Righto, I can finally reveal the details for the A/NZ Down Under Tour. Most of the days will be taken up visiting schools, so I'm only listing the public events which will occur in the evenings and at the weekends.
For the public signings, all you have to do is turn up and I'll sign as much as possible in the time I have- but for the public events, it might be a good idea to contact the bookshop/library/whatever as soon as possible, in order to book a place.
The Ireland and UK details will be posted when I have them.
Oh, and for those of you who entered the little short story competition on the Skulduggery website, I've just read through the finalists (30 of them) and the winners will be announced before the weekend. Some truly great work in there...
August
NZ
Wellington
Thursday 9th:
The Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie- Public Signing - 4:30 PM
Whitcoulls, Queensgate - Public Signing - 7 PM
Christchurch
Friday 10th:
The Children's Bookshop, Blenheim Rd - Public Signing - 4:30 PM
Auckland
Saturday 11th:
Appearing on Breakfast TV at 8:20 AM
Whitcoulls, Albany Mall - Public Signing - 10 AM
Paperplus Botany Town Centre - Public Signing - 1 PM
AUSTRALIA
Brisbane
Sunday 12th:
Riverbend Books- Public Event (ticketed) - 5 PM
Monday 13th:
Chermside Library - Public event - 11 AM
(CONTACT the library for bookings)
Sydney
Tuesday 14th:
Pages & Pages/ Mosman Library- Public Event- 4:30 PM
Wednesday 15th:
Virtual Author Session via Video Conference (for schools) - 11:30 AM
(To register and log in http://www.seeshareshape.com.au/share/VC/virtualexcursions.aspx?EventID=6238&SessionID=6186&ActivityID=8313 )
Shearers on Norton - Public Event - 4:30 PM
Melbourne
Thursday 16th:
Dymocks, Collins St - Public Event (ticketed) - 5:15 PM
Adelaide
Saturday 18th:
Dymocks, Rundle Mall - Public Signing - 11 AM
Cabra Dominican College - Public Event - 1 PM
(CONTACT Pages & More, Glenelg for bookings)
Perth
Monday 20th:
Aquinas College - Public Event - 6 PM
(CONTACT Dymocks Garden City for tickets)
Tuesday 21st:
South Perth Library - Public Event - 11 AM
(CONTACT Dymocks Hay Street for bookings)
John Forrest Secondary College - Public event - 6 PM
(CONTACT Dymocks Morley for bookings)
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WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
*music beings to play, and the tree zooms off into the distance*
I wonder who will get 4646?
Hi Kal, L, and Adra!
Oh, I sort of know what my given name means... I'm gonna go look it up! Brb!
URBAN DICTIONARYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. *grins*
I get bored...
Helloooo, everyone! I'm at Costello stadium - that's, uh, a stadium - to watch my sister run and do long jump so msd and csgd!
the HELL????
Oh, and I agree.... WHERE?
*flails around in the sky*
Cheer your sister on for me!!!
Can you do Star or Holly, L?
Holly being my given name . . .
*hugs Star*
STARRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Will do Dark! My sister's taken name's Dark, btw:)
*hugs back* HIIIIIII!!
That was a nice enthusiastic welcome!
I'm here for three whole hours :/
A true Goddess. Holly's are strikingly beautiful, and will take your breath away. You will be instantly captivated by her beauty. She has a flirtatious giggle that will bring a smile to your face, and make you weak in the knees. Her eyes sparkle like diamonds, and her face glows like the golden sun. She has a quit wit, a genius mind, the body of a goddess and a spirit that will light up your life. She is exciting, complicated, powerful and articulate. Holly's are passionate, courageous and wise. She is SENSATIONAL! She will steal your heart and you will never want it back. A Holly is every man's dream. Truly a work of art!
ALSO, Holly is such a pretty name! <3
Oh, look up Isabella, L!
Holly's are sometimes hard to come by, but when you find one you must take your chance and never let them go.
