Facebook has still not
reactivated my pen name.
(Facebook says
it is ‘under review’
but it has been
‘under review’ for 5 weeks.)
At least once a week,
I receive a message
from another writer
telling me they would be
freakin’ out
if that happened to them
and that my sales
must be a disaster.
Thank you. (<–sarcasm)
That was not helpful.
At all.
I believe
they’re not merely
insensitive asshats.
I believe
they truly want
to ask me
how I’m selling books
without Facebook.
They, unfortunately,
don’t know
how to ask that question
well
(or at all).
Most times,
the best way
to ask the question
is simply to ask
the d@mn question.
You’re more likely
to f*ck up the request
if you try to approach it
sideways.
I get so ticked off
at the writers
who tell me
my career is likely
to nosedive;
I don’t answer
their unasked question.
I send them
a breezy
not-at-all helpful
reply.
Ask the question.