Monday, July 25, 2011

Edinburgh


Well now... this IS interesting.

As you may or may not know, I’m heading over to Edinburgh on the 15th of August for the Book Festival. It’s a big festival, one of the best-known in the world, and I’m happy to be a part of it. Some of you from this Blog are going, and a few weeks ago one of you asked if Death Bringer would be available to buy on the day. I laughed, shook my head in a wise sort of way, and gently told the lad that no, it will not be available, and that he’d have to wait a further two weeks like everyone else. The start of September, I said, is when it will be unleashed. Not even the legendary Edinburgh Book Festival will get my publishers to change their mind about THAT.

Ahem.

And so I must backtrack, and eat my words, and announce that yes indeedy, Death Bringer will be available to buy at the Edinburgh Book Festival...!

We’re releasing it two weeks early so that the readers who attend the event can be the first to get the book signed- but there are some rules.

Rule Number One: The book will ONLY be available to buy for FOUR HOURS on the 15th. Once those four hours are up, the remaining books will be packed up and hidden away until the proper release date.

Rule Number Two: Those who DO attend and who DO buy the book must swear a solemn oath to NOT divulge ANY spoilers, not matter how much others may beg. ESPECIALLY not the twist in the middle!

Rule Number Three: Do not talk about Fight Club.

Over the next few days we’ll be putting up various things on the Skulduggery website and Forums and Facebook pages with more details about what’s going on, ticket information, things like that. For those of you who can go, the chance to get the book early is pretty cool. For those of you who can’t go... well... at least you’ll only have another two weeks to wait...

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Rachel McCoach said...

:P well! cant sit here all day yackin'... tis a beut'ful day and the dog is looking at me wierd... i presume they want a walk

Adios de nuevo, mis amigos!

Ayesha said...

aww byee rachel!!

Anonymous said...

Sorry I went there

DogsLikeBones said...

Sayonara Rachel!

Anonymous said...

Aw bye Rachel!

DogsLikeBones said...

I am resisting the urge to make a quote from Fight Club...

Anonymous said...

Kal! Hi! *hugs*

So how's yer comp workin?

Ayesha said...

hii kallista!!!

DogsLikeBones said...

Hello Kal!

DogsLikeBones said...

Derek Landy in Japanese is デレクランディ (Derekurandi)

Anonymous said...

Just wanna say -

http://fansofskulduggerypleasant.blogspot.com/2011/07/edinburgh.html


NEW POST

GO GO GO!

Also, on that's blog, there's a competition look at it, cause closin date 5th of August

Ayesha said...

i gtg byee!

DogsLikeBones said...

There's no word for Skulduggery in Japanese but Pleasant is 満足 (manzoku)

DogsLikeBones said...

Sayonara Ayesha!

Anonymous said...

Debye Ayesha *hugs*

Anonymous said...

*bye

DogsLikeBones said...

Valkyrie Cain is ヴァルキリーケイン (varukirikien)

DogsLikeBones said...

As you can tell, I have nothing better to do than to play around with Google Translate...

Anonymous said...

Ha! Lemme see in irish

DogsLikeBones said...

The only thing about it is that it tells you how to read it phonetically, and in Irish, it doesn't always give you it... Mabye it just doesn't know how to pronounce Irish words...

Dragona Pine said...

Kallista can't come on the blog because her comp is acting up. She will be on chat, though.

DogsLikeBones said...

Tanith Low is タニスロー (tanisuro)

Ghastly Bespoke is 別注恐ろしい (betchu osorshii)

Fletcher Renn is フレッチャーレン (furetcharen)

DogsLikeBones said...

Hi Dragona, I can't go on chat right now :(. Will you be staying on the blog?

DogsLikeBones said...

Playing with fire - 火遊び

The faceless ones - 顔のないもの

Dark days - 暗い日

Mortal coil - うつせみ

Death bringer - 死の運び手

DogsLikeBones said...

Wow, I really am bored...

DogsLikeBones said...

But oh well, I find this surprisingly fun ^^

DogsLikeBones said...

o.o (has everyone left because of my japanese ramblings?)

Anonymous said...

Gotta go sorry

DogsLikeBones said...

