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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Teenage Dirtbag! <3
*because I had a random urge to listen to Wheatus*.
i think Racheals gonna win, dont you think Eve??
i hope Racheal wins, shes amazing
Maybe. I think they all have a GREAT chance of winning. I'd be happy if anyone (except Darren) won.
But in all honesty, I'm all for Sarah. :P
yeah, they are ALL great singers
i havent had time to watch the voice cuz ive been here
*gestures around Blogland*
Wheeeeeee
i may go and get something to eat and have a shower
oki doki Flame
Okay Phoenix
I've gotten a teensy bit tired of Karise though
Did you see Joel's "I <3 You" head? :D
Okaly dokaly, Flameeeeeeee.
i saw that
i nearly laughed my head off, literelly
I love his hair
I think he picked Sarah PARTLY because of her awesome hair :3
yeah, that could be true
I want hair like that. But I dont think it would look good with my hair.
*wonders* What of I had black hair? That could work.
Black and red....
i want to die my hair when i finish school
i want it black
i wonder how THAT would look??
Oh wait, my friend (Wind :P) wanted red through her black hair. I'll just do black.
Omg and Di Fabulous could have aqua blue hair!
They'll hate these nicknames
speaking of black hair...
is Valkyrie's hair black or just a dark colour??
cuz in the books they say 'her long, dark hair'
and then in the art her looks black
i wonder if Derek is reading my question??
DEREK!! ARE YOU READING MY QUESTION??
Yeah, I've been thinking of that. I'm pretty sure it's dark, dark brown
DEREK?! Is Val's hair black or dark dark brown?
very confusing
Oh you beat me to it :P
*checks my profile picture*
in here its black
*checks TFO cover*
on here its black too
*checks every picture, book cover, etc of Valkyrie*
they are all black
but on the first bit to the SP website where you have to choose from US/UK/ANZ it looks brown
and on the American versions
Valkyrie's hair is black. *points to page in SP*.
the covers, that is
Yeah but...if it was black, why would Derek say 'dark' every time?
WHICH PAGE, L???
Where does it say it, Luciana?
AND WHICH BOOK???
go to my blog
NOW.
First one...Somewhere...At least I think it does..
Brb, I'll go check my book...It says she's definitely got dark hair...and she has dark hair in all of the pictures of the books.
even in PWF in chapter 1 it says
the wind whipped her dark hair across her face
good poetry Flame!!
Do you mean the Nightslayer chapter? It's really really good
but back to the matter at hand...
hmmmmm, very annoying
Never mind...It just says 'dark-haired'. But on all the book covers her hair is definitely black. One TFO it has a blue tinge, implying black, too.
Eve, im talking about chapter 1 Hanging Around from Playing With Fire
Yeah....but stillllllllllll
Derek, I'm confused!!!!
yeah, it has a blue tinge
Guys HER HAIR IS DARK, OK?
It could be black, black is dark. OK?
dispute setteled.
I was talking about Flame's story Miss
I song think he meant his poetry blog
DEREK!!!!!!!!
PLEASE COME ON AND STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT!!!
oh, ok Eve
*dont
It was not a dispute. We were WONDERING
It's black.
She has brown eyes and her hair is black...It's implied...
It's not IMPLIED that her hair is black
How can you imply that her hair is black without using a similie or metaphor to describe her hair?
*headwall*.
Never mind..
I am not trying to be stupid, if that is what you are asking
If i am being stupid, it happens without my help :)
*raises eyebrow*
Lower that eyebrow!
Lower it....
*lowers it*
i think i did that for no reason what-so-ever
*starts singing Hoosiers- Goodbye Mr. A*.
Mr A is...leaving? *bursts into tears*
Why?! WHY?!
*sobs*
*starts singing Evanescence- Bring Me To Life*
Because he had all the answers, but no human touch.
He promised we were lovers but he knew too muchh.
I'm not bringing you to life unless you promise to not let Luciana steal any more purple bananas!
ok
*continues to sing*
*steals another purple banana to give to Star, later*.
*steals it back from L*
*sighs* I suppose i should join in.
