Monday, September 2, 2013

Let Them Eat Cake

Great first weekend of the tour. I started off with a signing in Liffey Valley in Dublin, then went all over London, signing merrily. On Wednesday I'm appearing at the Mountains to the Sea festival in Dublin. Last year I talked about the movies that had influenced the books, but this year is going to be a completely different, one-off event. Should be funny...

Reaction to the book is exactly what I'd been hoping for — shock and AWE. There have been MANY threats of violence and decapitation made against me, which I thoroughly deserve for what I've put you through.

All in all, people have been very good about not spoiling it for others, but dear god, there have been some exceptions. A few things on the Facebook page, a lot of stuff on Twitter, some stuff on Tumblr, and one of the very first Amazon reviews has a major spoiler. I don't understand the need to spoil things for others or to seek out spoilers for yourself, and I really can't understand why anyone would casually mention a plot twist without realising it could ruin things for others.

Basically, beware of the internet, Minions.

But on a lighter note, Orla came to a signing on Saturday and she gave me a photograph of the cake she'd had for her birthday.

Check it OUT. 


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Edward Fletcher said...

*throws lightning into the air and jet appears*

Noelle said...

*laughs* Ah those were the days, scrying..

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Aha! Looks like the last unicorn isn't as good at anti-scrying sigils as she thinks she is.

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Yeah, this thing is like a record player to the mortals. Good times.

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Dragona Pine said...

Ok, it seems to me that the sensory deprivation has got to Trip and he has lost control of his mind.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*puts the crystal ball in it's cradle, and a 3D projection of Jayla and Alexis*

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

(We can now hear and see everything they do)

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Noelle said...

Ah, I mean... I don't use a scrying glass. That is, if I need to. I use a scrying bowl, kind if

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*Alexis is whimpering as Jayla breaks her arm*

No....

Dragona Pine said...

Scrying can be done on any translucent surface.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I like the crystal balls. They feel more mystical, plus, they could do the whole 3D projection thing.

#ChaseForBook9

Edward Fletcher said...

so, how do we get there *stands next to jet plane*

Dragona Pine said...

I should go now. Bye!

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*takes a crystal out of the cradle* Zaf, I know that you want to help Alexis, but we'd be doing what Jayla obviously wants us to do if you did. Playing into her hands if you like.

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

By Dragona!

#ChaseForBook9

Edward Fletcher said...

bye dragona

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

With this, Ed. *presents the crystal*

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Dragona Pine said...

Adra, Star, if either of you get a free minute, reading my story would be appreciated. It isn't long.

Edward Fletcher said...

oh, ok then. shall we go?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*stares* She...Trip my baby...she...

Noelle said...

*murmurs something about the capture the flag and Trip being a cheater*

Bye Dragona

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Not yet. We have a few things that need doing first.

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Zaf, it's clearly a trap. You can monitor the situation from here, you'll be with us every step of the way.

#ChaseForBook9

Edward Fletcher said...

fine *walks into ice fortress library and reads*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hello?

#ChaseForBook9

Edward Fletcher said...

brb

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*nods* okay....okay...*breathes* If Alexis is close to dying i want to step in

Noelle said...

I'm still here. *takes a swig of the bourbon, the glass cutting her lip, but blood not pouring out- in fact, it looks fine*

Uh...

So...

Edward Fletcher said...

gtg, bye

Noelle said...

Goodbye Edward.
*waves*
*takes another swig, offering it* Anyone want a sip?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Oh, bye Ed.

Okay, Adra and I will be the First wave. *throws Zaf another crystal* Crush this if we're on the brink of death. But /only/ then.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

....

You mean the only wave

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I'm fine thanks.

#ChaseForBook9

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Trip I....fine

Edward Fletcher said...

Ok, dont have to go yet

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*wraps his arms around Adra's waist and crushes the crystal, suddenly they're behind Jayla. Sends a searing beam of energy into her back*

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*and Ed is there too*

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Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Jayla: *stumbles whipping around* Oh lovely surprise! *cuts Trip's face with knife*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*arm around Adras waist*

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*doesn't seem at all fazed by the cut, energy lifts her up into the air, holding her in place*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*blocks the knife* Ahem.

Edward Fletcher said...

*sends ice across floor trapping jayla*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Jayla: go on kill me! Do it! I dare you! *laughs* (no i will not complain if you arrest or kill her)

Noelle said...

Do you really?

*slips away from Trip to go to Alexis, kneeling by her* Alexis, can you hear me?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Fine. *snaps fingers and a small ball of energy appears inside Jayla, it expands at half the speed of sound, reducing her to chunks of flesh on the floor*

#ChaseForBook9

Edward Fletcher said...

*throws lightning*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

The powerful always underestimate the power of others. *shakes head*

#ChaseForBook9

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Alexis: *hears Adra and tries to speak* y-yes..

I GOTTA GO EAT BR BACK 10-20min

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Darn oh well.

Pause.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*begins to work on untying Alexis* Right... We'll get you fixed up in no time.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*side stings, finds a chair and sits in it, holding side*

#ChaseFirBook9

Noelle said...

