Okay then, here comes the places I'll be visiting in the Ireland/UK part of the tour. As mentioned previously, these will be weekend affairs- from Fridays to Sundays (mostly)- and they'll mainly consist of public signings.
30 Aug - 3 Sept:
Dublin
Bray
Drogheda
Cork
7 Sept - 9 Sept:
London
Bournemouth
Southampton
13 Sept - 15 Sept
London
Birmingham
Liverpool
And I'll also be appearing at the Bangor Literature Festival, the Mountains to the Sea festival in Dublin, and the Cheltenham festival.
The fact that I can't visit EVERYWHERE is always a shame, but we do try and spread the love as much as possible. This time around, my publishers took into account that I'd be in Australia/NZ for the previous two weeks, so I reckon they took pity on me. Maybe it was all the manly crying I did. We'll never know...
Eagle-eyed Irish readers may also have noticed that I shall be appearing on the "Celebrity Mastermind" quiz show, starting on TV3 this Sunday. I'm not sure what episode I'm on (I think it airs on July 1st but I'm not sure). For those who don't know, Mastermind is a show where you are asked questions about a chosen topic, and then you're asked general knowledge questions. I'm not going to say ANYTHING about what happened (we recorded it a few weeks ago) so you'll just have to watch to see how well I did. Or not, as the case may be. Ahem.
Let's see, anything else...
The Forums are back up, thanks to a load of readers who chipped in and paid the website domain fee. You Minions are amazing, you really are. Anyone who hasn't visited really should, if only to raise an eyebrow or two at the topics being discussed...! skulduggeryforums.co.uk.
Oh, and sometime soon (don't know exactly when) we'll be releasing Chapter One of Kingdom of the Wicked for you to read over at skulduggerypleasant.com, a chapter entitled "The Butterfly and the Wolf"...
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«Oldest ‹Older 1801 – 2000 of 4863 Newer› Newest»I was reading the runes on the door to the Mines of Moria, and someone recognized it from the movie, and while I was reading it in Sindarin, they walked away.
wbd?
Continue your story on here.
cat, are you alive?
Its midnight in the UK/Ireland! but not here!
Wbd- will be distant.
You mean, type it here? I'm not going to. I want the chapters to be a surprise till I post it on my blog. Sorry.
Cat? are you okay?
ahh. that's probably better for you, too. have you posted the first part yet?
First part?
I hope Cat's not actually hitting her head with a lamp...
the part you've written, not to a point that says "part two"
That's taking a while if she is.
cat?
*is getting a little worried about her*
Chapter three doesn't have a part two... I think. It was a short chapter.
Unless... I don't know.
sorry, the lamp and i got into quite the coonversation. i may never feel that part of my head again.
Sorry for the wait, seriously though, and i have to go... but i hope i see you guys another time.
My mom is going to kill me, and that stuff.
So my dad calls our cat, "Cat", yes?
and sometimes he calls me cat. i get soo confused...
oh, well.
who was insulting girls?
I meant, have you posted any of the story yet. some books have multiple parts (not within chapters). sorry for the confusion.
you were. goodbye cat, and come back soon without your lamp.
What? i dont insult girls in general. girls in books in genersal, and myself, and that's it.
I'm assuming your name isn't cat, but maybe Catherine (or some spelling of it) or that your dad is confused.
*is getting seriously worried*
Bye Cat. Be careful...
I have to go too. Be right back.
you said that you were mostly feminine, and that that was a bad thing. just because I'm not a girl doesn't mean I think they should be insulted (yourself included)
post when you're back.
I posted chapters 1-3 on my blog, if that's what you mean. The links are near the bottom of the previous page.
and when you do come back, Lavender, which blog if any of your story is posted? you seem to have multiple blogs.
Oh, oops. It's around the middle, not the bottom.
I get so confused easily now-a-days...
oh, no... im something special, i am.
Im not back, back. but it should only be a little while until i am...
my name is not catherine- be back soon
*hits head* ugh...bored
Okay, Cat.
It's a boring day, huh Zaf?
Zafira- you're here?
Did you find it, Random? The links to my story?
Cat- when you return, why are you called cat by your dad, then?
other guesses- Katherine, Cathryn, Kathryn, Catie, Katie, Ekaterina, your dad's confused, Caty, Katy, etc.
which blog, lavender? you have four.
I'll give you the link.
