I STILL don't like this new-look Blogger. I haven't figured out how to sort out the comments section- I can't even READ your comments after the first 200, but I'll have to do something soon... grrrr...
Anyway...
I got a call just before 6 PM yesterday- my publicist, wanting to know if I could POSSIBLY make it onto a plane the next day to go to London to appear on the Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV. Me, being the true professional that I am, eventually stopped crying and said absolutely, no problem. Never mind the fact that I'm writing a book. Never mind the fact that my deadline is approaching. Never mind all those little details. I'd be delighted to get up early and get on a plane and go to London and sit around for a few hours and appear on air for FIVE MINUTES... and then get on another plane and fly home, waving goodbye to a full day of work... Sigh. Such is the life of a super-genius.
As it turned out, though, I had a lot of fun. Yes, the traveling and the waiting was as boring as ever, and yes I did have to miss a day of writing, but I was on the show with John Barrowman, from Dr Who and Torchwood- awesome! He's a lovely guy, and his sister was equally lovely, and I had a really funny five minutes on stage with them, being interviewed. They've written a book for young people called Hollow Earth, and it actually sounds pretty cool. John is everything you'd expect- charming, funny, friendly and engaging- so I wasn't at all disappointed. He was just like Captain Jack Harkness, in fact. Which obviously poses a problem, since if I ever get to meet David Tennant or Matt Smith I'll be expecting them to be wonderfully intelligent people with the ability to time travel. Hmmm.
Matt Cardle was also there, but he's not much of a "book-person". Nice chap, though.
But now I'm home, and I might actually try and get some work done. The book is going well, I'm sure you'll be happy to know. 60,000 words and counting. Whether or not it'll continue the tradition of every book being longer than the one before, I don't know. Hopefully it will, because I like giving readers more pages for their money every time, but a book's length is a book's length, and the story itself will dictate how long it'll be.
I also have a possible title... that I can't tell you about just yet! My agent loves it, my editor loves it, I'm pretty sure the marketing people love it... It's completely different to the style of titles I've been using up until now, which is what I'm after. I'm sure I'll be able to tell you what it is soon enough, and then we'll show you the cover closer to September, just to torture you even more.
But for now, I'm concentrating on writing the thing, fully conscious that The End Of The World is out on March 1st. You guys have caused such a storm with this, actually, because thousands of you have pre-ordered it on Amazon UK, and apparently that has never happened for a World Book Day book before. I've heard that Amazon were a tad stunned...
Well done, Minions. You stunned Amazon.
Be proud of yourselves.
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GABRIEL COBALT, IF YOU SAY ANOTHER 'SELF SORRY/ PENT UP ANGER' WORD, I WILL KICK YOU WHERE BOYS SHOULDN'T BE KICKED.
i NEVER FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF BECAUSE I HAD A LOT OF TIME DOING THAT WHILE I WAS GROWING UP!
I SAW THE WORLD AND I SAW WAS...
I'M BACK!
Oh good.
Hi again!!!
*sighs and kicks Gabriel really hard between
his legs*
Flame should be back soon.
MIST!
Hey Zath!
...
Bye.
You changed back shads... Why?
Bye Gab
I didn't. What the Golden God? Brb
Gab, don't go, I'm sorry.
It's just you keep talking about how sh*tty everything is in your eyes and I can't stand downers.
Shadow9 has returned!?
SHADOW, DO NOT PANIC. THIS HAPPENED TO ME.
DO EXACTLY WHAT GOOGLE TELLS YOU TO.
Hello Nix, hello Sparky, hello Gab, hello Shadow/Lynixa.
What's with the slow convo?
And Rim! Sorry, I didn't see you!
It must be my absence, Sparky. But I'm back now so it should speed up.
...VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!
*slaps Mist*
SHE'S ASLEEP.
Oh, Sparky, I've been meaning to ask, what's Val's real name?
*catches Sparky's hand and pushed her away*
I know.
*pushes
I'm not the person to tell you her name Mist.
Ask someone else.
DO NOT PANIC SHADOW, LOG OUT OF GOOGLE AND DO EXACTLY WHAT IT TELLS YOU TO.
And now they're back. I think it was my computer, not Blogger. *sits down with Angel Delight* Panic over.
From now on I'm keeping a copy of all my stories, just in case...
Shadow, exactly the same thing happened to me a few weeks ago.
It was Google's fault.
Stupid Internet connection
What You Want by Evanescence is awesome!
Flame said that he'd be back..
Hello is the best.
