Mr. Gaiman:
I am a huge admirer of your work. You have a way with words and images that make your stories come to life. Your graphic novel Sandman got me back into reading comics and to this day it remains my absolute favorite comic series of all time. The journey of Morpheus, King of Dreams from a self centered jerk to someone willing to give his life to save his world is one of the best redemption stories I've ever read. The whole series is full of so many rich details that it takes more than one reading to fully grasp the web of intricacy that surrounds Dream, his siblings, and the humans and other beings that cross their path in the course of the story. I love how a person that seems inconsequential in one arc is the hero of another, such as Barbie in A Game of You.
I also love your novels. I once told a friend that you could write about the phone book and I would read it, and that's true. Your characters and settings make me feel as though I am there while events are happening. Graveyard Book is one of my favorites, because I love the source material. It was fun for me to find the Kipling equivalents in that small graveyard.
You have been a major influence on my writing. I know I will most likely never be as good as you at writing short stories, but I've been told that I show promise, and one of my stories was once described as being very 'Gaiman-esque.' That made me very proud.
Sincerely,
Megan