Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Book Charts and Breaches

Ah, my Minions...

As some of you are aware, KOTW was released early in some parts of the UK. Mistakes were made, I am told, and by the time news got out, it was already too late to do anything. Our official release date had been breached.

I was told all about it. I shrugged. Hey. It happens.

While this tends to mean very little for the overall sales of the book- the same amount of people are going to buy it, after all- it CAN mean that a new book doesn't get to rise as high in the book charts as it otherwise would have, and so doesn't get discussed in the media, and so more people aren't made aware of it...

For example, if a thousand people intend to buy a book the first week it's out, then a thousand sales will move it to a certain spot in the chart. But if five hundred of those people manage to buy the book a week EARLIER, then those sales are spread out over two weeks, and so it doesn't reach as high.

A breached release date can mean the difference between a best-selling book and a NUMBER ONE best-selling book, which is what all publishers are looking for.

Me personally? I'm not OVERLY bothered. Death Bringer was a number one bestseller last year in the UK and Ireland, and that's enough for me. Like I said, I wasn't too fussed at the idea that a few thousand books has been sold before the release date. So what if I didn't reach number one twice in a row? Did I really care? Nope, I didn't.

Which doesn't mean I wasn't utterly delighted by the news today that DESPITE a breached release date, KOTW is now the number one book for young adults in the UK- so thank you, Minions! (I haven't been told how we're doing in Ireland yet, so I'll hold off my extra-wide grin for THAT moment...)

The reader reaction to KOTW has been wonderful. I know a lot of you were stunned by certain events- of which you are free to talk about in the Spoiler Zone post below- and I know some of you would have quite liked to throttle me upon closing the book, so I want to thank you for investing so much of your faith and emotion in these characters. All I can say is: prepare yourself. You have, I assure you, seen NOTHING yet.

And speaking of the final installments, here's a link to a short thingy I wrote for the Tesco website...

http://booksblog.tesco.com

4,912 comments:

  1. Yes *fist pump*

    Ok, reading post now.

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  2. I was expecting this blog to be about the signings :/ Depressed now :/ Ah well :3

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  3. great news, a tip of the hat to you sir. kotw was a great read, and I was mostly pleased :)

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  4. III AAAMMM AAAA BANANAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    And I need to finish homework. >.> I wonder if the teacher will mind if it's done in a random order and flurry...

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  5. Derek- OMG. I kn ow the chances of you seeing this are slim.

    BUT.

    I'd like to someday meet you... And I wish that you could come to Cincinnati, USof A... *even if you have to go undercover and have a secret signing... xD*

    I assure you that I would be there! I WOULD!!! *hugs*


    .. Because apparently you're my best friend??? xD *or so Emerald Melody says*

    *hands Derek skul-cakes*

    And if you do... I'll make you skul cakes!!!!

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  6. Seventh!
    When will the book be coming out in America? Also, do you know when the audio book will be made? I love the audio books because I can listen to them and do stuff at the same time so my parents cant tell me to go do my work and "Get your nose out of that book you have stuff to do!" (Even though my mom is equally as guilty.) I can't wait to read KOTW I know it will be great! And it would be a HUGE favor if you check out my blog www.jackiecontrary.blogspot.com
    I haven't featured Skulduggery Pleasant yet because I want to see if I can wait until the series is over. (For this I have conflicting emotions, I never want the Skulduggery series to be over but I want to put them in my blog.) If you read my blog you will understand why I want to wait until the series is over. I hope I have to wait for another twenty novels or so. :D It would be like a birthday present for the rest of my life if you followed my blog too! OH! I also would love if you could come to America! My mom is a librarian and a friend of hers and mine is in charge of all of the book talk and events happening in the county so if yo want to contact him I could give you his information. I really hope you can come!

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  7. ... Derek, I know you're stalking us...

    PLEASE> GIVE US A SIGN. SOMETHING- ANYTHING!!!

    or...

    Or...

    I will go down to the mightiest tree in the forest, and cut it down with a- *holds up fish* A HERRING!!!

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  8. 9th, cool. Derek, have you ever tried for Pearson Publishing? They could get your books here to canada faster. I know this because my dad tried to get out of his way to order directly from his office, it was sweet, but not as AWESOME as KOTW!

    yeah, I have to thank relatives in the UK, thank God

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  9. Oh, yes, right. Derek....

    I don't know if you
    you've heard, but on your birthday, we'll be throwing you a formal party... All day...

    Like re requiem ball, but much more... Golden. Much more you...


