Wednesday, October 26, 2011

And The Winner Is...

I've just picked a winner.

It hasn't been easy. Dear GOD it hasn't been easy. There were so many great entries that offered up so many great ideas and moods. I narrowed it down to ten, then added five more, then did the whole process again, and again...

Then I started writing the story itself, writing from the middle on, and once I got the feel of the story I went back over the entries, searching for a line that fit with what I was writing. And that's how I found it.

There can, of course, be only one winner. But so many of you came close. I'm going to include just a handful of these entries, just to give you an idea of the broad range I was getting. First of all, there where the funny entries, entries like Kallista's:

Tanith Low found herself running for all  she was worth from a crazy pack of sugar-filled screaming, drooling zombie toddlers.

Or Zoodude254's:

It was a dark and stormy night... actually it was a perfectly bright Tuesday morning, but being chased down the street by a giant squid makes it feel like a dark and stormy night; squid spittle feels a lot like rain, and it blocks most of the sunlight as it's running towards you.

The BookNommer's:

Tanith was scared: not in the look-behind-you-feels-like-someone-is-watching-you-but-no one-is kind of way, but in the OHMIGOD-OHMIDGOD-I-AM-SO-SCARED-I-AM-GOING-TO-PEE-MY-PANTS-THEN-DIE kind of way.

Jaid's entry was a wonderful lesson in the surreal:

"I am going to kill you with this fork," said the man in the grey trenchcoat, standing before Tanith, holding a spoon.

And of course, there was Ann-Marie:

The man rounded the corner at a dead run and was immediately trampled by a herd of goats.

(Um, all of Ann-Marie's entries were about goats. I worry about her.)

Then there were the atmospheric entries, one of the best of which was Saoirse's:

The crescent moon rested its tired frame upon the peak of the South Sister that jutted, stark white, into the dwindling twilit sky. 

I was sorely tempted by this one. Not only is it well written, it's also set in Oregon, and I had a girlfriend who came from Portland... But no! It was beautiful, but it just didn't fit with the story I was writing.

Then there were the people who tried to sneakily undo the damage I had done to poor old Tanith at the end of Mortal Coil... JoelsCrazy tried it with:

The Remnant left Tanith's body.

And Dane Stull attempted to reverse the damage with:

Tanith felt terrible, her head felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, she hated lying to Val and Skulduggery about being fully possessed by the Remnant but she had bigger problems, here in the United States, the end of the world... again.

Very sneaky, but I spotted it just in time...!

As I said, many great entries, which only reinforces my belief that you're all insanely talented, and deeply disturbed, people. The less said about Lauren's attempt to put Valkyrie is a very revealing Wonder Woman outfit the better... Desmond would have a heart attack!

(Hmmmm... might put that Wonder Woman outfit into the next book...)

(No! No, I can't! Inappropriate for younger readers! You are a NAUGHTY girl, Lauren!)

I wish I could go through them all, but I simply can't.  And so it gives me great pleasure to announce that the winner of the Ameriminion competition is THALIA, with:

Tanith wiped the blood off the carving knife and, ignoring the body of the man she had just stabbed to death, went back to carving her Jack-o-Lantern. 


Simple, sinister, and there's already a corpse in the story. I like your style, Thalia. Now I have to go and finish the story.

Well done!

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Invisible_Fly said...

@BB I just saw Frank Iero in my side bar as someone facebook suggested I follow. So I clicked "Subscribe" XD

lego said...

I didn't click on it...too busy with real smut. =p

also, I'll make you breakfast if you go to my interview thingy tomorrow! *shakes nervously*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

@lego


I have 9th grade math. It's terrible. Why do I have to be good at the things I hate?!?

And I also have to take honors English and Social Studies, because my freaking intelligence can't keep its mouth shut. And I don't know what grade level that is, but I have to write at least one essay a week...

Blood Butterflies said...

@Fly: I know Gerard's real facebook account, but I think it was mentioned on his wall that either Frank/Ray and Mikey don't have facebook accounts.... I R CONFUSED.

lego said...

@valk- honors english is awesome, loads better than standard. at least in high school, honors classes are the only ones where the teachers care about you at all.

@fly- okie dokie. I doubt derek will ban us, though. he's much too chill for that.

Ann Marie said...

KAL! How's your computer today? Mine is slow!