*glances over at him, concern in her eyes* Trip, are you alright?

Edward Fletcher said...

*makes it snow*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Not really. I got bitten by a werewolf, so, yeah.

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Sparky Braginski said...

*is on roof observing whatever the hell it is that's happening*

*is swinging legs of the side of the ledge*

I don't understand you people and I'm tired...

Noelle said...

Trip!

Jesus...

Why haven't you had it looked at?

Noelle said...

((Ay Sparky. Maybe sleep?))

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hi Sparky!

I did, that's why it hurts.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

What'd they do to it?

Sparky Braginski said...

((I'm at school and I missed an entire lesson yesterday because I was asleep.))

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Stuff. Herbs to stop the spread of infection, meds and serums to fight the spread, meds and serums to kill the infection, ointment. All of it stings.

I can already hear my inner wolf... He's just a whisper, just a tiny flitter in and out of my mind, but he's there.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

((Oh dear Sparky...0.0))

Your inner wolf?

I do hope that's a metaphor...

Deacon was a pure blood, he can't transfer the gene by biting you

Edward Fletcher said...

ok, now i have to go. Bye

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Really?



He must have been eating some dodgy stuff.

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Bye Ed!

#ChaseForBook9

Sparky Braginski said...

((Staying up until midnight was not my best move...))

((Oh shit I forgot to have breakfast))

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Maybe I got a bit melodramatic...

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Noelle said...

Bye Edward...

((SPARKY DAMMIT -_- food is friends. ))

Sparky Braginski said...

((I FORGOT))

((I ATE SOMETHING AT 4:30 THEN I WENT BACK TO SLEEP))

Noelle said...

((ONFG Sparkyyyyy))

Noelle said...

Ah, Melodrama is fine... *smiles*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Still, I was really worried.

But fine, I'll get the doctors to take a closer look at it later, so they can identify what it is. It's probably just infected.

#ChaseForBook9

Sparky Braginski said...

((Ugh I have double PE this afternoon...))

((And skating after school god fucking dammit I can't do that I actually can't))

Noelle said...

Still.... That isn't good Trip. Let me see.

Noelle said...

((Neither could I...0.0 one class at a time, Sparky))

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

It's pretty bandaged up but sure, take a look*

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Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

(Sorry back! Did that kill Jayla Trip?

Sparky Braginski said...

((I can probably get out of doing anything in PE...))

((Blargh I don't think staying up was worth it))

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

(Exploded her, good and proper. Nothing left but small chunks of meat and bone.)

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Noelle said...

((*hugs*))

*frees Alexis*
*waves her hand, holding up two fingers* How many do you see?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*frowns* Two fingers. He didn't bite my eyes Adra.

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Noelle said...

*rolls her eyes* Not to you, silly. Alexis.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Oh...

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Noelle said...

*gently lifts Alexis up into her arms, careful not to hurt her* Right. How do we get back?

((Zaf?))

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

This. *pulls out a green return crystal*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

And Jayla?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

(Sorry dad needed to yell at me for no actual reason)

Alexis: *mumbles* 3?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I exploded her, I don't think she's really going to be helped by anything.

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Noelle said...

Right. Close enough.

I know... But of her remains?

...

Nevermind- let's just go

Emerald Melody said...

*Drew is sitting on the steps outside the bar, smoking*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Alexis: owwww Adra!

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*goes up to Adra and kisses her, crushing the crystal and they're back in blogland, pulls away* Oh hey Drew.

#ChaseForBook9

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

ALEXIS!

Eve the ROCK said...

My barricade is not strong enough...but it's the heaviest thing in the room. :/

Noelle said...

*smiles* Cheesy... *winks, turning to Zaf*

She needs medical attention

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

EVE!!!! *hugs*

Emerald Melody said...

*Drew just nods at the pair of them before standing up and starts skimming stones near the lake*

Noelle said...

((What are you doing Eve??))

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Okay then take her to the Sanctuary unless you can help...*has a look of total concern*

Alexis: *barely audible* My arm hurts and my legs!

Eve the ROCK said...

ZAF!!! *hugs back* :D

Hi Drew! *waves way too enthusiastically*

*arm snaps and falls off*

Noelle said...

Ah... I might need to... Er... Do something...

I know a doctor in New Delhi who is very efficient with her work- one of the best. I can send you to her?

Eve the ROCK said...

Adra: It sounds pretty childish, but I stay in my room and listen to music when I want to pretend nothing else exists. Lately, it's not been working well, because now mum has some of the music I listen to and keeps playing it in the car, and she keeps barging into my room and I just lose it. Um, so I'm planning on scratching up that disc (I know it's wrong but), and I'm trying to substitute a lock in my room so I can feel more cut off. Uh. Yeah. xD

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

If you dont mind....*looks afraid* She will live?

Noelle said...

((I know the feeling, Eve))

*carefully hands Alexis to Zaf, picking up her phone and talking in a strange language*
*opens a portal and a young doctor walks in*

Lament: hello, I'm Doctor Lament... I'm here for your daughter?

