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This email is so stupid, that I have to wonder if it was sent as a prank: I realise you will get this quite a lot and are probably sick to death of people asking but I have completed a novel about Adrian Monk and wondered if I could send you the synopsis. I wouldn't … Read more
Charmi congratulated me on turning in MR. MONK AND THE DIRTY COP and asked: Out of curiousity, how much work will you still have to do on it? At this point in writing Monk novels, do you get many change requests from the editor? Or, can you pretty much consider this "done"? I'm sure that's … Read more
I got an email today from an author who wanted to convince me that her POD novel was terrific and that I should read it. She wrote: My book XYZ won a Reviewers Choice in Affaire de Coeur, five wonderful reviews on Amazon and I’ve developed a smallish but loyal following who want my next … Read more
Based on the emails I have been getting lately, TV show fans who are aspiring writers seem to have a fundamental mis-understanding about how tie-in novels get written and published. They think that you just send in your fanfiction and the editor picks the best of them to be the official tie-in (I guess we … Read more
A self-published author sent me this email today. I have removed his name to save him embarrassment. I, XYZ, author of the book [Really Pretentious Title] am looking for an agent who will work on percentage. I am planning on publishing two more books in the near future. If you are interested please feel free … Read more
I got an email this evening from a woman who was offended by an off-hand opinion expressed by Natalie in MR. MONK IN OUTER SPACE: There was a part where Natalie describes listening to NPR, getting a dose of “left-leaning news” and “liberal commentary.” NPR is a nonpartisan organization that offers only the facts when … Read more
I got this email today: Hi,Who the hell you are indeed! Happened to come across your website and couldn’t believe all the crap you have written about iuniverse. I did publish with them not because I had a choice, but because none of the so called legitimate publishers would take a look at anything that … Read more
Here’s an example of how NOT to promote your book. I got this email today (I’ve removed the name of the book to spare the author justified embarrassment): Dear Lee, First I want to thank you for the opportunity of my book, The XYZ, being reviewed by you. I would be happy to send … Read more
I got an email the other day from a writer who had come up with a MONK scene he wanted me to read to see if either I, or the producers, would use it in a book or episode. The scene was attached to the email. I deleted the message without reading the scene (for … Read more
I got this email the other day: Have you ever heard of "Writers Book Publishing Agency"? That’s the name. Seemed a bit generic to me, so I am suspicious. Their web page indicates that they are a reletively new lit agency, and are seeking authors. Having tried to obtain an agent for a year now, … Read more