Well look what time it is. And by time
of course I mean day. The hour is actually of little significance.
What’s important, however, is the fact that it’s Monday, and I
will be posting a Monday Mailbag today. It will be the first time. I
made a big deal about posting on Tuesday last week, only to find out
that the first Mailbag ever was actually also posted on Tuesday.
Whoops. Well, color me embarrassed. Anywhoodles, here it is, for the
first time ever on Monday, your Monday Mailbag!
This week I dug deep. After poring for
hours over scores of questions, I came up with the one. I sifted
through meaningless questions, you know, meaning of life type stuff,
and came away with what people really want to know.
What are you gonna do with your first
million?
Leia Kaanapali, HI
Leia, did you know
that I was on my way to visit you in Maui in late 2010? Of course you
didn’t. I wasn’t the uber-famous author I am now. But I was.
Tickets purchased and everything. I wanted to get a little piece of,
in the words of Coldplay, para-para-paradise. Or in the word broken
up and repeated of Coldplay I guess. But you know what? I don’t
want to talk about it. Did I make it to Hawaii? I’m not gonna answer
that question. Suffice it to say that talking about it feels like my
heart is covered in super-adhesive band-aids that are being pulled
off slowly and excruciatingly a millimeter at a time. Let’s just
drop it.
So, what I am going
to do with my first million. Well, Leia, you’re going to have to be
a little more specific. Unfortunately, you can’t be. There just
isn’t time. I’d have to write you back and then wait for your
reply. It would put the whole Monday thing in serious jeopardy. So,
I’m just going to assume you’re asking the obvious question. What
am I going to do with my first million published words? Well, I
knocked of 90k+ with The Boo Hag, so I’m well on my way. Right now
I’m working on a little summer lovin’ story in the Missouri heat
that may involve a witch or two. That’s gonna be another 60k at
least. After that, it’s back to Lenny and the gang for another 90k
or so. So, unless my math is off, I guess that covers it.
And that’s your
Monday Mailbag!
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