please respect personal boundaries, and do not go to extremes. emotions can be strong, and that is normal, but even anger or outrage has a limit. recently, i received several comments in which people wished me dead. perhaps, for those who wrote them, it was just an emotional outburst or a “joke,” but such words are not a trifle. you never know what state the person on the other side of the screen is in, or whether your words will become the last straw that pushes them toward tragedy. personally, i do not care; i know you have no power over my life. but someone else who reads something like that may react very differently, and if your words cause a tragedy, that responsibility will be on you as well.
remember: what the characters in my books do is fiction. it is not my personal hatred, not a call to action, and not a reflection of reality. if you are unable to separate fiction from life, that is a problem with your perception, not with my writing. words are a weapon, and the way you use them says more about you than any story i could have written.
this is where i will end. thank you, everyone. and if the people who left those comments happen to read this, know that i wish you happiness and peace of mind, even if you wished me dead.