Okay Sayonara Sadhbh! ^^

DogsLikeBones said...

Okay then, I'll pretend to be gone until someone else comes on. ^^

Ayesha said...

Hiii I'm back!!

DogsLikeBones said...

Ayesha! Hello! Kon'nichiwa! Are you still here?

Ayesha said...

Hi bones yes iim still here *hugs*

DogsLikeBones said...

*hugs back a little too energeticly*
O.O ... *pokes ayesha* You still breathing?

Ayesha said...

*coughs* yup just about! =P

DogsLikeBones said...

*energetically

DogsLikeBones said...

Phew! There's just no more room in my closet for anymore corpses- I mean, uh... Coats...

Ayesha said...

LOL! =P

DogsLikeBones said...

Yeah, those coats take up a lot of spa-
*groans come from closet,"Where am I?"*
Uh, excuse me *picks up baseball bat* Just have to... whack a coat to death...

Shadow Rider, Lord of the Damned said...

yup, I read in an interview he was talking about having a PS3 and Xbox 360 and Wii, but that he doesnt really play the Wii. Imagine playing Black Ops or something, all of us with guns chasing him down, that'd be HILARIOUS!

DogsLikeBones said...

Then he unleashes his ultimate Golden powers and blasts us all to smitheriens... SOUNDS LIKE FUN! ^^

Ayesha said...

LOL bones!! =P

LOL shadow that would be soooo funny!!

DogsLikeBones said...

*wonders how many times she can get Ayesha to say LOL bones!! =P*

"A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized."
~ Fred Allen

Ayesha said...

oh wait where are my manners?!?

hello shadow its a pleasure to meet you!*gives shadow a cookie*

DogsLikeBones said...

*sits next to Shadow with a cookie of her own*
=3 Mmm...

Ayesha said...

*tries not so say"LOL Bones* i cant help i sometimes think i laugh too much and i sometimes laugh at stupid things! =P

Anonymous said...

http://jaguarisme.deviantart.com/art/I-m-so-very-sorry-245275599

Anonymous said...

http://jaguarisme.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d420bg4

Anonymous said...

http://jaguarisme.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d41y3li

Anonymous said...

I feel hurt and alone.

Well done, Dragona Pine.

You're a bully. Goal achieved.

Aquila Felis said...

Refering to the third quote of me: A photography of himself. Not a drawing made by him. He.

DogsLikeBones said...

Heya Aquila!
Quotes!
"If you cannot each me to fly, teach me to sing."
~ J.Barrie

Aquila Felis said...

Hi! ^^

Ayesha said...

hii aquila!! *hugs*

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Ayesha! *hugs back*

*looks at Jaguars quotes* Yup, said that... it's just a difference wether you have it in context or not...
*shrugs*

MaryEllen said...

Hello, it's Saoirse, NOT MAIRE. I'm in her account because I can't make on of my own. Now I am pissed off. I seriously am. Don't make me explain. You all just forgot about me. I was there reading the comments on the chat swearing in my head at the bollocks I was reading. You people make me sick.

DogsLikeBones said...

brb

Aquila Felis said...

kk

And Saoirse:
Sorry that we make you sick. But we are who we are. And it's not easy to change yourself. And I won't try to change myself for someone I hardly know.

Ayesha said...

ok bones!

MaryEllen said...

Jaguar says,

(And I quote)

Thanks for nothing, I guess you can't trust anyone on the internet.

This is to Aquila. From Jaguar.

Aquila Felis said...

*shrugs*
What did she trust me to do, huh? 0o

Ayesha said...

i agree with aquila!

Aquila Felis said...

If I take a side in a fight, I usually take the side of the one who seems less offending or weaker.
Dragona didn't break the deal (= less offensive) and it was one to three (= weaker).
*shrugs*

MaryEllen said...

You are so annoying. If you truly are sorry, sya that to our faces!

http://xat.com/WarFreeZoneDouchebags

Isabella Midnight said...

Jaguar says she didn't make a deal. She says Everyone is scared of Dragona because he banns. She doesn't know why no one stands up to him...

Ayesha said...

umm do u even know what douchebags mean?? and trust me its NOT what you think!

