#TheTaleofTwoshirts now has a dedicated page on my website, arneknudson.com/twoshirts - please check it out, leave a like, leave a comment, any feedback or engagement helps!
Even if you don't like the book, you can still look at the pretty pictures I took with my telescope from my back yard.
Dramatis Personae et Locus: Snippets about the characters and location, including the Gang, the allies, the antagonists, and the city of Akri.
Each chapter is headed by a quote from an in-universe historical book and author, to deepen the worldbuilding and give a humorous perspective on how times have changed. They don’t always agree with one another.
The First Page of the Prologue, which begins: “Born an orphan, and raised by Sister Persimmon at the Women and Children's Center of the Goddess of the Harvest, Twoshirts was an inquisitive child that could spin quite a yarn.”
An annotated map of the City of Akri. Crescent-shaped around Akri bay, there are three levels: the Up, the Down, and between them, the Left and the Right.
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Pitch for #hopepit:
#TheTaleofTwoshirts asks: what happens when the loathsome lordling learns that the one granting wishes isn’t the genie he captured, but his friend, the little goblin boy?
Snippet 3: [1/2] (see you tomorrow!)
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Sputtering dust and cursing, the guard started to get up, but Mr. McCoy put his hand out, gesturing for him to stop. In a low, fearsome growl that astonished Twoshirts in its quiet ferocity, Mr. McCoy said,
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“The speech says to ‘exit the area in an organized fashion,’ but honestly, if there’s apocalyptic hellfire raining down, just skedaddle on out of there, quick as you can. Don’t bother with ‘utmost care’, just run.”
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“You know how weird that sounds, right? Goblin boy, owns nothin’ but a backpack and a pair of busted sandals, living in an abandoned kitchen with a bunch of orphans, and you’ve met a princess.”
"Describing him was difficult; the best Twoshirts could manage was if you took a surly-looking hunched-back goldfish, about eight or so inches tall, gave it stumpy arms and legs plus a pair of tiny angel wings, you might get close to describing Boggle completely insufficiently. Boggle didn’t like to talk or make noises, and given his fish-shaped face, he rarely expressed an emotion other than dour piscine confusion."
Boggle, as drawn by my eldest kid (they/them). A surly-looking hunched-back goldfish, about eight inches tall, with stumpy arms and legs, tiny angel wings, and a backpack. He rarely expresses an emotion other than dour piscine confusion.
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Books that inspired me over the years:
Any of the Wee Free Men books by Pratchett
How to Train Your Dragon by Cowell
The Princess Bride by Goldman
The MUTTS comics by McDonnell
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Twoshirts (goblin boy)
Boggle (genie, invisible dour goldfish)
Buds: Puffer, Any, Angie, Zig, & Zug
Bads: Münch & the woman in black
Prob: They got Boggle
Fix: Your magic, my plans, and a one-armed guard? This is gonna be awesome.
Humorous cozy fantasy
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The Tale of Twoshirts is a humorous cozy fantasy about a goblin boy who befriended a genie and wished he could grant wishes. Shenanigans ensue when a new friend makes an accidental wish, and mysterious woman in black captures the genie.
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[1/4] I'm Arne! I'm a humorous fantasy and scifi author for kids & kids-at-heart. I favor rich, diverse characters and deep worldbuilding, creating a space for everyone to fairly ask tough questions like how to be happy, or how we can be our better selves.
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Achievement unlocked: this past weekend I submitted query letters to my first batch of potential agents for book 1. Now we wait... (and finish writing book 2 of #TheTaleOfTwoshirts!)
Gru whiteboard meme: Be an annoying little lordling / Capture the Genie / His friend, the little goblin boy, grants the wishes / His friend, the little goblin boy, grants the wishes
Twoshirts (goblin boy): Think you can still hit it?
Puffer (teenage ogre): <throws the barrel of olive oil>
<explodes on the deck of the ship>
<flames spread>
Angie (human girl): Nice throw.
Puffer: Thanks.
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