FINALLY THE QUESTION IS ANSWERED

[ironyaficionado]

If you're unaware of the award winning author Michael Chabon, here's the Wikipedia page on him. Much to my dismay, I realized I missed Michael Chabon's lecture at Elon the previous night. As a fan of dark literature (including Poe) and science fiction, I was very sad to be absent for it. Fortunately, he held a short Q&A session today and I only

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[inkdancer]

Dear Mr Chabon,

Thank you for reminding me that my inability to write short stories does not make me a shitty writer.

Love,
Me.

p.s. Thanks for the graphic novel idea.

[fairytaledreams]

Dear Riah,

Short stories are a bitch to write.

Love, me

P.S. I think you're a fantastic writer ♥

So much blushing omg

[inkdancer]

Dear Stella,

Yes they are. But your prose is really wonderful and I love reading it. Do you have anything new that I can read?

Love, Riah

p.s. You embarass the crap out of me but I love you to death!

bwaha ♥

[fairytaledreams]

Dear Riah,

Maybe! I will need a beta soon... but I might be convinced to let go of the piece I'm working on early.

Love, Stella

P.S. pft you do it to me, too. IT'S ONLY FAIR AND ILU LOTS!

[fairytaledreams]

I have to read one of his books this semester :O

I love inspiration. It hits at the most random times and then just sticks around for a while. It's amazing.

♥

[ironyaficionado]

Oooh! Which one? Wonderboys, perhaps?

It really really makes the world so much easier to deal with.

♥♥♥♥♥♥

[fairytaledreams]

...um... I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT AS SOON AS I FIND THE BOOK XDa

YES. So much. I've been getting some back, too, lately. It's weird and awesome.

\o\ /o/

[ironyaficionado]

It's all good. I was just curious. I haven't read anything of his anyway. >>;

Wavelength, baby! Way to go, alpha waves coordinating with the human imagination to create awesome ideas for writing! WHOO!

[okroginator]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I love that man. ♥

[ironyaficionado]

He was rather fantastic and incredibly geeky. He even answered a question about how comic books today are so intent on killing their heroes, citing simply that comics have now been around for over half a century and killing your idols has to happen one way or the other.

[dozmuffinxc]

He was pretty brilliant at the speech. Wish you could have been with us! He used the term "fanboy" at one point. That pretty much sums up his brilliance. I squee-gasmed the entire time. *LOVES HIM and needs his books*