I like this video...less because of the message than because I think the guy in it is a cutie.

Again, not "that" Written Expressions...

I got an interesting email today:

"Hey Amie,

How's it going? Good I hope. I wanted to send over an email to you because I'm interested in sending over a few shots from a recent shoot I did for a romance & fiction book cover.

I have about 15-20 photos from the shoot that have never been published and are very high quality. These photos are good for any book cover (except gay publications.)

I am not looking to make any money off these, all I ask is that I get credit as the model in the book and that I get notified of a publication.

I have photos ready to go, just send me an email and I'll forward them to you.

Hope this email finds everything well with you."

I contemplated two responses (you'll be happy--or maybe disappointed--to know I went with the former):

1. Telling him the truth, which is that I am not the Written Expressions that publishes erotic novels
2. Telling him I only write gay literature and suggesting he send some "less vanilla" photos for my use
   

This is the second time I've been confused with the other Written Expressions...I don't think I can legally send a "cease and desist" to the other, but I don't like the thought that a person looking for me could accidentally end up on their site instead of mine, and not realize they're in the wrong place. So what's a poor writer/editor (of something other than erotic fiction) to do?

Merry Christmas

Pretend I'm singing you Christmas carols. May your days be merry and bright!

Now that's good marketing

We received a very memorable direct mail piece at work the other day.

It was an oversized postcard from a proofreading service. One side of the mailer offered this explanation for a quote on the other side:

"That was an actual typo caught by our proofreader before the job went to press. Our client was happy, and the Easter Bunny was ecstatic."

And what, you're probably wondering, was the quote on the other side?

Just open the door

Q: Knock knock...

A: Who's there?

Q: To.

A: To who?

Q: I believe you mean "to whom."