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I got this email today: I’m a HUGE fan of Dick VanDyke’s and would like his home address so that I can send him a letter and maybe a Christmas card each year. I also would like to send him a picture of my son, who is also named Dick and ask him some questions … Read more
There’s hot gossip making the rounds in mystery-writing circles about the husband of A Famous Author who sent letters to first-time novelists recently offering to sell them blurbs from his wife as part of a promotional "break-out bestseller" package they’ve put together. The services allegedly include having The Famous Author rave about the book on … Read more
I got this email today: Do you realize that EVERYBODY in fandom hates your fucking guts you asshole? I think it was from my Mom, but I’m going to answer it anyway. No, I had no idea. So, for fun, I thought I’d take a look at what some people are saying. Here’s a sampling: … Read more
I got this email today: I’ve written several comments on your blog and you’ve never responded to any of them. Do you read all the comments on your blog? Sadly, no. If a post gets five or six c0mments, I might read them all. But in general, I usually browse the comments on a blog … Read more
I got this email today: "Fan fic writers have no deadlines, networks/producers/actors to please, and often have a better grasp on the characters and their history than the tv writers usually because We Are more Emotionally attached." You said that comment is stupid. I don’t get it. What’s stupid about it? Okay, the email is … Read more
Yesterday was a typical day for me…when I’m not writing/producing a TV series. While dealing with the business of writing (exchanging emails with my editors & agents, watching a pilot for an upcoming staff job interview, arranging a book signing for August, etc.) I worked on writing several things all at once — one for … Read more
PublishAmerica CEO Willem Meiners has written a book entitled PUBLISH AMERICA: THE INSIDE STORY OF AN UNDERDOG WITH A BITE, which he describes as telling the story of "the most captivating pioneers in today’s traditional publishing industry and their victorious legions of authors." The book also promises to reveal "everything you always wanted to know … Read more
I got this email today: Hello Lee! I just received a contract from PA today! I was wondering if I sent you my query if maybe you knew of someone more reputable who would be interested in my work? People this dumb deserve PublishAmerica. And Dr. Laura. Here’s how I replied: You have to be … Read more
I got this email today: My name is Brad Burchards, a Publishing Consultant with Xlibris, and I would like to inquire if you have any current manuscript or works in progress where you have plans of publishing it once you have completed it. Here’s a brief intro of our company and services we offer. Xlibris … Read more
I received the email below from Susan Driscoll, CEO of iUniverse. It is presented here unedited. She has also kindly offered to let me interview her for a Q&A to be posted here in the future. If you have any questions you would like me to ask her (in addition to whatever occurs to me), … Read more