    Please, be there!!!!

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  10. Derek, good sir, please quit stalking us... I know you're thereeeeeeee... *hugs her bestie*

    ADRA LOVES CHUUUUUU
    *and Skulduggery*
    *and the Doctor*
    *and her book*

    OH, right, and Derek, PLEASE answer to this- I sent you a letter a bit ago, and my only copy of Death Bringer was in it... And I want to know if you got it! There were a couple of letters and such inside of it, and I even pre-paid the return... All you have to do is send it back....

    I just miss my Death Bringer, and I hope I can get it back, signed... I don't want to have to wait another couple months in wait for a new book... I'm already waiting for the KOTW!!!

    Oh, right, yes. Can you put me in your book? *clasps hands together* PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*hugs*
    Please please please please please please pleaseeeeee! Even if I die! Or get bitten and transformed into a vampire! Or exploded! You can do anything!

    PLEASE.

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  11. Eh, I don't really see why I bother anymore. :l It's not like he would read this....

    *claps hands together*

    SO. How is everyone????

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  12. JAKROOOOOOO!!! *hugs*

    A HUMAN BEING!!!!! I never thought I'd see the day!

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  13. Just skimming through your comments before I go to bed (hi everyone!) and Adrasdos, you comment caught my eye- because I received your book today! What are the CHANCES??

    Anyway, I'll be signing it and returning it to you as soon as I can, sometime over the next few days.

    And now I have to sleep. Night all!

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  14. DEREK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  15. OHMYGOD OHMYGOD OHMYGOD OHMYGOD *is crying right now*

    Derek. I. Bloody. LOVE YOU. *tackles, and gives him Skulcakes*

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  16. And Whovian??? LOl I've been watching Doctor Who all day, sitting on the couch with a fez, bowtie, and a sonic....

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  17. I haven't seen it yet... SHHH.... Spoilers! xD

    I can't wait, however...

    *dances in her family's castle from the 10th century* WEEEEEEE oh my God, Derek. THIS is why I love you, and how you inspired me to write!

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  18. *frowns*

    Where's the fun in that!!! xD No, you're fine mate.

    Tick tock, goes the clock.....

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  19. Hey Derek,
    I have a suggestion for the director of the SP movie: Peter Jackson.
    He directed the Lord of the Rings series.
    Just a suggestion.
    (you may see this message a couple of times because I want to make sure you can see it)


    hi everyone whos on!

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  20. Helloooooooo Raven!!! *shakes hand* *hands skul cakes*

    Have we met???

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  21. .... Raxacoricofallapatorius!

    and it's twin planet... Clom.

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  22. Oh God, this is most embaraasing... *blushes*

    Sorry, I'm bad with names... And people... *frowns* Actually, I'm a bit of a recluse. A nerdy Whovian recluse who's written a book.

    But nevermind that! *claps Raven on the back* Hello! How are you!

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  23. MY BOOK IS NOT COMING TIL SEPTEMBER 28TH!!!! IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TODAY!!! SOMEONE STOP ME FROM CHECKING THE SPOILERS POST. PLEASE!!!!

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  24. I AM NOT GOOD. SOMEONE STOP ME!!!

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  25. KESTREL. IF YOU TOUCH THAT SPOILER POST AT LEAST ONCE, I WILL MURDER YOU, AND DELAY YOUR BOOK FURTHER!

    *is capable of doing so*

    And Ecstatic, because Derek... is awesome.

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  26. Lie outright, tell me it's not any good, just, PLEASE, stop me from checking the Spoiler Post and going insane with anticipation!

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  27. Kestral, u must not look at the spoilers! *ties her up*

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  28. That, Adra was not helpful. I need a logical reason, why I should wait 24 days to know what happens.

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  29. See, someone need to physically tie me up...

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  30. Because... You will be sad to know! It takes the fun out of it, ESPECIALLY a Derek-book!

    His books are surprising!

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  31. I know...which is why I haven't cracked yet. But I can tell I'm going to...I might have to not go on the blog at all til I get it...

    Yeah, that'll last about a minute.

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  32. Do you want to be surprised when u read the book? If so, then you must resist the temptation of spoilers.


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  33. I do, I do, but 24 DAYS?!?!?!?

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  34. LOL Kes!! *sets Kes on a chair, and ties a rope about her*

    Sit.

    Stay.

    Good Minion.

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  35. *hyperventilates and fangirls around the room*

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  36. I must leave now. bbs

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  37. i understand its not going to be easy, but you've got to stay strong for the surprise.

