Wednesday, April 11, 2012

FINISHED!

I don't dance around kitchens. But if I did, I'd be dancing around my kitchen right now.

I'm finished the book.

It's only the first draft, granted. And I've finished it twelve days after I expected to be finished, also granted. And with the schedule so horrendously packed, I'm gonna have to start the edit by Sunday. But none of that takes away from the fact that I have finished Kingdom of the Wicked, and I am one happy writer-bunny.

My editor called this afternoon. He'd read most of it, and was just calling to give me the thumbs up. This, I have to say, was a relief. I've never written a book as quickly as I did this one, so I was worried that the quality might slip. Apparently it hasn't. This makes me happy. It's also LONGER than any of the others. Please keep in mind that the finished product might be significantly shorter, but at the moment this one is clocking in at 130,000 words- that's about 12,000 words longer than Death Bringer.

I am so, so drained. I need to play video games. I need to watch movies. I need to spend more than an hour away from my computer. But despite how drained I feel, I am buzzing with that wonderful, wonderful feeling of accomplishment that I always get when I finish a book. I am truly great.


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  1. Congratulations, Derek Landy! You are the best! I wrote the link of your blog on my blog! Check it out:

    http://spoonersykesblog.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. Yay, you finished. Yay. I love the pic.

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  3. yay you finished!! i hadnt read the post


    but now. i have to go/


    Byed

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  4. lol It's like 5 am in the morning here!

    Anyway..

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  5. Awesome Derek! I can't wait! And since you won't dance around your kitchen, someone else will have to.
    *dances around Derek Landy's kitchen like the lunatic that she is.*
    Also, that is one awesome picture.

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  6. "Because he is a cat" that is funny stuff!

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  7. Yay! I'm really near the beginning!

    KATIE MCGRATH FOR CHINA SORROWS!!!

    And, here's lynxia's bit if story (it's on the first page, everyone will read it, yay!):

    After Sparky's de-brief Star and Lav hugged everyone. Even me although they explained who they were first. Nix came back with a small green notebook and some rope."Hi Keyboard Face!" Star said, waving at him Nix half growled, half sighed. "I thought we settled this. My. Internet. Failed." he said through clenched teeth"Right..." Star said arching her eyebrows. Everyone was trying not to laugh. Except me because I was standing there wondering what the Hell was going on. Star noticed my confusion and said "Nix fell asleep and woke up with the keyboard stuck to his face." This pushed everyone over the edge. Laughter burst in the night air like rockets Nix tried to remain calm and said "Let's just get this over with.""Whatever you say. Keyboard Face." Star smirked and followed laughing silently

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  8. *puts story in my notes where i put all tge stuff i don't wabt to lose like Amnesia*

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  9. Lynxia wrote it on the last post. She told me to save it as her comments keep disappearing. I just pasted it there.

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  10. Lynxia Lost, btw^

    Her whole story's at bubblesforblood.blogspot.com and it's really good:)

    Lynxia'll probs comment any minute now.

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  11. cool. this is the first time I've been up near the top!! *looks around and realises its kinda cool*

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  12. It is!

    I've been up at the top before though.

    DEREK, GET KATIE MCGRATH TO PLAY CHINA SORROWS IN THE SP MOVIE!!!!!!

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  13. It's annoying though coz there isn't a Newest>> button.

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  14. Gah, I will only be able to put one post.
    Why?
    One, my phone's being messed up.
    Two, I have to go now anyway.

    So...
    *dances round happily* Yay! Yay! Yay!
    Kingdom of the Wicked! WOOP-DE-DO!!!!!!!!
    It's finished!
    Yay!!!!!!!!

    And, nice picture Derek. Cats do funny stuff. Their brains don't think of beauty, they think of growing thumbs and stealing our milk!

    This might disappear so Star, could you copy it for me? Thank you so much!

    Anyway.... Bye! *huggies all round*
    Might be back later, otherwise, see you when I do!
    Bye!

