Apologies for the lapse in communication. A lot of stuff has happened/is happening and it's hard to find the time to Blog and think about business stuff and writerly endeavours. That said, I'm still hurtling through Book 8- I think I've got a third of it done, which is good news.
Let's see... Okay, on February 20th I'll be in London as part of the Imagine Festival. I''m going to be talking about the movies that have influenced Skulduggery, and showing trailers/scenes as we go. Expect a LOT of awesome 80's movies. You can book your tickets now.
On the 7th of March I'll be at the Riverbank Arts Centre in Kildare, interviewing Alex Barclay on stage about her fantasy novel for younger readers, Curse of Kings. Alex writes some of my favourite crime novels, and she's also a very good friend of mine, and you'll be hearing a lot more from me about Curse of Kings in the next few weeks.
On the 9th of March, I'll be in Derry, the City of Culture, doing... something. For 600 people. So... there's that. Book now! If you can find out what I'm doing. Because I haven't a clue.
In April, for The Maleficent Seven release, I'll be in Dublin and Cork and Galway and Stratford and Milton Keynes and, ulp, Norwich. Where SHE lives.
Oh, and last but not least, Twitter. Here is the official announcement:
I will tweet this Saturday, the 19th, at EXACTLY 9 PM Irish time.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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[Plots, evilly. Has quarazy hunch that is probably wrong.]
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3 mins
Hi. 3 mins
is everyone else as nervous but excited as I am? :)
2 mins
*is bouncing in seat*
I wonder what he'll tweet? Maybe he'll just tweet 'Hi'
XD
1 min
ONE MINUTE! *falls off chair*
Hi again, Saph!
NINE O CLOCK
DEREKKKKK YOU SAID EXACTLY 9!
YOU'RE LATE WITH THE TWEET? :O
NINE O ONE
YOU FREAKING LIAR DEREK! I AM GONNA HUNT YOU DOWN!
LIAR
NOOOOOOOOO MY TWITTER FROZE.
HE TWEETED ABOUT THE RAIN XD
DEREK I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU. I WAS EXPECTING HUGE NEWS.
DAMN YOU LANDY WE ARE GONNA HUNT YOU DOWN THE RAIN? REALLY? IF YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE RAIN YOU COULD HAVE DID IT ON THE BLOG.
[Bursts out laughing]
DEREK I AM GONNA HUNT YOU DOWN!
IS ANYONE AS ANGRY AS ME?
There's more!
Umm...
There's lots of tweets xD
DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREKKKKK!!!
Derek's tweets are weird... and I mean in a non Derek way.
I think Derek forgot to tweet and has now instructed someone called Molly to tweet for him because it is non stop spam!
hey Em :) and yeah I agree with you :)
Derek, you don't go to bloody SCHOOL! xD
Derek is tweeting like a thirteen year old girl xD
The Official Disclaimer sounds more like him...
Em, I think you might be right!
WHAT IF IT'S MOLLY MALONE?!?!?! O.O
Im not gonna be able to sleep if I dont find out who this molly person is and why the heck she is tweeting about school because all of us either 1. have went to school or 2. currently still go to school
STOP SPAMMING DAMMIT DEREK
yeah I think we should all call him molly now
These tweets, I'm dying xD
[Shakes head] This is absurd. If I wanted to hear about homework and such, I'd have gotten a twitter account long ago.
my heads on my desk and Im questioning life because my favorite author may be a 13 yr old girl called molly?
DEREK
DEREK
DEREK
DEREK
DEREK
DEREK
STOP
STOP
STOP
STOP
STOP
I feel like unfollowing him/her now...
That's probably the point, Mel.
yeah I was just figuring that out...
This is so funny though xD
OMG HE/SHE HAS GAINED FOLLOWERS
Ok, this is more like it.
Is that an axe?
I KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING! XD
It's getting interesting now.. XD
yup this is better than...tv
He better put Molly in Book 8! xD
YOU SADIST DEREK
Molly?
I bet Derek is laughing
Bigger troll than Moffat
He probably is, L.
