Heh. A trick title that makes this post sound way more interesting than it actually is.

A few weeks ago, Meredith Viera interviews J.K. Rowling and reminds me why non-writers should never be permitted to interview authors. During said interview, Jo (as she likes to be called by close friends like me) was talking about coming up with the idea for Harry Potter, how it popped into her head while riding on the train between Manchester and London. Meredith Viera responds with “Had that ever happened to you before?” in an awed and disbelieving tone. Jo responds, “Well yes, actually.”

Now, it doesn’t matter what was said after this, not that it wasn’t interesting or important, but it has no bearing on the facts of this post. The point is, it is not only disturbing that Meredith Viera clearly didn’t realize that writers have ideas randomly and out-of-the-blue, but it is even more whack that she thinks they should be completely astonished by it when it happens.