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  15. *stops dancing in The Golden God's kitchen and reads through the rest of the comments*
    Wow! Lynxia sure is an awesome writer!
    And yes, Lola. It IS pretty cool up here. It's been a quite while since I've been anywhere near the top...
    Though, I guess it's been quite a while since I've been anywhere, really..

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  16. hi
    congrats derek
    started to read the GONE series, people are right its good

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  17. Lynxia just said:

    Gah, I will only be able to put one post.
    Why?
    One, my phone's being messed up.
    Two, I have to go now anyway.

    So...
    *dances round happily* Yay! Yay! Yay!
    Kingdom of the Wicked! WOOP-DE-DO!!!!!!!
    It's finished!
    Yay!!!!!!!!

    And, nice picture Derek. Cats do funny stuff. Their brains don't think of beauty, they think of growing thumbs and stealing our milk!

    This might disappear so Star, could you copy it for me? Thank you so much!

    Anyway.... Bye! *huggies all round*
    Might be back later, otherwise, see you when I do!
    Bye!

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  18. Lynxia Lost?

    She's on here practically every day. Like me:)

    Bb in 15

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  19. LOL Lyxia! I have to admit, if I was a cat, I'd dream of having thumbs.
    Also, Bye Lynxia! *huggies back*

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  20. YAYYYYYYYYYYYY! YOU FINISHED!!! :D

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  21. Me too Chloe except I don't know how it'll stay going for long though!!

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  22. GAHHHHH. LITERALLY SPAZZING ABOUT THIS, RIGHT NOW. X)

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  23. *waves back*
    i looked on wiki and it says the last book of GONE will b out in 2013 but i dont trust wiki

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  24. Hello guys.
    I'll try to calm down.
    But...
    NEOUMMMMMMMMMMMM. GUESS WHAT I AM. THAT'S WRITE. I'M THE DOPPLER EFFECT

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  25. I've never read GONE. I'm pretty sure I've seen it sitting casually in my English teacher's classroom, but I never actually read any of it..

    Hi Luciana!

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  26. I have to wait for my 2 bros to finish the Skulduggerry books and they take AGES to read books *frowns and shakes head sadly*

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  27. i finish a book in 2 days
    always got my head stuck in books... but not literally

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  28. Haha! Same with my brother, Lola! By the time he'd reached the Faceless Ones, I'd got bored of waiting and took them back :P

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  29. I've only read the first one of the gone seriess. library's very slow!

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  30. my sister never reads, i gave her skulduggery book 1
    she read the first page then got bored, she had it for weeeks!

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  31. It took him 3 days to read the world book day one! thats how slow he is!!

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  32. Hello.
    Sorry...Making inhuman noises and spazzing about this........fegbufhienqkldb;i ubeidkjbf.

    DEREK YOU ARE TRULY AMAZING

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  33. My brother has been reading The Hobbit for about 4 months already, and I don't think he's even halfway through :P

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  34. How could you get bored of skulduggery *totally shocked*

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  35. I have not yet ever finished one of my books, Derek.

    When I do, (if I do), would I ever be able to get you to read it, if I brought it along to a signing?

    You know I'll be back. I'm me.

    P.S. I have... Well. I think I have 6 more books than I did before that need signing x3

    Oh, and a Tshirt! I want you to sign a SP Tshirt that I'm gonna make for signing.

    :D

    P.P.S. You're never on Bebo. How am I supposed to talk to you? D:

    ~Georgina

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  36. Same I read in less than an hour so i took the book before he found out we had it!:D

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  37. ASDFGHJKL.
    THIS MAKES THE LACK OF BECKY A BIT BETTER. BUT NOOOOOOOO........ D:
    *SOBS IN CORNER*
    GFjodksjdvbkocf
    dvbvnm. ALL THE FEELZ.

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  38. Sweet! yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! I have yet to aquire End of the World, but I am looking forward to Kingdom.

    I remember when I was 500 words away from finishing my book... my parents forced me to decorate a gingerbread house. I did so with no Christmas joy beacause I just wanted ot finish the stupid book and get it over with. But then when the gingerbread house AND the book were finished, I felt something like that. Then emptiness and boredom because I didn't have something to strive for anymore. kind of bittersweet really....

