2012 saw me jetting around the world yet again, meeting lots of lovely Minions, some of which laughed, some of which blathered, some of which stared, and some of which hyperventilated and cried tears of unbridled joy. I expected nothing less.
It saw another Skulduggery book reach number one in the Bestseller chart, despite a few bookshops releasing it early and risking my wrath (which is terrible and frightening. Honest it us. You can ask anyone).
It was also a year of writing and looming deadlines. I started the year without a single word of KOTW written, but within three months or so I had a finished manuscript that is probably my favourite of anything I've produced so far. Then The Maleficent Seven turned out to be 20,000 words longer than I had anticipated, so when November came I was still writing the damn thing, instead of starting Book 8 like I'd planned. The good news, of course, is that TMS turned out to be a whole heap of fun, and I have a feeling you'll like it when it's released in... in... oh God, when is it released? March? I think?
The whole thing started, by the way, because of the speed you lot raced through Deathbringer. After a year of hyping yourselves up and building excitement, the book was released and suddenly you had another year to wait for the next one. And for some reason I began to feel guilty about that, so I decided to release something small between KOTW and Book 8, and Tanith's little adventure was born.
Book 8 is progressing well, you'll be happy to know. 25,000 words so far, which is roughly a fifth of KOTW. I don't know how long the new one will end up being, but it'll PROBABLY be fairly substantial. There's a whole lot of war to get through, after all.
Of course, while 2012 brought with it great surprises and good news, it also provided no news at all on the movie front... at least no news that I can talk about. I've been writing the script myself (and it is AWESOME) and I'd have liked to be able to announce some kind of film deal before the end of the year. But things move slowly in Hollywood, and things move even slower because I'm extra-cautious after what happened with Warner Bros (still awesome people, by the way). So just be patient, and eventually I'll have something to say. Good things come to those who wait.
(Well actually, good things come to those who work really hard to make those things happen, but whatever.)
But as the year draws to a close, I like to remember the things that I've enjoyed.
2012, after all, brought us these guys
And this...
... this...
... this...
... that...
Oooh and this slice of awesomeness...
And it brought us Haywire...
... and so more of Gina Carano...
... which is ALWAYS a good thing...
And it had Ronda Rousey defending her Strikeforce title...
AND moving to the UFC...
And 2012 gave us Michelle Jenneke, for which I am eternally grateful...
... and my dear beloved Jenna...
Further words about Jenna, I think, need not be spoken.
... I'm also thanking YOU, the many silent Minions out there who read this Blog but don't comment. Whenever I talk about how proud I am of the Skulduggery readers, I don't just mean the readers I know. I mean you, too.
So, thank you for everything, and I hope you all have an amazing 2013.
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«Oldest ‹Older 2401 – 2600 of 4920 Newer› Newest»HI LEADER!!!
"What's SAHP?"
NO OFFENSE EDEN, BUT THAT'S HILARIOUS. XD
Charisma, I told you, the leader of SAHP doesn't know it exists.
LOL EDEN!! It's the ded team you run
I have no clue in hell what Edinburgh used to be called because I live in glasgow which is the better city btw...
You mean I have been justifying the existence of something that has caused me years of insomnia against Nessie and since Nessie isn't real...
Oh the horrid lies.
*thinks of all those horrid years*
Hi Star!!
Isn't it funny? XD
Eden, remember how you said you'd ded to Sherlock and his pipe just to spite me?
...how is everyone, anyway?
Sorryifimreallydepressingcertainpeopleknowhowtoputmeinabadmoodandioftenwonderiftheydoitonpurpose.
Confused....
Hey, we have all three leaders here right now!
Okay tell me what SAHP is.
Hello again Luciana :P Hope you're ok, stupid feels -.-
Guys, everyone knows that Nessie is actually just someone called Bert.
Star and Jubi, tell him what SAHP is and why it's important.
I'm leaving BYE!!!!
*is irl laughing*
SAHP is Sherlock and his pipe.
