Tic-Tac-Tome
About a month ago a friend messaged me about a TikTok she saw that features my Tic-Tac-Tome puzzle book. I can curmudgeonly say that I've never used that particular video app, but it's also on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/mQuvEHEARZg?si=ooFFB...
The TikTok has 643 thousand likes. (they don't show the view count)
The YouTube has 955 thousand likes from 8.7 MILLION VIEWS!
I've gotten a lot of really skilled and determined people messaging me through Facebook & my website & even LinkedIn about obtaining a copy, but as far as I know, what's out there is out there. I did reach out to Quirk Books via my agent, but it sounds like they sold what they have and don't plan on doing another print run.
BUT...
We could try to pitch it to another publisher. I'm not sure how printing and publishing such a weirdly shaped book works for the traditional publishing world, but maybe they could get some out before Xmas if the stars align & everything goes perfectly. I'm pretty sure I can't self-publish a physical copy via Amazon given what I remember from when I self published my sci-fi novel there a few years back.
Anyway, if you're a fan and want to see the Tic-Tac-Tome back in print, comment, like, subscribe, and don't forget to hit the bell icon to be notified of new stuff ;)
A quick update:
There's a Reddit thread asking where to get the book here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/wherecanibuy...
I also have a blog post regarding 2 foreign language editions people might be able to obtain in Europe here:
https://www.willyyonkers.com/post/for...
Lastly, the very first printing of the book was through ThinkGeek, the online retailer and my former employer. That one had a grayscale cover with robot arm on the cover. The second link above has an image if you're having trouble finding the blue and red cover version.
https://youtu.be/mQuvEHEARZg?si=ooFFB...
The TikTok has 643 thousand likes. (they don't show the view count)
The YouTube has 955 thousand likes from 8.7 MILLION VIEWS!
I've gotten a lot of really skilled and determined people messaging me through Facebook & my website & even LinkedIn about obtaining a copy, but as far as I know, what's out there is out there. I did reach out to Quirk Books via my agent, but it sounds like they sold what they have and don't plan on doing another print run.
BUT...
We could try to pitch it to another publisher. I'm not sure how printing and publishing such a weirdly shaped book works for the traditional publishing world, but maybe they could get some out before Xmas if the stars align & everything goes perfectly. I'm pretty sure I can't self-publish a physical copy via Amazon given what I remember from when I self published my sci-fi novel there a few years back.
Anyway, if you're a fan and want to see the Tic-Tac-Tome back in print, comment, like, subscribe, and don't forget to hit the bell icon to be notified of new stuff ;)
A quick update:
There's a Reddit thread asking where to get the book here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/wherecanibuy...
I also have a blog post regarding 2 foreign language editions people might be able to obtain in Europe here:
https://www.willyyonkers.com/post/for...
Lastly, the very first printing of the book was through ThinkGeek, the online retailer and my former employer. That one had a grayscale cover with robot arm on the cover. The second link above has an image if you're having trouble finding the blue and red cover version.
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Nov 25, 2023 09:49PM
Have there been any updates? My son put this on his Christmas list as well!
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Looks like nothing will be happening for this holiday season :(
Oh bummer! I actually hand bind my own books, would you ever consider putting the pdf file to purchase on Etsy?
add another to the count of “this is the only thing my son wants” 😭any update??
No progress on a second printing run, but my dad did manage to find a couple more copies tucked away in storage. I'll be putting them up on eBay closer to Xmas time.
Willy wrote: "No progress on a second printing run, but my dad did manage to find a couple more copies tucked away in storage. I'll be putting them up on eBay closer to Xmas time."Hi Willy, just wondering if those books have been put on eBay yet? Please and thank you 🙏🏻
Willy wrote: "No progress on a second printing run, but my dad did manage to find a couple more copies tucked away in storage. I'll be putting them up on eBay closer to Xmas time."This is one of the only things that my son has asked for for the holidays this year. Have you already put the copies up on EBay?
