Willy Yonkers's Blog - Posts Tagged "tic-tac-toe"
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.
e-book on Amazon!
Hi Tic-Tac-FANS,
I've just submitted the book to the Kindle Direct Publishing site, so it should be available as an e-book within 72 hours. I wasn't planning on doing this but apparently it's a requirement for making an audiobook on Audible.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPTL1RZQ
This version has all pages of the book except for the back cover. The section in the physical book where you let the book go first by flipping the book upside-down and starting there is inserted in the last 101 pages (page 625 of 726) With all the title, publishing info, and preface pages, the real interactive part of the book starts on page 11. There is no DRM so technically you can download and print it if you really want. I think I originally chose to use 4.25" square pages so you can fit 4x on a standard sheet of printer paper and 'only' need 361 sheets... and enough patience to trim them all.
I'll post another comment when the audiobook is available. It will probably be abridged so the chapter / page links match up and it can actually be enjoyed by a blind person. I'll be leaving out the preface and last 100 book-goes-first pages. Hopefully getting page zero to actually be page zero won't require too much shenanigans.
Thanks for your enthusiasm about the book and patience with me as I try to get it into at least some of your hands :)
I've just submitted the book to the Kindle Direct Publishing site, so it should be available as an e-book within 72 hours. I wasn't planning on doing this but apparently it's a requirement for making an audiobook on Audible.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPTL1RZQ
This version has all pages of the book except for the back cover. The section in the physical book where you let the book go first by flipping the book upside-down and starting there is inserted in the last 101 pages (page 625 of 726) With all the title, publishing info, and preface pages, the real interactive part of the book starts on page 11. There is no DRM so technically you can download and print it if you really want. I think I originally chose to use 4.25" square pages so you can fit 4x on a standard sheet of printer paper and 'only' need 361 sheets... and enough patience to trim them all.
I'll post another comment when the audiobook is available. It will probably be abridged so the chapter / page links match up and it can actually be enjoyed by a blind person. I'll be leaving out the preface and last 100 book-goes-first pages. Hopefully getting page zero to actually be page zero won't require too much shenanigans.
Thanks for your enthusiasm about the book and patience with me as I try to get it into at least some of your hands :)
