Spinner of yarns, teller of tales, raconteur of shaggy dogs. Author of The Legend of Pedestrio (May 2022). Creator: 'Tall Tales & Shaggy Dogs' soundcast.
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I told the deli manager I didn't want to pay for the holes in her Swiss cheese. So she cut them out for me.
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Friend, describing a mutual friend: "he's not as funny as he thinks he is, but he's not offensive."
Me: "I want you to write a review of my novel. What you just said will do."
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The Legend of Pedestrio scores another 5-star review: "Magical, poetic and funny!" Thanks K! #MadeMyDay
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Six weeks ago, I entered my novel The Legend of Pedestrio in the BookLife Prize, a prestigious book award competition associated with Publishers Weekly. Yesterday I received a Critic’s Report.
Let’s just say the reviewer’s assessment was … mixed.
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I've made my BookLife Critic's Report public. If you're curious, you can read the full report here: booklife.com/project/the-leg…
As for the Plot/Idea: “This novel is a fascinating, though sometimes unfocused, look at stories and the art of storytelling. The world occasionally feels more like a loose collection of puns than a cohesive whole.”
Yes it does. That last sentence belongs on a tee shirt.
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#amreading How to Buy a Planet, by @D_A_Holdsworth. I love a great line. I love a good pun, & if it takes 425 pages to get there, I reckon that's time well spent.
No, I won't repeat it. Anyway, it wouldn't be the same without 425 pages of setup.
You can't spin a yarn about the greatest pedestrian the world has ever known without footnotes!
For example, here's a footnote about horizontal thunderstorms (from the audiobook edition of The Legend of Pedestrio):
Why book reviews are important: a short 🧵
Recently, I registered my novel The Legend of Pedestrio for several book awards, one of which uses a pre-screening process: the author submits basic info about their book prior to registration – and prior to paying the $100 fee.
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Without reviews, it's possible my book would have been pre-rejected. To be clear, no judge would ever evaluate my novel based on someone else's review. But the screener had the same questions any reader has: what's this book about? Has anyone else read it? What did they think?
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Last spring I set out to gather the colors left behind by the setting sun. What could go wrong?
Brand new storytelling vlog, based on an incident that occurred during my recent walking tour :)
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