But before I get back to work, I have been asked to remind you all that my event at the Stratford Picture House on April 5th is the only public event I'll be doing for The Maleficent Seven. For those of you who don't know what a public event IS, it's basically me on stage yapping and answering questions for an hour, and then we go on to have a signing. All other appearances for TMS are just signings.
I've been asked to remind you about this because apparently there are lots of tickets available. Well, I'm ASSUMING there are lots of tickets available. The words used were "it's been slow to book", which means roughly the same thing. Maybe it's because it's the Easter holidays or it's the start of a weekend, but usually events pretty much sell out in a very short space of time. So Harper Collins publicity people are all going "uhhh... what's happening?"
Oh, and for those of you who have already booked tickets, don't you fret. If it IS a smaller crowd than usual, it just means the event will be more of a casual chat between all of us. And also you won't have to wait in line for hours.
But, uh, for all you others... book a ticket. Or something.
I'm getting back to work now. But before I do, two pictures of cats.
One cute.
One scary.
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«Oldest ‹Older 3201 – 3400 of 4953 Newer› Newest»I drove 2 and a half hours from Mullingar to Dublin to see him yesterday Brave, on my own! Lol, thank god for sat Nav..
I am making my dad drive a couple of hours to Leeds to take me in June!
DEREK YOU NEED TO COME TO SHEFFIELD, OKAY
Good morning, all.
I will be distant, writing something or other...words.
I w
Gtg
* mentally delete the I w. it's an unfinished thought of some sort, not sure what I would have said.
Bye Brave.
Bye brave, hi fabi :)
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!
*unsuccessfully pretends to be a scary monster*
Oh, damn.
Bye Brave!
HELLLLLLOOO FABIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! *huggles*
Hi Lucy!!!
Hi Ieni!!!
[hugs]
Hi lenI:)
Hi, Luci, Fabi and Ruá! *sends a massive ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
Luci - I'm so happy you're getting to see Derek! And also (I think) seeing Star! And the video was awesome: Flame, Em, NJ, Val and Derek (and anyone else I missed off) are all so amazing!
Hi Rua!!!
Hm, my iPod is being irritating and won't let me do the a-with-an-accent, sorry.
I just read the coolest part of tms.. xD don't worry, no spoilers :)
ELLIKINS WAS THERE
SO WAS AMANDA
HELLO IENI
I'M TERRIFIED BUT EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME
Apparently he recognised my name as soon as they said it, omg.
*eats Fabi's iPod and grins*
Nooo! Me and Fabi are just waiting and sobbing together, because neither of us can read TMS yet:'(
I don't think Star has it either:(
That's so awesome!
I'm trying not to read it tbh xD going away next weekend and wanna keep it till then ha but I can't help it ;0
Peppa pig is turning my brains to mush! Save meeeeee
Sorry I poofed for a second...my iPod appears to have been eaten and my phone was downstairs.
I caaan't read TMS until possibly Maaaaay!!:-( [sobs]
I SHOULD HAVE TMS BY THE END OF THE WEEK
HOPEFULLY
How come fabi? Welcome back luci:)
Yay for Lucy hopefully getting TMS soon! :-)
Mrow for me not getting it very soon at all. :-(
Also congrats on going to meet Derek.
If it was in front of me I would just READ *steals Ruá's neglected copy of TMS*
Peppa Pig?
Msd.
*covers eyes* be careful with lenI! I felt like saying "my precious" when I bought it & now that it's signed I reaaaally wanna say it xD
Yeah, peppa pig is all charli watches.. I suppose that's fair because she's only 7 months but peppa is melting my brain!!
I wouldn't even mind, but peppa is so bold and cheeky! Haha a bad influence, the UK has even considered banning it from TV.. xD I googled it.. lol
Now my phone as well is crashing, and my sis is yelling at me to get off the computer, so bye! I will be back sometime if my electronics decide to cooperate!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9001511/Peppa-Pig-is-making-children-naughty-parents-fear.html
Sometimes though, I think other parents read too much into things xD
Bye fabi!
Just ordered some Lego Skeletonnnnnnnnnsssssssss!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAY C:
Bye Fabi! *hugs*
Wow my brother actually got me an Easter basket that im getting tomorrow :O
HI PEOPLE!
