Kinda true, though.

As an author, I’ve gotten reams of hate mail about what I’ve done to my characters.

On one hand, sure, that’s kind of a good thing. It means readers are connecting with them. But some readers connect with them too much, and seem to have a dubious grip on reality vs. fiction. For example, I’ve been told I should be in prison for not preventing one of my characters from being raped, since it’s just as bad as doing the act myself. None of these are real people. They’re only letters on a page, okay?