool :) and I can't wait for the sneak preview of Death Bringer :)
ReplyDelete*nods head*
ReplyDeleteMhmm!
Anything new/exciting/weird/boring/fascinating/entertaining/fantastic/amazing happen?
ReplyDelete*chokes on popcorn*
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with your shower?!?!
...pah...um...yeah...my friend has a dark lord living in her shower. Not THE dark lord, aka he who shall not be named, but like a lord...who's all...shadowy...and...stuff...
...the...shower at my old house was haunted. Still think it is.
...I actually just think showers in general are a bit odd...
...yeeeeeeeeaaaah....
....we had french fries in reading class, Derek! Mr. K cooked them!
hiii mar!!!
ReplyDelete~joins Kallista in pondering the sudden silence~
ReplyDelete~strokes imaginary beard~
Hey! We had super weird weather earlier! It was just clouds and thunder for a while, then poured down raining for like two minutes, then stopped, then a little while later poured down REALLY hard and had HAIL with it too! Then it stopped again and was sunny! It was SO weird!
that is weird
ReplyDeleteMar! Hullo!
ReplyDelete~glomps~ :]
LOL
ReplyDelete~strokes real beard~
:P
no weird weather here, just really, really hot
ReplyDeleteOh look at that! I've got birds living in me beard!
ReplyDelete~sprinkles bird food on it~
lol
ReplyDeleteSkyril, that's Ireland's weather like everyday xD
ReplyDelete*gives birds some bird food*
ReplyDeleteHmm that's really interesting, Gepard!
ReplyDeleteI like the really rain bit... :]
And the cloudy thunder bit!
The hail was ok...
Didn't like the suddenly sunny bit at all....
it was raining really heavily here then 2 mins later its sunny!
ReplyDeletei gtg to bed now night all!!! =D
ReplyDeleteFarewell, Ayesha! Sleep well! :]
ReplyDeletenight ayesha
ReplyDeleteRaven, go to
ReplyDeletexat.com/aquilafelis
i can't, my comp wont let me have more than 2 windows open. and i have 2 open so anymore and it might log me out, im sorry
ReplyDeleteits quiet here son im listening to music
ReplyDeleteso
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeletelol, darn typos
ReplyDeleteAw sorry about that, Nights! Well, I'll be at both then :]
ReplyDeleteMe too ¬¬
ReplyDeleteim sorry my computer is being stupid
ReplyDeleteOh my God !!A film????
ReplyDeleteOh Golden God will there may/if theres a film be open auditions??I've been reading around the internet and im very confused with people saying different stuff....please tell!!!If you know..
That's ok, Nights; it happens to ALL of us!
ReplyDeleteHeya, Luna! Haven't seen you for AGES!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you :]
Well, you can't actually see her, only read her. :P
ReplyDeleteWell... true, but you know what I mean :P
ReplyDeleteNuh-uh I don't!
ReplyDeleteits thundering, i think were going to have rain here, yay! its been to hot lately lol
ReplyDelete~shrugs~
ReplyDeleteWell everyone else does, I do believe :P
Well you're wrong there!
ReplyDeleteNo one ever understand you! :P
I love rain, Nights!! :D
ReplyDeleteme too, especially when compared to 90 degree heat lol
ReplyDeleteNo you don't, Skyril!
ReplyDeleteReally, Gepard?
ReplyDeleteHmmm... well, what I mean by that is that it's grand to have the prodigious opportunity to converse across the world and internet with my long missing comrade.
^.^
No you don't mean that!
ReplyDeleteI... don't like rain? But I do! I adore it ever so much! :D
ReplyDeleteUhh
ReplyDelete~cocks head~
Yes, I do ;}
No you don't Skyril!
ReplyDeleteYou hate it with every fibre of your being!
No you don't Skyril.
ReplyDeleteNow go read my first ever fan fic! Go!
gepardskulfanfic.blogspot.com
On the contrary, my dear antagonistic Gepard, I certainly enjoy the wild and wanton powers of tempests. :3
ReplyDeleteOkie-dokie!
ReplyDeleteI Shall return!
~swoops out of the place with my imaginary cape~
But don't forget to check out and comment on my poems [at least one or two, pretty please? :D] while I'm away. ;}
ReplyDeleteLoonySkyril.blogspot.com
Ok, I'm back. Liked your fan-fic, Gepard
ReplyDeleteits raining here, finally, i like this a lot better than the dang heat
ReplyDelete:D
ReplyDeleteDid you leave a comment? (goo)
ReplyDeleteIt's almost always hot here too, Raven! I hate it... probably a big reason why I love rain so much....