Aw, I'm loved! <3

Fine, Fly. Lego, mail me.

Also, I love pb, so I'd take a jar... Also a spoon. And a bag of chocolate chips.

lego said...

also, KAAAAALIIIIIISSSSSTTTTTTAAAAAAWWWWW

*hugs* how are you, sweetie?

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Well, they don't care much in 7th grade...



Derek, I blame you. Why'd you have to write your books so wel that I read them so many times my ability to write well increased?! Why I ask you WHY????

Blood Butterflies said...

Frank: "omg look at that spider! Woah!! No way, look how big it is! Omg its fat! Woah, woah no way! Please tell me that is not in here!"

Invisible_Fly said...

Er, I can't stop google imaging sexy skeletons... who did this in the first place? I blame them, but in a good way.

And I'm gonna go study for real now. I'm gonna shut off my internet and everything so I don't get distracted again. Seriously XD

Good night, everyone! *hugs for everybody*

Blood Butterflies said...

@Kal: THREE CHEERS FOR THALIA...... AND SWEET REVENGE!

HIP HIP! REVENGE!
HIP HIP! REVENGE!
HIP HIP! REVENGE!

I am a weird person.

0o

o0

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Bye Fly... I have mind-powers and Jack Skellington say hello, or so my imaginary powers tell me...

Ann Marie said...

Aw. *hugs* Night, Fly!

Blood Butterflies said...

I looked at this and I was like, 0o

http://lockerz.com/s/147383086

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Oh I forgot!



Hi Kallista! (I think you're Derek's favourite)

lego said...

bye fly! and I take full responsibility! *hugs*

GenesisAggelos said...

BOO! Guess whos back ^^ (again, and I swear I wont disappear for a month again this time... I know I say that every time but I swear its true this time)




DEREK! DEREKKKKKKKKK! GUESS WHAT???





I'm going as the Remnith (Remnant Tanith) for Halloween.


Are you impressed?


I knew you would be ^^ Imma gonna put pics up ASAP as a tribute to my Golden God :)



Also OMG Thalia that is the most perfect line ever!! Congrats on winning ^^ x

Blood Butterflies said...

Aw, bye my fellow soldier in the MCRmy!! Will wait on ya!

Making the Legend said...

I must admit, though I am rather jealous that mine wasnt picked, that was a really good story starter.

And so, I bring news of my own endeavours: NaNoWriMo. 30 days and nights of literary abandon. It's a challenge during the month of November, and the month of November only, to write a 50,000 word novel. How much is that? About 200 pages of a published book.

You see, I know that I can do it, and I suggest that others try too (you have to be 13 or up), so we'll see how this whole dealie-doo will work out. I have my friend doing it with me, Sarah, and together we can succeed, I hope. Quite frankly, I'm still getting over the shock that I decided to sign up for it.

Now, if you excuse me, I will proceed to finish all the homework for november so that I might just be able to fit writing into my schedule.

http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Blood Butterflies said...

ZZZZZZzzzZZzZzZZZ

GenesisAggelos said...

Where is everyone? I swear everytime I come on here its like a ghost town :L

lego said...

I'm here! but I don't know you.

*hands turtle*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Well you must not come often. I'm almost always here. Except during school. And when I'm sleeping.

GenesisAggelos said...

Lego youve spoken to me several times before :L:L:L But yes its true Im very rarely around (once a month maybe :P)...

I should really come on here more D: I used to be here all the time ><

Hello Valkyrie V., nice to meet you!

Blood Butterflies said...

AGH FWANKIE IS SO RIGHT

"There's a lot more of 'Gerard take off your clothes' than 'Oh I like that song'."

SO TRUE ;-;

GenesisAggelos said...

OMG TURTLE!!!

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I'm gonna be sorta here, sorta not, because I'm writing a new Skulduggery fanfic at my fanfic blog http://isabellasfanfic.blogspot.com/ about Val and a character I made up... Have ou read my Halloween story I posted BEFORE Derek announced the Ameriminion competition? Because its there.

lego said...

for reals? ugh, I HAZ NO MEMORY.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Nice to meet you to :) I started coming here a little over a month ago. It feels like so much longer...

GenesisAggelos said...

