Last week I received a text from an acquaintance who is reading Just Daisy. She's a booklover. She belongs to a book club, but...well, I'll just share her text with you. She said:

"Hi. I've been meaning to tell you that I'm close to halfway through your book and I really like it! I love your writing style and now I want to read The Great Gatsby. It makes me wonder why I've never read or watched Gatsby before now. But I've never really been a "classics" person. I should change that though."

Friends, I think my work is done. Now, I'm going to go weep with pride and joy.

But wait. If reading Just Daisy leads readers back to The Great Gatsby, doesn't that mean that reading my current work in progress, a 1980s retelling of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, will lead readers back to Twain?

I guess my work is not done. Back to the keyboard!

What is your favorite retelling?