Wednesday, April 11, 2012

FINISHED!

I don't dance around kitchens. But if I did, I'd be dancing around my kitchen right now.

I'm finished the book.

It's only the first draft, granted. And I've finished it twelve days after I expected to be finished, also granted. And with the schedule so horrendously packed, I'm gonna have to start the edit by Sunday. But none of that takes away from the fact that I have finished Kingdom of the Wicked, and I am one happy writer-bunny.

My editor called this afternoon. He'd read most of it, and was just calling to give me the thumbs up. This, I have to say, was a relief. I've never written a book as quickly as I did this one, so I was worried that the quality might slip. Apparently it hasn't. This makes me happy. It's also LONGER than any of the others. Please keep in mind that the finished product might be significantly shorter, but at the moment this one is clocking in at 130,000 words- that's about 12,000 words longer than Death Bringer.

I am so, so drained. I need to play video games. I need to watch movies. I need to spend more than an hour away from my computer. But despite how drained I feel, I am buzzing with that wonderful, wonderful feeling of accomplishment that I always get when I finish a book. I am truly great.


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Invisible_Fly said...

Haymitch is dope. I love him so much. The only problem I had with his portrayal in the movie is I saw too much of Woody Harrelson *acting* as Haymitch, instead of seeing Haymitch. Does that make sense? Like... I wanted to look at the screen and say YES, THAT'S IT. THAT'S HAYMITCH but I kinda just felt "Meh... I see an actor acting." Not to say Woody isn't amazing.

Lynxia Lost said...

Where'd Star go?

Rim. said...

Yeah I thought that too...
I thought Jennifer Lawrence NAILED Katniss!!! At the end when she was with Peeta, I saw Jennifer acting as Katniss acting in love with Peeta!!!
It was perfect!!!

Invisible_Fly said...

I can't wait for Catching Fire.

Rim. said...

Same!!!!
Gale/Katniss FTW!!!!
Do you prefer Gale or Peeta???

Invisible_Fly said...

Jennifer Lawrence is actually such an amazing actress. Like... she's so convincing during the Reaping and the crying scenes inside the games.

Invisible_Fly said...

I don't prefer either. I like them both to certain degrees. Personally, I love Finnick XD

Star Inkbright said...

*can't believe fly doesn't know this*

When you get first commeny on a newoage, uou get to dedicate the page to something.

Most of the regs don't lile doing it anymore because they have to think of something to ded it to.

*was waiting for ages until someone else had got first before posting this comment*

Rim. said...

Finnick is such a brilliant character!!!!!!
"Why? Do you find this, distracting?" I laughed SOO much at the part when he was just in boxers in the hallway!!

I liked the film Cato more than I expected I would!!

Rim. said...

Star! I thought you'd left us!!!

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Everyone here knows eachother and then I'm the loner in the corner coking noodles *glances over at the cooker and everything seems fine hen sniffs suspiciously at the air* Crap it's burning!!

Star Inkbright said...

Yes, but jennifer lawence would NOT be a good valkyrie. She's twenty two, for derek's sake.

Aren't you going to dedicate the page, fly?

Invisible_Fly said...

Sorry Ink, I didn't dedicate this page because I find the whole "getting first and thinking hard for a dedication" was too distracting and caused too much unnecessary tension between people who got it and didn't. Don't worry, I'm very, very aware of how people behave when it comes to getting first XD

Rim, I totally agree. Cato was so... strangely likable in the films.

Invisible_Fly said...

LOLA! I may not know you, but I'd like to. SAVE THE NOODLES, DON'T LET THE FIRE SPREAD. PROTECT BLOGLAND.

Rim. said...

Yeah I dont agree to her being Val...

Hi Lola!!!
I made friends here by saying what I was for Halloween and Val went and talked to me, introducing me to the blog! I still remember the convo...

Invisible_Fly said...

Ink, I don't think age has a lot to do with it. Katniss is only 16, right? I think if we needed someone to portray Valkyrie when she got older, I think Jennifer Lawrence would do a fine job :) But whoever does end up getting the role, she should definitely be 12 :P Just to make sure she looks the right age is important, ahha

Star Inkbright said...

Hi lola!

You get to know people.

