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Managing emails: Editor's Notes #268 August 22, 2018 |
Hello, But it might just be the biggest killer of time and productivity in the office today. —Ryan Holmes In this issue: 1. Managing emails 2. Tickled my funny bone 3. Interesting Web site 4. Writing prompt 5. A friendly offer 1. Managing emails Writing is an art. When it is, or will become, a business, emails will come. Don’t let yours overwhelm you. Here are some tips for managing your writing emails.
You can have multiple email accounts routed through one email address. This isn’t the place to tell you how to do that, but if you think seeing all email in one place will make your life easier, contact the service you want to use to pick up all your email to find out how to go about that. Although it’s handy to have to check only one place for email, the inbox that serves multiple emails addresses can get messy. My advice is to get into the habit of checking your business email account even if it is usually empty. The number of emails in your inbox can make you crazy. Then there’s the one email (acceptance of your novel, a reply to the central research query, an issue of Editor’s Notes answering a question you hadn’t even thought to ask) that makes all the fuss worthwhile. P.S. Messages from Editor’s Notes subscribers are always welcome, even when =========== 2.Tickled my funny bone YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed. =========== 3. Interesting Web site Managing emails is one thing. Email etiquette is another. The link below is on business email etiquette. https://www.businessinsider.com/email-etiquette-rules-everyone-should-know-2014-9?op=1 =========== 4. Writing prompt Answer one of the emails languishing in your inbox. No languishing emails? Write an email to a friend. =========== 5.A friendly offer In the past, I’ve written about Jessica Trapp, a romance novelist with a great Facebook presence. Here’s a post she’s letting me pass on to you. I would like to welcome writers to my 100 words a day group. The goal is to write 100 words for 100 days in a row. You can (obviously) write more, but if you do, you aren't allowed to brag about it. If you're interested PM me and I'll explain the rules and such. If you want to send her a personal message (PM) on FaceBook, you can meet her through this link. (Tell her I sent you.) https://www.facebook.com/jessica.trapp =========== Join Writer's Helper Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WritersHelperEditor Follow me on Twitter @AudreytheEditor Link on LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/audreyowen (Email me first so I know how you know me.) =========== If you know a writer who would appreciate receiving Editor's Notes, forward this issue. If someone has passed this on to you, you can get your own free subscription by signing up at https://www.writershelper.com/newsletter.html |
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