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  38. I know... I've got to wait just as long... I've been trying to repress the feelings of excitement, by reading other books... and writing them.:/

    It's actually quite confusing...

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  39. I'm back. Yeah Adra, I ordered a couple new ones which get here tomorrow, which I'm excited about, but really, it's not the same thing. I'm writing my fanfic, and doodling skulduggery on my homework, all of which is serving to make the anticipation grow.

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  40. WB, Kes!!! LOL! I made a SP poster... It's epic. And is on my wall...

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  41. Awesome. I painted a ceramic skull, and wrote,

    "Doors are for people with no imagination."

    Along the bottom. I've been drawing and doodling SP so much that it's not even funny. I filled an entire page of notebook paper with the words "I need KOTW" repeated over and over....

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  42. You've got Skulduggeriosis... I'm sorry.... You're not going to make it.

    OH GOD. NOT FUNNY. -_-

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  43. NO! DONT SAY THAT!

    I am also quoting it at my teachers, which will eventually get me in trouble. Also made a heart with "SP" as the outline and the filling in...

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  44. LOL... Love that!


    WAIT. I just realized. the reason Derek caught that comment, was because I knew he would, and that I also knew that he would get my book today....

    because???

    ...I'm psychic, nonetheless.

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  45. Derek please when you get the chance! Im begging of you on behalf of the Minions involved in our letter, please gimme a sign that you got it? It was from Zafira Kerias (Erin Tortora) Celine and Nicolette. Thank you! It'd help to know as we all share classes in school

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  46. I'm confused. What comment? What book?

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  47. ZAF!!! YOU SAW!!!! xD

    What? Derek blogspoke, like comment #17 or so...

    I sent him Death Bringer for signing... c:

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  48. Derek, have you got MY letter yet? I sent it a few days after Christmas...

    And please please please please PLEASE come to my party! I know you have an invitation!

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  49. If he got yours he had to have gotten mine. I sent it in JUNE and the address is right I purposly put the new one as we all had our addresses changed for 911

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  50. VAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xD *tackles* MY DEAR!!!!!

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  51. Lol Zaf....

    Well... I'm sure it'll make it *hugs* Keep faith, dear!

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  52. ADRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELLO!


    I came on because I got your picture message... My reaction was "WHAT? DEREK SAID SOMETHING?" and I whipped out my laptop like a ninja and came on.

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  53. I have faith. I do...I feel like im pestering but Celine pesters me in Honors and Gym and Chorus! And Nikki....THEY BEG ME but im not a mind reader....I rather not know...what Derek thinks

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  54. http://kestrellestarre.deviantart.com/art/Collage-of-Epic-SP-323381296

    Can you check out this collage I made?

    VVVVVVVVVAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL

    ZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAFFFFFFFF

    *tackles*

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  55. LOL nice!!!!

    KES! THAT IS AWESOMEEEEEE LOVE IT!

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  56. Cool Kestrel! I have an SP mug!


    (P.S. Sorry Derek if I breached the copyright! It wasn't my fault!)

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  57. Has anyone here read KOTW yet?

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  58. Denada!!!!

    LOL Val???

    And no... We're all still waiting.

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  59. Wait, Val, a mug?!?! How? Where? When? TELL ME!!!

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  60. I haven't read it yet... *sobs*


    And I checked Amazon and they haven't even SHIPPED it yet! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM?!

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  61. Excellente!!!

    I should just pester Derek every time im on, I SHALL!!! Its better then exploding Ireland and killing Em. Derek scared me into being a good Minion

    *saltues Golden God*

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  62. Even Zaf? Is Zaf Ameriminion?

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  63. I has to go... I'M SORRY!!!!!! *hugs* Sleep. Long day today. Long day yesterday.

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  64. Amazon shipped my order, 28th of August. Arrival exoected this week or next

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  65. My mug:

    http://bringingskulduggerytothemasses.blogspot.com/2011/12/tis-season-to-be-weird.html


    Honestly, you people need to check my Blog.

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  66. Val, they shipped mine, it was supposed to get here today. BUT not it's ETA is September 28th. HOW WILL I SURVIVE?

    *breaks down sobbing*

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  67. By Adra!

    Awesome! Zaf is Ameriminion! So we do have a few well known people...

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  68. Me well known? Haa!!! And i must go to bed

    Im expected an answer Derek. Please. I swear over, uhm, my copy of KOTW i will not explode Ireland. I have learned.

