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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Awwww. That's so cute.
Who brakes up with someone the day before valentines
wHAT DOES fml MEANS?
Good idea G.
Lol. It's breaks up unless you're using a pun. That's funny.
F**k My life
fml= F*** my life
I'm doing my stupid scientific atomic structure homework....with the physical properties of the elements...
Makes sense?
Ohhh...
Then by all means FML.
yeah, i did that last year
Derek your my hero<3
Derek your my hero<3
I think all of my friends had at least smoked or used drugs at least once.
That's so stupid.
Hey Valkyrie108
They are weak minded fools.
My friend smokes. She claims she only does it to piss off her parents and that she can quit anytime.
I don't believe her.
my dad smokes
One of my earliest memories is him breathing smoke into my face as he fastened my seatbelt
Yeah.. they all say that.
I don't get drugs my friend even offered me some. It's stupid. They want attention they get it they become cool and they have great lives...well not my friend she does it because she's depressed..but she does have a boyfriend now so...I hope he doesn't break up with her cause she told me that she would kill herself if he did.
Wow..... when I wrote that sentence I realized I don't care what happens to her.
I know it's bad..but.
Well it's her choice. If she really doesn't think she's got anything to live for; it's her funeral. Literally.
*laughs*
That's a harsh joke.
BYE!!!
Servus Sparky!
IzzFizz, I literally don't care for her..like I don't care what happens to her..like if she dies...I would probably think.."Well, that's that."
But when people bully her...I get defensive.
Sayonara Sparky!!
people who do stuff like that are stupid
My "friends" invited me to a graduation party (grade 6), and he said he was bringing HEAPS of alchoal (spelling?), so i didn't go
Bye Sparky!
ok, i know i said i would be done with chap 3 by wednesday, but i've got writers block
It's their life...
Let them die.
Their loss
I don't care.
don't you hate that?
Yeah. I know.
personally I wouldn't mind it if I died tomorrow myself. It's not like it would matter to me anyway, I'd be dead.
Yes, I do.
But seriously...I think I'm a psycho and insane.
i believe in heaven
strongly
so dying would't be horrible
But If I died tomorrow I would still worry about my parents.. how they would deal with my death...So that's what keeping me here.. and the SP Books and oh yeah..hope.
Lol that sounds dramatic but it does
BUT I wouldn't really react if my best friends died. I won't even feel any sadness just..indifference and that awesome feeling because I predicted my best friends' death by writing it on the comments section of Derek Landy's blog.
I kind of think heaven would be boring.
I'm Catholic. I believe that God is real..if not ...what are we doing here? But dying..I think I'm just gonna end up in a dark space where the answers I had asked so many times will be answered...Seriously it's all quiet fascinating.
I don't want to die on my parents either. My mum sort of said I'm the thing that keeps her going, so I don't want to leave her alone.
I think we're just here to live and die. To simply exist.
i'M TRYING TO GET MY PARENTS TO HATE ME......NOT YET!!! I want to get those school awards!!! But seriously had you ever feel that the end is near..I did last year.. I had this feeling in a couple of years..
And I'm just not a person who backs out in life.. If Im gonna get killed,
I'm taking someone with me.
MY Indifference TO THE THINGS ARE ALMOST 100%.
"What a shame we all became such fragile broken things."
you only live once
If I was told the exact time I would simply drop dead. I would go on a crime spree.
First money, then a big red ball gown and real ruby jewellery. I would then proceed to an plane that would take me up as far as I could go and I would jump. Then I would have it timed so I die just before I hit the ground. Also I would take the money with me and just have money everywhere as I jump.
That is my ideal way to die.
I would probably just put myself in a glorified light when I die.
Like..I don't know.. I can't see my death...but when it happens....
I won't know what to do..
I plan to change the world before I die.
That sounds like a good idea.
I'll go out in style..
in a blaze of glory
Wow..Paramore is providing me ways to die..
BRC
I'll smile.
what does BRC stand for?
I HAVE NO IDEA I CANT GET A CLEAR ANSWER FROM GOOGLE.
I HAVE NO IDEA I CANT GET A CLEAR ANSWER FROM GOOGLE.
Or maybe she meant BRB
Or maybe she meant BRB
WHY THE HELL IS MY COMMENTS DOUBLING??
dunno
It means Bacon Rice Chip.
But it also means brb
lOL
riiiiight...
Ok...
All my friends annoy me.
Wait..I meant "friends"
so you said
yesterday
Ok I gotta go.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Bye Izz!!
Au Revoir Izz!!
Adarsh didnt save me a seat on the bus he just went on the bus and found himself a seat.. I'm glad I killed him.
killed him...
*backs away slowly*
In a story!!
Chapter 1 !
