Gareth P Jones
@garethpjones
Writer of books, composer of musicals, performer of performances. Listen, I'll pretty much do anything for the right price. I'll clean your car windows if you're paying & I have access to a damp cloth.
One final performance of CinderGorilla: The Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe before I have an entire day off. On Monday I will get back to my library tour of the UK with 4 Northumberland libraries.
I'm just a man standing on a stage holding a shoe aloft asking you to come to his show. CinderGorilla @edfringe.bsky.social 11:40 the space @ surgeons hall
1/3rd of the way through the summer. It's not been without its travel complications so far but I'm loving every minute of it. Today is the biggest travel day as I travel to Tonbridge, Maidstone then Bradford.
Oh no, I'm taking my one man show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival & I've just seen that I've sold a grand total of ZERO TICKETS for the first two shows. It's on from 7th August and I promise it's not rubbish. If you know any families around Edinburgh next week, please do tell them about my show.
Tickets available for all 3 shows now. Mine can found here www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2026/c...
It's not for me to call myself the hardest working author in book business, but I'm not going to stop you. Here's a map of where to find/avoid me from now until 1st September.
Today I've been emailing reviewers about my Edinburgh show and because I'm personally so tired of these crappy AI written phishing emails about my books, I've been making each email different & ensuring that they all have at least one beautiful human mistake.
Those heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this August with kids, please consider dropping in on my debut Fringe show. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
It's been a while since I did one of these, but here is a short rap based on a post by @nataliereed84.bsky.social. (Made in a hurry but without AI)
Change a letter of an existing song to make a new one. WE ATE THE CHAMPIONS for @writerblighter.bsky.social Note: this is a new tune. Not a parody where I change the words of an existing song, which is something I find a bit dull... & like the musical equivalent of colouring in.
I wasn't going to ask any of these things but now I feel like I need an answer to all of them. (I do know some of them)
I wonder what qualifications one requires to become an Author Visibility Consultant. I'm kind of imagining someone in a funny hat with one of those duck-calling things around his neck, identifying any authors in the wild.
I wrote these words to capture the moment. This piece of writing doesn't really have a purpose, but I thought maybe it's worth putting it online in case anyone sees it & happens to be in Leicester. If so, please do say hello to Lizzie, admire her art & help her pay for tonight's room.
It's all this stuff that's driving me crazy. I'm thinking of postcards rather than flyers. Anyone got any strong opinions about this design? Is it working? This stuff is not my comfort zone.
Crud or classic, there's no such thing is a good book. Books mean different things to different people - as these reviews of The Considine Curse demonstrate. And any book is a new book if it's the first time you're picking it up. So why not pick up a copy and decide for yourself?
Yesterday's song was about superstition. Excitingly, I think it's the first ever song written about this subject. No, I can't think of a single song about Superstition.
Yesterday I turned King Charles III's speech into a rap but today...
Yes, the ticket details are on that link. This is the venue I've gone for. I'll be on 11:40 every day for the first week.
I love this oddity I found in a charity shop that Kenny Ball made for his Japanese fans.
Published today, my 8th picture book... and the answer to the question, which came first? The Chicken or the Egg?