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.
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«Oldest ‹Older 4201 – 4400 of 4912 Newer› Newest»-runs up to Cain and punches her in the face-
-eyes are glowing black-
-smiles- petty human.
*holds face*
*stumbles backwards a couple of steps*
What the hell was that for?!
BYE STAR!!
(Is clearly not the normal Dantè atm)
Hello?
I'm here...
Watching PewDiePie still...
Bye Star!
Um, the email is taking a bit longer than I thought... Sorry.
Still here, very distant.
*in a small voice* Why did you punch Miss Cain?
He's always pickin fights, Mara...
BACK!
(Cain, I'm fighting you because Dantè is going through a Heltron thing. Play along...)
That's okay, Lav. :)
PIKACHU I CHOOSE YOU! *throws skittles at Dantè*
:/
This fic is annoying me...
Also, msd. My little brother is being a selfish bastard and yelling at me, again.
Wb, Star! Still working on the email...
(OK!)
HELLO STAR!
*kicks low, aiming to sweep the feet from under Dante*
-jumps up, flip--- okay I'm sorry I really just wanna play Scribblenauts. Sorry. Bye...
Changing to my phone and giving up on this fic for, at least, today.
Brb.
BYE DANTE!!
Ok L!!
Brb dinner :)
Yola!
A blog silence?
Well, that's boring.
Hello Robin!
Sorry, I'm doing my playlist. :)
Back...
Hi Robin. Wb, L. :)
WB, SCÁTH!
Hey guys!
HI MEICA!
HI STAR!!! Question - do you have skype? And also how are you this very gloomy day??? :D
Hiya for few min
ZAAFFF! hey ! I convinced my mum that you guys arent pedos sooooo... do you have skype? :D
HI PEOPLES WHO ARRIVED!
Bbs. Going for a shower.
OH HAI.
You all appeared ^^
Sorry, I was watching PewDiePie...
I LOVE PEWDIE!<3
Too many people to ak...hmmm... ok
general question - does anyone have skype?
Hi Mel and Zaf!
Bye L!
Um, I sent it, Star, but I might have made it confusing...
I do...
Don't use it much...
Do you still want me to add you, Robin?
*has read your email*
I HAVE SKYPE!
miss.cain14
:D
YES ALL ADD ME
robin.snowscar
I added you robin :D
Added!
Oh, an I accepted contact request thingy, Mel!
*is starting to feel annoyed*
I'm told to go to bed at 10 PM at the latest, and the person who told me is watching tv right now. And it's 10:15... -_-
If she noticed I was on my iPod, she's have the lights out and me off...
Gah, God give me patience...
Well for anyone who wants it ...
awesomesocks14
:D
YAY ^^ Happiness :)
lavender.hope
With a butterfly as the pic. Some people have my name on there already...
Yeah my tablet gave me a fright when you accepted it made the weirdest animal noise ever and I thought I was going to die ...
I love those really really strange noises that scare the crap out of you.
Only if it scares the crap out of someone else other than you. XD
Ha yeah some of them are funny but it was like a rhino? I wasnt expecting it so I nearly fell out of my spinny chair...
I was actually quite surprised my mum let me add you guys because she says no to a lot of things like me getting a penguin...
Haaha
Well, that's not fair! Everyone has a penguin.
Anyone have a 3DS friend code? :)
I don't have a penguin... :(
I have you already, Miss! Kinda forgot I did...
I think I added you, Robin.
I got so scared this morning! By a bug I thought was a spider! And I YELLED. VERY LOUDLY.
That's cool your mom let you add us, Mel. :)
Erm...
*wonders if she should tell them now*
I don't yell when I see bugs or anything...
I back away very slowly and go get someone who is ok with getting rid of spiders...
Yea I have a Skype im Zafira Kerias on Skype
Oh, Mara, I don't have a 3DS. Just letting you know.
I don't have a 3DS
Zaf, that was so funny last night
Oh- well I don't freak out when I SEE a bug, only when I just notice and it's RIGHT near me. Like, ALMOST ON ME. That bug was so close to my hand! And all I saw were the legs! They looked like spider legs!
Yes! Trying to get Derek to Skype and then me falling out of my chair unable to move
Msd to go to church
*goes to add Zaf on Skype*
*same and watches PewDie at the same time... ish*
Zaf I added you :D
I love skype :3 I have more bloglanders on skype than anyone
Im eating bacon nom :P
BACON! FTW!
Omg I turned the tv on and glee is on...
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ON SKYPE RIGHT NOW. I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT MANY ONLINE BEFORE.
Sorry for caps. ^^'
Glee... I sort of used to watch it... Only liked the singing part. Nothing else.
Glee isnt the most popular thing where I live...people make jokes...I dont watch it or want to...
