A Tweet Day

Eileen Wilson

It never ceases to amaze me how many good writers are totally unknown, but maybe that’s because the best of us are absolutely rubbish at marketing!  This was marketed to me with “can you have a look, I’m not sure if it’s even funny”. Well, it is.

A Tweet Day is set out in a series on one minute bursts (give or take) and follows the author’s random thoughts (some of which should never be spoken aloud) as we experience an average day in her head.

Flanked by her son “mini-Vadar”, a husband who starts the day with quite the bruise and an omnipotent stuffed frog, we follow her as she meets bus users, dogs and parents with discipline issues, and you can rest assured she has an opinion on every one.

The humour is self deprecating and very British, and I can’t help but think that this would work incredibly well as a comic book, with witty illustrations to accompany each time stamped thought.

This is a quick read, and perfect for a commute, or coffee break.  It is easy to put down and pick up, and a bit like following a series of tweets (thus the name perhaps).

Packed full of literary, film and pop culture references, you will find yourself nodding with a knowing smile.  With inserts of sage wisdom such as “You are a potato, be rooted,” you may feel the urge to form a cult of Wilsonians, and follow her Tweets of wisdom to help you with your everyday life.  Alternatively you might just laugh out loud on the bus.

Why not check out the free samples that are available on Lulu, and form your own opinion of A Tweet Day?

I thought it was rather amusing.