I'm sitting in my hotel room in... where am I? Melbourne? Adelaide? Wherever. Anyway, here I sit, tapping away at my laptop, about to go to bed and I figured I'd drop by and say hi.
So, y'know... hi.
The tour continues to go well. In fact, it's going great. Brilliantly. The response has been incredible, with so much energy and enthusiasm at each event. Signing queues have been massive, which is slightly less cool, because I just don't have the time to chat to each person as much as I'd like to, or even sign all of their books in some cases. Next time I'm over I'm going to INSIST that more time is left for signing. Some of these Minions-with-funny-accents go through an awful lot to get to me- some have been driving for 7 hours, some have even FLOWN in... The least I can do is have a chat and sign whatever they have. Sometimes that's just not possible, but I try my best.
I've met so many people from this Blog and the Forums and the Facebook pages (and the old Bebo page! Which I must reactivate... maybe... The Bebo page was DAUNTING because of the amount of comments and emails I'd have to answer every time I logged in... Every time I opened the Bebo page I'd spend HOURS there... no such thing as a quick dip in and out...)
Where was I? Oh yes, meeting a load of people I've only seen online. That's pretty cool, to be honest. I had no idea, for example, that Nixion or Calamity were Australian (well, maybe I did have an idea once, but I'd totally forgotten it). It's always so weird when I meet people and realise I know them from somewhere online- it's like we're old friends, and yet we've never met...
Another nice thing about being on tour is the amount of hyperventilating teenage girls who arrive in front of me. I swear, if Teenage Me ever found out what Adult Me is confronted with every day on tour, he'd be so insanely jealous... You're all hysterically funny and quite, quite odd.
When I get home I'll post pictures of some of the cool stuff I've been given (really, you'll have to see them to understand the coolness of some of your fellow Minions), but suffice it to say that I'm really glad I only packed half a suitcase worth of stuff- because I'll be going home with a LOT more than I came with.
Right then, just a few things before I go... According to the Facebook page, some stores in the UK and Ireland have already released KOTW. Naughty, naughty stores. On its OFFICIAL release date I'll put up a special Spoiler blog where you can discuss it here openly, but until then, please keep doing what you're doing and don't spoil it for the others. I'm very grateful to you all for the restraint you've shown so far.
Because of the fact that some schools are back early, some of the Irish times have been changed.
Thursday 30th August
Public Signing: Easons, Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge, TIME CHANGE FROM 12 noon to 2PM start.
Friday 31st August
Public Signing: Dubray Books, Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, TIME CHANGE FROM 2PM TO 4PM start.
And one last thing- the competition winners from, ahem, last year. Yes yes, it's taken me ages to send you your books, but now you're also going to get a signed KOTW too, so, like, yay...! But I need you to send your names and addresses to us again, because SOME of you, hilariously, decided not to include your real name the last time, and instead insisted that the books be sent to your online taken name... which would have confused the nice people who deliver the parcels. Also, I know that at least one of you have changed addresses since winning, so we're gonna need an update.
So, send your real name, and your real address (and also your online name so I'll know who you are) to this email:
kids.marketing@harpercollins.co.uk.
It's the only email address they could find that wasn't being used for anything else... Sorry...
EDIT:
Here's the list of winners, in case you've forgotten.
Miss Arianna Dark
Skulduggeryaddict
Octaboona
Asteria Wing
The BookNommer
Necros
Andrew
Silke Gronau
Lauren Longbottom
Mar-Chu
Valkyrie V
Kallista
Thalia
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YES! HI DEREK!
I dedicate this blog post page to the disturbing amount of ‘BECKY SAYS HELLO’s you’re getting.
They. Are. Hilarious.
Ah, that seven hour drive. It was very taxing on my patience. No, actually, when the car wouldn’t start and I missed that first 45 minutes of your talking/questions session. THAT was SO INCREDIBLY VEXING!
NOW I SHALL READ THE POST
REMEMBER ME DEREK?!
NEW POST! ^_^
You better get ready for some Irish weirdness when I come to see you in Dublin, Derek lol
Good morning Derek!
