And here we are, coming in late (as usual)... The winners of the strapline competition. So many cool entries. A lot of similar ones, and unfortunately that meant we couldn't put those in the final ten. There were lots of "Burn, Baby Burn!" and suchlike, which would have been so cool to see on a cover if we'd only had one entry for it...! I love the winning entries, though, so a huge congratulations to everyone who took part.
And the winners are...
Hugo Peach
Evan Jenkins
Harriet Langley
Tom Wood
Jack Holton
Ashan Ali
Laura MacKenzie
Nigethan Sathiyalingham
Phoebe Ryall
Megan Smales
All the winners receive two signed glossy prints of the cover with their own strap line. Awesome.
Oh, and to remind you, the comments section below is NOT for spoilers!
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MUHAHA
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE THEY ARE FAB
AY DEREK
Thirdddd
I AM UP WAY TOO EARLY BUT I CAN HARSLY SLEEP!!!
It's 7AM, that isn't early lol I was up at 5:40
AWESOME STRAP LINES!!! :D
OOOOH 8TH :D
XP
Zaf - seeing the Jekyll & Hyde thing, I have to ask - are you a fan of the musical?
Guys guys we gotta get Derek on he can't ignore us! (This is why I woke up my epic Minion senses sensed a post coming)
Yes yes I am
derek how did you become so genius???? seriously your writing is incredible and the entire story is just amazing and shocking!! keep killing off characters if you want cause then i can have a reason to cry,
but if you kill ghastly i will hunt you down and make you rewrite the entire book
HEY DEREK YOU SHOULD COME ON!
GYWUHEDFJOVHURRAAAAAAH
MUSICAL FAN
HELLO
*claps enthusiastically for everyone* WOOHOO!
*dashes around, doing flips*
Char :3
DARK. DARKER. DARQUESSE.
LOVE THAT. :)
And:
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES. USUALLY.
:)
#ChaseForBookNine
They're some pretty cool strap lines.
Also, yeah, casually freaking the HELL OUT OVER EVERYTHING IN LSODM.
No spoilers, I know, I hate them personally as well so no need to remind me.
How is everyone?
MUHAHAHH
MAN IS NOT ONE BUT TWO HE IS EVIL AND GOOD AND HE WALKS THE FINE LINE WE'D ALL CROSS IF WE COULD
OMG
i love Harriet Langley's strap line!!!!!
I like the Darquesse one- that was clever
Wow, those strap lines are so good O_O
Im good Zath, Wednesday cant come any faster i really RALLY REALLY want the book
Jubi must poof now...
BBS!!!
ZATH! *jumptacklehugs* ZZZZAAAATTTTTHHHHH
I currently have the soundtrack on repeat because I'm doing Once Upon A Dream for my next Grade ^_^
Wow. I'm pretty fucking close to 1st. I'll take it, whatever.
DEREK STAY ON!
TELL ME HOW YOU COULD DO WHAT YOU DID!
WHAT YOU DID IS EVEN ALL OVER THIS PAGE. IN THE POST. EVERYWHERE.
Zaf, I'll tell you now, you'll love it. I freaked out when Elder Kerias appeared.
Adra! Hi!
I love Confrontation and Dangerous Game and Facade
WHY IS EVERYTHING COMING OUT.
WHYYYYYYYY.
*tries to stop thinking about everything*
LET'S TALK ABOUT TEASPOONS.
I mean, really. SPOONS for TEA! What an incredible invention! :)
And even better - they can be used for other things!!! Like STIRRING HOT CHOCOLATE!!!! Or EATING YOGHURT OUT OF YOGHURT POTS TOO SMALL TO FIT A BIGGER SPOON IN!!!!!!!!!!!! Or even MEASURING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How clever they are. *worships teaspoons*
Teaspoons are glorious.
#CahseForBookNine
What would my strap line be? OOH I KNOW.
Ducks. Ducks. AND EVEN MORE DUCKS. AND MAYBE WALRUSES.
Yep. I'm going to hell...
I'm still really annoyed at Perth in total right now...
