tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post1806050179306068904..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Email EtiquetteBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-64665745517503741162011-06-14T09:54:02.333-04:002011-06-14T09:54:02.333-04:00@Richard:
You know, part of email etiquette is no...@Richard:<br /><br />You know, part of email etiquette is not spamming others.<br /><br />Just some friendly advice.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-11471407096655446692011-06-14T09:03:34.374-04:002011-06-14T09:03:34.374-04:00If you keep emailing back and forth, the old conve...If you keep emailing back and forth, the old conversation can get very loooong. Sometimes I cut out the oldest parts and type SNIP so the recipient knows it's been abbreviated. This is especially important for people who type their replies under the old message rather than on top of it....nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-913568180502586172011-06-14T07:47:18.871-04:002011-06-14T07:47:18.871-04:00Feel free to stop and read old order Mennonite Jea...Feel free to stop and read old order Mennonite Jeans post on Amish Stories. In this post she talks about pen-pals,what sells for her at the farmers market, and taking relaxing drives in her buggy. only seen in Amish Stories. thanks folks. Richardtrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-54698042932300339172011-06-14T07:39:50.564-04:002011-06-14T07:39:50.564-04:00Great stuff, Jessica! I have one question, the no...Great stuff, Jessica! I have one question, the norm these days is to type the title of a book in all caps, would you warn against this as part of the yelling rule? Would you use the old-school quotation marks instead?Jill Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336227232690745889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-14671959004839329042011-06-14T07:35:50.232-04:002011-06-14T07:35:50.232-04:00I searched the web the other day for etiquette abo...I searched the web the other day for etiquette about the subject line only because I have an offender in my world. While I *love* hearing it bothers others too, suggesting the EOM will be a great thing.Christy McCallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051083834751762515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-36079781857836913552011-06-14T03:48:15.319-04:002011-06-14T03:48:15.319-04:00Michael:
If you're sick, you can't be wor...Michael:<br /><br />If you're sick, you can't be working from home, dear.<br /><br />I'm afraid I shall have to contact your boss about this. It just won't do.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402910355565321652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-17243617341771349772011-06-14T01:01:45.639-04:002011-06-14T01:01:45.639-04:00It is very common in the corporate world to put th...It is very common in the corporate world to put the message in the subject line. I don't like it one bit, but it is done for a reason so I deal with it as needed.<br /><br />When I can lord it over somebody to do things my way, I do it. When somebody can lord it over me to do things their way, I do it. Most often, it is a draw and we both do what we want. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-88001593157457074552011-06-13T23:35:05.260-04:002011-06-13T23:35:05.260-04:00@Lisa:
You said, "Entire message in subject ...@Lisa:<br /><br />You said, "Entire message in subject line? I didn't know one could do that."<br /><br />I don't think this is what Jessica was referring to, but sometimes at work I'll send a brief message that is a subject only. For example, I might write my boss with the subject, "I'm Sick And Working From Home (EOM)"<br /><br />If it's not clear, (EOM) means "End Of Message."<br /><br />Just my $0.03.Michael Seesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694187657718931214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-77175005803171995502011-06-13T22:49:32.104-04:002011-06-13T22:49:32.104-04:00I'm glad you put #5 in there. I typically do ...I'm glad you put #5 in there. I typically do that, but sometimes I don't know if I ought to leave all that stuff in there or not, and if it makes me look like some loser/idiot who doesn't know how to delete old emails or something. Hur hur.<br /><br />I think it's a good idea to make a separate email address strictly for business/writing correspondence, that way you're never getting the wrong email addresses in there or goof and send a stupid forward to your dream agent. I actually have three - one for friends/family, one for business, and one for spam and all the random junk I toss my email to.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437698825217730840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-49486493511637204202011-06-13T21:40:03.336-04:002011-06-13T21:40:03.336-04:00Regarding the message thread, if the topic of the ...Regarding the message thread, if the topic of the message no longer resembles the subject title, please change the subject title to what it really is. I have received tons of email threads that started out about one thing and ten messages strung together later, the topic has totally flipped to something else. Makes me nuts. An ex-advertising client of mine would do that constantly, then get upset when i couldn't find the message she was referring to. That's part of why she's an ex-client now.Karen Duvallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839711547501582977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-6796346977419344182011-06-13T17:34:33.360-04:002011-06-13T17:34:33.360-04:00I find number 2 to be a serious annoyance in my li...I find number 2 to be a serious annoyance in my line of work. I do payroll for a living and it makes me very upset when the person I'm corresponding with can't be bother with putting the original message and replies in the body of the e-mail.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-65932607911379057792011-06-13T15:46:13.768-04:002011-06-13T15:46:13.768-04:00I didn't LOL but I kind of gasped at the rule ...I didn't LOL but I kind of gasped at the rule about not including professional contacts in funny forwards. I would say that's a no brainer, but I suppose it needs to be said. No email is so funny that it should be sent to your entire contacts list. Ever. In fact most of those aren't even very funny...Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-66348968360550925832011-06-13T13:32:19.125-04:002011-06-13T13:32:19.125-04:00The free services like AOL include advertising in ...The free services like AOL include advertising in the body of the email so your email may never reach that agent or editor because of spam filters.Marilynn Byerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720129999636676998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-87340260170910915392011-06-13T13:07:21.001-04:002011-06-13T13:07:21.001-04:00Follow the simple rules of grammar and check your ...Follow the simple rules of grammar and check your spelling. It's hard for me to take anyone seriously as it relates to the business of writing if it's chock full of simple errors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774647553760700746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-65172272769686299042011-06-13T12:44:13.255-04:002011-06-13T12:44:13.255-04:00I HATE WHEN PEOPLE USE ALL CAPS. It scares me.
