When Matt Stewart's agent submitted his debut novel to publishing houses, he didn't quite get the response he wanted.
"Many of them loved it, but none were willing to buy what they viewed as a 'risky' novel — vivid language, elements of fantasy and farce, raunchy humor," the San Francisco resident wrote on his website.
But Stewart didn't lose heart. On July 14, he started posting "The French Revolution" on Twitter.
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