As a fan of science and fantasy novels since my childhood, I spend most of my free time learning about our world and worlds created by our imagination. I believe that everything can be made light of, especially the things we would rather not examine up close.
One does not have to travel to other dimensions and meet exotic aliens to live a life of adventure. Given the right framing, a battleship gray cubicle can be just as terrifying as a tentacled monstrosity. If you do not believe me, just look up which one drives more people to madness in actuality.
I am not much of a sentimentalist, so the only things I collect are wrinkles and experiences. I hope you will enjoy my blend of sarcasm and serious storytelling in my upcoming books. There are many tales I want to present to my audience, assuming that I can find them.
If you have had at least one thankless, dead-end job before, I am counting on you.
Favorite reads?
The Mistborn series by
Sanderson and The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov are
the most memorable books on my bookshelf. The former is a brilliant
piece of genre-aware fantasy. The latter is a blend of biting social
commentary, romance, and humor that stood the test of time.
Inspirations for the book?
I credit all callous,
humorless, and overly bureaucratic people I had ever met for giving
me inspiration for Wednesdaymeter. As I encountered a growing number
of absurdities in life, I wondered if there was
some kind of grand conspiracy connecting them. I didn’t find
anything of the sort, but I did devise a magical alternate reality
where many strange things from our daily goings make perfect sense.
Did you know you wanted to be an author
when you were little?
When I was little, my career aspirations were
more creative than realistic. I think I wanted to be a fire truck at
one point, and then a politician. Thank goodness neither of those
came true.
Any Pet Peeves?
Even though I’m not a
pirate, I hate porcelain. I use glass products
to substitute most things people would use porcelain for, such as
mugs and vases. I especially dislike the sounds knives make on
porcelain dishes.
Chocolate or Peanut Butter?
I’ve preferred
dark chocolate for as long as I can remember. Minty and fruity
versions are a great way to earn bonus points with me. For some
arcane reason, my book also features chocolate consumption...
The weirdest thing you've ever done?
I once experimented with
lucid dreaming for about a year. I
had many seemingly useful story ideas, but each one turned out to be
totally useless upon careful examination. I guess I shouldn’t
expect too much from someone who is asleep, even if it’s me.
Is there a soundtrack to the book/Favorite
music?
Anything
low-key and depressing would suit the story nicely. As for the
corporate scenes, something along the lines of the Office Space
soundtrack seems like a natural fit.
Do you need anything to write?
Being
well rested makes all the difference for me. As long as I can write
without numbing fatigue, I’m rather efficient at ignoring anything
else.
How long do you write on any average
day?
This is entirely dependent
on my other tasks,
such as making a living and folding my clothes. I write something new
or at least brainstorm a bit each day. Although I try to take a
structured approach to most things in life, I prefer discovery
writing over heavy outlining. This results in quirky solutions
whenever I write myself into a corner.
Give us the number one reason to read your
book.
If you don’t read this
book, then the first sabertooth potato you meet will catch you
defenseless. Just ask a mammoth how dangerous they are. Oh wait, it’s
already too late for that…
Author Info:
You
can check out
my website
for updates about any upcoming stories. You can read the first three
chapters of Wednesdaymeter as a free
sample
in epub, mobi, or pdf format to see whether this is the kind of story
you would enjoy.
I
use Twitter
to note any real life events which resemble my book’s world. When
someone steals a 30 foot mango statue in actuality, you know
something’s up with those wicked fruits.
*Giveaway*
(Ends 6/27)
20 Copies
Over the next two
weeks, I would like to offer 20 copies of
Wednesdaymeter in
epub, mobi, or pdf format to those interested in a tale of corporate
absurdities and the terrors of a magically mundane life. I welcome
any feedback and thank my readers for taking the time to delve into
such a strange world.
An eggplant wails, a ladder breaks, and the guise of civility shatters…
A professor of festival studies, a potato hunter, a deadly career counselor, and a part-time terrorist are struggling to retain their sanity in a magically mundane city. Their carefully laid plans fall apart when they meet Mr. Pearson, an everyman who suspects a conspiracy of evil polygons behind his company’s absurd practices.
Theirs is a world in which people use raw produce and wasted time to alter reality. If it were not for the stringent safety standards on fruits and vegetables, the citizens would live in misery. Most live a life of willful ignorance instead, desperate to avoid facing the threats surrounding them.
Festival season is about to begin, but the colorful banners cannot hide the tragic past any longer. A three-step ladder breaks at the worst possible moment, and the guise of civility melts away.
Wednesdaymeter is the first book set in a world full of stories yet to be told. It is a stand-alone novel, although some characters will return in other books.
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