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Derek Landy

Learn about Derek Landy's dead famous detective series, how he crosses genres, and his love of all things horror!

About The Author:

Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply-dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a murderous horror film. "I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in her grave," he says, "or she would be if she were dead." Photo by Hpschaefer www.reserv-art.de (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

 

About The Book:

Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course). Oh yeah. And dead. Then there's his sidekick, Stephanie. She's! well, she's a twelve-year-old girl. With a pair like this on the case, evil had better watch out!

 

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An introduction to 'Skulduggery Pleasant'

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The inspiration behind 'Skulduggery Pleasant'

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Derek's writing challenge

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What can you tell us about the protagonist, Skulduggery Pleasant?

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Do you have any advice to beat writer's block?

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Did you plan for the books to cross so many genres?

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How do you 'colour outside the margins'?

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Why do you like writing horror stories?

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Do you have any tips for writing horror stories?

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Do you have any advice when it comes to writing a long series?

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Extract Download: 'Skulduggery Pleasant'