Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Aimless...

Hello there,

It is I, your humble Golden God, here to brighten up your day with another one of my electrifying entries into this accursed Blog-thing. I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to write about, however. Ever since I finished the book I've been kind of... aimless.

Not ENTIRELY aimless, of course. I did have things to do once I'd finished- other bits and pieces of writing to finish off. But I've finished those now, and so I'm back to being a little bit lost as to what to do.

I've been visiting a few schools- which is something I don't get to do a whole lot of anymore during my official tours. When you're a writer starting off, school events are ALL you do, because you need to reach as many people as possible and get them interested in your books. But once you reach a certain level of awesomeness, visiting individual schools is not really the best use of your limited time. So bigger school events are planned, where multiple schools come to a theatre or hall, and a lot more public signings are scheduled. By this stage, it's all about meeting the readers, and making it easier for the readers to meet you.

But throughout the year I tend to visit schools in and around Dublin, organised by teachers or librarians or parents. It's all about "this person knows that person who knows my cousin's friend", and that's how they get in touch. I can't do an awful lot of these smaller school visits, because I don't have the time, but for some reason I've been visiting a school a week for the past month or two. Which is, I admit, NOT the best use of my time when I have deadlines as tight as my deadlines have been. But hey.

So, the week before last I was at a school in Lusk. Last week I was at a school in Swords. And this afternoon I was at a school in Sutton. Next week I'll be at a school somewhere in Cork and then- THEN- I'll stop. No more. I need a break. I've got my Australia/NZ tour in August, my Ireland/UK tour in September, and before all that I think I have to pop over to LA for a bit. I need a BREAK! I need to do normal things! I need to stop signing autographs!

Ah, the life of a tortured artist...

Oh, and before I go, something you MAY be interested in. This Friday I will be posting again. Why, you ask? What could I possibly have to post mere days after THIS wonderful entry?

Oh not much. I don't expect there to be much writing involved, actually. Just a single image, perhaps. A single, solitary image appearing on the accursed Blog, sometime on Friday... What could it be? Something to do with the new book? Some kind of image to do with the new book?

It's a mystery, that's what it is. I guess you'll just have to check the Blog on Friday to find out.

4,874 comments:

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Eve the ROCK said...

Okay

Johanna Remmus (The Mad One) said...

Why hello!

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Jo

Johanna Remmus (The Mad One) said...

Oh

Johanna Remmus (The Mad One) said...

Oh! Hi.

Johanna Remmus (The Mad One) said...

I want to see the cover. I was actually wondering the other day what it would look like.

Nixion Strange said...

Purple, i think this one will be

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Jo!

Purple? I don't think so

Johanna Remmus (The Mad One) said...

Nice. I suppose there is orange, green, red . . .

I'm not going to name them all.

The one who shall not be named said...

Yay, you blogged

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Caroline

Johanna Remmus (The Mad One) said...

S . . . L . . . O . . . W

C . . . O . . . N . . . V . . . O

Eve the ROCK said...

I mean, Dark Days was purple.

Hi Caroline! Or is it....CORoline?

Nixion Strange said...

So it was
You know, many don't realise it, but DB was actually silver if we were going by the colour of the name
Maybe... gold?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

OMG!!!! this is the closest ive gotten to the top!!!!!

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

you know, Miss Cain, that's what i've said once.

Eve the ROCK said...

I know, but i like to think of Death Bringer as red and black

Maybe it'll be orange

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Miss Cain!

Hi Fire!

Nixion Strange said...

Orange was first Eve

Hi Miss Cain

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Fire

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

orange was the first SP book

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

hi guys!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey everyone!!!!

we had mass this morning (because my school is catholic and it SUCKS!!!) and i thought, mass would be SOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun if it was The Golden God we were worshipping

Nixion Strange said...

This makes no sense...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fn2ECli9XA&list=UUEmCXnbNYz-MOtXi3lZ7W1Q&index=1&feature=plcp

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i mean, think of all the things we would worship!!!!

Derek!!!! open a school which hails you as a religion!!!

theres something to do!!!

Eve the ROCK said...

Oh yeah

Maybe bronze?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

what the hell????????

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

What, Miss Cain???

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Nixs video

am the only one who watched it????

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

i cant watch it because i'm doing my homework and i'll get really distracted by that.

Nixion Strange said...

no one watches anything i put up

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i did Nix!!

;)

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

that's not true. i sometimes watches it and Miss Cain watches it.

Eve the ROCK said...

Judgement judgement!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i gave my friend the first SP book today so hopefully she will like it...

Oh, im trying to get her to go as Tanith for Book Week

Nixion Strange said...

oh, and sometimes Eve

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

yeah.....


judgement judgement!!!

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

very true.

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

who thinks China died??
cus i mean, we know the bombs went off but we dont know if she died sooooooo i guess we will find out soon...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

cus i dont have a clue

Nixion Strange said...

she was outside when the bombs went off...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

no, i think she was in her underground basement getting beaten up by Eliza...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

lemme check

Nixion Strange said...

No, she was outside

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

oh yeah she was in the street
my bad

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

but it did mention a car and thats what i remember

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

is anyone else here????
cus if you are can you answer my question

Nixion Strange said...