Yay for books being sent :D I've been holding off and getting the 6th and 7th ones since I'd have to order from overseas anyway. Can't wait to read them!
OH MY GOD I WAS MENTIONED IN A POST!
Nix I was waiting to see your reaction xD
I saw. He remembers you. :P
*runs around in circles*
FIRST I MET DEREK, THEN I GET MENTIONED IN A POST
WHY IS LIFE SUDDENLY DECIDING TO SMILE UPON ME? GOLDEN GOD LUCK?
HEY DEREK.
Goddamnit he's probably already gone again -_-
*grins* I remember when he mentioned me in a post once.
I ran around the house screaming...
For a good hour or so...
I havent gotten mentioned in a post yet but you probably would be able to hear me from UK and Ireland
I HAVE ALMOST 40 SKULDUGGERY BOOKS.
*screams*
I wouldn't run, I would sit my screen and refresh the page and wonder if he confused it with another person. Then go find food to eat and refresh a few more times and learn to accept it. xD
I would have seen you in Sydney but I decided not to travel BY FOOT all the way to the bookstore. Next time can you do a tour near the train station?
Anyway glad you enjoyed Australia
WHY WON'T THE GODDAMN POST LIKE ME AND LET ME HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF THE 7 BOOKS I HAVE ON ORDERRRRRRRR!?
I should calm down...
Too excited...
I might buy some more SP books soon...
My grandparents are visiting America next month...*smiles* US COPIEEEEEES.
the american ones suck though...
L least it didnt cancel your order. My order of DD got canceled....I'm surprised Derek didnt ask which Minion spazzed cuz I spazzed. It was supposed to arrive the next day so i ordered it AGAIN and got it
*is trying not to die from being mentioned*
So, any good vampire names?!
GAH Still can't believe that while others are sitting reading their books, I still have to wait another 13 DAYS!!
Glad you're having fun on the tour!!
Sounds like so much fun!!
*frowns* I like the American covers.
I also really want to read the interview in the back of one of them...
I want the Oz copies, as well.
*hugs NJ* I'm waiting for my reading copy of KotW so I can read it on the 30th like a good little Minion. ^.^
Kiiyashi gets no mention Derek?
Disappointing.
Recorded as much of your talking and question answering as was possible :/
but the american ones are just wrong -_- i dont see why they had to go and totaly change it, tom percival did an awesome job with all the covers already!
They're not wrong, they're to appeal to another audience!
It's so the books can get more fans and the fandom can grow into a big happy familyyyyy. *hugs everyone INCLUDING DEREK* THIS FANDOM IS A FAMILY OKAY AND THE MORE THE MERRIER.
Hi Kiiyashi!~
You haven't seen anything yet, Derek. Adelaide...rain in Adelaide....rain on Rundle Mall.....let's take a wall through the colours in the air.... Anyway, I'll be in Adelaide! Watch out for Eve!
Wow... sorry Em...
Em, although I may not necessarily know you I hope you feel better soon.
I actually blame everyone's sickness on the weather. It sucks at the moment.
:( Aw, Em! We all love you lots! Get better for us please! :(
*hugs Em* my god....i go to the beach and you really sick no Iriminion allowed to be sick. Get better
hmmm but still, I recon they could have just published them in america the same way they publish them in every other country,
It's just a pain for the ameriminions the way they get seperated, everything from only having 3 books to getting totaly seperate covers
*hugs Em very tightly* You're going to get better. Okay. Good. You're not allowed to be too ill. I love you too much. <3
LOL, EVE. Evvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeee is going to Adelaide signing and so is Hellboy. And they both have messages to Derek from me. ^.^ I LOVE THESE GUYS OKAY.
I HAVE IT EHEHEHEHHEHE
Is anyone else unable to go on the skulduggery website or is that just me?
Matex, the Ameriminions had no say in it. It was HC in the USA. They're slightly obnoxious. >.< They've only got the first trilogy, because of something to do with the publishers...And I kind of like that art.
I can't believe you said it was wrong. >.< No. It's not wrong, it's different. It's new. It's pretty. c:
Didn't mean to put a downer on the new post.
