OPINION | Evolution of a true fan

By Michelle Haines Thomas
September 1 2018 - 7:30am

Not long ago, I met a writer I really admire. She spoke at a small-town meet-the-author event, which gave me the opportunity to go up and talk to her. I pretended I wasn’t fan-girling out like crazy, and tried to treat her like a real human being who just happened to have written some books I love. I don’t think I succeeded all that well, especially when I thrust a book in her face to sign and told her how ardently I admired her.