Okay then...
For those of you who have read KOTW, first of all, I'm glad you seem to be liking it, but I'm going to have to ask you to be careful. And for those of you who haven't read it- which is the vast majority of you- I'm going to have to ask you to be EXTRA careful. There are spoilers all over the place, on forums and Facebook pages and Tumblr...
The heartening thing is that these spoilers don't pop out of thin air. Everything is tagged with spoiler warnings, which I really appreciate. But I know you lot. I know how impatient you can be. I know that if you're on a forum and you come to a post that's hidden behind a spoiler warning, and all it takes is one little click... I know how tempting it is to just sneak a teeny tiny peek...
Which could ruin the entire book for you.
We have, what, 35 days until it's widely available? That's a lot of days for mistakes to be made, or for something to slip out...
So be careful. I was never a fan of releasing this book so far in advance of the Ireland/UK date but I was convinced it was necessary in order to facilitate the tour. If it doesn't work out, it won't be happening again. I don't know what that would mean for any future Down Under tours, but I'll deal with that if it crops up.
So, I want to thank everyone for behaving themselves as far as spoilers go, and ask that they continue to be very, very careful about what they say.
And also, some of those spoilers (of which I am allowed to read, because, y'know, I wrote the book) and your reactions to them have made me grin...
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«Oldest ‹Older 4801 – 4879 of 4879Do these look like sprinkles to you? Coz they look like sprinkles to me. You can have them on ice cream OR buns - which I believe you call 'cupcakes'?
Bye Nix!!
Oh my god
STAR, IT'S SPRINKLES GALORE!!!
You call cupcakes 'Buns'? What do you put burgers on?
I love using britland words, but its fun to say cupcakes.
I like cupcakes
I would eat one if we had one and it wasn't night
Cupcakes and muffins are completely different btw
Hundreds and thousands are small and round, right?
some photos are used for both searches...
I get confused with the difference with hundreds and thousands and sprinkles
Nix seems to know more on that subject then me
Buns as well. *laughs* Although they have a number of names, I think. I, personally, call them bread buns.
@Cain: I KNOW!!!
Please forgive my american ignorance-
are there any other words for lighter?
*blinks to try and stay awake*
Wow
I'm actually quite tired
These are sprinkles.
And these are hundreds and thousands.
Don't think so, Cat.
Linking to a single image is so much easier to do on my phone . . . I don't know how to do it on the comp. No, don't tell me. YOu'll confuzzle me.
Yep, that's it Star
Both are correct
I know how to do it on the computer
I'm on my iPad right now
Can't be bothered with my computer
:)
I love hyperlinking to things - it makes explaining so much easier. I can't follow URLs on my phone, see, but I CAN follow hyperlinks coz you just click on them.
Aussies!!! O.o
I can type on the laptop so much quicker than I can tap thins out on my phone. I used to always be here on my phone, but since I've had my writing spree I've been laptopping.
http://www.sweet-cuisine.co.uk/product_images/f/845/orange_sugar_sprinkles__84652_zoom.jpg
but these are sprinkles too
and these
http://www.cupcake-decorating-ideas.com/images/round_pastel_sprinkles.jpg
Hi Zaf!
Are hundreds and thousands called anythink different in America?
Yes, what about us Aussies, Zaf?
I can type quickly on my computer. I type slower on my mums phone when she wants me to send a text cuz it's small!! And plus, my fingers are big
Do you mind if I hyoerlink them THEN follow them?
I'm trying to memorize the code for hyperlinking.
You guys are awake xD
I know
I think im the only one, Zaf...
Yep, they are sprinkles as well, Cat. But conventional spirinkles are the ones like long hundreds and thousands. :)
i have big hands and fingers... bigger than my mom and older brother's, anyway.
What are hundreds and thousands? Like....decimal points?
Well yay for one Aussie!!! :D
Perth is two hours behind Melbourne/Syndey and one hour behind Adelaide. Cain lives in Perth. So it's 11:25 pm (ish) for her now, whereas in Adelaide, where Eve lives, it's 00:25 am (ish) and in Melbourne where Nix lives, it's 1:25 am (ish).
Umm, they are decimal points as well, I think...
Zaf, they are kinda like sprinkles, but different
These are hundreds and thousands.
Yep, 11:30pm on my clock anyway...
Oh! Okay.
Cain when are you guys stealing Derek? I would laugh if he forgets a jacket
you're twelve hours away... cool.
but mine says 11.28
*grins* I know my Aussie time zones. Melbourne is three hours ahead of the UK. Adelaide is eight hours ahead, and Perth is seven. So, Cain, you're seven hours ahead of me.
decimal places
He comes on the 20th-21st of August
I've booked my spots and I'm ready to go!!
Cat, do you live in Perth??
Or it could be my tired mind playing tricks...
*re-reads Cats messages*
nup, my tired playing tricks
*tired mind playing tricks
Cat lives in America.
Cat, is it Wedensday where you are?
It's Wednesday where me and Cain are but very early Thursday morning where Eve and Nix are.
Nearly Thursday...
Lol hope he dont freeze its winter by you guys xD
So you are 12 hours ahead of us xD EST my timezone.
Throw snowballs at Derek! I so would. He'd neeever know it was me.
Sorry, this is my mathematical side coming out . . .
Ehm, yes, it is wednesday here
Sorry, will be distant. Looking for my stupid freaking corded mouse.
*nods at Zaf* So the east coast of America is four hours behind me. Good to know.
Zaf, it doesn't snow in Aus
It's just cold
No, wait, five hours behind me.
I hate math!!!!
Omg this the first time im on Blogland for a tour and release of a book that's biiiiiig
Same here Zaf!!
