I'm STARVING.
I decided it was time to eat lunch, like, an HOUR ago, and I'm still at the computer. And what am I doing now? I'm writing a blog post. Tssh.
Okay then, what have I been up to? Well, the Tanith novella, as you may have guessed. I have another week of writing on that and then I'll pretty much launch straight into Book 8, provisionally titled Skulduggery Pleasant: People Gonna CRY. But I digress.
On Halloween I did an event in Dublin with my editor Nick Lake and cover artist Tom Percival. It was the first time we'd been on stage together and it was basically a big chat about how the books get made and the process behind it all. Plus I mocked people. It was fun.
And that event also marked another first- the first time the real Valkyrie Cain attended. Laura was sitting at the back beside my agent, and when I mentioned that she was actually here there was an audible gasp around the room and everyone started craning their necks to try and spot her. Laura, for her part, stared straight ahead and tried to attract no attention whatsoever. I'm fairly sure she emerged unscathed by the whole experience- thought she DID glare at me afterwards.
That night we all went out to dinner, fifteen of us, and many laughs were had. Presumably. I spent the next day with Nick as he tried to get me to decide what to write once Skulduggery is over. I have a few ideas, but I'm still not entirely sure what it'll be. Apart from brilliant. We all KNOW it'll be brilliant.
Voting for the Irish Book Awards have come around again. This year I'm up against Anna Carey, Judi Curtin, John Boyne, Darren Shan and Eoin Colfer. That's a pretty impressive list by anyone's standards. I didn't win last year- Anna did- and to be honest I had THE best time. I actually like not winning. It means you can hold a conversation with someone without interruption.
Every year, I don't ask you to vote for me- I ask you to vote for whoever you think deserves it. And this year is no different. Well, ALMOST no different. The only difference is that this year the last Artemis Fowl book is nominated, and if any book deserves to win...
Just pointing it out, that's all. Not trying to influence you, one way or the other. Ahem.
http://www.irishbookawards.ie/vote-here-for-your-favourite-titles
Let's see... oh, next week is going to be fun! You're going to be getting TWO cover releases here on this Blog. The new paperback cover for KOTW at the start of the week, and the Tanith cover at the end of the week.
See? I'm so good to you.
Now I'm going to eat lunch.
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We have this stables round the corner from our street. Well, the other end of our street. Our street is massive and has all these little squiggly bits of road squiggling off everywhere . . .
But you can't get lessons at the stables, apparently; you can just keep horses there.
Hi Nix!
Hello Darquesse, my old friend
There used to be a Horse Paddock thing near my old house but they knocked it down. I don't know what happened to the horses.
Darquesse? Wha...?
Never heard of
"Hello Darkness, my old friend"
HmHMhmio Nixio!
It's okay. All I have to do is go on a quest to resurrect myself . . .
NOOOO!!! QUESTS!!!!!! *hides underneath superhero cape*
Hello Nix!
Maddie has a horse. Called Ana. ^^
Not really...
That should be interesting, Ink.
100 pages in NaNo, if anyone cares! 100 pages of stupid nonsense. *shakes head*
My friend used to go horseriding. And my other friend auch used to go hourseriding . . .
I never did.
this is by far the strangest time to join this conversation again
'Again'?
Argh, another Google+ user. I don't know why, but I dislike Google+...
Hello, Frost. I don't think we've met before.
Oh. I suppose I should throw a hello somewhere in there
100? THAT'S BRILL. :)
*dons superhero cape* ALRIGHT! A QUEST IT IS!
*flicks cape grandly and marchs off in wrong direction*
But Google+ is good! It's better than Facebook, anyway...
Yay you, Zath!:D
Autocorrect must love you, Zath. I can click the letter z and it'll come up with your name instantly. :P
I should stop procrastinating...
Omg, idek what my mum us watching but they have Aussie accents, omg.
Iwillgetnothingdonetodayoopsies.
That's why I dispise Facebook as well
Not going near the thing for a long time
Hello, Mel!
Facebook is much better than Google+
Facebook is much easier to understand. :P
*realises my error and marchs off in the other wrong direction*
*frowns* Ermmm . . .
*whispers to non-existant TV presenter* A hand here, please?
