tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11044753070587290662024-03-25T20:30:02.726+00:00Derek Landy Blogs Under DuressAuthor Derek Landy shares his thoughts - sometimes at the threat of a crossbow - on life, writing and Skulduggery PleasantDerek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-86605922558211204092016-08-17T14:54:00.000+01:002016-08-17T14:54:11.115+01:00American Monsters TourThe third and final book in the<i> Demon Road </i>series is almost upon us... (of course, if you're in Ireland, it may be upon you already...)<br />
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Tour details are below. If you can make it, <b>AWESOME. </b>If we're not going anywhere near you, hopefully we will at some stage in the future.<br />
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<br />Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com2590tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-25417570715627755872016-08-10T19:40:00.000+01:002016-08-10T19:40:20.171+01:00Heh.So... a new Skulduggery, eh?<br />
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I don't have a title for you yet, sorry. I'm close to being halfway through it, though, and so far it's working out to be exactly what I want it to be. Which is good. And I'll also be finished long before my deadline, so I'll be able to go over it a few times. And then a few times more! And possibly even more after that!<br />
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Ah, the luxury...<br />
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But what <b>CAN</b> I tell you about it? Well, like I said, it was probably around <i>Last Stand of Dead Men </i>that I realised the story could go longer than I'd planned. I knew vaguely what I wanted to do with certain plot threads, and I knew for<b> CERTAIN</b> what I wanted to do with others, and I made a few notes and jotted down some stuff, but back then I was focusing on making sure Phase 1, as I had taken to calling it, ended just how I wanted it to end.<br />
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And it did. Phase 1 came full circle, ending with the same line, pretty much, as the first book. Most of the plot lines were wrapped up, most of the character stories were paid off... it was good. I was happy with it. More than that, I was proud of it.<br />
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But I had bigger plans...<br />
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My agent already knew, and so did my editor, but when the rest of the Skulduggery team eventually found out, it was all treated with the utmost secrecy. We didn't mention the word "Skulduggery" when discussing it in public. We simply called it the "series after <i>Demon Road</i>". Apart from anything else, such as how much I love springing surprises on the readers, I didn't want anyone to know because I wanted some breathing room. And I wanted, quite honestly, the option to change my mind.<br />
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I loved writing <i>Skulduggery</i>. I loved writing the ninth book as much as I loved writing the first. But as I went on to work on <i>Demon Road</i>, I wondered if my love would fade, and take my enthusiasm with it. If this happened, I didn't want to have to turn round to the expectant readers and tell them, "Uh, actually, I've kind of changed my mind..."<br />
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Hence, the secrecy.<br />
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But time passed, and I was writing other things, and my love for <i>Skulduggery Pleasant</i> remained as strong as ever. And the fact was, the 10th anniversary of the first book was approaching, so if I was going to do this, I'd better make a decision, one way or the other. Either commit, or let it go. So the decision was made, and plans were set in motion.<br />
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Over the next few months I'll be able to answer some of the more popular questions, such as how many books will there be and who'll be returning. Right now, I can tell you that Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back, and they have a brand new co-star. Omen Darkly <b>WAS</b> going to be the star of his own trilogy, but Phase 1 worked because it was a combination of three or four separate story ideas all thrown into one, and I figured Phase 2 could use the same kind of mojo.<br />
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Deciding to include Omen in Phase 2 saved it, to be honest, because I had one pretty major problem with continuing the series: it's hard to have a "children's" book without any actual children in it.<br />
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Now, I've never had a problem with this idea. One of the most popular (new) fictional characters of the last 20 years has been Jack Sparrow, after all, and he's no kid. I've never believed that young people need to read about other young people... but the fact is, Valkyrie is now in her mid-20s, and if there isn't anyone younger in the cast list, then Phase 2 would pretty much become YA.<br />
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And while I do harbour dreams of someday writing a Skulduggery and Valkyrie book for adult readers, it's not a bridge I wanted to cross just yet.<br />
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So Omen is allowing me to keep the book for younger readers, while also dealing with the ramifications of what Valkyrie has been going through for the past 5 or 6 years. He's also letting me delve deeper into the culture of magic and the rules and traditions and whatnot — basically all the stuff that I glossed over in Phase 1. What I can say is that there'll be loads of new characters, and loads of new villains, and some of these villains will be connected to villains who've gone before, both in the books and the short stories.<br />
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Some of your favourite supporting characters will return. Some of them won't. Some will survive the onslaught to come. Some will die. Horribly.<br />