Thanks Kallie for helping me tell everyone.
And I collapsed the night before not last night lol I was only home yesterday afternoon.
Thanks everyone for not panicking lol
Yeah, it was like that for me yesterday. I haven't tried since
No one going to answer me?
Your eyes arent fooling you Kallie, it's just that I am Skyping Em.
Yup! You aint seen nothin til you've seen the freaks in Adelaide ;) We got a Hellboy, and we have an EVE. The Monstrous Eve will be there always. At the signing. At the event. It will be there.
And it will be insane.
Em I guess I cant throw you in the lake....oh wellz
*throws Derek in lake* some Irish person had to go in
AW BABY I HAVE A PROFILE PICTURE
ME AND DEREK LAST YEAR AWWWWWW BABY
I know they had no say! Thats why I said its a pain for them, I'm agreeing with you haha,
But to me it's wrong, I only picked up skulduggery in the first place because of the art, way back when the first book came out. To me the cover is a huge part of series. It just seems silly that they went and got a different artist.
Guessing that's a "sorry Nixion, no one's going to answer"
*derps in*
Hi Valk!
I can't think of anything, Nix. Pluvius? :P
*laughs* Derek's going to have fun tomorrow then, Eve!
Well, it's late here and I need to sleep.
Night everyone!
Hey Gepard!!
*hugs*
Heya, Gep.
At least someone tried to answer. I didn't need a name, a simple "I can't think of any" would have been fine
Thanks Eve, but no
I MADE AN ERROR...
My bookcase doesn't have space for 7 more books...
SOMEONE FIX IT...
Hey, erryone who said hello. O.o you post like ten comments at once.
Night Ellen!
Eve tomorrowmorning for me I'm looking forward to knowing if the Golden God trusts me as Grand Mage i doubt it though cuz I'm just....evil
*makes it so that Luci's bookcase is bigger on the behind* xD
Im going to magically poof out of here :)
Bye everyone,
And even though I dont know you Em, get well soon!!
*poof*
That happens on a new post
For some reason, people don't comment and talk on the posts, but as soon as there's a new post, they all pop up. It's slightly annoying how, in a place for talking, they don't reallly talk
Niiiiix did you by any chance tell Derek I said hi?
Uhm....Jason?
No to Jason, and no, seriously, there wasn't time to remember
He will, Luce. I told one of my school friends about the signing and she said she might be able to come, and then she said "We have to act like normal people, just normal people."
I stated at her, not comprehending.
I said, "Nor....mal?"
Derek, I'm bring a rock. A ROCK. For you to sign. I'm not bashing your head in with it. I want you to sign it. Along with a skull I bought. Don't worry, I brought a permanent texta and it's been tested :)
*noms s'more*
@Luce try setting the books Sideways??
That's fine Kal. I just like it wheen someone says something. I'm fine with a "can't think of anything"
But people have started ignoring me all the time, and that's annoying
Vampire Name??
Hmmm???
Eras???
No that's a shit vampire name
EVEEEEEEE.
IF YOU SEE HELLBOY REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU OKAY. THANK YOU.
Bye, anyone that left!
NIX WHY DON'T YOU SKYPE US? OuO
Ah well I'm counting on Em & Eve then....
*sits in my tree*
TREE!!!!!
Nix....blog comment sections were never meant for talking. They were for commenting on posts. These people who don't stay and chat are what some might call.... 'ordinary'. :P
Yeah, but this blog is for talking
Gep, I don't have skype and can't get it
NJ, I think I'mma get my sister to re-organize it. She's doing a maths degree, she's supposed to be clever. :P
Yep, don't worry Lucy Anna, don't worry Zafmira, I've got it all in my notes on my iPod!
NIX ERRYONE CAN GET SKYPE, SILLY BOY.
@Luce LOL
*frowns*
No I can't. I have to download something to go on skype, and I can't download anything
SO MANY CONVERSATIONS GOING ON TODAY. O.O
Gotta let my iPod charge for tomorrow. See you til it's charged!
Yay Eve!!!