The regs i can remember, un no particular order:

ME!
Lavender
Sparky
Lynxia
Nix
Zath
Eve
Flame
Robin
Jo
Rim . . . Although not recently, seeimg as you just went away!

Lola Shallow Heart said...

*comes back panting* They're okay, well the ones that weren't stuck to the bottom of the pan. *mmmm curry flavour*

Invisible_Fly said...

Okay, know what:

Dedication:

To the finished first draft of Kingdom of the Wicked. Cheers.

It's gonna be good.

Star Inkbright said...

But valkyrie is TWELVE, fly.

TEN YEARS DIFFERENCE.

And, you HAVE to ded the page. If you don't want to, i will

barmybex said...

YAY!!! One step closer to having it in my hands. :D

Congrats Derek, you are truly awesome. xx

Invisible_Fly said...

Ink, you missed Val and Kallista.

Star Inkbright said...

Yay! A ded!

People are starting to insist we make our deds long and meaningful. As a result, nonidy wants to get first.

Invisible_Fly said...

I dedicated it :P

And I don't recognize a lot of those names :( I've been gone too long...

Rim. said...

Nice Ded!!!

I'm still a regular!!!!! I was in the Welsh forest!!! Surrounded by trees and mountains!!! I had a pen knife in my pocket 24/7 because it was a 20 min walk through a thick, dark, pine filled forest just to get phone signal!!!!!!!!!!!

Lola Shallow Heart said...

I'll try and come on more so I can start remembering names!

Anywayz whats the convo about???

Star Inkbright said...

Whoops!

Yep! Val, definately, but kal isn't, like, an every day or at least every few days person. More like, once a week.

Rim. said...

Hunger games!!!! Have you seenthe film/ read the books???

Star Inkbright said...

Um . . . Dunno.

I 'see' most of those people on my list every day:)

Lola Shallow Heart said...

No TRyin to get it from the library but it has a very long list!:(

Star Inkbright said...

Yes and yes!

Rim. said...

@Star- I'm sure Val probably will hunt you down and hurt you if she sees that you missed her out...

Star Inkbright said...

I went and bought them. For twenty pounds.

Then a few days later i saw them in a book cataloyge for five pounds:(

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Awww rage!

Star Inkbright said...

*is hoping val doesn't see*

Star Inkbright said...

My profile pic is a photo i told of my HG book and then edited.

Star Inkbright said...

Yes. Rage.

Rim. said...

I bought the first book in Jan last year and read it in July!!! Obsessed ever since... And when I say obsessed I MEAN OBSESSED!!!!! Its been my LIFE for the past 8 months!!!!

Star Inkbright said...

In all fairness, i've wanted to read them since february. But i couldn't get hold of them till the film came out - although admittedly i wasn't trying INCREDINLY hardly . . .

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Sooo any books that ye recommend??
*scrabbles to get a pen and paper and ends up getting the newspaper and a crayon*

Invisible_Fly said...

Oh, should I make it long and meaningful? Because I can.

To the Kingdom of the Wicked, to Derek and the community. To be able to finish seven whole successful books is not a small feat. The fact that there's a plan to have two more after this is amazing. Kingdom of the Wicked is going to be a lot of fun, and we'll be waiting. The community that Derek created is vast, loving and dedicated. We are here for each other and to love the books. This type of supportive environment is rare on the internet, but we've managed to find it, and we'll take care of each other no matter what. Kingdom of the Wicked will give us another reason to come closer together. If we lose characters we love, get surprised by plot twists, no matter what we'll be here and in other Skulduggery communities to talk about it. And it's not just Skulduggery. I have seen the amount of love and support that fans have given others. Whenever minions are having trouble, everyone is there to jump in with a safety net and catch whoever is falling. The unconditional love the fans bring together is beautiful and is what people everywhere should strive to achieve. The Skulduggery Pleasant series brings good people together, and it fills me with confidence that there is hope out there for anyone who's feeling down and lost. You just need to reach out, and people will grab your hand and pull you in.

Cheers to the safest, most hilarious and strange community I know.

Star Inkbright said...

Hi flame!

The Percy Jackson series and the Artemis Fowl series. They and SP are the BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

The alchemyst. The wardstone chronicles. Gone series. The hunger games.

