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Heinlein's fan mail form letter

 
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ttallan
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:00 pm    Post subject: Heinlein's fan mail form letter Reply with quote
Don't you wish you'd received one of these in the mail?

Was it rude or was it clever? If he (or rather, his wife...) answered so many letters he needed a form like this, you can only imagine how much he must have spent in postage (and paper and envelopes) on a yearly basis.
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Axonite
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, it's definitely better than no response at all! And interesting to see all the possible replies, too.

I wonder how often he had to check the "please do not write to me again" answer? Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think from most authors, that would be insulting, but Heinlein can pull it off somehow and make one think, "Ingenious!"
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 12:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Heinlein's fan mail form letter Reply with quote
ttallan wrote:
Don't you wish you'd received one of these in the mail?

Was it rude or was it clever? If he (or rather, his wife...) answered so many letters he needed a form like this, you can only imagine how much he must have spent in postage (and paper and envelopes) on a yearly basis.



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