This is why I write!
Letters like the one below are why I wanted to write my story, and why I can't stop writing now that I have begun. I haven't done any free book giveaways here on goodreads, but I have been raffling off copies on my Beyond John Dann FaceBook page. On top of that, I started what I called a "Mystery Copy" giveaway this summer. I left a total of ten copies that were inscribed, "If you have found this book, it was meant to be yours! May joy and happiness follow you always," at the base of a tree, at various sites. I often wondered what happened to those books. Well, I got this message from a local librarian the other day. This, my friends, is what writing is all about to me! Take care!
Hello Mr.Banks,
You don't know me, but it looks as if we have a few mutual friends. I am a librarian at the Groton Public Library and I wanted you to know that a young patron came in the other evening and was raving about your book. He found an autographed copy under a tree in Groton. He went on and on about how much he enjoyed your book and how much it influenced his life. I had known this young man from when he was a younger teenager and for him to even think about reading was a great surprise.
I hope to read it as well!
Anne
Hello Mr.Banks,
You don't know me, but it looks as if we have a few mutual friends. I am a librarian at the Groton Public Library and I wanted you to know that a young patron came in the other evening and was raving about your book. He found an autographed copy under a tree in Groton. He went on and on about how much he enjoyed your book and how much it influenced his life. I had known this young man from when he was a younger teenager and for him to even think about reading was a great surprise.
I hope to read it as well!
Anne
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Aug 23, 2013 12:25AM
I love your idea of leaving copies for people to find and to get such a wonderful response. Keep on writing, Thurman, it is your destiny!
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It was wonderful to get this response. I hope to have a chance to meet this young man someday, just so I can let him know how much he has now inspired me. I think we can all choose our destiny. For some of us, it takes a tragedy to bring us our greatest clarity. Now that I can see what I believe and know in my heart I was meant to do, I am going to keep doing it until my last breathe!
And thank you for those kind words, Jenny. We can, we will, make our mark in this literary world!
What a lovely idea. perhaps one that more of us as writers should do.
Judith, you just never know how much one small act of kindness may affect another. Your book, Jenny's book, my book, may be just what one person needs at the time they find it, so why not give it a try. Messages like the one I received make it more than worth it. I hope you're having a great day, and thanks for joining in. :)
