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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Hi Molly! *throws Molly into oak tree*
*Implodes*
*stabs Lynxia with a bread knife*
*Seriously angry dragon*
DIIEEEEE!
Hi Molly. We're just... ya know... killing each other as usual. *grabs Eve and throws her into Molly*
G to he'll eve.
*kicks her face in*
Here, Phoenix. deliver this message. *ties message to Phoenix's foot*
Hey Molly.. it's a massacre * hurls spear of light*
Funzo!
Can I help?
*pulls out bread knife* Please. *throws knife at Eve*
@Flame - Sparky says I'm not aloud to harm you. *sniff*
Waiit... Molly, you're in NZ right? TEAM..
*heals Molly.*
*catches knife and stabs into own liver*
...Why the hell did I do that?
*raises eyebrow*
Hm.
Let's team up then. We can't dominate this hell hole.
Oh no ya don't. *fires arrow at Gab and kicks him in the face* Northern Hemisphere FTW!
Yay!
Kiwi army, MARCH!
*Army of small flightless birds attack*
*can
*throws Molly into bear cave*
*throws up shadows that slice the Kiwi army to pieces* Eat that.
Lol. Eve!
*update Facebook status*
*Throws computer to Lynxia's face*
*Comes out riding bear*
Rot in your Northern Hemisphere.
*blows them up by heating their blood*
*Kicks Molly into lake* *throws rock at er head*
*dodges computer* *runs to Eve. Shatters skull by placing a hand on her head*
Eve army, ATTACK! *sets up purple banana peel booby traps everywhere*
Im Filipino...
*blue shockwave of energy dissolves shadows*
* Electrocute!*
Dammit. I needed that skull.
*pulls out bow and arrow again* Say hello to the insides of you bowels again Eve. *fires poisoned arrow at Eve*
*spins and kicks eve in tree*
*repeatedly pounds her head against bark*
Dobby's sock.
*Sends out fireballs*
Dobby's sock.
*Sends out fireballs*
*receives a full moon* Werewolf time! *becomes werewolf*
Voldemort's nipple! *kicks Molly*
Kreatures butt.
*Flame, did you know the sparrow flies south for the winter?*
*hits Flame*
*K.O.!*
*cuts werewolf eve right down the middle*
*READIED FOR ANOTHER ATTACK..*
*chases Phoenix with werewolf-toungue hanging out*
Grow a nose!
*Screams really loud*
*** hole! *kicks Gab into lake and suffocate's him with shadows*
*headbutts gab splitting her head in. Half*
*both halves of werewolf become seperate werewolves* Twins!
*TOUCHES SIGILS ON KNUCKLES*
*PUNCHES EVE TO NEXT WEEK*
Damn.
She's closer to the End of the World.
*blows both up*
*slices molly's arm off*
I'm a guy!
*elbows Flame, kicks him into lake, then sends daggers of light after him*
(next week) I didn't finish my due homework!
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
Oh crap why the hell did I send Eve to next week?
*punches self to next week*
1st
1st
1ST
1ST
1ST
1ST
1ST
1ST
1ST
1ST
1ST
Actually, I'm getting TEOTW on Tuesday! Thank Dymocks in Adelaide!
1ST
*Glares at arm and turns into a human torch*
Die! *Runs around, setting fire to stuff.*
1st?
Yes! First!
*headbutts Flame*
*kicks Eve*
*electrocutes Lynxia*
Damn. Ah well, it's only a page that will one day be forgotten.
*skalds Molly with boiling water*
For once, I'm not going to say dammit! *turns back into human*
Oh. DAMMIT.
*Sighs*
Dedications...
Everyone here right now.
*disappears*
brb
Yay! Thank you, Gab! *kicks his face*
*Burns Flame with steam*
Gab got the page, it'll be forgotten.
Ah screw this. I can't be bothered any more. Anyone want a marshmallow? 8holds out a bag of thick white marshmallows and starts a campfire*
I'd like to thank...
Myself.
*Wipes tear away.*
And Gab, of course.
*burns Phoenix and watches him be born again* Hello, baby Phoenix!
Who's doing nanowrimo?
