I'll be around.
Well, tomorrow is the big day. The book is finally out, and copies will be propped on bookstore shelves or sent in the mail.
Stephen King, in his awesome book On Writing, calls the reading of a book a particular form of magic. I mean, tomorrow if you get your copy, you will travel through time. You will return to October 2008 when Jim and I first started batting around this idea to walk away from everything we knew, and return to something we'd always known. You will then follow me around Mrkopalj, Croatia, without ever leaving your reading nook, or your lawnchair at soccer practice, or the confines of your bathroom. It really is a pretty amazing thing, when you think about it.
Hopefully, you'll want to talk about the book when you finish it. Maybe tell your friends. Suggest it to your book club. Or maybe just shoot me a note, and ask me a question. I hope that you do any of these. And if you want to chat in person, I've got a few events coming up. You can take a look at my events calendar on this website to see when you can get a signed copy of Running Away to Home, or maybe just ask me that burning question: What did a sheep brain taste like? Because I will tell you that. Maybe you'll even meet Jeem and the kids.
But starting tomorrow, you'll definitely get to meet some of the best people ever. Robert, whom most early readers love the best so far. Stefanija, my steady guide and savvy friend. Pasha, the tough guy with the big heart. Marijan, the voice of gold. Jasminka and Mario, our first neighbors and parents of the hottest Olympian I know. Pavice and Manda and Viktor and Zeljko and Anjelka and all our family in the village.
Hold on, friends. And enjoy the trip!