    - Molly, sighing.....

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  39. @making the ledgend
    cool pic, what type of dog is it?

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  40. Becky will come back! :) and be irrepressible.

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  41. OMG I AM GETTING MORE EXCITED TO READ THE BOOK NOW!!
    *Squeals with excitement*
    I must go now I needs revise for stupid GCSE's
    Oh Derek, how lucky you are to no longer have to attend School.
    I can't wait to see the cover!!

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  42. Katie mcgrath? She plays Morgana in Merlin, wich is a british TV drama on BBC One. I think she'd be really good for China.

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  43. NJ! *hugs*
    I hope your revision's going well!

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  44. STAR. I LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW.

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  45. Follow my blog It's called Bring back Tanith Un-Possessed!!

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  46. Whhhyyyy????

    KATIE MCGRATH FOR CHINA SORROWS!!!

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  47. Hey Taia!!
    It hasn't started yet. I am such a fail that way
    *hugs back*

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  48. 'KATIE MCGRATH FOR CHINA SORROWS!!!'
    ^THIS.

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  49. OMG just looked Katie up online she would be AH-mazing for china!!!!!

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  50. Off for tea, but I WILL BE BACK!!!!!! AND YES KATIE IS AMAZING, AND IRISH!!!!!!! <3

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  51. *my pet phoenix zephyr comes and perches on my shoulder*

    Yes, i do know that phoenixs are about the size of eagles, but she burnt yesterday and isn't full sized yet.

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  52. *sighs*
    I have to go.
    Baii!! *hugs all round*

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  54. ive g2g for tea
    dunno if ill be bac cos ill b reading GONE
    hwyl fawr (welsh)

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  55. Bye people who are leaving!

    YES KATIE IS AAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAZING AND PERFECT FOR CHINA!

    KATIE MCGRATH FOR CHINA SORROWS!

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  56. Ahhh, Congratulations On Finishing The Book!
    I Have Been Waiting Ever So Patiently For This Post! (please pick up the sarcasm :'))
    I Cannot Wait For It, I'm In The Process Of Re-reading All The Books, So My Excitements Building!

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  57. *really hopes derek reads the comments about katie*

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  58. I wonder how they would getskulduggery in a movie being a skeleton and all??

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  59. I wonder how they would getskulduggery in a movie being a skeleton and all??

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  60. Congratulations!
    Hopefully you can play your video games now at peace! Can't wait for the book to come out...I'll be first in queue!

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  61. Ooh, well done Derek! :D Now we just have to look forward to READING it! But seriously, you neeeeed to come on Bebo more often! D:

    By the way, that picture. Is. Epic.

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  62. I didn't know anyone went on bebo anymore!!

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  63. Never been on bebo!!!

    BLOGGER FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  64. This is actually so amazing. Congrats on finishing the book. Must be a fantastic feeling :D

    GO PLAY SOME GAMES NOW. YOUR MINION DEMANDS IT >:(

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  65. *shrugs* editing is a big part of it too.

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  66. OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAY *DANCES AROUND* ITS FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  67. Is anybody online? I can't refresh this dang thing.

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  68. I should be studying... T-24 for my first exam :P

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  69. OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!! *dances around kitchen*. As soon as that level of extreme shock lowered, I called everyone I knew and now I suspect the innocent people's inncoent phones has just... Exploded. Virtually of course. Congrats! *continues dancing around kitchen with mom*

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  70. CONGRATS DEREK!!!! WE ALL KNOW IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME!! It is gonna be awesome right? It better be..or I'll get my hamster on you! by the way that picture is so cool.

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  71. It's not OMG, it's OMGG! Come on, people! You're minions! You should know this!

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  72. yeah, you heard valiente! now im gonna continue dancing around the kitchen. And also... I think the movie will be awesome, but who knows the great golden god has in his mind? :D
    NOW, I'm going to dance *dances*

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  73. *stops dancing, reads star inkbright's comment, hits head*
    Agghhh!!! What have I done!? Forgive me Golden God! *bows*
    oh yes, dancing. keep forgetting.

