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 3001 – 3200 of 4920 Newer› Newest»*I also dedicate to Abby Maarten-Holmes and her Motorcycle!!!!!
[looks to see if motorcycle approaches. It doesnt]
Time travel? Is time travel in these days?
i know were you live
You do?
Well if a TARDIS can time travel... Maybe Clemy can too.
yes >:)
[raises eyebrows]
MWAHAHAHAHAH
OOOHH where do I live??
you live near me. i can see you and your computer
And Washington.
yep....>:)
Ha!!! I'm not on a computer!!!! Or near enough to be seen from Lynnwood!!!!
*GASP*
FABI! You've oven away all your personal information!!!!!! NOW A PERVERTED STALKERY OLD MAN CAN TRAK YOU DOWN!!!
Unfortunately, King County is pretty big, and a lot of it is unincorporated.
i live in washington...and near Seattle
Also, I have neglected to mention a street name or address.
I live in a place in this world.
ok... but i already know it
I sincerely doubt that.
Hey, I live in this world, too Jubi!!!!
but i really live (visiting ) near Seattle lynwood
i know ariana shade she is right next to me
I don't know Ariana Shade. You may have mistaken me for someone else.
Yes, you do FABI! Look on the last page, you'll recognize me.
Jubi knows me! Isn't that right Jubi?
fallow me because we gatta go soon
Sigh. I'm outta here. I don't know Ariana Shade, and I don't know you, and you don't really know where I live.
Bye.
Like I said, you've probably mistaken me for someone else.
well beleve me and the stupid mouse is dead so fallow me and see yah bye-but talk to ariana and ask her bye friend
Colton, don't you know Ariana and Amanda?
Val, is there any chance you could clear this mess up?
I think he thinks I'm somebody else, which I am not.
Yeah...
COLTON, LEAVE FABI ALONE.
Yeah... Sorry about that...
Thanks.
Ariana, was that the Colton I met at Echo Lake?
Yep. That's the one :\
He said he's coming on the blog to say sorry to Fabi...
Hi, Ariana. Wish I'd met you under slightly more pleasant circumstances, but hi, I'm Fabi.
But it's okay because I'll always remember you said that :)
Hi! Yeah those circumstances kind of sucked :)
[shrugs] well, quite a lot of them do nowadays.
It's nice to meet you anyway, though! XD
Yeah, you too xD
And Val, he will not be revisiting the blog so you don't have to delete your earlier comment.
*stumbles out of the lake wearing dress*
Wah... What?
*looks down at dress*
What?! Was I in the lake for that WHOLE time? And... Why am I wearing a dress? I never wear dresses...
Wreath, how are you?
Yay! Ember stumbled out of the lake! Have you been in there the whole time?
So Val, I'm still Wreath?
I guess so Ana... Woah that was weird.
Hey, when was the last time someone spoke to Nix?
I have an extremely flaky Internet connection, sigh.
Good(insert preferred time of day) everyone! For me it's night......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
[Falls asleep. Snores. XD]
Oh, and I think I saw Nixion Strange yesterday.
Goodnight Fabi!
Night! XD
*G'Night! XD
Goodnight Fabi, and thanks.
Goodnight Fabi!
I'm not tired yet...
Shame on me... I should be sleeping. I have to wake at 6:30 tomorrow. UGH.
HI PEOPLE!
No offense, Colman, but not many people will enter your writing contest for the simple reason that they don't know you. Think of Zath and his writing contest thing. We know him ish. He's our blogfriend. We feel safe doing his competition. But we don't know you, so naturally we'd be wary of giving part of ourselves to you until we did know you.
. . . And I just said that to the two people who DO know you . . .
Haha, hi Star:) I don't think he was going to actually go through with it anyways...
That made me laugh, Star XD
It did? '~'
GOOD. Making people laugh is always awesome. :)
HI ARIANA! HI IVY!
I just entered Mist's competition. *buries face in pillow* What am I getting myself into?