You didn't ask anything...

Eve the ROCK said...

She didn't die.

Eve the ROCK said...

Oh, wow. Do you guys watch the Voice? I'm just watching some of the blind auditions again on YouTube

Nixion Strange said...

Derek wouldn't miss out on writing the death scene on any character that big
If she dies, it's in a book, not inbetween

Nixion Strange said...

I don't watch the voice

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

gtg now. need to send someone to the airport now. Bye! *hugs*

Nixion Strange said...
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Nixion Strange said...

Bye Fire

Eve the ROCK said...

I agree with Nix

Bye Fire!

Nixion Strange said...

OH NO, GREEN IS MY LEST FAVOURITE COLOUR!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHcYg-oU6Ds&list=PLDFDD736E37DB5B50&index=12&feature=plpp_video

Nixion Strange said...

*least

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Bye Fire!!!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

true....

but still

Eve the ROCK said...

Hehehehehe. Greeeeeeen!

Nixion Strange said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFc2SrJ0SQg&list=PLDFDD736E37DB5B50&index=18&feature=plpp_video

Eve the ROCK said...

Still nothing. China didn't die from the bombs because Valkyrie actually went up to her, shooed Eliza away and China was alive

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

yeah, but she left her while the bombs were going off so either falling stuff killed her OR Eliza may have come back to finish her off.
Cus Valkyrie just left her, so who knows??
(well only the Golden God, of course)

Eve the ROCK said...

Saw that one, nix

Eve the ROCK said...

Yeah, no. As nix said, Derek wouldn't just let us know that she died in the next book

Eve the ROCK said...

Gtg

Bye!

Nixion Strange said...

Val was there for to long for China to be killed be something falling
And that's not Eliza's style

Trust me, it'll be in a book, not inbetween

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

yeah, so maybe shes gonna make an apperence in KOTW

You never know......

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Bye Eve!!!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

if i had a time machine i would go to the relese date of KOTW and bring it back

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

I HATE waiting!!!

Nixion Strange said...

The next great movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXEm25UpQo&list=PLDFDD736E37DB5B50&index=4&feature=plpp_video

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Nix, heres something
*hands a SP sticker to Nix*
Hope you like, I made it myself

Nixion Strange said...

*sticks SP sticker on forehead*

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

HAHAHAHA

The Twit Network

Nixion Strange said...
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Nixion Strange said...

Where do I find these videos?

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

hi, i'm back!:)

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Fire



RAR

Nixion Strange said...

I gotta go. be back later
Bye!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey Fire!!!
*gives Fire a SP sticker*
hope you like it!!!

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

Bye Nix!

*looks at sticker* it's excellent!
*sticks it on skirt*
Thanks:)

Necromancynz said...

Hello,
This is my first ever comment.
Bow to Oh Great and Golden God.
Derek Landy is an amazing author.
Does he read these?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Hello Necromancynz

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Are you another minion of the Golden God???

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hello????
ANYONE here??????

Necromancynz said...

Hi
I live in New Zealand
Does anyone have the actual dates of the tour?
Does anyone know what cities in nz the Golden God is visiting?

Necromancynz said...

Hi Miss Cain
sorry
Yes I am

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i dunno when Derek is relesing the tour dates but i want him to relese it NOW!!!!

oh and i live in Perth, WA

:)

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*hands Necromancynz a SP sticker*

Can i call you Necro for short????

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

hi Necromancynz!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

your taking a while to reply, are you just getting used to it???

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

there you are Fire!!!

Necromancynz said...

Sorry Miss Cain
Its 21.00 Kiwi time and I need my beauty sleep!
Maybe chat tomorrow about (fingers crossed) KOTW cover?

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

i just had a computer meltdown but now its fine again. thank god!

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

bye Necromancynz!

Necromancynz said...

Sorry my computer is really slow and I am not used to blogging.
Bye!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Bye Necro!!!!

Nice to meet you

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

oops, i forgotten to say welcome to blogland to Necromancynz.....

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

well, i guess im no longer considered new anymore

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i think that may be a good thing
*does a random dance*

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

yeah, well.....

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...
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Nixion Strange said...

Hate to say it Miss Cain, but you still are considered new. Not that it makes much difference

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

WB Nix!

Nixion Strange said...

Eminem just can't take it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL1C90BDF46E6EACFD&src_vid=n38WsJz7sgY&annotation_id=annotation_691159&feature=iv&v=h9pFPOI8ecw

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

be back in about 30 mins.:)

Nixion Strange said...

K Fire

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey, doing language perfect so might be a bit distant

hey Nix!!!

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Miss Cain

Nixion Strange said...

*is excited again*

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

why the excitment??

Nixion Strange said...

I might get my story published into a book!!!!
Just a small one. 500 words. And it'll be in there with heaps of others. But

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

cool!!!!

can you send a link???

Nixion Strange said...

Book...
What link?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

wha?????


well when can i read it????

Nixion Strange said...

In October...
but you may not want to buy it...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

oh, octobers my birthday, good timing!!!

Nixion Strange said...