Follow me, please

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hi Eve. Sorry, wifi cut out.

#ChaseForBook9

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Yes I dont know if you know me but...*has Alexis in hands following*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*walks down to the lake, hands in pockets* I see you heard the news then.

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Eve the ROCK said...

Thanks, Adra. :)

I do hope Alexis gets better...

Hi Trip!


I have to go to school now. Bye!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Bye Eve :)

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Bye Eve. Nice meeting you!

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Lament: I'm afraid I don't. But that's alright- a patient is a patient. I won't be biased..

*leads them into a small, cozy room*

*helps Zaf set Alexis on a table*

What's your name, Sweetie?

Noelle said...

((Bye Eve!))

Emerald Melody said...

*Drew throws his cigarette into the water*

Aye, I always thought that that rat bastard would outlive me.

It's a weird feeling to be honest.

How's your girl been?

Noelle said...

*drinks, feeling like a thousand eyes are on her back*
*frowns, cutting her hand open, watching as it almost immediately seals shut*

*blinks* I must be imagining things...

*climbs up into the hammock*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

She was shaken at first, but she's fine now. I wouldn't want to kiss Deacon either, really.

#ChaseForBook9

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Alexis: *whimpers* Alexis....daughter of Grand Mage Kerias

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*energy lifts the cigarette out of the water and into an ashtray conveniently placed on the grass*

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

*Drew laughs*

I don't blame her.
So how have you been? Keeping a good eye on her or have you kept your distance?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Em or Adra?

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

Adra.

I would imagine that Chase is looking after Em.

Noelle said...

Lament: Alexis- what a beautiful name. Alexis, mind telling me what hurts where, and what it feels like?

Adra: *blinks again* Goddamn.
Deacon.
You bastard.

Noelle said...

*leans back in her hammock, throwing the glass as gas as she can, hearing it shatter way away*
*sinks back, looking up at the stars* It's bad enough I've got one psychopath in my head. I'd rather not have any more

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Ah, so you know. I guess there's no reason why you wouldn't.

Neither really. Adra's a smart girl, she can look after herself, but I've not exactly been keeping my distance.

How've you been, how's Ellie?

#ChaseForBook9

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Alexis: My legs feel broken and I know my arm is cuz Jayla made sure I heard the crack of bone and my cheek is cut deeply and I have burns down my stomach and a stab in my back (burns are in no pattern some are minor and one on her side is 3rd degree arm and legs broke)

Emerald Melody said...

*Drew smiles at the mention of his wife*

Ellie is... Ellie. Perfect as ever.

I only ask if your staying close to Adra because Leo could feel Deacon pass through...

Noelle said...

*fumes*

*closes her eyes, reclining again*

Lament: ah- that isn't too bad. *hands her a lollipop that will numb the pain*

*helps her lean back as the lollipop knocks her out, and she begins to diligently, swiftly, work on patching her up*

Emerald Melody said...

(COULDN'T!!!! LEO COULDN'T FEEL DEACON PASS THROUGH. SORRY!!!!!!)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*watches quietly obviously anxious* Thank you for doing this

Noelle said...

Lament: Oh, no problem. *gets some more supplies* I live to help people

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

You're a good person *smiles* I wish all my people were so kind...

Noelle said...

Lament: Ah, people of violence must be of violence. People of God are pacifists, or- rather- we're pacifists. Those were the days

Sparky Braginski said...

What's happening now...?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Ah yes...so Alexis will be alright?

Noelle said...

Lament: of course she will. Bright as a button.

((Lament is fixing Alexis up. Trip and Drew are talking))

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

She need a cast?

((Gtg!!! Be back 9:30pmish))

Sparky Braginski said...

((... Adra I think you can guess what I'm thinking. It's something like "Who the hell is this? Who the hell is that? What the flying fuck are you people doing'?))

Noelle said...

((I haven't a clue. Trip's wifi keeps cutting out? But I told... You...?))

Sparky Braginski said...

((What are you guys actually doing, though? I don't understand.

Sparky Braginski said...

*))

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

...

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*quietly* So you're telling me, Deacon is inside Adra?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

(( I'm in and out of consciousness, plagued and haunted by the motherfucker Deacon and Trip and Drew are talking about the fact that Deacon didn't pass over! Quit yelling...))

Sparky Braginski said...

((I really should turn up at the beginning of these roleplays some time))

Emerald Melody said...

Its... *sighs*

It's the possibility that some of his shadows are implanted in the depths of her mind.

He really did the works on her...

Noelle said...

((Or just read up a bit...))

Sparky Braginski said...

((Is two hundred comments up a bit?))

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

Hello!

Grand Mage, how is Alexis?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Joy of joys.

#ChaseForBook9

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hi Kestrel!

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

((Hi Kessie!! AHHHHH))

Noelle said...

((World Book day is the next post i think))

Emerald Melody said...

Now Leo could just be pulling all of this out of his arse for all I know but it's just, maybe, a warning...

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