Darren Criss is ultimate.
*is not a gleek*
Just going to mention, I'm actually on all the time(or maybe most of the time, not sure when or if Skype logs me off on my iPod), I'm just always invisible...
*doesn't mind Glee, but doesn't like it either*
I watched one episode it was alright *shrugs*
Im finished my bacon it was good :)
Sorry I took so long, I decided to get food after... :)
Sorry for distance, was emailing. :)
My memorystick is breaking. D:
I gtg so anyone who added me ill talk later
HULLO L!!!
BYE ZAF!!
Haha I'm making a CD for the class and one of my friends (he's a he :P) picked a song 'Dominick the Donkey' xD oh my God. Look it up!! XD
Dominick the donkey OMG XD
HELLO MY STALKER FRIEND!:D *hugs Cain*
HELLO ALL YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, ALSO! *hugs*
DOMINICK THE ITALIAN CHRISTMAS DONKEY! XD
I have added on the Skype... epic!
*laughs*
*looks at Scáth saying hello to all the beautiful people* THAT'S DISCRIMINATION! :O
What about the people who AREN'T beautiful?
Star do you have skype? :D
HULLO EM!
Got you on Skype now... :D
*sings*
When you feel my heat, look into to my eyes, it's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide.
Hey em! Ive got you on skype now :D
Hi Em and L and anyone else who came on recently!
Bye Zaf and anyone who left recently!
Sorry, like Star, I was distant emailing. ;)
*high fives*
Love having people on Skype!!
*high fives back*
SKYPE IS AWESOME :D
Is that song called Demons, Robin? What's the band's name?
I may have heard it before. If I did, I like it. :) catchy.
*high fives back*
SKYPE IS AWESOME :D
I like Skype, where are y'all from?
Im from scotland :D
I never talk to Bloglandians on Skype.
Huh...
STAR, YOU'RE ALL BEAUTIFUL SHUSH
I'm in Aus :D
HI DANTE!!
I want to go onto Skype but I guess my mother thinks you're all mass murderers so...
Hi again, Dantè.
I don't really either, L...
Hi Dante
Miss Cain, isn't it really late there?
Oh I suppose it could be like 10pm
Nah, Mara. If anyone's a murderer here, it's Derek.
Jk. ;)
Oh- and I'm from USA! In another country atm, though...
Where are you then Lavender? On holiday?
It's 11... I'm not tired!!! Whyyyyyyy.
That... wasn't really a question...
I must go... I'm downloading something and the stupid thing needs all browsers to close -_- brb!
It's snowing again :)
Um... Not really a holiday... Kinda? It's hard to explain...
For those who knew before, I'm still in Korea.
I just had a nosebleed. God, I hate them. So much. There was so much blood... It wouldn't stop dripping... It just kept flowing. And it wouldn't stop... I just... It was like the car crash with my dad. The drunk driver just wouldn't... Wouldn't stop. Why didn't he stop? I don't get it. My dad could have stopped. If I think about it, maybe I could have done something. But no. In a moment, in a matter of few seconds, there is no choice. It happens. And you get traumatised... And it... Just keeps coming back, continuously flowing, and it JUST WON'T FUCKING STOP!!!
Okay, Mara!
Cool, Robin!
South Korea, of course.
It's 10pm here...
I've never had a nosebleed...
You ok, Phyre?
Dylan, are you okay?
Ah.
First.
*goes to think of ded...*
YOU SHOULD DED TO STALKERS! *laughs*
"I don't know I'd you know who you are, until you lose who you are.
I dedicate PewDiePie, Skype aaaaaaaaaaaand randomness.
I do have Skype, Melica, but I never use it, so there isn't much point adding me . . .
I think I'm star.inkbright though. :/ My picture should be my infamous blue hand.
:)
AND STALKERS!
DED TO MAHU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im still gonna add you :D
Korea, cool.
I never had a nosebleed.
Dante - Isn't that from Taylor Swift?
No... I'm not okay. I don't know if all of you know, but my mum died of terminal cancer when I was three, and my dad died in a car crash when I was eight, me in the car with him. And, tonight I'm suddenly experiencing flashbacks of the car crash, of that turn that killed my dad. And I can't focus. And nothing is making sense and I'm not tired. At all.
*laughs*
Yeah, autocorrect can be mean sometimes, Star. But that one day my fingers felt frozen, it really helped. :)
Yeah it is from her. I know it might be tacky but its deep. So I used it.
It is a deep meaning...
I love Taylor Swift *frowns*
... Dylan... That's...
*cant think of words*
:(
It is. There's only so much you can lose before it changes you. And I also have chronic heart disease now. I do have a chance of overcoming it, because I had an early heart transplant, but its unlikely... But I'll take any chance.
