Wasn’t a fan from the beginning….

Question:

i am i total love with your books. i read them ALL the time. and mt teacher is SOOOO annoyed that i always read your books for my book report. anyway, i just wanted to say happy birthday to my favorite author and how much you mean to me. i definitely wasn’t a fan from the beginning, but I’ll be a fan till the end.

Phyllis replied:

Well, sometimes it takes a while for a book or a series to grow on you.   But even if you didn’t like my books, I appreciate your writing to me.