Click on the image for a readable version. Not a problem that I have, although I do get the occasional cranky email asking why I didn't answer someone's earlier email, and most of my responses to
Dreamtime email are a canned version of "Thanks for the kind words." But it's interesting to see how RAH handled the situation. Harlan Ellison used to send a pre-printed postcard, as I remember, which said in a florid pseudo-Chinese style something to the effect of "if I spent the time replying to how much you enjoyed [insert title here], I'd have less time to write the stuff you enjoy. So forgive this canned response."
I think my favorite of the group is the terse, "Please do not write to me again."
via Kevin Kelly
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