Lol... I won't kill him i just killed him..in writing..
He still annoys me.
Hello??
Hello Lynxia.
Hi Lynxia/ Shad
i have a bone to pick with you...
Me? *looks all innocent*
I actually have no idea what he's on about.
What are you talking about??
I want to know.
I would tell you, but I( don't know. Any way... How are you all?
you asked mist, Sparky, Flame, Val, and Robin for a character
Why not me?
You weren't here. 8's the limit and I have 7. You have to put in Nixon Strange though. Those are the rules. 1 more space. You want in?
I'm really depressed and on the verge of killing someone..but on other matters...I'm all good.
Why are you depressed?
If you want me in, if you don't, i don't mind
I just complain for the sake of it!
Because of my life...and don't get psychiatrist action on me. I know how that works. Anyway new topic.
we are very depressed people on this blog
*starts laughing and tries to stiffle it*
gotta go in 5
I have a place. You can be a late entry, I don't mind.
And psychiatrist don't help! I know...
are you sure
i don't mind if you even put me as one of thoses random people who dies...
aGREES WITHnIXION.
Anyway..having people with me makes me fell better..and murder. I forgot that. And SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT.
FEEL***
without SP, life wouldn't be life
It's not a story. It's random pics. I could turn it into a story, if I could be bothered. It's a Sims2 project.
yEAH. POP MUSIC JUST GOT WORSE.
NO OFFENSE LYNXIA BUT WHAT IS IT WITH THAT BIEBER GIRL WHY DOES SHE KEEP SINGING ABOUT LOVE.. SHES 12. AND HALF THE WORLD HATES HER.
Derek! Go Derek! Derek, Derek, Derek!
Name: Nixion Strange
Age: 14, almost 15
Magic: Adept
Adept Ability/s: Bone Breaking – Tesseract
Gender: Male
Appearance: Nixion is thin, just taller than the average 14 year old with brown eyes. Nixion just wears black leather jacket, black jeans and a t- shirt. Black boots cover his feet and he carries a machete with him at all times.
Justin Bieber. If I had a gun and one shot. I would shoot him. I HATE HIM! I hate how people will always think I like him, especially my nan. I like different kind of music.
Evanescence FTW!
hELLO EVE
If I have children, they'll be Derek, Skulduggery, China, and Valerie. No typo on the last one. I like Valerie.
Evanescence is coming to NZ.
Nice, Nix. I'm a bone breaker too!
AND WHAT DOES FTW MEANS?
Hello Gabriel!
hey, bad timing eve
I gotta go
But check out chap 2 edited
http://mistandnixseries.blogspot.com.au/
Damn it...Sigil Students are so rare these days.
For The Win.
I already checked it out, Nix. Bye, Nix!
Might struggle with the machete otherwise. OK!
Bye nIXION
I'm a sigil student! *raises hand*
No, I'm actually not.
Bye Nix!
WAIT WHAT?
DEREK YOU WERE IN LONDON YESTERDAY AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME????
WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? WHY MUST YOU SAY THIS AFTERWARDS?
I COULD HAVE LEFT THE HOUSE AND SPENT A HAPPY DAY STALKING YOU!
ALSO YOU MET JOHN BARROWMAN!
*faints from the awesomeness*
Ohh.. that raised my hopes up then down..anyway.
What's up?
Am I a Sim yet, Lynxia?
Why don't you look up and find out, Gabriel? There's the sky, a bird, and a piano that just keeps getting bigger and bigger...
Hi
Hi Phoenix!
Hey Flame.
You are ALL Sims now, except Nix. You were kicking the post guys ass because he was delivering bills.
Haha. I just realized that a piano had fallen on top of me. Seriously I was reading that then..aw, crap.
Brb
Yay! Can I see me? i really want to see me!
Hehe. I can make bad things happen to people. If I want. Avada Kadavra!
K Flame.
As soon as I get on my laptop I'll show you you. So far the only pic that's come through is Flame's floating one with the fireball in his hand and me shooting arrows. I've sorted out the glitches so I'll be able to get them today.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
Killing people doesn't make them like you. It just makes them dead!
-Voldemort, AVPM! Lol!
STOP ABBREVIATING THINGS!!! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT AVPM IS!!!!!!!!!!
I'm gonna make you float
Wingardium Leviosa.
*gets distracted by seagulls, drops Eve to the floor*
Sorry. I can make bad things happen too! Accidentally...
AVPM - A Very Potter Musical
*falls flat on face* Oh my god. Oh my god that hurt.
I don't know what that is.
Sectum Sempra!
:D I saw you!! on the show obviously, though it was total epic :)
can't wait for the End Of The World though! (comes oot the day before me birthday! ... ah getting old now-16 :) )
Damn it..
