Sunday, November 7, 2010

Call For Typos

Hmmm...

Just flicking through the books to remind myself of some details/dates, and I stumbled across a typo. I know there are a few in the books- it's kind of inevitable when the deadlines are this close together- but by the time the new paperback editions are published in April, I want all these typos to be fixed. Which is where YOU come in, my Minions.

I know that most of you have read these books a few times because you're, you know, insane and everything.  Have you noticed the typos? Can you remember where they were? There are a few glaring ones, mistakes that I just should have caught, but for whatever reason I didn't. Care to help?

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Darkane Claw said...

I'm a loner aren't I?

Darkane Claw said...

*cough cough*

Star Lord said...

Squiggles!

Dragona Pine said...

Sorry about that... my dad had a go at fixing the other laptop and in his own words 'it's fucked'... oh how cheerful my dad is lol...

Darkane Claw said...

Hey Sarthacus.

Darkane Claw said...

Yay, not a loner anymore.

Dragona Pine said...

Hmm... I wonder where other people are...

Darkane Claw said...

No idea.....

Dragona Pine said...

Just so everyone knows... Optimus Prime is a dumbass... I know everyone likes him... but on my DS he is a dumbass... I have Transformers Decepticons on my DS... completed it all... but I was replaying the mission where you track Starscream (traitor) and kill OP... so anyway... I was Megatron (Megabum) and he shot me a few times... so I transformed into a type of plane, flew over a hill, he followed me and I looked down at the sea to see him falling in it... DUMBASS or what? I didn't even touch him... he just randomly fell in the sea and I was like 'lol'...

Dragona Pine said...

... and the game took it as I'D killed him... although I didn't shoot him once! And it showed me strike him down although he fell in the sea...

Dragona Pine said...

I think he didn't like swimming with the fishes... considering he died...

Dragona Pine said...

All high and mighty... hehe dumbass...

Darkane Claw said...

Band practice in half an hour, have to go set up amps and stuff, brb

Star Lord said...

The wolves, my love, will come
Taking us home where dust once was a man

Is there Life before a Death?
Do we long too much and never let in?

Howl
7 days to the wolves
Where will we be when they come
7 days to the poison
And a place in heaven
Time drawing near as they come to take us

This is my church of choice
Love's strength standeth in love's sacrifice

For the rest, I have to say to you
I will dream like the God
And suffer like all the dead children

Howl
7 days to the wolves
Where will we be when they come
7 days to the poison
And a place in heaven
Time drawing near as they come to take us

This is
Where heroes
And cowards
Part ways

Light the fire, feast
Chase the ghost, give in
Take the road less traveled by
Leave the city of fools
Turn every poet loose

Dragona Pine said...

*new verse made by Dragona Pine*

Where OP falls into the sea,
Swimming with the fishes,
I don't think he, liked the sea,
Megabum didn't do a thing.

Dragona Pine said...

Ok Darkane...

Dragona Pine said...

*2nd new verses*

Howl,
OP is dead,
Not a shot to his head,
Just a fish in the sea to,
His watery grave.

Mary Hiashi said...

Hello! Derek, I think I've probably noticed almost all of the typos. I'm very critical that way, I try not to be but... I don't exactly have my book with me now though...I'm at my granny ma's. And my book is at home.

The only ones I remember are...somewhere you said 'per cent' where it should have been 'percent'. And the other is...well I think it was just a sentence that I found to be not flowing properly. It was in the beginning-ish, with Marr. It was something like...oh dear me I can't really remember. All I know is you used 'and' too many times. When I do go home I can look it over and find the typos for you. :)

Dragona Pine said...

Does anyone like my epic verses that I added to Sarthacus' song?

Dragona Pine said...

*3rd new verse*


This is where heroes and villains,
Go to battle,
Villains will win, not a piece of string,
OP is dead in the sea.

Dragona Pine said...

A much better song now... lol... awsome to start... epic to end...

Mary Hiashi said...

No, I don't quite like those verses. I used to LOVE Transformers when I was a kid...as well as Power Rangers and Pokemon...I also LOVE the new, live action movies...

Dragona Pine said...

*4th new verse*


Starscream is a traitor,
He damaged me,
Megabum killed me,
Starscream killed Blackout, Barricade and Brawl!
But Megabum killed Starscream.

Mary Hiashi said...

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both,
But be one traveller long I stood,
And looked down one as far as I could...

And I-I took the road less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

I don't really remember the entire poem.

Dragona Pine said...

