And if you haven’t taken the time to read Thimblerig the groundhog’s story, and how his scheming saved a bunch of animals from Noah’s flood, run now to Amazon and download the first book, Thimblerig’s Ark! Click on the cover for more info.
Coming soon, Thimblerig’s Ark 2: The Ark Heist
In honor of this auspicious occasion, Thimblerig will be making a special book-related announcement in just a few days.
Hang tight for a good word from your favorite groundhog!
It was a great experience, being with all the young writers at QSI International School of Zhuhai in February. They were great listeners and even better writers! Thimblerig has new fans on the Pearl Delta!
As a special Christmas gift to you, Thimblerig’s Ark will be available as a FREE Kindle download from December 24 to December 28, 2014 (PST)! Please help spread the cheer by passing on the good news! Share this exciting info on all your social media platforms.
If you tweet, you can just copy this onto your Twitter feed starting on Christmas Eve:
You know about #Noah, but not the animal’s story. It’s not what you’re expecting. Thimblerig’s Ark, FREE DOWNLOAD! http://amzn.to/13v130F
“Thimblerig’s Ark is a really fun book with lots of action and lovable characters.” 4-LAN
“a great read, it kept me interested and I was completely invested in the story!” Lena K.
“Quirky characters set up a gentle tale with a solid message behind it.” Mark L.
“I’d recommend this book to animal lovers who like adventure stories with a touch of comedy.” stansby
“It has been a real pleasure to read this book full of adventure, humor, vivid and well developed characters…” Andrey
Thimblerig is a little groundhog with big problems.
He’s a loner con-artist who’s losing his mojo; the wild dogs who run the forest harass him at every turn; he’s having vivid nightmares of apocalyptic floods; and worst of all, he believes he sees unicorns when everyone knows unicorns are only the stuff of legend.
But what one animal might call a problem, Thimblerig calls an opportunity.
In a moment of inspiration, he comes up with the ultimate con: persuade as many suckers as he can that a world-ending flood is coming; the fabled unicorns have told him where the only safe place will be; and only he can lead them to safety.
All for a reasonable price, of course.
When the flood really does come, Thimblerig has a choice: either save the ones who trusted him, or lose everything.
And that’s when he discovers that his problems have only just begun.
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Inspired by an Irish pub song about why the unicorn missed out on Noah’s Ark, Thimblerig’s Ark is a Narnian-style fantasy novel that looks at how the animals all made it there in the first place, focusing on a con-artist groundhog named Thimblerig.
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Coming soon: Thimblerig’s Ark Book Two: Forty Days and Nights
I woke up this morning, like the rest of the internet, to the fascinating story that U2 and Apple had teamed up once again, and that U2 was offering their new album, Songs of Innocence, for free download on iTunes. And the internet is still ringing with the shockwave that followed that announcement.
But, in the midst of the shock, one thing that most folks reporting this story seem to have missed is that 
apparently U2 and Apple apparently coincided their big news to apparently “drop” just a couple of days before Thimblerig’s Ark became available, also for free download!
Coincidence? There are no coincidences.
Not when the worlds of big computers and big music collide with the world of little-known self publishing animal-centered biblical fantasies. When that happens, all bets are off.
To make matters even more compelling, Thimblerig was actually on hand in Cupertino for the big announcement! He’d saved up his figs for several weeks to make it there, managed to get onto the stage, but before he could do anything he was forcibly removed by some blue-polo-wearing, no-necked, hipster-bearded Apple Genius thug.
You would think this scandal would be on the front pages of all the websites of the world! You’d think that blogs would be picking it up and running with it! You’d think that Matt Walsh would have written a scathing, insightful, controversial editorial about the incident by now!
But somehow Thimblerig’s sad story has been quietly swept under the carpet.
Thankfully, the great equalizer – the internet – will help us prove it. After all, a picture posted on the internet is the best proof, right? Remember the Derbyshire Fairy? Hercules, the world’s biggest dog?
But I digress. To the proof: Here’s Thimblerig, trying to get Bono’s attention, right before the no-neck Apple genius hipster rushed him off the stage.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Some people might think that this was all a stunt on Thimblerig’s part to try and get Bono to read Thimblerig’s Ark, or to get Tim Cook to release a new special edition purple iPod with Thimblerig’s paw print on the back. But nothing could be further from the truth. He just wanted to ask Bono to help get the word out about the free download of Thimblerig’s Ark, which will start on September 12 (PST) and run for three days!
