Writing, Self-Publishing, Book Marketing

A Writer’s Letter to Santa

December 23, 2010 at 7:01 pm mbutler22 Leave a comment

Dearest Santa,

Sifting through my closet the other day, furiously searching for a favorite shirt, frustrated and out of breath, I realized enough is enough. I plopped on the floor in the center of my closet and stared in disgust at my expanse of “stuff.”

Santa, over the years, you’ve been kind, maybe even too kind. Appreciation for all you’ve given flows through a heart full of Christmas cheer. But this year, Big Guy, I’m gonna switch it up a bit. No shoes, no painting supplies, no gadgets. The gifts I’m about to ask for are tools for my trade — I’m a writer.

First of all Santa, with all those elves scurrying about building toys, it must get noisy up there at the North Pole. I’m sure there are times when you’re making your list and checking it twice, that you could really use a little peace and quite. Well, with two little elves of my own constantly running around the house, I could too. If you’d be so kind as to find a way to send a brief reprise, say a weekend in a cabin in the woods or a ticket to a writers’ retreat, I’d be much obliged.

Secondly, since I think asking for a genie in a bottle is a little excessive, I’ll just ask for a little help on the creativity front. We writers are only as good as our next stroke of brilliance; so a little help with means for conjuring up ideas would be great.  Maybe some sound advice in the form of a new book to help keep the fires burning. Anything by Seth Godin would surely inspire.

Lastly, Santa, and this is a big one, I sure would like to publish my first book this year. I’ve been working on it for a while, but pieces of the puzzle just seem to elude me. There really isn’t any material possession I need to accomplish this, but you’re full magic, right? Yeah, I know you are. I’ve felt it forever. If you can cruise the world in a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer and fit down a fluted chimney, I know you’ve got what it takes to help me through to the end. And don’t you worry; next year there’ll be an autographed copy waiting for you next to the milk and cookies.

Thank you, Santa. Safe travels, and Merry Christmas.

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