I've done this before, but mostly with authors that exist on the edges of the mainstream. If I were to write to, say, J.K. Rowling I would be one voice in the thousands she probably hears daily and it would A) mean next to nothing to her, and B) get lost in the shuffle.
If I were to write to, say, Sue Stauffacher or Tom Perrota not only would I probably get a response (I have from Sue) but because they don't exist on everyone's bookshelves, they probably don't get as much fan mail, making the ones that they do get special. (Even if you do have that grain of reality in there...)
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Date: 2007-07-02 02:35 pm (UTC)If I were to write to, say, Sue Stauffacher or Tom Perrota not only would I probably get a response (I have from Sue) but because they don't exist on everyone's bookshelves, they probably don't get as much fan mail, making the ones that they do get special. (Even if you do have that grain of reality in there...)
Does that help?