Everytime a reader writes me or sends an e-mail, I respond. Everytime. Yet I find it frustrating how many writers do not respond to e-mails or letters from their readers.
“I’m just too busy,” some reply.
“I can’t answer every one. I don’t have the time!”
Make the time. If someone takes a few minutes out of their busy schedule to tell me that they loved my book, you bet I will extend the same courtesy.
I’ve written or e-mailed some of my favorite authors and I’m always surprised that they write me back. One such author is Barbara Delinsky. I sent her an e-mail praising her latest book and two days later I got an e-mail back from her saying thanks. She also took the time to remark on the bad weather we’d been having in Houston.
Wow. I was blown away. I didn’t care if she personally wrote me back, or her assistant simply did the job, the point was that she took the time to answer me. I became a reader for life because of that.
Thank you goes a long way. It can ingrain on our readers brain that we appreciate them. We make them feel important, because they are important.
Take a few minutes to answer your readers. They’ll thank you for it.
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