I will fail at this. So bad. :/
Haha, I thought Flame and Kes were going to kill me when I refused to enter :D
Breakfast, bbs. :)
So Val, I trust you've seen the Doctor Who Christmas special?
Damn heat
Heat? I'm freezing!
It's 41 degrees Celsius here tomorrow, and I don't have air conditioning
I think I'm worse off
You're probably right..
Go to the pool Nix. Or stay in the shower all day. Or bath, whatever.
I'm not use to this heat either! I'm from Canberra, it's cold here!
Pool will be packed...
Sorry, I got distracted by reading. :/
:( Poor Aussies.
Thanks for the pity Ink.
Can I please get the link to Zath's HG comp from someone please?
Dammit! It's 1:00 in the morning!! I'm going to be pissed when I have to wake up at 6...
http://thehungergamescompetiton.blogspot.com/?m=0
MAybe you should go to sleep? :(
*Maybe
THANKS INK!
:)
I'MGONNABESOBADATIT:(
But what's the fun in that? :D
No one was this excited with my competition...
Actually, Nix, I was MORE excited with your competition because your competition sounded less HARD. :P
No offense, Zath.
*looks at Nix*
Yes, they were.
Ok I give up. Going to go to sleep now.
Night (or morning ) everyone. Hopefully I won't freeze to death.
Morning, here. :)
FOURSARIANA! :(
Bonjour!
STAR YOU DIDN'T REMIND ME TO ORGANIZE THE BA
Glad I remembered, just now :P
Msd.
Hello, BTW.
Luce, didn't you say something on another page about talking to me?
...yes? I think so.
But because I have to go out very soon I'll have to e-mail you when I'm back! It's regarding the BA, if you're still interested in helping out.
What's the BA?
. . . DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. Well, anyway, hello, Miss Neurtal.
Boujour, Charisma! Ca va? *is unableto do the upside-down questionmark accent on the laptop*
The Blogland Awards. We had them last year. Wow, that makes me feel so old.
IT'S ALMOST MY FIRST BLOGVERSARY. :)
Why would you do an upside down question mark...?
*Neutral.
Yokay
I... I... think I was there for that... Weird.
The accent thingy. On the C in ca va. People say it loooks like a miniture 5. I say it looks like a miniture upside-down question mark, coz I'm like that.
Bien, Star! Quelles sont le Blogland Awards?
Oh. The cédille... Alright. Got it. Sorry, I was confused... I think it's called a cedilla in English...
Noooooooo idea what it's called. :) Cedilla sounds familiar though.
The Blogland Awards is . . . Erm . . .
Here's the URL to the blog we used for it. http://ioweyouamug.blogspot.co.uk/
It was basically . . . We thought of all these awards like Best Writer and gave each one to a minion. You had to nominate people and then we took a vote.
Msd.
Upside-down question marks are used in Spanish:P Not French. Por ejemplo, ¿dónde está ....?
You put upside-down question marks to show where the question begins. :3
LUCE! How's the admin thing going??
Oh, and I'll kind of be flitting on and off!
JUST THOUGH OF WHO I WANT TO PLAY MURDER ROSE.
HELENA BONHAM CARTER.
YES.
MAHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
Oh my fez, YES CHARISMA
I need to message the other two the answers from the three TAs and then we'll discuss who we wish to be the new admin. The other two, however, will always be close to us admin because we like you guys too much:3
I think we received too many good applications. :P
Gtg, bye!
I WAS JUST THINKING AND THEN THOUGH OF BELLATRIX LESTRANGE AND I WAS THEN HELENA B-C HAS TO BE IN IT BUT PLAYING WHOM.
MURDER ROSE. OUI.
Bai Luce!
See ya Luce!
Hey. Bellatirix's name says she's Bellatrix the Nix. It even rhymes. :P
*tries unsuccessfully to stop laughing* SORRY.
FOURS SCÁTH!
*Bellatrix's
HELLO????????????
...
...
I'm now obssessed with Zath's competition...
...
Yeah...
Gtg, fours!
See ya!
Getting close to deds .........
MAHU will win!!
