Finally!
You don't know what it's like, you really don't. I finished the book, was very happy with it, and then took a few days of doing nothing before starting The End Of The World and some other stuff. And all the while I'd be reading your comments, and the comments on the Forums and Facebook, and smiling because everyone seemed to be looking forward to it so much.
But that was MONTHS ago!
To have to sit here and watch all of you count down the days made me feel so incredibly guilty for putting you through that. But now, finally, the wait is over. It is September 1st. It is Death Bringer day.
The Launch last night in Dublin was manic...! It turned into a marathon signing session, and it had Storm Troopers! STORM TROOPERS! I didn't get a chance to chat to any of the people I know and usually see at launches, because I was staring at the Storm Troopers and then signing books and staring at Boba Fett and signing books...
'Twas a good way to launch Death Bringer, so thank you Eason's bookshop!
And what will I be doing today, you ask? The day of the release? Will I be doing interviews and attending champagne parties? Er... no. I will be cleaning my house. I'm off on tour tomorrow, and as usual Laura will be staying here while I'm gone, so I have to get the place ready for her or she'll glare at me. And you've never been glared at by Laura. It's SCARY.
So all of you who have just bought the book, I hope you like it. The previous blog entry is still the ONLY place you can post spoilers, so don't do that here. And even in the previous entry, try to HINT at the spoilers instead of blurting them out. Because there are SOME people, who will remain nameless, who felt the need to SKIM the spoilers and were dismayed when certain things were spoiled for them... which I actually find hilarious. If you don't want anything spoiled, DO NOT READ THE SPOILER SECTION! Sigh.
Okay, I have a house to clean. And you? You have a book to read.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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«Oldest ‹Older 3601 – 3800 of 4569 Newer› Newest»Desswarph, were you at the Pavilions signing too?
sorry I was gone, I was having trouble getting internet in the car.
*hugs*
That's so awesome, Dess!!! Though I thought that you meant derek landy had signed me, which would have been even more amazing. =p
for kal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSLdptE5aFw
oh, and anyone else, if you so wish.
*dances*
also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mvHj5LbB8A
perfect screaming at people song without actually having to scream at anyone. :)
arg...anyone here?
yeah...
plup, bored......................
Hello?
sorry, internet went again.
KALLISTA! *hugs*
hi quinn and kallista! *huggies*
KAL!
QUINN!
*glomps*
LEGO! VENICE! Yo. *hugs all* I shall move to my phone now... brb.
PS- I'm wearing my super warm socks. They're knee length and knitted with really thick wool and then fleece lined. SO WARM AND AWESOME. I practically live in them in winter. I wear them EVERYWHERE (including school and drama rehearsals). But today is a snuggle day, when they are also acceptable.
you need a warm dog to sit on you. :) I would let you use Frodo, but he hasn't have a bath in a year, and he smells like it.
*makes clones of quinn's socks and distributes them to everything in blogland*
It was so cold this morning that I had to wear PANTS for the first time in ages...*tear*
I just sit in my duvet like rapunzel XD
lol!
I ALWAYS wear trouses! well, skinny jeans. I can look like a woman, and sit like a man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSLdptE5aFw
also, Hurricane Drunk by Florence and the Machine too.
Back!
Same here, Ven :) I wear dresses occasionally, but jeans are much more my thing...
Maybe I'm just insanely self concious. Or I hate myself too much to wear anything else. But hey. Not much I can do- if I'm not good looking then I'm not, end of.
yay! blanket fort time!
At least it was a friday...if it was any other day, I would've had to go the yoga pants route *shudders* I never wear pants though, shopping excursions are horrid enough without having to find jeans.
I love shopping!
And jeans!
And blanket forts!
Yay!
Potato
Potato.
Quinn - what is this 'self-concious' you talk of?
nah, I'm too egoistical. and most of my mates are boys, I think it'd freak them if I wore a skirt :D
oh, and I don't mean I wear skirts. Much more of the giant black t-shirts to obscure my legginged legs route. I can only imagine skirts if I was less crazy about people seeing my legs or if I was not so clumsy that I would be in danger of extreme flashing during acting. =p
Yay!
I dedicate this page to:
- All you awesome blog folks!
- Death Bringer because it's AWESOME.
- Yorik
- Potatoes
- My socks
- Trains
- The environment
- Nerdfighters (DFTBA!)
- Skulduggery Pleasant (He's a living skeleton! DUDE.)