Have you heard of MAHU, Eden? We're an organisation devoted to dedding as many pages as possible to Mycroft Holmes and his umbrella. Our oppositions are TVB, who want to ded to anything except Mycroft Holmes and his umbrella, and SAHP, which are the same as MAHU but deding to Sherlock and his pipe. :)
LOL. :D
Ah Sherlock and his pipe.
Boom.
But BUT at all of scotlands train stations the sign that tells you where you are like queen street or charing cross in glasgow has the gaelic name underneath it...
*shrieks*
HELLO!
Sherlock
And
His
Pipe
Now I get it,
That cleared up a lot.
SO, EDEN, YOU BASICALLY DED TO SHERLOCK AND HIS PIPE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE SAHP AND JOIN MAHU, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE WELCOME . . . :)
VAL!! hi.
And is anyone on my team?
And what does TVB stand for?
*cries* I'm so confused...
I guess I'll go now...
Bye *tosses skulcakes to everyone*
No I'm good.
* looks very sophisticated smoking my pipe. *
By Jove I've got my teams slogan, sophisticated SAHP.
For that to work you use it as a word not an abbreviation.
TVB = The Vengeance Brigade. :)
Em's on your team. Somebody knows how many members each team has. That somebody is not me.
HI IVY!!!!!!!!!!!!
The
Vengeance
Brigade
The best ded team
Kay.
Now to think of the slander.
I assume jubi is on TVB.
*pops back in for a sec*
I'd like to join TVB, if that's alright???
I gotta go guys, I may be back laters. Toodles!! *waves*
See ya Rua.
Yeah so basically to sum up nessie isnt real and it may or may not be a guy called Bert but I personelly find that very plausable
Eden, if you don't wanna run SAHP, you can join TVB.... :D
*Thinking of things that rhyme with mahout and umbrella.*
YES ADRA JOIN TVB!!!! PLEASE!!!
No I'm good.
or SAHP... I can't decide... Ill be on later
Jubi's the leader of TVB. :)
Ember's the leader of MAHU.
I happen to be part of MAHU.
Damn auto correct
*mahu.
What is MAHU ?
@Adra: NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Fours Ruá! :(
Mycroft and his umbrella.
SAHP is better.
ADRA. JOIN. TVB. PLEASE!! (We're kinda desperate for more people)
MAHU is Mycroft and his umbrella!!! AND WE ARE WINNING THE DED BATTLE!!!!
If you have a pipe you look wise and wise people don't go out in the rain so they don't need umbrellas.
( mahu aren't wise because of their umbrellas)
I have no quarrel with TVB.
THEY'RE WINNING BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE PEOPLE! WE. NEED. MORE. PEOPLE. TO. BEAT. THEM.
Jubi I'll join TVB if you want...?
And MAHU has the most people. :)
MYCROFT IS SHERLOCKS BROTHER.
Eden, wanna combine forces and be the Sherlock and his pipe/nicotine patches brigade?
I have no problem with a bit of vengeance as long as its not aimed at me.
But if it is.
I LOVE HIM!!!! *joins that ded*
Sorry...
but he's awesome
Okay.
* stick out hand*
MEL!! YES!!! PLEASE!!!
:O
UMBRELLAS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!
Yay!!! Im part of TVB!!!
YES!! *shakes Eden's hand*
But they could never beat the sophistication of a pipe, if you have a umbrella you are usually wet.
There is nothing sophisticated about being wet.
YES!!!!!!!!! *tacklehugs all TVB members*
*poofs*
*tosses skulcakes to everyone* BYE
We need to think of a shorter name as SAHP/npb.
*than.
REMEMEBR THE BANK THE DAD FROM MARY POPPINS WORKED IN???
THEY ALL HAD UMBRELLAS AND WERE /VERY/ SOPHISTICATED.
So I think that TVB has like...5-6 points?
So I think that TVB has like...5-6 points?
Yeah we do Eden....
BRAINSTORM!'
