Zither! by Jeffrey Hanlon - Book Tour
For those interested in exploring the subject or theme of Zither, where should they start?
That’s a good question, but I’m not sure I have a good answer. Zither is groundbreaking in that it is humorous metafiction and the bookshelves aren’t exactly sagging with humorous metafiction. Or any metafiction, for that matter. Vonnegut used meta in some of his books. The best examples of humorous meta are actually movies that ‘break the fourth wall.’ Annie Hall, Deadpool, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Wolf of Wall Street, Fleabag.
I’d been
struggling with my ‘Great
American Novel’
for ages. There were no shortage of problems with the manuscript. But one in
particular was persistent: quirky characters kept invading my novel, and there
simply was no place for these characters in my dark and brooding story.
I had an
obsessive addiction to these peculiar characters. So I decided to purge my
addiction by writing something quirky. This made no more sense than an
alcoholic trying to purge his alcohol addiction by drinking a fifth of Wild
Turkey. But I did it anyway. The happy result was Zither.
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What
did you enjoy most about writing this book?
You’ve
heard the old saw about writing – just stare at the blank page until blood
seeps out of your forehead. But with
Zither there was no blood. It was easy. It was fun!
Can you
tell us a little bit about your next books or what you have planned for the
future?
I’m
looking at a Christmas release for ‘The Red Umbrella’: An anthology of short
stories, ranging from humorous to poignant, with a touch of the mystical. If
your readers would like an ARC of the book or audiobook go to ZitherStudios.com
and click ‘Contact’.
Our hero
is private detective Mars Candiotti, bumbling and endearingly naïve. He’s not
very good with girls. Marian the Librarian is the girl Mars dreamed of, then
met, then fell in love with. He’s afraid to ask her for a date. The mystical
Strange Nameless iHOP Waitress
guides Mars in his attempt to solve his latest challenging mystery. Pete, Mars’
sidekick, who speaks in malapropisms. And Celeste who is desperately seeking
fame by being a fictional character in Zither.
Probably
the Strange Nameless iHOP Waitress. She seems to know things.
Or maybe Marian The Librarian. I’d probably fall in love with her, just like
Mars did.
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