Star Inkbright said...

*BOOKS

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

The mortal instruments.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

OMG that is sooooooo cool and soooo long! *scans up the page again*

Rim. said...

Hi Flame!!! *hugs*

I have a 2 recommendations-
The Hunger Gamea
Maximum Ride

I don't read much... *prepares to be hit by bookworms*

Star Inkbright said...

. . . Wow . . .

Fly, i am very impressed.

Flame, i did a bit of research on phoenixs.

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Maximum ride series is the bomb,


I haven't read max onwards.

Invisible_Fly said...

Omg a friend of mine was trying so hard to get me to read Mortal Instruments. I just... it didn't catch on for me :/

Min (Thalia) said...

HUZZAH DEREK! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

So excited for this book, you have no idea. But you should take a break, too. Go play your video games. We don't need a dead Golden God!

Cheers :)

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

And? *looks at star*

Star Inkbright said...

I used to read one book per day, apart from tge weekends wheni can't access the school library.

Now, if i'm not on blogger, i'm usually writing.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Thanks guys have to get them secretly because my mam has banned me fromthe library, well kinda I still go though, because I don't practise my flute enough *sighs sadly*

Rim. said...

I've only bought the first one yesterday after being assaulted in my own home by my friend telling me to read it... I've read 100 pages and so far it's good!!!

Invisible_Fly said...

INK, HOW EXCITED ARE YOU FOR THE NEXT ARTEMIS FOWL BOOK? I KNOW I AM!!!

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Omg. Is that.... Fly.. Invisible Fly...? Long time no see.


Hi willow.


And star.

*hugs all people*

Lola Shallow Heart said...

OMG I love the maximum ride series!!!

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Omg. Thalia. Is that, the Thalia? Omg long time no see. *hugs*


Lol. I saw you last night.

Invisible_Fly said...

FLAME? FLAAAAAME!! IT'S ME, IT'S ME, I'M HERE NOW. I'M SORRY I WAS GONE FOR SO LONG ;A;

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Hi I don't know you *gives flame anyway*

Star Inkbright said...

Maximum ride is good.

I didn't do much, i wanted pretty specific facts . . .

Apparently:

Phoenixs are about the size of eagles.
Phoenixs are stronger than eagles.
Eagles are able to lift a baby, or naybe for a strong eagle, a child. I think a phoenix would be able to carry a human.
Phoenixs have some control over fire.
A zephyr is a mythical creature, like, a horse or something.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

*a hug*

Invisible_Fly said...

Shoot, I gtg. I have to eat dinner and finish studying. First exam is tomorrow! Wish me luck! :D

Rim. said...

Goo luck Fly!!!!!!!! Bye!!! *hugs*

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Good Luck!!

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Oh, yeah. Hi Lola!

*give muffin*

*then suspiciously looks left an right*


Bit of advice. Muffins have robots. Don't eat *gives cookie*

Rim. said...

*Good

Star Inkbright said...

I AM SOOO EXCITED FLY!

http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2012-02-16/exclusive-excerpt-artemis-fowl-book-8-the-last-guardian/628837/1

Go to the link for an excerpt of AF book eight!

Star Inkbright said...

Cookies have robots too. They are in all sweet things.

Bye fly!

Star Inkbright said...

Nix gave the excerpt link to me.

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

G'luck Fly. Visit soon!!! *hugs*


Hm. Phoenixes can carry humans. An, they grow quickly. They two years old today. *nods*

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

I need to try and read the af series.

Rim. said...

Flame and Star, can I have your honest opinion please??
Am I a regular? (disregard the fact I wasn't on for the past 5 days)

Sorry Lola... Sorta need these 2 to answer it...

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Star Inkbright said...

Thought so. Thought so. Didn't know that.

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Rim, probably.


I don't know. I don't give titles. *grins shiftly* plus, I didn't create whatever silly thin as a reg.

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Woah. Sextuplets post.

Star Inkbright said...

Disregarding the five days?

. . . Yeah, i would say so . . .

And, flame, RIM created the regulars thing.

Rim. said...

I think I created the phrase while informing Bluebird... When was the last time she was on???

Lola Shallow Heart said...

how long would ye stay on this for???