In fact, as he was hoisted on the shoulder of the Apple genius-thug like an undignified sack of potatoes, Thimblerig reportedly screamed, “Just for three days! You can download Thimblerig’s Ark for free just for three days! It starts on Friday – Pacific Standard time! Hey, can you guys play Bullet the Blue Sky? Can you play Bullet the Blue Skyyyyy?“
But he was lugged out of the hall and straight into the Apple Company store, where he spent the rest of the afternoon playing Flappy Bird on a display iPad, and then bought a retro Apple coffee cup before heading home, dejected.
Now Thimblerig’s feeling down, feeling like he could have done more.
Well, he couldn’t. He screwed up.
But you can help! “How?” you might be asking your computer screen. Well, if you would like to help Thimblerig’s morale, then you can do three simple things.
1) Go to Amazon on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (PST) and download Thimblerig’s Ark for free. Then, if you like it, write a review! Reviews are the bread and butter of non-U2-sized artists/authors.
2) Share Thimblerig’s inspirational story with the world through your own social media outlets. Take the picture below and post it all over the place! Help get the word out!
3) Finally, if you know the Edge, tell him Thimblerig apologizes for grabbing the sunglasses off his face. He left them with a nice
person named Kip at the register in the Apple Company store. Thimblerig is pretty sure Kip worked there.
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There’s a good chance that none of the events in this story are true, that it’s some form of parody. But what isn’t parody is that Thimblerig’s Ark really is available for free download (September 12 – 14), and we hope you’ll give it a try!
Especially if you are Bono. That would be really, really cool.
And share this picture!
You already know about Noah.
Just wait until you read the animal’s story.
“I found the pages flying by…”
“a breath of fresh air…”
“not just for children…”
Four and a half stars on Amazon!
Thimblerig is a little groundhog with big problems.
He’s a loner con-artist who’s losing his mojo; the wild dogs who run the forest harass him at every turn; he’s having vivid nightmares of apocalyptic floods; and worst of all, he believes he sees unicorns when everyone knows unicorns are only the stuff of legend.
But what one animal might call a problem, Thimblerig calls an opportunity.
In a moment of inspiration, he comes up with the ultimate con: persuade as many suckers as he can that a world-ending flood is coming; the fabled unicorns have told him where the only safe place will be; and only he can lead them to safety.
All for a reasonable price, of course.
When the flood really does come, Thimblerig has a choice: either save the ones who trusted him, or lose everything.
And that’s when he discovers that his problems have only just begun.
Children’s book author Nate Fleming at a book signing at the Bookworm, Chengdu, China – summer 2014
Children’s book author Nate Fleming at a a book signing at the Binding Time Cafe in Virginia, summer 2014
I’ve been writing a lot about faith based films lately. Now I think it’s time for a unicorn singing Michael Bolton.
You know, because Thimblerig’s Ark has unicorns and all.
Anyway… enjoy.
By the way, you can also enjoy Serenading Unicorn singing Culture Club and Boyz II Men.
For the next few hours you can still download Thimblerig’s Ark for only $1.99, and then it goes up to $2.99. Hurry up and get your copy now!
One of the cool things about publishing your own books on Amazon is that you are able to set your own deals from time to time. In this case, I’ve decided to offer Thimblerig’s Ark for only 99¢ for a limited amount of time. In a couple of days, the price will go up to $1.99, and then a couple of days later it will go up to $2.99, before finally returning to the normal price of $3.99 a couple of days later. So skip over there post haste and get a wonderful novel for the same price as a 99 cent cup of coffee! Or a 99¢ movie rental! Or a 99¢ pair of sport socks! Or a 99¢…
Well, you get the idea.
And remember, you don’t need to own a Kindle to read this book! You can also download a free Kindle app for any device here, and then you can read Thimblerig’s Ark on your Ipad, or your Android, or your Atari 2600!
What are you waiting for? Run over there now and download Thimblerig’s Ark for only 99¢!
Oh. I didn’t realize that you had another tab open. Sorry. My bad. Go on about your business.
That is, if your business includes downloading Thimblerig’s Ark for 99¢!
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