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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Sorry for slow comment. Computer had a fit.
*waves hand and shadows get rid of tattoo*
Eve?
You're back!
Yeah, the computer had a fit.
*examines hufflepuff pen* I wouldn't replace this with anything. Except for a book signed by Derek Landy, of course.
You're a Hufflepuff?
I'm a Slytherin!
I must go. I have lots of homework, and chatting with you is distracting me. No offense, like. Buh buh.
Bye Eve! *hugs*
Hufflepuff forever! I went to the Exhibition in Sydney! The gift shop was AWESOME. YOU COULD BUT A MARAUDERS MAP AND A TIMETURNER AND REPLICAS OF WANDS AND BERTIE BOTTS BEANS and I got a pen! With a badger on it! It's very pretty.
Bye!
*hugs and draws tattoo on Lynxia's wing* Bye!
I got a Bertie botts and I'm going on the studios tour! Bye Eve!
Hello Blogland and all who inhabit it.
DO NOT tell me I just missed everyone -.-
DAMMIT
I'm here!
*Rereads old comments*
*Is impressed with Gabriel's lack of '...'s*
Oh and Shadow next time you dedicate I want a mention.
Hello? Robin? *is getting ready to be jumped on*
LYNXIA *Glomps*
Hehe you know me all too well :3
Mention? Read points b) and c). Mainly b).
You came on just as I edited my post. The Wilting Rose's book cover is now on there.
Does it say :
Robin Snowscar the ultimate blog follower and most spectacular friend on Blogland.
No.
You'd do well to fix that
*squeals and runs to Lynxia's Bubble*
That is rather good, I have yet to make one for the Sworn *muses* Needs the symbol on the front
Fine. FIXED dedication...
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) Robin for being one of my best friends on here along with Sparky Braginski and others I can't be bothered to name - you know who you are...
h) Robin, again, for practically stalking my blog.
i)(Insert whatever you want here!)
Ta-daa!
NO! On the side then *goes into massive long artistic vison mode* I'll probably decide I hate it by tomorrow
That is much better, thank you
You're welcome and you're still not getting any more of MMATGAMH yet.
*Is on the verge on a monstrous tantrum*
WHYYYYYYYY? *whining*
Because. If I give you it now then you won't be able to read it for the first time later. And it's fun to watch you whine.
*massive glorious fit like tantrum*
Done.
Meanie. Fine.
*laughs* Maybe a bit tomorrow.
Should I do a cover for it?
Yeah, why not? Look I gotta go.
Going to see the woman in black, if you're on tonight I'm going to be a quivvering mess.
OK, I might see you then. Probably around 7 or 8. Have fun. Bye! *hugs*
Have fun is the wrong sentiment, I'm going to cry.
Farewell
*laughs* Bye Robin.
I know I'm all on my little lonesome here at the back of 850 odd comments, nursing a vain hope that Mr Landy will notice me even though at the moment he can't even read past 200 (I hope that gets fixed). Hope springs eternal. However, if Mr Landy does read this meager little comment (which has now grown to medium sized), I have a question: When you get writers block, (if you do at all) what do you do? I am stuck on a particular point in a story I am writing, and it's really annoying me. I have tried quite a few remedies with no result. Help!!!
Bye Blogland! *Disappears in poof!*
My user name thingy has gone crazy!!! I'm not 4060f774 blady bla! this is weired! any way, it doesn't matter. I can finally post a comment now my computer has stopped playing up! Yaaaaay!!!
If you couldn't be bothered to read my 2nd last comment (and I couldn't blame you, I do tend to go on a bit), then here is a summary: Please notice me here at the back of the comments section & I've got writers block- help! Oh dear, even the summary's quite long.
Summary of summary: oh, forget it.
As you can probably tell, I'm new to all of this. Posting comments can't be too hard, can it? No, it's just me.
this comment WILL be short and sweet: hi. can't wait for the next SP! When the series is over it will KILL me! OK, now I've posted waaaaaaaaaaay too many comments for now. bye!
Hi again
Hey, everyone!
authorsblogforfun.blogspot.com
New pics that I drew! :D
Go bolt
Yes! We stunned amazon!
*happy dances*
Now, to ITV player... :P
Hi
Quinn
*hugs*
Hi!