- Arthur (yes, the TV show)
- Long dedications
- Poetry
- Hope
- Love
- Hapiness
- Peace
- Smiles
- Laughter
- And joy everafter!
I used to think that your ego was an actual organ that was right next to your heart. :)
Alas poor Yorik, for he was a freind...
been meaning to draw ghastly doing that =P
Lego - Mine would blot out my heart. I would overtake my ENTIRE BODY!
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS THAT THE GOING IS JUST TOO ROUGH
AND THINGS GO WRONG NO MATTER WHAT I DO
NOW AND THEN IT SEEMS THAT LIFE IS JUST TOO MUCH
BUT YOU'VE GOT THE LOVE I NEED TO SEE ME THROUGH
Hmmm... I guess I'm partially not comfortable with myself. It happens sometimes.
I'm too skinny, have awkward hair and I dislike my nose. Bleh. It'll pass in a few days, and I'll return to being ok with it and accepting.
Skinny jeans are awesome though :)
- Arthur (yes, the TV show)
yay! I love you!
*steals part of venice's ego and noms it*
I've finally got round to drawing this steampunk pic of the household of Lady Rain and her bethrothed Sir Montblanc.
I am now drawing the aforementioned Sir.
guess what bit I'm up to *cackles manically*
sorry, but can we stop talking about the selfhate stuffs? Way too icky/triggering for me.
LOL Venice :)
*throws quinn a lindor thingy* nom
Looks are worthless. You're a lovely person Quinn, thats all you need to know.
Ditto you two ;)
Sure. Sorry Lego *hands her a cookie*
It passes, promise.
lol, er...his ear?
I've gotta go now! Night!
yes Kal... *smirk* XP
oh,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUl_tF4V-m4&feature=related
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYpVDxhgGk&feature=related
they explain it all!
Night Quinnera!
I really, really doubt that. But thanks for the cookie. :)
goodnight! *hugs*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8uYp6W42D8&feature=related
Me! Sorry I was gone, I was feeling pretty icky, and didn't want to get sick over my laptop. *hugs* how are you, btw?
sup peeps!
:/
...
why is it that i end up being a loner 1/2 of the time i get on hear!
sigh is anyone there?
not cool peeps where r u?
:'(
I'm here, misty. *hugs*
how are you?
.............. Deathbringer still not avaliable in SIngapore..... why so slow!!!!!!
Good mornin' lads
hey peeps
Hey Misty!
http://universe.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx?icmp=COGamesMainStageUSLU
Play this ^^^^
It takes a while to load but its worth it :D
WHO BE HERE.
OKAY DEREK CAN U PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEE CAN U FIX MUNCHKIN ARMY AND THE QUEST???????
plsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Yayyyyy!
LEGO Skulduggery Pleasant photos' :
http://doyoureallywantmetonamemyblog.blogspot.com/
Yayyyyy!
soz peeps i was eating dinner
Misty look at my photos'!!!!
Must go BYEEEE
annnyyyyyboddddddyyyyy oonnnnnnn????????/?/???
soooooo wrote some more of my amazing story.... PLEASE READ IT AND COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
please I'llputit again so that you don't forget
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
and again
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
again
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
hey derek please post another blog.... or atleast have a look at mmy story..... PLEASE!!!!
seriously no one on... *gasp*
DEREK are you on... I'm lonely... It's this or cleaning my gerbils!!!!!!! *shiver*
I agree with Vita,
Gerbil cleaning is BADDDDD *shivers*
I have one gerbil but he stinks up his cage within a day its, its......
Discusting really
Anyway must fly, have to go to my second cousins house; his girlfriend had a baby, so uhh bye I suppose
yeh have a nice time and dont forget
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
HELLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOO
Hello people :)
Okay, i know I just started doing this and you don't even know how excited I am that this worked! And I just wanna say hi to all of you, and, um, hi Derek!!!
hi nice to meet you bella *hugs* looking for shoes at the moment *stupid newlook only going up to size6* found some nice stuff which I might get.... you know all that boots and shoes...
have a look at this http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
Thanks for responding so quickly... I seriously was not expecting that. I have a bogspot thing too, but I don't have a single follower. It's bringingskulduggerytothemasses.blogspot.com for skulduggery-loving freaks like me :)
guess what I follow ur blog now!!!!
Yay! Thank you! I figured the purpose would kind of be to talk about the books, for you know, spoilers if they want. But since you're my only follower, maybe you could help get people to follow me, because you're probably better at this than me :)
Seriously. I only have an email and blog so I could post here.