Wbd. Gotta e-mail some people and check they're alright. :)
If anyone needs/wants to talk to me about anything, just e-mail me. :) lucianascath@gmail.com
*should probably check Paul is okay...*
DAMN LACK OF CREDIT.
I don't see your picture on Skype, Star...
*pats Dante on the head* Optimism, dear Dante, think positive.
And I don't want your "Oh I'm so sorry for your loss". I had all of that at my dads funeral. It didn't help at all. It wasn't their parent they lost. Sure, they're family, and I can respect that. But he was my second parent. And we were on our way back from the cinemas. I remember he was smiling at me. For a split second. And then the car came around. And there was that high pitched sound you hear in the silence. And glass was covering me, my dad's head resting on the wheel. I was only eight...
I hope you get better, Dylan... Really.
Robin this isn't a game. It's not as simple as "think optimistically". I was traumatised at eight. And it's been almost nine years. And it still haunts me. I've always had insomnia ever since.
What do you want us to say then Dante?
I know, Dylan. That's why I didn't say it...
But it must be so hard... Losing both parents... So young...
You don't want sympathy, you don't want advice.
You want me to tell you to shut up and get over it, because I will.
If you're trying to be detrimental, Robin, it's working.
Phyre, there's always something to smile about, I promise.
I know life is difficult, but that just proves how amazing you are. The fact that you choose to fight despite everything trying to get you down is proof that you're strong and amazing.
Not just anybody would be able to stay strong through the things your past hold. :)
*looks at Dante*
I'm angry, okay? People like you get under my skin.
Strong? Sure, maybe now. But I've had seven suicide attempts. My first when I was thirteen. I took several neurofen, and lied on my bed, trying to sleep. I was put in a 78 hr coma. Others, I think you'd rather not hear about. They're messy.
Bye Lavender!
*nods at Scáth* That.
I'm really sorry I disappeared, couldn't be helped really . . .
Oh, really Robin? You're annoyed at me for sharing my feelings at the moment? WELL HOW ABOUT YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE. YOU THINK IM "OKAY" AND ABLE TO THINK "OPTIMISTICALLY"? REALLY? WELL FUCK YOU. IF SOMEONE LIKE ME IS CLEARLY HAVING SOME BI POLAR ISSUES YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY THAT THEY ARE GETTING UNDER YOUR FUCKING SKIN.
Fours, Lavender . . .
Phyre, Robin can be the same with me.
I still love her to pieces, however. :)
Not everyone understands how much pain people can go through. I won't pretend to understand how you feel, but I will tell you that I should be dead. Odds were well against me, I'm still here though. There's always a chance, always. :)
Dante, I have every right to say you're getting under my skin. It's a free country.
You've got issues, I know. Everyone does. Problem is, I don't like people who shove people's help back at them and pretend they don't need it when they're obviously vying for it.
... Ignore what I just posted... Deleted it anyway.
I was here for one of your attempts, Dylan. Jumping off a building, wasn't it?
I'm not vying for attention. You're an attention whore without the attention bit. I'm sharing my experiences and feelings on here. Not too long ago, Lav was feeling really upset. I'm not sure what about, but we were all supporting her. She wasn't 'vying for attention' though. She was just sharing her feelings.
Yeah... That and the neurofen one were the ones that I'm okay with sharing.
Yeah but she accepted your support, you threw it back in my face.
Phyre, I've tried to commit that many times THIS YEAR.
You're stronger than me. And you've been through more, from what I can tell.
...if you want to talk without people making ridiculous comments, feel free to e-mail me, ok? I'm not a miracle worker, nor am I much help, but I'll listen to what you have to say. If I must, I'll tell you every single day that you're amazing. Because I'd do that. Anything to bring a smile to your face. I barely know you, but I already care.
I'm here if you need to talk.
Because I already said I didn't want the support or sorries, and you should be smarter to realise that it's maybe a teensy bit hard to be "optimistic" when I'm having traumatisation issues at the moment.
Thanks Lucy... Maybe sometime tomorrow...
Not when I said that you hadn't. It's not hard to be optimistic but if you want to wallow in your self-pity be my guest.
...
I really don't know why to say, so I'm speaking my feeling to you.
You may not want sympathy, but I'm a sympathetic person. I care when someone tries to commit suicide. I want to help even if you might not want me to, okay?
*has no idea where the subject has gone or where she was even going with this comment*
So if you want, just ignore I said it.
Robin, please...
. . . Dylan, I mean, Dantè, I can't say I understand what you think and feel all the time (well I can but I'd be lying), but I think I get why you say the things that irritate people - not that you're trying to be irritating . . .
