101 Letters to Katz

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Sun Anna had been waiting at a bus stop on this mountain road outside Los Angeles County for three nights.

It was the route Hollywood megadirector Samuel Douglas took home from the set. Anna had gotten the tip from a former lingerie model colleague who was currently doing odd jobs on the director's set.

Former colleague: You think a megadirector who made Universal Pictures enough money to build an office tower is going to notice you standing by the roadside? If you really have nowhere to go, you can crash at my place for a few nights.

Anna had just had a falling-out with her boyfriend and been kicked out, but she firmly rejected her former colleague's offer.

All her confidence in this plan came from that one time she'd crossed paths with the director at Universal Pictures' office building.

From the slums of Los Angeles to the mansions of Bel Air, from the eldest daughter of a Chinese restaurant owner to Hollywood's highest-grossing producer of all time.

Sun Anna likes being called a gold digger.

It's the finest praise for her sharp instincts and audacity.

A woman who isn't ruthless won't get anywhere!

[Story Blurb]

Sheila, a rising star in classical music, has a not-so-big, not-so-small secret.

She can correspond through the mailbox downstairs with Ilya Katz, the greatest violinist in history, who has been dead for years.

Worried you won't play well at the violin competition in a few days?

No problem. The Divine Violinist will write you a long letter of advice.

Afraid you'll embarrass yourself at your first solo concert?

Don't worry. Katz will draw on a lifetime of experience to help you plan.

The only problem is, Sheila thinks she needs to find a way to spare him a lonely old age, abandoned by everyone.

*Warnings

1. The leads are 70 years apart in age (?).

2. Very short, possibly under 60,000 words.

Theme: Cause and effect in this world