A Fable About Finding Your Path In Life
Pixote tells the story of a spoiled young Prince who seeks to find the most valuable gift in the world. His journey leads him through a tapestry of eccentric Kings and their idiosyncrasies. Pixote is a testament that the most extraordinary journeys are the ones that guide us towards something.Author Joseph Wheeler writes a remarkable tale about the greatest journey of all, pursuing and finding ones true path in life.Pixote is a memorable and meaningful book for all ages. Prepare to embark on an adventure you will never forget.
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WHAT IS PIXOTE ABOUT?
Joseph Wheeler’s brilliant book “Pixote” is a fable about a spoiled young Prince who seeks to find the most valuable gift in the world. His journey leads him to a distant land where he encounters a tapestry of eccentric Kings with their wisdom, ignorance, and insecurities that forever shape his path in life.Pixote is a magnificent tale of discovery and is destined to become a modern classic. Its resonating core theme is written in the forward of the book, “When we go through something, we go towards something.”Pixote is a beautiful story of self discovery with a pointed message for every reader to contemplate. Pixote is a memorable and meaningful tale for all ages. Prepare to embark on an adventure you will never forget.IS PIXOTE A GOOD BED TIME STORY?
Pixote exceeds the essential qualities of a perfect bedtime story. Always remember, read 20 pages per night for a bed-time story delight.WHO ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE STORY OF PIXOTE?
The main characters of Pixote are:The Prince/Pixote
A young spoiled Prince. He is curious, sheltered, and entitled. He embarks on a journey to find the most valuable gift in the world.The King Of Wealth
The greedy King, a narcissist obsessed with material possessions.The King Of War
The violent King, power hungry, defensive, and napoleonic.The King Of Confidence
The colorful egocentric King, vivacious and dramatic.The King Of Medicine
The mad scientist King, an enabler for the Kings addicted to his elixirs and potions.The King Of Joy
The delusional King, with a myopic view of the world.The King Of Pain
The saddest King, hopeless, depressed, without confidence.The King Of Knowledge
The perfectionist King, recorder of all events, full of facts, not real experience.The King Of Words
The kind King, wise and kind, the least King like.WHAT ARE SOME POPULAR QUOTES FROM PIXOTE?Pixote is filled with many memorable quotes. Here are a few popular quotes:“When we go through something, we go towards something.” (The theme of the book)“Having no visible success or gold does not invalidate my pursuit of happiness.”“It is only when we struggle through an unsurmountable obstacle that we obtain character and coherence.”“If everyone comprehended the healing power of the desert, all the deserts in the world would be without sand.”“Interest grows where attention goes.”WHAT IS PIXOTE'S ISBN NUMBER?
9798992474800 (eBook)WHAT GENRE IS PIXOTE?
Pixote is categorized as Fiction / Fantasy.WHAT IS THE AGE RANGE FOR PIXOTE?
Pixote is a story that is well suited for ages 3 to 105.5.
FUN FACTS
THE PIXOTE DREAM
The story of Pixote came to the author in an early morning dream in October 2023, the story, mostly fully formed and quickly written down before the dream faded away into the day.PIXOTE RESEARCH
Research on the characters and story outline occurred from October 2023 - December 2023.DAY ONE OF WRITING
The official Pixote book writing began on January 2, 2024 on a cold winter’s day. The first pages of Pixote were written inside a car in a parking lot during freezing weather for about 7 hours. The book took 3 months to initially write.EDITING PIXOTE
Editing and refining Pixote took 9 months and 32 drafts. In total, Pixote was created between October 2023 to January 2025, 15 months.NUMEROUS HOT BEVERAGES
Over 100 hot beverages from tea to coffee were consumed in the writing of Pixote, and more than 250 cups during the editing. Creativity requires the ceremonial routine of tea and coffee!AUDITORY ILLUSIONS
From the very early days of writing, the story began to play out in the author's head as if he were watching or listening to a school play. The characters voices and habits so clear as if they were being performed right in front of him while he wrote what he experienced. It was as if he was in the audience taking notes. The customary student acting errors, missed lines and cues, with the vision of the laughter of an auditorium of parents laughing out loud influenced the writing. From the very first day, this illusion of a play returned every day when Pixote was being written, edited, or read, the play was always there in the mind.PIXOTE RELEASE DATE
Pixote was released exclusively on Apple Books on February 2, 2025WHAT TYPE OF BOOK IS PIXOTE?
Pixote is a novella, a book that is under 100 pages and approximately 20,300 words. Some of the most acclaimed books were novellas including Animal Farm, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Bartlett - The Scrivener, A Christmas Carol, Of Mice and Men, The Outsiders and many more.ALTERNATE TITLE
The book was going to be titled “The Spoiled Prince”, but the author owned the three domains for the word Pixote and thought it would be better if the character had an evolution to a new name while on his journey.DEBUT BOOK
Pixote is the first book written by author Joseph Wheeler.IN THE FUTURE
In the not so distant future, Pixote will be read by most school children, parents and grand parents, performed on stage, and watched on grand cinematic screens.
