Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Friend Get Friend


First of all, my Ameriminions seem to be having a great time coming up with their opening lines, and I have to say the standard has been superb. There's still ages left to go, of course- the deadline is October 23rd- so keep submitting them in the comment section to the last post. It's all been very impressive so far- some real writers out there, and every few hours I have a new favourite... SO KEEP SUBMITTING!

Of course, I did promise a SECOND competition, now didn't I? Basically, your Golden God needs your Miniony help to spread the Skulduggery word around the world during this, the most fun of all months. This is what we're calling our "Friend Get Friend" competition, and it's all to do with social media. I honestly understand only about half of what I'm about to say, so please bear with me. The winners will receive a set of the Skulduggery books- UK editions- all signed by moi, and you'll each get a signed poster with your favourite quote scrawled across it. I'm not sure yet WHICH of the amazing Skulduggery poster you'll be getting, because it all depends on which ones I can find in my house (yes, that does mean these posters are from my own personal collection.)


Here are the things you need to do to be in with a chance of winning:

If you have a Facebook page, you could change your profile pic to the new Tom Percival US cover, then post a link on your Facebook wall to the eBook here http://bit.ly/qNJYCP

If you're on Twitter, you could tweet (I'm sorry, I'll never be able to take this word seriously) a message out using the following hashtag- #FREESkulduggeryebookUS . It can be about anything connected to the free eBook offer but it must contain a link to the page http://bit.ly/qNJYCP and a request to re-tweet your tweet. Good God. Tweeting, retweeting, hashtags... Does ANYONE understand what the hell I'm talking about?

If you have a different online profile- like MSN, YouTube, Blog, Tumblr, etc- then you could post a status update which includes the cover and the link http://bit.ly/qNJYCP ...

Now, if you do ANY of those things, you MUST tell me in the Comments section to THIS post. Tell me EXACTLY what you've done and you'll be automatically entered into the competition. The closing date is October 31st, the competition is open to EVERYONE in EVERY country (yep, that includes you Ameriminions), and 10 winners will be selected at random by me. 

Ready? Set? GO.


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Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Of course I remember killing Rachel. That was like my second or third time here.

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

*throws pillow* oh shut up

Your just a menus val

BlackDragon said...

hey venice rain we havent met im taz the lion killer

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Hey taz who dissed Flame?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Venice *hugs* there is like different fights going on its fun...

BlackDragon said...

u dissed flame wen he sed my val and u sed ur ur own val

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

U but not really saying ur no ones but ur own...

Were partners so take that TAZ

*stabs at taz with scissors*

What happened lion v Phoenix

BlackDragon said...

r we gonna fight den

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

I thought we already were

*throws bush*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

In your little "lion vs phoenix" what am I supposed to do? Sit around and watch?

BlackDragon said...

ducks under brush thows shoe

bring it on

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

No u kill dantea when she comes back while I sit beside yazd dead body


Throw something new and u just got burned by the phoenix


*punches taz*

Unknown said...

U can talk to me Val :)

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Oh, hello Crystal.



Wait, what gender are you, Taz?

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Crys ur back???* Hugs*

Val u can can discuss killing dantea


While I destroy taz

BlackDragon said...

morph into lion duck under puch

start punchin rapidly at flam/ pheonix

Unknown said...

:) I think hes a male o.O

BlackDragon said...

i am male y didnt u read my profile???

Unknown said...

Why are u killing Dantea val?

Dantea Dredkin said...

Ok. I'm less violent now.

Val. STOP provoking me. It makes me look insane when I go on a rant.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Eh. Laziness, mostly.

Okay, so the guys are fighting while the girls are talking? That's just typical.

Unknown said...

Thats boys for u :/ Danteas bak

Dantea Dredkin said...

How about we just through things at the guys instead of talking? that sounds like more fun.

BlackDragon said...

flamewere did u go

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Well Dantea, just for the record, I enjoy disobeying people if it convinences me. And,, most of the time, it DOES, so get over it. I'm stubborn.

Unknown said...

yay!


