lils // #1 eiji hater

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Happy Valentine's day 💌

I've been real emotional thinking about this anniversary. Sometimes you can't appreciate the SCOPE of something until you're through it.

The Simon Snow Trilogy followed my two most popular books (from a sales perspective). But THESE three books, and THESE readers, and THIS experience ... It was all completely different.

I'm going to try to share some memories and artifacts all week. But one thing that I've been thinking a lot about is -- Simon Snow readers are special because they have a great sense of humor.

Like, the whole experience of these books for me was really FUN. Even during some truly UN-fun years. Sure, some people were jerks. And some people didn't get it. But, by and large, Simon Snow readers tell the best jokes and laugh at the best jokes. As I was assembling memories for this video, the memes were as important as the art.

Sometimes I'll cross paths with another book fandom, and I'll be struck by how serious and literal and ... weird ... everyone is being.

Thank you for mostly not being weird! Thank you for being funny!

I think funny people are smart people. People who can see absurdity and nuance. Whose brains are nimble enough to really rotate and shake an idea.

You guys were so smart and funny, it allowed me to make the books smarter and funnier and weirder (in a good way!).