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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«Oldest ‹Older 4401 – 4600 of 4807 Newer› Newest»Uhh Mist, are true names are names of magic, words from the oldest languages. Val's true name is Darqueese and Myron's true name is Laudigan it is possible that a persons true name is only one word.
*electrocutes Mist*
I was on here about 4 hours on wednesday, about 7 hours on thursday, about 7 hours uester,day and all of today (1 hour 49 minutes)
Val, I'm okay in retrospect.
Oh, cool, Darquesse.
*smiles and laughs*
*shrugs* Fine by me. *eats live chicken*
Flame, Mist will come back soon, apparently he's almost better.
*runs Mist over with a truck*
Yesterday not uester,day^
Besides, I took the time to make this new image, I may as well use it for a while.
I BOKE YOUR FRIGN' SPINE, AND YOUR ARM HAS BEEN TORN OFF
And mist,
Let me clarify.
You touch sparky?
Man, youll be more than sorry.
*throws purple banana at Nagier* They're scrumpadoochous.
*blows up truck*
*kicks Ryn's legs off and laughs as he hobbles around*
Don't even think about healing yourself, either. Only I can do that. And it's not even because I know my true name, it's just the fact that I'm evil and I'm Darquesse. And you, you aren't feared on here. At all. I'm not saying I am, but at least Darquesse in general is scary.
Wow, that was unexpected.
BLAH
And me going.
Bye.
Dammit. *eats live chicken*
Mist, true names are words of magic! They can't be two words!
Honestly, I'm finding it hard to keep track of what's happened to me so far.
*shrugs*
Is anyone else hungry?
Bye, Phoenix!
And Val.
You aren't either,
Bye Flame
It never says they can't be two words. Of course they can be. Besides, Nagier is Mist's true Name, Ryn was just an extension.
Bye Flame.
* sends daggers after him*
Nagier, you aren't feared, but you're first:(
Dedicate the page already
I'm hungry! *eats liv chicken then throws one to Nagier* Live chickens for everyone! *tosses live chickens to everyone*
Bye Flame.
*eye brows raise.*
Mist is done now. He'll come back. Goodbye.
*Nagier exits*
I said I wasn't scary, I said Darquesse in general was. I'm not trying to be, I'm just trying to get Mist to stop with his nonsense by being ridiculous too. *is Valkyrie again*
*sighs*
So...hungry...
Bye flame!
Going was a good idea . . . I'm tired . . . 01:54 AM . . .
Alright now bye.
Mist, you know it'll just be easier to change back.
Peope are going to be at you all night otherwise.
Bye.
*sends fifty daggers of light to Mist, as he was distracted, Gabriel kicks him upwards and sent another fifty after Mist*
*takes Val's blood*
Didn't you read my last comment, Flame?
*gives live chicken to Mist*
DEDICATE THE PAGE ALREADY!!!!!
YES MIST, I'M SPEAKING TO YOU!!!!!
DEDICATE THE PAGE ALREADY!!!!!
YES MIST, I'M SPEAKING TO YOU!!!!!
Damnit Zathract's back.
Bye!
If you're so hungry you can eat your legs. *tosses severed legs to Mist*
Hey, Mist is back
*kicks him where guys don't want to be kicked*
Oh. You have.
Good boy! * offers cookie*
And *nudges both val and mist* *winks+
Now bye!
Sorry double post
bye people
Hmm...
*spits out bit of Nagier's leg*
Gross.
*eats live chicken Eve gave him*
My GOD that tastes good!
DAMMIT EVE! STOP TAKING MY BLOOD!
YOU PROBABLY WORK FOR CAELAN AND YOU'RE GONNA TAKE IT TO HIM LIKE POLAR BEAR GIRL DOES! NOOOOOOOOO!
*Eats cookie and glares at Flame.*
Val still wouldn't do it even if I wanted to ask.
Bye Eve
Sooo . . . tired . . . .
ZATHRACT PLEASE DEDICATE THE PAGE THEN I CAN GO TO SLEEP!
*smacks Flame so his head nearly spins around*
Bye Eve!
*eats another live chicken*
Fine.