Stupid Dymocks, I don't want to wait...
HELLO EVERYONE.
*waves to everyone in general*
#ChaseForBookNine
The ducks will burn.
*laughs* I hear a lot of people who know me freaked! I may top your reactions though! NJ will hopefully read my entrance to me so I can at least say I know what I do when I first appear *nods*
STOP IT ZATH
JUST NO
NO
I AM GOINGG TO SQUEAL GHEN MY MOM WILL SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND WE WILL CRASH AND DIE
Wait, Zath, have you read ALL of the book?
Confrontation is fabulous!
And so is the Les Miserables Confrontation.
I just really like Confrontations, okay.
My bookstore didn't have them in yet either, Miss.
I ended up deciding to get it on iBooks instead while I wait fr tomorrow.
WHY IS YOUTUBE NOT ADVERTISING ANYTHING.
*cries*
YOU'RE YOUTUBE!!!! YOU'RE MEANT TO ADVERTISE!!!!!!!!!!
*goes back to gluing face to screen in hope of seeing the A7X advert again*
#ChaseForBookNine
HIPSTER BANANAS, ALEX
Why doesn't everyone just get a Kindle? You don't even NEED a Kindle. Wednesday could be today if you just made a Kindle account for your tablet or iPhone or something. Then you just pay $13 and bam. You have LSODM.
Honestly, Adra, I just sat there and started laughing when you came in.
ALL THE MINIONS THAT ARE IN THERE I JUST CAN'T
I'll probably blow up or something when Zathract appears...
No, Dylan, I've not read the whole book yet.
DUCKS ARE CANNIBALS.
WILL SAID SO.
/The Mortal Instruments movie./
STOP EVERYTHING COMING OUT YOU'RE KILLING ME.
*hides under duvet*
#ChaseForBookNine
@Zath: OOOOH.
That, is a smart idea.
I'm going to check Big W again tomorrow after school, because Big W are pretty good with the books :3
ZATH JUST STOP IT STOP IT RIGHT NOW IM SCREAMING OH GOLLY
QBD (horrible stores, don't ever go to a branch if you have other options) said they'd have the copies tomorrow afternoon, so Imma raid the shop after school.
You ordered a HB yet, Miss?
*sighs in relief* I may die of excitement HOPEFULLY the post takes pity and I get LSODM early because once I get it ai am hiding in my room READING
I'M SORRY ADRA
Zath, I did something stupid. REALLY STUPID.
As usual.
I skipped to the back of the book and read the last chapter.
I COULDNT HELP IT!
I DID THE SAME WITH DARK DAYS AND I FLIPPED MY SHIT WHEN I FOUND OUT SHE WAS DARQUESSE.
JUST... LOOK AT THE COVER OF LSODM.
LOOK AT IT. IT MADE ME CRY.
YEP!
I preordered by HB from Book Depository a while back, and it was sent yesterday, so it might get here by next week or something.
*my
*throws Skittles at Alex again*
SILLY SILLY ALEX!!
ALEX
SHUT
YER
NO
JUST NO
STOP
NO
I saw that, Dylan. Yeah. Not the smartest move
I'm staying well away from the ending.
Awesome. Preordered mine from Amazon so with any luck it'll be here in the next few weeks where I can carefully put it on my shelf and never let anyone but Derek at a signing touch ever again.
AND THE WAY THAT...
OKAY. GOD. no.it can't be released. But it also needs to. But I won't.
Adra do you know what I'm talking about?
/WHY ARE YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT IT SHUT THE FUCK UP OKAY. :)/
@Alex: I don't do that, but often, when I really want to read a book, I read all the acknowledgments and the blurb and the rights page and all that. :P
To put off reading it.
Because when I really want to read a book, I'm always really hesitant to read it.
I just kind of stare at it for a bit and put it off.
I'm not 100% sure why . . . :P
#ChaseForBookNine
OMFG DINT JUST DONT *screams*
Follow the bloodstains in which Darquesse left upon the woltd, colour them red!