ReplyDeleteLOL Yes :]
ReplyDeleteAnd followed!
I almost always leave comments, although generally a few days after it's posted 'cause that's normally when I get around to reading things :P
ReplyDeleteand now it has stopped, i think they gave me the weird weather now lol
ReplyDeleteActually the first post on my blog is a poem about rain :P
ReplyDeleteIt's about a goth girl and a storm. ^.^
Gah! I got to go! See yous tomorrow!!
ReplyDeletecool
ReplyDeleteLOL Weird weather is certainly traveling about today! Where do you live, Raven? Both me and Kallista, receivers of weird weather, live in the USA.
ReplyDeleteAw farewell, Gepard!
ReplyDelete~Waves madly~
i live in the USA too
ReplyDelete~growls at self~
ReplyDeleteThat ought to have been "Both Kallista and I" not "Both me and Kallista"!
thats ok
ReplyDeleteWe should nominate this day as United States Day of Peculiar Weather!
ReplyDeletei second that motion
ReplyDeleteIt annoys me when I mess up xD
ReplyDeleteI generally ignore other people's mess ups [unless it's in a book] but not my own.
my dogs and cats are bugging my sister lol, its amusing
ReplyDeletebrb a sec
ReplyDeleteLOL I can imagine :P
ReplyDeleteHow many do you have?
Mmk
ReplyDeleteback
ReplyDeletei have 4 cats and 2 dogs
ReplyDelete3 of those cats are bugging my sister, lol
ReplyDeleteAs is my shower.
ReplyDeleteA POSSIBLE movie?
So it COULDMAYBEACTUALLY happen?
I shan't get my hopes up...
But anyhoo, it turns out I have EXAMS D:
No one told me this... and I have them in about two weeks... and if I don't pass them I don't go on to Grade 10...
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
...
I'll shuddup about my life now.
I know you won't answer this,but I will ask anyway...
Is Wreath dead?
Are you going to kill Dusk in Death Bringer?
How will he die?
Will we discover that Valkyrie's dad is actually an evil tyrant bent on smooshing as many bunnies as he can?!
... But is he maybe... Lord Vile? In disguise? No? Drat.
By the way, would you possibly consider returning to Australia some time next year? I mean, if your schedule allows you, of course. I know you can't just scream "LET'S GO DOWN UNDER!!!!" and hop on a plane and come here, but if you did... You'd hopefully see me again. And who doesn't want to listen to hours and hours and hours of me blabbing about how wonderful you are?
See? What a lovely prospect.
LOL cats are funny people :P
ReplyDeleteyea
ReplyDeleteHeya, Alexander!
ReplyDelete~waves~
I have 5 cats total, but one we won't be keeping. Also, I've been feeding this stray lately, but I HIGHLY doubt we'll take her in either. And one of my cats has three little kittens :]
ReplyDeleteALl are inside cats except one whom we've had for about 12 years and the stray, of course :]
ReplyDeleteThe one we've had for 12 years is named Tinkerbell ^.^
ReplyDeleteawwww, little kittens are so cute!
ReplyDeleteOMG DEREK I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER!!!!!!
ReplyDeletecan't wait to read the chapter im so excited to read it!!! ive been very much skulduggery deprived because there have been no new skulduggery books!!
They are! I love the little munchkins :]
ReplyDeleteSkulgirl!
ReplyDelete~glomps~
Hello! :]
hi skulgirl
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Master Derek, I think you'll be pleased to discover -even though I highly doubt we'll be keeping her- that I've named the stray Derek ^.^
ReplyDeleteIt's a calico short-haired adult, just so you know on what type of cat your name has been placed.
i think derek will be pleased
ReplyDeleteMe too! :]
ReplyDeleteI was trying to think of what to name her, when it suddenly came to me! :D
i think it's a good name, and he DID want ppl to name something after him, did he not?
ReplyDeleteIndeed x 2! :]
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Derek means ruler of the people? When I found out, I loved it even more 'cause of how utterly perfect it is :]
and it started raining again, lol
ReplyDeleteYay! Rain!
ReplyDelete~throws purple confetti~
i did not know that, cool tidbit. Fits him perfectly, dont you think?
ReplyDelete*throws green confetti*
ReplyDeleteI do :3
ReplyDelete'Tis Riddler confetti!
ReplyDeleteand its pouring now lol
ReplyDeleteand now it stopped again lol
ReplyDelete~shakes head~
ReplyDeleteCRAZY weather!!
Check this out real quick ;}
ReplyDeletehttp://theeightgreatimmortals.blogspot.com/2011/06/prodigious-watermelon-soap.html
LOL Hurrah!
