One of the great things about being an author is the fan mail.
Here’s a fun letter that arrived recently. Here’s the text:
“Dear Mortimus Clay,
The book The Purloined Boy is a great, fun filled book. It has superior word choice, such as imbeciles, conspiracy, hefted and apprehend. I understood the story line perfectly.
I think my favorite part was when Zephyr allowed Trevor to escape from where the bogeys took him. This book made me keep reading because I wanted to find out if Trevor would ever escape from his captors. This was aninteresting book because I like reading about mysteries. My favorite character was Trevor, because he likes to figure things out, just like me.
I am planning to recommend this book to some of my classmates; I look forward to discussing the book with them when they complete it.
I can’t wait until your next book comes out. Can you please tell me when you publish it?
Sincerely, K. H. – Mrs. Brennan’s 5th grader, M. Elementary School”
Thanks K. H. — I’m looking forward to meeting you. I believe arrangements are being made for Morty to visit your school. I’m told there are about 150 -200 of your classmates that I’ll be with!
Morty