Good evening my companions! I eagerly await your company. When ye return, I propose we engage in conversation on Headcanons.
I HAVE RETURNED!
Hello!
MELLOW EVERYONE
HI PEOPLE!
Wbd, msd.
Nix, you think that's bad? HA! I laugh at your ignorance! Adelaide will be 44 degrees tomorrow and I will be in the sun for most of the day wearing a coat! I shall die wearing a wig!
. . . A wig???
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ALL MY AUSSIE FRIENDS ARE DYING AT ONCE. *sobs*
OH WELL. We can save money by having joint funerals. :P
Hey guys :D
*starts planning what to put on the gravestones*
NO, GRAVE/STONE/, SINGULAR. WE CAN SAVE MONEY BY ONLY HAVING ONE!!!! :)
Ooh and we could make them of flimsy wood that would last like a week. I'm sure that would save tons of money. :P
HI MELICA!!!!!!!!!!
HELLO?????????????
EVERYBODY IS SO DITSANT. WELL, NOT THAT DISTANT. BUT STILL.
I agree Star :P
Here lies Eve L'Keet, who was a
rock who rocked.
And here lies Nixion Strange, who was Strange in a Strange fashion, which was Strange.
HI FLAME!!!!!!!!!
Are you going to die anytime soon? Because then you can share their gravestone too!
Here lies Flame Phoenix, who was a flaming phoenix that flamed phoenixly.
OOH I JUST REALISED, A PHOENIX IS A PHOE NIX. FLAME, YOU'RE A NIX???? :/
Thats a plan star :D
What is your obsession like what????!
IT IS INDEED A PLAN. c:
What like what??? *frowns*
I have a feeling NIx and Evemight kill me for this . . .
OOH YEAH THEN I CAN SHARE THE GRAVSTONE TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
*Eve might
Im glad im not gonna die soon
Oh, The Whole Nix thing, where everbody is a nix.
Hey luci!!!
Here lies Star Inkbright, who was starry and inky and bright. Her inkiness was bright and starry, her starriness was bright and inky, and her brightness was inky and starry
OOH YEAH.
KAYI'LLSTOPNOW.
*starry.
HI SCÁTH!!!!!!!!!!!!
But Phoenix has the word Nix in. :/
THE WORD STRANGE JUST POPS UP EVERYWHERE, OKAY???? :)
*looks at Star incredulously*
You're incredible.
It doesnt in my name hehehe :D
Whenever something is a Star, I say it's a me. :)
THE DEATH STAR WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME. *laughs*
Is Nix even a word?
Not sure
No, I'm Star. The Incredibles are that odd family with superpowers over there. *points* :P
I GOT FIRST WOOO
Apparently Nixion mans nothing.
DED TO MYCROFT AND HIS UMBRELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *gets down on knees and begs*
I'LL GIVE YOU PUUPY DOG EYES!!!!!! *shows jar of pickled eyes*
*PUPPY
PLEASE, FROSTIO. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I'LL WORSHIP YOU! I'LL BE YOUR SLAVE!
Brb, shower.
Okay, O Flaming Nix.
BTW, DUCK CTHULHU!!!!!
. . . Does anyone know what that means?
. . . Never mind. Just, my brother's watching my commenting. Continue. :)
Unfortunetly star im not a part of mahu im a part of the other one ... thing ... whats it called again? Ohh never mind anyway I dedicate this page to everything but mahu and all it stands for and also to ... yeah just basically not mahu because mycroft and his umbrella is just silly and I never liked umbrellas so yeah :D
. . . *sobs*
YOU ARE BETRAYED MY TRUST, O MEL WHO IS A PIECE OF FROSTED FLAKE.
*cries* HOW WILL I LIVE?????
OH, ALRIGHT, AT LEAST WE'RE STILL WINNING. c: *jumps about freeing streamers from glass jars*
You will live perfectly fine but now I must go... grand magey stuff to do? Yeah I have to feed the dinosaurs... so bye!