I'm following you now. Ah, that actually sounded creepy. I meant I'm following your blog
SURE i'll do that...... READ MY STORY THOUGH. on my blog http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/
but thats the second bit um..... this is the first bit http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/2011/09/intro-of-story-i-have-been-writting-for.html
and second bit
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/2011/09/some-more-of-my-wonderfull-story.html
I have to go... thanks for you know, chatting with me :)
np see ya soon
anyone on?
Me, myself and I are on. Oh, and raven :P
yep I'm on!!!! HELP ME!!!!!!! WHICH DRESS?????
http://www.bhs.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/bhsstore/129396/226643
or
http://www.bhs.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/bhsstore/108429/226643
or possibly
http://www.bhs.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/bhsstore/104590/226643
HELPPPP MEEE
http://www.bhs.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/bhsstore/108389
Gaia - i like this one!
and what for?
I am also on.
I'm at a family gathering, and I don't want to gather, so I'm hiding from everyone.
I shall leave my hideout only to procure sustenance. Once I have eaten, I shall once more retreat unto the shadows.
#melodrama
Ven!
What did yo momma say about your blog?
Also, which one was it?
THE SYNERGY!
ITS SCARING ME!
also, I do believe that family gatherings started out as torture devices.
Niall - she didn't see it!
but she knows I have one, I don't know how, I bet jr said something by accident...
Its okay, I just explained that I've been writing. I get shy with my work, she knows that, so having this kind of forum to show it from is useful.
however, she dosn't know that its fan-fic.
Hey guys :D
Dont forget that Dr.Who is on on BBC1 NI at ten past seven
And now I must go and do the pile of homework that my teachers gave me simply because they think its funny to watch 30 girls slump out of the classroom muttering to themselves about homework being stupid
Goodbye then
I see...
In other news, baby cousin is crying, and, because Nialls are good with kids, Niall will be roped in to help. On the plus side, the baby will stop crying.
hi niall
Dess - listen to some music, it usually helps me.
also, do only what you know you have to do.
Niall - see, I KNEW you'd be good with kids...
which is why we have at least three.
ITS NOT MY FAULT!
hello again!
family gatherings are scary...especially barbecues. If I piss someone off, they have both raw meat AND hot coal to fling at me.
Hello mother and father dearest!!
How are you both??
*hugs*
hi lego
@Ven, Nialls are good with kids and animals.
Some scientists suspect Nialls may exude a protective aura.
Others think that sentient-but-not-that-smart-things find him comforting.
You know cartoons? Where the baby's crying and they hand it to the Buttmonkey to deal with, and it immediately stops crying?
I'm that guy.
It is both a blessing and a curse.
hi NJ
Hey Lego and NJ!
Sadly, not a barbeque.
I'm good, ta.
Hey Raven *hugs*
how are you??
Hey Lego *hugs*
How are you also??
I like children until they start turning into violent, frightening creatures who want to do nothing but stab me with a plastic light saber.
*hugs* im good, how r u?
Meiri just called Valkyrie a mary-sue...
I think (hope) she failed to grasp the concept of it.
Niall - I'm good with babies, horrific with toddlers, and anyone else.
Lego - hellllolooooooooooooo
NJ - Hello *hugs* I'm fine. and was about to write 'grand'
proof that I have been spending too much time talking to a certain someone =P
*hugs* no longer going completely insane, which is something. How are you?
I have just realised that no one else knows who the hell I'm talking about. http://meirikobayashi.deviantart.com/art/the-streets-258673037
My bother is leaving for strathclyde university Glasgow TOMORROW :(
I genuinely do not know if I will miss him or not. I really don't. I suppose I shall find out when he's actually gone.
Apart from that. I am Grand :P
And I really like those awkward, geeky kids, having been one of them myself. The one I babysit doesn't expect me to make any conversation, just as long as I make him a sandwich and enthusiastically listen to him talk excitedly about his new video game. :)
arrg...brb
kk
Kk Lego
I'm best with babies, because they just look up at you with bright eyes and like being held and all you have to do is hug them and all their problems go away.
Toddlers I can make faces at.
@Ven, who have you been talking to?
They sound fun.
NJ - you probably will.. but you'll be fine.
Lego - okay, they are the exception to the rule. kinda. But I get impatient so quickly!
NP Lego.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXClFozMU5w&feature=related
andddd........... I have a new favourite song!
A guy from my old class called me ugly.
I laughed cus he is like a million times worse!! NEJ
GTG eat foodstuffs.
I'll be back ASAP.
