The Cat, Crow, & Knitten Show - Vol. 1

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A lighthearted and humorous romp through the antics of a young crow who works in a castle, the puppet he creates, and the fun-loving creature whom they befriend; one who has extraordinary powers of imagination and a mysterious past. An adventure reveals itself as they kindle their friendship, and it is going to take all three of them to survive the challenges that lie ahead.
Many subtle lessons are imparted upon the reader along the way (politeness, generosity, diversity and acceptance, being apologetic and forgiving, using caution, not giving up, a cookie recipe, and much more) as they learn the value of friendship and of taking prepared risks.
Readers will love the chemistry these three share between themselves and those around them, and they will laugh out loud and be amazed by their quirky hijinks.
So, prepare to delve on in to a fantasy world populated by anthropomorphized talking animals living in a medieval society similar but different from ours. Can you unravel the mystery of Cat and her past? Maybe not just yet, but stay tuned for more books to follow in this series!

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Just another manufactured, fog-brained dreg of The United Perpetual States of Confusion. Trying, but barely focused enough, to slowly scribe my long-languishing collection of concepts into a cohesive story. It'll be awesome when it's finished though, really it will!

Borrowing books from the library as a kid is really what sparked my interest in them. There has been some required reading for school mixed in there as well. (The Chronicles of Narnia, Henry and Ribsy, Ramona and Beezus, The Pigman, Lizard Music and more.) I have been watching cartoons and anime since an early age (GI Joe, Transformers, Robotech, Thundercats, Inspector Gadget, Danger Mouse, etc.) and still do. I also watched a lot of movies that got my brain thinking of ideas. (Romancing the Stone, The Road Warrior, Back to the Future, Willow, Robocop, Batman, Terminator 2, etc.)

Then I started collecting comic books with GI Joe, Spider-man, and Ghost Rider being my first ones. Once I discovered indy comics like Gold Digger, Scud: The Disposable Assassin, Strangers in Paradise, Animal Mystic, Poison Elves, and Thieves & Kings, I mostly switched over to those. They made me want to build my own world with a combination of all the genres (superheroes, anthropomorphic mixed beings from another dimension, post-apocalyptic, sword & sorcery, western, future tech, time travel) and draw my own comics.

I achieved an Associate of Applied Arts degree in Graphic Design & Illustration, but still couldn't get myself to draw enough to keep contemplating a career in comic creation. So, I started working on the novelized version of my ideas (far longer ago than I like to admit). I've been pecking at it and switching gears on the tone and content order ever since, sometimes letting it languish for years on the back burner but always on my mind.

I've been diagnosed a couple of times as having Inattentive ADHD. More recently, I was diagnosed with an Unspecified Depressive Disorder. Whatever the case, it really is hard for me to sit down and concentrate on writing my story ideas, and I too often find myself getting bogged down with re-reading and micro-editing when I should keep writing. "Nothing's going to get published if I don't finish the story. I can edit after that," I keep telling myself.

Having finally finished a book (The Cat, Crow, & Knitten Show) where I still like what I'm reading after multiple readings is an amazing feeling! It's a blow to my ego and self-confidence when I hardly get any feedback or praise though. Do I write these tales solely for myself? No, I want to inspire, entertain, and energize the world with my writing. I need for these to be enjoyed by others and I internalize disappointment and pointlessness when the evidence shows that they are not.

I see that many people are looking, but very few are liking. How's that old adage go? If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all? Is that's what's going on here? Don't do that. Please, leave a brief comment on why you didn't enjoy it. Or if you did enjoy it, leave a like or let me know what about it you enjoyed. I feed on feedback.

Oh, and that character in my profile/avatar picture is my Tala'm character Jayce. Despite having a darker, care-free personality and shady morals, he's as much a reflection of my inner self as the more thoughtful and rule-bound Crow is. They both share a good sense of humor though.

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