Hey Tallahassee! This April, author Chris Widdop will be signing books as a sponsor of FreeCon!
FreeCon will take place at the FSU Student Union from Saturday, April 4th to Sunday, April 5th. So check us out while you're there, and visit their website for more information concerning the times and location.
Now available, my new book, Mrs. Owl's Treatment Plan for OCD, is a collection of stories inspired by my personal experience with OCD, therapy, and medication, shared in the hopes that it might offer help to others who are struggling with similar mental illnesses. Early readers have described the book as "profound" and my "best work". So please give it a read, or refer it to someone who may be in need of help with their own mental illness. Order your copy today!
Springing at you like a sneaking cat is the new short story collection, Life as a Cat! Featuring fantastical tales that follow various cats, some of whom you might remember from the Velcro the Ninja Kat and Ninja Kitties series, and others who are being introduced for the first time here. They say that a cat has nine lives. What if that were more than just a saying? Order your copy today!
The new children's illustrated chapter book, Ninja Kitties, has recently released, and now I'd like to take a moment to talk a little more about the project. For those of you who have finished the Velcro the Ninja Kat series, you'll already know from the series' final scene that I was setting this story up well before Velcro even ended, as that's where these characters were first introduced. I had the initial concept ready at that time, and I had put together an outline for their spin-off story, though it wouldn't be until last year that I was finally able to sit down and write the story out in full.
Focusing on a younger cast of characters, I wanted to similarly write a story that felt more age appropriate for our cast, so it was written with a younger audience in mind as compared to the main Ninja Kat books. It was certainly fun returning to this world with that mentality, and these characters were definitely a blast to write. As with the original books, the characters are based on real life animals, pets that we had acquired in the years since Velcro's passing, and the book aims to capture their unique personalities and bring them to life in this world.
I also collaborated with Christine Celenski for the artwork again, who returns after having previously done the original cover art for Polluted War, The Egg Hunters, and Kip. I gave her the manuscript and worked with her on character designs, but outside of that, I really wanted to give her free reign to do her thing, and to not be as much of a dictator as I can sometimes be in these collaborative works. I was very pleased with the end result. I definitely feel her art helps really makes these characters pop off the page, and I hope that readers will be just as pleased as I am.
Early readers have all enjoyed this little adventure so far, and I hope your little ones will similarly find joy in it as well. I like to think it has a genuine heart and a positive message, in addition to fun characters for the family to enjoy. Pick up a copy of Ninja Kitties for your family today!
Sneaking up on you like a ninja, the new children's illustrated chapter book, Ninja Kitties, is now available!
Four sibling kittens are enamored by the stories of the legendary Velcro the Ninja Kat, and go out to play a game where they act out the Ninja Kat's adventures. But then the game becomes real when one of the kittens is catnapped by the villainous Fox Spirit, and it's up to the others to track their sister down and save her.
Hey Tallahassee! This July, Chris Widdop will be signing books at Infinity Con!
Infinity Con will take place at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center from Saturday, July 12th to Sunday, July 13th. So check us out while you're there, and visit their website for more information concerning the times and location.
Hey Tallahassee! On Friday, June 6th, author Chris Widdop will be signing books at Fat Cat Books, located at 615 Railroad Sq Unit 5. Come on out starting at 6:00 PM, and for more information regarding Fat Cat Books, visit their website here.
