I officially got my first piece of fan mail tonight. One of my established fans on ff.net found out about my commercial stories and scooped up a few. They sent me a complimentary email this evening.
I can't decide whether to have it engraved on a gold plaque, or carved into a granite monument. what do you all think?
Posted by tesknota (Member # 10041) on :
Do both, then frame it. It's the first of many fan letters to come! =D
Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :
I would definetly keep it. it may prove useful as evidence in a future stalking trial.
Posted by LDWriter2 (Member # 9148) on :
Why would you stalk your first fan????
But as tesknota said do both. Carve it into granite then gold plate it.
Neato there.
Posted by tesknota (Member # 10041) on :
LD, I think snapper meant it the other way 'round. =P
Posted by KellyTharp (Member # 9997) on :
Congrates RC! It is soooo nice to get positive feedback. I made book one of my sci fi series free on Smashwords and people not only have been downloading it, but I now have eight 5 star reviews with some very encouraging responses. The only problem --- more people are wanting book 3 ASAP. I thought I would avoid being pressured to write by E-publishing, no deadlines, etc - nope. Now I feel like I really need to put the pedal-to-the-metal and write like a crazy person to finish book three. If only I had the gift of writing, as I still fight for most every page. Have fun with your cudos and let it bolster you to keep going. And again congrates. KT
Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
Dang. Fan mail is cool---I got a pretty good amount of it for my Internet Fan Fiction.
It's gratifying to find out that somebody out there actually likes something you wrote---you don't get that feeling with a form-letter editorial rejection.
Posted by rcmann (Member # 9757) on :
Thanks all.
I have gotten a fair amount fo fan mail before, for my amateur work. But this is a first for my commercially published fiction. Definitely a first for my first novel. I can't help it:)