Hey Flame, hey Sarthacus! *hugs them both* How are you guys?
I'm good.
And you?
I'm alright :)
Blogger is confusing me greatly at the moment- the comments show up under the post, but a little box has to open to post things... It's really annoying.
I have lots of homework that I should be doing. Boo.
Haha.
You on chat aswell?
Nahh, was just planning to leave a comment but then I saw other people here (AKA you :P ) so I thought I'd stay here for a little while.
What about you?
No, I'm actually so mad at Gep.
If I see him again it will be too soon.
But anyway.
Aw, that's a shame :(
Why? (Or if you don't want to say, that's fine too)
Random question: are you on half term?
Grr...
Dear The Alan Titchmarsh Show,
I don't actually care about perfume. I want to see one of my favourite authors for 5 minutes. PLEASE.
Sincerely,
Quinn
Yup.
And he was just being mean to me, when I tried to fight back he just ignored me.
Then lyd proceeded to kill him for me.
Ah. That doesn't sound great :/
Well- at least you have me here! *cheers*
Ha Quinn, perfume is a bit overrated
*throws confetti*
We actually never got to catch up.
I agree- I just tend to use it if I'm going out or something. Otherwise I just use a body spray or something like that.
But never Hollister body spray. It smells like fruit juice.
No, we did not! How have you been?
*skips past Matt Cardle*
My cousin sprays that around the place them complains its being wasted. :)
I'm good, I've been busy lately.
Lol.
Same- way too busy :P Actually fed up of GCSEs.
Ha. Thank god I not in exam year.
I'm in first year.
Ah- you've got some time yet. Lucky :P
Yeah.
SpongeBob is so positive and happy.
Sparky BRAGINSKI.
Get ON Now
*smiles innocently*
Please?
I LOVE Spongebob.
F is for friends that do stuff together
U is for you and me
N is for anywhere and anytime at all
Down here in the deep blue sea
I'm really sorry, I've got to go now...
And also, apologies for disappearing- I found the bit with Derek in it.
35 minutes through, in case you decide to find it.
Bye!
Haha.
It gets annoying when it's played repeatedly.
Bye Quinn.
Nice to see you again.
*hugs*
I bet somthing is gonna happen to expose the magical community to do with Kenny the reporter. can't WAIT till the next 1 comes out!!!!!
Derek! I saw you on TV! It was awesome but too short D: We loved the 'it lacked ninjas' comment though :P i am proud to say that I am one of the fans that preordered 'The End of the World' and can't WAIT to read it! :D
D;
Sparky!!!!
Please!!!
Come!!!!
Onnnnnn!!!
Mr Landy, I beg you, I'm down on my hands and knees here, if you can read my comment, PLEASE tell us the title. PLEASE!!!! I'll do anything!
Thank you.
How do you pre-order for kindle on the internet? Does anyone know???
*reads post*
:D <- ME
Screw homework, 2 things to do today are:
1)See derek on ITV player
2)Pre-order The End of the World
YAY
Snoogy out
Snoogy stay!
Sparky...
I long to see they beauty.
Yor wake crossing my path,
I love you I do,
Miss you dearly, it's true,
So sparky comenon.
well arent we all just too cool for school...stunning amazon whatever next?? i do have to say you were EPIC on the ATS even though his show is lame.....i loved you!!! and your hair...very stylish:D
late valetines gift for you all
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Some poems rhyme
This one doesnt...
LMAO
LOL! We stunned amazon! Haha well, we are pretty awesome like that! I really want to know the title for book 7!! I can't wait for September!! =D
Hello??
Derek! I'm shocked! On the summary of the show they don't mention you! Alan Titchmarsh is DEAD! How dare he!
Shads??? Still here??
Yup, I'm here!
Whoooop!!!!! Heyyy how're you???
I'm good. You?
Good!! Just got back from my hold and got some new shoes!! I'm actually more than good!!
Hold is holiday it was meant to be *hols
New shoes? What kind! (My shed door has FINALLY thawed out so I can get at my bow now! It thawed out this morning.)
Converse ish but not. they're brown so I'm happy!
Am watching Derek on Alan Titchmarsh show. He's at the END! The END! HOW DARE THEY!!!!!!!! 5 minutes!