-They have huge bright eyes which you could stare into forever and thick lush hair.
-They are loud and fun to be around. They make any day bright and exciting.
-They love to have fun, enjoying dancing, singing and being silly.
-They make your heart melt and your jaw drop with there pure beauty and bubble personality.
-Its near impossible to hate a holly.They are beautiful in every way.
Well, my real name is Noelle-
1.The most gorgeous, attractive, sweetest creature to walk the earth.
2. Noelle's are usually brunette with gorgeous eyes and extremely beautiful. They are always seen dancing. Almost always are laughing or smiling and are generally happy if not for themselves, for others. Can be a little strange sometimes but in an amazing way that makes you think, why can't I just let go and act like her.
3. Obsessed with reading and is extremely loyal to her friends and family.
4. You see that girl right there? The one chasing pigeons. She's a Noelle.
5. The last stage of drunken-ness before passing out.
Really 4 and 5 are really insulting.
Isabella is an amazing, energetic, smart, styling, rocking, funny, gorgeous girl. She laughs at everything, and is almost always smiling. This girl definitly has a temper, but she controls it most of the time. She is a dude magnet. And every guy on this planet is lucky to have her. And she even has a hott name!
A VERY attractive girl that is always happy and cheery. Her inner beauty is huge if you get to know her. Although, she is very determined when it comes to some things. She's always a good person to talk to because she gives good advice. Never shy away from her because you are loosing a great amount of friendship and knowledge.
*GASPS*
STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hugs*
You all have such pretty given names!
THEN THERE'S MINE. *laughs*
THANKS L!!!!!
Everyone has really nice names!
No offense to anyone, but I find it weird that sometimes in American books nearly the characters have incredibly pecuilar names but no-one seems to think it's unusual. :/
Thanks for looking that up, L! :D
Oooh, look up Ivy, please!
L, I think you're name is cool
*returns hugs* HI! I am inky, Kal. And also mortified coz I have to sit here for three hours :/
Ivy:
A true pimpette, who a lot of guys love.
A beautiful vine of strong, vibrant leaves that adds lushness to any garden. It climbs to amazing heights and has been called "clinging" but really it is loyal and true. It can also be a woman's name and usually indicates a strong woman! She is calm, thoughtful, kind and very artistic. She can be shy but when she shows her true self she shines brightly. Ivy also has a wild side which includes her passion and deep loyalty. Ivy is very sensual but is careful who she shares this with. She is the one you want to be your best friend forever.
be around when befriended. Loves to be outdoors, preferably surrounded by nature.
Is very smart, but does not try very hard. Lazy at times but still somewhat tries. Hardworking when doing something that interests her.
Doesn't talk a lot about herself, and often listens to other people. Always happy and joking around. Smiles all the time, and never lets others see her sad.
Hates when people call her "poison ivy".
Likes tall guys, with deep voices; usually asian. (and named Chris) Wants to approach her crush but is scared he doesn't feel the same way about her.
Well, more like two hours, now . . .
JORDAN IS A COOL NAME L!!:
Star- like what books???
N'awh, thanks Val! :D
Also, you're welcome to whoever said thanks! :3
Thanks, Star! I just prefer Robyn or Luciana, personallyyyyyyy. :3
Okay, aside from the crush stuff (yuck, I'm not into guys yet!) Ivy sounds a lot like me! Which is good, because she's based off of me :)
YAY, VAL! That's great news! x3
Adrasdos wasn't in the UD... So I sent in an entry ;D\
Yeah, If yall don't mind, I'd still like to go by.. All the nicknames I've got, not Noelle :D
Like, the Immortals series. Some names in those are Haven and Ever and Damen and Roman and Drina and Miles and Marco, to name a few. With the exception of Miles, I'd never heard of any of those names before.
Same here. I like going by Val and Ivy.