MaryEllen said...
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Isabella Midnight said...

He didn't make her go into hospital.

MaryEllen said...

Never said that, but it was a help. She was picked on on that chat, she felt that it was her only way out. She's bullied at school yaknow. And she knew that you guys were ' nice'. I'd like to see where she got that impression from.

Isabella Midnight said...

If you don't like us you should leave, Stop talking to us if you dont like us

Ayesha said...

*agrees with bella*

Isabella Midnight said...

No need to start fights just to tell us you dont like us. If you don't like us. Go.

DogsLikeBones said...

*comes back, decides to try create happy atmosphere*
Hey everyone! Isabella, do we know when the blog-wedding-party-thing is yet?

Ayesha said...

hii again bones!!

DogsLikeBones said...

Kon'nichwa! ^^

Isabella Midnight said...

No not yet! Hi Bones *hugs*

Isabella Midnight said...

Oh and it isn't a blog wedding. It is a real wedding in the real world!

DogsLikeBones said...

*hugs back happily*
(my plan is working! the atmosphere is pleasant again!)

DogsLikeBones said...

Yeah, I know, I meant the wedding party on the blog ^^

Isabella Midnight said...

^^ How are you Bones?

DogsLikeBones said...

I'm good ^^ I'm always happiest when I'm not doing anything significant...

How are you?

Isabella Midnight said...

Not good.... But I am trying to not be grumpy here!

DogsLikeBones said...

This always helps *hands over a cookie*
It's chocolate chip *winks*

Isabella Midnight said...

:-D *eats chocolate chip cookie* *hugs bones* Thanks!

Aquila Felis said...

*looks at cookie*

DogsLikeBones said...

*pulls out extra cookie for Aquila*
I always keep a spare handy ^^

Aquila Felis said...

Yay! Thanks!
*hugs bones*
*eats cookie happily*

DogsLikeBones said...

¬

DogsLikeBones said...

Aww, congrats Aquila!
That deserves another cookie!

Aquila Felis said...

*eats other cookie*
Meh... now I need to think of a dedication...

Ayesha said...

*puppy dog eyes* can i have a cookie pwease???

DogsLikeBones said...

*hands over another cookie for Ayesha*
*wonders where these cookies keep coming from*

Ayesha said...

yaay thanks bones! *eats cookie* =D

Aquila Felis said...

Ha, know something...
I dedicate this page to cookies! ^^

Isabella Midnight said...

*looks over at the blogland-cookie-bank*


I dont know where the cookies come from...

Rachel McCoach said...

Meziz back!

hola de nuevo, mis amigo!

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Rachel!

DogsLikeBones said...

Rachel your just in time for a cookie!
*hands one over from the mysterious place they keep generating from*

MaryEllen said...

I'd ask for a cookie, but probably wouldn't get one. So Imma continue lurking. Bye

Aquila Felis said...

*throws a really soft cookie really softly after her*
You would get one...

And no, it's not poisoned or anything.

Rachel McCoach said...

:P danke, Bones!

Nomnomnom!

Isabella Midnight said...

Hey Rach!

Dragona Pine said...

Hi.

Ayesha said...

hii rachel!!

DogsLikeBones said...

... If she was here and in a better mood, I would have given her a cookie... Her loss... =3

Rachel McCoach said...

Omg thistles are SO mean :( i was gonna pick up a grasshopper and a thistle BIT me! :P

MaryEllen said...

I got a free cookie that was thrown at me. And it was nice. Thank you Aquila.

DogsLikeBones said...

Kon'nichiwa Dragona! Have a cookie! *hands over ANOTHER cookie*
They just keep appearing in my hands...

Ayesha said...

hii dragona!!

Isabella Midnight said...

Hi Dragona *Hugs*

Aquila Felis said...

You're welcome.
*sighs*
Maybe we can at least get along on here...
Anyway, just to make that clear, I'm not angry. At noone.

DogsLikeBones said...

*gasp* That's it Thistle, your time is over!
*brings out cookie gun and shoots thistle to death*

Dragona Pine said...

Hi Bones! Thanks *eats cookie happily*


Hi Ayesha!


Hi Rachel!


Hi guys!

Aquila Felis said...

