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The Mail I Get

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I have a huge backlog of ridiculous emails to share with you, I just haven't had a chance to go through them. But here's one that just came in moments ago… Hi, I have read the first four books in your Diagnosis Murder series and loved the story and characters.  I attempt to only have … Read more

The Mail I Get – The Crooks from People Magazine Edition

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When my Mom died in November, and we were settling her accounts and subscriptions, we discovered that she'd renewed People Magazine through March 2015. We tried to get the magazine to cancel the subscription and refund the money, but they refused. So now we're getting the magazine here at the house. It's fine bathroom reading, … Read more

The Mail I Get

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I got an email from a publicist yesterday. It began: You've written several wonderful articles on the ways that technology has influenced reading and writing. May I interest you in news around HubPages, an online publishing community, that's generously rewarding writers – with money, readership and recognition?HubPages gives writers a free, search-enabled, online ad-equipped writing … Read more

The Mail I Get – How to Make Money From Dumb Authors

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I have been inundated lately with invitations to submit my books to the London Book Festival, the Paris Book Festival, the San Francisco Book Festival,  the New England Book Festival, the Hollywood Book Festival, the New York Book Festival, the Beach Book Festival, the Nashville Book Festival  and several others. They sound prestigious, don't they? … Read more

The Mail I Get – The MFA Cult Edition

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I got this email today from Ian Poole: Dear Mr. Goldberg I work for Hillary Rettig, a productivity coach, workshop leader, activist and author, and wanted to send you her article on MFA Programs. It can be found on her website at http://hillaryrettig.com/blog/. Thank you very much for taking a look over it, and I … Read more

The Mail I Get

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I got an unsolicited email today from a newbie author asking me to read his book and review it. The solicitation itself was polite enough, but where the author stumbled was in his pitch: The book is aimed at the adult male market; the book provides a means for males to escape to some harmless, … Read more

The Mail I Get

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I got home from Bouchercon and found this email waiting for me. Fan of Monk the series, don't care at all for your books.  What about a spinoff? Randy and Sharrona got married, right.  Why not do a show about them and his new job.  I think this would be a good idea especially with all … Read more

The Mail I Get

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I guess this guy, who calls himself a "Marketing and Business Development Expert," didn't read my previous post about inept solicitations from self-published authors…(I've changed the name and link to save the author from embarrassment) My name is X and I am inviting you to view a few chapters of a soon to be released … Read more