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  69. Val, your mum is Awesome. I recently redid my room, and I wanted to do SP, but my mum said that I couldn't because we weren't redoing it again and I would get tired of it.

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  70. Bye Zaf! Night! Dream dreams of KotW!

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  71. Bye Zafira!





    Haha, thanks Kestrel. Did you see my Skulduggery party post from last year? IT WAS AMAZING.

    http://bringingskulduggerytothemasses.blogspot.com/2011/10/here-are-pictures-from-party-and-of.html

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  72. Oh, Derek, wouldn't it be AWESOME if we got a pinata for my party this year? Because we were thinking that maybe we should make a Serpine pinata and we could all beat it up with a bat painted like the Sceptre...

    It would ALSO be awesome if, y'know, you came along...

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  73. That's genius with the piñata.

    Lizzy looks like me, that cake is awesome, your room is AMAZING, and I now want to steal your clock. Or your mum. Or both.

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  74. If you are still having these when im in college, I am SO coming.

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  75. I must now take my leave. Good bye!

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  76. Bye Kestrel!


    Polar Bear Girl from last year is going to be possibly the creepiest character there is...


    CAELAN.

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  77. Thanks for everyone telling me
    I WAS ON THE LAST POST FOR OVER AN HOUR

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  78. Hello....

    msd,iPods dying.

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  79. Clean IS incredibly creepy.

    I think Madame Mist is more so though. And the Torment is just gross...*shudders*

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  80. now i must wait for october 30th for the release date in Canada. AND I WILL NOT BE TRICKED INTO PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PAPER BACK AS IT COSTS FOR THE HARDCOVER!!!!

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  81. Order it on Amazon.co.uk

    And I thought September 28th was bad...

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  82. PAY WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BUY IT!!

    I need to get the hardcovers...

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  83. nah parents dont even want me to get it, period.
    October 30th is fine =)

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  84. And the special editions......


    My parents'll never let me though.

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  85. Why don't they want you to? And how can you wait that long? I am having to slam my head on the keyboard in order to stop myself for investigating the soiled post.....

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  86. There are some with colored pages, and little short stories, and different covers , etc.

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  87. oh you mean paper backs?
    Yeah I have up until mortal coil in pb. which isn't saying so much... seeing as the first one is the old edition, tthe second is american the third, also old, I dont have the fourth, the fifth is the only new. Then I have the commercial pb DB which I paid the same amout for as i would have for the hb.

    That's my skulduggery collection.

    Oh and I also have teotw

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  88. Here I'll help: If you look at that page you will basically ruin your life. Do not ruin your life.
    Eat cookies instead, because that stuff is good.

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  89. I have SP, and PWF in the u.s. Edition(new, or at least they were when I got them), DD, MC, and the large DB in UK version, and my UK copies of SP, PWF, and TFO, get here tomorrow. And I have TEOTW. They are all paperback.

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  90. Thanks Thrust. That's the only helpful dissuading attempt so far. *takes cookie and munched happily*

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  91. I want the next one in HB. I dont care if it breaks the tradision. It's revenge on that money lovin sales woman. No more, woman, no more.
    ALso I think I'll order online this time...

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  92. I am going to get Book 8 in hardback, since I already ordered KOTW. At some point though, I will buy the hb copy of all of them.

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  93. Im really rellying on that book with a collection of short stories. :)

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  94. What book? What guy?

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  95. :) << That guy. He's missing a nose. :(

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  96. Ah ok. I am rading the 'What If?' blog.

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  97. that explains a lot. thanks for telling me. It's good stuff, huh?
    At camp I had this revelation of writing different scenarios of random topics and I would call it What If?
    I thought about it for ten minutes then realised I was such an idiot for not remembering the REAL What If?

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  98. http://whatifhuh.blogspot.ca/2012/05/may-odds-be-ever-in-your-favour-oh-wait.html?showComment=1346817734057

    absorbe

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  99. It's my blog!
    I come up with some good ideas now and again!

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  100. Thrust, it doesn't make sense. How did you win in the desert?

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  101. Cus my family didnt feed me, so I didn't need to eat as much as anyone else

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  102. Yeah, but if it was all in 40 minutes, that wouldn't make a difference

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  103. yeah, but did you smile when you read it?

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  104. THEN NOTHING ELSE FRICKEN HAS TO MAKE SENSE!!! IT JUST LIKE SKADOOING- WHY THE HECK DO I ALWAYS SMILE ON A SKADOO?!?!