ReplyDelete~cheers with Kallista~
:]
*lands in Blogland*
ReplyDeleteooof!
KAL! SKYRIL!
ReplyDelete*Glomps them*
HIIIIIIIIIYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
:D
Master Derek, don't forget to check out Barrage :]
ReplyDeleteI mean... if you get a chance, of course, but I think you'll like them! Especially the songs
"Paralyzed"
"Devil's Nightmare"
"Running Horses"
And furthermore, you haven't answered my questions! Well, I only remember one now... so you get out easy :P
'Tis, Do you like meatloaf?
NYX!!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen you in person for AGES!!
~glomps~
How are you? :D
QUESTION!
ReplyDeleteIf Derek is the Golden God, does that make his parents...
..Titans?
:P
I'm....oh right, yeah!
ReplyDeleteuh....not too good, actually...
...I'm down with the fever!
>:P
And thanks for your comments on my poems, Nyx! :D
ReplyDeleteLOL, NYX!!!
ReplyDeleteAwww I'm sorry your sick! :/
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously freezing!
ReplyDeleteHOW CAN IT BE 11 DEGREES CELSIUS AND NOT SNOW?????!!!!!!!
*shakes her head*
I just don't get it....
;P
It's just ODD weather here, Nyx! Maybe it's odd in Australia too! Perhaps I should make it National Day of Peculiar Weather!
ReplyDeleteThat is, instead of Uninted States Day of Peculiar Weather.
ReplyDeleteYES! I LOVE your poems!
ReplyDelete*points at Kal*
...And don't think YOU can get away...
I need more of your fan fic!
It's EPICA!
:D
i agree, make it National Day of Peculiar Weather.
ReplyDeletelol!
ReplyDelete...is it snowing where you are?
o.o
:D Thank you Nyx!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, Kallista! :D
~throws edible purple confetti~
that was weird, it didnt publish my post, it said it did... weird computer day too
ReplyDeleteYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
ReplyDeleteOh, that reminds me!
Rosey came 3rd in a rock climbing championship!
:D
*noms on the confetti*
ReplyDeleteYUM!
Hi Nights Raven!
Uh-oh, I hope Raven sees the new page...
ReplyDeletemy computer is being weird
ReplyDeletecan you all see my posts??
ReplyDeletelol nah, Nyx, but it's been really weird weather for Kallista, Raven, AND me! We all live in the USA.
ReplyDeleteSo, is it snowing.... wherever you are??
ReplyDeleteo.o
Yes, Raven!! It's a new page!!
ReplyDeletelol, i didnt realize it had made a new page rofl.
ReplyDeleteoh! Right!
ReplyDeletedamn! never seen snow...
YES! Of course i will!
It's not snowed, UNfortunately [:P] but it's poured down raining for a few seconds then stopped all of a sudden. Also, a rained REALLY hard and hailed earlier. Then stopped really quick and was sunny! O.o
ReplyDeletestrange weather this year...
ReplyDeleteits ok, thx for the dedication kallista
ReplyDeletewow!
ReplyDeleteThey're...that's....they're BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
:D
sunny right now......
ReplyDelete...but has been raining quite frequently....
...strange....
what is it with the weather today?
ReplyDeleteNo clue!
ReplyDeleteHey, hey, Nyx! You got comment 222!
ReplyDelete~presents her with a lollipop~
hi nyx, sorry just saw that you said hi
ReplyDeleteHello, Mr. Landy!
ReplyDelete*motions you to a couch*
*sits in armchair, pulls out notebook and pencil*
*looks at you attentively*
So, Mr. Landy. Does your shower speak to you often?
*nods* Hmm. Mmhmm. And how do you feel about that?
Thanks, Kallista! XD You're MY favorite! *looks around blog and points at people at random* And so are you! And you! And you!
I need to take care of animals, be back in an hour, give or take.
*hands nyx cupcake*
ReplyDeletelol, I love my friend!
ReplyDeletesince i have the fever, I've been away from school for 2 days.
and so I checked my email, and this is what I found:
Hello Nyx's mother.
I assume that because of Nyx's absence that she's dead. If you like, I could send some flowers in the mail. But to be honest, it wouldn't really matter. She's dead. D.E.A.D. No offence or anything. See you at the funeral. By the way, I'm wearing rainbow.
YAY!
ReplyDelete*eats lolly pop*
'sokay, raven!
LOL, Ann!!!
ReplyDelete~falls out of chair laughing~
hi ann marie
ReplyDeleteLOL, Nyx xD
ReplyDeleteYour friend is insane!! :P