For Make Benefit....

When my first book came out I started up a fancy website cause that’s what you do these days. Anyone who is anyone (famous) has a fancy website. And I was planning to be just such anyone (famous). I had a catchy URL too – joannaharris.com. Impressive, no? I was adding my own name to the World Wide Web. “Watch out world” I said, “I’ve written a book!” My friend Costa designed the site and made a place for email and journal entries and news…..like a real live website ought to have. I was planning to be big time. Preparing for an inbox full of fan mail…or something. It even had a section called “books” for the many many books I would surely be writing. And selling. And signing.

Soooo then....

I lost my book deal. And then I lost my mind for a moment. Slightly. I was kinda-sorta-in-a-way mad at the whole idea. I was mad that I had failed (supposedly) and mad that I had some big fancy website with my big fancy face on it and nothing to really show for it. So instead of paying the monthly hosting fee to keep it up (which originally was supposed to be offset by the famous money I would be famously raking in due to my famous-ness) – I shut it down. I didn’t take much time to think about it. I just sent a one sentence email to “tech support” asking them to discontinue joannaharris.com. And they did. Just like that. And I moved on. Just like that.

Then today….. I got the below email forward from my boss.

-----Original Message-----
From: A fan
Sent: Mon 2/5/2007 9:08 PM
To: Jo’s Boss
Subject: ATT: Joanna Harris

Please advise Ms. Harris that her own website is not accessible at joannaharris.com It takes you to a site of patches that you can sew on your jacket to benefit rescue dogs.
I was hoping to comment on a book she wrote that I just finished reading.
Thanks.
A fan

I guess someone noticed that I wasn’t around.
And then stalked me at my place of business.
And I guess I forgot that some people out there are still reading my book.
And that maybe I shouldn’t give up on things so easily.
And that I’m a dork.
And that my inconsistency has apparently been benefiting rescue dogs.
Amen.