Nom Nom Nom!
*Throws fireball on stack of wood*
wHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'LL BE FORGOTTEN?!!
*CHOKES FLAME*
Who's doing what?
*is eating roasted marshmallows*
I HAVE SEEN THE END!
No one was spared, not even the children.
Eve, eff off.
Eats... Donuts.
Yum.
Well, the fighting has come to an end....so bye!
Bye guys! I need to go if I'm getting these power shot finished. Knock yourselves out with the marshmallows. *hugs all round* *disappears and leaves behind marshmallows.*
Bye Eve!
*tries to trip Eve*
Who taught him swear words?
Futurama's on. Buh buh.
*kills gab*
He's out. So is eve. Shadow has stoppedz
*kills Molly*
I win.
Oh well...bye Lynxia.
I'm not dead yet!
I gotta go to bed. It's 11, after all.
*Vanishs, leaving behind scorch marks*
Bye eve.
*slaps her goodbye*
Bye shadow.
Actually, I might stay.
*wanders aimlessly*
Bye!
I really hope we get the chance to kill each other again!
Bye Molly.
*kills him again*
You are now.
Me too.
*Hugs Gab*
Me too.
*Hugs Gab*
Ummm hi!!! I don't Wana fight so Salam aleykum
http://www.campnanowrimo.org/sign_in
It's Candy Mountain, Charlie!
I'm going for a while.
Bye.
What's that, Flame?
Bai.
Damn it... Bye everyone.
* wanders aimlessly *
I guess I'm alone now...
Shout up if I'm not plz!!
*Shouts*
Heyyyy Molly!!!!!!
I have returned . . .
Are my comments still staying?
Yo Star!!!
Calling all the monsters!
I have refreshed multiple times and they are staying!! Whoop!!!!
How is everyone??
Hi rim! Hi molly!
Guess what? I'm on my phone and my comments aren't disappearing!
Good!
So...
Shall I start a debate?
^.^
Maybe i am cured!!!!!!!
(Does this mean i have to change my display name then? Or xhould i keep it as a memory?)
Not with Valduggery!!!! *shivers*
Keep it!
Chaaarlie, that kills people!
I think i'll keep it as a memory. I xab always change my mind:)
*Laughs*
Valduggery for the win!
Yeah I may Change my name but I'm not sure what to...
GO FLETCHYRIE! CAELAN SHOULD DIE AND VALDUGGERY = URGH!
I would honestly prefer valkyrace
Over Valduggery!!
Star have u read Death Bringer??
Simpsons! Yay!
My name was, at one point: Star Midnight, the Disappearing Invisible Girl with Munchkin-Ninja-Penguin-Minions-To-Be, who is the Enemy of the Llamas.
I changed it because it was a bit long.
Simpsons!!!!! Go Ralph Wiggum!!! (not correct spelling whatsoever)
.....what's this? Valduggery?
Were debating what's better! FLETCHYRIE FTW!!!!
Yeah, they said we shouldn't, they said we shouldn't, Look where we are, they've done what they thought we couldn't, As bad as the odds were looking, push, yeah we kept on pushing, and every time I nearly hit the ground you were my cushion.
There's evidence to prove you wee heaven sent, 'Cause when I needed rescuing you were there at my defence.
Girl, in you I find a friend, you make me feel alive again, and I feel like the brightest star, cause you made me shine again.
Oh yeah anything but Valduggery. Ugh
Valduggery!
Yeah i read death bringer for the first time on monday:). It was brilliant, but i still think mortal coil's my favourite. It's close though. Death bringer made me laugh more, but mortal coil was a better story . . . I think. I might change my mind once i've finished re-reading them.
GO FLETCHYRIE!!!!!!!!!
Vile/Darquesse.
Varquesse!
I love them ALL. But I especially love Mortal Coil. No favs but still.
Valduggery
Ghanith
Fletchabelle
You disgust me, molly. Justify your statement of 'valduggery'
I like Dark Days and Mortal Coil.
Clarabelle and Scapegrace!!!
Im going for a shower brb.
Hmmm . . .
Varquesse might actually be quite a good idea . . .
BUT NOT VALDUGGERY!!!!!!!!
