One of the biggest thrills about being an author is receiving fan mail – a note from a complete stranger thanking me for something I wrote or praising something about one of my books. It’s an amazing feeling! I try to share my love when I read a book that touches me. These days it’s easy to contact an author, either via their web site or Facebook or Twitter.
In my last post, I raved about author Jojo Moyes and the two books of hers that I read (and LOVED): Me Before You and The Last Letter From Your Lover. I contacted her via her site to let her know how much I loved her books. I didn’t expect to hear back because she is a “Big Name Author” on tour, but guess what? I received a very gracious and warm email from her – apologizing for the delay in her response (yes, she’s touring). I am over the moon! A note from a new favorite author! Wonderful!
Have you read a book lately that you loved? Why not drop a note to the author and let her/him know? Just in time for Valentine’s Day! Spread the love! Happy reading!
That’s awesome — so encouraging to know that there are still people (like you) who find the time to send fan mail, and people (like JoJo) who are gracious enough to write back
. It *is* a lovely idea to send good thoughts out for Valentine’s Day!
I think it must be nice for any author to receive fan mail, no matter how popular they are, don’t you think? I’m making an effort to write more fan mail to authors this year!
What a treat to get a reply back from a favorite author! I sent a copy of the book review I did for BookBrowse on Clare Vanderpool’s new novel, Navigating Early to her and received a very nice reply. It was a thrill!
That IS a very nice thrill! YAY!
I too send letters to authors when I am touched by their work. I have received some beautiful responses back as well. I think we all like to hear good things and I am will try to write to more authors this year as well.
Here’s to writing fan mail!