DEREK YOU DESERVE YOUR OWN SHOW! I can't believe this!
Hi Flame. *trying to act innocent*
Hi Flame!!! And what day was Alan tich marsh??
Hello, people! I am on a computer! Yay!
What day? I'm watching it on ITV player but it was on yesterday.
Why innocent?
Go rim
Hey Star. I have to go at, like, 17:15.
Go asin go away???
OMGG! Derek was a marshal arts instructor! :O
Go to my blog and look at the pics and you'll see Flame. Look at the one named Smile.
YAY! Derek say Wind in the Willows sucks because it lacks ninjas! Yay for Derek!
Hi rim! Hi lynxia! Hi flame!
No, hi rim
Finally, Derek gets a mention! And it finishes...
Hi back!!!
@Flame - No?
Hey star
Why innocent though?
Because, well you have to see the pic. It's basically your Sim doing a really stupid grin and I put it on my blog for the world to see! *laughs insanely and runs to a tree and climbs up it*
Lol! Wind in the Willows DOES need ninja's... I did a play of that at my drama club and there was a distinct lact of ninja's...
But anywho! HEY GUYS!
*dashes to her blag*
Hi DLB!
I'm hurt shads!!!
Where am I!!!
By the way, I now have minions (sort of)
I am reading all the old posts and comments because that's how sad I am, and in 2010 some amazing, derektastic people put:
-munchkin ninja penguin says peace out at the end of their comments. Since I had to decorate my geography book with an antarctica theme, a put quite a lot of penguins on (6 non-penguin pictures, 11 penguin pictures) because i realised that penguins are actually amazingly cute. So I have got some penguins (not in real life though) and I'm training them to be my munchkin ninja penguin minions. They shall help me in my battles against the superllamas.
Is that a good idea, or what?
I couldn't ask you because you weren't here and there were only 8 places. That's as many as I can fit on, sorry. :(
hEY lYNX! <----- whoops Inverted caps...
And hi to everyone else too! Whoo! *glomps anyone within range*
No, because the Superllamas will win - duh!
But the superllamas shall only appear if they are summoned. . .
*hint hint*
It's ok Shads!!! I forgive you!!!
And I'm sorry star I don't have a clue what your saying...
*kills shadow*
Take that DOWnN
DLB, please don't call me Lynx, either Lynxia or Shads/Shadow. Lynxia is a little formal, though...
No! Ha!
THEY SUPERLLAMAS WON'T WIN SHADOW!!! NOT WITH MY MUNCHKIN NINJA PENGUIN MINIONS HELPING!!!!
Or lynxia. Never mind.
...llama's... Why does llama's have 2 L's anyway? I know that random, but I'm not too sure what's going on ^^
Yes the Superllamas will, they are Superllamas - of course they will.
You can explain to DLB Star...
Shadow.
Take it down
Sorry Shads (I was wondering who everyone was reffering to with that ^^)
You can call me Bones ;)
Although they aren't munchkin ninja penguin minions yet, only munchkin-ninja-penguin-minions-in-training.
Woah long word. . .
OK.
@Flame - NO! It is staying where it is. Do you like the other pic of you floating with all the fire though?
Eh... I might not have a lot of time - I think I'm going out for dinner at 5.15pm...
TAKE IT DOWN
Same. I'll be back on around 7 or 8pm though.
Flame, it's not that bad. You should have the seen the one for Sparky. Ivy was dunking her head in the toilet.
munchkin-ninja-penguin-minion-in-training... Did I get that right? If so I'm very proud ^^
Well bye:'d
From now on I'll refer to my munchkin-ninja-penguin-minions-to-be as MNPMTB. It's quicker to type. Or maybe I'll just refer to them as MNPs
Are you leaving? Bye Bye Flame! *waves farewell rather madly*
Bye Flame. I have to go too. See you all later hopefully. *hugs*
http://bubblesforblood.blogspot.com/
Go there if you wanna see the silly pic of Flame's Sim!
*runs away from Flame and disappears in poof*
No I thought shadow was leaving
Bye Shads!!!
DONT GO tO THAT LInK
NO *glares at people clicking the link*
I've already laughed at it!!!
Okay, Flame
Bye Shads! *waves madly again*
Oh, and did i say hi to you dogslikebones? No?
