“When you realize you’re alive, you can live life!”
{Chad Michael Murry}
With UNDEATH & TAXES, the sequel of The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant coming out later this month, now seems like the perfectly good and snarky time to welcome the newest REUTS author, Clayton Gerrard, and his debut novel, THE MISADVENTURES OF A LIFE LESS LIVED. The title alone should set the scene—this story is full of sarcasm and snarkiness, with a whole lot of adventure and a bit of breaking the fourth wall. Need an example? It’s about a college student whose life (something literally kept in tupperware in his fridge) spoils, and he has to find a new one. Here’s a little more info, and a little bit of repetition:
“The Misadventures of a Life Less Lived is the story of Doug, a secretly-bookish college junior who lies to his friends to maintain their good opinion. He wakes up one morning to discover his life has spoiled. As a member of a popular fraternity, having no life is social suicide, so he embarks on a quest to find another life before anyone can discover he’s a temporary loser. With Gerrard’s sarcastic prose and a foundation built upon a fantasy adventure, The Misadventures of a Life Less Lived pulls out all the shots to entertain you from cover to cover.”
Read the full press release.
Clayton’s new to the whole social media adventure, so make sure you show him the ropes on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads
About Clayton
Clayton Gerrard awoke one day and decided he’d be a writer. He was two, and the clacking sounds produced by his mother’s electric typewriter when he randomly mashed the keys were most satisfying. Ever since then, he’s been trying to hone his craft and find his voice, but the more he focused on the former the more the latter eluded him and vice versa. So he gave it all up and spent 10 years in college. Now with more degrees than sense he erroneously believes he has something to say.
When he’s not wrestling with his Magical Realism or Fantasy stories, he enjoys a good craft beer, indie movies, complaining about complainers and judging judgmental people. He believes all of life’s challenges are opportunities for personal growth, but tends to forget that when he’s stuck in traffic or a checkout lane. His friends and family mean the world to him, but he hopes they never read this bio because the bastards would lord it over him forever.
Clayton currently lives in Portland, Oregon (likely to change at any moment) with the love of his life, Leslie (far less likely to change at any moment), and their adorable Mini Aussie, Cherry (and if that ever changes, Clayton will cut someone.)