Its ok Lego, it was literally about two months ago or so I was last commenting on here :L Im a terrible minion and I fully accept any punishment my other minions do confer on me :(

Ahh then I wouldnt have met you at all before then Val (is it okay if I call you that?) ^^

Blood Butterflies said...

READ THIS!
Translation:
It was around 11:20 in the night. After my self-study session at the school, I was leading my exhausted self back home. For some reason, not a single soul was to be seen on my way back that day. I live in a large apartment complex, so there’s usually people around even at night.

Anyways, with a nagging feeling, I was walking while staring at the ground. I noticed that there was a shadow pointed towards me, even though I was sure that there wasn’t anyone ahead of me, and I looked up wondering whom it might be…

There was a lady ahead, but her form seemed a bit odd.
She was walking as if she had hurt her legs; stumbling around. The distance between us quickly shrank as she was walking slowly. As I got closer, I could see her more clearly.

She was wearing pink PJ. It seemed as if she had broken joints at a few places. Her hair was incredibly messy, stretching in all directions.

I got a weird feeling, so I stopped walking.

Something told me that I shouldn’t move ahead, and I also didn’t have the courage to walk past her. (She turns around) “Scared witless that you can’t even scream.” This saying is very true. I couldn’t even flinch in shock.

“WHERE… IS MY BABY?”

All sorts of thoughts passed through my head…
Haa… I still don’t know why I said that… It scares me to think about it even today.

I pointed as far as I could see, and said…
“o-over there.” The woman stumbled towards that direction… and I couldn’t see her anymore.

Worried that I will meet her again, I quickly turned around to get out of the area. I couldn’t think about anything, but to walk towards somewhere more crowded at that moment.

“WHY IS SHE NOT HERE?!!!!!!” I could hear her cry of anger.

I couldn’t remember anything after that. Apparently a neighbour had discovered my fainted self and carried me back to my house.

Author’s note:
In 2007 at a certain apartment complex in Seoul’s Bongcheondong, a 33 year old female jumped to her death. The reason for her suicide was the delivery of a stillborn baby, a subsequent divorce with her husband and the loss of her 2 year-old daughter to her husband in a law-suit.

She was rumoured to have been seen walking around in the apartment complex a few times since then.
Her appearance of dislocated joints, broken limbs, blood-stained pyjamas at the time of her death has lead to people present at the scene of her death to suffer from nightmare.

http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=20&weekday=tue

GenesisAggelos said...

Blood Butterflies - GODDAMN thats creepy!

Alexis A. said...

Oh God... I regret reading that at night.

Blood Butterflies said...

^^ Watch it again.... with sound if you didn't. It's sad, really. IT'S MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO FWANKIE!!!!

Blood Butterflies said...

It's at night?

Oh right.... most of you are across the globe..... that sucked .__.

GenesisAggelos said...

Yup. Its 2:30am GMT ^^

Blood Butterflies said...

"Where....Is....My....Baby....?"

Ann Marie said...

I have too many tabs open! *flails* I, um, got lost. In SuFin.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

BB, thats creepy. But I've eard creepier. Ever seen Misery?

Alexis A. said...

I'm creeped out as it is. I don't have the courage to watch it.

Blood Butterflies said...

@Val: No.

@the rest: LIKE IT :D

GenesisAggelos said...

Misery is such a good film! Its actually better than the book (which is a rarity)

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Hey Ann will you read my Halloween story?

Alexis A. said...

@ Val Misery? As in the music video or...

Alexis A. said...

Oh nevermind. I've got Maroon 5 on my mind.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

The horror movie about the crazy woman who kidnaps an author and tortures him while she's keeping him as a hostage... *shivers* Creepy..

Alexis A. said...

I'm a wimp when it comes to horror movies. *sighs* And now I must go. Adios and wish me luck that I find a Halloween costume.

(>^.^)>CONGRATS THALIA<(^.^<)

GenesisAggelos said...

Bye Kimberly!

Blood Butterflies said...

*yawns* Me tired. My body is now programmed to wake up at 6 on weekdays, and 7 30 on weekends and holidays.

Ann Marie said...

Browser crashed! Who's still here?

Blood Butterflies said...

I'm gonna dress up as Helena if I can celebrate Halloween. But I hate my mom and dad.

IEROWEEN IS COMING!

GenesisAggelos said...

Thats horrific D: How do you survive???

