Authors, if you want to put something good and kind into the universe? You will send the production department a thank you card for working so hard on your book. You will send them a box of chocolates or some popcorn or homemade cookies.
Also
It's a common human trait, to want to take your anger out on someone who is lower on the totem pole, someone who has to listen to you, whatever -- but don't do it.
OMG YES!
O.k., all of this is seriously good stuff. And you don't have to send cookies to production, although everyone will be thrilled if you do. A kind word every now and again, and maybe an acknowledgement that you know we don't deal with royalties, but you know that we'll get your query about whether you can have an advance on your advance to the right person, will get you a lot of gratitude.
Seriously -- last week an author thanked very nicely me for catching a small factual error in his book, and I glowed for the rest of the day. That author's e-mails get answered first.
See, we don't only remember the people who have yelled at us or pissed us off. We also remember the ones who have been nice to us, and have made it easy for us to want to help them.
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Authors, if you want to put something good and kind into the universe? You will send the production department a thank you card for working so hard on your book. You will send them a box of chocolates or some popcorn or homemade cookies.
Also
It's a common human trait, to want to take your anger out on someone who is lower on the totem pole, someone who has to listen to you, whatever -- but don't do it.
OMG YES!
O.k., all of this is seriously good stuff. And you don't have to send cookies to production, although everyone will be thrilled if you do. A kind word every now and again, and maybe an acknowledgement that you know we don't deal with royalties, but you know that we'll get your query about whether you can have an advance on your advance to the right person, will get you a lot of gratitude.
Seriously -- last week an author thanked very nicely me for catching a small factual error in his book, and I glowed for the rest of the day. That author's e-mails get answered first.
See, we don't only remember the people who have yelled at us or pissed us off. We also remember the ones who have been nice to us, and have made it easy for us to want to help them.