Here's the link to the first chapter and so on.
http://lavenderhopestoryblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/chapter-1-full-chapter.html
http://lavenderhopestoryblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/chapter-two-part-one-of-my-unnamed.html
http://lavenderhopestoryblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/chapter-two-part-two.html
And my third chapter:
http://lavenderhopestoryblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/title-is-revealed-chapter-3.html
thanks... am now reading.
You're welcome. :)
Thanks for reading.
i can almost gaurenteee you've never heard my name before.
unless, of course, you are much closer than i think and know me in what is generally considered to be real life.
Hello.
the lamp, however, does know my name.
and Zafira, if you're still here, hello.
is that what you like to be called? Zafira, i mean.
unlikely.
My question still stands. is it related to "cat" or is your dad confused?
Am i to assume that you are back?
Hi Cat.
Distant.
Lavender- I enjoyed the story. it needs some editing, but every stoiry does. on another note, why is chapter 2's font so odd? the first quotation mark is tiny and the rest of the text is larger than normal.
I was asking Cat. figured you'd mention if you weren't just distant.
I know you were asking Cat.
Thanks about the story and I know it needs editing. This is a rough draft I'm writing. Making it up as I go.
I have no idea why the font is so weird. It's changing every time I post part of the story.
it is related to cat...
its actually Annacatherynne, or some such spelling( cath can be pronounced cath or cat)...
What is your name, Random?
I was just saying I would be distant. I still am a little.
Wow, I like your name, Cat. It's very pretty. :)
i spend my life being distant...
Lavender... dont take this the wrong way if im wrong... is it you who is Holly?
not nearly that unusual. Its been in the top boy names for my entire life, but not before i was born- which makes me a trendsetter. you can figure it out from there if you want.
No, Star's Holly. And it's okay. :)
Lavender- in answer to a question on your other blog, I've read Warriors. I thought power of Three was terrible, but Omen of the Stars redeemed the series (and yes, I've read the last one).
i like the way my name isnt like anyone elses'
i just try not to be like anyone else.
is your name... Jordan?
Lav, what's your name?
Well, Dobby hits his head with a lamp, so to be different, you should stop that :)
There's an official list of most popular names for boys, and another for girls, each year.
Mine is probably just as unique as yours, Cat...
It's a Korean name, I'll give you that hint.
Eve guessed it though. But I gave a lot of hints then. :P
Let's see if you can do better.
Kiki, Jiwoo. only Korean names I know.
I think imma try to write a fan fic for THG about from the rp i do...
I now feel left out (that's what you get for starting a naming trend)
That sounds cool, Zaf. :)
Random, nope. I bet it's unique even for Koreans too.
Hmmm I think I will...off to attempt this
oh. didn't think it would be either, but you never know. we've got two girls from Korea at my school, as well as about 15 kids from china.
if we guess correctly, will you tell us?
im not really very asian, just a little, so... what does it mean?
Random...
Jacob, Michel, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Andrew, Daniel, Anthony, Christopher, Joesph?
Ok...where the heck is a button to create one?!
maybe....
to create a what?
Zafira, what is your name(given)?
Random- yes, if you get it right, I'll tell.
Um... it has a kinda... It means beautiful pearl... or some kinda gem...
I don't really like my name...
When I was younger, I always wished I could change it.
you might be able to narrow it down a bit further.
gtg
People get it wrong all the time. When they first hear it SPOKEN. When it's written, it's easier to pronounce.
come on, Random!
just say if its one of the above.
I dont usually tell people i know, real people my full name. i dont... really know why, but...
i dunno...
Oh! no need to hit myself with a lamp anymore. found myself an elk statue. this one has antlers.
Bye Random.
Ethan? or does it start with a J?
Cat! Don't hit yourself at all! Please.
Mi-Ok?
I just don't like seeing, or reading, people hurt themselves...
You still want to guess my name?
yeah..
not Mi-Ok, then? didnt really fill the description, but was the first thing i found online.
You actually have an amazing voice, Hope. I wish i could sing like that.
No, it's not that.
*blushes*
Thanks.
Jin-Kyong?
No.
Hmm, would you like another hint?
mm...
i dunno...
two more guesses...