Hi, dogslikebones. You did get it right. Be proud of yourself.
Oh, and did i say hi to you dogslikebones? No?
Hi, dogslikebones. You did get it right. Be proud of yourself.
Hi. bones I thought I said hi already!!!
Sorry double post. Bye shadow!!!!!
*waves madly*
Rim.
*noogies*
How hard did you laugh!
Very!! The goofy smile!!!
Heya Rim! Star! *ponders glomping*
*decides to go for it*
*glomps* Glomping making grettings more interesting ^^
Not sure what glomping is??
1st?
Well done Star!!!
Rim, glomping is basically a hug-tackle ^^
Congrats Star!
Brbs
OMG I'm watchin the Alan Titchmarah show!!!
It's soooo annoying!! He starts talking and then he gets shut up again... DEREK YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT!! YOU SHOULD HAVE DEMONSTRATED YOUR KICK ON HIS FACE!!!
The show was cool ^^
Yay first! I dedicate this page to:
a) The hope that katie mcgrath plays china sorrows in the SP movie if there is one
b) The golden god
c) My munchkin-ninja-penguin-minions-in-training
d) The death of all llamas, particularly superllamas
e) All sparrows that fly south in winter
Dedication E was because of something in death bringer. That part was so funny. I couldn't stop laughing.
LOL!!! DEREK'S moustache is cool!!!
Star, Sparrows fly south for the winter!
*punches Bones in the face*
*ignores pain for laughter* HAHAHAHA! I LOVED THAT BIT! IT WAS SO-
...
wait a sec. Was I just punched?
Yes you were I gave you the code phrase!!
Teehee! Why me?
Because Flames not here is the simple answer!!
Oh by the way, I read death bringer for the first time the day before yesterday. I would never have guessed. . . um. . .(how can i say it without spoiling????) that THING we found out involving lord vile. And the sparrow flies south for winter part was my favourite part of the book. I still think mortal coil was my favourite book overall though.
Why did you punch dogs rim?
Rim - Fair enough.
Star - Same here ^^ Although I do love Dark Days almost as much, but not for any particular reason. I just feel drawn to that one I guess. But those two are my favourites... so far ;)
Lord Vile... I never saw it coming!!! My favorite part of the whole series is when Val says
"Dude I'm only 16" or "what no more smooches to Calaen."
Why flame isn't here?
Oh. . .i get it now. . .
I think dark days has my favourite cover (old hardbacks, england) and title.
Rim, did you know, the sparrow flies south for winter? *hits rim*
Ha.
I deserve that...
*Snaps broke nose back into place* I've done that before and the sound makes me want to vomit..
Hey guess what?
Thank God... Totally thought I was gonna get punched again! XD
And My Favourite covers is the old Dark Days one too. I don't like the new ones as much... The don't have the same feel I guess...
What??? Flame???
What is it Flame?
A guy walks into a restaurant. He whispers 'Rim, the sparrow flies south stir winterr'
*punches rim sonhard she falls down*
I also think the bit were val and caelan were a bit funny. Not can't-stop-laughing funny, though.
Oh Rim! I just realised your picture is awesome! HAHA!
I loved the parts where Flecther just all out insulted him!
Wow there's a cloud shaped like a pineapple!!
Thanks allot Flame... *wipes blood of split lip*
how do you update an URL once you've saved it? Someone plz tell me!
Well... I felt left out.....
??? I it your blog page just press save and exit it!!
I never used to like Fletcher that much. But then there was the whole like character development thing, and all of a sudden I kinda respect him now ^^
*if its
Oh, by the way, the sparrow flies south in winter *hits flame twice as hard as he hit rim*
Yeah rim's pic's cool.
THE SPARROW FLIES SOUTH FOR WINTER!
*punches wall*
Well, I wasn't gonna punch any of you guys...
Thanks it took me ages editing that!!!
It was worth it! ^^ lol
I heard there was a secret chord,
Ouch... I just punched my lamp. I din't even get to say the sparrow flies south for winter :(
I really like Fletcher. At the beg ginning he was super big headed, but he's now the opposite. *sigh*
I support fletchyrie because:
a) I feel sorry for fletcher
b) I think fletch and val go well together
c) I am against valduggery
d) I am against vaelan
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