Hi Dragona!

DogsLikeBones said...

So who's this then? *edges towards Maire with a cookie* =3 Want one? I have plenty ^^

Dragona Pine said...

Hi Aquila! Sorry, you just came on as I was writing the comment so didn't see :P

MaryEllen said...

Actually it's Saoirse, I'm on my friend account. And yeah, I'll have another cookie :)

*eats cookie and begins lurking again*

Rachel McCoach said...

*looks at thistle remains*

bad thistle :P

Aquila Felis said...

No prob Dragona. ^^

DogsLikeBones said...

Saoirse... hmm... deceiving... i like it... UNDER COVER DISGUISE! Great, I love it. What a classic way to just walk on past your enemies COMPLETELY UNAWARES! HAHAHHAHAHAHA! >=)

(These cookies have went to my head...)

DogsLikeBones said...

That thistle was no match for my cookie gun - chocolate chips of death ^^

Rachel McCoach said...

yup- such evil cookie... so very very brainwashing-nisslyive :P

MaryEllen said...

Not really, just commenting on my friends account. She's on her way home now from the hospital.

DogsLikeBones said...

Oh right, Will you give her this cookie then? ^^
*hands over cookie in a gift bag*

MaryEllen said...

Uhm, OK. :)

MaryEllen said...

Goodbye

Aquila Felis said...

Bye!

nights.raven said...

hi everyone

nights.raven said...

hey aquila

Ayesha said...

bye maire.

hii raven!!*hugs*

nights.raven said...

hi ayesha *hugs*

nights.raven said...

how r u both?

DogsLikeBones said...

Hey Nights! *hands over cookie* Trying to see if i can get rid of them all...

Ayesha said...

good! how are you??

nights.raven said...

hey bones *takes cookie* lol
:) im good ayesha

nights.raven said...

any1 on?

Ayesha said...

yes me!

nights.raven said...

hi ayesha

Dragona Pine said...

Hi I'm back.

Ayesha said...

WB dragona!

Dragona Pine said...

http://dragonapine.blogspot.com/2011/07/demonata-fanfiction-part-five.html


New fanfic on my blog.

Ayesha said...

I gtg now Byee everyone!!!

nights.raven said...

bye ayesha

Dragona Pine said...

Have to go now. Night guys!




http://dragonapine.blogspot.com/2011/07/demonata-fanfiction-part-five.html

Remember to read and comment :P

Shadow Rider, Lord of the Damned said...

Ha, the fanfiction was cool... the Wild West and dinosaurs! What's not to love??

nights.raven said...

hi shadow rider

Ayesha said...

hii everyone!!

Niamh Rose said...

Hey Derek am hoping to see you in Edinburgh in august plz can you tel me what 4 hrs your book will b available??? Thnx

nights.raven said...

hey everyone

nights.raven said...

i g2g, ill be on tomorrow sometime *waves* bye

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Hey, you there, I know you're just waiting for me to comment, so here I am!

.... er... there is someone there, right?

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi all!!!¡¡¡!!!

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Yay, Hiya, Pyro!
~glomps~
How are you?

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Skyril!!!¡¡¡!!!

I'm sleepy, veery much so.

And how are you?

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Eh, been better, but good enough :P

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

I just wrote a poem, but don't really know how good it is... it might be a little silly...
Would you mind critique-ing it for me?

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

If it weren't for autocorrect and the backspace key, I'd be talking in typos…

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Sure thing!

I'm sure it's excellent.

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

lol :P
Thanks good-ness for the backspace button!
~hands backspace button a lollipop~

Venice Rain said...

hi!

anyone?

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...
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Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Hiya, Venice!
~glomps~

Venice Rain said...

skyril, i love!!
:@ at you for making me wanting to draw those two!!

also, i wrote my very first poem i didnt have to...
i blame you lot on here :P

Venice Rain said...

My dear, you see, I see, and know
The order in the chaos
That’s my need
That’s all I need
In my deepest heart, at the start
And at the very end too

I need the freedom to be me
To be seen when I want to be
And hidden when I don’t
I need the freedom to see
All the bad
And all the good
All the sorrow
And the hope
All your evils
But, all theirs too

I want the people to be as one, and yet to be themselves too
I want the possible impossible
The certain uncertainties
And the hopeless hope

Because that’s today.
And I hope tomorrows too.