Because of my absence I am unaware of my teams situation in regards to points.
*speaks SOPHISTICATED with no umbrella*
... To be totally honest with you all, I think I'm winning this ded war;)
I MADE MY, UH, FRIEND CRY HAPPY TEARS WITH MY LATEST BLOGPOST AND I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW HAPPY IT MADE ME :P
Then they almost made me cry because perfect
My Christmas story is abbreviated to WTWBTDOCIHHATDWI. That name IS short. :0
SPPA,
Sherlocks pipe and patches alliance or
You could substitute alliance for brigade.
SPPA or SPPB is good. :(
I think that's cool because the first two letters are an abbreviation for skulduggery pleasant.
OK!
SPAPB
OR
SPAPA
OK! WBD...
You pick either.
I don't mind.
I have a question do you people have irn bru in your shops / shopping centres or wherever you buy drinks because some people in england have never seen or tasted the most popular and succesful scottish drink in its history... please guys say yes...
IRN BRU!<3
Thankgod! I love irn bru with all my heart and drink it everyday... mhhh
I regret to say I have never heard of irn bru.
Have you ever heard of club.
Yellows!
So yesterday I couldn't get to sleep, although I was really tired my mind was just going bonkers, like it had loads and loads on energy.
And today I was really tired all through the day and now it's time to go to bed, I'm suddenly fine?
WTF?!
So I came up with a plan: Go and annoy you people instead:D
Hee hee;P
WTF WTF WTF IM HAVING A HEARTATTACK JUST HEARING THAT EDEN...DEEP BREATHS... and yes I have heard of club but never seen or tried it...
How can I not have heard of Iron Bru? O_O
Aber, it appears to be more popluar in Scotland.
Spapa? *laughs* That just sounds odd. Go with SPPB or SPPA.
Eden, Star, and Jubi, can you update me on your alliances and team names?
I haven't heard of either.
*prepares of onslaught of scariness from Mel*
Damn it deleted the two of the comment.
Which roughly said.
Jubi and I are leaders of SPPB.
He is still in charge of the people who were in TVB.
And I SAHP.
SO as to allow either group to leave the joint team if they feel its in their interests.
And are points are combined.
Oh, and Eden...
TVB: 5 points
SAHP: 2 points
MAHU: 13.5 (I think. It might be 14.5. Star?)
Im going GOING TO HAVE TO BLOG ABOUT IRN BRU FOR YOU PEOPLE. its the most popular scottish drink ever made and I am drinking it now its orangy and its like coca cola but its not...
Club? '~'
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PLAN, IENI. XD
I'll be so sad when the holidays end. These have been my best holidays for years.
Jubi and I have joined forces to beat you unsophisticated wet dedders in MAHU.
SEE IF I DONT TAKE DEEP BREATHS RIGHT NOW THEN I WILL HAVE A HEART ATTACK NO JOKE...MY CHEST KS HURTING AND MY ARM FEELS WEIRD.
So it's
SPPB 7
MAHU 13.5/14.5
*IS
MAHU is awesome.
What are you supposed to do with a pipe out in the rain? Plus, smoking is bad for your health. An umbrella can also be used to attack people or to put emphasis on words by tapping the ground (I forgot which episode that last one was)
It's fourteen point five. It was thirteen point five a few pages ago and then I got my ded, so it's fourteen point five, I think. If anyone says I'm wrong, they're probably right coz I haven't been paying a massive amount of attention, but I will now. *nods*
I am going away now to blog about a fizzy drink for you people but I WILL BE BACK.
And also, smart people still get caught in the rain. It's a stupid person who won't go out in the rain--how do they get things done?
All my plans are great, Star *nods* Except um, a few uh exceptions, which I will not explain...
Great description, Mel, great description.
Orangy and like coke but not like coke?
*round of appluause*
*hands certificate*
Okay, okay, I'll stop with the sarcasm now.
It's not the smoking it's just putting a pipe in your mouth that makes you look more sophisticated.
