Have at it.

[leftsockarchive]

No more caffeine or sugar for you people!  :)

Okay, seriously.  Honest questions.  All are welcome to comment.  All opinions are respected.

Should Rowling grant or not grant interviews?  Why or why not?

Should Rowling answer questions vaguely, or in detail?  What difference, if any, does it make to you personally?

Do you think Rowling is making things

Comments

[magnolia_mama]

Ay, yi, yi

[leftsockarchive]

Thank you! Exactly the kind of discourse I'm looking for (and not just because I agree with it, but because you really are looking at the underlying issues and addressing them).

:)

[fitzette]

However, I don't really mean it, because as a fan -- which is what I was before I became a fic writer, and what I will be long after I've given it up -- I love every little piece of information she has to share.

We are incredibly blessed not just by the initial gift of the books, but by her recognizing, acknowledging, and responding to our enthusiasm. Who am I to throw any of it back in her face?

Yes, exactly!!!

[thalialunacy]

I am commenting before reading anybody else's comments, because then I won't chicken out, lol, but it's nothing I didn't say in my journal, so feel free to skip it. XB

Philosophically, I'd have to say she should do it (the first two) if she wants to and can, because dang, how many people can actually do what they want with their lives? That and a lot of people find the facts really interesting, like people like The Silmarillion (um...sp? lol), etc. So more power to her

[leftsockarchive]

Totally with you on X-Files! I've seen EVERY episode. Hello, Scully's cross necklace was given to her for her birthday, not Christmas--if you go by chronological season, that is. ;)

[ginchy]

My answer will probably be the shortest. I love the little bits of info she gives out, as my favorite part of the story has always been learning what happens 'after' the story. I'm an epilogue freak. LOL

[exartemarte]

I have already expressed my view in my own journal. I’d like to address some of your questions, though.

Should she give interviews? Yes - as long as she is happy to do it and people enjoy them, as they clearly do, then I wouldn’t wish to spoil the fun. I quite enjoy the interviews myself, and I find the JKR that we see when she’s doing a reading or interacting with young readers quite an attractive personality.

Should she answer vaguely or in detail? I don’t think there’s a general answer to that - it has to depend on the nature of the question and the information that she has. I’m sure she’s asked questions about things that she’s never thought through in detail, so a vague answer or none at all is all that’s possible. It doesn’t affect me personally as long as she isn’t making it up as she goes along, which is pre-empting your next question, or straying too far outside the scope of the books.

Is she making things up? She obviously speaks much more freely now that she doesn’t have to worry about giving things away, but I doubt