How to make a writer angry

If you’re that person who woke up this morning feeling like maybe you want to write a book and how it might be a bright spark to give old Mma Kubuitsile a call— read this. I mean really—read this!

I received an email from a woman. The email did not have any salutation although the woman claimed she was a primary school teacher. Don’t they teach letter writing anymore? Didn’t mention my name at all— no “Dear Mma Kubuitsile”, no “Hello Lauri”— nothing. Already I’m thinking: rude.

The email goes on to explain who she is - because that’s very important for me to know, apparently. And then it says that she has decided to be a writer and she is “kindly asking” for me to help her by explaining how it is done.

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