Terry Fallis wins Leacock award for humorous novel

Terry Fallis of Thornley Fallis and the Inside PR podcast has won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for his novel about Canadian politics, The Best Laid Plans.

Why is this something I’d blog about? Well, Terry has become a friend of mine in Toronto’s social media world. And, he self-published the book after he couldn’t get a publisher to bite, then he podcasted podcast the novel, a chapter at a time, making it freely available. So if you’re trying to get your novel out there for the world to notice, take a page from Terry’s book (OK, not literally).

I loved the story, which I consumed over the Christmas holidays, laughing out loud at times.

Congratulations, Terry! Three questions: When will The Best Laid Plans become a major motion picture? What’s your next book about? Why does everyone think Dave Jones is the funny one on Inside PR?

Comments

[Sallie Goetsch (rhymes with]

I think it's great that Terry won, but if we don't say "broadcasted," and wouldn't say "He casted a stone into the lake," then let's just use "podcast" as the past tense of "to podcast."

[Donna Papacosta]

You're absolutely right, Professor Goetsch. "Podcasted" sounds awful. I'm going to edit this right now.

Thanks,
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