Eun-Kyung
Mi-Cha
Nope. None of those. Now would you like a guess?
i guess.:(
It has four letters.
mi-ok had four letters... does it have a space, or a dash?
most people think my name has a space, or a dash, or a capital C...
or they cant pronounce it... i think its pretty simple, myself...
i hate my middle name, but i'd never get rid of it... weird, i know...
The third letter is supposed to be capital, but I always write it lowercase. I like it to be lowercase.
I like my middle name. It means cheerful. :)
Oh and my last name is so weird.
In Japanese, it means seven(7) tree fields. :s
Oh, brb.
Back.
Cat? You still there?
I gtg again. Brb, again.
I'm back, for a bit. had to go to dinner, since it was after 8.
sorry, i had to re-boot
I'm also annoyed that i used gtg, but I had just a second. I'm not a fan of TXTSPCH
HI Random.
Ethan? or does it start with a J?
sorry, i dont mean to interrogate you...
going to go hit myself with my elk statue.
think its you and me, cat. am furiously trying to think of someone who hit themselves with an elk so you won't do that, either......
its in the first half of the alphabet
All I can think of is that maybe someone got hit by a real elk. Is that enough to keep you from hitting yourself with it, since its not different?
A series of novels features a main character with my name.
can't think of any other clues for you.
yet.
it is different. its very different. i can find something else...
ooh, a gargoyle.
e and j both are in the first half... wait... they are, rihgt?
am I the only one here? Lavender is gone and Cat's hitting himself again.
Artemis???
No wait. Percy??? Novels, I'm thinking...
Back btw.
Harry? Frodo?
Arthur
what's that one with all the cats?
Cat's a girl.
herself, i think. herself.
sherlock?
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1248181968318405808#editor/target=post;postID=1098169833859736943
The first part lol. Theres a few. But the next deseves its own post
Charlie(charles, et cetera)
ello, Zafira...
cant acess that, im afraid.
I can't see it, Zaf.
So, still want to find out my name? Or are we going to guess Random's first?
you mean you're hitting yourself with a gargoyle now, or what?
IPad...grrrr...
sorry, cat, herself. Sherlock would be cool, but no.
I still do... but i dont really know many korean names.*smiles embarressdly, and hits herself again with a gargoyle for using the word'embarressdly*
What about Percy?
the best part is that now I get my "what have you read" question answered (at least to an extent)
Nope. Cat, have you read "Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel? Josh hits himself with a gargoyle in one of them.
*snatches gargoyle away from Cat*
*moves other objects away from her as well*
Stop hitting yourself. And you can keep guessing. Eve was just guessing randomly, you don't have to know it.
that means you should stop hitting yourself with a gargoyle. (or anything else, for that matter)
i read more than i should and less than i want to.
Will is in the second half, yes?
Cody?
Carter?
i read more than i should and less than i want to.
Will is in the second half, yes?
Cody?
Carter?
He does? I forgot. But I read that series! Waiting for the last to get into the library!
Is it Josh???
Lavender, join me in finding people who also hit themselves with what cat is hitting herself with, and she'll stop. she said she had to be different, after all.
Jacob?
Andrew? Daniel?
Anthony, Christopher?
i like the name josh... i knew someone by that name...
Oh. Or we could just take the things she's hitting herself with away.
Hmm, Charlie?
Oh wait, Cat said that already...
Hmm...
you cant take everything
shut up, cat.
No, Lavender. There was a battle at (I think) Notre Dame and the gargoyle technically hit THEM, but close enough. I haven't gotten it yet, either. I'm going to buy it (I've got first-editions of the others) but I haven't finalized what I'm buying and if I win the 10 times contest, it will change my order. (british shipping)
http://thgfanfics.blogspot.com/
Now??
Heyy
Cat, but we can stop you from using what we don't take. try scowling instead of hitting. it helps.
how's this?
*goes into a room, and proceeds hitting herself with a wall.*
i actually have done this before, and will go do this now.
hello
Yeah, Zaf. That works.
Hi Flame!!!
Oh, haha. Yeah, thought so. It was the gargoyles that hit them.
But everyone does that. you can't do that, its not different. people in SP have done that.
Ugh, no offence, but more new people to meet and smile at.
*hey, how;s it going. *smiles**
Yeah, i can do that,
Ugh, no offence, but more new people to meet and smile at.
*hey, how;s it going. *smiles**
Yeah, i can do that,
Lavender, I'm trying to get her to stop. Stretches are okay.