*Coughs*
Varquesse? No! No varquesse no Valduggery.
Varquesse = World is screwed.
I said justify, molly
VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!
Damn!
Hello, Blogland! And Eve! And...whoever else is here.
Hi mist! We were just discussing Valduggery and how it's NOT GONNA HAPPEN
Some people don't like mortal coil because of all the bad stuff in it. But that, to me, is part of what makes it such a good book.
It's all about the crowd. That book is not for the faint of heart
Agreed. And there is no way in hell Valduggery will happen.
Told ya, Molly. Valduggery would completely ruin the plot.
OK.
1. Fletcher and Val broke up, and I can't see them getting back together.
2. Caelan is dead, so that's not happening.
3. Most of their friends are possessed, busy, evil or just... Not friends. So they only have each other.
4. People support Ghanith, which is almost the same.
And what makes you think the two will get together, or even NEED someone?
Also, it would be too dangerous. Val is Darquesse and Skul is Vile...kind of. Not only would it be a huge cliche, but I don't even think Derek has considered putting it in the series.
Molly, the whole thing between Valkyrie and Skulduggery is that they are best friends, they love eachother (not in THAT way), and they would die for eachother. How can you possibly expect the series to sprout into some cheesy romantic rubbish?
Ha. My logic is un-arguable! ...shut up.
Eve, eachother isn't a word. They're separate.
What Mist said. (lol, Mist)
Sorry, I'm a Grammar Nazi.
Don't be jealous of my genius.
I know. it's a habit I hope to grow out of one day.
I'm not jealous of your genius, Molly, because your 'genius' is clouded by your need for romance. Sorry to be so mean, but I suggest you find yourself a book more suited to your interests...Twilight, perhaps. Or the Wolves of Mercy Falls. That's a good love story.
*Glances around*
I am far too tired to be doing this now. It's midnight and I'm going to bed.
Night!
Flame said he'd be gone for a while.
Is forty five minutes a while?
Heyy I'm back!!
........
.....She surrendered. Victory!
Hello...whoever has just popped up.
Hi Sparky! Hi Rim! I think Mist and I just set a Valduggery fan's mind straight.
Sparky he said he was playing ninja tag in the park yesterday so... He may be a wile...
I hate Twilight!
With a vengance.
I'm not sure where my Valduggery came from.
I don't mind Fletchyrie, I just like Valduggery.
I can be VERY nasty when it comes to Valduggery. Very, very nasty indeed.
YEAH!
*begins to chant abstract war-cry*
Molly it's like 4 against 1 so give up..
*Sighs*
I'll be on your guys team.
For NOW!
*Cackles weakly*
*Sighs*
I'll be on your guys team.
For NOW!
*Cackles weakly*
Valduggery just...will not happen. It's impossible.
And I'll do something very bad if it does.
*boogies*
*Falls over*
I will most probably destroy half the world if that happens. I'll start on New Zealand. We're coming for you, Molly!
Sorry had to go and do jobs back now:)
I really honestly don't think that Val deserves to be with anyone at the moment.
I am a diehard Ghastlith, and no one will change my mind over that.
I have family in NZ so please don't!!!!
*Runs around*
Noo!
Everyone's a Ghastlith at heart, Sparky.
I agree. I think Valkyrie isn't interested in long-lasting relationships anymore.
I like Ghastly and Tanith.
:D
Hmmm...
You have a point.
*Changes mind over Valduggery*
We all do.
YES! *boogies a second time*
At heart...
*lapses into deep thought then snaps back to reality suddenly*
Yes...
I just got back from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace in 3D! It was awesome on the big screen.
*drools like the fanboy I am*
Ghanith is so sweet!!! I feel so sorry for Ghastly...
Seriously, I gotta go.
*Valkyrie supporter walks off*
Goodbye, SPF!
Seriously, I gotta go.
*Valkyrie supporter walks off*
Goodbye, SPF!
By the way Rim, when Alfred read the comment where you said that you thought Flame had a contender her face screwed up all funny and then she was laughing so hard her chair nearly toppled backwards.
It was a mirical that neither of us ended up on the floor.
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