Blood Butterflies said...

JUST. POKED. EYE.

OWOWOWOWOWOW.

Blood Butterflies said...

*hugs Kal*

SO TRUE!

*hugs again*

SQUISHEEEEE

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I'm being Valkyrie! *squeals in excitment* I wanted to be her last year but I couuldn't because of my families "bugs and exterminators" theme where the girls are bugs and the guys are exterminators... But at the time I didn't think I'd still like Skulduggery enough to want to be Val in the future but I DOOOOO!!!

lego said...

*hugs kal*

mean men suck.

GenesisAggelos said...

Well said Kal ^^

Ann Marie said...

Um. Child the Smaller is making me read her wii game to her.

*distracted*

*finds eye rolling around on floor; picks it up and hands it to Tessa*

Blood Butterflies said...

HELENA!

So long.... and goodnight....

IEROWEEN!

Frank was born on Halloween. He must have been a horror.

Blood Butterflies said...

*is handed an eyeball*

*tosses it to Kal*

Ophelia said...

Good job Thalia!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to read the story, sounds like it will be great.

GenesisAggelos said...

I may have to do some tough convincing to make my boyfriend be Sanguine... he's dead set on being a pirate D:

BB, this may sound dumb... but whos this Frank you keep talking about?

Ann Marie said...

That was a sad story, Tess. :-(

Blood Butterflies said...

@Genesis: He's the rhythm guitarist of my favourite band. Extra sweet. Not the cutest guy, but definitely the sweetest.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I want an eyeball! *walks into TV while watching "the Corpse Bride" and steals corpse's eye then walks out* *corpse bride angrily screams* *turns TV off*

Yay! This eye is now mine! *attempts to hug eye but it falls on the floor* *accidentally steps on it* *looks up and smiles innocently* Hehe. Oops.

Blood Butterflies said...

@Val: LIKE. A. BOSS.

GenesisAggelos said...

OMG tell me you didnt crush the maggot that lives in her eye!

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

The maggot that lives in her HEAD, and no, I didn't kill it, no matter how creepy it's face is. I love when it says "If I hadn't just been sitting in it, I'd say you've lost your mind" XD

GenesisAggelos said...

Ahh good point... I havent seen that movie in sooo long D: And I adore that dude ^^ Hes weirdly cute and makes me want a pet talking maggot :p

Tori said...

i'm divided between depressed and kind of happy
depressed because i really wanted this/i wasn't even mentioned in this post
happy for Thalia because Thalia's amazing and if someone had to win, i'd prefer it was someone i've actually met before
kind of leaning towards the depressed side but i know that won't do any good so i'll just kind of stuff that into a deep corner and hope for the best
CONGRATS THALIA :')

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Hi Tori :)


genisisaggelos - I watch a Tim Burton movie practically every 3 days

Blood Butterflies said...

Hi Tori!

GenesisAggelos said...

Thats a very good practise ^^ I have to say I loved his take on Alice in Wonderland (my other book obsession after Skulduggery) :) But my favourite Burton film is Edward Scissorhands ^^

GenesisAggelos said...

Anyways you guys Im off to bed! I promise I will be back online tomorrow, I just need to get into the habit of it again :/ Night! xxx

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I love both those movies; know every word to Alice in Wonderland... Goodnight!

Blood Butterflies said...

Bai bai Genesis!!

Tori said...

i love all of his films
i can't pick a favorite :'(

Docktor, Emily said...

I wish I had had some time to join the competition.. College takes up way to much time..

Blood Butterflies said...

*coughs violently*

*throws up*

*staggers off, blood trailing behind*

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Docktor,Emily - You're in college? I'm in stupid middle school.

Blood Butterflies said...

Gotta. Hate. Stereotypes.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

*sighs* I really hate Algebra, always giving me hard homework I don't have time for...

Blood Butterflies said...

Algebra isn't that bad.

Trigonometry is irritatingly stupid.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

Oh, someone told me I'll end up having to take that. I hate Algebra, and it is that bad when you get homework from your honors classes along with all the Algebra homework.

Blood Butterflies said...

a squared plus b squared equals c squared!

pythagoras' theorem.

Dane "escapade" Stull said...