*breaks out in song* id best be leaving. What with the homework I didnt do and all.....buh buh
I'm tired...
I like Hello too.
So what genre do you generally listen to, Shadow?
Shads did you like my tips i gave Blue quite a while ago??
If Flame doesn't arrive by half past, I'm leaving.
*shrugs* Anything I like. What does my Aunt call it again, oh yeah - Goth Rock.
Ah.
You heard of Disturbed?
I've already told you the tips were funny Rim!
Oh I didnt read that comment then... Ok you seem to use the phrase Regulars quite allot!!
Aw, too bad, you're missing out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQWwvI41Eyo
Or a bit less heavy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgZC-I6IAKo
Hungers Games movie almost out
End of the World even closer according to Dymocks
*im so exicted, i just can't hide it...*
But please listen to both...Everyone...
HUNGER GAMES OBBSSEESSEEDD
OK, will do1 I'm going to see the Hunger Games with my friend and her sister! We're going as people from the Capitol!
My birthday is a few days after it comes out, so ill be watching it then
IM GOIN AS CATNIP!!! MY BEST BOY MATE IS GOIN AS GALE!!!
End of the World...
WOOP! For the Hunger Games!
Whoop for END OF THE WORLD!!!!
I hope the movie dosen't ruin the book
Sparky, you must be exicted
gotta go
It probably won't but I'm just hyped about seeing Josh Hutchersons fit manly colossal legs!!! My frien said that an it sticked in my head!
Bye Nix.
Bye Nix! *hugs*
I JUST LOST THE GAME! Shout out if you know what the Game is!
*friend and stuck sorry
Ignore the Nixion
Bye all
I like that Disturbed Voices. To the other one!
SHADOW!!!
*tackles her*
HOW DARE YOU!!!
I jut lost the game to cus I know what it is!!
Glad you had a great time! But down to business.
You met John Barrowman. THE John Barrowman *fangirling*
I LOVE Torchwood and Doctor Who. He is one of my favourite people. Ever. (Along side you of course ;P )
Awesome, Shadow. It's one of my favorites.
Bye Nix!
*laughs* We all play the Game at school! It's so fun!
I like the Animal too! Thanks for introducing me to them!
My friend Starkid said that on the last day of school last year, the entire school was sitting together talking and she asked a teacher if she could make an announcement with the mega horn. So Starkid took it and said:
I have lost the game.
She thinks that it was just about the funniest moment of her entire life.
The song The Animal could be describing a SP vampire.
Shads are you tall cus all the people I know who listen to goth rock are... If you are that would make it a really wierd patter...
I gtg. Be on again tomorrow, bye!
*laughs* Something like that happened at our school Sparky. We were in assembly on the last day and the head said 'You younger ones can play games.' and someone in my class said 'I just lost the Game.' The head heard him and made him repeat it into the microphone. This was yr 5 I think.
Bye Zath! *hugs* Yeah, I'm farely tall.
*fairly
Ok Shads! That's creepy...
Bye zath!
The other thing Starkid did that day was the whole school had just been given a treasure hunt and she stood up and said:
IS ANYONE HERE IN HUFFLEPUFF!?
AHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh, right, bye!
Omg LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
My teacher said can anyone find my white board marker and my BMA said everyone sit down I'm a hufflepuff and no one got it except for me... I was crying so hard I had to go to head of year...
Good night Blogland.
*laughs* I find that very funny!
Bye Sparky!!!!!
Lol shads!!!
hI AGAIN.
WOOP! Go Starkid forever!
Night Sparky! If Flame comes we'll tell him he's to late! ;)
WB Gab.
Gota go!! My vespa awaits!!!
wb?
Bye Rim.
WB = Welcome Back
Bye Rim! *hugs*
Who's still here?
Am I alone?
I like your story Gab, if you're still here...
*sighs and sits on floor* Guess I'm alone then. *draws in dirt*
I'm here for 15 then I'm off.
Same probably. I like your story. Especially the part where you tell him to write his own suicide note! That made me laugh!
Yeah. It was my friend Adarsh I killed him.
*laughs* So far I've only killed a few people in my stories and it's always violent and surrounded in mystery...
In the story
Are you part of Collab.?
No.. I'm just not a good writer.
Nah, you should join. You want in? I'm not very good and I'm on there. Heck, I'm Admin.!
What is it about?
tHE COLLAB.. Thing
Yeah, I've got 3...