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I'll be releasing more information over the next year, both here and on Twitter, so keep an eye out. We've got Tom Percival back doing the artwork (right now he's hard at work on the Phase 1 books, which we're re-releasing with new covers in the first few months of 2017 for the 10th anniversary), so the whole gang is back together for this. It's gonna be fun. Well, it's gonna be fun for <b>US</b>.<br />
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For you, it's going to be torture.<br />
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<br />Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com334tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-72787434694687990502016-07-29T08:11:00.001+01:002016-07-29T08:11:15.028+01:00New Book Announcement<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="255" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q5xng4drtFw" width="460"></iframe>Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com275tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-19521119636336900482016-05-20T13:00:00.000+01:002016-05-20T13:00:12.567+01:00American Monsters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com4984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-1775152560757641392016-04-01T15:12:00.003+01:002016-04-01T15:12:52.376+01:00Demon Road Book 3 Will Be...<br />
With <i>Desolation</i> only a few days away, I am still hard at work on the third and final<i> Demon Road </i>book.<br />
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From the beginning, I wanted these books to be as streamlined as possible — I wanted them short and punchy. Now, I completely failed with <i>Demon Road</i>, as it was a pretty big book, and only got slightly better with <i>Desolation</i>, which is shorter, but it looks like I'm finally getting the hang of this with Book 3, which will hopefully be the perfect length.<br />
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And the title?<br />
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<br />Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com4963tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-87806318619843824782016-03-09T16:39:00.005+00:002016-03-09T16:39:39.749+00:00Derek Landy's I-Scream Spectacular!** may not contain ice-cream.<br />
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Behold the awesome!<br />
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On April 5th, in London, as part of my tour, we are offering a day at the movies, where I will be discussing the many movie influences that have shaped my life and, more specifically, that have shaped the <i>Demon Road</i> trilogy.<br />
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We are breaking the day into two halves.<br />
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At 1 PM, younger readers, accompanied by an adult, can go to the Picturehouse Cinema in London and experience 80's comedy-horror classic <i>GREMLINS</i> on the big screen...! It'll be my first time seeing it up there too — I've only ever seen this film on TV, so I am <b>HUGELY</b> excited.<br />
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Desolation will be available to buy, I'll be doing a Q&A, and signing whatever you have. It's going to be <b>FUN</b>.<br />
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So the UK and Ireland tour is set out below, and you'll notice one or two extra cool moments included. For a start, I'll be doing an event in Birmingham with Darren Shan and CK Skuse, which is going to be tonnes of fun, and in London we're going to the movies (more to follow in the following post).<br />
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Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-76328523259632368672016-02-15T22:21:00.000+00:002016-02-15T22:21:53.779+00:00Desolation Publication Date Changed!Hello children.<br />
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February already, is it? Dear lord, where does the time go?<br />
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Into the void, that's where. Into the void with all the <b>PLANS</b> we make and the <b>PROMISES</b> and the <b>GOOD INTENTIONS</b> and the <b>LIES</b>... Ahem.<br />
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I'm busy. I'm working away. On what? Different things. Some will see the light of day. Some will not. That's what happens. I've pretty much started the third and final <i>Demon Road</i> book, which is good, since my deadline is <b>HILARIOUSLY</b> close and I have an awful lot of work to do. But there are so many distractions! So many different projects to work on!<br />
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But I must focus. I must.<br />
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So, right now, my publishers are busy nailing down UK and Ireland tour dates for<i> Desolation</i>. First thing I have to tell you is that the release date has been changed, pushing it back a week to April 7th. Not that much of a big deal, and there are a load of external factors involved in the decision. It was explained to me but I zoned out. It's something to do with... something. Anyway, whatever, it's out on the 7th, although it will be available to buy a few days earlier at certain locations on my tour.<br />
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So, roughly, from April 3rd to the 7th, I'll be in Oxford, Manchester (don't know if it'll be available to buy early here, will check), Liverpool, Birmingham and London. Irish dates include Dublin and Kilkenny so far, from the 8th to the 10th.<br />
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As soon as these things become solid, I'll post them.<br />
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We're doing our best to have something cool happen in London, so keep your eyes peeled, ladies and germs. Awesomeness awaits. And possibly nightmares. Which is awesome in itself.Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com1755tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-83243339544483908092015-12-31T21:27:00.002+00:002015-12-31T21:27:40.382+00:00A Year in ReviewAh, 2015. What a year you've been.<br />
