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When Authors . . . RESPOND!! (gasp!)

Yesterday, I was lurking around on twitter, as I am often wont to do, and I stumbled across a conversation between an author and a reviewer that was pretty interesting.

The reviewer asked her followers if they thought it appropriate for an author to address questions raised about their books in reviews and online discussions in their own blogs or on their websites. Are FAQ sections appropriate to address issues of confusion for readers? That sort of thing.

The author responded that she thought ...

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Published on August 23, 2011 19:47
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message 1: by Tatiana (new)
Aug 30, 2011 03:25PM

Tatiana Oi! This Pern lady was disturbingly over-involved. And so is Diana Gabaldon. Authors just should leave readers alone IMO, as long as no one is profiting financially from their works.

As for FAQ's, I love additional information - technical details, background stories, etc. But like you said, only if authors don't dictate how readers should interpret their works.


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