Ying, Yang and Ambivalence

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Ying, Yang and Ambivalence

This is what happens when someone who can’t draw hands does anyway.

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Sneaky Burrito
9 years ago

I was seriously having trouble figuring out what the third item in the title list was supposed to be. “Ying, Yang and Evil University?” “Ying, Yang and Paul Vayro?”

(Also: “ying?”)

gp
gp
9 years ago

For a while, I thought the title was Ying and Yang. Then I found and had to make sense of that little comma.

Sirona
9 years ago
Reply to  gp

Oh, yes. I missed that too. Still stupid and wrong.

Sirona
9 years ago

YIN and Yang. YIN! This is wow, bad! The castle thing looks like a termite mound. They have buckets on their heads (for heads?) and their feet are pools of goo(?). There is NOTHING positive to be said about this. It just royally sucks.

Ebony McKenna
9 years ago

Ambi Va Lence is the worst nom de plume in the world!

john e. . .
9 years ago
Reply to  Ebony McKenna

HAH

Matt Nelson
9 years ago
Reply to  Ebony McKenna

::slow clap::
Bravo, Ebony McKenna. Bra-VO.

Ebony McKenna
9 years ago
Reply to  Matt Nelson

*takes a bow*

red
red
9 years ago
Reply to  Ebony McKenna

LOL

john e. . .
9 years ago

Is anyone else reminded of that episode of Scooby Doo where they visit the castle shaped like poo and drop some mushrooms and have this whole Peter Max trip where Shaggy is turned into Atlas, but drops earth and has to chase after it through the cosmos with a butterfly net but he can’t hold the butterfly net because his hands have been turned into spatulas? I think Velma has a baby in that one.

James F. Brown
James F. Brown
9 years ago

OK. Two dudes with buckets over their heads. Cool. So what’s the deal here? Capture time for the world?

Paul Vayro
Paul Vayro
9 years ago
Reply to  James F. Brown

If you are genuinely interested, they have to capture an Earth in order to pass the Megalomaniac course at Evil University.

It’s part of a Sci-Fi comedy series, hence the cartoon nature of the cover.

As for the buckets for heads, it refers to a game they play called Yoghurt Bucket. It’s integral to the first novel, and also a pleasing way of me never imposing my image of the main characters upon you, the reader.

Like I said, if you were genuinely interested. If not, as is life.

Paul Vayro
Paul Vayro
9 years ago

I’m truly honoured to have been subjected to such a critical mauling.

I can only thank everyone who has participated, my parents for refusing to ever correct my continual depiction of hands as stubs, apparently it allowed my creativity to flourish and my aura to beam brighter than god after he’s had his teeth whitened, cheers to god, whilst we’re talking about you, for, well, making everything including this wonderful page; ta to my Aunt Flora for buying that crayon set when I was six, but most of all, I’d like to thank myself. I knew one day I’d create a stir in the art world. Proof that persistence does truly gain rewards.

If anyone does care about the actual book, it’s the third in a series. Imagine that. I had a go at two other covers.

Who do I think I am!

Lucie Le Blanc
Lucie Le Blanc
9 years ago
Reply to  Nathan

Seconded! This guy has style!

john e. . .
9 years ago
Reply to  Paul Vayro

Huzzah! Huzzah! To you AND your Aunt Flora!

I still have little interest in reading this book, but anyone who compares his aura to the brightness of god’s teeth does impress me as someone able to string words into amusing sentences.

Huzzah! I say again.

Paul Vayro
Paul Vayro
9 years ago

Well, I’m positively gushing.

I shall wear my honorary status with pride, and do everything in my power to keep producing such glory.

This one’s for you Aunt Flora.

By the way, the books are all free and filled with such literary wittering. Just saying.

Lucie Le Blanc
Lucie Le Blanc
9 years ago
Reply to  Paul Vayro

Sir, you have class and, as john e. so charmingly said, you sure can string words. You have titillated my curiosity. It’s not a genre I am ususally fond of, but I’ll give it a try and I’ll make sure to leave a fair review.

If not for your comments here, I would never have given your books a chance. Think of all the readers you could have if your covers were more… less… well, you know. 😉

Paul Vayro
Paul Vayro
9 years ago
Reply to  Lucie Le Blanc

Maybe I already considered such a thing, and failed to draw hands accordingly; or maybe life is just a mish-mash of coincidence and farce, and sometimes fortune grows from the confusion.

Either way, I appreciate the perusal. If it’s not for you, not a problem. If it’s just terrible, I look forward to seeing my work on LousyBooksThatNeverNeededWriting.com.

Cheers.