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A lot of people would take this opportunity to compile a Best Of list... and I am no different. And so, without further ado...<br />
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<u>Best New Horror: It Follows</u><br />
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Jaw-droppingly good. A wickedly smart throwback to horror movies from the 80s. Bliss.<br />
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<u>Best New Addition to a Franchise From Far, Far Away: The Force Awakens</u><br />
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Good <b>GOD</b> I loved this. It has heart, soul, warmth and grit — a huge departure from the prequels and a wonderful continuation from the original trilogy. I couldn't have done it better myself.<br />
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(Well, I could have, but they didn't ask, so...)<br />
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<u>Best TV Show: The Walking Dead</u><br />
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This was a close one, with <i>Game of Thrones</i> running a tight second, but its White Walker mayhem was matched by episode upon episode of zombie thrills. And unlike <i>GoT</i>, I didn't know where <i>The Walking Dead</i> was going to end up...<br />
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<u>Creepiest Horror Seen on Blu-Ray: Sinister</u><br />
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Oh I love a good creepy horror, and this hit the spot.<br />
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<u>Most Disappointing Horror: The Babadook</u><br />
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I don't get it. I just don't.<br />
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<u>Best New Addition to a Franchise Thought Long Dead: Fury Road</u><br />
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A car chase that lasts an entire movie. How awesome is that? Not as feminist as I'd been led to believe, but still a thousand times more awesome than most other movies.<br />
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<u>Best YA novel: The Rest of Us Just Live Here, by Patrick Ness</u><br />
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Get this book. Read this book. Love this book.<br />
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I didn't get to see all the movies I wanted to, didn't get to watch all the TV I wanted to (<i>Ash Vs The Evil Dead</i> and <i>Jessica Jones</i> being top of my To Watch list), and definitely didn't get to read all the books I wanted to, but all in all 2015 was a good year.<br />
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Next year is going to be busy. I've got the second<i> Demon Road</i> book out at the very end of March and the third and final one out in September. But I've learned my lesson, oh yes. No more six month publication schedules for <b>ME</b>, boy howdy. A lot of things have suffered as a result of this workload (that still isn't over, by the way) and I want to get back to a nice and healthy communication routine with you, my lovely Minions.<br />
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2016 is going to be <b>FUN</b>.<br />
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<br />Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com3913tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-89569358475286560022015-11-13T16:01:00.000+00:002015-11-13T16:01:16.882+00:00Desolation I'm working hard. Writing fast. Deadline's looming. But while I work, other people have been working too, such as the awesome folks responsible for the covers...<br />
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And so, without further ado...<br />
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<br />Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com4987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-41566671628603195002015-10-22T13:08:00.001+01:002015-10-22T13:08:42.721+01:0080,000 words and some HORRORI have now crossed the 80,000 word mark in <i>Desolation</i>. You know what that means?<br />
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It's a proper book now.<br />
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<i>Demon Road</i> was a little over 121,000. I had wanted it to be 80,000, which is roughly the size of <i>Dark Days</i>. Obviously, that didn't happen. But I am <b>DETERMINED</b> that <i>Desolation</i> be of a more manageable size. It'll probably end up somewhere around the 100,000 mark.<br />
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Writing a book can be a struggle. It's just so happened that in the writing of this one, every time I started to flow, and write <b>LOTS</b>, I had to go off on tour or do festivals or get interrupted for a multitude of reasons. It's very hard to build up any kind of rhythm when your writing schedule is kinda messed up.<br />
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But I'm flowing now. I want to get this latest draft off to my editor on Monday, because on Tuesday I'm off on holiday to Disneyworld and Universal Studios.<br />
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For Halloween.<br />
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Ooooooh this is gonna be my kind of holiday. By day, we go to Magic Kingdom, and go on rides and visit Harry Potter world and just have good, nice lovely fun...<br />
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But at night...<br />
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Universal Studios over Halloween has the most terrifying horror experiences on offer, and I will be going and subjecting my girlfriend to the ordeal. I'm going to tweet about it. I'm going to take videos. You may see me scream.<br />
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But it shall be a manly scream.<b> A WAR CRY.</b><br />
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And then I'll run away and leave Laura to face this guy on her own.<br />
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Gonna be <b>FUN.</b><br />
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15th October, 7 PM: Burg Lichtspiele, in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg</div>