I took paper and a pen and I'm writing my assassin principal story. :)
Just invented the word jiriductuneraloumeriousionalimiatoicimatonaductupanonuckadoria. Takes about nearly the whole width of the page. :)
STAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR *tacklehugs*
HAVE YOU ORDERED LEEDS TICKETS YET!?:D
ZAAAAAAAAAAFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!:D
I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! XD
One good thing out of a crappy morning
YEP. :) PRETTY SURE. WELL MY MUM PHONED UP TO GET TICKETS, BUT I STOPPED LISTENING TO THE COVERSATION BECAUSE I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH TAKING MY BOOTS OFF. HARDER THAN IT SOUNDS, ONE OF MY BOOTS IS THOROUGHLY BROKEN. :P
I just asked because my paranoia was kicking in. We've got them. *nods* Just have to collect them from Leeds. :)
OH MY GOLDEN GOD, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY! *tacklehugs Star*
I GET TO MEET YOU IN 75 DAYS! *screams*
*hugs Zaffo* Don't insult your poor morning, it's not its fault it's crappy! :P
Your morning probably hates you because if not for you it wouldn't have a job and it hates its job coz it's so crappy at it. XD
*tries to stop grinning like a maniac irl* *fails*
I think I may write a proper story story as a sequel to my assassin principal story . . . O_O
I'M BACK :3
So, whatca think of my fan-fic?
*prequel
Actually . . .
*prequel and sequel
HI TYLER!
Cool. :)
*prequel
Actually . . .
*prequel and sequel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtylDaUQEGA&feature=youtu.be
HEHEHHEHE, GUYSSSSSSSSSS
He said peace XD
OMG, you are so lucky
AND SIGNED FLAME'S FOREHEAD
*is almost crying. Again*
HI MELICA!
I ate one egg....now I have a cold..........WTF?
Now apparently I get cold's after eggs
Hey Star!
I'M GOING TO BE FANGIRLING OVER THIS 5EVR
because peace, omg.
HELLO ANYONE THAT APPEARED, BTW!:D
I HAVE SO MANY PLANS FOR THE LEEDS EVENT
*laughs*
DEREK YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU'VE LET YOURSELF IN FOR
BECKY, GERO, STAR, ME, NATHAN AND GOLDEN GOD KNOWS WHO ELSE
THIS IS GOING TO BE H I L A R I O U S
Hello! My sister and I are weird... We invented the Easteregg-land Sanctuary and something about sugar-cubes... [laughs] It's fun but my sis is tired of it for now. Chocolate. :-)
Hello!
I just got an Ireland sweatshirt. Epic.
I AM SO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW.
You're so lucky, Val. Also hi.
Apparently I should be going outside and enjoying the sun... Distant, disagreeing with Dad.
There's sun in Washington the week I'm NOT there.
It's FREEZING here. Like, my feet are still numb and I got back about an hour ago.
Hm. Well, it's acting like summer or something the day I want to bake cookies and paint, which annoys me. Now, if it were sunny the day I wanted to take swamp pictures... That would be bad because the jerkfaces would probably be there, so...yeah.
The sun's ok, I guess, but I prefer partly cloudy.
UGH
Writers block....
I prefer cloudy too. However, I don't prefer it being 30 degrees here... It's freezing.
(It's so weird to look at what time the comments are posted because that's currently my time zone...)
Hello Tyler.
Yeah, I bet that would be weird.
And I get it... I don't like it being anywhere above the seventies and below the fifties in Fahrenheit. I am a mild-temperature type of person. [Shivers at the idea of coldness]
Hi
happy Easter everyone
That's Ireland for you Val. Although it is particularly cold here at the moment for this time of year.
Does it say the same time for everyone on the comments no matter what time zone you're in?
I mean does the time under this comment say 7:39 for everyone?
Hello Aisling!
Happy Easter to you, too. I managed to avoid eating Val-the-egg, Skul-the-egg, Tanith-the-egg, China-the-egg or Ghastly-the-egg! I'll probably have to eat them soon, though...:-(
Yeah, it says 7:40, and it's 11:40am here. It's set to Derek's time zone, of course.
Well that's handy for me but it must be confusing for everyone not in the same time zone as Derek.
Ha, I didn't have any Easter eggs. Probably because there isn't a fridge in our hotel to store them in, or kitchen to make them in, but whatever. I got Maltesers and now I'm good.
*puts Derek-Lizard on head, which has been signed by Derek*
It's a little confusing, but not that much, since I'm on the other side of the world entirely and it definitely couldn't be 7:4- here.
We did eggs as in hard boiled egs that we dyed and did crayon resist on and we had plastic eggs that dad hid in weird places. :-)
We get chocolate eggs and I'm now too stuffed with chocolate to even think about food.