*worfs down food*
NJ - XD
The honest truth
Kk Niall
Hi I'm back!!!!! *gives hugs* can you guys look at my story please
the first part is on http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/2011/09/intro-of-story-i-have-been-writting-for.html
and the second part
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/2011/09/some-more-of-my-wonderfull-story.html
please say whaat you think 'bout even if it's bad!!!!!!!! It would be apresiated or whatever
Brb gotta go dry dishes will be 5 mins tops
kk
brb
back
back...
and babies are the most wonderful things invented. *wonders if she could get amazon to send her a blow up baby*
Back :)
Back.
Ate dinner with Grace in my lap. (Not you, sadly. The aforementioned crying cousin.) Assorted other cousins were fussing over her and making her sad and she grabbed my shirt and ate half of my rice and it was really cute and this sentence is running along, isn't it I think I should probably stop but it really is an impressive sentence and I don't really want it to end and I'll stop now because I'm rambling.
So, yeah. Back.
LAWL Niall!! :P
"Ate dinner with Grace in my lap." LOLWUT?
rest of it is just dwaaaaaaaaaa
anyway, I forgot what I was going to say.
oh, yes, I was just rocking really randomly and have freaked myself out. Damn you portal soundtrack!
Everyone came back within a very short space of time.
It was cool.
@Ven, baby cousin was going to remain nameless, but the same-name coincidence just offered up too many pssibilities. =p
Niall I noticed that aswell I was like Whoa
now I have weird imagery stuck in my head...=p
Lego - *stage whisper* me too
all Grace's are pretty cool. Grace Kelly, Grace the pirate queen...
family is hereeee! have to goo!!! bye! *hugs*
Lego, that seems to happen you a lot when you're with Venice and myself...
Bye Lego!
*waves frantically*
@Ven, how's the drawing of the Montblanc clan coming along? =P
Bye Lego! *waves* I hope it'll be good!
Niall - We're just that inspiring.
Now, you are all distracting me. One more paragraph, and then next chapter will be up! (I think. maybe 4 more paras, depends... yes, one more, then the next bit later.)
bye lego
Niall - ..... wait, did I tell you I was still doing that?
ah, you read up? *blushes*
Also @Ven, we both have pirate-related first names.
Are you absolutely positive you aren't a figment of my imagination?
Poopsticks.
Must go to an institution of religion. =/ Back in an hour or so.
YOU HAD ALL BETTER BE HERE WHEN I GET BACK!
*attempt at glare*
Niall - I am abosolutley far too self centred to be a figment of yours.
You, on the other hand, may very well be a figment of mine. In which case, I truly don't care as long as you make me smile still.
*hugs* where else would I be, NEED TO WRITE
Oh dear, it seems we broke everyones brains/computers with our retarded sweetness again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSLdptE5aFw here, have some Florence + the Machine
You did XD
Hi Derek Landy! I'm so excited that the 6th book came out! I'm waiting for it to get here... very impatiently. This is my first comment. And I'm friends with Bella Votolato/Valkyrie Cain :D
hi
*is resisting the urge to role-play with Ms Moore*
It would be violent. and funny. but mainly violent.
Hi.
can you guys look at my story please
the first part is on http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/2011/09/intro-of-story-i-have-been-writting-for.html
and the second part
http://whatmefindsfunny.blogspot.com/2011/09/some-more-of-my-wonderfull-story.html
please say whaat you think 'bout even if it's bad!!!!!!!! It would be apresihated or whatever
I'm a follower; amanda's literally right next to me, so I'll tell her to also
hi vita
hey nights.raven.......... nom nom!!! I NEEEDDDDDDDDDDDD SHOOOOOEEEEESSSSS! STUPID SHOPS ONLY GOING UP 2 SIZE 6 WHAT ABOUT THE POOR PEOPLE WITH SIZE 7 HUH POOR ME
I have to go now. Night guys!
That was the lngest mass ever. =/ The priest is moderately senile, and he sai the second reading twice.
Now...
IS EVERYONE STILL HERE?!
@Ven, if you ARE a figment of my imagination, then I would like to take a moment to congratulate myself for creating the single greatest original character to ever grace an insane mind.
hi niall
Hey Raven!
How goes it?
@Niall - Dwaaaaaaaa
It twas a luvley mass farder! (YAY FOR FARTHER TED)
anyway, ALMOST ready to upload! ALMOST!
AND VEN!
Over here, it is a criminal offence to dislike Father Ted.
I can recite pretty much all of the episodes.
(Small... FAR AWAY. Small... FAR AWAY.)
