To infinity! And beyond!
Some of the best years of my life were spent in Charleston, South Carolina. It’s where I went back to college, where I met my best friends, where I discovered myself. It’s where my mother and sister now live, and the place I most fondly return to.
The College of Charleston is an absolute gem. I signed up to be a physics major and left with 100+ hours toward an English degree. I went back twice, sidelined all three times by the allure of the sea.
The first time was when I sailed off on my own boat to the Bahamas. The second time was when I jumped on a ship bound for Hong Kong. The final time was to take a job on a boat in New York. I will go back one day and finish that degree.
When the College of Charleston magazine got in touch to run a story on the changes in the publishing world, it led to a series of interviews, emails, and a funky photo shoot. It culminates in this amazing article by Alicia Lutz. Dennis Goldsberry, a professor we both had, should be proud. He changed the major of an old hack like me, and he produced a brilliant journalist like this.
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The typical articles I read about you focus only on the story of your meteoric rise in the publishing world. It remains fascinating of course! And I agree with the assessment that you aren't the face of ebook authors, but rather our hero! (Most of our works will still go unread, except by our friends.)
In this piece, I appreciated seeing more of your life's journey and turning points.
Fyi, my grandfather was a shrimp boat captain based out of Georgetown, just north of Charleston. He died before I was born. Don't think I could live on a boat like you guys, but I surely inherited a taste for shrimp & grits from him!