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  74. Woo! Going hyper about the book...Cute Cat Picture!

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  75. Lmao, Star's right, it's OMGG, haha

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  76. YES, people. *shakes head sadly*

    Thanks for saying how right i am though:)

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  77. This is so exciting. I have to do a happy dance.

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  78. *Dances around her kitchen*
    CONGRATULATIONS DEREK!!!! =D I'm really looking foward to reading it. It sounds more unique than the other books and I can't wait to read the last 3 books for I know that they will be truly epic and thrilling as the series is coming to an end. I can't wait for September now!! =D

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  79. happy dance it is then
    *dances happily*
    too bad china was the only one in the books who danced with skul. it would be epic if WE did.

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  80. This is great news!
    And I really want to know if Derek is gonna be at the International Book Festival in Edinburgh this year too.
    It would be awesome meeting him again and get his new book a little earlier.

    Anyone know how to contact him and ask?

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  81. *reads higher comments* Thanks Star! *hugs*

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  82. I know someone on blogger who has derek'd phone number, but she can't phone gim coz she lives too far away.

    You probably all already know her. Valkyrie V. Cain.

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  83. Ooh, you didn't disappear . . .

    It is reeeeeeeeeally annoying when your comments disappear. I have had experience:(

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  84. I need a hug too, i have to admit, my mom's just squeezing me. help.
    I'll do it anyways. *hugs mom and everyone, then continues dancing*
    we should open dancing classes sometime.

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  85. *groans* oh NO, not DANCING LESSONS . . .

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  86. Have to go!

    My leaving comment disappeared. Glad you likes the Keyboard Face bit. He's gonna kill me...

    Bye!

    *glares at phone one last time while it chuckles evilly*

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  87. Lynxia said:

    *Need Curse you phone. *throws phone at wall. it laughs, again*

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  88. Yo Star, Val has' Derek's number? O_o

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  89. hoooooray!! *bows down* :D oh, and about the movie, it can be the way they filmed avatar you see, they turn movement into animation and it creates a realistic atmosphere but basically, anything would be cool, its THE GOLDEN GOD after all!

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  90. Lynxia just said:

    Have to go! My leaving comment disappeared Glad you likes the Keyboard Face bit. He's gonna kill me...

    Bye!

    *glares at phone one last time while it chuckles evil

    Bye lynxia!

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  91. wh... I... I dont...
    Obviously I'm curious to how she got it. There's no way something like that would be easy. Is there a way to tell me how she got it without directly telling me *how*? does that make sense? I don't want everyone to suddenly get a hold of his number, but I want to know how she got it in the first place :P
    OH OH does it have to do with winning the signed books??

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  92. I don't know how she got it . . . But she does have it.

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  93. Ask her.

    WHEN she comes on. Good thing she'snot still banned, or it would be a long wait.

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  94. Do you know how val got derek'sphone number, sparky?

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  95. SHE GOT BANNED?? WHEN D:
    This clearly means I've been off the blog for far too long. I never hang around here that much :/

    Anyways, I need to formerly introduce myself. I'm Fly :) I've only been around the blog for about a year. I like meeting new people on the blog. It's nice to meet you.

    HI SPARKY!

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  96. I'm not new anymore. *grins happily* i can confidently refer to myself as a regular.

    She got banned for two weeks. The banishment ended . . . A week ago? Or something . . . Time just blurs together in Blogland.

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  97. Anywat, formap introduction . . . I'm Star Inkbright. You can call me Star or Ink. I've only been on since February. But i'm here something terribly close to every day so i reckon i've made up for it. It's nice to meet you too.

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  98. Blogland makes me think of Wonderland. Everything is magical, the rules of the real world no longer apply, everyone is crazy and nothing makes sense. Blogland is a great place.

