Diary for March 8-14th (mostly the same for all books this week.)
Tomorrow (March 6th) I head out to the Las Vegas McCarran airport and fly to Los Angeles. From there, Judith and I head over to London. Originally, this was for the London Book Fair.
However, that has been canceled due to the Coronavirus. Once the word spread that the London Book Fair was closed, many of my author contacts asked if Judith and I were staying here.
I told them no.
At first, I tried to explain that the Coronavirus is not as big a deal as the news makes it out to be. However, that only went so far before I came up with a logical argument that makes more sense to most I tell.
EXPLANATION:
I live in Las Vegas. Las Vegas averages 80,000 to 130,000 new visitors A DAY. It’s probably safer for me to go to London than to stay here in my hometown.
“But you will be on an airplane.” <So I will. But the flu has killed more people in the United States so far this season than the Coronavirus has around the world! Over 16,000 dead in U.S. due to flu, somewhere between (at this time) 3,000 to 5,000 dead around the world with Covad-19.>
Pretty sure the news isn’t freaking everyone out about flu deaths.
I am cynical. In the United States, the news shows make money by selling ads. Negative stories draw more attention (and more viewers) than positive stories. So, sell more ads for more money news shows talk about negative stories with large amounts of hysteria.
I’m not stupid. (At least, I don’t think so. I’m sure someone believes I am.)
We have a large amount of antibiotic hand cleanser to take with us, soap, masks should we need them, and we pay attention to our health.
We are aware of the risks and are willing to accept them. Once again, note that going to London is probably safer than staying in Las Vegas (what random encounter will I have if I just stay here?)
However, having said all that, you aren’t getting me on a cruise ship period. That is a hard stop. I don’t care about the statistics; being stuck on a large ship for thirty days (for me) is such a horrible future I am not willing to take even an infinitesimal chance at it happening.
For those books releasing this week, I am already in London, meeting fans, talking to fellow authors, and sharing tips and tricks to selling stories at the Self-Publishing Live event (by Mark Dawson.) Later in the week, I’ll have more dinners with a select crowd who have come, and by Sunday, coming back to America.
I’ll see you in the next diary entry—one I should probably title “Where in the world is Michael Anderle and did he escape Covad-19?”
The answer, statistically, is yes. But then, so is the answer to dying in a car crash (1 in 103 if you are curious.)
I think the statistics show that IF you get the virus (and you are reasonably healthy or younger – I’m 52), the chance of dying is about the same as dying in a car accident.
On a positive note – I will visit London and have a fantastic time. Now that I know the statistics better, I fear the freaking flu more than I did yesterday.
So, Coronavirus? Not so afraid.
Flu? Much more concerned.
Stupid Covad-19.
Ad Aeternitatem!
Michael Anderle
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