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  105. i must say kingdom of the wicked was an awsome book, it would be my favourite if it hadnt been for the fact that im in love with the first book, and i think if this series had a bad ending i would probably be more than a little dissapointed

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  106. I noticed :)
    Welcome, Are yuo staying then?

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  107. Oh i mean Hmhmhmhmhmhm
    *aheM*
    WELCOME TO BLOGLAND
    WHERE WE MINIONS TALK
    BALALALALALAL.
    End of son
    g

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  108. yeh i might as well its only middle of the day and i got nothing to do for a few hours, and if u meant staying as in gonna keep posting on his blogs then yes because ive had this account for a while but never really bothered to log on :P

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  109. I msut go sorry. battery dead, you know.

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  110. Hello! I'm delaying going to sleep, as I have my first day of school tomorrow and am dreading it.

    So, hello! I'll be gone probably within five minutes or so.

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  111. *feels something under SP blanket* *pulls it out*


    Uh... There were scissors on my bed...

    I am concerned.

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  112. Hey Deeeeerrrreeeek, I have a question that I've asked a bajillion times:


    WILL YOU COME TO MY PARTY? PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE? PRETTY PLEASE?

    *tried to look innocent and nice* *it doesn't really work*

    Please come! If you do you can see a whole bunch of weirdos dressed as weirdo characters and you get to meet ME! And you get to help us beat Serpine until candy flies out of him! And I'll buy you PRESENTS! Please come! Pleeeeeease! PLEASE!

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  113. I mean, really, is there any reason you CAN'T? Other than the fact that I'm in a completely different country? Because that problem can be solved! Just get everyone you know to pay for your trip as a present! And I will give you presents here! (But only if you tell me you're coming!)

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  114. We'll be very odd and funny and weird! I'm sure you'd enjoy it! And you'd get to see how obsessive I am! I'd even clean my room if you came! And that's saying something!

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  115. I feel like I'm ranting...

    Eh. Whatever.


    PLEASE COME, MASTER DEREK! PLEEEEEEEASE! IT WOULD MAKE ME SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY! SO VERY HAPPY I HAD TO USE 31 EXTRA LETTERS IN THE WORD 'SO'!

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  116. HI NIX! I'M REALLY TRYING TO DELAY GOING TO SCHOOL!



    I think that, somewhere in my mind, I'm figuring that if I don't go to sleep, tomorrow won't come and I won't have to go to school.

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  117. I know. It kind of sucks.


    I wish I could just go to sleep for a few days, learn everything I need for the year, and be done with school.

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  118. You ever figure out how to do that, let me know

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  119. Dang it, my delaying has to be put off... I'm delaying my delaying, I think.



    Anyway, I have to go and hope I don't die tomorrow morning when I'm exhausted and trip on something. Bye!

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  120. I should be doing that very important work due tomorrow... but nah

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  121. Raven, surely James Cameron would be better than Peter Jackson? James Cameron has directed like some of the best movies of all time (I mean in box office stuff).
    Like Avatar, that's the most successful film of all time and I've seen it like 80 times for some reason because I like it.
    And Titanic, I think that was quite successful.

    Although he might be a bit expensive to hire... :P


    Oh and, is this working? I hope it is. Stupid laptop rarely loads this pop-out thing. But I DID get a Java update. So maybe it might work. I don't know.


    Also, Derek, I have a question. What year EXACTLY did Mevolent die, and how did it happen? Because it said that he died 70-80 years before the start of the SP series but I'm wondering who killed him or if he died from natural causes or anything like that.
    Just because I'm writing some fanfic with the death of Mevolent at the start. I chose a date in the middle of 70-80 and chose 75. So I wanted to know how he died and when. So I can make it as good as possible and as realistic as I can. So I've put it in 1932... bearing in mind the release date of the first SP book.

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  122. Raven, surely James Cameron would be better than Peter Jackson? James Cameron has directed like some of the best movies of all time (I mean in box office stuff).
    Like Avatar, that's the most successful film of all time and I've seen it like 80 times for some reason because I like it.
    And Titanic, I think that was quite successful.

    Although he might be a bit expensive to hire... :P


    Oh and, is this working? I hope it is. Stupid laptop rarely loads this pop-out thing. But I DID get a Java update. So maybe it might work. I don't know.


    Also, Derek, I have a question. What year EXACTLY did Mevolent die, and how did it happen? Because it said that he died 70-80 years before the start of the SP series but I'm wondering who killed him or if he died from natural causes or anything like that.
    Just because I'm writing some fanfic with the death of Mevolent at the start. I chose a date in the middle of 70-80 and chose 75. So I wanted to know how he died and when. So I can make it as good as possible and as realistic as I can. So I've put it in 1932... bearing in mind the release date of the first SP book.