NO I DON'T ALEX, BECAUSE I FUCKING DON'T HAVE THE BOOK YET SHH STOP
TALKING
ABOUT
THE BACK
OF
THE BOOK
THIS IS CYBERBULLYING *cries* OMGOMGOMGOMG I AM CRYING
*glares at iPad*
YOU BETTER NOT BE DEAD DEAD.
WHY ARE YOU DEAD DEAD.
UGHHHHHHHHHHHH.
It has my iBooks on thereeeeee ;-;
Oh well.
Not the back.
THE FRONT. ;-;
^^That's when it's a NEW book.
#ChaseForBookNine
Fine. I am... Dunn.
I'm going to hell. I'm sorry.
Leaving/Ghosting.
Most likely hardcore ghosting.
i want the new book so bad!!!!
-_- nuuuu friend!
*pokes Alex* FRIIIEEEEENNNDDDD
I THINK I MIGHT GO WRITE TO TAKE MY MIND OFF LSODM . . .
MSD.
#ChaseForBookNine
-noms on Adra's hand-
Yes?
*curls up crying* Wait if Val dies I'm fucking celebrating I'm hosting a party if she dies DIE VALKYRIE CAIN DIE DIE DIE
Zaf how do you kn-
Why the fuck would you want her to die?
*screams* MY HAND!
OH GOD.
*bye Starfish! *hugs**
*throws giant ice tea at Alex's head*
NO SPOILING ANYTHING REAL OR FAKE IN THE BOOK OKAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
DYLAN WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT
YOU BETTER HAVE BEEN KIDDING JUST TO AGGRAVATE US HOLY SHIT
-gently ghosts-
OMFGG I GOT THE SAMPLE OF LSODM WHOOOOO!
Omgg they have the chapter names brb screaming
BAACCKKKKK
*stabs Alex in the shoulder* Nu.
Nuuuuuuuuu
*boops his nose* Nu.
HEY JUBI.
Distant, still reading LSODM.
I TOOK A BLOODY GUESS NO DONT HAND ME OVER TO DEREK IT WAS A BLOODY GUESS I SWEAR TO GOD IT WAS
*screams running to hide in my dynamite forest*
-presses my nose into Adra's-
Zath is going to hate me more than usual now.
ZATH!!!!!!!!!!! *Supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
HAAIII!!!!!!
OMG I'M FREAKING OUT FOR NEXT THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!
What?
*tosses him off a cliff*
IN CASE you haven't noticed *cough* Tadra*cough*
*glares*
Tadra?
I'm so mean... I can't believe I just did that...
YEAH ZATH
YEAH
YOU MISSED A LOT
YEAH
Who makes up the T bit?
*just smiles*
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
UGH JUBI NO
UGH
SPOILERS
wha..?
I don't even know who Trip is, so...
Told my mum to go to look for the book in tuggers cause they have bookshops but she didn't! She went to Woden and they have no bookshops so really angry at her!!! Arrrggggg! Hate canberra!!!>:(
Lather me in butter.
TADRA = ADRA AND TRIP.
I SHIP IT. :)
*tries not to mind spoiler*
See? I HAVE LEARNT MY LESSON FROM YESTERDAY.
And, only four more minor characters to kill off before I can start the story properly! :)
#ChaseForBookNine
Oh my God WHY.
WHY
*hides behind Jubi*
Whoops.
Made a pedophile-esque introduction. As usual. Whatever.
Happy publlication day, Derek!
And Bloglanders too, at that! :)
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
I'mn n0t here, but yeah. Thought I'd stop by andf wish the happiness upon you all-
Hang on. I need to sneeze...
- So, yeah, happiness and SODM and (hopefuy) no spoiders. *throws confetti* Yay!
P.S. Apoogies for my typing. The 'LL' key is still broken and it kinda throws you(me) off track on the other etters. That, and you either get too many ''s, or no 'l's at all, which is frustrating, and may or may not make the words understandable.
Sometimes I end up with a who;e sting of llllllllllllllllllllll and then have to consullt backspace, which is confusing-ish.