Uh...
It's $90 apparently

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

to make it??

or how much it will be???

Nixion Strange said...

It costs $90

Nixion Strange said...

What do you mean make?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i dont understand......

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i mean publish

Nixion Strange said...

No, $90 to buy

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

what???

ahh who cares!! people will buy me it for my birthday

Nixion Strange said...

I'm not involved in the making. There are maybe more than a hundred kids with stories going in this book. They're just asking me if they can use the story. I won't get any profit

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

well that sucks

Nixion Strange said...

Even for me, who contributed, it's $70

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

OMGG, what has the world come to?!?!?!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

how old are you????

Anonymous said...

It ll be interesting to see if we can get 5000 comments by tomorrow

Nixion Strange said...

I'm 15

Hi Vistar

Nixion Strange said...

and we won't, people only come on during the weekends now. But on the weekend, we may gain over a thousand comments

Anonymous said...

Is it tomorrow. Or next. Week?

Anonymous said...

I'm a twelve year old who has to go
By

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey Vivstar, Im Miss Cain

Nice to meet you
*gives Viv a SP sticker*


Hope you like it!!!

Nixion Strange said...

Bye Vistar

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

bye Viv,

oh and im 12 in october soo im 11 right.....



NOW

Isobel said...

Wow derek, you've been lazy with your blog updates lately.... Anyway YOUR TOURING AUSTRALIA SOON YAY! I am definitely going to one of your signings with my friend! I can't wait for the new book, the series is really getting much darker and more interesting! I hope that you keep the humor in there though..... Oh, what am I saying, OF COURSE YOU WILL! Well, you better...
*evil grin*
Oh! Do you play the Ace Attorney game series! If you don't, you should! Of course it's totally unrealistic, but that's what makes it fun!
Ah, I should go....
*Actually has homework but is procrastinating*
Cha!

Nixion Strange said...

Does Cha mean bye?

Nixion Strange said...

right...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

good, now we got that sorted

Nixion Strange said...

Back....................................................................

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

?????????????????



you were always here

Anonymous said...

stickers!!!!!!

Nixion Strange said...

brb?
Be Right Back?
*points up*

Nixion Strange said...

WB Vistar

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

oh

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hi Viv!!!!

Anonymous said...

that isn't brb cause you weren't gone

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey Fire!!!!


good to see you both back

Nixion Strange said...

Hi Fire

Nixion Strange said...

and i did go, but i was right back

Anonymous said...

wonder what derek will post tomorrow

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*pats Viv on the head*

Well done!

Heres another sticker, oh, and one for you too Fire

*hands Viv and Fire a SP sticker*

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*hands Nix a SP sticker*

heres another one Nix!!

Anonymous said...

More stickers!!!!!!!!

Nixion Strange said...

It'll be the cover of KOTW

Anonymous said...

how do you know?

Nixion Strange said...

*takes sticker*
Thanks
Here's a Banana Frillet
*gives everyone a banana frillet*

Nixion Strange said...

Educated estimate

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

Thanks Nix:)

Anonymous said...

Front and back? or just front

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Ohhh, YUM!!

*quickly eats Banana Frillet*

Anonymous said...

Sorry if i anny you Nix

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

i think the front AND back

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hi im casually on before school lol!!! 6:49am

Nixion Strange said...

Hey Zaf

Nixion Strange said...

I'm just... thinking...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Hi Zafira, Im Miss Cain


*hands Zafira a SP sticker*

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

district 1, eh?

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

Hi Zaf

Anonymous said...

don't know what to type

Anonymous said...

Hi zaf

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Viv, talk about how boring your life was until you discovered Blogland or something


soooooooooooo yeah

Anonymous said...

My life was very boring. It's so boring it will bore you to death. Blogland has revived me and my blogland friends.
Yours boringly
Vivstar

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

um.....
cool..

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

damn, shouldnt of said that

Anonymous said...

sorry about that. Just don't know what to type

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*shakes head sadly*

Anonymous said...

Hey I said i am sorry.:)

Nixion Strange said...

You know... things used to be different... maybe I'm just imagaining...

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

no problem. i dont know what to write half the time.LOL

Nixion Strange said...

1st

Nixion Strange said...

Great. I dedicate this to looking to the future, not living in the past

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

um.... nice.
brb. got some great big problem need to solve.

Eve the ROCK said...

Distantio

Anonymous said...

Hi Eve!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

yep the future shall hold Derek coming to Aus, us meeting him.

The past *shudders* was a world without Blogland

:(

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

hey Eve!!!

Nixion Strange said...

The past for me was better... the time when i first came to Blogland, that was better for me

Dancing Fire (Directioner!!!!!) said...

Hi Eve!!!

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Nix!

Okay, if I'm not extra distant, you must tell me off. I have homework. AND an assignment that I need to start AND finish right now, tonight.

For some reason my teachers keep telling me to work on my time management. They just don't like me.

Nixion Strange said...

Teachers don't get it

Eve the ROCK said...

Hi Vivstar! Hey Miss Cain! Hi Fire!

Anonymous said...

Teachers always do that

Eve the ROCK said...

Nope. *slaps self*

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