I wanted to add to yesterday’s post that if you’re not convinced and you still think going viral/being notable on Twitter is your fast track to success, it honestly and truly isn’t. Here’s an overview of a few of my finer moments that never made it to the big time.
This huge list of kidlit-themed “I have a joke” jokes:
My annual rotten squash poem:
That time the ghost of Dr. Seuss crashed my livestream:
Probably the finest kidlit interview ever broadcast.
Who can forget Butt Squash?
And that time I found a mysterious box in the garbage can by the beach (the retelling of which requires adult supervision).
This is just a small sampling of the nonsense I’ve gotten up to. These shenanigans satisfy a part of me that enjoys making sure people are having a good time and, believe it or not, I use them as a writing exercise (brevity!). As for book deals and lucrative movie rights… those never materialized. But, you know, that was never the point.
I’m personally holding out for a Butt Squash movie by Aardman Animations. (Though I agree that these shenanigans bring joy and value just as they are.)