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  123. OK now it seems I've double posted... sorry 0o dunno how that managed to happen.

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  124. Also, 6:10 is no time for someone to get up. Stupid school...

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  125. Wellhello!

    And yeah god knows why I decided to come on here at 7:29 in the morning. Probably because I was bored and I wanted to see if the Java update did ANYTHING.

    *pokes Java*


    No, it hasn't.


    It's just one of the moments where it works.

    *pokes Java again*

    DO SOMETHING JAVA! Stupid Java...

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  126. Well, what can I say? It tastes nice. Java is a type of coffee. Tasty Java coffee. Well it's tasty if you like coffee. I prefer tea with milk and loads of sugar. Although I've only ever had that once.

    Anyway, when you press the "Publish your comment" button, it uses Java. You can get games which run on Java and stuff like that. I THINK it's a bit like flash player but I'm not sure about that.

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  127. Hm. It seems I'm rather hyper... probably the Golden Nuggets I had for breakfast.

    And it might help me when I'm at school. I'll annoy my ICT teacher yet again. By using a glitch in the school's software.

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  128. Hi people!
    I think Peter Jackson would be REALLY good. And I'm not just saying this cos I'm a kiwi :P

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  129. Not Java btw, the hyperness. Which is fading. And now it's gone...




    So how are you, Nixon?

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  130. And hey Romana! I don't believe we've met. I'm Dragona *shakes hand* I've been here for nearly 5 years.





    Wow... what a long time...


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  131. And, I don't like kiwis. They taste weird... which would sound dodgy if you understood the people instead of the fruit.

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  132. And I have to go to school now. Stupid school...





    I might say something tonight, depends if Java decides to work.


    Bye!

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  133. I was wondering why no one was in the last post!

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  134. Hey! Guys! I'm here to vent that I FINALLY got enough money to get KOTW!!!!!! I'm bouncing!!!!!!!
    Bye!!

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  135. hats AMAZING! I mean, obviously it deserves number one but that's awesome! And young adult! Yes, finally, people have stopped calling it a 'kids' book. But yes, I still want to throttle the Golden God just slightly..

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  136. I think every one does after that!

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  137. Aw. I had half an hour to come here before school, but I spent so long reading comments that I have to go now. :(

    Be here in eight hours!!! Fours!!!

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  138. Bye Ink! I only killed one banana today! I feed it to a duck

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  139. Oh mighty golden God, please reply, I know you can, I read the comment above, all I want to know is that if Eden Threatening and I - Death Rose - in your new book? Please Derek, please! You can do anything to me - and I think Eden too - including blow me up! I just want my name mentioned, please! I'll beg on my hands and knees!

    *Gets on knees and clasps hands infront of chest*

    Please please please please please please please please please!

    *Worshiping the Golden God*
    Please oh mighty god! I will be your minion in the next life and then next and the next and so on! Please!

    *Puppy dog face*

    I beg of you!

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  140. You know Death, people have been asking to be in the books for ages.

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  141. Well now I know that he can comment, I'm asking again!





    Please Derek! Answer!

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  142. *frowns*
    What does the fact he can comment have to do with it? And he almost certainly won't comment anyway

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  143. Because I thought that he couldn't comment! I thought everyone was just hoping he sees it!

    *Begs again*

    Derek! I love you! You inspired me to write! When I get my first book published, I'll dedicate it to you! Please oh mighty golden god who I have promised to serve for the rest of my existence! In this life and a hundred more!

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  144. But he doesn't comment. He can comment, but I haven't seen him comment in months. He doesn't read every comment, he doesn't comment often, and so many people ask him to be in the books he can't. To be honest, if he was going to put anyone in the books, I think it would be someone who's been on the blog longer like Flame or someone

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  145. I know but I am hoping he sees it

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  146. Derek, I have promised you that I shall surve you for the rest of forever so please reply!

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  147. In my mind it open up a new set of possibilities now that I know that he can reply!


    *Still on knees and begging to a picture of Derek hanging on my wall*
    Please golden god! Reply!

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  148. Death, I don't mind if you ask once. Heaps of people have asked once. But doing it over and over doesn't make it any more likely, and it's, frankly, annoying

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  149. And it is more likely to be seen

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  150. Likely to be seen, not more likely to be acted on.

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