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Book Burnings
Although Thomas’ mother didn’t give him a name until he was nine, it doesn’t mean she didn’t care about him. It could mean she was...

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About The Dooven Muzak Musicians
Jonathon Michael Crapper (aka MC Tasty) and Jefferson St. Jives (aka DJ Pooh) were the musicians behind the once infamous pop group...

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Corfield Claims New Fable Genre
In a conference hall in Plempt, Thomas spoke to a gathering of aspiring writers. He hadn’t been invited to, obviously, but had wandered...

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On A Bus
Most people use buses as a means to get from one place to another. Bus stops, primarily. Thomas, however, uses them for a different...

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Dooven Books Have No Keyword Strings
Last Spring, Thomas had a bad experience while being murdered. He did not take kindly to it, for a start, and even less so when realising...

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Wordcasting Is A Stupid Idea
Earlier this year, Thomas was struck with a thought that left him hospitalised. Most of Thomas’ thoughts get him nowhere, so to end up in...

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The First Dooven Muzak Album
Here are the sleeve notes for the first Dooven Muzak album, released earlier this year. This first album of Dooven Muzak was written to...

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Thomas' Interview In Joomag's Magazine
As a result of a nasty telephone call, a threat of restraining orders and two poorly ordered coffees, Thomas was interviewed for Joomag’s...

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Analysis Paralysis
One aspect of editing that Thomas really struggles with, besides spelling it, is reading the words that make up the sentence he’s trying...

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I'll Give You Something To Sniff About
If there’s one thing worse than someone who types loudly in a library, it’s someone who sniffs incessantly; patrons whose post-nasal drip...

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Crowd-funding Without A Crowd
As far as Thomas is concerned, success is just another four-letter word. And that’s not just because of his appalling spelling. When...

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The Ultimate Escapism
Some people escape the drudgery of their lives by going on holiday, some by watching television, some read and some commit crime. The...

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The Purging Of Ruen Trailer
Here is the trailer for the first Dooven book, “The Purging Of Ruen.” It hasn’t a single animal in it, which is odd considering the book...

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Good Writing Breeds Lazy Reading
“Good writing makes the reader question themselves,” said Thomas in interview for ‘Manure Happens Twice’. “Whereas bad writing makes them...

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Extractionism
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Sortabiography
In the same vein as Self-Derogatory Advertising, which was first mentioned on this blog and for which Panda Books Australia asserts...

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Animals Are More Like People Than We Are
While Thomas was moping in a wine bar, feeling sorry that no one gave a toss about his books, someone else felt sorry for him also, and...

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Hyper-characterisation
One of the things that stands out about Thomas’ writing, besides it being dreadful, is appalling characterisation. In an interview with...

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Write Quietly And Carry A Large Pen
Occasionally, Thomas stumbles across a writer—often in a library—keen to advertise how brilliant their writing is, by sighing, weeping,...

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The New Fiction: Dullism
Thomas was advised by a fellow writer (one who could write, as opposed to the “vague arrangement of loosely related words” she described...

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