LKH on Barnes & Noble Aug 25-29

[parafan.livejournal.com]

LKH is listed as the next "Featured Author" at Barnes and Nobles' Center Stage from August 25-29. Questions for Laurell are already appearing and it looks like a parade of troos. The gushing is a gagfest. There should definitely be some counterbalance to the March of the Troos. Although it is a lost cause to ask the really meaningful questions and expect answers, it might be amusing for members of this community to take a moment to visit and leave a pointed comment or two. I'm betting they all get EDITED if we do.

Here's the link - Barnes and Noble Center Stage question page for LKH

Comments

[snipervalentine.livejournal.com]

Dear Ms. Hamilton,

I'm pretty sure the word is spelled 'DEITY'. Really. And LOSE some of those damn commas, please.

Hugs and kisses,

Me

[assplund.livejournal.com]

From one of the troo's comments: "I just wanted to let you know your books inspired me to start reading religously in the sixth grade."

Does anybody else find the idea of a sixth grader reading Anita Blake immensely disturbing? *ignores the fact that she began reading the series in 8th grade*

[estllechauvelin.livejournal.com]

I think I was in tenth grade when I started noticing people getting into it- and that was pre-ardeur.

That said, I read Mists of Avalon in sixth grade, but although MZB's Arthur/Guenivere/Lancelot three-way was something I wouldn't have wanted my mother to know I'd read at that age, at least it was essentially tasteful.

[cheeky-duckie.livejournal.com]

Did anyone else notice that they mention her husband by name, but when talking about her daughter they neglect the detail? Is that as weird as I think it is?

[swiftgold.livejournal.com]

Might be to protect the privacy of a minor... not like the media ever does that when they're kids of someone -really- famous, but they might for an author who still has to live among the Plebes :P Not that anyone who visits her blog doesn't already know her daughter's name, but hey.

[cicipsychobunny.livejournal.com]

Reply 8: The best part - the SEX. I love that you are adventurous in your sex scenes and not afraid for Anita and Merry to be strong sexual women.

I don't think that person has been reading the same books as us.

[wolfychan.livejournal.com]

Well, they are sexual women. Strong sexual woman, however? Yeek. I'm pretty sure "strength" in sexuality means choosing how you want to be sexual and "everywhere with everyone, but not because I like it, because I have to because [plot contrivance]" is not the strong choice.

[easol.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe they're strong sexual women in the sense of being sexual and lifting weights.

[gillywoo.livejournal.com]

That was my favourite as well.


Dear laurenita,

I think you need some new adjectives to describe -

a) sex (if I hear about another spine cracking orgasm I'm going to break my own spine rushing to chuck the book in the bin),
and b) Fucking Nathaniel's fucking hair and eyes.


I notice that the obssession with Nike trainers with blue swooshes seems to have faded thank DIETY...

[okami-no-yume.livejournal.com]

Most LOL-worthy thing I've seen thus far? LKH being described as "cool and down-to-earth."

.....

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously, is this person reading the same blog we are? Is this the same AUTHOR? Where is this nice cool, down-to-earth LKH, and where can we find her? Some cracked-out alternate universe where she actually has a modicum of sanity? That woman has an Ego the size of Micah's schlong of Texas.

Issues??? TISSUES!!!!

[cherose.livejournal.com]

Dear Ms. Hamilton:

would it be TOO terribly much to expect you to at least learn how to use the SpellCheck option on your pull-down menu? Also would you please stop regaling us with all of the mousey-housewifey things that boytoyTheGigolo does for you, including the nauseating details of your sex life? I would also appreciate it if you would re-learn how to write stories with actual plots and . . . .

oh, NEVER MIND!

Blessings,

-,'-,'-,'--@

[ladymuttly1.livejournal.com]

Dear Laurell,

Would you please stop taking credit for starting the paranormal fiction genre. It has existed in some form or another for as long as people have told each other stories.

[ladymuttly1.livejournal.com]

And yet nearly everytime she's interviewed somehow the reporter fawns over Mz. Hamilton and gives her credit for starting the genre. It gives me such faith in journalism.

[pastygothchick.livejournal.com]

Dear Ms. Hamilton,

How difficult has it been portraying a female rapist as a protagonist?

Do you have to consciously think about the mental gymnastics she has to go through to justify her own behavior? Was the development planned like Jeff Lindsay's Dexter or did it just happen during the course of the series and you decided to continue with it?

Many times the genre of science fiction/fantasy has been used to portray things people aren't comfortable discussing in a real world setting such as racism was discussed in the original Star Trek series using aliens, do you feel discussing the psychology of a sex offender in this setting furthers understanding of it?

Thank you for the interesting perspective,
Pasty

[not-cynical.livejournal.com]

Please tell me you're submitting those to the site. I would actually pay good money to hear her response to that.

[pastygothchick.livejournal.com]

I did post it word for word. I'll let you know what I hear. I'll send smoke signals if the troos flame me.

[graesea.livejournal.com]

1. Ms. Hamilton, where did you earn your English degree? Have they asked you back to speak to their students as a shining example of deft use of the English language?

2. No? Why not?

3. Why can't you correctly pronounce the name of your latest book?