Blood and Water
Me, Myself and the Gun at My Head (not finished. sequel to B&W)
The Wilting Rose (not finished)
What about that Meet the Golden god thing? Tomorow ill think about it.
That's Collab and they're all on there. If you want in I can add you. Just put anything on.
ok. Tomorrow. See ya.
ok. Tomorrow. See ya.
Bye gab! *hugs*
Bye Blogland! *poof*
Anyone on????
Yup.
God I'm exhausted.
Why what u been doin???
Jogging for about two hours.
Well when I day jog,
I mean playing ninja tag in the park.
Oh LOL!!!
Ugh, I just realised I promised sparky I'd be back In an hour.
Ah well I had fun.
Yeah she waited for you...
And then went to sleep!
I know I feel bad.
Shwaited cos we havent seen each other in like five days.
Ugh.
Ah poor you guys!!! At least the weekends in 2 days!!
YEah.
Im off school like this week. It'll be harder to see you next week aswell.
And I just sent her an email.
Yeah holidays mix everything up... I just went to a biker town on my friends Vespa... I'm not gona be able to do that at school...
I'm doing it again tomorrow morning aswell.
Yay!
Hi guys!!! I have writers block, again, I need inspiration and thought of you guys instantly :3 I am trying to write a murder scene that isn't too ott but still violent and exciting :3 I keep on going ott though :/ Well...Hi!
~Luciana
Hi!!! What sort of murder what setting? And how many murderers?
Hi.
Where abouts is the scene set?
And Rim I know.
Oh and Ive started a new book.
Well restarted.
Whats it about?? Post it or email it and I'll review it for you!!
Any idea what the title of book seven could be?
I want one of the next books to be:
Pleasant Dreams.
And Hoi eve.
Hi Eve and I don't have a clue...
Hello??
Yo Shads!!
Hi shadow.
I don't even know what the next trilogy is gonna be about do I don't kno either
*is keeping away from Flame* Don't you dare.
Hi lynxia
It's on my blog (well a sample of it :3) The murder scene is where a 15 year old girl called Kirrana kills a man and a woman, both of around 35 years of age and I think it'll be because they looked like her dead parents....I just can't decide a way to kill them off D: ~Luciana xxx
The next trilogy will be about.
The whole darquesse thing and ending the world. Can't wait for EOTW it'll help us.
And Derek it'd better have the next book title at the back.
Hi Eve, hi Rim! How is everybody?
*slips behind Shadow*
Y'know if you keep warning I'll just continue to annoy you.
*shackles her to the tree*
Humph. will you drop it already. I was keeping away from you. *pulls out hammer and breaks shackles*
I'm good thx!!
I can't wait for EOTW!!!!
Am, lucianna
I think maybe gag on, tie that one up and torture the other one, then keep them captive and slice their eyes out.
2 weeks today until EOTW!!! xD
I'm pretty goose.
Yeah, but what about the roar haven mages scheme. The man with the golden eyes? And Derek said he was focusing on Skulduggery at the mo. And the big major thing in book eight? There's other stuff going on.
Actually I'm keeping the eye thong, it'll work in my new story I think.
Flame that's a bit disturbing... But I have no better ideas!!
I've pre-ordered it!
^EOTW I mean.
Te major thing is. Well I think.
The reflection is going to turn out as Darquesse.
I'll get it from tescos and sainsburys!!!
Yeah...I was thinking a similar thing with the whole torture thing but I think it'd be exciting for one of them to struggle a little and she ends up with a cut across her stomach or something so that she can then be identified if she was ever caught....Hmmmmmmm.......I don't want to go ott though...I do that way too often :P
Feel free to call me L, that is what everyone else calls me ^.^
Dymocks in Adelaide is releasing TEOTW next week Tuesday! Yippee!
Yeah I reckon that too, Flame. The reflection is Darquesse and Val is the Death Bringer.
I just torture my mother until she gets it somewhere.
And she has to get it.
She has to. Their is only limited copiesz
I really hope tanith returns to us!!!!!
If I don't get it my life will be over.
I'll send u one flame I get it for free anyway!!
Smar here. Like then we wOnt get the next book
I kinda don't want Tanith to come back...I like Tanith loads and everything but it's just more interesting with her being a remnant :3 Plus, it's Tanguine <3 xD
Haha rim.
Where do you live?
England!!! We get tokens at school!!
Brb going shower.
England for the win!!!! xD
Bye Flame!!
Oh yeah. We haven't gotten tokens in years.
Same, we get tokens! I think there are only, like, 19 people who have read SP at my school. They don't even have copies in the library! and none of the other people I know come on here...