al...I HATE WHEN PEOPLE USE ALL CAPS. It scares me.<br /><br />also, there is no reason not to use basic capitalization, such as at the beginning of a sentence. this isn't a casual IM with your peeps.<br /><br />or txt spk. 4 rlz ppl.<br /><br />Twitter hashtags have no place in an email, either. #beprofessionalLara Morettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14913883458247833844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-88307822733303515782011-06-13T11:52:02.543-04:002011-06-13T11:52:02.543-04:00Entire message in subject line?
I didn't know...Entire message in subject line?<br /><br />I didn't know one could do that. So I suppose people could send their queries in the subject line...I suppose it's time saving.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402910355565321652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-3543687426413026492011-06-13T11:51:46.801-04:002011-06-13T11:51:46.801-04:00I agree with Ryan that you should have a professio...I agree with Ryan that you should have a professional email address for at least business purposes. Who's gonna take hotpants911@gmail serious?Stephanie Damorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495050993591963629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-7805344988552185092011-06-13T11:16:02.784-04:002011-06-13T11:16:02.784-04:00Thanks to his blackberry my dad has done the "...Thanks to his blackberry my dad has done the "entire message in subject" thing before. It's not pretty.Chelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279604060499054571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-40113839057938821542011-06-13T10:42:34.385-04:002011-06-13T10:42:34.385-04:00I also think it helps to have an e-mail address th...I also think it helps to have an e-mail address that's your name. When it's initials and numbers, or something only you would know, it gets frustrating.ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-84358236059833448952011-06-13T10:42:18.535-04:002011-06-13T10:42:18.535-04:00I'd like to second Anna - it annoys me when pe...I'd like to second Anna - it annoys me when people don't take the time to greet me before jumping in to the body of the email. If you're replying to a quick question, no salutation is fine, but otherwise, I just think it's polite to say "Hello Jane," or something first.Lorendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874101070837077093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-90754002573943033602011-06-13T10:41:59.748-04:002011-06-13T10:41:59.748-04:00And, for the love of God, enough with Lol after ev...And, for the love of God, enough with <b>Lol</b> after every sentence. No one is that funny, and I've stopped laughing since the subject line.<br /><br />Thank youJP Kurzitzahttp://jpkurzitza.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-79446780762575746382011-06-13T10:31:53.028-04:002011-06-13T10:31:53.028-04:00Here's another one: Have something in the subj...Here's another one: Have something in the subject line. Don't leave it blank. This drives me all kinds of nuts! :)Anna Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216213561070725760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-53133100098099650922011-06-13T09:53:32.542-04:002011-06-13T09:53:32.542-04:00I agree, and keep it simple is one of my best rule...I agree, and keep it simple is one of my best rules.Cynthia DiFilippo Elomaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690665731154250664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-59340141771868582082011-06-13T09:43:50.947-04:002011-06-13T09:43:50.947-04:00I would also add another rule: include salutations...I would also add another rule: include salutations on every email. Some people are fine with starting the email right away, but for business emails, one should always address a person.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961332983813359209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-72156282070667626952011-06-13T09:40:27.005-04:002011-06-13T09:40:27.005-04:00I found your number two interesting. When I was in...I found your number two interesting. When I was in the corporate world people preferred I put the message in the subject if it was possible. It saved time from opening the email.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962862566388212238noreply@blogger.com