*TV presenter throws a fake left hand at me*
NO, NOT THAT KIND OF HAND! *TV presenter throws fake right hand at me*
*glares, fires TV presenter, and marchs off in other other wrong direction*
*points Star in the right direction*
*marches into Luscathio and knocks us both over*
*gets up* HELLO, CITIZEN. I don't have Google+ or fb . . .
yeah i left the conversations at about midnight went to sleep and now im back on at quarter to ten :D
THANK YOU, OH HELPFUL ONE.
*marches off in right direction, before walking into a branch and falling over*
OH NO! NOT MY MORTAL ENEMY AGAIN! *jumps up and bangs head on branch*
*falls over again* NOOO, THIS IS A DIFFERENT ONE TO LAST TIME. THE BRANCHES ARE CONSPIRING AGAINST ME!!! I SHALL BURN THEM ALL INTO CHARCOAL* *jumps up and hits head on branch again*
:( *crawls off and begins rubbing two sticks together*
*FIVE HOURS LATER*
*is still rubbing* OH, WHATEVER. *gives up, stands up, and marches off*
*bangs into branch and falls over* WONDERFUL . . . *rubs head*
*starts crawling off in right direction*
I really want some aero...
I might have to go to the shop...
Damn that aero advert!
*looks down at compass* MY PURPOSE IS LIKE A NEEDLE. IT CANNOT BE SWAYED.
*compass needle sways from side to side*
. . . :/
I really want some Coke Zero...
Damn lack of Coke...
*is waiting for the 16th impatiently*
My sister loves Aero.
I'M OBSESSED WITH AERO. ASDFGHJKL;
I like Pepsi better than coke. *sees enourmas bottle of Pepsi a few metres away*
IT'S A MIRACLE! *runs towards Pepsi*
*Pepsi disappears*
. . . Huh? . . .
*Pepsi appears again off to the right*
PEPSIIIIIIII!!!!!!!! *runs towards Pepsi*
*falls into deep pit*
*gazes upwards* Aw, dammit.
Bbs, going to Asda! *hugs everyone* Cya!:3
Zath, don't die. :)
STAR, BUBBLES!
Bye Luce...
Don't lose hope, Ink! You'll get the magically evading can of Pepsi one day.
Be back soon, dinner. Even though I've said this to two people here already in the same minute. Bye!
have fun :)
Oh, okay, bye Luce!
Bye Mist
*elf appears out of door in side of pit and askes me something in Elvish*
Me: *nods slowly?*
*Elf gets out gun and shoots me*
Me: *points at self and makes slitting throat motion*
*Elf could be frowing in contuzzlement* It's hard to tell with Elfin expressions*
Me: *tries again* I'M . . . *points at self* . . . DEEEEADDDDD . . . *makes slitting throat motion*
Second elf: *comes out with crossbow and shoots me*
Me: *sighs in frustation*
First elf: *stabs me with sword*
Me: YOU RUINED MY CAPE, GOLDENGODDAMMIT.
Hey Gab
FOURS, LIVING CITIZENS! :(
Elf: *gags me*
Me: *glares*
Hey Everybody.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_547252&feature=iv&src_vid=6mNVAGV4q5s&v=xLZ8MdpfsLU
*waves at Gab* Mmmhmm Mm! :)
Mh mhoo?
Elf: *glares*
I have a craving for orange juice...
Thanks Gab
Mm muh mm mmhoo mummmhh mmhhh, muh mm mmhuh mm mm mhih.
*scowls* MMM. Mmhmm mmmuh mm.
It wasn't directed to you guys.
I just thought it was funny.
Mmh muh. :)
I'm back.
Hi Gab! I haven't spoken to you in AGES!
Mmh mm muh. Mm mmh mm mm muh mmhmhmmerm.
Mmhmuh mmh Mm! *waves*
Not much people talking.
먼
Mm mmmermh!
. . . mih.
*destroys gag with dead powers* Alright, I'm talking NOW.
*starts humming*
If I was having my room redecorated, I think I'd want it green.
Hey Mist.
I GOT COMMENT 666.
"I'f you're 555, then I'm 666!
What's it like to be-a heretic?I'f you're 555, then I'm 666!
What's it like to be-a he-re-tic?!"
*curses*
There was a linebreak after the first heretic...
Are you guys talking about anything specific or are you guyys just talking about random stuff?
I would hide from you, but I kinda can't get out this pit.
Star, don't destroy the gag!!!! They are made from Doom Spider silk! And the Doom Spiders are the pets of the Elves of Utter Doom! And it's very very rare! So, *picks up remaining piece of Doom Spider silk and wears it for a hat*
Random stuff, Gab.