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16th October, 5 PM: Lierature cafe, Ettlingen</div>
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17th October, 1:30 PM: Frankfurt Book Fair</div>
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The Midnight Hotel is a fan event where I'll be chatting and signing, and there'll be a quiz and a fancy dress competition and, like, stuff happening... It's gonna be awesome. </div>
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Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com4984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-1680246772597884852015-08-29T02:45:00.000+01:002015-08-29T02:45:24.813+01:00Demon Road SpoilersIt's out.<br />
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I'm on tour at the moment, hovering somewhere beyond exhaustion, and I have less than six hours of sleep ahead of me before I have to get up, so all I'll say is that I hope you like it, and the comment section for this post shall be for your Demon Road reactions.<br />
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If you're going to include spoilers, please warn people ahead of time, and don't spoil anything TOO badly. Let people discover what happens on their own.<br />
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And now... goodnight.Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-13374988445634386712015-08-17T16:04:00.000+01:002015-08-17T16:04:15.226+01:0010 Days And Counting...Waiting for your book to be released is always an interesting time for a writer. But behind all the excitement and the impatience and the work, there is one question — one ever-present question — that shouts louder than any of the others.<br />
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"Will they like this one?"<br />
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Because what if they don't? What if this book is the book where they finally realise you're not a writer? Or that your best work is behind you? What if the enthusiasm you have grown accustomed to finally runs out?<br />
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It's a possibility. I started my career with <i>Skulduggery Pleasant</i>, a series that ran for nine books with one spin-off and one short story collection. That's how I got my readers, and my readers have a genuine love for those characters and that world. That's what I'm used to. That love and enthusiasm is now what I expect whenever I release a book.<br />
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But<i> Demon Road</i> is different. <i>Demon Road</i> is new.<br />
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It doesn't have the advantage of being part of a long-running series. It's part of a trilogy, yes, but it's the <b>FIRST</b> part.<br />
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There is an unwritten rule in publishing. It's not a particularly nice rule, but it's an understandable one. This unwritten rule states that your second series will not reach the heights of the first series — at least not at first. Given time, it will gather its own fans and its own readers and it might even surpass the first, but upon its release it will flounder when compared to the heights previously scaled. My publishers told me about this rule years ago. I have had a lot of time to absorb it.<br />
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And I'm okay with it.<br />
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I think <i>Demon Road</i> is a good book. Of course I do, I wrote it. I think it will gather its own fans. A lot of these will be Skulduggery readers. Some won't be. Regardless, it was written to stand apart, to begin a new adventure, to introduce new characters and a new world, and it will rise or fall on its own merits.<br />
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This, to me, is the essence of writing. Each new book is a brand new lie, and each new lie brings an age-old truth. If a writer is lucky, he'll get multiple opportunities to tell these lies to an audience that is willing to give him the chance. Nobody wants to read a book they don't enjoy. Everyone wants the book they're reading to be the book that changes their life forever.<br />
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I've been very lucky in the past, and I reckon I'm ready for what's to come.Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com4990tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-696840472669178152015-08-14T11:57:00.001+01:002015-08-14T11:59:20.577+01:00Extra London Date AddedOn August 26th, just twelve short days away, we will be kicking off the tour with a <b>NEW</b>, special event in Waterstones in Hampstead. Apart from the fact that you'll be able to snag a copy of <i>Demon Road</i> a day ahead of its release (you'll even be able to snag one of the limited Platinum editions), and for a full <b>TWO POUNDS</b> off, we'll also have goodies to give out on the night, I'll be yammering on about writing or some such nonsense, and then I'll be signing whatever you want me to sign.<br />
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Reserve tickets <span lang="EN-US">in store or on </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.waterstones.com/events" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">www.waterstones.com/events</a>.</i><br />
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This is<b> IMPORTANT</b>, and it applies to all of the signings and events — I will sign <b>WHATEVER </b>you bring. I don't care what the book is (so long as I've, y'know, actually written it) and I don't care how many are in your bag. If someone, at whatever signing you turn up to, tells you I'm only going to sign books you buy in their store, let me know and I'll sort it out. That rarely happens anymore, but some staff members are over-eager. Obviously time is sometimes an issue, so if the queue is long as I have to jet off to the next signing, we'll impose some limitations — but that's always a last resort.<br />
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<i>Demon Road </i>is coming...<br />
