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Bill Alive
Bill Alive
Writer. Thinker. Goofball.
Feb 10, 2025 4 min read

TWO New Releases! A Tale of True Like AND Five Philosophy Comedies!

Fairy tale mash-ups, bonkers philosophers, and the weirdest first date EVER…

Hey! So might be wondering… what happened to that Bill Alive writer guy? Is he still doing that book-a-month publishing challenge, where he publishes a whole new book every month for twelve months?

I am! I published a new book each in December and January. And Challenge Books #5 and #6 are both comedies…

From acclaimed comedy writer BILL ALIVE (author of THE PUNCTUALITY MACHINE and RICH, SKINNY, AND SUPER SPIRITUAL!) comes the tale of Snow White as you’ve never heard it before!

Also The Frog Prince, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin and more…

… all entwined into one hilarious comedy.

When the Evil Queen finds out that her Magic Mirror may actually be a tape recorder, her jealous rage at the beautiful Princess Violet turns lethal. The Queen wants Violet’s heart in a box, but her disturbing therapist, Dr. Ittenmath, suggests an even more troubling solution.

Will sweet Violet escape the clutches of her crazed stepmother and find True Love? (Or at least, a date to the Formal?) Or will the Outside World prove even more dangerous than the Castle?

If you loved The Princess Bride, or those old “Fractured Fairy Tales”, or you just want to kick back with a light, G-rated goofy comedy that’ll get you laughing, don’t miss A Tale of True Like!

One-click A TALE OF TRUE LIKE now!

What, one comedy isn’t enough? How about one more… or no, make that five more…

Big ideas. Bigger laughs.

Who says philosophy can’t be hilarious?

Acclaimed comedy writer Bill Alive, author of A TALE OF TRUE LIKE and RICH, SKINNY, AND SUPER SPIRITUAL, brings you five original madcap comedies, appearing here for the first time in book form!

In “Blind Date” and “The Philosophical Fiancé”, we discover a secret world where a select group of philosophers actually believe what they always talk about.

Feel like really doubting your existence? Or rejecting free will? Sure, go for it, why not?

What could possibly go wrong…

Then, in “When Philosophers Dine (A Rather Skewed Introduction to Epistemology)”, we meet a more traditional group of philosophers. Meaning, no, they don’t really buy their own hype. But a more radical thinker takes them at their word, with unfortunate results.

Fans and critics alike of process philosophy will not want to miss “Little Red Riding Hood (As Whitehead Might Have Told It)”. And everyone else might even be able to figure out what the heck is going on!

Finally, in “Fragments of Plato’s Bob”, we get a glimpse of how Socrates might have handled a real life problem, instead of all this philosophy stuff. (Spoiler alert: Not Great.)

If you loved watching emotions argue in the Inside Out movies, or you’ve just got a hankering for screwball comedies with zany characters, glittering one-liners, and more philosophy-triggered ridiculous situations than ought to be legal, get your copy of these Five Philosophy Comedies now.

One-click FIVE PHILOSOPHY COMEDIES now!

WOW! THAT’S A LOT OF COMEDY!

It is! But don’t worry—if (my) comedy’s not your thing, I’ve got you covered.

REALLY? TELL ME MORE!!

Well, mainly, the next Wonder Springs Cozy Mystery is finally releasing next month!

From award-winning mystery writer BILL ALIVE (author of MURDER FEELS AWFUL) comes the long-awaited next adventure for Summer the psychic detective…

Can Summer rescue her new boyfriend Cade from a secret prison for fellow psychics?

Only if she catches the real murderer in time…

But the remote prison is run by her Great-Uncle Vincent, the most dangerous psychic of them all.

Cade is innocent, of course, but none of the other psychics in little Wonder Springs seem willing to help save him. If Summer ever wants to see her hunk of a healer boyfriend again, she might have break him out on her own.

Even though she could be playing right into Vincent’s hands.

A thrilling new paranormal cozy in the acclaimed series, featuring unique magic, murders to solve, and strong, fascinating characters who are willing to make hard choices for love.

You can preorder Murder in a Psychic Prison on Amazon (or a bunch of other platforms) and you’ll get the book automatically next month in March.

You can even preorder a copy on all the platforms, if you’re so inclined! Though honestly, even I might find that a little excessive.

Although I am pretty excited that this book is finally coming out.

Anyhow! Three books in one post, how’s that for news?

THREE NEW BOOKS? THAT’S ALL?

Well, I did just finish a whole new novel draft…

But no, better wait on that. Enough about me. How are you?

UM…

No really, I do actually read every email I get. I’d love to hear from you. Especially if you’ve read anything good lately…

Either way, happy reading! See you next month!

[Bill Alive]

Bill Alive