- Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland Apr 5, 2020 (Issuewire.com) -
- First-time writer Matt Campbell, 31, from Billingham has been keeping himself busy during the coronavirus lockdown by writing an activity book for adults. The compendium features a collection of tongue-in-cheek poetry, games, fun stories & ideas along with hundreds of activities to help adults beat the lockdown blues. Matt, who has never written a full manuscript before has spent 2 weeks producing poetry, images and activities for the book which has just launched a ‘Kickstarter’ campaign to get the book published. “I didn’t know that publishing a book was quite as expensive as it is, so I’m asking for some help in getting it off the ground. People can ‘back’ the book on Kickstarter and get a reward for doing so – a pre-order of the book in paperback or ebook for example”
- Matt, who is an ex-teacher and currently runs a nightclub (Tiny) in Middlesbrough that has been closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak said “The idea of the book is to provide a much-needed distraction to adults at this worrying time - with satirical humour in mind. I know that many adults are struggling to cope and this book has been a kind of therapy for me and it will hopefully brighten things a little bit for those who read it”
- The book features many fun poems and anecdotes such as ‘Sheilagh the sleep paralysis Demon’, ‘Killer Karen’ & ‘The Creativity Llama” all of whom deal with the pandemic in their own way. The book also offers advice and activities that promise to make quarantine fun – drinking games, ‘recipes for disaster’ and quarantine cocktails - all of which can be done in the isolation of your own home. To support the book and the Kickstarter campaign visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandemicpoetry/pandemic-poetry-and-yellow-spray-paint before 29th April 2020. It is an ‘all or nothing’ type campaign so if the target isn’t reached then nobody loses money and the project isn’t funded.
Media Contact
Matthew Campbell matt@clubtiny.net 6 Conifer Cres
