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From: brust@hyper.UUCP (Steven Brust)
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Subject: Re: Contacting writers
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Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 09:53:43 EDT
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> From: Ron Cain <CAIN@SRI-AI.ARPA>
> 
> 	I believe the preferred method of contacting a writer is through
> the publisher.  Address the letter to the publisher and request that it
> be forwarded to the author.  Publishers seem to be pretty reliable about
> getting the things through to the writer in a short time.
> 
> 
> 							... ron cain
> -------

Indeed?  I am just now (late August/early Septemeber)
getting letters sent to Berkely and postmarked May.  I'm
told that most Publishers are worse.  It may be that
writing a to the editor and explaining why the enclosed
envelope should be forwarded quickly will help.  It may
not.

			-- SKZB