However, I have noticed lately that when I have the urge to respond to something I have read, that is it. I have the desire but I have absolutely nothing to say in response. Entirely illogical.
Last night I was reading the Clark Memorandum from JRC Law School. Several of the articles were just excellent and I kept wanting to reply to the authors. But I was blank. After about the twentieth time of having that urge to respond but being blank, I imagined my response to be something like this:
Dear Zalkjdljl Qpaoisdjk,
I read your article in the Clark Memorandum recently and thought mslkjd lkjidi lkjsid l ououd ,nosoeith, l.xoekngnt. I particularly liked your statement of lzodoiemebnzo osodiemenn nshhossodk couslkneod! Isn't it true that zcopiusdlke.,m adopiuc,em ntousoiducme,n? Furthermore, slskicient aacoue ldkna oaidid nelkjtlk na lakdu llk. Thank you for your wonderful article.
Sincerely,
Me
2 comments:
I have felt exactly as you have described--but I have followed through with actually writing to an author two different times.. I have e-mailed a pulitzer-prize winning writer and also a sister-pair that wrote a book called "Identical Strangers". In both cases I received personal e-mails from the authors in return. They really like the feedback, since writing is often a lonely profession. They love hearing that their piece of work has been read and appreciated. Try it sometime, I think you will love hearing how they reply to what you have to say. I know I sure did!
You should be a journalist!
Your response made much more since than many of the comments I see on line at the end of articles in the paper.
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