Protego!!
Expelliarmus!
*rolls eyes*
*grabs a sword*
En Garde!
I just put up some more of The Wilting Rose if anyone cares.
*points wand to Lynxia* Aguamenti!
*whew* Just finished the assignment in english class, now I get to be on the comp for half an hour!
DEREK, YOU HAVE A FAN FROM ISRAEL!
SP just came out in hebrew a few months ago, I bought it and couldn't stop reading, then I got book 2 in an airport and I can't seem to get my dad to buy me the rest from amazon :<
I shall try my bestest to get the rest of the books, I absoloutly adore the first two! :3
*waves hand and Eve is knock back by wave of shadows* This is SP land, not HP.
*pokes Eve with sword*
I said, En Garde!
*activates sigils*
Just in case.
nuuu I can't see after the first 200 comments either..
Hey Red!
*grows claws and fangs and chews on sword*
Oh, now I can ^^
So where're you guys from? :>
Read and commented, Lynxia. Very good.
Hey RED. Everyone no spoilers.
I'm from Adelaide, the proud capital of South Australia!
I'm from NZ
No spoilers indeed. I NEED all the rest of the books, NOW. They're really amazing!
We don't anyway. *hits Gab* We're not that mean!
England! WOOP!
Can I say the D word? Or the LV word?
aND i'M FROM aUCKLAND nEW zEALAND
The city that should be capital of NZ because it has like 3 million people in it and Wellington has like what? 300 thousand?
Awesome! The grass cave things from LOTR are in NZ, I think. I'm probably wrong.
NO! *grabs Eve in head lock*
nOO. DON'T
I have no Idea. And I live in NZ!
I'm from this tiny village called Stone's Glade in the lake District. I have to travel 7 miles to get to school.
I lived in England once, I dunno if you know them, but I went to the same school as Pyro-Dawn Tyromant and Octaboona Ambrosius ^^
Sorry! Can I say the...um...the third-book incident?
Yeah, everyone knows them.
Gah, I don't do miles. Metric?
*stares at sword*
Never mind.
*wields a spear of light*
Don't come near me.
No idea. About 9 I think.
NO EVE! *chucks her in lake*
So I'm actually Pyro's gf :>
Long distance relationship. But skype every day, so not as bad :)
Nooo.
Yes, they did do that in NZ. I know that, and I don't live in NZ.
What! 1st without trying! Skills! I have them!
DAMMIT.
Wow.. I thought you were a boy..
No offense
I mean I thought Lynxia was a boy too. Until she changed her name.
*clambers out of lake and bites into Gabriel's shoulder*
Well, that was dry, I didnt even look at your picture.
LOL I'm a girl, yes.
*heals*
*stabs Eve in the leg with spear*
*dances* DEDICATIONS!
a) Derek Landy, everyone knows why!
b) All of my friends on here!
c) The loyal followers of my blog!
d) Sims2!
e) Angel delight!
f) Angel delight with cream!
g) (Insert whatever you want here!)
Ta-daa!
I write! www.just-me-in-the-dark.blogspot.com
I'd really apreciate if you read it, I can't seem to get many people to read it..
Ow! *doesn't heal*
I've read it before. I have 14 followers but I only have 3 who actually read my stuff.
Can you link me? :>
Will do!
You're a really good writer, Red. Like, wow.
*blushes* Thank you. Do you write? I need stuff to read seeing how I can't manage to get more SP books..
*jumps onto Gabriel and drws moustaches on all his tattoo symbols*
I'm listening to the Legend of Zelda Rap!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO1QBTG6EXs
I write! http://evetherockblog.blogspot.com.au/
OMGG THERE'S A ZELDA RAP??!
*ridiculous things starts happening*
Gotta go, bye!
I write.
http://bubblesforblood.blogspot.com/
That's my blog. There's two stories, well 3, kinda.
The Wilting Rose.
Blood and Water.
Me, Myself and the gun at My Head.
I have a blog for all B&W too.
http://bloodandwaterll.blogspot.com/
Why can I are everyone comments?
Also, Lynx, is your story called Blood and Water?
Oooh, just saw your comment now! I will read them sometime today, maybe when I get from school. You lucky brits have half term now, I think?
Hi Chicken! Uh, can you repeat the question? I just can't get over your chickenness and your liveness.
I'm in the third week.
Blood and Water - that's mine.
Coolio :3
Aw, I have to go now! Nice meeting more minions ^^
Bye!!
Bye Red and Gabriel!
What a nice girl. *eats live chicken*
Bye Red and Gab!
*pounces on Lynxia*
WTGG! *grabs Eve and pulls her off* Seriously?
*examines handywork* I just gave you a tattoo.
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