I'd like to say I was mad about not winning but honestly how could I, Thalia's entry sent shivers down my spine and whatever makes the best story deserves to win. OMGGGBF(Oh my goodness gracious great balls of fire) Im so excited to read the new short story!!!!

Blood Butterflies said...

I like Jack-o-lanterns.

And Frank.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I suddenly feel upset.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I feel seriously upset (not because of this contest) and I'm gonna go. So bye.

Blood Butterflies said...

...?

Erm.

Bai?

Blood Butterflies said...

Alone.

Bryn said...

Younger readers? What younger readers? I was in fifth grade (ten or eleven years old when I started this series) and you were on the second book, after that, I think all the Skul fans moved forwards with the books. Besides, the first trilogy might be for younger readers, but not really the second trilogy so much... Not that I want to see Val in a wonderwoman outfit, unless it's Valduggery.... Grr.... damn Valduggery! I used to hate it, but it's grown on me. The val and skul in a relationship part, not the goppy, sobbing romance that's in the fanfic. Grr!! Valkyrie Does Not Cry All The Freaking Time! Stop Making It So!

Blood Butterflies said...

Hello Bryn! If you're still there.

Sparky Braginski said...

Hi guys!
How is everyone?

Blood Butterflies said...

I go now. School's over. Enough of slacking in the computer lab.

*vanishes in a flurry of shadows*

Sparky Braginski said...

I am DETERMINED to become one of Skulduggery Pleasant's more known fans. SPARKY WILL PREVAIL!

Blood Butterflies said...

Sorry Sparky! I really have to go.

*hugs* Listen to My Chem. THEY ARE FREAKING AWESOMEEEEE.

And sweet.

*vanishes*

Sparky Braginski said...

NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


...



NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

DON'T LEAVE ME!!!!!!!!!!

Sparky Braginski said...

Damn. Their gone. I'm alone. AGAIN! Do you people KNOW what happens when I'm alone??? Do you??? I BLABBER! I take up precious comment space! Do you want that? DO YOU!!!

Kribu said...

Ooh, those were all excellent potential openings! And congratulations, Thalia - that was really good!

I can't wait for the story. :D

Lilie said...

WELL DONE THALIA!
Great entery
Whell done to every one else also.

Sparky Braginski said...

Hey peeps! I left so that I didn't waste space.

Lilie said...

WELL done every one
*Hits her self on head'spelling!'*

Sparky Braginski said...

The best of us do it Lil.

Lilie said...

Hello Sparky.

Lilie said...

yip

Sparky Braginski said...

How are you Lil?

Lilie said...

Im good and you?

Sparky Braginski said...

Great- though I may be talking on and off as I am doing homework.

Lilie said...

Whats the time by you, Im in school.

Sparky Braginski said...

5:16 pm.

Sparky Braginski said...

17.

Lilie said...

Its 8:21 am hier

Sparky Braginski said...

Woah. What country?

Sparky Braginski said...

Evidently not Australia.

Lilie said...

South Africa.

Lilie said...

G2g
next, English

Mistical Future said...

congrats!!! to All Americans!!! and especially you peeps that got on Derek's blog!!!!! And congrats to you Thalia!!! you did very well!!! I hope you are pleased with yourself!!!!

Mistical Future said...

Hi Sparky!

Sparky Braginski said...

Hey Misty!

Mistical Future said...

how r u?

Sparky Braginski said...

Good, but I have to go.

Mistical Future said...

ok bye!

Sparky Braginski said...

Hello?

Sparky Braginski said...

NOT AGAIN!

Mistical Future said...

what soz i was watching something!

Sparky Braginski said...

That's cool. Hey, are you an PC or a Mac?

Mistical Future said...

oh PC

Mistical Future said...

what about u?

Sparky Braginski said...

Mac all the way sister!

Sparky Braginski said...

More comments! MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!!!

Sparky Braginski said...

I wonder if Derek's a mac...

blubber2000 said...

Helo Sparky you may remember me as the person with the very laggy computer. I looked at the comments a differnt time and they look very strange i must say. I apoligise on behalf of my computer ;)

Mistical Future said...

Hi Blubber2000 im Misty! *shakes hands*

Sparky Braginski said...

Yo blubber! nah it's cool. Looking at the above comments I think I might be mad- but y'know who isn't? I'm just a bit more unusual. I enjoy directing my insanity and attention of incredible things. Skulduggery Pleasant is number 1, followed closely by the Universe and then the existence of the universe.

