Goderich Signal Star, 2017-05-10, Page 25A children's book for adults
Kathleen Smith
Goderich Signal Star
The newly published chil-
dren's book for adults, "You're
the Reason Mommy Drinks;
by author Brandon Rhiness,
has been compared to other
novels in the same genre, such
as "Go the (expletive) to
Sleep, by Adam Mansbach.
"My book is nothing new,
but the idea had been kicking
around in my head before
Mansbach's book carne out. I
like to think my story is a little
shorter and tighter, with a
snappier and funnier sto-
ryline," said Rhiness.
Rhiness was bom in Goder-
ich, but moved his family had
moved away when he was a
quite young. After having lived
in Clinton and Mississauga,
Rhiness has found himself liv-
ing in Edmonton, Alberta.
Although Rhiness does not
live in Huron County anymore,
he does not forget where he
came from and would be
humbled and honoured to
know he was an inspiration to
the youth of the community to
work hard to reach a goal.
Rhiness expanded on the
thought that members of the
Huron County youth who have
aspirations to write: "People
have dreams of writing and
sometimes things don't seem
possible, until someone from
your area or your background
has accomplished that, and
you might think to yourself, 'I
can do that too"
Rhiness first found success
in script writing as well as
writing comics for graphic
novels or comic books, "After
finding some success in com-
ics and movies, I decided to
write a fake children's book."
This book, which is not
meant to be taken seriously, is
most definitely for the enjoy-
ment of adults. A staged chil-
dren's book, this satire coupled
with hilarious illustrations and
told in a rhyming style, is
geared more towards mothers.
"I turned the dark humour
of a parent of 'you're the rea-
son I drink; and pushed it
into a ridiculous story. It
looks like it is a children's
book, but it is definitely made
for adults," said Rhiness.
Working with an interna-
tional team, one artist from
Phillipines, one from Poland
Kevin and Kim Clark of
Goderich would like to
announce the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter
Shelby Clark to
Bradley Blanchard
son of John and Susan
Blanchard of Seaforth on
Saturday May 13, 2017.
Reception to follow
at 8 pm
and a Canadian living in Aus-
tralia, along %vitt) Rhiness, they
published the book and are
selling world wide on Amazon.
The book has grabbed the
attention from its catchy title
and comedic concept, from
publishing companies (Rhi-
ness is contemplating who to
sign with at the moment).
Although the hook is avail-
able on Amazon for pur-
chase, there is now a limited
window before a publishing
company owns the rights to
the book and determines
where the book will be sold.
Rhiness explained, "We've
already sold a few in the UK and
Europe, but the bulk of our sales
are in the US and Canada.
There is a limited window
before the publishers logo will
be on the book, so now is the
time to order the original copy:'
Rhiness will continue to
work on comic books, but has
a few actual children's book
ideas that he will get started
on in the next few months.
Whether writing for a script,
a comic book or an illustrated
book, Rhiness is writing full
time and is hopeful he will
Author Brandon Rhiness,
was born in Goderich, lived
in Clinton and now lives in
Alberta, pursuing a career as
a screen writer, as well as a
comic book and graphic novel
author.
continue to build off of each
success and make a career
and living from it.
Any young writers who
have questions about the
industry can email Brandon at
brhiness@gmail.com and he
will offer relevant advice.
"I'm not looking to have any
world changing impact, but it's
fun entertainment, to get a
laugh out of things. Some peo-
ple just need a bright spot in
their day, and if I can provide
that through my work, means!
did my job," said Rhiness.
"You're the Reason
Mommy Drinks" can be pur-
chased on Amazon.ca.
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Brandon Rhiness' children's book for adults, "You're the reason
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