Rune Marie Nielsen Releases YOSHI'S PAINTBRUSH

In Rune Marie Nielsen's new novel, "Yoshi's Paintbrush: Lessons in Nonconformity" (published by AuthorHouse), readers meet the artistic Yoshi, a 12-year-old ninja wannabe with a big imagination and a thirst for adventure.

While painting a picture of a dog one afternoon, Yoshi waves her paintbrush, and magically, her painting comes to life. The dog introduces herself as Zippy, a shape-shifting dog who is both quirky and terribly clever.

Together, Yoshi and Zippy take a trip through the many layers of Yoshi's subconscious, travelling through different dimensions and realities where Yoshi's name changes to Joshi. Along the way, the pair encounters a talking bamboo plant, time travelling toilets and plenty of mischief as Yoshi discovers who she truly is on the inside.

Nielsen wrote the novel with a graphic novel-writing style in mind. Each chapter finishes with an illustration to better depict the events that happened in the chapter.

"This book is meant to revitalize an appreciation for the imagination and creativity while inspiring readers to take action in making their dreams come true," Nielsen writes. "Normal life doesn't have to be boring and normal."

An excerpt from "Yoshi's Paintbrush":

"'Zippy, tell me how I can get back to who I was!'
'Why are you so impatient?' Zippy laughed. 'Wait and see.'
'I'm waiting as fast as I can,' Joshi told her. Zippy didn't look the least bit worried.
'You are who you were, because you're you.'"

"Yoshi's Paintbrush"
By Rune Marie Nielsen
Softcover | 5 x 8 in | 246 pages | ISBN 9781481756532
E-Book | 246 pages | ISBN 9781481756525
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Rune Marie Nielsen is a comic artist, painter and writer who enjoys learning foreign languages and traveling abroad. Her first comic was published at age 12 and she has since written fiction and nonfiction for various magazines and journals.

AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions, LLC self-publishing imprint, is a leading provider of book publishing, marketing, and bookselling services for authors around the globe and offers the industry's only suite of Hollywood book-to-film services. Committed to providing the highest level of customer service, AuthorHouse assigns each author personal publishing and marketing consultants who provide guidance throughout the process. For more information or to publish a book, visit authorhouse.com or call 1-888-519-5121. For the latest, follow @authorhouse on Twitter.

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