Murphy uses a number of literary techniques, including the use of first person point of view, flashbacks, imagery, interior monologue laced with verbal irony, humor, and regionalism.

The author tells the story in the first person point of view, consistent with the other books in the series. As Ace tells the story using the pronouns "I" and "we," readers experience his adventures. Flashbacks appropriately provide needed information. For example, Ace frequently refers to his movie Bound and Gagged from the novel Ace Hits the Big Time and he mentions characters and events from Ace Hits Rock Bottom. Murphy does an excellent job of revealing enough past information to inform readers.

Murphy uses imagery to evoke a sensation of the Hobart's trip west. From the showbiz atmosphere of New York City, to the suburban sprawl of Kansas City, to the sunny soft New Mexico afternoons with grass...