Dedications:
Done!
*takes chicken from Mist* You don't get chickens till you eat your legs. Don't waste limbs.
Hmmm...that was meant to say "(insert whatever the hell you want)"
Bye eve!
ZATHRACT DEDICATE THE PAGE!!!!!!!!!
*kicks mist where guys don't want to be kicked again*
Be back in 15
Oh you did. Sorry.
I insert: My phone! Because it works now and my comments don't disappear! Thank you for behaving, phone!
I did, Star.
*grumbles*
Fine.
*eats legs*
But they aren't MINE, you know.
*hops down from tree*
02:02 AM . . .
Going now! Bye! *falls asleep*
Zzzzzzz . . .
I gtg. Be back in half an hour or so. Maybe sooner.
*searches for candy* *finds tons of Pixy Stix - aka flavored sugar - from Valentine's Day* *starts to eat them*
I'd say I was here, but I'm not.
*complains to Sparky like a four-year-old* SPARKY, FLAME KEEPS BOTHERING ME!
Val, read my blog.
Flame, don't bother Val, I'll take her side like I promised I would.
But as I said, I'm not here.
BYE!!!
NO DON'T GO! *hugs Sparky tightly*
I have five more minutes.
Now go read my blog you psycho.
back
Hi Sparky
*laughs hysterically at my introduction*
"I'm Ivy Animosity. I kill people. Normally when I tell people my name I kill them. I do pretty much whatever the hell I want."
"Then it's settled. Let's get this bad boy."
That line's funny XD
wish i was in it
>sigh<
No, i won't complain anymore
Then you like?
i like
Last week, my friends Zoe, Miranda, and Emily were working on something with me in English and Zoe mentioned how she wanted Miranda to be a character in a story she started. So I started describing Ivy. "Well, my main character, her name's Ivy Animosity. She's a phsycopathic murderer - so she's obviously based off me. She's so pale she looks like a walking corpse, she has black hair, indigo eyes-" Miranda, who was trying to braid my hair to make me look like Katniss from the Hunger Games, whirled around and said ridicuously loud, "INDIGO EYES?!" I nodded and she said, "OH MY GOD! THAT IS SO COOL!" It was hilarious.
i know you're not talking to me, but im just saying
I like your story :D But Ivy doesn't seem mean enough... I think that the fact that she lost would put her in a REALLY bad mood.
I need to go now.
I'll be back later, BYE!!!
bye for now Sparky
Awwww! Bye Sparky!
Oh, Ivy IS in a really bad mood. She's going to 'explode' very soon.
*grins evilly* Excellent.
Now I go.
BYE!!!
Sorry couldn't help myself-I leave with the quote:
'Legend of Zelda? SCREW THAT! LEGEND OF LINK!!!
BYE!!!
Bye, Sparky.
...Who's still here?
Me
Damn. Who else? xD
*glares*
...Val?
The great and glorious me is here.
*laughs*
And, Nix, I was kidding.
hang on
If Amanda was here - I'll see if I can get her to come on - she probably would've said "The awesome person is here" because that's how she introduces herself.
what you think? It's temporary, but still...
it's true
...No.
kidding :D
Is Amanda going to come on, Val?
Just got off the phone with her. Yes, she's coming on.
Back for a second.
hey Gab
WARNING: AMANDA SPEAKS MAINLY GIBBERISH
cause that's so different from the rest of us
I'm used to gibberish.
i AM gibberish
No, I mean she's barely understandable.
...
paft
You'll see
Trust me, I'm used to it...
*punches Mist*
Bye! Don't turn evil!
hello blog people!!!
*shrugs* I'm just warning you.
By the way, Amanda's name says Amanda
look, no offence Mist, but you're not very original
I said... HELLO BLOG PEOPLE!!!!!!!
hey whatever i call yoi
HELLO AMERIMINION!
uh-oh... not you again!!! *sigh*
Hi val
you've met me before, but my name was Nobody
and once more with this name
...And you are, Nix?
What makes you say that anyway? And that was also completely random and related to nothing anyone recently said.
You were nobody?!?!?!?! *wears crazed expression*
Back.