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I said the winner would be announced at the end of July but, because the entries kept coming, I kept it open another month. All in all, we had over 800 people entering — some more than once — and picking a winner was <b>NOT</b> easy.<br />
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But a winner I did pick. And here, to help me announce, is Ronda, her mom, her sister Maria, and lead artist Justin...<br />
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"And the winner is... Brinley Marrs!"<br />
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Congratulations Brinley! Your mom put your name forward and told me why she figured you should win, and I agreed! Hailey, your email has now been sent to AnnMaria and they will take it from there.<br />
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To everyone else who entered, commiserations — but if it's any consolation, please know that some of your entries made me grin...Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com4984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-75435461932211210552015-07-31T16:03:00.000+01:002015-07-31T16:12:57.245+01:00Demon Road Teaser<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
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Whenever I need a break from the new book, whenever I need time to think something through, I've been going into the kitchen, sitting at the table, and pulling over another stack of pages to scribble my name upon. My dreams are now lagged by random sheets of paper, flying by on the breeze. They've become a constant in my life. They're always there, whenever I look around. When I have lunch, they're there. When I have dinner, they're there.<br />
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(I don't really have breakfast, which explains why they're not there then.)<br />
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(I mean, they <b>ARE</b> there. It's not like they <b>AREN'T THERE </b>at morning time. They are. Listen, if I <b>DID </b>have breakfast, which I don't, they would be there for breakfast as well. But I don't, so... so why are we even arguing about this?)<br />
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How many sheets of paper have I signed, you ask? 3000, I answer.<br />
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Why am I doing this, you ask? Because these sheets of paper will be collected from my home, shipped back to the UK, and placed into 3000 very special editions of my new book.<br />
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Ladies and gentlemen, i present to you the Limited Platinum Edition of <i>Demon Road</i>, available <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b> when you preorder at Waterstones.<br />
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Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful?<br />
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It's taken a <b>HUGE</b> amount of work to get a cover this strong, and while we have the regular gold cover to reflect my Golden God status, I reckoned Waterstones should have a Platinum Edition for the sterling work they've done in supporting me.<br />
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(Sterling! Get it? Sterling and platinum! Haw!)<br />
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(Yes, I realise that sterling is silver and platinum is a metal, but they're both <b>ROUGHLY </b>the same colour, and if you could just let me have this one without pointing out how none of this makes any sense, I'd be ever so grateful.)<br />
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You can pre-order here, if you so wish: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/demon-road-signed-edition/derek-landy/9780008160500">https://www.waterstones.com/book/demon-road-signed-edition/derek-landy/9780008160500</a>Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com715tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-42717705370669019602015-07-23T16:48:00.000+01:002015-08-14T11:58:42.820+01:00UK and Ireland Tour<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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At last! The tour dates! I'll also be in Germany in October, but for now, these are the places I'll be appearing, and if you're lucky enough to be close, you can bring along both <i>Demon Road</i><b> AND</b> <i>Skulduggery Pleasant</i> books for me to scrawl in.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">WED 26: Waterstones, Hampstead, 7 PM talk and signing.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">THUR 27: WHS Guildford, 4 PM signing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">FRI 28: Waterstones,
Bluewater, 10:30 AM signing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Okay, I know I said last time that I was presenting to you the final <i>Demon Road </i>cover, and I absolutely <b>WAS</b>, there's no question about that. But this is the<b> FINAL</b> final <i>Demon Road </i>cover, which is obviously the <b>ACTUAL</b> final cover, unlike the <b>PREVIOUS</b> final cover, which — as it turned out — wasn't really final at all. It was, as we say in the book trade, "not the actual final cover." But this one is. Totally.<br />
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For a start it's, like, gold. Someone may have made a joke (it could have been me) that it'd be cool to have a gold cover to reflect my, y'know, Golden God status, and my publisher may actually have thought this was a good idea, so... gold.<br />
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Also, it's just a touch less <b>BUSY</b>, don't you think? The image of Amber running will still be appearing, but now it'll be on the back.<br />
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Arriving at a cover this cool has not been easy but boy, has it been worth it. And just wait till you read what's <b>INSIDE</b> it!<br />
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(Hint: it's really good.)Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com599tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-83707910544573077092015-07-14T13:27:00.000+01:002015-07-14T13:27:12.710+01:00Demon Road Opening Line<div>