Hey guys, I'm making a list of stuff about Ivy's character and why I made it that way... Do you wanna see it when I'm done? :D
Well, Damen is like Damon or Damien... Haha but it's all fantasy. Usually fantasy and paranormal things like that, people have weird names.
take Skulduggery Pleasant, for instance.
I'd much rather be called Star or Ink . . . Although Eve sometimes calls me Inky Octopus Girl or something along those lines, which is also coollllllll:)
Star, I'm American and I recognised Miles and Marco. Like, from the game, Marco Polo...
Call me whateverrrr. But I prefer Robyn to Jordan. I'll still answer to Jordan, though. :)
ALSO, YES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, VAL!
MARCO!!
Cool Ivy!
Yes, but stiiiiiill . . .
Also, there's this immortal girl and she's called Ever. Which is just kind of . . .
Anyway, my theory is that America is bigger with people from more places so they have a larger range of names.
Yeah, we can go with that ;D
A lot of people call me Star, but quite a few call me Ink, too:) Sorry if it confuzzled you, Dark.
We can ;)
POLO!!!
BANANAS! *polishes Banana Statue*
*hands out bananas* Don't forget to pray to the Banana Lord when you eat them! ;)
. . . You DO all know who the Banana Lord is, right?
The Banana Lord's blogger display name is Eve the ROCK.
IVY STUFF!!!
Black hair: when everyone saw the picture Derek posted from my party they all thought I had black hair. (It's dark brown! There's a difference!)
Pale skin: before I got this stupid and horrible tan that I got, my skin was so pale you could put a white piece of paper by it and it was practically the same color. I was REALLY PALE.
indigo eyes: to be honest, I just think indigo is a cool color and it's my favorite. Besides, it would be SO COOL to have indigo eyes. And when I was a baby I had navy blue eyes, and the colors are somewhat similar.
Wears mostly all black: I do that, and that's Valkyrie's fault. But it makes me seem more frightening when I threaten people, so I figured it would be a perfect thing for Ivy.
The name Ivy: That's actually really cool. I chose it because my initials are “I.V.”, and when you say it aloud it sounds like “Ivy”. That's the main reason. I also love Ivy plants when they grow up the side of houses.
Her attitude: The reason she's quick-witted with random stuff is because I've been acting that way for a while now. I'm random a lot (I'm sure you've noticed). She's insane because I happen to be. She's smart and clever and stubborn and stuff because it's based off me. And I'm a bit of a pessimist, so that definitely adds to her. Not very friendly or nice, either (unless I'm talking to adults, obviously, because I HAVE to be nice...)
Being a murderer: Okay, this is because I have a tendency to decapitate helpless objects and laugh. My friends think I'm going to be a murderer who lives in an insane asylum or something, so I figure Ivy had to take the insanity to the extreme levels. Besides, the main character in a story is never the bad guy!
Her powers: I've always wanted a lot of her powers, so she gets them. It's a little unfair...
Hiya!!!!
. . . If I say "silence", someone'll probs blogspeak . . .
Hello Zaf!
Hi Zaf! And so, my prediction was proved true . . .
Nice Ivu stuff Ivy!
Hiya im in a Panera Bread place free wi-fi
Oooh, Panera Bread has good food. Like, bread and stuff.
I'm at Costello stadium. No free wi-fi but very good signal:)
Never heard of it! *feels overwhelmed by Ameriminions but doesn't mind coz they're all nice people:)*
derek
Derek is a male name derived from the same root as the Old German Theodoric, meaning power of the tribe or ruler of the people.
I was at Panera yesterday....
ZAF!!! *hugs* HEYYYYYY
And I know of a banana KING... Not sure of a Lord.
You know, I can't help but feel like the weather is really crappy today... brb, I'm gonna check
hahaha... derek is the ruler...
have you read val and amanda's story?
Ohmy god.... .Irony? I think not.
Hi Jakro! And as I say that, anothet Ameriminion appears!
I CAN FORETELL THE FUTURE!!! *is spinning glass ball*
val, the weather is perfect up here
oh no... I have the oozes... where are my QUAPLE DROPLES!!!!
