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Hi, Ishi,

Thanks for posting. I’m glad to hear that LINKED went over well with you. I hope you’ll want to ready many more of my books.

Your questions: My work doesn’t really require what you call “inspiration,” Ishi. My ideas for books and characters come from plain old hard work, and a lot of thinking and plotting. No big mystery — it’s just work. If I could have dinner with any author, living or dead, it would be with an adult writer named Kurt Vonnegut. His work has always been my favorite. Fun fact: most Sundays I sit and watch football till my eyes just about fall out of my head. (At least, it’s fun for me.)

OK? I try to respond to all my emails, Ishi. My readers are important people in my life!

                                              Best regards,                                                        —–Gordon Korman—–