*final new verse*


Poor Blackout, oh how tall he was,
A shot to his head,
Megabum controls all,
He killed me, as I was damaged,
I could have been fixed,
He would not allow faliures,
Like Barricade, Blackout and Brraaaawwwwllll!
But I died.




Brb...

Dragona Pine said...

Back!

Dragona Pine said...

Does anyone like my song?

Dragona Pine said...

And is anyone on?

Darkane Claw said...

ME!

Dragona Pine said...

Thankyou Darkane...

Dragona Pine said...

That sums Transformers up pretty much...

Darkane Claw said...

Why are you thanking me?

Dragona Pine said...

For being on...

Mary Hiashi said...

AH! I just noticed.

CONGRATULATIONS DEREK ON YOUR 50TH BLOG POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Starts conga line*

*Streamers and balloons fall from the ceiling*

*Servers wheel out a Skulduggery Pleasant cake made by Charm City Cakes*

"Hip-hip hooray! Hip-hip hooray!..."

Dragona Pine said...

Darkane do you like my song?

Dragona Pine said...

*joins in Conga at the same time as doing Macerana with clones and ninja goldfish*

Mary Hiashi said...

And again...

No, I don't quite like those verses. I used to LOVE Transformers when I was a kid...as well as Power Rangers and Pokemon...I also LOVE the new, live action movies...

Darkane Claw said...

There good

Darkane Claw said...

They're not there..... I have such bad grammar.

Dragona Pine said...

Derekville Blogland.

Population: Approximatly 2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000300.
Races: English, Irish, Scottish, Australian, American and Goldfish.
Native Language: English
Native Dance: Macerana
Celebrations: Derek's Birthday, Posting, We-are-not-going-to-loose-Florence day, Birthdays, Easter and Christmas.
Proportions of Races: 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Goldfish, 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 Dragona's, One Sarthacus, One Kallista, One Florence, One Kallista, One Mary, One Darkane, One ben, One Nicolette and many others...

TIF News Desk said...

Maybe it's too late/has already been corrected/someone has already pointed it out but in 'Playing With Fire' there's a paragraph that repeats itself.

Darkane Claw said...

Oi

How come you get 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 and the rest of us get 1

Dragona Pine said...

Because Kallista cloned me...

Mary Hiashi said...

What about Canada??? I don't like being referred to as America...No I don't have any problems with America...And yes we are all on the same continent or whatever it's called...But yes we are TWO DIFFERENT countries.

Darkane Claw said...

I agree, Canada is different to America. Other wise Scott Pilgrim would be American and that wouldn't work.

Dragona Pine said...

Derekville Blogland - continued.


Owner: Master Derek/Derek Landy/Golden God.
Kings and Queens: Dragona (of Camelot as was crowned before), Kallista (crowned herself queen of... nothing), Nicolette (crowned queen of randomness), Florence (queen of violence), Darkane (queen of sport), Sarthacus, (king of music), Mary (queen of... something), Ben (queen of typing fast)... Most people on this blog.

Dragona Pine said...

Ok then Canadian is added...

Mary Hiashi said...

Queen of something??!

Dragona Pine said...

Did you like the Factfile I did Derek?


*looks around for Golden God*


No...?

Dragona Pine said...

Yeh mary I don't know what your queen of... anyway brb tea...

Darkane Claw said...

Gtg Band practice.

Star Lord said...

Oi! I have scotch eggs! add them in!

Mary Hiashi said...

Grrr...how about great spelling, proper sentences, NOT using text talk? Hm...

God, I sound a little angry today...

Star Lord said...

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Lol.

Unknown said...

I loooooove the skulduggery books so much that I have them shipped from the uk to my home in the us as soon as they come out.

Star Lord said...

YAY! 300!

Anonymous said...

Good god i am tired. having a movie blog is dificult. Sarthacus and Kallista, i hope you're still reading it!

But yes. I see so many movies. Not just for my blog, but just in general. I had not realized this until recently, but the number of movies i watch is... well... ridiculous.

You see, i want to be an actor/director, so whenever i want to see a movie i can just call it "research for my career." My parents just loooove that.

And now neverending scenes and lines from movies are endlessly flowing through my mind!!

Sarthacus: what is your profile picture? it's small on my screen and i can't quite see it.

Mr. Landy, you should read my movie review blog. It's fairly brilliant in my humble opinion.
Also, any news on the rumored Skulduggery movie?? i'm holding my breath (figureatively, of course) for it. And as soon as the time for auditions is decided, we minions want to know!!

Thank you.

Star Lord said...

THOR!!!

Star Lord said...

