August 18, 2011
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Ridiculous: The Mindful Nonsense of Ricky’s Brain
In what must be a record five weeks for Xanga, three Xangans have published, as Ricky Tsang joins John Lindensmith and Lynn Voedisch in paperback and ebook form
From the Amazon.com’s Editorial Review of dearricky’s long-awaited autobiography.
** For every book sold, a dollar of the proceeds will be donated to the White Ribbon Campaign in an effort to end violence against women from across the world. **
Ricky Tsang was only seven years old when he was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne’s is a debilitating neuromuscular disease that weakens and deteriorates voluntary muscle strength and mass. Survival past the early thirties is uncommon, according to statistics.
When Tsang lost the ability to draw with his hands, he pursued the literary arts. From the sketchpad to the written word, Ricky’s peculiar combination of poetry and satire has captivated audiences in the world of blogging by an uproar.
In his first ever “autobrainography”, this outspoken yet soft-hearted writer gives a no holds barred account of the fantastic adventures of an extraordinary mind, trapped inside an unusual body. Unlike most memoirs from the physically disabled, his focus on the conflicted realities of life as he undertakes the struggles in the search for love. These, along with the craziest, most off-the-wall moments…
Ridiculous: The Mindful Nonsense of Ricky’s Brain is a raw and unadulterated anthology of the human mind, packaged in a chaotic mix of romance and comedy at its finest. Told with brutal honesty and heartfelt emotion, Ricky’s uncompromising style of redefining the infinite facets of life promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Turning the pages through this incredible journey of everything, you’ll find both fictional (short) and real-life stories, along with a collection of love letters, and not to mention tragedy, self-help, philosophies, and much, much more. Feelings are bound to be stirred.
Written with sleek but uncensored prose and illustrated with eighteen photographs, this book is a must-have for anyone who believes that freedom can only be attained from within, and a sense of humour is everything.
Comments (9)
The real question is, are you buying a copy?
@DearRicky - No Ricky, with three of my own published over four years, and many copies sold, I will tell you what the real questions are. You need not merely initial sales, but reviewers and supporters. There are a few published writers who support each other meaningfully, which is why you’re being offered support. The rest wander about being negative and bitching, and are useless. Comprehend?
@DearRicky - Yes, obviously I will be, probably ebook. I going to try to review everyone who publishes on Xanga, but you’re in the lineup after Lynn.
@darkoozeripple - I hope that you’ll enjoy the read. (:
@DearRicky - O I hope I will. It’s coming, it’s coming. Right now I’m tied up with some mind-boggling crap studying computer controlled machinery, so it’ll be in a day or two.
@DearRicky - I just bought the ebook version. Sod the computer control stuff, it was driving me nuts anyway.
@darkoozeripple - Thanks for the support, Graham. (:
Writers gonna write, I guess it’s almost inevitable some end up getting published, yay and yay for Ricky! Thanks for the update!
@Diva_Jyoti_3 - I’m trying to do more updating of this kind nowadays, though it’s difficult due to lack of time. It’s essential that those writers who write for the love of it hang together and support each other, as the regular industry now has litttle time for us.