EM DONT MAKE ME EXPLODE IRELAND CUZ I WILL
*glances around*
derek might be sleeping...
*hugs Eve* YOU'RE AMAZING.
Why are you exploding ireland??
OH YEAH...
DEREK IF YOU SEE THIS...
WOULD YOU MENTION GNOMES IN THE NEXT BOOK!? BECAUSE ME AND ASHLEY WERE TALKING ABOUT GNOMES AND SOMEHOW WE NAMED A GNOME ELLIE. AND THEY'RE TWO OF THE WEIRDER ONES AND YEAH...GNOMES ARE COOL OKAY. ESPECIALLY RAINBOW ONES.
I dunno
*hugs Em* yay Iriminion
SOMEONE DISTRACT ME...
It's screaming for me to read it...
L A BAGUETTE
Crutchlow crashed. >.<
So did Barberá.
Why am I missing this race!? It sounds eventful...I hope they're okay... :(
Okay, and I'm back!
EVE!
Welcome back! ^.^
Gaaah!! *hugs Luce* Youre so nice!!! Know that youre amazing too, okay?
Hiya Eve!!!!
*hugs Eve* hehe. Thanks. But I'm not really. :P
Hiya Zafira!
BookDepository.com has also sent KOTW out early as well. I was so surprised when they told me the book was released by the publisher. It's zipping through the mail system on its way to me right now and it will still probably won't arrive until after the official release date :P
Sandy
*rolls around in ball-shape*
Hi Derek!!!!
Why won't you come to lincolnshire, England, eh???
*Gives you evil eye*
OK you did last u did last year, but Boston REALLY BOSTON! No offense to people who live there.
Now I can't see yo because al l the other places are far awaay.... *a tear rolls down my cheek*
Anyway have a lovely tour and I expect to see you next year in lincolnshire.
:) <3
*pokes Kal* You're perfect. *hugs*
Or SPerfect. No. That's lame. >.<
No, you are :) It's like you were born with the gift of making everyone feel good xD You are a maze :P
Now ik where to gets it....
I MUST HAVE KOTW
KALLISTA!!!! *gives Kallista a ball of yarn*
Oh my god I love you guys :D
DEREK!!
WAIT TILL YOU COME TO PERTH!! WE HAVE A BELL TOWER AND... UMM... A BIG RED TOUR BUS!!! (we actually do :P)
I WILL BE AT THE AQUINAS SIGNING WITH MY FRIEND AND YOU SHALL GET A CUPCAKE!! :D
HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
AND I FINALLY WATCHED THE HUNGER GAMES!!!!!!!
I'VE NEVER LOOKED SO FORWARD TO A MONDAY!!!
*is awed by Kallista's words*
wow, that was a lot rolled into one
*nods in satisfaction*
very good
Hi Miss Cain! Well... Adelaide has a SMALL red tour bus. Beat that!
Nice Miss Cain
Eve can you please record mu question to Derek? Hus accent funny xD
Oh wow. My whole family's going to the event. Must escape them so I can chat with Derek :P
*rolls around some more, waiting to be noticed*
well, we actually have TWO BIG red tour buses
I wouldn't be surprised if I saw Derek on one
if I DID see him, I'd probably start having a fan-girl moment
SOMETHING like that
I've had to change back to my phone. >.<
hi Krestrel!
and yes, your comments DO keep disappearing
It's just my dad taking me then I meet up with my friend at the signing
it's gonna be AWESOME
Im now looking forward to tomorriw xD
and on the Wednesday I have Bookweek!!
unfortunetly, it's my last Bookweek...
THE VERONICAS RULE!!!
I like their new song
*starts humming it*
I don't know, Zafira.... I can't send videos that are too long, my iPod won't let me. And if it's busy....
See...it disappeared again. Why, I ask you, why?
Okay i just really wanna hear him say it but if you cant ill survive just being told
I'll definitely record what he said in text though, Zafira, word for word! Kaaaaaay?
Hi Kessie!
*throws a boomerang at Gep*
*looks at Zafmira* Eve will try her hardest. No. Eve WILL try her hardest.
...wait, that's what I just said.
Kaaaay!!! This should be fun!!!
