Thu
19
Nov '09
You know, I just got a piece of fan mail — actual hard copy, through the postal service fan mail — for my work as Secretary of SFWA. This has totally made my day. People say this is a thankless job and they are just wrong.
Well, it’s only e-fanmail, and therefore worth a mere 1/100th of an actual letter, but I’ll add to the thanks. Two years ago, when I was just poking my nose into the field, I heard (from trustworthy folks, mind you) all these gripe-y stories about all of the problems SFWA had — how it was stuck in the 20th c., how I shouldn’t bother joining once I was eligible, etc. I think it’s a testament to the work you’ve done as secretary that I don’t really get what people were so dissatisfied with. I mean, I DO get it, but for a new member like me, the problems are really just not in evidence anymore.
So…thanks!
It’s simply not the same to receive a fan mail by email with a “click here to print” link, huh?