Dito Abbott

Biography

Dito ("dee-toe" - rhymes with "Cheetoh") Abbott writes MG/YA fantasy novels because the alternative (building a trans-dimensional portal) is highly math-intensive and risks opening doors to worlds where pizza does not exist. As a lifelong sailor who circumnavigated the globe by the age of twenty-seven, he is drawn to adventure and squeezes airships, secret temples, and fang-ridden creatures (with extra ooze) into his stories at every opportunity. He wrote his debut novel, "Debunked", over the course of two years, while sailing from Florida to Mexico with his parents, wife, and kids.

Fun Facts

What Shampoo Do You Use?

No idea. Without my reading glasses, I just grab random bottles and hope they do hair things. Judging by how thin it's getting back there, I cannot recommend this approach (in a related note, a shower ledge is a terrible place to store drain de-clogger).

Your Dream Car

Land Rover Defender

Favorite Sport

Quidditch

Mountains or Beach? Why?

Beach, because...beach.

Pet Peeve

When pizza places don't take pride in their pies. It's not complicated, but you can still blow our minds with flavor.

Book that Changed Your Life

What to Expect When You're Expecting - not exactly a surprise ending, but definitely life changing

Favorite Place to Write

Hammock, on the foredeck of a sailboat.

Do You Listen to Music While Writing? What Kind?

I listen to the music of my HEART, man. Also, sometimes Enya (which is the same thing).

Favorite Character You Created

Roncordiant Flog, because of his name. Or possibly Vicarious Quibble. Or Cranial Dalus. I like names.

Where Do You Live?

Hopefully, in bookshelves, heads, and hearts

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Debunking Field Manual (and Bathroom Companion)

by Dito Abbott

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