Letter to Louise

Dear Louise Erdrich,

The fact that you are a living author makes it very hard to write your biography. 

Please don’t get me wrong; I want you to have a long happy life! But it’s the nature of the thing. However popular your work may be, no one knows nearly as much about your life while you’re living it as they will when you’re gone.

Fame is ironic, isn't it?

Of course, it’s better this way.  You’re a normal person who deserves your privacy. You want to choose how much of your life to reveal.

But for all of us poor college students who have to write 5-page biographies about you, could you please reveal a little more?

-That Poor College Student

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[I have put in about 4 addtional hours of research since originally writing this letter of mild frustration. Since then, I've found enough about her life to easily fill five pages. I was simply looking in the wrong places. 
Lesson learned: don't blame the subject if your research is bad. :) ]