Monday, September 1, 2014

Fun Times

Wow.

What a few days.

The Requiem Ball was beautiful chaos. People came in ballgowns and jeans and tuxedos and T-shirts, but everyone was wearing a mask, and everyone was equal. The Bleeding Heart Crypt was where the first book was launched, way back in 2007, and so it was a fitting venue to see off the final part of the series. I laughed, I chatted, I posed for selfies, and then I signed.

And it was a good day.

The signings in Ringwood and Bournemouth were great fun, and of course Bluewater was as manic as ever (five and half hours of signing books and chatting to people... yikes...). On Sunday I did my first event for this tour, and I read out a few bits that had been cut from the first book, all those years ago. And then I signed for a few more hours.

And the response has been exactly what I was hoping for. The one thing that was so vital to me was to give the series a fitting end — an ending it deserved. My mission was to both confirm and confound your expectations, and by what I've been reading online, it looks like I've succeeded.

And the most awesome thing? The lack of spoilers. Sure, there are spoilers out there, but most people have been really considerate of others. Even in the Spoiler Zone to this very blog, folks are content to talk AROUND the subject, rather than address it directly. This is HUGELY appreciated.

The book has been selling really well, from what I hear. I loved the excitement generated around the Black Edition — minions were waiting for stores to open and then rushing inside, trying to find those hidden tomes. It was, in a word, awesome.

And now I'm wrecked.

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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Yey. They got louder -_-)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I think I will drop out of the RP until later. Dragona is somewhat busy.


I'm normal, Chloe. How are you?)

Inky Flame said...

(Aww Sil *hugs*)

Inky Flame said...

(I am good this morning)

Elleni the Ghost said...

*looks at Orpheus*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Okay.)
(They've turned music on. My brother is playing acoustic guitar in time with the song and my dad keeps trying to sing.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Orpheus: *gently squeezes El's hand* It's a big decision.

James: It is.

Orpheus: why must she make it?

James: because there is no one else to do so.
*the sound of frying bacon can faintly be heard*

Inky Flame said...

(Don't worry it's similar. In my house
My brother isn't normal, he hits on my and he is mine
I am laying in bed while he hits on me and songs, while my mum shouts at him )

Inky Flame said...

*nine

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(XD sounds fun.


HEY FLICK'S BRO! WHATCHA SINGING?)

Inky Flame said...

(He is singing country roads, badly... Whilst attempting the guitar

I offered to teach him but he refuses)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Naturally he refuses. *rolls eyes*
*throws teddy at him*)

(anyway. How's da wolf girl doin?)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(You all may think I am a bad person but I can at least manage conversations.)

Inky Flame said...

( wolfie is doing great
How is Sil and everyone)

Inky Flame said...

(I don't think your bad Sophia)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I don't think you're a bad person Sophia!)

(Sil is going crazy and getting worse sloooooowly)
(Manuel is quite happy at the moment.)
(Ashlea is alright.)
(Orpheus is slightly worried for El.)
(James is being strangely nice.)
(Erica is also being nice for a change..)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Thank you, Chloe. However, I'm not exactly a nice person.)

Inky Flame said...

(Ahh okay, a mixed field eh? )

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Yeah. Mixed field. Watching Sil slowly losing who she is isn't very fun...)

Inky Flame said...

(Just because your not particularly nice, doesn't mean your bad... I have a friend called Alice and she isn't very nice at times, and yeah she has a go at me at times but she isn't a bad person)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(There is a difference between having a go at someone and killing people. But I see your point.)

Inky Flame said...

(Ah I guess it wouldn't be :()

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I actually quite like you Sophia. As an author. I like you.)

(No its not. *pokes the Sil section of her brain*)

Elleni the Ghost said...

Iif we leave Sil like this, she'll go crazy and kill people. I don't want to kill her, but I don't--
*gasps*
Wait, can't you just split their personalities then so that Sil gets a quarter good, quarter bad, and Ashlea gets a quarter good, quarter bad, or however you did it??

Inky Flame said...

(*groans * my tummy has the rumbles, I want breakfast but can't be asked to go and et some.... My bed is too comfy)

Inky Flame said...

(Hey El^^)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I will be distant.)

Inky Flame said...

(Ok Soph)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

James: having so little of a soul is dangerous. And it wound rewrite the clones personality once again..

Elleni the Ghost said...

Dangerous in what way?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Leri is crying and it is very irritating.)

Elleni the Ghost said...

(Going to sleeeep see ya soon Sil)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

James: the soul keeps the body functioning. Without one you die. With so little of a soul you would be weak and suspectable to illness.

Inky Flame said...

(Naww Leri give her a hug from me)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Why is Leri crying??
Ashlea: *hugs Leri*)

Inky Flame said...

