Passion: More than Just a Fruit

[andpuff]

Yesterday, a friend of mine wrote about meeting an author she'd long admired and how the response to her passionate enthusiasm was, essentially, dickish

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[an_sceal]

I may make an ass of myself on occasion, but I firmly believe that the only real legacy I'll leave is making sure that people know how I felt about them. So sure, I sometimes fangirl, and then blush and creep away to my corner, but you know, if you've created something I love, and I have the chance to tell you that it made me happy, I'm going to do it.

Likewise, with friends. If I love you, I will make damn sure that you never have to wonder about it.

[ldyavalon]

The other day, a blogger was writing about the death of Jennifer Rardin, and how she was always kind to fans and loved them coming up to her saying how much they enjoyed her books.

The author of the blog recommended people to tell their five favourite authors how much their works were appreciated... before it was too late.

So perhaps yours is the best way to go about it :)

[an_sceal]

I'm pleased to say that I've never had a bad experience when telling an author I love their work. Or for that matter, telling any artist I love their work. I intend to carry that forward, on the random chance that someone ever approaches me and says they love mine. :)

[saruby]

Well, shoot. Now I wish I had had the courage to go all gushy on you at Denvention years ago. I was sitting next to you in a filk, and all I could think was "I love her books!", but I was afraid I would seem too weird. Oh, well.

I love your books. And you have a nice voice and a good sense of humor (which I discovered at filk).

Life needs passion. And, to the unnamed author, life is too short to be rude to others. Especially, when they are paying for your work.

[andpuff]

"I love your books" is never too weird. Trust me. :)

Also, thank you for saying I have nice voice. I know I can write but I'm really, REALLY insecure about my singing.

re: being a dick

[ext_689292]

You know, there is a reason I don't go out of my way to meet authors or musicians or artists I adore... obviously something they wrote resonates with something in me, but I have met some people before who weren't enthusiastic about meeting their audiences (and I am the farthest from a gushing fan as you can probably get), and while it (thankfully) didn't taint the work I loved, it did make me hesitant about supporting their future works. No one wants to feel like they are paying good money to support a jerk

Re: being a dick

[e_moon60]

I've been at a convention with someone who--while we sat at the same table signing--got the news that a dear friend had just died in particularly difficult circumstances. This is a totally professional and charming writer who has a reputation as friendly, kind, chatty with fans. But the writer was unable to go on, and had to leave the table abruptly. Did everyone in the room think the writer had been rude, maybe taken offense at something and stormed out? Or did they recognize that this was unusual behavior for this writer and assume instead that something dire had happened

[wiliqueen]

And this is why I wish I'd had the opportunity to meet you as more than words on the page long before I did. :-)

*clappityclappityclappity*

[ruthless1]

I worked at an extremely large independent bookstore for ten years in the 80's and 90's and I saw an array of author's responses to the fans. Clive Barker was one of the nicest, warmest people I've ever met in terms of fans. His books sold themselves pretty much