Going Viral

by Steven Luna

"Mac Bishop had no idea when he uploaded the video of himself eating the prosciutto and provolone sandwich with seedy brown mustard on crusty rye that it would end up changing his entire life. He barely remembered that he’d done it to begin with. He only knew that his heart was deeply broken, and it made him terribly sad and incredibly hungry. And thirsty for low-quality beer." So begins Going Viral, the hilarious tale of a twenty-four hour adventure that sets down-on-his-luck Mac Bishop on a path toward fame and fortune, stardom and celebrity...and a few dark twists he never saw coming. With his best friend Carl and his cousin Harris taking over as his pro-team, Mac becomes Sandwich Guy, the internet's Next Big Thing, which brings him an unexpected opportunity to put his crumbling life back on track. Book deals! Movie deals! Money like Mac has never dreamed of! The chance to work with such high-powered celebrities as super-feel-good daytime talk show host Anna Ellwood and mega-movie star Julian Holt! Every next minute brings something wonderful and new, which is just what he needs after his searing breakup with long-time girlfriend Samantha and the failure of GroBack, his ill-conceived hair restoration invention. But internet fame can bring as much trouble as opportunity, and when his unpredictable investor-slash-loan-shark Dmitri Vang catches wind of Mac's rising star, he wants in on the action...and he isn't going to take "no" for an answer. Soon, Mac and crew are working to outsmart his nemesis and trying to keep their heads on straight, all while navigating the unpredictable ups and downs of being an online sensation. And beneath the mayhem and madness lies the heartbreaking reason Mac made the video in the first place. If only he could tell someone how it all came about... Yeah...social media sure can be a mixed bag. But some days, your life just clicks.

361 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2019

About the author

Steven Luna likes making things up on a daily basis. This biography, though factual, is one of those things. He's the author of the absurdly humorous Joe Vampire series for grown-ups, the heart-wrenchingly serious Songs from the Phenomenal Nothing for almost-grown-ups, and the magical realism tale Starfire and the Miracle Tree for readers of all ages. Simeon Croom and the Treasure Star, his new comedy-adventure series, is now available.