(Byii El)

Inky Flame said...

(*whispers* why has it gone quiet)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*whispers* I don't know..)

Inky Flame said...

(I'm listening to the song kiss it better
And it's the only thing that can reduce me to tears 😭)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I'n watching the opera scene...)

Inky Flame said...

(Ah, I almost cried in that)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(The singing is great in it.)

Inky Flame said...

(it is indeed
Im in love with Nate's voice)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(When he goes 'I REMEMBER' tho and its like O_O dat voice.)

Snow said...

*rolls back in*

Snow said...

*rolls back in*

Inky Flame said...

(I just love how he goes from a concerned father to a monster like *that*

Correct me if im wrong, but wouldn't his voice for Skulduggery be cool...if he put on an Irish accent)

Inky Flame said...

(Welcomes Tumble)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Yes! It would! If he put on an Irish accent.

Hehe guilty pleasure next.)

Inky Flame said...

(Ahhh *grins*)

Snow said...

What I brought my Dad for father's day tomorrow: huge star-shaped, green sunglasses, bubble mixture and sox.
I wrapped it in tinkerbell wrapping paper.
And I got the stupidest card I could find.

As you can tell, I take the day seriously

Snow said...

*socks

Why did I spell that with an x?

Inky Flame said...

(Awesome Tumble ^^)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Just have every father needs.)

Inky Flame said...

(Dear Derek Landy,

If you are considering making a Skulduggery Film in the future, please think about casting Anthony Head as Skulduggery Pleasant)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I think Leri is crying because Elleni is talking about making Ashlea non-existent? I'm not sure. That was a guess.)

Inky Flame said...

(There is a card shop in Swansea city centre called Attica and they do funny and rude cars, so that's where I get all my cards from

and they do vintage dresses, I bought one the other day)

Inky Flame said...

(Why don't you ask her Soph?)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am hopeless at helping people.)

Inky Flame said...

(Just try your best
Give her a hug from me)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I will continue to be distant.)

Snow said...

If you don't hear from me again, I was either A) strangled with socks, B) drwned with bubble mixture or C) victim to a very painful death involving giant novelty sunglasses

Inky Flame said...

(You will be missed Tumble ;) )

Snow said...

G2g, watching a movie of some description

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*reading through the comments of 'seventeen' video on YouTube* *'best case of a PMSing girl ever displayed on screen'* XD)


(Oh Leri... ): )

Inky Flame said...

(Kay Tumble, byii!)

Inky Flame said...

(Reading comments about Come up and try my new parts


XXfaithlaineXX
dear replay button... sorry for raping you so much... my eyes were closed.. i guess i thought you were the graverobber... :(

LOL)

Star Inkbright said...

Hello.

Inky Flame said...

(Morning Star ^^)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I love reading through youtube comments XD)
(Hey star!)

Inky Flame said...

(Same XD Some are genius)

Star Inkbright said...

YouTube comments are generally so bad but I like reading them anyway. :) Occasionally I actually find a decent conversation and then I always freak out and email it to myself because it suprises me so much . . . XD


Hey Inky, Silente! :)

Inky Flame said...

(Seventeen will be my song next year)

Inky Flame said...

(How are you this fine morning?)

Star Inkbright said...

There was this one guy and he posted this really good comment on YouTube that was like actually meaningful and I was so impressed by his lack of idiocy that I subscribed to him. :P

Star Inkbright said...

@Inky: I be good, thanks. :) Infested with ranting, apparently. D: Just been ranting tons last night and this morning. I think it's school getting to me.
How're you?

Snow said...

*rolls*

The movie's kinda boring...

Inky Flame said...

(Awesome ^^ I recently subscribed to your favourite martian, although the project has retired, just because I love the songs

I know it isn't really the same thing, but still

Listen to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwsJtSfyXU)

Inky Flame said...

(Im great thanks ^^)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Seventeen is an amazing song. I am definitely singing it on my 17th b-day. Which parent TO I don't know..I might just have to edit the lyrics depending on the parent...)

Star Inkbright said...

Hey Snow. :)

Inky Flame said...

(Well I am a daddys girl so I think Il sing it to him)

Snow said...

Hia

Have any of you lot read my new writing blog?

I'll be putting atuff there a lot when I finish it.

Snow said...

*stuff

Inky Flame said...

(Awesome Tumble!
I really need to write a new blog, my old ones are cringeworthy)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I don't know if I'd be seeing my dad on my birthday. Sometimes i don't get to. And I'm not really a daddies girl when it comes to my step dad. And singing 'mummy dramas got to go dad!' To my mum just doesn't work..)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I will no longer be distant.)

Star Inkbright said...

Pretty cool, Inky. :)

Inky Flame said...

(Ahhh

Okay Soph)

Snow said...