I had about three plastic eggs that my mum filled with candy for Amanda and I, but that's it, since she took us to Ireland. Oh, and we got Maltesers and Mars bars because she told us we could buy some candy.
Well, going to Ireland sure sounds like it was worth it.
Our next vacation, it's to the Twilight town...[gags]
Cold? *Looks out window*
It's still sunny where I am, don't know what your complaining bout.....
We had little organic M&Ms in our plastic eggs, one or two in the ones mom stuffed, three to six in the ones dad stuffed. We have a lot of little plastic eggs...and Nel and I used them to make the Egg Sanctuary. [laughs] The dinosaur egg from someone's birthday party was the Grand Mage. My sis is cool.
I'm in Dublin, Tyler...
A girl that was doing a camp that I was doing last year who was American said that chocolate in Ireland is nicer than chocolate in America. I'm not sure if that's true but that's what she said.
I don't know, I've never tried the chocolate in Irelad, but Belgian chocolate is delicious. So is Norwegian. My dad used to bring chocolate back from his trips...not anymore.
*Ireland
I've never had Norwegian chocolate but I've had Belgian chocolate and its gorgeous.
That doesn't sound too great Fabi but the town might be interesting. Or will it be all twilighty? And All things to do with Twilight there. Or is it just like a normal town?
There's a National Park and a rainforest nearby, which should be where we spend most of our time. :-) And Twilight is their main industry, apparently.
Wait, so that means you'd be going to Forks, right, Fabi? I would NEVER go there. I get people telling me I look like Bella Swan anyway, and that would make it way worse.
Aside from Twilight movies and book, it's a lumber town, I believe. And one of the nearest places to stay to Olympic National Park/the Hoh Rainforest.
Hang on a second. Forks is an actual place? I did not know that. But then I barely know anything about America.
Yeah, Forks. And thankfully I don't look like Bella Swan.
Don't blame me, it was my parents' idea. I voted for Ape Cabe again, but "We've already been there."
Yeah.Forks, Washington.
How long are you in Ireland for Val?
(GOD Watt pad is distracting me)
Sorry em Val, I live up from Dublin, infact 2 motorways up :3
*Cave
I live in Dublin but I'm in Wexford at the moment so I don't know what the weather is like where I live.
Or Palouse. Palouse would be cool, not much light pollution, and a pretty view. (also rattlesnakes, but those are just a side effect of its awesome or something).
Msd. Lunch.
Speaking of Wattpad, I should really finish my thingy I've been planning to post there.
Seattle area! Sunny and sixty-eight degrees!
68 degrees? Oh Fahrenheit. For a second I thought you meant Celsius. 68 degrees Celsius would be impossible for me to bear. I'd completely melt.
It's 3 degrees where I am. Well according to the weather on my iPod its 3 degrees.
*3 degrees Celsius.
Americans use weird units. I was indeed referring to Fahrenheit.
I checked what 3 degrees Celsius is in Fahrenheit is. It's 37 degrees.
It's twenty degrees Celsius here, apparently.
Okay then.
PEOPLE.
My mum didn't pack my phone charger (we had to put all our stuff for her to pack on her bed and I brought my clothes and said do I put my book and phone charger and stuff here too? and she said yes so I put them on my pile and she didn't pack my phone charger), and I didn't realise till now, and my phone has less than 3% battery, so I won't be here till my Tuesday. Just warning you. FOURS!
HELLO, HELLO~
Sorry for disappearing.
Aisling, I got here Friday, Tuesday I'm going to London, getting back here on Thursday, then leaving for America on Saturday morning.
Aww, okay Star. Fours. :-(
HELLO LUCYY!!! [hugs]
20 degrees Celsius here would be warm even for summer.
Ok Star hi/bye then.
HELLO LUCIANA. *waves*
Hi Luci
Enjoy the rest of your time here then Val. do you like our accents?
Wb, Val.
Aisling, I LOVE Irish accents. It's kind of funny to listen to each other talk (me, Amanda, and my mum) because our voices are all slightly different from being surrounded by Irish people. It's awesome.
REACH FOR THE STARS WAS JUST ON BBCR1
AND I DANCED TO THE WHOLE SONG
I don't really notice Dublin accents. Because I'm so used to them. But there are LOADS of different Dublin accents.
And then different accents depending on what county you're from. So there are absolutely LOADS of different Irish accents.
NEW PROFILE PICTURE
(I think.)
Oh, it worked!
Haha. You can see how pale I am even with it being tiny.