It was just resting in my account!
whats new?
hi venice
Nope, nothing about us in the Catholic Scandals section of the paper.
*Ted removes most of the paper and sets it to one side*
*glares at Niall and Venice, then grins then glares*
THOSE WOMEN WERE IN THE NIP!
I love dougal.
How goes the party/mass/wedding?
hello nico *glares back, WHILE grinning*
hi venice
*Leaps at Venice* No one has been on xat! D: NO ONE IS HERE! *rocks back and forth in corner*
Back.
Sorry I was gone. To ma familia, I am two things:
-The one who makes Grace happy.
-The one who will finish up the leftover cheesecake.
I want out. I didn't know you had to follow up one good idea with lots of other little good ideas.
*hopes he can go to Tedfest this year*
Hey all!
It's me!
"The one who makes Grace happy." You're doing this on purpose!
anyway, does Gep have a nickname for you that I can steal?
ALMOST. THERE.
Hey Ven!
hi octa, how r u?
OCTA!
OCTA AND NIALL ACTUALLY ON AT THE SAME TIME!!!!! *faints*
Oooooooooooooooooooocccccccccccccccccccttttttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
*flying brohug*
Hey raven!
I'm good I guess.
I started doing 7 hours of homework a day but then my parents forced me to do less and recuperate a little.
I read Rumo by Walter Moers. Now that it no longer be Shabbat I came on here.
"You're doing this on purpose!"
...
Noimnot.
*shifty*
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*flying brohugs him back*
Where be Kal or Quinn?
Do you know?
*stares dumbly*
*blinks a bit*
*falls asleep*
People would come on just as I start to feel tired ..
Hey Nicolette!
Dunno, sorry.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BadassPacifist - your OC.
THERE ARE NOT 7 HOURS IN A DAY FOR HOMEWORK!
seriously, Octa, thats scary *hugs* you NEED to chill. Thats just not good.
Then again, this is coming from the woman who thinks 1 hour of homework a day is too much. But hey, I drew a skull in art!
there not here
literally no one has been on all night...
its been very depressing ... and insanity inducing
Kal is... I think somethings up with her family again, last I remember.
Quinn I have no idea. Might be on soon, she's taken to coming on later. Now Octa, get your purple poetic arse on chat quick. I want to PC you.
7 hours of homework plus six hours of school equals... *counts of fingers and toes* ... Too long.
I drew a skull today :D
... a goat skull :L
... I was upset ...
and had a pen and paper
so I doodled like I was possessed by the devil >:D
*on
Awww. It's ok Nicolette.
@ Ven. Well I made up a rule to do all my homework the day it was set. It was fine for a week but they kept giving us more and more and then I sort of was forced to stop. I am now trying the all in moderation approach. I have left some for tomorrow. So we'll see....
thirteen hours of school?
I WORKEDED IT OUTED ALL BY MYSELFUM I DID YES!
13 hours? Oh my wizard god. No wonder I was so exhausted.
I need to calm down a little.
Granda just busted out the accordion.
...
SHIT JUST GOT REAL, YO.
I have been doing mine as I go along to ... Its been ok so far ... longest time doing homework was 3 hours
but I know I'll get more homework so I have no idea what to do
oh well at least I still have spare time right now. *glances at Octa*
I would like it to be noted that I have said nothing
Hey all *hugs*
How is everyone??
Scrolled up there random moment... Father Ted is EPIC
OH DEAR GOD, I WANT TO COME TO THIS PARTY THING!
hi kal *hugs* how r u?
Hey Kal *hugs*
How are you??
hi NJ *hugs* how r u?
So, after inter-library loaning the first 5 books back to back to back (it takes me two weeks to get one book, X|) They finally HAVE the first book. I feel proud for helping supply small town libraries with the awesomeness that is you, Mr. Landy.
Secondly, you inspire my wannabe-novelist self. I love how you're short, sweet and straight to the point. Skulduggery has the best humor ever. But I still feel like I'm RIGHT THERE when I read your books, without having to read a million blocks of details.
Hope you're having fun on your tour!
Aww I'm grand :)
how are you Raven??
KAL! NJ!
Hey!
*glomps*
im good :)
its raining
Hey Octa *glomps* how are you??
@Raven I love the rain!! It's raining here too :)
cool :)
Hey Kal!
I love listening to old people talk. Every second word out of Granda's mouth is slang.
"Quarely" "Wojous" "Whist"
Granda's a teetotaller, but he's one crazy mofo.
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