Nice and sunny here in Cincinnati :)
I guess I was wrong, it looks absolutely wonderful outside. I'm gonna post a picture of it, brb!
Surely you've met Eve from the blog, Dark? O_O
Coz she is the Banana Lord.
Eve is the banana lord..... I'll be honest, I don't find that surprising.
Sorry. I am writing about the importance of holidays in Spanish.
HERE JAKRO, HERE! *tosses him quapple dropples*
You don't?
. . . Okay.
THESE ARE'NT QUAPPLE DROPPLES... THERE MANATEES!!!!!!!
how DARE YOU
Gets triangle of death
Oh! Right! HERE'S the quapple dropples! *hands him a quapple dropple tree*
JAKROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *huggles* Not blospoken to you in a whileeeeeeee. *prods* How've you been?
*chucks a banana at Jakro* Nom and enjoy and worship Eve!!!
eats Quapple dropples... beter
have you ever wanted to have an adipose filled swimming pool?
goods... I'm supposed to editing my film right now... but who cares, its adipose day
No, I haven't. THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLE, JAKRO.
how... theyre squishy! squishy adiposes... adipi?
No, Jakro . . .
Mmmm freakin bread excellente
This is amusing :D
Yeah, the adipose are adorable, BUT THEY WILL EAT YOU.
xD ITS GOOD O.o
llamas are evil
Bbl.
Bye, Star! *hugs*
Bye, Star! *hugs*
YES! LLAMAS ARE EVIL! FINALLY! SOMEONE WHO SEES THINGS MY WAY! *really does go now*
Bye Star!!!!
Bye Star
bye star... *hands manatee*
Imagine if we were just figments of someone's imagination...Or this was all just a dream...Dying is like waking up...Someone could be twisted enough to think up this whole world...Maybe our reality is someone else's dreams/nightmares..
*gasp...
...
...
munches on purtle*
Oh snap!
Me and Kallie have the same first names irl!
Luciana... Woah.
Well, I know tons of people with my name...
not very many people have my name
Me, either.. *high fives Jakro*
*shrugs* It's been bugging me for a while...
It's also made me come to the decision that I want to make a difference and I want to be remembered. Most people don't see me as anything, so I want to prove them wrong. I want to be remembered! I know I'm just a whisper in the world...Footsteps in the sand...I'm nothing in blogland, either. I just want to be remembered, even by one person...Just for someone to say 'she's that person I used to know! I knew her years ago...'
Hey L, can you look up Amanda's name?
I'll remember you, L! I remember everyone!
Amanda 1080 up, 457 down
Meaning 'worthy of love' in Latin, it has recently become slang for 'the best sister in the whole wide world'.
Amanda is smart, beautiful, sarcastic, loving, helpful, and supportive. She gives her all in everything that she does, even if she doesn't know how to do it.
Known for giving great advice, being extremely protective of the ones she loves, saving the day on a regular basis, and corrupting the minds of young children.
She has fantastic taste in anything and everything(especially boys), and looks fantastic without even trying. It isn't fair.
Immune to criticism and bad weather, they can do anything with grace and perfection. She's almost too perfect. You could hate her if you didn't know her, but if you do, she's your best friend.
She's the biggest sweetheart you'll ever meet. She deserves a hug, just as long as you don't touch her hair. Or feet. If you do, she'll switch into a Bailey, and roundhouse kick your ass. Anyway, leave the hair alone.
Oh my god, that's so what Amanda does! Especially the hair! She hates when people touch it, and they do often because it's such a pretty orangey-red!
Hmmm... I think I'm supposed to wear red, white, and blue today... *wears all black*
I could actually disappear and no-one would notice...I could disappear from this whole fandom...this whole world and no-one would notice..
Sorry...I just have some pessimistic thoughts, from time to time...