I LOVE THAT PICTURE, VAL!:D
The signature on Flame's forehead has gone, apparently, Val! D:
Oh, that's a shame... HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE SIGNATURE ON HIS HEAD. Amanda got a photo of when Derek was writing it on his head.
And thanks about the picture, L! :D
You're so lucky to have a photo of you with Derek. If I ever get to meet him again ill make sure I get a picture with him.
It's a lovely picture as well.
I LOVE HOW EXCITED HE WAS ABOUT IT ON THE VIDEO, OMFG
LOL, I saw NJ's photos from the signing earlier. There's a really pretty one of you with NJ and Em, too!
YOU LOOK LIKE VAL, NGL
The picture was posted on Twitter by HarperCollins Kids... THAT WAS EPIC. And my mum talked to the lady about how much Derek needs to come to America... Hint at the publishers. My mum knew what she was doing. *nods*
L, every time you say I look like Val, I get unnaturally excited. I appreciate it. VERY MUCH :D
I hope he does go to America because I know that there are loads of Ameriminions on Blogland and I'm sure that there are many many many more who aren't on Blogland. And I know that they all want Derek to go to America.
So Derek get your whoever it is that organises tours for you to get you to go on tour in America.
This is the Valkyrie-egg. It's probably my best egg. :-)
Sorry I poofed. Nel informed me that I was making lunch.
Derek does need to come to America. [nods in emphatic approval of the idea]
Val you're the one with dark hair right?
You do look like what I think Val looks like and what she looks like on the covers of the books.
Yep, I'm the one with dark hair :D
It was funny, 'cause I didn't dress up or anything for the signing. I just always dress like that, so...
And thanks to you too Aisling for saying I look like Val!
Oh, L, guess what? Today I almost screamed at a statue of Phil Lynott, because I wanted to get into the Sanctuary, but... Well, I took a photo instead. But I thought you'd be proud. AND I went into the Wax museum.
You really do look like Valkyrie, imo.
But that askvalkyrie account on tumblr... She doesn't. :/
There've been rumours of SP being relaunched in the US, but I dunno if they're true...
Hello Fabi!
I really need some SP merch... I'd kill for an SP watch!
Watch, posters, postcards and/or a t-shirt, omgg. I can't even explain to you how much I want some SP merch!
Gtg, overboiling pasta.
I got a watch from when Derek sent me books. I wore it to the signing and showed him it :D
I've lived in Dublin my whole life and I've never been to the Wax Museum. I've wanted to go there for AGES but I still haven't gone yet. I WILL manage to go there sometime soon.
*laughs* Val, you're incredible.
But I think you're a little late to get into /that/ sanctuary;)
*frowns* Wait a minute... I did shout near that statue. Not directly at it, but I shouted about how it needed to open the door to the Sanctuary because I demanded a meeting with the Grand Mage.
By the way, America needs to get Mars bars. They're amazing.
America don't have mars bars?
Omg you're all missing out on gorgeous chocolate bars.
Gtg bye
MARS BARS TASTE LIKE THEY WERE MADE BY THE ANCIENTS OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER CANDY THAT TASTES GOOD LIKE THAT
Bye Aisling!
You have a Skulduggery watch!? I'm insanely jealous!
I wish I could have a Skulduggery watch. They look so cool.
And I don't have a watch.
I wanted a pocket watch, but they're Jade's thing.
*smiles* I'd probably scream at Phil Lynott to let me into the sanctuary.
But we dunno if it'd still be there, cuz Landy said he never wants to release the years the books are set in...
America doesn't have Mars Bars? *frowns* That's stupid.
*frowns* They're obviously set in our time. Val has internet on her phone. And she has Angry Birds on it.
That's what I thought, to be honest.
That's just what makes sense.
Also, yes, it IS stupid that we don't have Mars Bars. BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO EAT THEM IF I CAN'T BUY THEM AGAIN D:
Damn the stupid clocks.
Who wants to do a Fanfic Collab?
Guys!
Am i alone!
I don't know. Are you?
Hey Brave:)
Sorry for being distant. My mate is having a bad time >.<
Ok. So. Who wants to write a fanic collab!
*fanfic
Hello :)
Oh, wow I'm so dumb XD
Brother: I've got Easter eggs for you!
Me: Yay!
Brother: Oh, they're er hollow.
Me: Oh, okay:(
Oh, wow Jeni Easter Eggs are supposed to be hollowXD
Also, I finally finished Fear!
Ruá! Do you wanna do a collab with me?
Just reading over the last we posts, you went to the new Waxworks museum val?:)
Hello?
