Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Join Derek Thompson, author of the humor memoir, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart, as he virtually tours the blogosphere May 1 – 25 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

Derek Thompson 3 ABOUT DEREK THOMPSON

Derek Thompson grew up in South Charleston, Ohio, where he earned the nickname “Butter” by his middle school crush. He basked in the glory of girls finally talking to him but unfortunately and eventually the true meaning of the nickname was revealed and attributed to some poorly timed bad dental hygiene practice. Putting this social disaster behind him he went on to receive a BA in communication in 2005 at Wittenberg University. He then pursued a corporate sales career at AT&T where he excelled in the high paced sales environment up until 2008.

It was at this time he was unexpectedly and rudely interrupted by his first manic episode which changed everything; they tended to be real bitches like that. The BMD took him back home where he struggled to understand what his new diagnosis of bipolar disorder type I was and meant. To cope with this confusion he began writing a blog, which eventually became his humorous memoir, as a therapeutic process to deal with his new crazy life and have some fun along the way. Derek currently resides on one of his family’s farms in rural Ohio where he wrote Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart.

You can learn more about the author at http://www.somewhereovertherainbowthebook.com

Check out Derek and his book at the following online locations:

Twitter | Facebook | Amazon | Kindle Store | Barnes & Noble | Official Tour Page


Somewhere Over the Rainbow ABOUT SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW, I’VE LOST MY DAMN MIND: A MANIC’S MOOD CHART

I figure that if I have to endure the worst parts of bipolar disorder, like psychosis, I get to laugh as much as possible along the way. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart is the story of one Millennial’s bipolar life, with moments ranging from the ridiculous to the terrifying to the hilarious. Blending pop culture references and cyberspeak with psychiatric terms, it combines the funny, conversational tone of Sh*t My Dad Says with a nonlinear narrative structure similar to that of Manic.

The book began as a blog: if you had a delusional relationship with Britney Spears, wouldn’t you brag about it to the entire world? To create the book, I organized the blog entries like a mood chart, a therapeutic tool which assigns colors to states of mind. The entries are divided into three sections, Depressed, Normal and Elevated, and cover the past three years: my psych ward getaways, my vision of fighting alongside Jesus at Armageddon, my attempts to find a woman who accepts that I sometimes lose my mind. Therapy “sessions” with a fictional psychiatrist provide my present-day reflections on each entry. (I had to create my ideal shrink because I tend to fight with the real ones.)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow will be the first humorous memoir about bipolar by a member of the Millennial Generation—today’s young adults. Because it doesn’t follow the usual narrative format, the reader can flip through at random or take the traditional cover-to-cover route. My book’s humor, cultural references and Internet origins will appeal to Millennials, now entering their twenties and thirties, as well as younger Gen Xers.

More than an account of coming to terms with a mental health condition, it’s a story of being young and feeling lost, dealing with heartbreak and still finding plenty to laugh about, no matter what happens.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic’s Mood Chart Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

Tuesday, May 1

Interview at Blogcritics

Thursday, May 3

Book Spotlight & Giveaway at Reader Girls

Friday, May 11

Book Review at Inside BJ’s Head

Tuesday, May 15

Interview at Lisa Haselton’s Reviews & Interviews

Thursday, May 17

Guest Blogging at Bookish

Friday, May 18

Interview & Book Giveaway at Inspired by Savannah

Monday, May 21

Book Spotlight at My Book Addiction and More

Tuesday, May 22

Interview at Literarily Speaking

Thursday, May 24

Book Review at Waiting on Sunday to Drown

Friday, May 25

Interviewed at Examiner

Guest Blogging at The Story Behind the Book

Derek Thompson’s  SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: I’VE LOST MY DAMN MIND VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR will officially begin on May 1 and end on May 25 2012. Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife(at)gmail.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing his book. Thank you!

UPDATE: THIS TOUR IS FULL. THANKS TO ALL PARTICIPATING REVIEWERS AND TOUR HOSTS!

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One Response to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I’ve Lost My Damn Mind Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2012”

  1. Heather says:

    Great Job Derek!!!

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