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Forest said...

yes noe u can blog more!!!!!!!!!!!:-);-)

Star Inkbright said...

Yes lola. It is.

Forest said...

hia

Star Inkbright said...

Hi forest!

Blue left:(

What do you mean lola?

Forest said...

hia????? hi???? hola????? hello????

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Maybe, ten days? But like you have to keep coming on.... Like everyday.

Forest said...

oh hi

Rim. said...

Hi Forest!! Long time no see!!! *hugs*

@Lola, however long y'all want!

Forest said...

hi???????????

Forest said...

*hugs bac*

Star Inkbright said...

Oh . . .

About a week if you come on often.

Rim. said...

HI FOREST!!!!!

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Get forest.


Btw we blog ALL the time. Just go back to a post to the posts that haven't been filled. The latest one, ignoring the competition post.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

how long time wise because ye always seem to be on! I'm not aloud on the computer for a long time so......

Rim. said...

Ahh... I liked Blue... Why'd she leave???

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Hey. Hey forest.

Forest said...

ohhhhhhhh so thats what u do!!!!!

Rim. said...

I'm on on my IPod when I'm meant 2 be sleeping so that's about 3-5 hours...

Forest said...

sleak........ very sleak.........

NOM Ominous said...

Woa. There I was thinking it may be shorter than death bringer, thinking 'it's okay, whatever' but 12000 words is going to be hard to shorten enough to get it to be less than 11000.
Even. More yays!

Bye the way, hi guys!

Forest said...

im con fusing evre1 arnt i.

Star Inkbright said...

Yes forest.

It was affecting her schoolwork rim.

*googles phoenixs*

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Okay.............

I think I'm confused!
but don't worry I'll try and catch up....

Rim. said...

Hi Thrust!! Also long time no see!!! *hugs*

Star Inkbright said...

Hi thrust!

No forest.

Forest said...

hay is for horses Thrust

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Anytime. If no one is here, then wait like five minutes and there should.


Wait, just wait til you meet eve.

And if she tries sampling your blood. Best, NOT let her.

Rim. said...

Aww... And I think Blue was gona write a story 'bout us...

Lola Shallow Heart said...

I'll keep that in mind!

Forest said...

also cows....... cows like hay...... they do im serios

Forest said...

im bac

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Hey thrust.


It amazes me.


I've been here for most of your first times.

And couple more times lola, you'll catch up.

Forest said...

im super fast

Rim. said...

Yes Forest! Cows do like Hay! I was feedin them that this mornin!!!!

Lola Shallow Heart said...

I thought they slept on hay.....
.....no? okay...

NOM Ominous said...

Derek post something new!
We're gonna fill this one up pretty fast, me thinks

Forest said...

@willow coollllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rim. said...

Were you there for mine Flame????

Forest said...

yep we r

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

I thinks Derek needs to write new books after sp. Yes, Derek, you should.
Maybe he should write a book with the regs!


*laughs at thought*

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Me thinks too! *bangs head on counter and tells herself not to think because then she'll get confused.....again...*

Rim. said...

@Lola, its their bedding sometimes and they eat dry hay.

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Willow. You were shadow something weren't you. Then in brackets (rim)

Yeah. I was.

Forest said...

LOL @lola

Rim. said...

The Shadow Ripper (Rim)...
Really Flame? I only remember Val... I guess it was a long time ago!!!

Forest said...

i hate tests........................................... .... ............................................... ..........................
u have to study for them

Forest said...

willow i love ur pro pic!!!!!lol

NOM Ominous said...

Hi rim! *Hugs back* you're right long time no see
Hi star!
Forrest, yes, yes it is.
hay is for horses, but (this) hey is for flame:
Hey flame!
Lola, hi! Are you new?

Lola Shallow Heart said...
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Rim. said...

Thanks Forest! I've got another one I want as my profile but I still gota edit it...

Forest said...

keep this 1

Lola Shallow Heart said...

yup and I get confused alot!!

Forest said...

we confuse evre1:-)

NOM Ominous said...

The reason I'm posting comments so slowly, is because Im on an iPad, and I'm super picky about punctuation.

Forest said...

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hi.........

Lola Shallow Heart said...

It may take me a while to adjust

Rim. said...