Anyway. HAppy Publication Day, all. :)
You rule. Please don't let LSODM kill you. It's dangerous, but we all need to survive for book 9, right? :P
*leaves cookies*
*rolls away*
:3
#ChaseForBook9
PFFFT BAHAHAHAH
"Tanith lowered herself further, holding her breath."
Tanith lowered.
LOWered.
TANITH LOW-ERED.
HAHAHUE98734GPIUEHFBLE THIS IS SO DUMB BUT I'M DYING HELP
Omg Zath xDDD
@Zath: Trip is Trip. He owns the bar *points to Trip's bar*, he's Adra's boyfriend *points to Adra*, he's a Bloglandian *points to Blogland*, he's a channeller *points to the English Channel*, he has purple hair *points to something that isn't me because I am BLUEEEEEEE*, and I think he's a person *points to people*, and yeah. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
101!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dam *Clicks fingers* just missed it
Taiarawr! *huggles*
I see. I mean, that told me practically nothing about Trip whatsoever, but I seeeeee...
oMFG ZATH I LITERALLY FELL TO THE FLOOR LAUGHING BECAUSE IDK BUT I'M STILL LAUGHING MY HEAD OFF
@Zath: THAT'S TECHNICALLY A SPOILER.
NOW I KNOW TANITH'S IN IT.
/SPOILER/.
But I'm not angry, so it's good. :) *floats about*
#ChaseForBookNine
Lol Star.
ZATH
WE HAVE GENTLE EARS NO SPOILERS
Alex- Creepy 0.0
@Zath: You see?
Well, that's good. It would be sad if you were blind. :)
ADRA, YOU TELL ZATH ABOUT TRIP.
#ChaseForBookNine
gtg
BAIII
ORIENTATION HERE I COMEEE!!!!
-_-
ZATH GO TO THE SECOND TO LAST PAGE ON THE LAST POST AND THERE YA GO
Bye Jubi! *hugs*
@Jubi: :( FOURS! GOOD LUCK WITH ORIETATION!
#ChaseForBookNine
*cwies*
NJ is reading me when I appeat in LSODM when she gets there i know the PAGE number and i domt even own LSODM yet
Adios, Jubi.
Alright, Adra.
When I next see Flora, I think I shall ask her if I can be a Flower Bubble Princess. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
Msd for about 40 minutes but I WILL RETURN BECAUSE OF FOOD AND NUTRITION CLASS
OH JEEZ I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE SPOILER POST WAS UP DAMMIT
CONGRAGULATIONS YOU WONDERFULL WINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone! Night everyone, I'm going to bed now, have a good day/night!
#ChaseForBook9
@Zaf: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
BUT TRYHING NOT TO THINK BAOUT IT.
BECAUSE IF I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT, I WON'T WANT LSODM AS MUCH. :)
#ChaseFoRBookNine
:( FOURS MISTICAL!
#ChaseForBookNine
Alex is back.
Thank God.
FLOWER
PRINCESS
:D
@Zath: So you DON'T see? *raises eyebrow, which I can't do irl, but Hunter can do it*
#CHaseForBOokNIne
ALEX!
*waves*
Hi Alex! *waves*
@Adra: :) :) :)
HELLO ALEX! :)
#ChaseForBookNine
Hellos, amigo.
I see, Ink, but only when I want to.
Zath, I wouldn't go onto the spoiler page again. Just posted a BIG spoiler.
MY BROTHER CAN RAISE ONE EYEBROW . . . :/
#ChaseForBookNine
I wonder if Val's reflection will do anything with the scepter of the ancients. And no, I'm not spoiling anything, I'm asking a serious question, I haven't read ANYTHING about the reflection so far in LSODM.
I can raise one eyebrow. Does anyone here have kik?
I do anf im fighting to have Derek comment here
@Zath: Ah, okay. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
How do you have contact with DEREK?
@Alex: That IS a spoiler, beacsue now we know it doesn't appear in the first few pages of LSODM . . . :P
And - YOU LUCKY PERSON.
