Sometimes, as an author, I will discover I've had a larger impact than I'd realized. Farrah Al-Mutawa, a close friend and fan, sent me the following texts - I have kept the texts exactly as they'd come to me, and only took out my one or two responses - and I cannot tell you how grateful and humbled I feel because of them:
Some of my friends can't focus on reading cause of ADHD but they can handle being read to
One of friends (passed away a few months ago) has cancer and so I read them your books
They said it was great escape from the cancer and the hospital without leaving the hospital
Don’t thank me
They told me to thank you
But I was so sad their passing I wasn't able to cope
They enjoy your Galactic book best
I prefer Cupid
But they enjoyed all of them
She passed away before Valentine's Day
We had planned on re reading Cupid on v day
That's why I had to put off re reading your books for a bit
I realize that I can visit my friend anytime
Just by reading your books
It's like she's there with me when I do
Never got a chance to read her other author friends books but at least she got to read yours
As a bonus, I received these texts on a day when I was feeling particularly low regarding my writing. Needless to say, this perked me right up! I am a very lucky author.