*Throws two BRICKS at the boys*

Dantea Dredkin said...

Hehehe. *Throws brushes at the boys*

Good idea, Val.

Unknown said...

*throws a six pack of cans of coke at the boys*

BlackDragon said...

wait i think flames ipod batterys dead
thats y hes not talkin

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

I'm here brb

Dantea Dredkin said...

I'm not sure coke is a punishment...

BlackDragon said...

ok rethink his ipod is not dead so hes getting the charger 4 it coz its nearly dead or summot like dat

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Throwing stuff bores me quite easily...

*tackles Taz to the ground*

Unknown said...

yes but getting hit by full cans of coke is really sore. I've expeirienced it. An di can't spell that word i was just trying to write ;)

Dantea Dredkin said...

Oh well. I don't like coke anyway.

Unknown said...

I only like diet coke

Dantea Dredkin said...

Sprite. Now THAT is a soda.

*throws six pack of sprite at the boys*

BlackDragon said...

kick up fly into the air

bring it on

tornado kick val in the head she falls

Venice Rain said...

HOLY MOTHER OF MARY FRAKK AND A HALF WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF I'M GOING TO WHATCH TELLY


*is physically shaking*

Unknown said...

Are u okay ven?? o.O


*Throws brick at Taz*

BlackDragon said...

i matrix under the brick

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

*jumps back up and picks up chair*
*beats taz to the ground with the chair*

Unknown said...

I G2g everyone.

I will be on tommorrow at around 8:00 Ireland/England time....


BYe!!!!!!!!!

Venice Rain said...

scary thing on DA... fqing flash thingy, they need to put a mature content warning...


as bad as that creepy korean thing that was making the rounds a while back...

Unknown said...

thats 8:00 pm BTw :)


(great work with the chair val ;) )

Dantea Dredkin said...

*hides behind shield*

We fight too much.

BlackDragon said...

roll out of the way before the final blow i get up and pull out a baseball bat from my opcket

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Bye Crystal!!! After today I won't be here for a few days...

Rachel McCoach said...

:) Allo all! i'd just like to assure you i'm still alive... been VERRRRRAAA busy lately :P

:D wow!! there's like 100's of new people now!!

Heya peopless!!

BlackDragon said...

bye crystal

Dantea Dredkin said...

I'm not gonna be here on weekdays. Too much to do, training and school, and I might get a job soon.

*peeks out from behind shield. aims gun at anyone close.*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

*dodges Taz and jumps back, giving self some room*

*puts on necromancer ring*

BlackDragon said...

hey im taz i say dis to every1 new i meet

Dantea Dredkin said...

Hay Rachel.

*looks at Val suspiciously*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Rachel, I swear, everytime you come on it's after we've mentioned your death.

BlackDragon said...

fix on a few pieces of armour and turn inyo fire demon

Dantea Dredkin said...

Thats probably how you summon her. Mention her death and she shall appear.

*looks suspiciously at Taz*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Dantea, I would ask why you're suspicious, but generally I seem to cause people to feel suspicious, so I'll just accept it.

BlackDragon said...

cum at val wid a three strike combo val blocks it then i sweep her off her feet

BlackDragon said...

alright y did u look suspiciously at me???

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

*rolls and gets up*
*knocks Taz down with a wave of shadows*

Rachel McCoach said...

Heya Taz! Dantea!

and Val that IS rather suspicious... perhaps it psychically sends a message for me to come :P

BlackDragon said...

great i rise up in a wave of flames then slash at val with flame daggers

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Rachel how are you alive?!? I murdered you!

Dantea Dredkin said...

You turned into a fire daemon. I find it unwise not to be suspicious of that. However, I like you, so I will give you the benefit of the doubt.

*sticks out foot to trip Val*

Rachel McCoach said...

:D Im a ghost!! young with unfinished business :) thanks to SOMEONE...

*looks shiftily at Val*

Dantea Dredkin said...

Yes! I'm not the only one Val's abused!

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

*dodges Taz*

Oooh, SOMEONE is obviously attempting to injure me. Or if you aren't, Taz, I suggest putting those down.