It's a drawing of Skulduggery.

Star Lord said...

Why haven't you ben on for so long???

Dragona Pine said...

Back...

Dragona Pine said...

Lol Ben QUEEN of typing fat... I actually meant to say Queen...

Dragona Pine said...

*fast... not fat damn typos...

Star Lord said...

Typing fat??? We type WORDS here, not fat. Cooking room is just dpwn the corner.

Dragona Pine said...

Brb...

Dragona Pine said...

*parachutes in with clones and ninja goldfish, landing perfectly beside the sliding Kallista with machine guns*

Dragona Pine said...

Don't laugh at my hair... my hair is cool!


I got crowned by Flo because I pulled a sword out of a stone...

Dragona Pine said...

*picks pickles out before throwing them on the floor*

Katy A said...

Like people have been saying, there's an 'a' missing in the bit where...Caelan tastes Valkyrie's blood I think...

Anonymous said...

My dear Sarthacus, i told you all this on my movie blog. CLEARLY you have not been following my blog very well. TRAITOR!!
haha kidding, kidding. I've just been really busy.
I have missed you all. Its gooood to be back

Geckogirl said...

meh, i feel soooo ill!
and i still have to go to school tomorrow. lucky me.

Dragona Pine said...

I'm back...

Dragona Pine said...

Please say I'm not larryfied...

Anonymous said...

Question for anyone that may know:
I just got my skulduggery pleasant battle cards in the mail, and id like to know who made the drawings on them. Is it Tom Percival or someone else? Also is Necromancy a form of Adept magic or its own discipline altogether? Also, is Teleporting Adept, or its own type?

Dragona Pine said...

Am I a loner?

Dragona Pine said...

Necromancy and Teleportation are Adepts...

Geckogirl said...

no im here dragona,
and im feeling achey
i felt all weak and sore this morning and then i went to horse-riding. this would have been ok exept i fell off the horse, forward rolled over its head and landed onto a hard jumping pole.

so as you can imagine im feeling dandy!

Dragona Pine said...

I don't know which book it's in... one of the first ones, it says : 'Adepts mainly focus on phycical attacks, Necromancy and Teleportation' or something like that... I'm not quite sure...

Dragona Pine said...

Poor you Geckogirl...

Anonymous said...

Hm. Thanks dragona. oh that's a pretty cool profile picture. What's it from?

Dragona Pine said...

Thanks... it's from the Internet... I saved it and inverted the colours from an Ice-dragon to a Fire-dragon...

Dragona Pine said...

I don't know why it turned orange from silver but ah well...

Dragona Pine said...

Oh and Thor... you and me kinda don't know eachother but just to make things clear, I'm a boy... some people at the start thought I was a girl for some dommented reason...

Geckogirl said...

wow actually thats kinda cool dragona!

Anonymous said...

Ah. yes, i assumed you were a boy. (just so you know, people porabably think your a girl because your profile name ends with an "a")

Geckogirl said...

oh and im a girl thor, well if you hadnt guessed by the name.

Anonymous said...

*probably

Dragona Pine said...

Thanks Geckogirl...

Anonymous said...

ah, yes the name did help my figure that one out Geckogirl. You know, you are actually the reason i changed my profile picture. the 2 of us had the same one for a while

Dragona Pine said...

A is a femanine word ending for Spanish, is that right? Good thing I'm not Spanish... but Dragono doesn't have the same ring to it...

Anonymous said...

ahh yes. Very true.

Dragona Pine said...

My original taken name was Dragoona Pine... but it looked weird when you spelt it so I changed it to Dragona... I'm glad I did now though...

Geckogirl said...

oh really?
i do appologize thor

Anonymous said...

Oh: Geckogirl and Dragona: how old are you two? (roughly, if you're not comfortable saying it all on the internet). i'm trying to figure out how many of you people are my age.

Anonymous said...

haha it's ok Geckogirl

Anonymous said...

Also: yes, Dragona does sound much better... rolls of the tonuge better

Dragona Pine said...

I'm 13... but the weird thing is that I'm 6ft 3 and a half...

Geckogirl said...

oh im 13, how bout u thor?

Dragona Pine said...

Oh and btw I'm phycic and I have a photographic memory... no one knows except for me though and some people on this blog... not even my parents for my friends know... I've kept it to myself :D

Geckogirl said...

hey dragona ur 13 too! i didnt actually know, i knew u were a similar age but i didnt know u were the same age

Anonymous said...

Good god you're tall! oh my. and your that height at age 13??? wow. how about you, Geckogirl?

