Reason #3,057 for pro writers to limit their interaction with fans

[gryphonsegg]

I've been reading Gail Simone's tumblr, and the number 1 question on my mind right now is "What the FLYING FUCK is wrong with the people who have invaded her asks?" In addition to the people who are trying to get her to trash other writers under her professional name in a public forum, she gets people asking stuff like "Do you believe I'm a bad person because I'm pro-life?" and "What is your opinion on cousin/cousin relationships?" Why would anyone ever think it was a good idea to ask questions like that of someone they have never met and know only as a writer, and not even a writer who goes in for profound explorations of the human condition at that? People, your favorite comic book writer is not also your mentor, spiritual adviser, and life coach.

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