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

WOW, Venice, that's AWESOME!
Are you sure you haven't made poems before?? It's BRILLIANT! :D

Venice Rain said...

OMG IT MAKES NO SENSE X@

urgh, i fail... i like the first bit...

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

:D Thanks!
That would be AWESOME if you drew them! You certainly should!
~nods~
Do you have a dA account?

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Oh, but it does make sense!
And it's AWESOME! I love it all!

Venice Rain said...

ok, just got your comment

no, never outside of school... but thanks!! i write lyrics for songs ocassionally, i like to set things to music :)

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

~wonders if Pyro fell asleep, got distracted, or is writing a long review~

Venice Rain said...

SLOW VENICE IS SLOW XC

yeas, i do! http://lost-in-aether.deviantart.com/

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Venice!!!¡¡¡!!!



@Skyril
The poem is wonderful, it's the best poem I've read for a long time. I have no criticism, constructive or otherwise, and I cannot say how to improve upon it. To me there are no flaws and nothing is forced, the poem flows very well indeed. The three different sections are an epics way of portraying the poem too.

11/10, definitely.

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

@Venice
Awesome! I'd love to read some of your lyrics sometime!
I'm gonna follow you!
er... did that sound creepy? I meant on dA... you know.....

@Pyro
Yay! Thank you!
~hugs~
I wrote it a little while ago... when I was feeling depressed xD
At least I can make something good out of something bad :]

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Yeah…

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Yeah…

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...



It posted my comment twice?…

Venice Rain said...

nah, its cool! I'll follow you too!!

and 11/10, only one off, not bad.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Sleepy…

I seriously don't know how I'm still awake…

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Thanks for being a critique, Pyro. :]
My friends always help to cheer me up!

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

lol, what time is it for you, Pyro?

Venice Rain said...

almost 2am here, and i fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Kallista!!
~glomps~
Howdy! How are you? :]

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

1500?

Venice Rain said...

kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll!!!

skyril wrote a saga!!!!(or something. idk the correct term, i bet octa does. anyway, its good!!)!!!! and im drawing it!!



and i may have possibly wrote one too :/

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

Yay!
~eats a lollipop~

Mar-Chu said...

anyone here?

Mar-Chu said...

Yes? No? Maybe?

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

MAR!!!
~tackles in a hug~
I haven't seen you for AGES!!!

Venice Rain said...

look at the time woman! (i assume.)

but yes, we are!

also @skyril; 1500 what?

Mar-Chu said...

*waves*

HELLOOOOOOO!

I just got back from Montana a few days ago. Still suffering from jet lag.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Kallista!!!¡¡¡!!!



@Venice
I get sleepy when it's dark and when I'm in my bed, both of those cases are applied in this instance and therefore, I am sleepy.

Venice Rain said...

ooooohhhhh fair enough, im at the dining table...

would music help?

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Mar!!!¡¡¡!!!

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

@Venice
Well, we all live over the world so the time on the comments doesn't necessarily work...
And comment #1500 :P

@Mar
WELCOME BACK!!!
~throws purple confetti all over the place~

Skyril A.K.A the Vociferous Chatterer, Loyal Forever and Always, The Ever-Present, the Pluviophile said...

I officially posted the poem :D

http://skulduggerypoetry.blogspot.com/2011/07/black-death-and-angel-of-light.html

Venice Rain said...

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

w/e, its too late for my brain to work... i'll go to bed when i cant draw any more.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Probably for a short amount of time, but it might make me more sleepier after a short time.

Mar-Chu said...

*screams wildly*

PYRO!

*tackles*

*Rex walks by and his face is suddenly red with jealously*

*Arthur walks in and pulls Rex away before he starts yelling*

He heh...sorry, just having some fun with two characters I made yesterday.

Mar-Chu said...

*jumps up*

*plays ode to joy on a out of tune violin, and keeps messing up*

Mar-Chu said...

Ah, ode to joy. I need to find another copy of that...Mir lost mine...and I'm slowly forgetting it...

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