It's a song, Ink... The Heretic Anthem by Slipknot.
Randomness. :)
my dog just eat my cookie...now im depressed :(
Here's another cookie. It is made of radio-active honey. *gives Melica a cookie* How do you pronounce Melica by the way?
I know. I just googled 'if you're 555 then i'm 666'
:P
But 666 is the number of the devil anyway. Everybody moron knows that. Not sure if all the people who AREN'T morons know it though . . .
HI EVE! *Elf gags me*
Me: *points at gag, points at Eve, and tries to look questioning*
I would pronouce it mell-ik-a.
@eve you can call me mel if its easier and thanks for the other cookie :)
Oh, I know that, yeah. But I was quoting the song was all.
We both know what the other one means but we keep explaining it anyway. :/
*blasts Elves into infinitesimle piecrs that rain down on our heads*
*blasts self out of pit* THAT'S BETTER. :)
*pieces
Because we have nothing better to do. :P
*chucks Haribo at everyone* I'm eating Haribo irl. I like the hearts and the rings . . .
I HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO!
It is . . . uh . . .
Um . . .
It is to THINK of something better to do!
Noooo, that's boring. Okay, I have nothing better to do. :)
I'll handle this, Star.
Elf, may I have the silk?
*wakes up in a furnace* Hm.
Actually, I think I'll call you Frosty. You know, so you can be a snowman. :D
ha ok :) I always normally make a snowman every year but I have never actually been one before... :D
Never been to the snow
DAMN IT!!!
DAMN IT!!!
It's okay Gab, I'll go to the snow one day
I'm just joking, what's wrong?
Msd.
What's wrong, Gab?
Everything is wrong...
Why did Chae-kyung fall in love with Shin instead of Yul!?
Frosty, the snowman,
Was a happy filago
He toyed a pipe and a button nose and lively had a go!
^^^What our battery-powered snowman-thing we have sings. :/ We have quite a lot of singing Christmas ornamants actually. Coz of our annual Christmas party. They generally don't sing very well though . . .
I like the little moving Christmas tree. :)
"I'm the happiest Christmas tree
Ha ha ha
hee hee hee
Someone made a name to me and picked me off the stand
And the tiny bells went ding dong
And the pretty little light went ding dong
And the tiny bells went hive the stide I live my life and a weet-I-I!
Oh I'm the happiest Christmas tree
Christmas tree!
Name to me
Someone mailed a name to me and a ha ha ha hee hee!"
And then a few more lines I can't remember. :/
Oh, when this snowman of ours that is MEANT to sing Merry Christmas was running out of batteries, it was like
"Dam dah darra darra dum dum
Dam DERR darr darra dum dum
Dam dah darra darra dum dum
Dum dum dum, dum, duuuuh-dum."
Um... No idea who they are Gab
Well, that was a fail of a 2 minutes silence.
My dad decided to talk through the first bit and then by brother was asking random questions.
Christmas songs, already, Star? Seriously? But it's still November!
2010. Snowiest year ever. <3
We have better winters up here than in Ipswich, but in Ipswich we had better summers. Even in our tiny country, it's hotter down south . . .
I know. I just wanted to tell people that. It's so ridiculous..
Although, I think it's a good relationship anyway. But they would've have been good together. I guess if Yul's being viewed as a broken hearted guy, that would make the story ending better. Hmm.. But then, never mind. Wait..nope. Never mind. Ahh. DAMN IT!
If you can pay for the operation, you can replace your nose with a carrot!
*pours a bucket of snow on Nix* Now you've been to the snow!
Ha.......
Distant.
Not really, virtual snow is not snow
I've been to this mountain. It has snow.
It's not what I expected.
It's not as soft as I thought it would be..
I remember 2010. Snowball fights in the park :D
OKAY!
Bye!
Uh... Bye Gab!
HI IENI! *tacklehugs*
You call dum dah darra darra dum dum a song? :P
We're doing our Christmas party differently this year. Usually we kids invite a few people each and then the adults invite people and it's bring-your-families . . . Kids upstairs, adults downstairs. But my mum says that we're gonna make it adults-only this year because she said that last year it was absolute chaos up here and me and my siblings didn't enjoy it at all. My and my bro and sis pointed out that it was absolute choas every year, and we never enjoy it, but my mum only noticed coz Kevin wrote "Kevin is cool" on my brother"s bedroom wall. She DID notice that it wasn't OUR friends who were being chaotic, it was the kids of HER friends . . . :)
So yay, no more chaos and people messing up my room.