    Btw I love your picture <3

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  99. Congrats on finishing the book! I can't wait to read it! I've been a fan of SP since the beginning but couldn't join cause my computer started acting up. It was VERY annoying. But. .. I'm here which is kinda the main thing.
    The books gonna be awesome!
    ~your faithful minio

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  100. I finally got Skulduggery 1 and 3 from the book store. It's a late birthday gift to myself XD All this time I've only had 4-6 because the books stores I go to don't have the first 3 :/

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  101. Woohoo! *does a happy little dance*

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  102. My joy can only be expressed by one action.

    *dances around her kitchen*

    YEEEEEHHHHAAAAAWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

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  103. Congratulations! Really excited for it to come out!! Hopefully I'll get mine signed if you come somewhere in Northern Ireland...? From Co. Armagh, but maybe you'll come to Belfast, Maybe? Please? Hehehehe.... Anyway, yayayayayayay, you finished Kingdom of the Wicked! Woohoo! :D X

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  104. Thanks fly:)

    Mockingjays rule. But phoenixs rule way more. *zephyrs swarks in my ear happily*

    ARGH! I think i've gone deaf!

    You haven't read rhe first three? That's a shame. The later books are darker, though. The first ones are more light-hearted.

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  105. Congrats Derek! Yeah, you've got all the editing to go through and stuff, but it must be brilliant--well it is, you just described how brilliant it is--to be done. Good on ya! Can't wait to see the finished product ^^

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  106. i feel tired..
    nah, I'll stay up late for this holy day :D

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  107. Passing comment seeing as I'm sitting in a pub in some place in a forest.

    WELL DONE DEREK!!!!!!! *telepathically gives him a hi five*
    Enjoy your well deserved rest time!!!

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  108. Oh no, I read the first 3. I just didn't own them XD I only own the last 3, and I pre-ordered The End of the World. 20/20 hindsight, I should've preordered from Amazon UK to get it earlier :/

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  109. Aaaah . . . Right . . .

    I only own TEOTW. But seeing as i only read them in november, i think i can be excused.

    In all my fav series, the most books i own of each series is one.

    If that makes sense.

    My fav series are SP (duh) , PJ, and AF.

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  110. That makes sense :)

    I'm gonna guess what PJ and AF are: Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl? I might be wrong, but those are the only ones I can think of right now that are of similar genres of the Skully books and have those initials.

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  111. Yay! :)

    Yep. You got it right.

    I AM THE ENEMY OF THE LLAMAS!

    *chops llamas head off*

    Sorry, just thought it had bern a while since i'd sone that.

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  112. I should be writing . . .

    At the mo i'm writing fanfic and a story called Rebellion, whicch isn't actually up yet because i write my stories in a notebook with a pen, then tyoe them up on the laptop. It has to be the laptop, not my phone. Unfortunately, i'm not always alliwed on the laptop so my stories ger held up a bit. I usually come to blogland on my phone.

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  113. That's great!!!! :)))))))

    Even if I live in Germany. . . so I do still have to wait for a too long time until I can hear the book. Yes. Hear. Because I love the German Speaker for your books. But if I can't stand it. I can spoiler around a bit. Or just read the English version. ;)

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  114. *zephyr swoops down and perches on my arm*

    Ow . . . My arm aches . . . It's a good thing she isn't full sized at the mo. Phoenixs, full sized, are about the size of eagles. *nods*

    I looked it up.

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  115. I always imagined Phoenixs were much larger than that.

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  116. POOR LLAMA???

    Llamas are my enemies. There arw special llamas, from another world, called superllamas, which are like llamas, but SUPER. When they're not destroying me, they're plotting to destroy me. That llamas got what he deserved.

    Btw, the superllamas are very intelligent, have spit and blood which makes stuff disolve, get bigger and grow bulletproof if they eat apples, and glow green if they eat raisons.

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  117. What did you DO to incite the wrath of such evil beings?! Those llamas sound terrible! D:

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  119. I killed a load of llamas. *grins*

    Remind me to write a story about it one day.

    And ignore my inkstar midnight comment.

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  120. Oh, whatever comment you had before was deleted before I got the chance to read it, so I have nothing to ignore xD

    You must be a proud warrior to take down so many llamas. Children will sing of your tales. Your story will become a legend. I can feel it.

