tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post5790245312780234420..comments2024-03-28T20:58:09.810-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Booking Through Thursday: Letters! We Get LettersLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-56468171660369780812007-08-05T20:26:00.000-07:002007-08-05T20:26:00.000-07:00Hi, Melody! I need o finish folding the laundry, ...Hi, Melody! I need o finish folding the laundry, but I thought I would check my e-mails one last time. :-) Isn't it wonderful when you get a response? Especially from a favorite author.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-60556419888198674742007-08-05T17:56:00.000-07:002007-08-05T17:56:00.000-07:00Hi Wendy! I was thrilled when my favourite authors...Hi Wendy! I was thrilled when my favourite authors replied to me several years back. Although I don't write to them like what I did last time, but sometimes I still do have the urge of doing so...although in the end I didn't. Nowadays, I'm hoping my favourite authors will stop by my blog after reading my reviews...and to me that's the greatest thing than receiving their autographed bookplates (although I'd love to receive them too!!!), hehe.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-44685071705805602202007-08-05T14:26:00.000-07:002007-08-05T14:26:00.000-07:00CJ- I'm glad you decided to go ahead and write to ...CJ- I'm glad you decided to go ahead and write to Lilith Saintcrow. I've never regreted writing to an author once I've done it. It's getting started that's the hard part. :-)<BR/><BR/>Alice - Thank you. It is nice to receive replies back. I know that many are busy and when they take the time to acknowledge your letter, even if only briefly, it's a nice gesture.<BR/><BR/>Jenclair - Whenever this topic comes up in conversation, I think I'll write to the author of the book I'm reading--but then it turns out to be an author who doesn't have a website or contact information. It never fails! Haha<BR/><BR/>Joy - Hi, Joy! Yes, I feel like I've been lucky in the reading lately. Lots of good books. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your experiences writing to an author. I think the way you handled your critical e-mail to the author was very well done. And I applaud you for taking the time to do that. I think when people turn the negative into a personal attack, that's going too far. I've never understood that. <BR/><BR/>Karen - I think that is good practice. I have run into that too, not being able to find a website for an author, especially when I would really like to send them a note or a letter.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the recommendation! Compelling and disturbing are two qualities I really like in a book. :-)<BR/><BR/>Marianne - Oh, thank you so much! That's so nice of you to say!<BR/><BR/>C.R. - I did, although it was so long ago. I was a lot braver when I was in high school. LOL I'm a bit of a packrat when it comes to momentos like that. Not to say the letter is any less special to me--it is very special.<BR/><BR/>Bill - I haven't read Carolyn See's book, but I can agree with what she said. I do think writing to authors and especially getting a response makes the reader feel closer to the writer. <BR/><BR/>I hadn't thought of how a writer might perceive a hand written letter differently from e-mail, but that too makes sense. These days, e-mail is probably much more accessible (not to mention faster). I wonder if the number of correspondence has risen because of e-mail. Do people write to authors more then they might have otherwise? Nothing beats getting a real letter in the postal mail though . . .Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-41906318672761854102007-08-04T13:18:00.000-07:002007-08-04T13:18:00.000-07:00In her book on writing, Carolyn See recommended wr...In her book on writing, Carolyn See recommended writing to authors as a way of making yourself feel a part of their community. Inspired by that, I wrote to George Macdonald Fraser and John Mortimer, and was pleased (and somewhat surprised) to receive charming responses from both.<BR/><BR/>Along these lines, Berkeley Breathed mentioned on the Bat Segundo podcast that he always appreciated getting mail, but that with e-mail, he rarely (I think he actually said never) gets written mail. He tended to take these letters very seriously as feedback. If someone went to the trouble of writing and posting, they were not just casual readers but fans (sometimes rabid, tho he didn't say that).<BR/><BR/>It seems like, these days, any author, except maybe Dan Brown or J.K. Rowling, would be thrilled if someone wrote to them.Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73414001339317182902007-08-04T11:20:00.000-07:002007-08-04T11:20:00.000-07:00Oh, you wrote someone and got a reply, that's marv...Oh, you wrote someone and got a reply, that's marvelous. You are clearly much braver than me already. ;)<BR/><BR/>Also, I find the idea that you kept that reply you received all those years really touching! Heartmarking, that was!Renayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332834827274614150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-14361312714022290522007-08-04T02:21:00.000-07:002007-08-04T02:21:00.000-07:00If your letters are as well written as this post, ...If your letters are as well written as this post, your favorite authors will be thrilled to hear from you!<BR/><BR/>Happy BTT!Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-54592880535121940682007-08-03T08:19:00.000-07:002007-08-03T08:19:00.000-07:00If I like a book, I always try to write the author...If I like a book, I always try to write the author and tell him/her so. I know what it's like to get those emails and letters from readers, and it's great to hear comments about the books. Usually, I do hear back from the author.<BR/><BR/>What's frustrating is when an author doesn't have a web site! I read Gillian Flynn's SHARP OBJECTS recently and absolutely loved the book and wanted to email her to tell her so, but there seems to be no way to do that. She does not have a web site that I could find.<BR/><BR/>BTW: if you're looking for a good book, I highly recommend SHARP OBJECTS, it's compelling and disturbing and really well written.Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-12828494966273656752007-08-03T04:48:00.000-07:002007-08-03T04:48:00.000-07:00Hi, Literary Feline! :)First of all, you've had s...Hi, Literary Feline! :)<BR/><BR/>First of all, you've had several good reads lately. Woo Hoo! I need to look into the last two you reviewed. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I have only e-mailed two authors and they were both this year! With both of them, we corresponded back and forth a couple of times. It was wonderful to be able to ask questions or just share a thought or feeling about their book. By the way, one e-mail I sent was positive and the other was negative. The author that received my negative thoughts (I wasn't mean; I formed my disappointment into questions.) was extremely gracious. I highly respect him for how he handled my e-mail. The author that received my positive e-mail was extremely humble. Thus far, I've been pleased with my experience of contacting authors. :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832231139076878401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-86050728210829398142007-08-03T04:33:00.000-07:002007-08-03T04:33:00.000-07:00I, too, often think about writing to authors when ...I, too, often think about writing to authors when I've loved a book or series. However, I've never actually carried through; maybe this Booking Through Thursday will encourage me. I've read so many interesting responses about people who have not only written, but received replies. Never thought about email, but what a great way to test the waters!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-19481204655420788242007-08-02T21:04:00.000-07:002007-08-02T21:04:00.000-07:00A thoughtful answer! It's so nice to write to them...A thoughtful answer! It's so nice to write to them and then get a reply or replies. <BR/><BR/>After this exercise, I'll make a mental note to write to my fav authors spilling my heart out to them. :) It's ok if I don't any reply from them...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-17033456086942355462007-08-02T17:52:00.000-07:002007-08-02T17:52:00.000-07:00I was so uncertain about emailing Lilith Saintcrow...I was so uncertain about emailing Lilith Saintcrow. But, I'm glad I did. I think you're right. I think, if I was a published author, I'd be thrilled to receive feedback from a fan. Next time I won't be so hesitant to do so.<BR/><BR/>cjhCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.com