Umbrella, Ella, Ella, ay, ay, ay,
I think 14.5 too.
Oh, and Jubi, if it weren't for you we'd only have 13 points right now, so HA
*nods at Ember*
PLUS UMBRELLAS CAN LOOK PRETTY/COOL/PRETTY COOL. THEY'RE REALLY ABLE-TO-BE-DECORATED.
Fabi: EXACTLY. Have you been updated about the new system?
Not officially.
Besides, umbrellas are easier to poke people with. And it appears in the BBC show, whereas the pipe does not.
Can't stay long...
BUT UMBRELLAS ARE SOPHISTICATEDDDDDDDDD!!!!
Mycroft is sophisticated with his umbrella. *nods*
All right:
TVB and SAHP have formed an allegiance. Their new names is SPPB. They have 7 points-- half the amount of ours. Melicia joined SPPB.
That's all.
So SPPB has more members than we do.
CRAP.
Aw... Mel!!!
Who's on what team now?
HI FABI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know!
SPPB (Jubi and Eden): Clemi, Grief, Mel
MAHU (me): Star, Fabi, Charisma
Wait! Em is on SPPB too!!
Ask Ember. :P
WE'RE OUTNUMBERED BY TWO!!!
Ah, I appear not to be in socialable mode. Socialable mode is when I look at other people's comments and find a way to join in the conversation and unsociable mode is when there's like a mental blockage stopping me talking to people.
Yellow, Fabi! *ninjaeroplanehugs*
How are you?
I wouldn't worry about Clemy getting any deds.
Hi Star!!!
How are we going to get more people?
IENI!!!!
JOIN MAHU!!!!!!
We need to recruit when the other leaders arren't there, so people aren't pulled in a billion directions. :)
*Dances around .*
A pipe can be shook in a menacing and intelligent way.
Hi, Ieni!
[is ninjaeroplanetacehugged]
I'm good, you?
YES! IENI JOIN MAHU!
September! *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
How's you?
Ah, of course.
Explain what I'm signing to and all the terms and conditions, please?
Hey everyone!
Ieni, please join our team. You're our ninja sponsor, and we need you to help us here.
Who's team is Adra on?
IENI JOIN SPAPA
We need you to include Mycroft Holmes and his umbrella in all your •first• dedications.
Jubi did you see the terms of our alliance?
All you have to do, Ieni, is partially ded every page you get to Mycroft and his umbrella.
THAT IS ALL. :)
Fabi!
It makes me laugh when you said the 'is ninjaeroplanetacklehugged' thing:)
But what?
MSD.
*SPAPB
Please don't join Jubi's team. She's outnumbered us.
Eden, I guess I should :Pk I'm doin tht now
That is all.
You get cookies and a free umbrella on the side.
Pick our team ( jubis team)
Please, Ieni. Please. I'm your friend.
If you join our team you get a pipe that blows out bubbles.
Oh, and I's good, thank you XD
IENI! SPAPB IS AWESOMER THAN MAHU
If you join our team I'll let you have whatever you want.
MAHU has our own Hawaiian island!!!
[Hands out beverages with little paper umbrellas on the cup]
A pipe that blows bubbles!
That's much cooler than an umbrella.
We have a Hawaiian island and we own the BSB!
AND YOU GET STREAMERS!!!
*looks at vid* It claims to be a clean version of ten Thousand Fists. But it has not swearing in it aside from 'goddamn.' What is there to clean?
*vid starts* Oh. They took the goddamns out? WTH? Goddamn i'n't swearing!
What's BSB.
No pipes that blow bubbles are MUCH cooler
What would I have to do on Jubi's team?
But why would I want to dedicate every page to Mycroft and his umbrella? I don't understand.
We'll let you have a pipe that blows bubbled and an umbrella!
Mycroft rocks!!!!!!
