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Jonathan Gould has lived in Melbourne, Australia all his life, except when he hasn’t. He has written comedy sketches for both the theatre and radio, as well as several published children’s books for the educational market.

He likes to refer to his stories as dag-lit because they don’t easily fit into recognisable genres (dag is Australian slang for a person who is unfashionable and doesn’t follow the crowd – but in an amusing and fun way). You might think of them as comic fantasies, or modern fairytales for the young and the young-at-heart.

Over the years, his writing has been compared to Douglas Adams, Monty Python, A.A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, the Goons and even Enid Blyton (in a good way).



Ok, it looks like I'm on apology mode again.
I'm sorry to have to do this. I did it last week, when I never got around to writing that post about procrastination (and obviously, I haven't got around to doing that this week either).

This time, I'm afraid the problem is even more acute. I'm warning you now, this is not a funny post. There are no laughs. Definitely not any chuckles. Not even any sli... read more »
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Published on May 27, 2012 02:12 • 6 views
Average rating: 4.23 · 107 ratings · 89 reviews · 3 distinct works
Doodling
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Flidderbugs
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011
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Magnus Opum
4.89 of 5 stars 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012
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Flidderbugs (Humor)
3 chapters   —   updated Nov 12, 2011 07:15pm
Description: A political satire, a modern fable, or maybe just a funny little story about a bunch of insects with some very peculiar obsessions.
Doodling (Humor)
3 chapters   —   updated Nov 12, 2011 06:59pm
Description: The amazing adventures of a man who falls off the world
Swimming with Sharks (Humor)
1 chapters   —   updated Oct 07, 2011 10:15pm
Description: A somewhat surreal and rather bloody look at heroism and storytelling
The Strange Case of Arthur Fribble (Humor)
1 chapters   —   updated Oct 06, 2011 02:00am
Description: The story of a man with a very peculiar affliction

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Jonathan Gould is now friends with Laura Eno
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"Thanks Judy.

Apologies for procrastinating with this response but - well I guess you know...
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"Hi Darlene,

Thanks for your comment. I know my mission will be complete when the term can be found in all common English dictionaries.
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Jonathan Gould said "yes" to attending the event: Magnus Opum giveaway
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date: May 03, 2012 11:05AM
location: A world the likes of which you've never seen., Australia
description: My recently released novel, Magnus Opum, will be available for free at Amazon.com on Thursday May 3 and Friday May 4.

Magnus Opum is an epic fantasy that’s slightly skewed – Tolkien with a twist. It’s a fantasy story for people who don’t generally read fantasy stories, but it’s also a fantasy story for people who do. Readers have described it as, “totally magical, brimming with imagination and fantasy, and entertaining from start to finish,” and, “a master work of both parody AND satire rolled in...more

"Sometimes it feels like Hollywood has an approved story format and all stories, no matter their original shape, have to be squeezed into it. "
Magnus Opum by Jonathan  Gould
First 5 Chapters - Volume 2 by Emerald Barnes
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"I hope you don't mind if I blow my own horn re recommendations.

My two novellas, Doodling and Flidderbugs are (I hope) short, fun reads. A bit of humor...more
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Jonathan Gould made a comment in the group SUNDAY SHORTSIntroduce yourself topic
"Hi all,

Thanks to Kriss for inviting me. Quick disclaimer - I'm pretty much here to blatantly flog my two novellas, Doodling and .Flidderbugs. Hope you...more
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