BlackDragon said...

i laugh at val and kick her

i always wanted to do that lol

Dantea Dredkin said...

yay! Gang up on Val time!

BlackDragon said...

wat were u sayin again

Rachel McCoach said...

:D well, its been awesome to meet the newbies!! and Val of course...

but i must go for tonight ;) byee alll!!!

Dantea Dredkin said...

*Runs up, kicks Val's shins, and runs back*

BlackDragon said...

u 2 can handle this ill watch with some popcorn

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Ah, of course everyone is against me. That's just typical.

But remember, *looks at Rachel* I am capable of murder, and violent murder at that.


*throws spears of shadow at everyone*

BlackDragon said...

yay new page

Rachel McCoach said...

yup, Val... it WAS with scissors after all :/


:D right best be off. remember to play nicely!!!!

:)

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Bye Rachel! No promises from me!

BlackDragon said...

i dedicate this page totrasher coz he is joke

BreakingNormal said...

done it on facebook

BlackDragon said...

whos still on now

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Nice dedication XD

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Taz I'm here

brb I need to graph something for school...

BlackDragon said...

i know but its true init

Isabella Midnight said...

Heyy!

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Hey my name's actually Isabella! :D

BlackDragon said...

hey im- ahh forget it im taz the lion killer
we havent met before

BlackDragon said...

any1 into ac

Dantea Dredkin said...

Sigh. I am alone.

Derek, I will be finished with my video by Friday, and I'll post it up Saturday. And everyone better at least LOOK at it, because I worked really hard, and missed lunch for a week to make it.

Isabella Midnight said...

My name is Nicole...

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

You're not alone. I'm just slow to respond because I'm doing science homework at the same time.

Dantea Dredkin said...

Oh. Joy. I was so hoping you were still here.

*kicks Val's shins again*

BlackDragon said...

hi nicole

im doin maths homework lol

Dantea Dredkin said...

Hey nicole!

I never do homework, and still i pass.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I have to do homework because if I wanna bring my grde back to an A...



Nice to meet you, Nicole.

BlackDragon said...

great now im stuck brb

BlackDragon said...

bk

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Still here.

BlackDragon said...

im still here

Dantea Dredkin said...

I'm watching Avatar.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

And I'm still doing my stupid homework.

BlackDragon said...

cool it awesome i got the game too its hard

BlackDragon said...

so am i its never ending uuurrrgggg

BlackDragon said...

im stuck again

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I hope the persn who created homework hada violent death...


And I have to go because I just realised I have to write a paper for english as well... So bye!

Isabella Midnight said...

Please call me Bella!

BlackDragon said...

see yaa

BlackDragon said...

hi bella if ur on if i reply late u kow y lol

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I'll sorta be here...


Hi Bella! This is like talking to myself...

BlackDragon said...

o hi val im on the llast bit of my long homework now

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I'm not! I had to redo my entire graph because I used the wrong number for subtracting something... :'(

And then I have to write a paper about Edgar Allan Poe. Even if it only needs to be two paragraphs, it's still annoying!!!

NOM Ominous said...

hey!

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Hey... I'm angry at my homework....

BlackDragon said...

hey thrust im taz

dont think im lucky tho val coz i got 2 other pieces of homework to do

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Okay I seriously have to go now...


So bye. Again.

BlackDragon said...

im stuck again

BlackDragon said...

i hav finished my homework

is any 1 on?????

NOM Ominous said...

I got himework too. It's less unenjoyable than yours, I must admitt

NOM Ominous said...

I spent all today trying to figure out how to post on this dang blog so that I could enter the awsome contest.

BlackDragon said...

yhim new did u just make ur account i make mine three nights ago but i have figured out alot

BlackDragon said...

i hope ur still on

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi all!!!¡¡¡!!!

Ayrminas said...

