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I got an email today asking me about the 1988 ABC TV series MURPHY’S LAW, which starred George Segal as an insurance investigator and Maggie Han as his much-younger girlfriend. The email said, in part: “I am a big fan of Murphy’s Law, and I am not sure anyone else can answer my question! What happened … Read more
I got this email today from Patrice Schoppe, a displeased MONK reader: I just read Mr. Monk in Outer Space. Please leave the social commentary about rich vs. poor to those who are good at it. Do what you do well and write Monk books about Monk. If you want to write social commentary, do … Read more
I got an email from a self-published author. Here it is, in its entirety (minus his name): Hello, Thank you so much for your time and I hope today finds you well. I write today to present 2 works…one fiction, one non-fiction which I am hopeful you may wish to review. Descriptions of both are … Read more
Today I got an angry email from Joe Blow whose note was the basis for one of my "Mail I Get" posts. He wrote, in part: I am really upset that you used my email in your Mail I Get feature. I specifically told you when I wrote to you that I didn't want to … Read more
I got this very long email from someone who would like NCIS to do an episode about something she experienced as an employee on a cruise ship. It read, in small part: I'm sure that you get emails like this all the time. I have an idea for an episode of NCIS. I have been … Read more
I have two pieces of mail to share with you today. First off is this query from an aspiring screenwriter in Germany: I am trying to collect experience in "stoffentwicklung" what might be similar to the expression "scriptwriting" for movies and television. I had the Idea to got to Los Angeles- Hollywood to do a … Read more
I got the strangest piece of spam today from someone named Kelly Kilpatrick: I'm interested in writing a guest article on your site A Writer's Life in order to increase my writing profile. I'm not sure what the process is for submitting an article for your review or if you have certain requirements, but if … Read more
I got an email today from a complete stranger that began with lots of praise for me and my Monk books. Then, after buttering me up, she got to the point: I'm a pre-published author who is destined for success. My latest book is an 80,000 word erotic-suspense-romance-thriller and I would really appreciate it if … Read more
I get a lot of interview requests from students doing papers and reports. I usually answer their questions. But this request, which came on Tuesday night, was an exception: I am a student, who is writing a report on Science Fiction Novelists. I would really appreciate it if you responded ASAP, considering the fact that … Read more
I debated whether to post this email or not with the actual producer's name in it. I decided that I probably shouldn't but I will give you this hint…I have sparred with him here before, which is why I got this email: XYZ just called me and said he wanted to read my script. He … Read more