A LOT!!!!!! Not ALOT!!!!!

NOM Ominous said...

You'll get used to that, being on here for a bit, Lola!

NOM Ominous said...

It didn't take me long to adjust.

Forest said...

oh thrust....... ITS BLOG COMMENTS PUKSHWAYTION DOSENT MATTER!!!!!!!! OK?

Lola Shallow Heart said...

I'm going to do the big white thing too!











































































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done thanks for scrolling *bows appreciately*

Forest said...

oh u ajusted.............

Rim. said...

It took me a week. Then I left for 2 months, then came back on again...

NOM Ominous said...

I was pretty much automatically accepted into this crazy clan that dwells on Derek Landy's blog.































And do you know WHY!?

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Who??

Forest said...

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????wu.....???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

NOM Ominous said...

Because I'm crazy....

Rim. said...

WHY???? AND STOP WITH THE SCROLLING PLEASE!!!

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Why??

Forest said...

i think i fit in prity well here.......................

Star Inkbright said...

Adjusted to what? Blogland? Dunno. Forgotten.

I <3 blogland.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

I'm coming in late and it looks really weird *scrolls up and strts laughing*

NOM Ominous said...

Yeah I hate the scrolling too.


It was just in my head to do it cuz Forrest did it...

Lola Shallow Heart said...

*starts*

Rim. said...

Yep you do Forest. Except for the slang and text speak...

NOM Ominous said...

You get used to that too...
Then your brain starts to make it all make sense.

NOM Ominous said...

Then, you know what happens?!

Forest said...

u dont like skroling???? ok use ur mouse to drag the thing------>>>>>























































































































































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ok hi:-)

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Now thats funny!!!

Rim. said...

I'M ON MY FU**ING IPOD SO IT TAKES FOREVER TO SCROLL DOWN!!!!

Lola Shallow Heart said...

:D

NOM Ominous said...

You feel like you're in a cool sorta conversation thing.

TTHEN YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!?

ChapterHouse-Reads said...

ITS DONE!

Forest said...

lol whos mad??????

NOM Ominous said...

Just tap the "scroll to bottom" thing

Rim. said...

I'M MAD!!!!!!!!

Forest said...

willows mad!!!!!!!!lolololololOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MAD!!!!!!!!!!!LOL

Star Inkbright said...
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Rim. said...

Yeah but then I have to close the keyboard, readjust the screen and then read te comments!!

Forest said...

ya click the comment form thing.......

Lola Shallow Heart said...

oooops I'm after doing something wrong!!

Rim. said...

*storms out of blogland*

Star Inkbright said...

I'm on my phone, so the scrolling takes forever for.me too . . .

Forest said...

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Lola Shallow Heart said...

No I'm alright now!

Forest said...

beat it

Lola Shallow Heart said...

I' wanna do it too!

Star Inkbright said...

Of course, you can always delete the long commemts . . .

Lola Shallow Heart said...

that didnt come out right.....dunno why...

NOM Ominous said...

So Lola,
Why did you come here?

Star Inkbright said...

I can't really do it well on a phone . . . You can't press and hold the enter key you jave to tap out all the enters individually. Takes aaaaaaaages.

Rim. said...

*storms back in*
Nice chat up line Thrust.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

I'll try again!


















































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and I'm done what do ye think *looks around shyly*

Rim. said...

1st??

NOM Ominous said...

Yeah same on h iPad.

Star Inkbright said...

Yay you rim!

Lola Shallow Heart said...

what dya mean??? *getting slightly cnfused*

Star Inkbright said...

Which country does everyone live in?

Me and rim are englamd and thrust's aus.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

new page nooooooo! alll our scrollies are gone* crawls into a corner sobbing*

Star Inkbright said...

I might go to sleep soon . . .

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Ireland! Come on the boys in green!!!! And Derek of course!

Star Inkbright said...

Bye forest!

Star Inkbright said...

GO IRELANDY!

NOM Ominous said...

So Lola, this is where all the pain, suffering, anguish, (are pain and anguish the same?) and animosity, and friendships are proven and stem from. It's as close as this blog gets to skill...

This is the top of the page.

Lola Shallow Heart said...

Me too getting slightly tired!

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