Gab, what HAVE you been watching? XD
Speaking of snow,
FACT: Ice Cream tastes heaps better when it's slightly melted!
But....virtual is the adjective, so it's describing the snow, so virtual snow is snow.
Ah, but tell me young Eve, what defines snow?
APPLES!
In 2010 it was MY SCHOOL CLOSING FOR SNOW!!!! It never closes, amd it only closed coz on this one day it was open but only a few hundred people came in coz most parents, like mine, deemed it too dangerous.
And OUR VILLAGE POND FROZE OVER ENOUGH THAT WE COULD AND DID WALK ABOUT ON IT!!!!!!: :D
It's a fairly big pond as well. Picture how much ground a couple of semi-detached houses take up. It's bigger than that. :)
And the snow was KNEE DEEP in places. :)
And the road around the corner from ours, the second-mainest road into the village, was covered in this layer of icy snow!!!! Mainishish road!!!! Covered!!!
And we have enough snow to build a titchy igloo in our titchy garden and a big igloo in our neightbours' big garden! :)
Snow? The type of snow depends on how soft it is. Powdery snow like they have in Switzerland is softish but rubbish for building stuff with. Sticky snow, now that's good for snowmanning. But geberally, no snow isn't soft, it's wet and freezing cold.
*throws arms up dramatically*
*had
Oh, so I'm important enough to be tacklehuggled now? Or are you just in a good mood. I suspect it to be a good mood...
Ah, well. Mahna mahna is a song and a lot of stuff in the charts seem to be like that, but then my brother says that isn't actual music, at which point I begin to dance to Gangnam Style...
But yeah, it could be a song.
:( Gtg. :(
...Hello?
There wouldn't be any chance of my school closing for snow, since we NEVER EVER HAVE ANY. However, I think it closes if it's over 45C. Probably not though, torture stops for nobody.
snow...is cold and Scottish snow hurts, when someone throws a chunk of snow at you it feels like you have been hit in the rib with a brick :O
Bye Star! :(
Hey Luciana! *hugs*
My school always seems to find an excuse for closing..
Bye Star!
Hi Lucy!
Whoever planned my schools heating/power system is a genius - he he he - if one light goes then all of them go out and if the heating cuts of in one room - guess wat?! ALL OF THE HEATING SYSTEM GOES OF! fricken genius
Wait, no. I'm supposed to be calling you Clover now.
How are you?
leni, did I say hi? I didn't.
HI lENI!
Frosty, it's the same for my school!!
theres so many geniuses in this world :D
Hello Ieni! *hugs back*
Hello Eve!
Damnit...
...
Wbd. I haven't even looked at these papers, yet...
Actually, it's because you're important enough to be tacklehugged. :)
We don't even have 35°C, apart from the heatwave this summer, never mind 45 . . . :(
*really leaves now*
*Geni
We have backup lights and stuff. Power cuts are no excuse for no school. :( *really really leaves now before people start shouting for me to go*
it never gets gotter than 15 degrees celcius in Scotland and even 15 is a push!
Hey guys!
I didn't says hello either do you Eve.
*shouts* HI EVE! *hugs*
Really? And I didn't tacklehug you back. Wbd.
Failing heating is an excuse for no school for me :D
I could never live in Scotland, Melica. I'm extremely sensitive to the cold. I'm not even going to go there...
Hey, Lauren!
I don't think I've met you before, but still, *hugs*.
My version of revision is playing Singstar, apparently...
*laughs*
How did I get roped into this!?
Hello Leni!
No I don't think we have met before. Well it's nice to meet you *hugs*
hey lauren, I havent met you either its a pleasure to make your aquaintance :)
Hey Melica. Nice to met you.
Hello Lauren!:D
I'll just wing this exam. Probably for the best. XD
Hey Lucy! :)
winging it has never failed me :D
Yeah, but Clover, you don't need to revise, because you're so clever anyway!
I'm guaranteed a pass, anyway. I only dropped a couple of marks on the other two exams. XD
How are you, Lauren?
You'll pass. You're really smart.
I'm good thanks Lucy.
What about you?
*laughs* I haven't ever revised... Ever.