*laughs* This is why being neutral is best~
We can laugh at how ridiculous you all are. :P
Trust me, Scáth, I'm doing plently of laughing at how ridiculous I am. :)
I told my brother Eve was evil, coz she IS, and now my brother is crying out in outrage at my treason against my master. It's rather amusing.
Back
*plenty
HELLO, FLAME!
*resists urge to make joke about Flame's name*
Shush, Starry eyes.
Hello?
Mel, how could you???? MAHU stands for everything good in the world!!!
Hello Lav.
Hi Flame. Long time no talk to. :)
I am starry everything.
WHICH, OTHERWISE INTERPRETED, MEANS EVERYTHING IS STARRY! WHICH MEANS EVERYTHING IS ME! WHICH MEANS I AM EVERYTHING! WHICH MEANS I AM ALL OF YOU! YOU CANNOT ESCAPE FROM ME BECAUSE I AM YOU! MEAH HA HA!
Hi Star.
*smiles*
I know what Duck Cthulhu means...! Wow, I can't believe you actually remembered that. I haven't mentioned Cthulhu since last year. :P
LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAV! *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
Hi Eve! :)
I remember the Cthulhu. Just didn't know how to spell it. :P
UGH, DECISIONS
AS SOON AS THE OTHER ADMIN GET THEIR BUTTS ONLINE WE HAVE TO DECIDE ON A NEW ADMIN
*gets ninjaeroplanetacklehugged*
Whoa!
*laughs*
What's up, Star?
LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAV!!!!!!
*hugzzzz*
Last year was laast week? :P
OF COURSE I REMEMBERED. I've been looking for an opportunity to use that for months, but I kept forgettign and blergh. :(
Might be distant. My brother and sister are having a ohsyical fight because of my sister not liking Legolas, plus my sister and Lynxia are using my as their go-between to have a verbal (well, virtualy verbal) fight about my sister not liking Legolas.
Uh.
Uh.
*physical
Hi L!
Admin for what?
We don't have an admin, Luce....you've lost your mind!
Dammit, Star's was longer. *shakes fist at Star*
Hey Eve!
How is everyone?
*last
I AM UP! I AM UP OVER, WHEREAS THE AUSSIE ARE DOWN UNDER! MWAH HA HA!
Other than that, Legolas is very much up. *looks at siblings fighting*
*shakes elbow at Eve* :)
Wait, you mean she used to HAVE a mind? O_O
Why did nobody inform me off this????
*is trying to talk siblings into reaching an agreement on this LEgolas debate*
*well, Legolas fight*
Sorry, a little distant.
What(or who) is Legolas?
Last year was last week, yes. XD
I meant DUCK Cthulhu. :P I don't really have any need for it anymore. Mum thinks I've moved from the blog to Facebook.
LEGOLAS!!! LEGOLAS FROM LORD OF THE RINGS!!!!
LavenDERRRR! Now my brother is shrieking in my ear, so shocked is he that someone knows not of Legolas. *rolls eyes*
Legolas is an elf. From LOTR. HAve you heard of the Three Ls? Coz he's one of them along with Loki and Link.
Brother: And he's totally awesome and the best archer you've ever seen!
. . . Wonderful. Now we're arguing over Legolas's archery.
Star, we're playing Star Wars Monopoly, me and my brothers. And guess what? I own the
Imperial Star Destroyer!
Sorry, Star!
Well, technically, I did know Legolas was from LOTR, but wanted to be sure.
Do you go on Facebook a lot, Eve?
MWAHAHAHAHA!
Hello anyone that appeared!
My admin for my page - Skulduggery Plesant Magic Vs. Magic.
We had an admin competition the other day:3
AND NOW WE HAVE TO DECIDEEEEE ON A FINAL TA TO BE OUR NEW ADMIN
*laughs*
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SEE, MORE PROOF OF YOUR EVILITY!!!! *hides under a rock unrelated to Eve, getting odd flashes of deja vu as I do so*
LEGOLAS CAN BE YOUR ADMIN!
Gtg. :(
Bbl!!!
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