This is so funny I'm dying, I can't even
DEREK DON'T KILL MOLLY!!!
this is better than having a kindle :D
, /
It's like SP one XD
Do not leave us hanging Derek!!
Our reactions are going to be priceless.
MOLLY'S DEAD!!!
Oh my GOD!!! XD
3333!!! WEEEWWW
3333!!! WEEEWWW
3333!!! WEEEWWW
3333!!! WEEEWWW
3333!!! WEEEWWW
3333!!! WEEEWWW
I think that's it.
Erm...
I'm dying xD So good xD
Derek, there is a reason you are a writer! xD
hes a genius he said it would be epic and it is :)
This was funny bloody hell
[Snorts]
I think he died.
Oh my God hahaha Derek I love you xD
By the way, hi people who arrived!
Derek, hats off to you...is what I would be saying if I wore a hat which I do not. XD
Hi Fabi!
Well, Derek's dead *grins*
Hi Aly!
[Puts on silver top hat. Takes it off]
There.
,/
He....died
so...are we just going to stay in suspence now?
*laughs hysterically* Gold.
ohh so hes not dead
HE TWEETED HULLO!
Haha.
Aaaaaaaaaaand, he's back! XD
I tweeted him
Brillint Derek is brilliant
He's normal again now.
reading your 5000 tweets right now :)
So amuuusing XD
Twitter minions are getting more attention in a night than the Bloglandians have had in months.
I am no longer amused. I am actually quite put out, Derek.
Mrow.
[That's cat for 'I agree with you']
At least he is replying to some of the bloglandians.
But I can't have Twitter *pouts*
My loving and understanding mother said we will talk about twitter when I go home :D
robin I am tweeting him to come on and shall continue to do so until he replies to me :)
Tell him 'Robin's ready to commit murder if you don't get on blog. She's got the robot army ready.'
I really am feeling annoyed.
*glances at robot army*
*clicks to twitter*
*glances at robot army*
My patience is thin.
Derek.... :P
done and done :)
Thank you Melica *grins*
*twitches*
*maniacal laughing*
Landy
Mel, can you tweet Derek and say 'Mara from Blogland says hi!'? Because, y'know, we're best friends... :D
I tweeted it again and told him you and others patience is wearing thin and that the robot army are getting closer :)
Mel, what is your Twitter? :)
GOOD GIRL MEL. MAKE HIM FRIGHTENED.
*laughs at Mel*
*robot army raises weapons*
Hold.
Hopefully he'll see it. Will be here, but talking little.
WHO IS @awesomesocks_01 ?
YOU ROCK!!!
One thing at a time, huh, Derek? Well come AFTER then
YES DEREK!
Patience is not one of my virtues.
*chops robot in half for good measure*
I read your tweet story. Nice. But I expected it.
HE TWEETED ME BACK! yeah he says that he can only do one thing at a time but maybe :) and yeah mara I will!
IM AWESOMESOCKS_01!
He better come on blog soon.
THANKS MEL! Awesome name by the way!!! :D
no problem :) and thankyou I thought so myself :)
I wanna call my twitter @MaraLilyCharmster or something haha :D
^^Sounds cool Mara
Thanks Robin! :)
Cool indeed.
Hope it isn't too long...
DEREK GET ON THIS BLOG NOOOOOWWWW YOU'RE NOT ON TWITTER!
YOU DON'T TWEET ANYTHING, remember?
Reading Dereks tweets and being verryyy confused :D
Yup. He's laughing at us.
I'm not happy.
hes laughing so much
Hello Crystal! :)
But then my slow brain understood.
hes talking to fans on twitter that arent as involved in the world of SP as some of us...its hurts...
DEREEEEKKK!!
It's like being stabbed with an axe... like Molly...
yeah WE SHOULD MAKE THAT A PHRASE MARA!
:/ :(
[Stabs Twitter with an axe]
Hi, Crystal
I was on tweeted to ONCE so Zaffy no complain
I'm dedicating this blog to the soldiers on all sides. I'm watching Saving Private Ryan, it's very distressing.