*rolls around*

Inky Flame said...

(I love Your favourite martian
They have some really weird songs like zombie love song and booty store, but they do some really meaningful songs ^^)

Snow said...

*becomes a tree*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Having a Google account is very good.)

Snow said...

Pffft

How're you lot?

Inky Flame said...

(It is, Soph

*sighs* I have homework to do so I may go distant for a while)

Inky Flame said...

(Im good thanks, you?)

Inky Flame said...

(Im good thanks, you?)

Snow said...

I'm good

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I'm average, thank you. You?)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(soz. I poofed to read snows writing.
Then accidently on purpose ended up on the quotes blog instead.
Quotes make me feel warn and fuzzy. Like hugs. Only not like hugs cause hugs make me feel like someone is trying to crush me so they can eat me. But you get the picture. Quotes are cool and make me happy.)

Snow said...

*runs over to the spoiler post before I erupt spoilers everywhere here*

BRB!!

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Hehe. Babye snow.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Emailing is a very slow process. I have only just managed to change the background.)

Snow said...

*runs back*

Good god that was close

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(indeed it is Sophia)

(*watching Sil slowly dissolve into a new person*
*melting and changing*
*dying*)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I don't know why I changed the background because I haven't got anyone to email. That was a waste of time.)

Inky Flame said...

(*sighs* I don't like this chem hm, I feel like im doing it wrong because the lecturer made me look like an idiot yesterday -_-)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(email ME!

You mightn't get a reply like...)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Alright, Silente.)

Inky Flame said...

(You can email me at chloe@cfc.co.uk

if you want)

Snow said...

*is resisting the erge to say something about 17*

Duck said...

Or you can email ME! at actuallydontemailme@hotmail.com

Star Inkbright said...

EVERYONE CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME!

Inky Flame said...

(Hello Duck)

Star Inkbright said...

Hey Duck! :)

Inky Flame said...

(I only have els email)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I have lots of peoples emails. I don't know how that happened. I have more emails than phone numbers in my contacts list.)

Duck said...

Hello, hello hello all you fabulous people!

Snow said...

*nods at Quack*

*would like to point out that I am no longer a tumbleweed*

*smiles*

Inky Flame said...

(Of course, tree)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Quack!

Duck said...

You can call me too at (+04) 000
standard charges apply.

Duck said...

eh, I liked the tumbleweed better....

Snow said...

*wacks Quack*

*wishes Moss-pear and Saphy-fish were here to explain*

*sighs*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*turns into Silly(Kitty)*
*shakes herself of and starts chasing her own tail*


(I have a fear of being shrunk...)

Duck said...

woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah woah....
There is no need for violence, now apologise this instant, Snow-tree-who-used-to-be-a-tumbleweed.

Snow said...

*tries to hide so Sil-kitty doesn't climb me*

*is a tree, so the attempt fails*

Inky Flame said...

*notices Silly*
Awww...

Snow said...

*wacks Quack again*

*fite meh m8*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(You people are insane.)

Inky Flame said...

(*looks at Soph* Im only a little unstable)

Duck said...

Oi! u wana go cuz do ya. im gonna nock u out m8

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*pounces at her tail and mews when it disappears*
*gets up and streches*
*bounds towards snow tree and rubs against it*
*wiggled her rump and pounces upwards, into the branches*

Snow said...

Bringit, m8. I'll stab ye

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(yes Sophia. We are.)

Snow said...

*whines*

*womders why cats always climb me*

Inky Flame said...

*chases Kitty*
Come back little kitty!

Duck said...

The last time i checked, trees were unable to stab people.

Snow said...

This tree is. *brandishes a knife*

*sighs at Sil-kitty*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*walks along a branch, claws in*
*bounds to the trunk and realises shes stuck*
MEW!
*starts clawing at the trunk, not liking the height or the fact she can't get down*
MEEEEEEW!

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Actually, that isn't true. If a tree had a sharp branch and it collapsed, it could potentially impale you.)

Snow said...

*screeeeeeeeaaaammmmsss*

*hisses in pain*

*somehow makes a way down for Sil-kitty*

Inky Flame said...

*climbs up the tree*
*saves Kitty*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...
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Snow said...

*mutters about things climbing me*

Duck said...

*climbs Snow-tree for no other reason than to annoy her*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Mew!
*purrs and snuggles up to Flick*

Inky Flame said...

*squeals* So cute!

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*jumps down and rolls onto her back, showing her stomach*
*makes big kitty eyes*
Mew?

Inky Flame said...

*tail wags rapidly*
*tickles kittys stomach*

Duck said...

eww, kittens.

*retreats to other side of Blogland*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am not a big fan of cats.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*attacks the hand, trying to grab it with her front paws*
*nibbles on her thumb*

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