Dragona Pine said...

Yeh my height at 13 is 6ft 3 and a half...

Anonymous said...

oh ok. 13. photographic memory?? impressive. you're like the blog's little Sherlock Holmes. I'm 14

Geckogirl said...

oh and im obbsessed with skulduggery and the new bbc series sherlock.
also i like alpacas and pringles

Dragona Pine said...

It isn't impressive Thor... being phycic and having a photographic memory is a CURSE! But I must admit it can be useful...

Anonymous said...

Haha. geckogirl, we are alll obssesed with Skulduggery. And yes, Sherlock is quite good.

A curse, dragona? i disagree! reading minds would be infinately helpful.

Dragona Pine said...

Oh btw again... me and Flo both have a photograpic memory... hers is worse, she was once in a coma for 3 days when she had a memory attack... when I have one it just makes me feel tired and sometimes have a headache...

And I am phycic and probably Nicolette is too... I'm not sure about Nicolette but I deffinatly am...

Dragona Pine said...

What?


Reading minds?


I'm not telepathic!


Having a photographic memory just means you remember everything and you sometimes have memory attacks when you see your past... I can't read minds...

Geckogirl said...

im only phycic when it comes to cludo.
my dad wont play with me anymore coz he thinks i cheat *sniffles*
hey kallista!

Anonymous said...

Dragona: in all honesty i cannot tell if you're serious or joking.

Anonymous said...

haha Hi Kallista! I see you joined my blog. I also see that you've changed your profile picture in the months i've been gone for.

Dragona Pine said...

I am being serious!


Why would I joke about that?



If you dream about things that'll happen up to a year away, how would you feel?

I haven't seen someone die though...

Anonymous said...

Geckogirl: cludo? what's that?

Dragona Pine said...

I will let you know Kallista...

Anonymous said...

Hmmm. Interesting, Kallista. i will take that into consideration :)
oh and how old are you? (i'm trying to figure out how many of you are my age)

Dragona: can you control what parts of the future you see?

Geckogirl said...

cluedo i ment cluedo.
you've never heard of cluedo? :O
its like a muder mystery board game. actually im kinda including it in my sherlock fan-fic
you shall have to read it on my blog next week when i finish it ;)

Anonymous said...

bye Kallista!

Geckogirl: i am about to check out your blog

Anonymous said...

(oh and Kallista: im 14 too.)

Dragona Pine said...

No, I can't... most of it is really fast but I can make some things out... but I can't change the future unless I see something happen like if someone gets frauded by using a credit card for buying... dunno, petrol? (I haven't seen it I'm just using it as an example), then I could tell them to pay by cash and then that future wouldn't happen... I don't really know much... I just worked it out that I was phycic a year ago...

Dragona Pine said...

And in some cultures the small people serve the tall...

*arches eyebrow*

Geckogirl said...

thanks thor, yay! another person cheaking out my blog!

Anonymous said...

haha nice job Kallista :P

Dragona Pine said...

Hey I'm 14 in 13 days...

Dragona Pine said...

*uses magic yorkshire pudding to make the eyebrow come back and also makes Kallista fly round the room faster than the speed of sound*

Anonymous said...

Sorry Dragona, i think Kallista and i still win. haha

Kallista and Geckogirl: under My Blogson both of your profiles, there are multiple blogs. which one do i look at?

Dragona Pine said...

YES

Dragona Pine said...

I got 400 :D

Anonymous said...

fixed typo: under My Blogs on

Anonymous said...

bye Kallista!

Anonymous said...

Hey Dragona: do you have a blog?

Dragona Pine said...

I do... I post stories and random things on it...

Dragona Pine said...

I'm doing an SP and a Anthony Horrowitz fanfic at the mo... but I do some random posts like pics, vids etc... some funny ones of me on Star Wars Battlefront, Driv3r and GTA San Andreas are on there somewhere...

Anonymous said...

excelent. i shall look it up.

Dragona Pine said...

It's alright... not the best blog ever...

Anonymous said...

i think mr blunt's lines are very well written

Dragona Pine said...

Thanks Thor...

Dragona Pine said...

Bloomin hell I have a headache... it doesn't really hurt it's just an annoying one...

Dragona Pine said...

I say it alot... I just say it when I'm thinking...

Anonymous said...

Ah. sorry about your headache

Dragona Pine said...

It's nothing to do with you so don't be sorry... I've put some 4head on and it's getting better...

Geckogirl said...

soz g2g pizza is here
bye peps :D

Dragona Pine said...