Sparky Braginski said...

Dear god (Derek of course) I AM mad.

Sparky Braginski said...

It's strange, because everyone I know has called me mad, but no one has hinted at my needing therapy. OKAY I REALLY NEED TO BE DISTRACTED FROM THIS SUBJECT!

Sparky Braginski said...

Yay! Eating time! Dinner is yummy! I may or may not be back. Tonight. BYE!

Mistical Future said...

its ok we are all a little mad ... so that means that its normal to be a little mad? or it means that not everyone is a bit mad? i'll go with the first ok we r all a little mad at least we just don't all show it! or when we do we r hypo!

Mistical Future said...

ok bye!!!

Arcanine said...

haha Nice work Thalia! What a mad first line to the story!
Can't wait to read it! :D

Sparky Braginski said...

Misty I totally agree. We are all a bit mad!

Lilie said...

Hello!
Any one there?

Mistical Future said...

yea i'm here!!!

Lilie said...

no one?

mr said...

This is Becky again c:


"Then there were the atmospheric entries, one of the best of which was Saoirse's:

The crescent moon rested its tired frame upon the peak of the South Sister that jutted, stark white, into the dwindling twilit sky.

I was sorely tempted by this one. Not only is it well written, it's also set in Oregon, and I had a girlfriend who came from Portland... But no! It was beautiful, but it just didn't fit with the story I was writing."



FFFFFFFFFFFFFF


FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF




FFFFFFFFFFF YOUSPECIALLYMENTIONEDASHLEYANDOHMYGOD*lehappyforever*


Also. Also. Also. She hasn't read this blog yet. And she won't get to until she lands in England... and reads it with me.


WE WILL SCREAM TOGETHER.


I also hope you know, Derek (Eh, I told you about 50 times in ten seconds at Bromley) that all my amazing friendships are thanks to YOU writing THESE books. Almost four years ago now I was talking to this stranger named "Ruffian" on a website called comingsoon.net, and now that stranger is as close to me as a sister, and I'm just days away from finally meeting her in person :')


Ah Derek, I owe you so much. Seriously.

Lilie said...

hello!

Mistical Future said...

hi how r u?

Lilie said...

How are you Misty?

Mistical Future said...

i'm good!!!

btw ur piki's r AWESOME

Lilie said...

Im good and you?

Ayesha said...

OMG!!!OMG!!!THALIA WON!!!!!! YAAAAAAY!!!!
*hugs her wherever she is*
WELL DONE THALIA!!!! =D
I CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE STORY!!!! IM SOOO EXCITED!!
=D

Lilie said...

I see u saw my paintings

Lilie said...

Thanks They took me ages.
G2g next class.

Mistical Future said...

or i mean paintings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did i mention i LOVE dragons!!!
i drew my piki!!! i st

Lilie said...

*Hugs good bye*

Mistical Future said...

hi Ayesha! i don't think we have met before! *shakes hands* u can call me Misty because well everyone dues

Lilie said...

Your pic is awsome!

Mistical Future said...

*hugs back* thanks!!! bye now u best get to class!!! have fun in it to!!!

Lilie said...

On again,
Might not reply fast beause in class and busy with group project.

tanya7212 said...

HAHA
Maybe tone down the wonder woman thing ya know Derek, that would be epic!

~Acacia Volt~ said...

Exactly! The Wonder Woman suit doesn’t HAVE to be revealing :)

I’m glad I don’t live in the US. If I did, all of my entries would have been about tea. Oh, dear.

Lilie said...

lol

lego said...

hi everyone!

also, I am astounded how y'all had a conversation about everyone being mad here, and no one quoted alice in wonderland. WHAT IS THIS?

fine, I'll just have to do it myself.

"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."

"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.

"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here."

Lilie said...

G2g

Mistical Future said...

hi if u peeps r there! note i am on but i'll brb soon!!!

Kribu said...

"The less said about Lauren's attempt to put Valkyrie in a very revealing Wonder Woman outfit the better... Desmond would have a heart attack!"

Skulduggery might appreciate it, though... *whistles innocently*

Mistical Future said...

soz peeps that took longer than i thought!!!
gtg to bed now!!!

Bethany said...

Well done Thalia! Those entries were pretty darn awesome.