The <i>Demon Road</i> proofs have been sent out to critics and reviewers and bloggers and booksellers and all kinds of wonderful, wonderful people ahead of the release on August 27. I can't <b>WAIT</b> for this book to get onto shelves. I want to know what you think. I want to see how you react. I've been warned by my publishers not to expect the second series to be as big as the first — at least not initially — and let's be honest, Skulduggery is a hard act to follow. But this whole thing has become a giant experiment for me, and it's going to be fascinating to watch unfold.</div>
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This weekend in London I'll be at YALC on both Friday and Sunday. On Friday, I'll be talking about <i>Demon Road</i>. On Sunday, I'll be on a panel discussing how the late Terry Pratchett has influenced my writing — basically it's just an excuse for me to yap about how funny he was. There will be signings both days, and I'll sign whatever you bring along.<div>
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"Twelve hours before Amber Lamont's parents tried to kill her, she was sitting between them in the principal's office, her hands in her lap, stifling all the things she wanted to say."</div>
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I've talked about how this is a story about a girl being chased across America by a pack of demons. What I haven't said is that those demons are Amber's own parents. </div>
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I had this idea years ago, of a teenager being hunted by her mother and father. It resonated with me because this is so obviously <b>WRONG</b>, it is against the natural order of things for parents to want to harm their children. I'm lucky — I come from a good home, and I have loving parents, but I am well aware that not everyone is in the same position. This inversion of values is why the idea stuck with me, and so the whole trilogy has become an examination of family, and what it means to be loved and accepted for who and what you are. </div>
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Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com3140tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-62630744543839766202015-07-14T02:11:00.000+01:002015-07-14T02:11:17.270+01:00Updated CoverCovers, like books, are only <b>REALLY</b> finished a few weeks before release. With that in mind, here is the final, moodier version of Demon Road. <br />
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See it. Love it.<br />
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<br />Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-73694102417598739522015-06-23T18:33:00.004+01:002015-06-23T18:33:56.887+01:00Oh, Woe Is MeIt's not easy writing a book.<br />
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I mean, it's easier than mining coal. It's easier than most factory work. It's probably easier than a lot of office jobs as well.<br />
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But <b>STARTING</b> to write a book... those first few inches you have to push that boulder till it hits the edge and starts to roll downhill... <b>THAT'S</b> the hard part.<br />
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Not as hard as teaching, granted. Or working on a farm. Or being a doctor or a nurse or a cop or a fireman. I doubt it's as hard as construction, either, or carpentry, or plumbing, or engineering.<br />
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But <b>STILL</b>...Derek Landyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08332821891236794763noreply@blogger.com4993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1104475307058729066.post-44947769345310757782015-06-07T22:06:00.000+01:002015-06-07T22:06:33.091+01:00Forgotten Trail competitionBack in 2013, I ran a little competition.<br />
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"And if this works like they hope it will, this could be the beginning of something huge. This could revolutionise teaching, and learning— not just in America but across the world— and it could be just the thing that's needed to help struggling students make that singular, all-important leap. This could change people's lives." </div>
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And now I'm going to do it all over again.</div>
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These same awesome people — people who include the mother and sister of my personal (Twitter) friend, UFC champion Ronda Rousey* — have another game in development, called Forgotten Trail. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><b>SO</b> — if you like the idea of having a video game version of yourself teaching kids maths across America, give me your reasons why. In no more than thirty words, explain why you should win, and send your entries to skulteams@hotmail.com. You can enter as many times as you like, you can be any age, from any country, and the winner will be announced at the end of July.</span></div>
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*** What's important is that we're <b>PALS</b>. Some might say buddies. Kindred spirits, perhaps. I might even go so far as to say I've taught her everything she knows****.</div>
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**** I haven't <b>ACTUALLY</b> taught her everything she knows, but she knows that I would have, if ever I knew something that she didn't already know. Such as writing*****.</div>
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***** Although seeing as how Ronda's autobiography has made it to the New York Times bestseller list — a list I have yet to <b>ACTUALLY</b> grace — this probably isn't the best use of my, or her, time. But even so, I am sure there are <b>PLENTY</b> of things I could teach her. Though probably nothing useful or, you know, not-imaginary, like unicorn-taming, or yodelling******.</div>
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***** I'll shut up now. </div>
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