It's finally happened. I've got a writing credit in a book. And not one I've published myself. A real book that's sold in shops and on Amazon."Which book is it?" Glad you asked that. The Beer Book, edited by Tim Hampson. I wrote the bit on Dutch beer. A small fraction of the book. But I still get my name in the list of contributors.
The book was published in September 2008. Why do I only mention it now? Because I'd been waiting until I'd seen the book myself. As I was due two free copies, I wasn't going to buy it. The publishers sent my copies out in October. They never arrived. They sent two more in December. They didn't arrive either. At the third attempt, the Dutch postal service finally managed to get them to me. They arrived yesterday in a sack. Don't ask me why. Or where the first two packages went.
I have to see that it looks really good. Very well laid out and with great photographs. Not had chance to peruse all the text yet, but it looks very thorough.
I've taken my first step on the road to literary stardom. Now I just need to persuade someone to publish a whole book of my writing. Any offers?
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Exciting! Looks like quite a tome as well. You must be quite pleased!
It's a really nice book - I actually paid money for it. Your bits are the best, obviously.
The book is very well designed and looks great. I'm very proud of my 5 pages.
Thanks for the heads-up, Ron, hope it does well.
Gary
I see the commentary editing is by a local brewer. Now I have 2 reasons to buy the book.
First Stater, it's a bit weird that in the US version Sam Calagione is credited. His name appears nowhere in the European version.
Sam sells beer and books. Dogfish Head makes some amazing beers and some that make you scratch your head. He also has authored several books which are quite easy reads. If you get to Delaware, the first US state, make sure to get to his brew pub. I guarantee you will be amazed, not necessarily pleased, but amazed by his brewing philosophy and products.
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