I think I mostly get your emotions for that comment when you post this or that. :/
I think my point is . . . I'm not just going to tell you you're irritating, although some will.
I think that was my point. I think. *nods*
I understand its hard for all of you too Lav. I'm sorry if this is too much for you guys but I need someone to lean on.
Maralie, I can't do it. I can't not argue with these people. I'm sorry.
*commit suicide or are having a hard time in their life
Just wanted to fix that sentence...
Robin isn't the biggest fan of emotions and that sometimes causes conflict. Perhaps we should just accept that not everyone can be optimistic and that sometimes things are difficult for people to understand.
Everyone has a right to feel however they feel, however it is sometimes best that we hold our tongues. Especially me, I cause so much conflict. XD
Robin... If you're not going to be nicer, then shut the fuck up. Now I'm going to be mature and ignore you.
I really like the words however, today... XD
Luciana - Very diplomatically put. Very true also. I tried to be nice.
Dante - I'll be nicer when you shut up *smiles*
I think I'm just going to stop talking... I won't make anything better.
*looks upwards at comments* Well, Scáth's not telling you to shut up because you're a waste of space (er, in different words that is), so you can't be irritating so HA.
Dantè, I'm not going to offer you sympathy because you said you didn't want it . . . okay?
Sometimes respecting people's wishes is a bad thing. :/ Hope this isn't one of those times.
Okay. And I realize that needing someone to lean on doesn't mean that someone has to feel sorry for you...
I finally get it that you just need someone to listen.
Sorry, I know you said that already, sometimes it takes my realization to understand... Because I can be slow sometimes.
Lucy, can you please tell Robin that, if she behaves like this when someone is having mental issues, and life troubles, she needs to think about the kind of person she is. Because I already know most of the people reading Robins comments are thinking she's being mean.
MARALIEEEEE *tacklehugs* I have 1D in my head and I blame you:P
I'M GETTING GOOD WITH ALL THIS DIPLOMACY CRAP! YAY! C:
I want Skittles...
*doesn't have any Skittles...*
Listen? I can do that.
I'm not the expert on how brains work, but just saying stuff helps for me. Only you kinda need someone to say it TO, yes.
You can say stuff here. :) Was going to say 'just ignore Robin :P' but that would be knida redundant coz you are. :/
Robin? You can ignore Dantè if you want. :)
I can understand how frustrated she is though, Dylan. It may seem mean to some, but I feel she's just frustrated you wouldn't accept her sympathy/help/whatever it was she was trying to do.
Sorry if that sounds mean...
*is tacklehugged* I aaaaaaaaaaalways have One Direction stuck in my head!
... always.
Unless Little Mix is. But Perrie is in Little Mix... and she is Zayn's girlfriend... and Zayn is in One Direction... and then 1D is back in my head!
Dante, I always said I wasn't a nice person. I always said that. As for the mental issues and life troubles and depression and whatever else.
I kinda figure you're alive, you're not starving to death or dying from something really easily prevented and therefore you're luckier than half of the human population.
Shit happens, the best you can do is move on.
Lavender you never sound mean, you're such a sweetie.
Robin doesn't do emotions all the time. We cannot change that. Honestly, it's something I'm thankful for.
She often manages to clear my thoughts. Sometimes when I go too far, Robin is the one to change my mood.
I refuse to pass on messages when they're clearly there... It's ever so slightly immature, BUT I'LL GIVE EVERYONE RAINBOW STICKERS! *runs around sticking rainbow stickers om everybody's faces*
I don't think Robin's mean. :/ I don't agree, but I get why she's saying the things she says, I think.
*glares at SCáth enviously* I WANT YOUR DIPLOMACY SKILLS! In almost every arguement, I swear, I'm almost ALWAYS sitting on the fence. ME WANT DIPLOMACY SKILLS! *uses crowbar to break down door into Scáth's brain and starts rummaging through boxes of thoughts to find the diplomacy skills* XD
*tackes rainbow sticker*
Hmm, it's missing something...
*writes 'PROFESSIONAL STALKER' on it, then sticks it back to head*
Better!!
Noooooooooow, I must be off. (might be on e-mail...)
Bye!!!!!!!
T-thanks, Robin.
*smiles and puts the rainbow sticker on her cheek*
*grins at the rainbow sticker*
I don't know how most of you stand me a lot of the time, 'specially you L, I've been quite mean to you.
Yolo
just watched a brill film called Summer Wars
Fours Cain! :(
BYE CAIN! *hugs*
STAR, OUT OF MY HEAD. YOU'LL BE SCARED FOR LIFE IF YOU SEE THE THINGS I THINK
MMMFFFF!! *falls over* RAINBOW STICKERS ON MY MOUTH!
Bye Miss!
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