Generally, I make my characters able to do it, because I can't and I want to. XD
#ChaseForBookNine
Twitter and someone email me the dedication of LSODM
bellagaunt13@gmail.com
@Alex: Twitter.
*doesn't have Twitter*
#ChaseForBookNine
PLEASE GET DEREK ON!
Oh my god.
Zaf, could I say a few things for you to send to DEREK?
Twitter, of course, Dylan.
Alright, so I'm "up to date" with Tadra, I suppose.
I didn't attend the Ball last year for a fairly good reason but I see no reason as to why I shouldn't hang around in the shadows this year.
When's that happening?
I'll email you, Zaf.
Sorry about the caps for DEREK. Shit. I just said Derek in caps so many times that's how it auto corrects it.
Email them I THINK he hit his Tweet limit he made a tweet saying if he stopped he hit the limit
Thank you Zath! *lesucksbeingAmericanButICanSuriveUntilWrdnesday
Sent, Zaf.
Get DEREK on!
Oh my...*covers mouth so not to spoil*
ALEX HE HIT HIS TWEET LIMIT
I'm assuming the reason no one's answered my question about the Requiem Ball is because they don't know the answer?
I can't stay because I have a signing to get to, but to some of you posting here? GO TO THE SPOILER ZONE IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR REACTIONS TO THE BOOK.
Even a REACTION is a SPOILER.
Sorry, Derek - I didn't see that there was a Spoiler post until a few minutes ago...
Have fun at the signing!
DEREK LANDY.
Oh my gosh, it is an honour. I don't know if you're still on, but you have been such an inspiration to me, and have gotten me through a lot of hard times with your excellent literary talent. Just seeing you say hi would mean the world. Alex Chrome, Matthew Cattell. It's all the same to me. You don't even have to say anything. But, it's the second time I've met you on here, both times you had to leave. But thank you for existing. You have brought so much happiness into my life it's not even funny. Thank you.
OH BY THE WAY, DYMOCKS ARE NOW SELLING THE TWO-IN-ONE SKULDUGGERY BOOK THINGY SO YEAH.
I saw that at Dymocks when Sparky and I met up. PRETTY COOL.
OOOOOOH HI DEREK EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY HAVE LEFT ALREADY HI REMEMBER MEEEEEEEEEEEE
You should remember me. I couldn't breathe after meeting you last year. Yeah.
LUCKYYYYYYYY.
I want to meet up with Eld soon... But we might have to wait until the Royal Show or something, idk.
I saw the two-in-ones today and I told mum I wanted them for my collection but she didn't really like the idea of me buying more, so I'll have to ask my grandparents or my dad XD
Don't know who Eld is either. Yeah - I missed a lot.
Hah, fair enough.
Uh oh.....*hides* I'm gonna get it if Howlett hanfs me to him
You really did miss a lot.
Eld is from Perth, so it's really exciting that someone from Perth is on other than meeee :3
Do you what Social Science is, by any chance? It's a compulsory thingy at my next school and idk if I should be scared of it or look really forward to it...
YOUR Books are epic I want to by the next book at this very moment but not aloud hard back SOOOOO NOT FAIR
ALSO derck if you turn tanith low good I will give you 30 days to rewrite it or else
PS
NO hard feelings I hope
*shaking* I scared
Oh, that's cool. It's weird - well, no, not weird actually, more like an interesting surprise - to see just how many Australian Minions there are.
Well, another time I guess...
HEllooooooooo
Sort of here
Yo again, Adra.
Oh, and no, I don't know what Social Science is, sorry, Miss.
Zath the Ball is on the 1st of September at midnight in Ireland so probably Sept. 2nd for you
hEY ADRA!
It is an interesting surprise knowing that there are other Aussiminions out there. It's nice :3
DAMMIT NEW SCHOOL, WHY ONLY FIVE ELECTIVES TO CHOOSE FROMMMMMM??
So that's... 9pm, September 2nd for me...
Thanks!
Of course! Its 7pm August 31st for me xD
Yo!