Now when I said 'it's nothing to do with you' it sounded evil... I just meant it as in like 'no one can help a headache' sort of thing...

Dragona Pine said...

Bye Geckogirl...

Dragona Pine said...

Am I alone?

Anonymous said...

again with the "Hmm"...
sorry, i've gotta head out too Dragona. Got to defend my house from a mass zombie attack and whatnot. Bye!

Dragona Pine said...

Ok Thor...

Dragona Pine said...

Is anyone else on?


Anyone at all?

Dragona Pine said...

Derek, I have noticed a similarity between two blogs, this one 'Call for typos' and another one 'A call to arms'... do you like calling?

Dragona Pine said...

And 'A call for questions'

Dragona Pine said...

I like calling...


Hello!


*echoes around empty room*

Dragona Pine said...

Brb until 8:00...

bencotter said...

anyone there?

Liz said...

hey people! im eating donuts!

Liz said...

nice try, but i finished my donut 5 minutes ago

bencotter said...

i'm writing a cool story under "hiya guys"

bencotter said...

READ IT.

bencotter said...

it's damn well good

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

Heya guys!

bencotter said...

*fancy swaggers*

Liz said...

HIIIIIIIIIIIII!

bencotter said...

hi nicolette... dont kill me

bencotter said...

*Puts hands behind heAD

bencotter said...

plzzz

bencotter said...

dont
kill
me

bencotter said...

gtg bye guys

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

Why would I kill you?

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

Bye Ben

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

*has a ping pong match with Kallista

rules are ball must hit dragonas head if missed opposision gains a point

Liz said...

I will be the referee!

Liz said...

hmmmm... i wonder where Nicolette went?

Liz said...
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Liz said...

*paints Dragona's fingernails purple*

Liz said...

oooooo how do you think he will look in these? *holds up a pair of knee-high neon green boots for Kallista to look at*

Liz said...

*crams Dragona's feet into the super tacky boots*

Lunar Tears said...

Hello.
Since Mr. Landy has made a call, can I?

CALL FOR LYRICS

I want to know people's favourite lyrics from songs...
They can be funny, romantic or ridiculous.
For example:
If I died, would you come to my funeral?
Something like that

Liz said...

*holds up a BRIGHT pink top* you like?

Lunar Tears said...

*Hold's a giant can of spray tan in front of Dragona*
This the type of thing you two doin'?

Liz said...

don't forget GLITTER!

Lunar Tears said...

*Sprays fake tan ALL OVER Dragona, gets fake eye lashes from bag*

Which colour is best, black, blue, green or pink?

Liz said...

hmmmm, i think green would be best

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

*spray tans Dragonas face* *hits with 1,000,000 ping pong balls*

Liz said...

giant sunglasses! with orange frames! perfect!

Lunar Tears said...

I was edging toward pink...

GREEN OR PINK?

Oh yes...
Glitter very important
*giggles*

Liz said...

when Dragona comes back he is going to be SOOOO mad :D

Lunar Tears said...

Fine, he'll get GREEN eyelashes
*puts the eyelashes on Dragona. Accidently pokes him in the eye*
SORRY!

Lunar Tears said...

AAHHHH...
I'm bringing my camera to see his face

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

*screams at incoming ping pong balls and ducks*

*dies Dragonas hair bright pink and sparys glitter in it*

Nicole Fudge (Nicolette Croga) said...

if you like vampire books read morganville vampires!!! best vamp book on the planet!

Liz said...

i know! lets put him in one of Lady GaGa's dresses!

Lunar Tears said...

*Accidentaly throws racket at Dragona's head*

What can I say? I'm clumsy

Lunar Tears said...

YES! LADY GAGA DRESS!!!!

Liz said...

ohmigod, Louis wouldn't be able to do the pic because he'd be laughing so hard

Liz said...

ill find a pic of the craziest Lady GaGa dress and get a link, brb

Lunar Tears said...

Kylie better than Shane on X Factor!
Hope Wagner goes

Lunar Tears said...

Yes, we MUST try...
My Mam giving my funny looks because I'm laughing...
NO MAM! I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE HARRY POTTER THING IS ON DVD!

Lunar Tears said...

Dragona can't read my poker face

Liz said...

ok, this hat

http://images.sugarscape.com/userfiles/image/july/gagakermit.jpg


and this dress

http://images.sugarscape.com/userfiles/image/july/gagakermit.jpg

Lunar Tears said...

Why have I done the last 3 comments?

Lunar Tears said...

YEY! I HAVEN'T!!

Lunar Tears said...

I'll have a look...

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