Aug 20, 2015

Oh, hi again.

Don't worry friends, I'm not going to pester you every day. This is a special occasion. You see, when I'm forced to make an 'elevator pitch' for God in the Shed, I tend to describe it as "Tom Sawyer meets H.P. Lovecraft with a sprinkling of Harry Potter for flavour". Of course I hate that description as I like to think of my work as so much deeper and complex, but at the end of the day it is probably more apt then any essay I might write on the subject.

Anyways, today is Howard Philip Lovecraft's 125th birthday. Obviously he's no longer around to celebrate with us but that shouldn't stop us from honouring his life's work. One way to do that you might do that is by pre-ordering A God in the Shed or if you already have, recommending it to a friend. Sure, this is a shameless plug but I could hardly let such an opportune coincidence slip by unmentioned.

'Lovecraftian'?

So what makes my book 'Lovecraftian' anyways? I could just say 'Old Gods' and be done with it, but it's more than that. Part of the thematic of God in the Shed is the frailty of the human form and mind when confronted with things so far outside our comprehension. It's the mortality pitted against divinity and how only a thin set of incomprehensible rules keep us safe from dark and unfathomable powers.

Thank you for your support,

JF