Here's something you might be interested in.
I love getting mail from fans! The problem is, with all of the volume, I can't promise to publish all letters. So, I'll limit it to people who write amusing notes that are guaranteed to entertain everyone! This will be the only blog entry type where I do not check for spelling, sort of like what I do in responses.
This, from Mindy in... well, somewhere.
"Hello,
The user thestoryteller sent the following message to you via San Diego Reader:
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Thank you so much for your comments about my writing flaws. Nobody has pointed them out before.
Two months ago, I got a strange e-mail. A guy claiming to work for the Reader asked to buy one of my entries for the magazine. I e-mailed Josh. I said that someone I had never heard of wanted to buy my story. I said I thought he was fake, and asked if he had ever heard of him. Josh wrote, "My gosh! He's the head of the whole place. Go for it! It appeared on page 7 of the July 30 issue, if you missed it, with no editing.
I'll pass your helpful info on to him, and to the poor sap who is the literary editor of Good Housekeeping. She is publishing the first essay I ever wrote in a book to come out next spring. Someone must warn her in time!
It must be very frustrating to have written for years, only to be trumped by someone who has been writing for less than two. I forgive you.
P.S. Judgment has no "e," prizewinner."
Thanks, Mindy! Err.. storyteller, or whatever. But wow, you seem to have everything all figured out! It has been my dream, all of my life, to write an article for Good Housekeeping. They keep rejecting me. I guess I'm just not a very good housekeeper.
P.S. There's no "a-hole" in "writer". It tends to reduce your readership.
I love getting mail from fans! The problem is, with all of the volume, I can't promise to publish all letters. So, I'll limit it to people who write amusing notes that are guaranteed to entertain everyone! This will be the only blog entry type where I do not check for spelling, sort of like what I do in responses.
This, from Mindy in... well, somewhere.
"Hello,
The user thestoryteller sent the following message to you via San Diego Reader:
==============================
Thank you so much for your comments about my writing flaws. Nobody has pointed them out before.
Two months ago, I got a strange e-mail. A guy claiming to work for the Reader asked to buy one of my entries for the magazine. I e-mailed Josh. I said that someone I had never heard of wanted to buy my story. I said I thought he was fake, and asked if he had ever heard of him. Josh wrote, "My gosh! He's the head of the whole place. Go for it! It appeared on page 7 of the July 30 issue, if you missed it, with no editing.
I'll pass your helpful info on to him, and to the poor sap who is the literary editor of Good Housekeeping. She is publishing the first essay I ever wrote in a book to come out next spring. Someone must warn her in time!
It must be very frustrating to have written for years, only to be trumped by someone who has been writing for less than two. I forgive you.
P.S. Judgment has no "e," prizewinner."
Thanks, Mindy! Err.. storyteller, or whatever. But wow, you seem to have everything all figured out! It has been my dream, all of my life, to write an article for Good Housekeeping. They keep rejecting me. I guess I'm just not a very good housekeeper.
P.S. There's no "a-hole" in "writer". It tends to reduce your readership.