Turtles eat lettuce, right? I've never had a pet turtle, before. I want to get a pet turtles.
no, L... the purtles need you!
purtle:
a n animal that swims, flies, walks, is a panda, has a turtle shell and tail
My friend has a phobia of pandas...
I have a phobia of phobias
I have a phobia of small spaces, I'm scared of absolute darkness/silence, and small children
I fear spiders... and partial darkness, pitch black is fine, just disorienting
Haha just kidding... I'm not sure what i'm scared of.
I have until 8 here but I'm on my phone so expect disappearing comments...
I have to go, now... *frowns*
*hugs*
*floats off*
*hugs back* Bye Luce!
Bye L!
Bye Luce!!!!!
God dang it!!
Stupid comments. I said I had finished the pencil ofIvy.
You finished it? Yay!
Not quite yet, Val. I need to do colour. I'll do it later.
Grrr... I have to go now!! Bye guys!! *hugs*
Bye Lynxia!
Bye, Lynx! *hugs*
I just got my phone back..
Hello again, L!
Hello again, Val!
Ugh, my dog is so hard to communicate with! She just gives me a blank look!
I'm not surprised, Val. Maybe you should learn to speak dog?
you can take lessons from my brother.
Yeah, I should... I also want to speak baby
"You can't just call him 'not mum'!"
I swear, sometimes I just want to severely injure my family members... They piss me off so much
ALso not mum. That's me. Everyone else is just... Peasants.
Going to a parade now, bye!
*comes ib soaking wet and laughing* YOU SHOULD OF SEEN THE RAIN JUST NOW!!!
Be here soon!!!
Bye Val!!!
I want to see if I can pull off the name Prince Octaboo whilst retaining my dignity.
You may all call me Prince Octaboo :P
Whoops!
*points to the window*
There goes your dignity Octa
Wow.... Silence, again.
Ok, well not that anyone cares or anything, but I'm leaving now... 4th Party :D
Vale!
*disappears in a puff of purple smoke*
Anyone?
Anyone?
Meee!
Octa! Nice to finally meet you! *shakes foot*
Want a cupcake? *offers pink frosting cupcakes*
Hey Luciana!
Tis an absolute pleasure! *accepts cupcake* So delicious!
You can call me:
L
Luce
Lucy
Lu
Lucy Anna
Luciana
Robyn
Jordan
Or, J.
Unless you can think of anything else. I have many many names..
MINE!
Hey Kallie! *hugs tightly*
I guess I have quite a few names too.
Octa
Cockta (don't ask :P)
Octaboona
Octajoena
His Most Serene Prince Octaboo
Octaboona Ambrosius
Octa-Indigo Hair Dude
The Purple Poet
Octaboona Ambrosius- Paragon of the Purple Horde
Octaboona Ambrosius-Purple Poet and Paragon of the Horde of Iridescent Indigo, Glint of the Moon and Ember of the Glorious Sun
His Most Serene Prince Octaboona Ambrosius, Purple Poet, Paragon of the Horde of Iridescent Indigo, Eighth Great Immortal, Sandwich Maker to Akhenaten IV, High Otter Priest of the Aspect of the Grandiose Teapot, Imperial Librarian (Third Class), Arctic Doe of the Sapphire Tryst, Marquis of the Eastern Splendour and Composer of Lengthy Titles.
I'm rather obsessed with giving myself titles :P
It'll be cool my love. We shall just move to the next post XD
Lads my brain is waging a war with me that I am losing I'm afraid.
I think I'll put the writing away for now
Hey Emerald!
Heya Octa.
I don't think we've been introduced like... ever!!
Ok? lol what a welcome
*returns hug*
Good to see you too Kallie
No your fine, you go and you rest. I'm sure I'll be fine.
I have a war to win against my brain.
EM!!!!!
Heya Zaf!!!!!!!!!!
My cousins say hi xD
Howrya Cousins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having a good 4th of July?
Yup we're being illegal and setting fireworks off xD
As you do lol Might as well your holiday. The next big holiday for over here is Halloween.
