Striking Out was released a year ago, and I just thought I'd say thanks for all the support. Copies have been sold in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Japan, and I've received (mostly) good reviews and comments. Some fans even sent pics of them enjoying their copies from the beach, but spared me the later photo of them hurling the book into the ocean. One semi-famous man even DM'ed me to say he'd bought his copy whilest taking the Browns to the Super Bowl. And if that doesn't sum up the totality of Striking Out ...
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My mind always associated the Beach Boys with the shore: sun and sand, heat and sweat, Coppertone and girls in bikinis. They didn't sing about boardwalk pizza, soft-serve ice cream parlors, or arcades full of Pac-Man cabinets, but I'm sure "Surfing U.S.A." was playing in those places!
Read moreCream? White?
Publishing a book is like planning a wedding — so many stupid little decisions, each with an obvious and cost-effective answer, but people constantly try to talk you into the more expensive and less appealing choice.
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