Fan Mail Wednesday #123
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »I have a new motto: No more apologies! Fan mail is such a wonderful gift, such a privilege, but I so often associate it with a nagging sense of guilt. I sometimes struggle to keep up, fall behind, and it ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #120: On Reading & Rollercoasters
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Six Innings, the writing process | No Comments »I love hearing from readers of Six Innings, maybe because it's the kind of book that I would have read as a boy that age. I feel a connection to those guys. I replied: Dear Drew, Oh my, time flies. It looks ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #119: Play Ball!
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Six Innings | No Comments »Here's one from Wyatt . . . I replied: Dear Wyatt, Thanks for your letter. I'm sorry for the delay in my reply. Despite my best efforts, every year I seem to reach a point when I get hopelessly behind in my fan ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #118: Lucas from Iowa
Friday, June 10th, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »Wait, hold on, I think I've got one . . . I replied: Lucas! Thanks for writing. I've never been to Iowa. It's exciting to get a letter all the way from there. Does it really look like this? I was impressed by your ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #117
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »It's Wednesday all week and I'm on a Fan Mail Mission from God. As I mow them down, had to share this one just for the shape and wonder of it all . . . I replied: Dear Pranav, Thanks for your most ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #116
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »Hey, I think I've got one! I replied: Dear Brennig, Thanks for your letter. You are my first Brennig, though I should mention that I've received letters from 37 Brendans and 6 Brendens. I have to agree with you, The Case of the ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #115
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »I'll be honest here. I'm at a point that I reach a couple of times every year, where I'm swamped with fan mail, overwhelmed, and feel nothing but guilt. When I hear writers talk about how much they love fan ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #114: A Colorful Choice of Words
Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »NOTE: Apologies for the type-size weirdness of my reply. I don't have the patience to try to fix it now. Hi James Preller! I am a fan of your books! My class wrote you. I live in Richmond Hill, Ontario and my ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #112
Thursday, April 7th, 2011 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »Dear Mr. Preller, My name is Chelsey. I am writing because I have a seven year old sister who came across your Jigsaw Jones books in her classroom. She has a birthday coming up and her one wanted item is the ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #111 (Re: Book Titles)
Thursday, March 31st, 2011 Posted in Bystander, Fan Mail, Justin Fisher Declares War!, bullying, the writing process | 2 Comments »- Don't you love the icon that I use for every Fan Mail Wednesday? A word of explanation for younger readers: It's an illustration of something we used to call "a letter." You see, long ago, we used to -- and ...