Well my son's 2nd birthday first lol so important
Ok my cousin wants to know if you like One Dorection
Direction*
omg my family is hilarious
Ewwwww!!!!!!!!!!
I have better taste than that.
I'm a Westlifer.
Her face is priceless....xD btw her name is Jessica. I wish I could get Derek to say hi. This the Irish side of the family
*is laughing hysterically*
Justin faceplanted off the diving board
Lol sounds like you are having a cracker of an evening.
Does Jessica know who Westlife is or is she just disgusted that I don't like little boys
Lol she's younger then me....
She confused.
Here her words, "Little boys that are hot."
Oh dear god I think Derek is normal compared to my family
One Direction wouldn't have happened if Westlife didn't exist. She should bow to them first before getting sucked up in the mass hysteria of One Direction.
Zaf take it from me lol there is not nor will there ever be one normal Irish person lol
Oh there isnt. My family proved that.
They all drunk. Dear god
*is laughing*
Em ill be bck...I got 2 minutes until they thriwing me in the pool...i got mu iPad soo
*hugs*
Be back!
Holy shiz....Derek if you do read this my god. Im with my family. One person works for Amazon. The strangest thing is he works for HarperCollins or like...with. So, my whole family wants to know, WHY do your publishers think (or whoever 'they' are) that it wont go well if you go to America. Or the rest of the series being published for America. Just what my family is wanting to know. Dont spoon me. Please.
HELLO!
I just wanted to pop by to say THERE WAS A GUY DRESSED AS LOKI IN THE PARADE TODAY!
Going again, byyyyyyyyeeeee!
Well, well, well. If it isn't POTTER and his CAT, CLAUDIUS.
Why am I obsessing over Harrry Potter? I'm gonna see the Amazing Spiderman soon!
Just so you know, I absolutely ADORE Spiderman. He's my favourite superhero. XD
*walks in and falls to the ground*
Dear Golden God, I'm so tired...
And alone...
You are not alone, Sparky.
*ghostliness*
*looks up*
Oh. Hello Eve.
How are you?
Heyyyyyyyyy everyone!!!
*gives hugs to all*
Out fireworks just ended... It was so HOT outside. Yah, but I'm here now
I'm pretty goose, what about you?
Hi Adra!
heyy *hugs* whats new?
What's new? Well, there's the new battery my dad got for the laptop, that's pretty new
Wooo! For uh, batteries...
YEAH!!!
Sorry, fell asleep for a moment there...
Back.
Hey Dark.
Hey Sparks!!! *hugs*
4848!!!
The power for everything!
Welcome back to the Land of Wakefulness, Sparky
Yuuuuurgh...
I'm typing up my votes for everything in the BAs...
So many categories...
So many nominees...
So much thinking...
Haha... sorry, dear. I'm not really ssure what I'm going to do for the awards. :/
There are so many names I don't recognise!
Haha... Right? I'm still learning. I'm determined to be on one of those lists next year... Honestly, I don't care which one. Even if it means getting on everyday, and writing my butt off.
Yeah.
WOO! *Rocky music comes in the background*
Hi Kallista!!!
Hey Kal.
*waves from ground*
Oh, did I tell you guys?
I was in a competition last night.
3rd place.
I'm really happy about it.
*groans*
I love the gesture Kal, but I'm so ridiculously tired...
Figure Skating.
KKKKAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!*tackles*
HIIIIIIIIIIIII!!! *laughs, and jumps into a tree, and goes swinging on the vines with monkeys, dress looking awesome*
*does a flip, and lands*
CONGRATS SPARKS!!! *hugs* WOO! LET'S BRING OUT THE CAKE!
FIGURE SKATING??? LIKE A BOSS!!!!!
*laughs*
Thanks Dark.
No, really! I tried ice skating last year, then my brother broke his hip, and we all kinda stopped. :/
Yeah. What's it like???
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