Well, I walked in, but didn't go explore or anything. It was creepy.
I don't write fanfics brave! Sorry!
Hey lenI!
Hello Fabi!
Oh, wow I'm so dumb XD
Brother: I've got Easter eggs for you!
Me: Yay!
Brother: Oh, they're er hollow.
Me: Oh, okay:(
Oh, wow Jeni Easter Eggs are supposed to be hollowXD
Also, I finally finished Fear!
Ahem
Hahaha IENI!
Hi Val, Ieni, Ruá (yay, my iPod now automatically puts the accent there!), and Brave!
I survived the not-so-great pasta overboiling of 2013!
I GOT A SONIC SCREWDRIVER
Its rubbish! Lol.. the waxworks in the books has been gone YEARS. Way before the first book came out.. the new one is only like, 4 years old at most..
I'm terrible at collaborating with people... And even worse at writing. *laughs*
Woo! My phone automatically puts it in too, I still can't figure out how to do it on the tablet yet without auto correcting..
Hi Zaf (congratulations!) and Lucy!
And wax museums are creepy...I went to one in Oregon somewhere...Newport, I think, but I could be wrong, and it was just...weird.
Luce, I think your a good writer and your patient so you'd be a good at collaborating.
Ugh, I wrote an entire thing out on my Kindle, but noooo it had to go and do something stupid *eats Kindle*
When I say 'entire thing' it was basically only saying hi to everyone...
So hi, Ruá, Brave, Zaf, Fabi, Val and Clover!
Hello everyone! I'll be distant, but here- writing for MC. Niccolo and I did a lot of plotting today, so expect evil, darkness, and tragedy. ;p
Hey aretha!
I hate it when that happens, Ieni...:-( Hi!
Hi Aretha! Uh, oh... [anticipates doom]
*laughs* I despise my writing.
I'm trying to improve, though. So I made a Wattpad. :)
Hello anyone I forgot to say hi to!:)
Hey, Aretha!
Msd/mbd.
Hey! Always take pride in your writing! :)
Hello everyone (again)!
Oh, now I have to ded, don't I? Ok, even more distant
My writing sucks, Ruá!
I'm allowed to hate it XD
I doubt that luci! Everyone is their own worst critic :)
I enjoy reading what you write, Luce. Skuttlebugia in particular, though the HG/PJ fanfic is not bad either.
-This is a statement of my opinion and is not up for arguing about-
Ari, I need your advice on a Raeza bit, is it okay if I email it to you? Or are you too busy? (It can wait, I have to email/write another piece for my chapter with Seph as well, so I can save Rae for later).
Fabi.
Hello, John/Dante/Dylan/whatever name.
Hey john :)
I honestly prefer people telling me what's wrong with my writing, because I don't believe what they say that's supposedly good about what I write. Because I could tell from when my old English teacher was sat marking my fictional story. He looked bored out of his mind... Even if I did get one mark off full marks in it.
*sighs*
There are just so many things that make it apparent to me that I suck at writing.
WAIIIT. John, are you Bengt The Beach Ball?????
Just... just John. Hi, Ruá. I don't believe we've met, although I have read a couple of your comments, and you're very enthusiastic. Despite your name...
What's wrong with my name? XD
Yes. I am Bengt
Are you John? Are you Bengt the Bengt The Beachball? The Guy that alllllways changes his name
Lucy, critiquing writing really isn't my strong suit, sorry.
Oohhhh i didnt see that comment
Dunno... is that a picture of you, Ruá?
Yeah, that's me
Yes, Mr. Brave.
You're very pretty. I'm not hitting on you, though. Just... just saying.
Haha, thanks xD may be a bit old for y'all though.. am I the oldest here?
Love is in thou air.
Love is in thou air.
I'm seventeen, how old are you?
Well what age are you, Ruá
No its not, Brave... I'm not even single.
Well i'm 11
Twenty... I'm getting wrinkles! *paranoid* have nahh, not that paranoid, that's what makeup is for! XD
I keep attempting to change my profile pic, but it keeps uploading the new ones upside-down.
That's Tanith/remnant the egg, anyone who was wondering.
LEGOOOOO
EVERYBODY ON THE LEFT, EVERYBODY ON THE RIGHT,
EVERYBODY, B-BODY, EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE
SAY LALALALA, LALALA, LALALALAAAAA
How can love be in thou air? That doesn't even make sense:S
Not really here. Writing.
Gtg, maybe bbl!
That is my friends bro's statement.
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