Do it because it's fun. Because you get to be on a team, and have team spirit. Because it would make me so happy :)
YOU'LL GET AN UMBRELLA THAT BLOWS BUBBLES ON OUR TEAM! :)
Umbrella, Ella Ella'
Umbrella, Ella Ella'
O
You would have to ded to Sherlock Holmes his pipe and his nicotine patches.
Pretty please? *hug*
And you don't do anything on Jubi's team.
O
SH•••••••T!!!!!!
*quotes Maths teacher* Because we can, and because it's fun!
. . . YESMYMATHSTEACHERACTUALLYSAYSTHAT.
* dances around wagging a pipe at ember*
Ieni, feel free to join myself, Cain and Rim being neutral in all of... *gestures to arguments and attempts of persuasion* this. :)
OMG I DON'T KNOW.
Uh the nicotine thing kinda put me off.
So, I don't know what I'm getting myself into, but okay, the Umbrella one, whatever.
OH MY GOD LAMNED GID!!!! Myers sushejaijaavhsjsbajaha
Thank you Ieni!
*hugs*
Don't worry, you don't have to fight with the others like we do :) you can be good friends with them!
Gtg... Umbrellas 4 the win!!!!!!!
I ded to the continued dominance of SPPB 2013year of the skeleton and...
Wait for it...
Sherlock Holmes' his pipe and his nicotine patches.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! *hugs Ieni*
The 'nicotine' thing is coz whilst in the books Sherlock smokes opium in a pipe, on the TV show he has nicotine patches. :)
Bye Fabi!
So now we have...
SPPB: 8 points. Jubi, Eden, Mel, Grief, Em
MAHU: Me, Ieni, Star, Fabi, Charisma
Wait, no, nobody told me of this neutral team!
But, I have one problem with that team.
I don't know. I'll go ask my music friends tomorrow, so I'm not actually on your team yet, Star, I am still considering everything.
Going now
Byebye *waves*
Ha you lost the ded and you didn't get a new member.
It's not even a team. Just... I'm not sure. XD
It was fun though :)
And we're still winning by 6.5 points.
Bye!
It's like the countries who didn't fight in ww2
The axis, ember and his team.
The allies, me and jubi.
And Switzerland Luce
DAMN SWITZERLAND.
I used to live it Switzerland. Can't remember it, however. Did you know that seeing as they have no offical army every Swiss man has to go off and do army training every few months and everybody keeps a gun in the cupboard in case they are suddenly needed to fight in a war?
And did you know that the buses are always on time?
And did you know that some shops won't accept paper notes if they're crumpled and that people iron their money at home to make it flat?
And did you know that it's considored unhygienic to have a washing machine at home and most people use these communal washing places for their clothes?
And did you know that roundabouts are new to Switzerland and that they usually have these funny little junctions that are apparently a nightmare for anyone not used to them?
And that is what I've heard about Switzerland from my parents. :)
*in
My mum still occasionally sings these Swiss songs I learnt in playgroup. :)
Cool.
My mom and dad have been on holiday in Switzerland.
Be right back ....
Scratch that...IM HERE :P
Helloo?
Hi,
I'm not here, just making that clear.
I just wanted to pass this along
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdJr1EEPgN0
XD
Hi (?) Fabi! I can't watch tht... I'm on my phone... UUGHH
RIGHT. I HAVE COMPLETED MY NEWEST BLOG POST AND ITS GOING TO EDUCATE YOU ALL. HOPEFULLY. So you can follow the link below and enjoy...
http://awesomesocks14.blogspot.co.uk/
Back! Hello :3
If I was here, I'd tell you to join MAHU.
However, I'm not here, so I shall say nothing.
Gtg...
XD!
whut's that?
ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR MAKES ME HAPPY
BEAUTIFUL MAN O_O
Look on the previous page... We explained it to Adra and Ieni. I'm running late, sorry!
Luci. I agree!! Nomnomnom:3
HE'S SO HOT O_O
notgonnalieiddohimsohardhesbeautiful. :3
WATCHING SHERLOCK HOLMES 2: A GAME OF SHADOWS, SO I'M DISTANT
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