What kinds of goodies might a fan get for writing you a letter?
When I just sent people a letter back, I hated it. Now I send everybody a package of weird little surprises. Everybody loves getting packages. Big, frilly heart-shaped boxes of candy. Last Valentine’s Day I sent out 160 of those. Several hundred Jesus night lights. Fluorescent wigs. Tiaras. Lots and lots of jewelry. They create this opening for interacting with other people.
Your fans have even made a spectacle of interacting.
This one reading in Berkeley was probably the best. It was this packed, incredibly over-heated book event, and maybe 50 or 75 waiters crowded in at the last minute, all with bruised eyes. They started throwing dinner rolls at the audience. During the reading they puked clam chowder all over the podium.
Interesting. In “Fight Club,” there were some disaffected waiters, but no projectile bread or vomit. So your fans are taking it a step further.
I love it. I’ve had people beating on the roof of the car and chasing me down the alley.
So they’re kind of groupies.
I’ve always said this isn’t about me. This is about bringing people back to books. If this is what it takes, this is what it takes.