*starts singing Humpty Dumpty*
Awhhhhhh, why did you do that? *frowns*.
Mwahahahaha! I have turned two great thieves against each other!
you know, if you fall off that wall, im not to blame
*goes back to singing and searching for a spot to hide Eve's purple banana*
*changes to All The Small Things - Blink 182*.
*finishes singing*
another song, ahhhh....
*thinks*
*falls off wall*
Damn.
*blames...Luce!*
*starts singing Birds of Tokyo- Circles*
*takes out phone*.
It's alright. I've had the other purple bananas I stole transported. *grins and puts away phone*.
*carries on singing All The Small Thigns and thinks of Pokémon*.
*laughs at Eve*.
*hides purple banana when L's back is turned*
*continues to sing*
Hehehehehe
*whispers to Eve where I hid the purple banana*
Hmmm...Now where did I put those other purple bananas...*looks around*.
*nods* Ah, okay
You know, I don't really care. I have an infinite supply of purple bananas. :P
Eve...you might recieve an email about the purple banana
*remembers that teacher said we'll be working extra hard this week* Damn...
Oh, okay
*shrugs*.
They make for good presents. *grins*.
she might find your secret stash and you will only have one left so ive emailed the secret hiding spot
*reads email*
*nods and guards TALL OLD TREE IN FOREST*
*winks*
*realises that the wink gives me away*
*panda*
*shakes head sadly*
*laughs*.
*starts singing Evanescence- Hello*
If we catch a criminal, when we catch a criminallllll.
Eve, an essence.
Evanescence! That band is basically a tribute to me!
of course Eve
*laughs*
*just starts singing Evanescence songs*
I should sleep. For once, I need an early night.
*it is ten forty six....*
Well, an earliER night.
I've got a big big big day ahead of me!
Bye!
the song Going Under reminds me of when Skul and Val fought the Sea Hag
bye Eve!
have nice, violent and Derek related dreams!
Evanescence's music would be PERFECT for a SP movie
BYE, EVE! *waves*.
is there going to be a skulduggery pleasant movie? been at my moms for fathers day XD
'ello!
I've been outside all morning learning how to work a film camera!
No.
No film is being discussed, as of yet. I, for one, don't want there to be a film, at all.
Derek will tell us if there's a film, or not.
hi Finnick and no
not that we know about, but i was just saying that Evanescence would be a perfect artist to do the music
Meow.
hi Phoenix!
Hi Miss Cain!
Oh, please not another shopping list...
Hello, those who have appeared! :)
2
what shopping list??
Hi L. So... Here goes the shopping list. Please no more than three...
L.
Finnick.
Miss Cain.
Anyone else?
HELLO! :D
thats all
Emerald Melody made a joke once when there was about nine people in the conversation. I was making a list to try and keep track of them and she said "lol, Phoenix has to make a shopping list to keep track of us"
my handwriting is terrible
So, that's it. I don't think that counts as a shopping list... Yay!
bloody homework is keeping me up
:) We don't have homework. Tomorrow is our last day!
lucky!!
we've got about 2/3 weeks until winter holidays
Weeks or months? Winters not till a few months...
*cringes at lack of grammar*
im in Aus
I have just under 5 more weeks. *sobs*.
so we are in winter now
i actually dont know how many weeks until end of term
im probably wrong
i need help with this
heres the question:
Kinetic energy comes in many forms. Rearrange the letters to find three of them.
a) aaccehilmn _____________
b) aailnoortt _____________
c) acceeillrt _____________
please help!!
Well, Miss Cain, that explains it... And I have no idea! Holy crap... What grade are you in?!
grade 6
*stares at homework*
how i hate you....
help
PLEASE!!!
Uhm...*should know this*.
wait, i got the last one
its electrical
2 more
Sh*t, you guys in Australia have a WAY better education program than us...
we do??
its annoying though...its actually HARD
I live in Englandddddddd.
i think the 2nd is rotational
I don't have the faintest clue what you're talking about... We did types of energy in fifth grade, but we never covered these. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention.
yep, the 2nd is rotational
1 MORE!!!
then i can sleep, ready for practice for assembly
im the MC
MC?