Derek, don't tease with the Wonder Woman thing. You should most definitely put it in. I don't know about anyone else, but I'd love to see a more flirtatious side of Valkyrie. She is coming up on eighteen, after all.

Snoogy said...

CONGRATS THALIA!!!!!
Best way to start a s.p. book EVER!!!!!
(Though yours are awesome too, golden god!)
Well done to every one else, they were also BRILLIANT!

Lauren Longbottom said...

Bahahahaha! Yes, I am naughty! A naughty librarian! What a combo! ;)

Anyway, thought I would share my latest Facebook comment with you, this is from one of my library kids...

Was just @ the library :) I saw you :) Oh yeah,and I got Skulduggery Pleasant.On my way to a great book!!!!!! Thanks for recommending it!!!

. said...

Thalia...lucky.
Me...TOTALLY HAPPY BECAUSE NOW THERE IS A NEW SKUL SHORT STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hazel Picturesque said...

Awesome!!! Well done Thalia and all you fellow Ameriminions who entered!!!

09Sienna_Pyre said...

OMG!!! well done thalia!!!

(squeals and hugs for EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
(even if you don't want them, ahahahahahahaha!!!! *evil titters*)

Really loved Jaid's idea, had me cracked up while the rest of my family started staring at me and backing away...

ANYWAY... well done to all the Americans, wish I could have done the competiton. :)

Hazel Picturesque said...

Good luck to all those who entered the friend get friend comp too....(aaarrggghh can't wait to see results!!!) ....may the odds be ever in your favour.......
Heheheheeeee

June Clarence said...

Congratulations, Thalia!

Erm...Derek...putting Val into a Wonder Woman outfit is inappropriate for young readers but all the ways you like to kill your characters off aren`t inappropriate for said young readers?! Now, I really think you and the rest of the world have a very different opinion on the meaning of "inappropriate"...(and if you can`t get a hint, that was me giving you the perect excuse to include this in your next book. I am that sneaky).

Those entries were all great, I had lots of fun reading them!

Venice Rain said...

Death (and violence) = common in childrens books.
Sex/y = inappropriate.

Think about it. Harry Potter = quite a few main charachters die. Including his parents and ALL of his mentors.
The only mention of sex is hastily advoided, and is done so rather cleverly.



((also, SP has so much innuendo, its breath-taking. 'a certain type of clothing' indeed Desmond.))
((and Tanith. And Billy-Ray. And Ravel. NEED I SAY MORE?))

Kribu said...

It's still got a way to go until it will catch up with all the wand jokes in Deathly Hallows, though (and the less said about Cedric polishing his wand every night the better!)...

Niamhy Jay said...

Hello?? Anyone on??

Flame Phoenix (Fawkes)~roleplaying said...

Yay!!

G2g

nights.raven said...

hi kal *hugs*

nights.raven said...

congratz on first! *hugs* nice dedication :)

nights.raven said...

np *hugs*

Isabella Midnight said...

Is Kallista STILL HERE?! she better be!

Lilie said...

How are you guys?

nights.raven said...

hi lilie

Lilie said...

Hi raven!

nights.raven said...

how r u?

Lilie said...

Good and u

nights.raven said...

im ok

Lilie said...

what are you up to?

nights.raven said...

listening to music

nights.raven said...

u?

Lilie said...

Watchin tv while waiting for supper.

Lilie said...

Hi Kallista,
Not so shour weve met before,
Nice to meet you if we havent.

Rachel McCoach said...

I LIVVVEEE!! :P

aloha!! soz, am a tad distant atm, exams comin up, LOADS o essays and work experience soon... am going to a garage for that :P

:) the entries were AMAZING! Jaid's fully elicits a damn good "lol" from moi ;)

Kall! your was epic, and i honestly believe the competition was a close one xx

but Thalia... a fully deserved winner!! grizzly, intriguing, relevent and morbidly humerous :)

Lilie said...

Hi rachel, we only wright our exams in 4 weeks

nights.raven said...

hi rach *hugs* how r u?

Lilie said...

g2g be back soon

Rachel McCoach said...

:D Heya Kall!! *hugs back* good to see ya too my Americano!!

:P soz am typin a tad slow...tis already dark here and i cant be bothered putin on the light so cant see the keyboard all that well O.O

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