It's Follow Friday!!
Today's Follow Friday question is:
Q. Name 3 authors that you would love to sit down and spend an hour or a meal with just talking about either their books or get advice on writing from?
First: J. D. Salinger. I love his works--his insight into the human condition was remarkable. I'd like to know why he stopped writing and became a recluse as well. The man was brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
Second: Jane Austen. Another all time favorite. I'd love to know what it was like for her to be an author during a time when women authors weren't prevalent. I'd also love to know her inspiration for Mr. Darcy.
Third: Neil Gaiman. He wrote Stardust, my all time favorite book. And he co-authored Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, another of my top 10 favorites. Although the majority of his works don't resemble these two books, I could spend days discussing just these two with him. Also, he's kind of like a Rock Star Author to me and meeting him would probably blow my mind :)
New follower!!! This is my first week involved in FF madness, and I must say I am loving it. SO cool to check out other authors!
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http://can-duu.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-first-follow-me-friday.html
Thanks for stopping by Fuzzy.Coffee.Books! I came by to see who you chose (and to follow, of course!) I love the classic choices, and I had never read Stardust, but after reading the summary on Goodreads, I'm gonna see if I can get my hands on it!
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Courtney
Nice picks..Hppy Friday,
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Great answer, I would also LOVE to sit down with Jane Austen! Old follower hopping through!
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Hopping through. Neil Gaiman would be an interesting person to meet. Why did you like Stardust so much? I loved The Graveyard Book but haven't read his others. I want to.
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Though I am not a huge Austen fan, I like the blog! I am hopping through and am a new follower. Please return the follow favor!
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Hi, and Happy Belated FF from a new follower. Interesting choices. I just started reading Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' last week, and so far I'm in love with it. He would definitely make my top 10.
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These are all great choices. How hard was it coming up with only three?! J.D Salinger would be fun to talk to.
ReplyDeleteNew follower hopping through! Great picks -- I love Neil Gaiman and Jane Austen.
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