Reflection is Darquesse? I don't think so. Valkyrie has been actually turning into Darquesse, and reflections don't have magic. And dont you start talking about glitches. That's about the reflection becoming more human. Also, Derek said he hadn't planned this in his original plan, so if the reflection WAS Darquesse, then he would've already planned that in the original plan. I rest my case.
No one in primary wants them so I end up getting them from my friend!!
See ya in a bit Flame.
I haven't had a book token since 3 years ago...I miss being in Y7...So small :3
If I'm a bit slow commenting it's because I'm writing.
I am fulfilling my admin duties...Again....Eurghhhhhhhhhhh, why did I choose to own so many pages and blogs? So much work...Plus exam revision...Mehh, I'll be alright with exams xD
Also, the whole death bringer deal had been left. Solomon's gone, and no one wants Val to be Death bringer. They don't like her right now.
Just because they don't WANT her to be doesn't mean she isn't there only hope though, if you think about it...
The mist covered the long forgotten bay in a veil of shadows. The ground was soft and mucky. The boots of sergeant Silence squelched as he walked in the soggy bogland.
Anger and Bliss waited impatiently, as yet again Silence did his usual ritual, stopping at every gravestone in his way up to the centre of the circular cemetery. Silence knelt once again and tapped a cracked headstone. He pulled up his fur hood to keep his ears warm. The night itself was eerie.
The wondrous gold ceremonial gates to the utmost centre of the graveyard. Silence pushed it opened and smiled at his older brothers, them glaring back. They were surrounding the ceremonial stone table. The was runes etched into the stone, spiralling, beautiful under the moonlight. Silence's gaze was drawn to the small petite brunette on the table. He sighed softly, clearly against offering sacrifices to the devil. He just wanted his brother no know that.
Bliss stared with cold dagger- like eyes and barked "Get over yourself, Silence," he was outraged when Silence glanced at his watch, "NOW!" He finished.
Silence muttered and pointed At the moon. "It's midnight."
Anger butted in before Bliss could reply, "Come on, both of you."
All three of the brothers pulled their daggers and stepped forward. Each muttered the same thing, "Dulce et, Decorum est."
The woman screamed, and writhed on the stone table. Each of the brothers stabbed, puncturing vital organs. Anger took the heart, Bliss the lungs and Silence the brain.
The woman died, her blood flowing from her body, entering the runes making them glow. Anger smiled, Bliss grinned and Silence disappeared.
....
Just thought I'd put this here. *cough*
I am hating this new comment window thing ¬¬ It wasn't overly bad at first and didn't annoy me too much...Now it is though :( ¬¬
Look, Derek made the second trilogy about necromancer business and then he ended it with a comatose Melancholia and wrapped it up in a nice pretty bow. Moving on.
*points to earlier comment*
*cough*
Flame...That is AMAZINGGGGGG!!!!!!!! I am having to read the poem 'Dulce et decorum est.' at school...For the third year in a row ¬¬ It's AMAZING though!!!! :D
*wonders if zombies invaded and everyones dead*
Yeah me too. Nice story Phoenix. Don't you ever do that to me.
I know o hat that poem.
Ugh we did it for two weeks and like I know most of it
Nice story Flame well executed (not as in the killing)!! One small spelling error but that is the only thing wrong with the story as I can tell!!! "he just wanted his brother no know that." it should be TO know that.
Great story!!
Do what to who?
I wish I could write like that! I am terrible at writing, it's just my coping strategy, as is being Luciana Scáth as opposed to me :') I am jealous of your amazing writing skills!!!!!! :D
Yeah I know there's mistakes I typed it on my iPod.
I have a blog. With 27 stories...
I don't write there much..
Usually on my comp with word or on my ipod
I hate typing on my IPod!! Even tho I am now...
iPods - They're so unreliable...
If you're ever going to sacrifice me to the devil, let me dress up before you take my lungs out.
Nice. I have 8 pages, 3 blogs (one blogger two tumblrs), 1 facebook, 1 me2day, twitter and hod knows what else :3 I am a bit obsessed with some things I think..... :D
iPods are: they die alot.
And I've actually plotted this, but have only started te prouloge.
I know this is kind of off topic...What kind of music do you guys listen to????? :3
Ok now brb
At least you have an iPod you can type on, mines really old.
BOB play the guitar! Skulduggery play the guitar!
What kind of music, didn't we discuss that on the last page Rim? That and surfing.
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