It snows here. :)
I kinda wish it would snow here but I hate the cold but love the rain, soooooo, yeah
How can you hate math?
It dont snow???
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
What has the world come to?
Not all east coast. Soon we switch our clocks and are 5 hours behind. The south is 5 hours behind at, they one hour behind me
Zaf, the world has always been like this
Unless we go all sciency and explain the Pangea and stuff
No no sciency crap!!!
*hudes*
In Engliand, we call math maths.
Personally, I think maths is boring but I'm fairly good at it . . .
Nup, I'm not doing any sciency stuff tonight
I don't do it at all anyway
Ok, I'm going now
Byeeeeeeeeee!!
Fours, Cain!
That's an odd feeling. It's already been one year. Straaange... And two years from reading Mortal Coil.
Huh. Time really does fly by fast.
Oh, and think about how I feel. D: 35 days? Double that for Americans. Oh course it's LESS that 35 days NOW, but when it WAS 35 days, double it. All the books have to go through customs unless you pay a bucketload of money.
(But I guess it's good for Derek, because at customs they actually have to read the books to make sure there isn't any suspicious code or something odd like that. Somewhere in the world there's this strange guy who became a fan of your books because they had to go through customs. HAH)
I'm hungry.... and I really should be getting to writing. But it's just so... ugh... so... far... can't reach the proverbial table... aaaahh....
*is being lazy*
Hello Mar, er, Lazy
Im Procrastinating
Hi Mar!
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Hello.
Where did you all go?
*waves*
Ehm
So then. It appears that no one is currently on.
Villainy Test from the back of a H.I.V.E. book:
1. You find a wallet on the floor filled with ten pound notes, do you:
A. Immediately take the wallet and hand it over, still filled with the money.
B. Help yourself to some of the money and then take it to the police.
C. Take the money, throw the wallet in the bin and spend the cash on stolen blueprints for the nearest bank.
2. You see a small child eating your favourite ice cream, do you:
A. Ask the child where he got the ice cream and set off to buy your own.
B. Explain to the child that ice cream is bad for the teeth and make him feel guilty enough to hand it over.
C. Organise two henchmen to suspend the small child upside down over a duck pond while you enjoy the icy goodness of their treat.
3. Your agree to buy you any birthday present you want, do you ask for:
A. Nothing, you would rather your parents treated themselves.
B. A new hi-fi and games system so you can lock yourslef away in your bedroom.
C. A small island in the Pacific, fully equipped with secret hideout, submarine base and lasers.
4. When buying a new house what room is your priority?
A. An ecologically sound conservatory.
B. A huge communications room so you can spy on your nearest and dearest.
C. An underground lair complete with torture devices and a shark-filled pool.
5. You have a red button in front of you that you have been told never to press, do you:
A. Quietly read a book, never giving the buton a second thought.
B. Stroke the button gently, always feeling tempted to give it a good push.
C. Instantly press the button - you built this doomsday device so why shouldn't you use it!
6. An army of robots is about to take over your town, do you:
A. find a way to foil the robots and destroy them forever.
B. Find a way to foil the robots but keep one just in case you might need it one day.
C. Find a way to foil the robots because frankly your army of GIANT SPACE ROBOTS will do a better job.
7. You need to hire a henchman, who do you hire:
A. Your mum.
B. A couple of ex-cons you found through eBay.
C. A suitably subserient weakling who will bow to your every needs . . . and a GIANT SPACE ROBOT.
8. You have captured your heroic foe and can at last be rid of him, do you:
A. Have a change of heart, let him go and give yourself up to the authorities.
B. Give the hero five minutes to escape from a shrinking room while making a quick getaway.
C. Take a long time to explain your convoluted plans for ruling the world, realise the hero has escaped and send your GIANT SPACE ROBOT after him.
If your answers are mostly As . . .
To be fair, you don' really have a villainous bone in your body. In fact, I suspect you would rather share a cup of tea with your foe, talk about old times and generally have a nice time. It's probably best to give up villainy now and try something more suited to your needs, say knitting or looking after bunnies.
If your answers are msotly Bs . . .
Okay, so you have some villainous traits but you're not quite ready for big time yet. You're the kind of villainous soul that would pull only half the legs off a spider so they would have some chance of getting away. With a little training you could be a decent villain but you're no way raedy for the big league.
If your answers are mostly Cs . . .
Hello future megolomaniac and ruler of the world. You are a vile villain through and through. You've probably got some plans to take over the world hidden in a draw somewhere and if you haven't already undergone training in Applied Villainy at H.I.V.E. then you should be applying for a place now. Oh, and I hear that GIANT SPACE ROBOTS are currently half-price at your local superstore.
LOL.
Ehm, Yes, No one is on
Really. Who would let him get away by accident? do it for the hunt, for the chase.
Actually, the correct answer to the test is to tie it to dynamite, light the fuse, and walk away.
That works. or, you know, have one of your Space Robots gag someone with it.
Or dump it in acid.
Or throw it in the fire.
Or hide it with a bunch of letters on the mantelpiece.
Or put it on the end of a rope extending from a motorcycle, which you turn on and drive into New York Harbor, but escaping in a parachute in the last second.
*looks at the number of comments*
Okay.
Lord Derek Landy, Sir?
Do you know when the Paperback of KOTW will be released in the UK, to cut my usual, long explanation of the question.
Basically, I can't get the Hardcover. And Paperback Editions are usually released later. Amazon doesn't state a date, or even a cover picture.
So, yeah. Do you know even a rough date?
Thanks, Mister Golden God, Sir. ^-^
So, when we run out of room, we go to the previous post... Right?
You're all confuzzling me. I fried my brainwhilst spending TWENTY MINUTES typing all that out.
What's a brainwhilst?
That's correct, Sir.
Hi Taia!
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