*hugs Eve*
Well.... I have to get some sleep now! Got an exciting exciting OH MY GOD IT IS SO FRIGGIN AWESOME day tomorrow!!!! Goodnight!!!!! *hugs everyone* I've got it all in notes, I'll tell you everything tomorrow afternoon!
BYYYYYYYYE! *bursts into oblivion*
P.s. I had a mental breakdown today. About Derek. Also, there was a fire at school today. No one was hurt. Just thought you ought to know :P
Bye! A fire? Remember to tell him hi from me!
Bye Eve!
Tomorrow morning for me Eve! Good night
*jumps from tree*
hehehehe *insert hyper Zaf*
bye Eve!!
a fire?!
maybe if I take the Veronica's new song off repeat, it will leave my head...
I'll remember, Kestrel! It's in my notes! :P
Yeah, some idiot threw a bean bag filled with flammable foamy stuff onto a friggin heater. Heater turned on.... Fire.
Bye Now!
bye again Eve!!
Sorry for poofing.
I'm doing chores. >.<
Thats ok xD
Ewwwim scarred
*relises Monday is 3 days away*
oh my god...
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!
Going to sleep now
Bye!
Night Nix
Miss Cain we aloooone
Bye, whoever left!
Sorry. I'm tidying up. >.<
Lude baguettes
well, not exactly Zaf
L, I should probably start that letter
I would now, but, it's a bit late at night
A letter??
pen-pals
send each other books and stuff
just gotta send a letter first to make sure it's good and stuff
Oooh!!! I had a pen-pal
Yay, New Post! *funky chicken dance!*
Glad you are enjoying your tour Derek! We can't have you unhappy now! That would be disastrous! I NEED my copy of KOTW! Amazon, (the big meany!) is telling me it wont be delivered till the 4th of September *Crying hysterically!* I...Need...IT!!!
Cannot wait to see you in September, Mwuahahaa *Shady eye Shifting* just you wait Derek! My beautiful Nana is going to be there and evvv! Which should be fun, because us two together=weirdly fun danger!
And woah guys, your conversations are so difficult to follow! I say to myself "I will only read Dereks blog post" But then I get sucked into your AWESOMENESS and BAM I've been on the page for over 20 minutes!
Gotta go. Dinner/tea/lunch...whatever. food.
Bye!
Damn. What I would give to meet Derek Landy. You Aus-minions sure are lucky. Looks like I am going to have to start saving to go to Australia next year... Or Ireland....
bye L!
hi Lord!
I know that I've got a big ego,
I really don't know why it's such a big deal though~
I don't have a big ego
I think...
but I do talk a lot
a LOT
Luce you and Derek have GIANT egos
My ego is beautiful;3
I got my mom to promise me that she'd order the new book for me if I folded some laundry for her.....She apparently doesn't realize how much these books mean to me :P
hi Tori!
hi Miss Cain :)
......wow, i haven't commented on here in FOREVER :P
wbd
making quiz
Hullo, Tori. You've a pretty name. ^_^
Thank you Luciana
you have a pretty name too :)
Hehehe. c:
Thank you! :3
you're welcome
this is difficult...
ummm, what a popular book?
just, out of nowhere
*whats
Hey guys!
PLEASE READ THIS GUYS SRS
Okay, so, I'm making something for Derek (DEREK IF YOU'RE READING THIS GET AWAY RIGHT NOW. GET AWAY, CHILD.)
ahem.
so.
Anyway, I'm making something for Derek and I need loads of you guys to contribute to it!
Sorry I can't say much else here BUT THE GOLDEN GOD STALKS THESE PARTS AND SHOULD NOT BE READING THIS
So as he probably will, email me at raisincain@hotmail.co.uk or you can text me on 07526615652 (but I live in the UK so ye be warned if you decide to text from Australia or something and then see your phone bill after) or you can facebook me: http://www.facebook.com/#!/olivia.l.spring
Thanks guys, I really need your help!
:D
hi Flaring!
