Well, guys, the letter in Locus is indeed from me.  I had hoped to be a little more focused with this and get a post up here before anything came out in Locus, or anywhere else public, so you would get it first, but I flat forgot that Charles has his on-line version of Locus now, too.  Sorry about that.

Don’t get too upset, guys.  Worse comes to worst, I will finish A Memory of Light, so the main story arc, at least, will be completed.  And frankly, as I said, I intend to beat this thing.  Anything can be beaten with the right attitude, and my attitude is, I have too many books to write yet for me to just lie down.  Don’t have time for it.  Besides, I promised Harriet I’d be around for our 50th, and that means another 25 years from this month right there.  Can’t break a promise to Harriet, now can I?

I had intended to go on with a few answers to questions when I made this post (I see some interesting ones), but that will have to wait, I’m afraid.  I have a few other things to get done first.  Maybe I’ll be able to get that up this afternoon or tomorrow.  No promises, though. Before I go to Mayo, though, I promise.  And updates from the Mayo as I can manage.

Oh, yes.  When the hair goes, with the chemo — as it is very likely to do — I’ll post some before and after shots, just so people showing up in Seattle and Anchorage won’t think we’ve run in a ringer.  Yes, I plan to keeping those signings in late June.  The chemo and recuperation should be finished by mid-to-late May, so I can make it.  Hey, there will be big salmon running in Alaska at that time, and I never passed up a chance at big fish in my life.

Again, sorry that you got the news in such a raggedy fashion.  I really did mean to handle things more smoothly.

Take care, guys.  Until the next time.

All my best,
RJ