*wanders around in the woods*
According to the school's website, Social Science is kinda like Science but is more expanded... If that makes sense.
Such detail.
Sorry, I just realised how rude that sounded. I didn't mean it like that.
*nods* That's cool..
Where's that insane Aussie gone
*shrugs*
Don't worry, it wasn't rude.
Because I'm bored, I'm going through my schools (the one I go to at the moment) website and some of the photos are so, so, so old.
No?
Nothing?
Pity
Okay, tonight I'm going to attempt and go to sleep before midnight.
Night all!! *hugs*
Night Cain! *huggles*
OH it's going to be SO quiet with everyone reading the book...
Adios, Miss!
I'd assume so, Adra.
And on that note, I think I'll go too. Miss is probably right about sleep before midnight for once.
Bye!
DO NOT GO GENTLE. GO EPIC.
*Thomas Hardy feels splurt everywhere*
I love you I forget who wrote that one.
But you are THE BEST.
* Dylan Thomas
I'm sorry. I was thinking about Hardy and I mean Dylan Thomas.
BYE ZATH!!! *hugs*
OCTAAAAAAAAAAAA *huggles*
I know! I /may/ be talking to Howlett in an hour so I am lime i gotta wake up and all
NO.
THE BALL STARTS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE OF THE EARLIEST AUSSUE TIMEZONE AND ENDS IN THE LATEST ANERICAN ONE.
ZAF, IF YOU'RE HERE - IT'LL START ON THE 31ST FOR ME AND PROBABLY FOR YOU AND END A BIT AFTER YOUR MIDNIGHT . . . :)
#ChaseForBookNine
MSD AND WBD. AT MY GRANDADS WITH NO WIFI.
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Ay!
wbd :D
It'll end 3am for me...
Listening to a passionate debate (about buisness killing humanity) between my mum and my grandfather and I'm actually crying.
I'll write out a load when I get home. It's meaningful stuff.
*tries not to cry because then people'll ask what's up*
#ChaseForBookNine
@Zaf: :)
*still crying. My mum's talkimg about the magic of youth work and how that magic and kindness can't be measured so people don't like it and argh*
Oh, hell. *crying more* My mum's Nathan said the biggest thing that helped him was my mum not giving up. :( And now they're telking everyone just to give up if people don't turn up.
#ChaseForBookNine
*hugs Star*
Write it out... As sad as it sounds, I'm intrigued
@Adra: When I get on the laptop. :)
Thank you. *hugs* :)
SO. What's up? :)
#ChaseForBookNine
I added Howlett on Skype just waiting...hopefully talking to her today :D Zaffy excited and this isn't even Derek I'm talking to today..
I added Howlett on Skype just waiting...hopefully talking to her today :D Zaffy excited and this isn't even Derek I'm talking to today..
Good just slightly hyper...
*waves*Book eight. Shipping.
Does anyone know (well) does anyone know if DEREK knows to start the Requiem at 12 Australian time? Because if not... Then it won't be 36 hours.
Then we'll get less time.
IT BETTER NOT BE TWENTY FOUR HOURS.
That's IF he actually is on, someone just tweet him, I dont know the Aussie timezones so...
WBD, I think? I don't really know what is going on
WBD, I think? I don't really know what is going on
Hi Zaf!
Hi Adra! Have you been stalking Trip in Blogland Minecraft?
#ChaseForBook9
HE BLEW UP MY FLOOR OKAY
So I put about 5,000 cows in his bedroom and closed the hatch up.
And turned his bar into a disco bar
and put signs everywhere
and wrote in the sand with pink carpet
and I went in last night and put sheep in there too
OOOH!!!
I dedicate this page to LSODM, may we all survive this book to go onward to Book 9, *gulp* I also ded to Derek for writing this book and including any Minions he did, we all deserve it and I would continue but...spoilers. I dedicate to all the people who have read the book to SHUT YOUR FACES AND NOT SPOIL FOR THE AMERICANS AND SUCH WHO DONT HAVE IT YET. Thank you.
*raises glass*
I just stared at the spoilers post for five. minutes.
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