Hiya again Derek,

My Facebook link wasn't working properly before when I linked it on here but now I've fixed the problem so in case you couldn't find my previous comment I'll link my Facebook and Youtube down which I posted the links and changed my profile picture on Facebook :)

http://facebook.com/MattyWild94
http://www.youtube.com/user/SoulEater1994

Good luck to anyone else that has entered the competition and keep up the good work Derek. Can't wait to see what The End Of The World will be like :)

BlackDragon said...

pyroooo!"!!!!! its me taz i was getting lonley

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Taz!!!¡¡¡!!!

BlackDragon said...

wuu2

BlackDragon said...

brb changing foto

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Kk Taz!!!¡¡¡!!!

Dantea Dredkin said...

I'm baaaack...

BlackDragon said...

bk!!!!

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Dantea!!!¡¡¡!!!

WB Taz!!!¡¡¡!!!

Awesome new profile picture!

BlackDragon said...

dantea how was ur film?!?

Dantea Dredkin said...

Hey Pyro. Hey Taz.

I was actually watching the cartoon Avatar, but that was awesome.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Cartoon Avatar?

BlackDragon said...

oh cool me and val v suffered the wrath of homework

Dantea Dredkin said...

Its the series about the magic elemental Avatar bald kid with the arrow on his head.

BlackDragon said...

avatar the last airbender cartoon i think

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Huh, homework is the bane of my life…

I have a 6-8 page essay due in under a fortnight.

Dantea Dredkin said...

Thats it. I watched the finally, and it was epic.

Dantea Dredkin said...

So whats been up on Blogland? Just homework?

BlackDragon said...

just me really i was on all this time kinda i was doin.my homework

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Today I saw Johnny English!

Soooooo funny!!!

Dantea Dredkin said...

That sucks. Is it math? You have to watch out for math. Sneaky bastard.

BlackDragon said...

brb one last bit o homework :(

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Kk Taz!!!¡¡¡!!!

Dantea Dredkin said...

Was it? The camershals didn't look that good to me.

BlackDragon said...

bk still doin science and yes it wasmaths and english


pyro was jhonny english good?

Dantea Dredkin said...

*Hugs Kal back*

Its been slow today. Started with zombies again and came around with homework.

BlackDragon said...

finished hi trinity kal im taz

Dantea Dredkin said...

Defenetly Zombies. You don't get graded on zombies.

BlackDragon said...

u can call me lion or taz
which ever u prefer


i liked zombies better coz i was the 1 doin the homework

Dantea Dredkin said...

I'm lazy. I do my homework in school. *highfives Kal back*

BlackDragon said...

were did pyro go???

Dantea Dredkin said...

We scared her off with talk of homework!

BlackDragon said...

i thought on pyros profile it says hes a male

Dantea Dredkin said...

Oooops. My bad. I just never bothered to check. Sorry Pyro, if your reading this.

BlackDragon said...

g2g bye

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Q

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Dantea?

You still there?

lego said...

hi pyro! and anyone else!

*hugs*

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Hi Lego!!!¡¡¡!!!

*hugs*

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...



You there?

lego said...

yeah, sorry. how are you?

oh, and if you could stick around, kal would be most appreciative. she can't get on for a few minutes, but wants to see you. :)

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

I'm really good thanks! How're you?

lego said...

I'm okay. really not looking forward to going to school tomorrow (yay for 12 hour schooldays), but not much I can do about that.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...



Please, not another 10 minutes?!

lego said...

sorry, multitasking is not really my forte.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...



12 hour school days?!

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Same, it's impossible on the iTouch, of that much I'm certain.

lego said...

yeah. It's my own fault; I signed up for a magnet school thingy so I can take writing classes. It's worth it, but still completely exhausting.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

12 hours…

*mind fractures*

That's so much school!

lego said...

it is! thank god my actual academics are the least demanding things possible, no idea what I'm going to do come junior year.

Pyro-Dawn Tyromant said...

Huh, my school have decided that homework should be given out like air.

:(

lego said...

*sympathy* yeah, this year is supposed to be ridiculously easy, as we don't have any tests to prepare for. Doesn't stop them from making us take practice versions of those tests every other week, though.

lego said...

oops...sorry to disappear.

