It was another great vacation, but the WIND was out of control. That being the case, I wasn't able to work on the next manuscript while on the beach. And other than the one day we went to DeLand, the beach is where we stayed ALL DAY 8)
On the first Sunday I received a surprise email from the editor of the Daytona Beach News Journal. We had been sending emails back and forth over the previous months and I first doubted she would include a non-local boy's book in their paper. Instead, they surprised me and put an article in their Sunday Edition. Karen sent a PDF that can be viewed below. That one single day caused Code of Misconduct's best Amazon rating to date. 22K out of a million.
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Daytona Beach News Journal link to Book Article
We left bookmarks at a few book stores on the first Saturday and handed out dozens on the beach to people who were already reading. Everyone was very receptive and curious about the book. Mrs. Colson and I wore our T-Shirts to the beach and I flew a Code of Misconduct Beach towel most of the week. You can see how strong the wind was
The wind was in fact SO STRONG that it destroyed my beloved Corvette tent on Wednesday :BH It was on year 4 and had done it's duty very well. Unfortunately, it was a car show tent with a high peak that did not work well with the high winds. No matter....I ran to Walmart and bought a low-profile tent to stand in until I can find another cool one for the beach next year. As you may guess, the next one will probably promote some book... :laugh
On Thursday, Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson and Major "Rocky" Norris treated Mrs. Colson and I to coffee at the Volusia County Court House Coffee Shop. Sheriff Johnson had a great sense of humor about the book and was curious about his counterpart in the story. Without giving too much away about the plot, I told him he had nothing to worry about :Ninja He received a large stack of bookmarks and said he would make sure his deputies got them. The town of Deland, Florida looks like a beautiful place and I may have gotten a step further in convincing Mrs. Colson to move to their fair county in a few years.
I'll have to post another "odd dancing couple" that I filmed at Inlet Harbor later. We found another great band there on the first night.
On the first Sunday I received a surprise email from the editor of the Daytona Beach News Journal. We had been sending emails back and forth over the previous months and I first doubted she would include a non-local boy's book in their paper. Instead, they surprised me and put an article in their Sunday Edition. Karen sent a PDF that can be viewed below. That one single day caused Code of Misconduct's best Amazon rating to date. 22K out of a million.
NDaytona Beach News Journal link to Book Article
We left bookmarks at a few book stores on the first Saturday and handed out dozens on the beach to people who were already reading. Everyone was very receptive and curious about the book. Mrs. Colson and I wore our T-Shirts to the beach and I flew a Code of Misconduct Beach towel most of the week. You can see how strong the wind was
The T-Shirts
The wind was in fact SO STRONG that it destroyed my beloved Corvette tent on Wednesday :BH It was on year 4 and had done it's duty very well. Unfortunately, it was a car show tent with a high peak that did not work well with the high winds. No matter....I ran to Walmart and bought a low-profile tent to stand in until I can find another cool one for the beach next year. As you may guess, the next one will probably promote some book... :laugh
On Thursday, Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson and Major "Rocky" Norris treated Mrs. Colson and I to coffee at the Volusia County Court House Coffee Shop. Sheriff Johnson had a great sense of humor about the book and was curious about his counterpart in the story. Without giving too much away about the plot, I told him he had nothing to worry about :Ninja He received a large stack of bookmarks and said he would make sure his deputies got them. The town of Deland, Florida looks like a beautiful place and I may have gotten a step further in convincing Mrs. Colson to move to their fair county in a few years.
I'll have to post another "odd dancing couple" that I filmed at Inlet Harbor later. We found another great band there on the first night.
