Now I Know How Lee Child Feels

[Dana King]

The first royalty statement for wild Bill has appeared: $26.65. I’m not yet to the income level that will permit me to take over a bar for an evening at Bouchercon, but everyone who introduces themselves to me at next year’s conference will receive a stick of gum (flavor of my choice to be announced) from me personally.

Buy a few more copies, and I’m willing to raise the ante to those bite-sized Tootsie Rolls. Not that I’m begging for sales. Just sayin’.

[Dana King]

Thanks to all of you. I'll be sure you get the pieces with the least lint when I see you.

[Benjamin Sobieck]

You must've received my royalty statement in error. Sorry, you actually got $17.33. So it'll have to be individual Tic Tac capsules.

[Jenny Milchman]

Hey, from there to Lee is only a matter of quantity--qualitatively, you've arrived! Congrats!

[B.R.Stateham]

Now you are, by god, a working--paid!---novelist!  What the hell is this world coming to?!  (grinning)

Good luck, buddy.  Hope you sell a lot more of'em!