Basically it's GGG, guys... >.<
CAN I MAKE A POINT THAT GGG WAS THE ORIGINAL IDEA AND I AM STILL GOING AHEAD WITH IT, BUT IT'S ONLY FOR BLOGLANDIANS. WE'VE PUT TOO MUCH HARD WORK INTO IT TO STOP NOW.
WE'VE GOT UNTIL NEXT YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. I PROMISE. <3
GGG???
Im here!
hi Zafira
Hi Tori, have we met?
HELLO DEREK!
Yaaaaay! I'm about to send the email now!
Alsoooooo... Do you have anything to say about my letter? Hmmmm? DO YOU?!
Sorry, I'm insane, as you know.
But yay to you for meeting Sparky! I'm jealous. I want to meet Sparky!
Maybe next time you go to Australia you should just, you know, take me there too...
And I AM SO EXCITED TO GET MY BOOKS FROM YOU!
http://youllneedtofindyourselfanewhero.blogspot.co.uk/
GGG.
ALSO! DEREK!
We are having another party for you. Yay! But, this time, we figured that, even though we have a strong feeling it won't work, we would invite YOU this year!!!
Where: I'm about to send your publishers or whatever my address.
When: Probably October 19 or 20.
Time: I have no clue.
Reason: So that your crazy fans (mostly me) can swarm you with questions at your birthday party.
hi Val!
im going to go now
me tired
bye all!
bye Miss Cain
Bye, Cain.
Hey :) (I used to be ValkyrieCain, but I changed my name. Just call me Colleen, if you want.)
And I'm giving up a Show-Jumping league to go to the Belfast signing. That just goes to show how much I want to go. :P
Lucky!!! I'd give anything to get even a book signed
I wish Derek Landy would come to the US
I'd drive for hours to go to a signing but my mom would not let me go across the ocean
My mom would take me anywhere in the US if Derek would come...
Let's start an angry mob!
*gets pitchforks and torches*
AAAARRAAAGGGGHHHHH!
We all need our own personal Fletcher Renn, to teleport us wherever we want...
Would we need a personal one
just call him up from australia and have him teleport Derek Landy to us
Colleennnnnnn. *hugs*
Colleennnnnnn. *hugs*
Exactly! That's what I thought!
I think my friends would all laugh hysterically if I ever met someone named Fletcher, though... I think it would be awkward.
But yes, having your teleporter would be quite useful...
Hi L :) *Hugs*
My friends have never read the skulduggery pleasant books so they wouldn't understand why they would find me on the floor laughing near a guy named fletcher :P
Hey L!
Um, I was wondering... Can I join GGG?
Hmmm...
Will be distant...Dedicating...
Someone in Armagh won the Euro-Millions, and the ot 2Million O_O Me and my auntie were planning what we would do with it if we had have won, and it was quite hilarious. :P
Yes you can, Val! I'll add you as an admin as soon as I have your e-mail! :3
There was this guy at my school who apparently looked like Fletcher from Ant Farm or something, so for the first couple months my friends would go, "You should go out with that guy! You can be Valkyrie and Fletcher!"
And I would smack them. It was funny, though.
Got it!
of course you would smack them
Valkyrie broke up with Fletcher remember :P
Lol Val
Exactly. And that was, like, the day after I read Death Bringer.
Besides, I never liked Fletcher all that much.
However, if I were to meet a good-looking guy with spiky blonde hair named Fletcher, that doesn't mean I wouldn't go out with him...
Ahhhh i havent ever been in the first eight hundred before! YAY well maybe derek will hear me now DEREK i have a story for you actually i am too tired to tell it right now so never mind
I would ask him if he'd ever read Skulduggery Pleasant and if he said no then I would hand him the books and say "Once you read these, you'll understand" :P
That would be hilarious XD
No, better yet, if he had read Skulduggery and he saw a nineteen year old who had black hair and dark eyes and scream, "RUN VALKYRIE! IT'S CAELAN!"
That would never happen, but that would be SO FUNNY.
I have forced my auntie into reading SP... She LOVES it! She loves Fletcher :D Yayyyy :3
no, have him yell "BAD MAN!!"
and then scream like a little girl to give a false sense of security lol
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