Cooper Bishop is suffocating. Careening toward a dead-end future in the small Appalachian town of Festus, he dreams of escaping to the crashing waves of the California coast. Cooper longs to break free from his neglectful, alcoholic father and the haunting memories of his family’s broken past. He’s obsessed with writing stories greater than his own life experience, so when opportunity presents itself, Cooper and his friend Solomon seize it, setting off on the devil-may-care adventure of a lifetime. But the open road might not bring the freedom Cooper expects. Living by Solomon’s wits and Cooper’s imagination, the two friends scrape their way toward Hollywood as fact and fiction weave Cooper’s life together with the story he’s creating about screenwriter Eddie Vale. In this intricately developed literary departure, bestselling authors Sean Platt and Johnny B Truant explore the powerful force of story and how seemingly inconsequential choices create shockwaves that resonate for decades. Platt and Truant’s masterful narrative will unravel you and challenge your understanding of success, family, and courage.
Author
Sean loves writing books, even more than reading them. He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose. Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat. With Collective Inkwell Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings With 47North Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher With Realm & Sands Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down Greens: Retail noir comedy Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son. Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt (say hi so he can follow you back!)