For a second again..
Mist, you turned evil like darquesse, and your editing has lines from skulduggery pleasant
Hi, Amanda.
I recall that you were the person who called me "bat-droppings" after Val called me a dingelberry.
hi Amanda
* shoots everyone with a gun*
Bye !
Nagier was never copied form Skulduggery Pleasant. He was created in my mind the second I took a name. As for the lines from SP, they were NEVER intended, trust me.
Your all dipperonies except valkyrie
Click this:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzFUmjQF050kOTYxOWYzOWYtYzBkYS00MDNkLWEwYzctMTQ3ODc4MGJlODZi
bye...?
Which one were you referring to?
you've never met me Amanda
What is everyone waiting for... CLICK IT!!!!! there is candy!
Hello people again.
Snozcombers
my brain is shaped like a narwall
Hey I'm not abp
Dipperonie or something....
* spears Mist with light *
Bye again.
Hi hi hi
Ok, seriously, everyone stop trying to kill me or I swear I will leave. And I won't come back. Gab, I don't like you anymore.
why does no one write skulduggery fanfiction that takes place in the US
where did val go???
narwhals, narwhals singing in the ocean, causing a comotion, cause they are so awesome
But Amanda, if Derek's plotting against us through Blogger it isn't working anymore...
I return.
Lucky you.
*smiles*
Hey Sparky
hi sparky!... why did nixion come back
gusterds
HI SPARKY! AMANDA'S HERE! *points at Amanda like a crazy person then lunges at the two of them at the same time*
*growls*
what did you say Ameriminion?
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
*topples to floor and lands between Val and Amanada*
It's a Sparky sandwich!
she isn't the random Val
Amanda I'm going to eat your smiley faces off the screen *tries to lick computer screen* AGH THAT TASTES BAD!
nixion... you are strange
I like to murder stuffed animals!
She's normally crazier than this.
Sparky, can I eat that sandwich?
WHY DID I COME BACK?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME BEING HERE!?
Oh God...
We have lost the remote levels of sanity that weakly ebb from Val.
I think that Amanda is a bad but entertaining influence.
I LIKE TO MURDER THEM WITH YOU! (Oh my gosh we have so much in common we could be, like, best friends XD )
sparky... cover yourself in bacon... then you can be a sandwich and get eaten by val
Fleshlumpeaters
Snozcombers
val... where does the fanfiction with ivy animosity in it take place????
Bye!!!
brb
bye sparky
Buns
Oh, Amanda I thought of another one - dingleberry XD
(By the way, Amanda, I don't know if you saw it but Zathract Mist is the guy we called a dingleberry at your house)
It's not fanfiction, it's just a story. And it takes place all in Washington State, even though Ivy's Irish.
Amanda put make up on Seth while he's sleeping, take a picture and send it to me
cool... you should read this... another er... story... thing in washington: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzFUmjQF050kOTYxOWYzOWYtYzBkYS00MDNkLWEwYzctMTQ3ODc4MGJlODZi
AGH! I JUST NOTICED SPARKY LEFT! THAT SUCKS!
bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears bears baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsssssssssssssssssssssss
bears are weird
>:-( :-)
polar bears
*looks at Amanda, darring her to challenge me*
I'm going to a restaurant
What restaurant? CAN I COME?
Nixion your a snozcomber
what is a Snozcomber!?!?!?!!?!?
*eyes widen*
Amanda you snezelberry
Guys, stop arguing like dipperonies.
no valkyrie you can't come we already lefed but I gess you could meet us there
You didn't tell me what restaurant
I am not a dipperonie
I suppose you aren't...
no, you're a snezelberry
Nixion you're gonna go gubungaburger because of me and Amanda
Val, you're a fozembemy if you think that
Were at tequeria guaymas by A.W KFC
Well then, you're Voldemort's nipple.
Is that like a place with tiny tacos or something?
you're hagrids nostril
Dobby's sock.
Nixion is a zomvungerids
Well, you're the elder swear that I can't type up
It's Hargrid's buttcrack.
*laughs at the fact that Sparky typed up buttcrack*
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