*grabs Cat's wrist and proceeds to move her away from the wall*
I'm not new, I just don't comment much. Usually. Except on this post
I know you do it like that, but I prefer to actually get her AWAY from the things she's hitting herself with.
Lavender, you mean mine didn't work?
I still think i used to know a Flame pheonix... just one of those names...
they hit walls, and are hit into wall, but do not hit themselves with walls.
fine.can i just use my stupid fists? oh- cat mannequinn. that is probably original.
ill just use my fists.
Go Away, Cat!!
But she stops without violence if I do this. I'm helping her to give up by herself.
I had the most terrible nightmare. I was at a prison where I was forced to write things for six hours, and we weren't allowed to talk, and we only got an hour of rest, half an hour and half an hour, and we had to wear uniforms.
The prison was called:
School.
... i'll think of something...eventually.
Eve, its not that bad. and Hello.
No Random, just we do things differently. I'm trying to stop her hitting herself by taking whatever it is away from her, and you find where someone already did what she's doing. That's all. Not saying it's not working.
Hi Eve.
Hello, Eve
Well, right now it's bad, cuz I have two assignments due tomorrow and I've hardly started either
You use your fists, and I'll have to be forced to bound your hands behind your back.
i wish i could have nightmares like that.
Stop hitting yourself, Cat!
fine.*grabs her arms and digs her fingers in*
all right. want to haul her away from the cat mannequin? can't think of someone punching a...
wait...
all of the Warriors series!
give up, Cat!
1st!
Eve, are you in Australia?
Nice, Random! Told you you'd get it sooner or later!
Cat, please stop hurting yourself!
No, I'm in Peru
Oh.
Cat, every nervous person in every story does that.
Haha, Eve. :P
Yeah, she's in Australia.
Ded time!
This page is dedicated:
To Ameriminions North and South!
The most loyal undercover agents
And Australia.
What is this nonsense of which you speak?! You must be thinking of my holiday in Australia, we had a school excursion because we learn English at school. I'm pretty much fluent in it.
2011!
I don't know why I said that. Just reminds me of the year.
Nice Job, Random. Quick, dedicate befor i go hide under a bed and feel alone again, wondering if its worse to fall asleep or to not fall asleep...
but you had 2012
Thank you for noticing Peru in South America!
better to fall asleep. its after 9 where you are.
:P
I got the year we're in now. 2012, the year the world dies.
I don't believe that though.
Cat, i do know you.
Im just depressedeos again.
Yeah, especially since they thought we'd have flying cars by 2010
most people don't. i hope. I wont see Hobbit part 2 if the world ends, and the Mayans will be proven wrong if it ends as well. (they were just cycling their calender, not predicting the end of the world, so their prediction was wrong.)
What's up, Phoenix? Why did you say you were leaving?
i mean from months ago, when i used to go on all the time... but the account wasnt open then...
going, now.
"that doesn't make much sense"
"but it makes a little sense, and that's all i need"
SP (mortal coil?)
Bye Cat!
Bye Cat.
I have to go now, too.
Good night everyone...
wait. its not night in the west coast, its morning in Australia, and no one from Peru is getting any sleep at all if they ARE on here.
not convinced.
So long, then. there, that doesn't imply a time of day.
i guess i could read this under my bed, or try... maybe ill just find a corner.
no telling how often i can post. i seriously dont talk to people- ever at all.
Laaaaaaaaaavendeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer.,.....LAAAAAAAAAAVENDEEEEEEEEEEEEER....I am a ghoooooooooost........laaaaaaaaaavendeeeeeeeeer.....
I'm a night owl, Random :)
Bye Random!
Now I know you lie. Therefore, you're Australian.
And I really am going now.
To your above statement, not the night owl bit.
good bye, random.
Bye then, Random.
I said hi to you Eve. You're not a ghost. :P
its only 8:30 in Peru now. Got you!
And now I'm closing my browser.
Are you.....are you saying that Australians LIE? I have many Australian friends here, and they would take offense to that. *turns away*
Random, I said she was f=in Australia already...
*in
Where did the f= come from?
I know, but my mothers says lights out at eight o'clock
*thinks of Nix*
...
So I stay up late by my standards
no, you have a proven tendency to lie, so I assume that you lied about your location as well, then I proved it through misinformation that you failed to correct.
If all liars were Australian, I'd be Australian for not exiting when I said I was. now I'm actually leaving
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