Mistical Future said...

well late again and there is no point in denying that!

Mistical Future said...

sigh is no one else on!
oh right it Monday! Ok! right pupil free day or something like that! oh that's why no one else is on!!! ok then!!! but there is peeps from all over the world but still no one is on!!! ok this little person is confused!!!

Mistical Future said...

hello? sigh am i still a loner!!!

Are any of ye on? If ye is not on than say "Nay"

NOMNOMNOM said...

hi derek, posted the link as my status on MSN at

http://profile.live.com/cid-78aca2e9d1c7c231/

btw, ur prizes sound AMAZING! plz pick me to win thx :D

Mistical Future said...

hi NOMNOMNOM it's nice to meet u! *shakes hands*

Unknown said...

Hi all i'm new here and have no clue on how to work this blog thing. I have changed my facebook profile pic to Tom Percival's new US coverand wrote on my wall. Once I heard about this competition I had to get a blog. I haven't actually won any sort of competition before, it would be fun to win something. I am competely obsessed with the books. I got nearly all my friends to read them.

Mistical Future said...

ok hi there Celala i'm Misty or at leat u can call me that! *shakes hands*

if you want to refresh the page all u nead to do is ... press "CTRL" and "R" at the same time! then ur page will be refreshed!

Anonymous said...

Hello :D
http://angelofcalamity.tumblr.com/
That is the Tumblr blog where I have added the new cover and the link whilst recommending it to my followers.
A tad late, but I only saw the recent blog entry today.
Thank you so much for this opportunity!

Anonymous said...

Ev'ning Mr Landy!

I come bearing a Livejournal update as my entry to the competition. The cover was posted, link was pimped, and much joy was had by all!

Thanks for the great book series!

JanePin said...

Love the books, as soon as I found out about the contest I changed my profile picture. Now I'm here, telling you about it :)
Stay classy as ever, Derek! (I can call you Derek, right? Or is that reserved for the people who've commented longer than I have? Sorry if I've overstepped my boundaries!!)

nights.raven said...

hi jane, how r u?

nights.raven said...

anyone on?

LinCanRow said...

I feel like I'm getting in on this pretty late...
I'm friends with Fly and, because she's insane and I loves her, she got me to start reading the books.

GOOD ON YA, BRO! They're AH-MAZE-ING! I made this blog just so I could comment on yours :)
Feel greatly respected. Because you are. Even though we here in Canada strongly disapprove of the release date of the 6th book (seriously, it doesn't come out for like, another week. That's just cruel. BUT it gives us time to reread the other books :D)
Legit, that's like 8 weeks after it's out in the UK. I want the book.
You have one more loyal minion, my friend.

Aurea Deus, amo te libri. Sunt pulchrorum et reduc mihi gaudium semper (that means "Golden God, I love your books. They will always bring me joy"... it's in Latin because that's what I should be doing right now. It's not about Fight Club because the Romans had the common sense not to talk about it :D)

LinCanRow said...

Oh, and I changed my facebook profile picture :P probably should have mentioned that...

nights.raven said...

hi lin, nice to meet u

Oney said...

I posted the e-book link on my facebook page, but i could not find the picture D: anyways, hope i win!

Oney said...

WAIT! I found the picture! So now i have posted the link AND made the picture my profile picture on Facebook.com! YAY I AM PLEASING MY GOLDEN GOD!

BlackDragon said...

hi guys!!!!!

nights.raven said...

hi taz, how r u?

BlackDragon said...

hey derek i have told every1 about sp

at school today!!!!

BlackDragon said...

im fine how bout u

nights.raven said...

im good

BlackDragon said...

wuu2?

BlackDragon said...

brb

Fletchi said...

I have post the link on my facebook wall.
Then I have painted a picture from SKulduggery,
Walüre( Sorry it'S the German name. I'm from Germany)
Tanith,... I# sorry that I can't show you.
But, If I will win I will give you the picture.
Here is the Link to my facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=apps#!/profile.php?id=100003028608660

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