Saving Private Ryan is by Michael Morpurgo, right?
he tweeted to me aswell and zaf I added to that conversation by saying that if he forgets your birthday then I will be really sad because its in my calender and everything
EVERYONE WHO HAS TWITTER
Tweet Derek to come on the blog until he can't take it anymore! MWAHHAHAHAHAHAH!
hey everyone who said hi
I have been and my twitter is slowing down... but he hasnt tweeted in a couple of mins...
Mel - I know... :( Maybe he's gone offline :/
Haven't got the foggiest about the book.
Blog post maybe? Writing one
Ya its wierd ..
Ooh, I hope so!
I hope so Zaf! :)
DID WE WIN? I tweeted him after he tweeted me saying that for every minion on the blog he tweets the more power we have...firts becky then zaf and then me...
Ahahaha
Dear god that was hectic....!
Hahaha omg Derek's new intro! xD
DEREEKKKK! *tacklehugs*
OMG OMG OMG *fangirls*
DEREKKKKKKKKK IM awesomesocks_01 btw thanks for coming on!
Derek! Hiya!
DEREK!!! *tackles* HI! *hands skulcake*
CAn... can you put me in book 8/9? even if ye hkill me
lol. Am I the only one here?
Derek, we are alone...
*cue storm of people*
HI DEREK!
Im classing this as bloglandians winning and twitter losing :D
Well, *mutters* Decided you'd drop in?
DEREK!!!! [waves like a maniac] Hi!!!!!
WE'RE SORRY DEREK!!
DEREK CAN YOU PLEASE ADD ME IN BOOK 8/9 WITH IVY ANIMOSITY AND LYNXIA LOST?
Please?
WE'RE SORRY DEREK!!
WE'RE SORRY DEREK!!
All I heard was "DEREK'S ON!!!!" lol....
anyway Derek...
Book 8?
I'd love to kill Zaf... *evil grin*
btw I elected myself grand mage of Scotland and no one objected mainly because Im the only regular scottish minion...so I hope your fine with that :)
*snorts* Sorry for what NJ?
He loved Twitter.
Aww see we love Master Derek!
cue everyone begging
NEVER MIND.
DEREK DEREK CAN YOU PUT ME INTO BOOK 8/9 TOO?!
Name: Maralie Lily Charm
Age: 14
Magical properties: Elemental, Teleporter (but I can just be Elemental in the book :3)
Personality: Pretty stupid (like Clarabelle and Lenka mixed together). Likes My Little Pony and rainbows. Kestrel LeStarre is her best friend.
YOU CAN KILL ME IF YOU WISH.
Why would anyone want to be a Grand Mage? Blech.
I'm gonna pester you here now.
haha, we're still spamming him.
Derek, you know, Ivy Animosity would like a good beating from very soon..
Yes, *HintHINT*
DO YOU REMEMBER ME FROM THE CORK SIGNINGS DEREK?!?! *hops up and down* :D
Hey guys, really?
*just begins crying*
*grovels at the Doctor Derek's feet*
HAIL, MIGHTY WARRIOR *sends up skulcake offering*
Good lord Derek is going to die Becky has come
Good lord Derek is going to die Becky has come
We were all pure spamming him :P
And because he replied to my tweet I screamed and damaged a few friends on Skype's hearing :P
Heya Becky
Becky, it is you.
Irish tea is better.
Goodness, it's just as hectic here...
BECAUSE ITS AN AWESOME PRIVELAGE AND IM HIGH ON SKITTLES SO YEAH!
Im not gonna badger you about adding me to a book but if you could even just like one mention I could just die.
PWEESE?
I think we scared him off.
DEREK O LORD OF THE LANDYS US BLOGLANDIANS WE LOVE YOU. YES! *nods*
Lol derek.... reached the twitter limit????
Wow...
Unheard of....
:P
:P
Dammit.
He's gone, isn't he.
STUPID STUPID STUPID. *whacks head off wall*
I've already pestered the living daylights out of him on Twitter, it's only right that I carry it onto here.
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