Month: February 2014

Quick letter from Lore

Quick letter from Lore

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Hey Todd

I have been a fan of your mom forever since I discovered the Pern and dragons. I loved the last book of Pern. The Skies of Pern. I miss Anne so much. I wish we could have short story of the last “Thread” fall on Pern. It would be so cool to know the end of the story of Jaxom Lessa Flar and so forth.

Hope you have great day.

A fan of Pern.

Lore

Hey Lore,

I hear you.

I thought we had the story of the last Threadfall on Pern in All the Weyrs of Pern which came before The Skies of Pern.

I totally understand wanting more Pern.

Cheers,

Todd

Letter from Penny (and Sam)

Letter from Penny (and Sam)

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Dear Todd,

It was wonderful meeting you at Rustycon! My son, Sam, and I had an amazing two days at our first ever Convention. I can not thank you enough for all the time you spent talking with us and letting me take pictures. It was truly a memorable experience for both of us and is worth repeating. You gave me an insight as to who your Mum truly was by your gracious actions,

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Penny and Sam

PS. I would like to send a picture of the two of you but am unsure how or if you would want it. Let me know.

Dear Penny,

Thank you! I was so glad that you made it to Rustycon.

I’m glad to hear that Sam enjoyed his first convention.

It was my pleasure to talk with you and I’m glad it was memorable.

Cheers,

Todd

P.S.: You might be able to send me a picture through the Contacts page (I don’t know if that’s ever been tried, to be honest.)

Kind note from Shirley

Kind note from Shirley

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Todd

I have been reading your mother’s books for years and when I am asked who my favorite authors are the top of the list is always your mother. You would get a great response if you came to Australia. I am just reading your book A Tribute To Anne McCaffrey And Pern Dragonwriter. It was a sad day when I read that your mother had died. The world lost a wonderful writer. She will be remembered for a long time and her books will be delighting readers for a long time.

Shirley

Shirley,

Thanks!

Mum was pretty awesome. I’m glad that so many people got a chance to learn that.

— Todd

Suggestion from David

Suggestion from David

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I had a dream last night …

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…That’s where the dream ended.

I’ve followed you and your mother (God rest her soul) for years, and truly enjoyed your writings.

David

David,

As you can see, I have deleted the bulk of your suggestion in this response and have deleted your entire email from my machine.

This is the sort of stuff from which long, lengthy, arduous, exhausting, annoying, and completely frivolous lawsuits are born.

This is not to say that I think you would do that but, rather, if people felt I were taking suggestions that I might have taken their suggestion and would feel entitled to their “share” of any money earned. This happened famously in a lawsuit over “E.T.” that has left all writers very much in fear of similar lawsuits.

And that’s disregarding the most important thing:

A story is a journey. It’s a journey first for the author and then for the readers (which, hopefully, there will be). As such, the idea for a story really must come from within the author — external ideas just don’t work.

Cheers,

Todd