I'll revise for my January exams...maybe.
Omg, I wish I could do that! I think I've revised and then something comes up and I'm like 'WTF no one mentioned this?'
Clover, did you see Merlin yesterday? It's just I need to fangirl over it with somebody.
Hi Lauren!
Hello Eve!
How have you been?
I have a dilema...make a sandwhich,make a toastie or beg my mum to take me to mcdonalds for lunch...hmm
G2g :(
Goodbye Leni.
I have got to go too. See you guys
Sooooorrrryyy Derek but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to vote for Eoin Colfer... No hard feelings...
I'm alright, thanks! XD
Seven days!
I can't revise. I don't know how. :P
MERLIN WAS FRICKING AWESOME.
Aw. :( Bye Ieni! *hugs*
Bye Lauren!:(
MERLIN WAS FRICKEN AWESOME :) totally agree
NOT GONNA LIE, I ALMOST CRIED AT MERLIN LAST NIGHT.
OMG. MERTHUR.
"I made you a promise."
/Creying
yeah i nearly cried aswell :'-)
I DON'T LIKE ROOT BEER.
casually discussing Florida, y'know
Hi! If anyones here, can you make a Blogger account with an email that ISN'T gmail? Because thatll seriously decreasemy chances of getting in trouble if I get caught.
You can make it with any email account
Must go now, bye!
Hi Kessie!
Bye Nix!
is anyone there...?
Hiiiiii!
have we met before...?
ok then nice to meet you, you can call me mel, frost, frosty, I dont really mind
I never wanna hear you sayyyyy, I want it that wayyyyy.
backstreet boys? maybe...
Hi all!
Sir! It's been AGES!
greetings :)
Hi Melica! I don't think we've met...
Kestrel LeStarre, mater of torture and all manner of unpleasant deaths, at your service. *bows*
its nice to meet you , greetings ( soon it will be seasons greetings! WOOO coca cola advert )
Sir, why?
Nix...really? I'm clicking sign-up and it's having me make a whole new Google accont, complete with a gmail.
Yeah. I have BB in my head. ._.
Hello, anyone that appeared!^^
Bye anyone that left!:(
Sir, come back....you're Zo.Mo, right? Why?
can't wait to see the new covers. i don't know what i'll do once book eight's out. weep for a month, and only wear black for another six months. i can't believe there's only one more after eight.
Oh. Darn.
Hi L.! Hi Eve! Hi Nix! Hi everyone else!
Bethany...hi!
That's what I'll do after Nine, but I don't have enough black...
I've got to go. Bye!
Bye Kes!:( *hugs*
HI! *waves madly*
Wait wait wait wait. You think I'M Sir? PFFT. Look at all the above posts, and the one that "Sir" First said. Same computer, sillies!
Though being Sir wouldn't be bad, since it's his laptop...
*Evil finger pyramid*
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA!
Hi!
Wbd, I'm on Ink's infamous geography yet again . . .
I'm gonna start referring to myself as Ink and see what happens. *grabs binoculars and examines grass* Nothing happening yet . . .
Labelled images. *moans*
HOWDY.
I just seen the new John Lewis christmas advert, it slightly creeped me out... snowmen should NOT have girlfriends in my opinion :O
HOWDY ARTEMIS!
HI MELICA!
hey! has anyone else seen the john lewis advert?!?
c.....r.....e.....e....p....y
No, I 'a'n't seen it, sorry. :(
What? I'll go look it up.
thats ok, its weird - basically theres a snowman and a snowoman and they fall in love, then the snowman dissapears and goes to get the other one gloves, a hat and a scarf but it goes for a nice li'l walk and ends up in john lewis :O
go to youtube and type in - john lewis advert 2012
Erm... Right. Adverts are weird.
yeah I was watching it and all I was thinking was WAT THE HELL?
Well, that was an interesting sales pitch: "Buy our stuff: Snowmen do!"
yeah well snowmen have very good taste :)
I have to go bye everyone out there :)
:( FOURS MELICA!
Yes, because we're soooo likely to have the same likes and dislikes as snowmen, it's not like they're ANY difference between us . . .
*there's
Well, besides the no-legs thing.
IM BACK!!! havn't been on for months!!! god!!!
Sorry I disappeared for a bit...
As for the advert, it's certainly... interesting...?
Im back! woooooo :)
yes ... interesting :D
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