It's almost become a job title, a name tag, if you will, that I wear when I go from the sedate, 8 - 10 hour day at the keyboard with little human contact to the plane - jumping, speech - giving, always - smiling publicity hound that is what most readers see
when they meet their favorite authors.
Pat Conroy remains a personal
favorite author of mine for that engaged reason — No matter how often and how popular,
when Pat's signing books, he introduces himself to each and every fan who approaches the table and
MEETS them... listening to each of their own family stories and anecdotes... An
author who is truly appreciative of his fans and so they adore him, too!