Mic control? Mission control?
*doesn't remember any of this*.
I need to know this for my exam, too! D:
the 1st is mechanical!
MORTAL COIL!
MC means Master of Cerimonies
MC.
MC = Mortal Coil.
*laughs*.
that isnt who you spell ceremonies
1st!!
MC also stands for...
Miss Cain!!
i dedicate this page to the initials MC
cuz there are cool
*they
and i finished my homework!!!!!
*does happy dance*
OK!!! Wow, I'll need to remember that...
yeah, i think its an Aus thing
i finished my homework BEFORE the day its due
YAY!!!
Agh! Ok, I'll need to remember that.
i have to learn a script and stuff
Stupid COMPUTER!!!
i dont think every school does it
Ah. Ok.
I have to leave... We have company, and I haven't practiced fiddle!
yeah
our school the grade sixes have councils and-
its confusing and im not good at explaining
oki doki Phoenix
have fun!
ATTENTION ALL MINIONS OF BLOGLAND
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As later on in the evening I shall be posting up the highlights of today's Dalkey Book Festival, Derek Landy answering Cat's question about the vampire's reaction to salt water and plus
A MESSAGE FROM THE GOLDEN GOD HIMSELF!!!!
I would want any of you to miss it so please make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss out.
Love, Emerald
THANKYOU EMERALD!!!
Bye, Phoenix! :)
And SHELL!!!!!! *tacklehugs*. *does as Shell said*.
i have subscribed!!
can you post now??
pretty please???
im going off in 15 mins cuz i need to sleep
I can't post now Miss Cain, sorry. I have to get the dinner on for my son and me and plus there is a lot of video to get through so I'll have to edit it first.
I'm sorry but it will be waiting for you when you wake up first thing in the morning.
Make sure to pass on my message girls to all the others who come on between now and later.
Bye!
ok Emerald!
will check tomorrow morning (for aus) if i get up
Bye, Shell! :D
ARGH!!
i dont want to wait
*folds arms then sits down on the grass*
*stats sulking*
*starts
Derek, some questions:
1) Is Valkyrie's hair black or just a dark brown?
2) Do you dispise the existence of friut and vegetables?
3) Do you want a Skulduggery Pleasant movie?
4) Who is your favourite music artist?
5) Do you find most of our comments funny?
6) Why can't you live in Perth, Western Australia?
7) Are you looking forward to meeting me?
Lucky 7 questions
please answer!!
it will save me asking them when you come to Perth
“There’s no such thing as winning or losing. There is won and there is lost, there is victory and defeat. There are absolutes. Everything in between is still left to fight for. Serpine will have won only when there is no one left to stand against him. Until then, there is only the struggle, because tides do what tides do–they turn.”
-Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant
One of the most inspirational things I've ever read...
i know L
but about that, if you to when Skul is explaining the war to Steph, he say they were winning, but in that, it says there is no winning or losing
Derek, thats another question
do you remember that L??
Yes, I remember it. That's why I said it. :'3
hmmm
very interesting
*strokes chin for no apparent reason*
alrightio
im going to bed, its 10:43pm here
bye bye!!
derek, seriously. belfast next time yeah?
Bye, Cain! :)
whats grade 6 in america? I live in england so i have no idea.
Hello, Finnick.
hello munchkin people!
Jakrooooooo.
hello!
HELLO! :)
hi all
Hello
Last night I grabbed Death Bringer and I was clutching it in my sleep and using it as a pillow... XD
how many books can we get signed? 1? or more?
VAL!
how dare you... mortal coil is better
-.- death bringer is better
Death Bringer is my favourite, then Dark Days
Mortal coil is best
Death bringer is a VERY close second
Matt Smith
David Tennant is a very VERY!!!!! close second
lots of close seconds
*thinks*
*throws dead babies*
Hey Jakro, I was wondering, what part of Washington are you from? Because at the moment Im across the state... did you know that there's a place called George Washington?
val, I live about 40mi south of canada... yes I know about George, Washington
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