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  121. *laughs*

    It was easy. I squirted ink in their eyes.

    I have ink powers, btw. I'm an Adept, obviously.

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  122. I wasn't aware that Adepts were able to control ink. The more you know...

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  124. *of

    For example, Necromancy is a branch of Adept. Sanguine's power is also Adept. Springheeled Jack is Adept.

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  125. I have a friend named Jack irl. He's hilarious and horrible at parkour.

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  126. Where IS everybody? I know the aussies are asleep but REALLY. NOBODY is here, cept for us two.

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  127. *deletes comment with spoilers in*

    I delight in my stories being mysterious.

    You have a friend who's real life name isthe same as a character's in SP? That is a nearly-impossible feat.

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  128. YAY! finishing things are fun! except when you have to finish eating something you don't like at dinner.....

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  129. KATIE MCGRATH FOR CHINA SORROWS!

    Derek's met katie irl.

    Derek BLOGSPOKE to me about katie.

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  130. Sorry I've been gone for 5 whole days...
    Hi!!!!!!!

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  131. I watched HG in those five days, rim.

    I cried twice! And i almost cried a third time!

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  132. HI STAR!!!!!

    Whoop!! Almost at the training session on my Gale/Katniss Hunger Games fanfic that I'm writing for my friend's bday present!!!!

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  133. That's hilarious that you think it's a near impossible feat to have friends who have the same names as characters in SP. :)

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  134. Hunger Games is amazing. Definitely cried during those movies.

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  135. I didn't cry!!!
    I laughed when Jen/Katniss was crying for Rue!!! Me and my friends burst out laughing and the whole cinema looked at us!!! (the first screening for the public so they got a bit pi**ed off)

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  136. Hi Fly!!! Not seen you in AGES!!!!

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  137. Well, i mean, skulduggery. Hardly common. Baron, murder, valkyrie, tanith, ghastly, nefarian, vaurien . . .

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  138. Hi Rim! Haven't spoke to you in AGES!!!

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  139. But the slightly more normal names: [Murder] Rose, [Springheeled] Jack, Alison, one friend's middle name is Valeria (a bit of a stretch, but come on, that friend's dad's name is Gordon. And my name is Steph.

    Hi Rim! Omg I just haven't been on the blog in forever. School sucks, too much homework. :(

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  140. Rim!!!!! That was SO sad!!!! And they filmed it really well too - you'd just be recovering and then they'd move the camera onto something that made yoy cry again.

    I also cried at the Reaping. And i almost cried when Clove was fighting Katniss necause she was being so horrible. "You know your little friend? Well, we killed her. We killed her and it was funny . . . "

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  141. In some versions of the books ut isn't Alison, it's Alice.

    Hi lynxia!

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  142. I think everyone cries at the Reaping. I definitely did ;A;

    Hi Lynxia! Good to see ya :D

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  143. It was soooo sad. Reading the book beforehand made it better, i think. When effie was reaching into the jar i knew it was gonna ne prim and i was just going "oh no, oh no, oh please, please, no."

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  144. I loved -the Cato/Glimmer romance they had going.
    -Seneca Crane's beard
    -When it got to the Katniss/Peeta kissing it showed Gale's reaction and a groan managed to worm it's way out of my body... It was Extremely awkward...
    -Lots more!!!!

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  145. None of the regs like getying first amymore . . .

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  146. Oooooh you mean first on the page.

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  147. OH DUDE, RIM, Seneca Crane's beard is the BOMB. It's so great.

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  148. "then why are you here?"
    "The refreshments"
    +
    "You call that a kiss?"
    +
    "Embrace the probability of your imminent death."
    Are a few of my fav Haymitch quotes!

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  149. EXCITED! Is there a release date yet?

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  150. Seneca Crane's death was such a good idea!!!

    I didn't like that they missed out the "Remember I..." quote from Gale but they added soooooooooooo much more so it's fine!!!

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  151. I'm actually really glad we're on 200 comments now. It's easier to switch back and refresh the comments box without having to click on a new window each time.

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