The Burden of Fame--Woe is me!
I posted a couple of these on Twitter and Facebook, but I thought I'd post them hear as well because...well, a lot of you don't follow me on Twitter or Facebook, I had to edit them a touch so the content would fit, and this format is more permanent...I think.
Anyway, I've gotten quite a bit of fan mail for my Darkside Novels over the years--no, really--like the kid from India who told me how much his whole village loves my books, or the teacher in Southern Ontario who told me she used Darkside as a reading assignment because it's one of the few books that kept the interest of her 10th grade class, or the guy who told me his college professor used Darkside as an example of first person narrative in his creative writing class--though, come to think of it, he never mentioned whether it was used as a good example or a bad example.
Anyway, I never got any real negative feedback about it, mostly because I figured the people who didn't like it couldn't be bothered. After all, who was I?
Anyway, all that changed a couple of days ago, oddly enough just after Amanda Hocking replied to a comment I made on Twitter. Maybe her mere mention of my name pointed the crazies that follow her in my direction. (Um, not that you're crazy if you don't like Darkside, but...oh, just read the excerpts and you'll see what I mean:
First, there's this one:
Mr. Perry, In this day and age I can't imagine why any Christian, any real author, could condone the use of heathen magic and the occult in their writings. While I applaud the minimal use of sex in your work, your glorification of witchcraft and necromancy, especially in your second novel, will surely find you burning in Hell. I pray for your soul, Mr. Perry, although I fear I'm already too late.
Then there's this one:
Perry, I was fascinated by your depiction of James Decker as an Eternal. I'm positive my downstairs neighbor may be one. You write that there are only seven Eternals. Do you know all their names? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This one was just cute:
Dear Mr. Perry, I just loved your Darkside books and was wondering if you're going to write more. P.S. My sister thought they sucked.
And finally this one:
Mr S.K.S. Perry (if indeed you are a man) We object to the negative portrayal of Vampires in your Darkside Novels and would burn your books if we could find one. This is just another example of someone writing about things they know nothing about.
So, what are your favourite fan/hate/weird letters?
Anyway, I've gotten quite a bit of fan mail for my Darkside Novels over the years--no, really--like the kid from India who told me how much his whole village loves my books, or the teacher in Southern Ontario who told me she used Darkside as a reading assignment because it's one of the few books that kept the interest of her 10th grade class, or the guy who told me his college professor used Darkside as an example of first person narrative in his creative writing class--though, come to think of it, he never mentioned whether it was used as a good example or a bad example.
Anyway, I never got any real negative feedback about it, mostly because I figured the people who didn't like it couldn't be bothered. After all, who was I?
Anyway, all that changed a couple of days ago, oddly enough just after Amanda Hocking replied to a comment I made on Twitter. Maybe her mere mention of my name pointed the crazies that follow her in my direction. (Um, not that you're crazy if you don't like Darkside, but...oh, just read the excerpts and you'll see what I mean:
First, there's this one:
Mr. Perry, In this day and age I can't imagine why any Christian, any real author, could condone the use of heathen magic and the occult in their writings. While I applaud the minimal use of sex in your work, your glorification of witchcraft and necromancy, especially in your second novel, will surely find you burning in Hell. I pray for your soul, Mr. Perry, although I fear I'm already too late.
Then there's this one:
Perry, I was fascinated by your depiction of James Decker as an Eternal. I'm positive my downstairs neighbor may be one. You write that there are only seven Eternals. Do you know all their names? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This one was just cute:
Dear Mr. Perry, I just loved your Darkside books and was wondering if you're going to write more. P.S. My sister thought they sucked.
And finally this one:
Mr S.K.S. Perry (if indeed you are a man) We object to the negative portrayal of Vampires in your Darkside Novels and would burn your books if we could find one. This is just another example of someone writing about things they know nothing about.
So, what are your favourite fan/hate/weird letters?
No comments have been added yet.
