Fan Mail Wednesday #10
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Along Came Spider, Fan Mail, Music, New York Mets | No Comments »Wow, these Wednesdays sure do creep up on a guy? Here I am, literally minding my own business, when -- DANG -- up comes another Fan Mail Wednesday banging me upside the head. Whap, whap, whap. Amazingly, fan mail-wise, I had ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #9
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »Yes, it's that time of week again -- Fan Mail Wednesday! Sound the trumpets, roast a wildebeest! As I've noted before, summer is definitely the slow season when it comes to fan mail, so I'm grateful for whatever I can ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #8
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | 1 Comment »Here's an unusual piece of email I received the other day: Dear Mr. Preller: My best friend has been reading your Jigsaw Jones series and she loves them. She is 60 years old but she likes to read juvenile mystery stories and ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #7
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail, Six Innings | No Comments »The Irish have an expression, "Flowers for the living." Basically: You don't have to wait for somebody to die before you say something nice about him, or her. It's nice to be on the receiving end of the sentiment. Here's ...
Fan Mail Wednesday: #6
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail | No Comments »Hey, it's time for Fan Mail Wednesday! Amazing how that rolls around every week. When school is out, the fan mail tends to dry up, since these letters often stem from a classroom assignment. (My worst fear is realized: I've ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #5
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones | No Comments »After taking a week off from the grueling schedule of Fan Mail Wednesday, it's time to get back in the saddle and ride. So let's turn that big wheel round and round -- please imagine a giant hamster wheel in ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #4
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail, Jigsaw Jones, Uncategorized | No Comments »Yes, folks, it's Fan Mail Wednesday again. Can't you feel the excitement? Let's rumble through the big hopper and see what we've got . . Dear Mr Preller: My name is Curt. My sister Miranda & I would like to know if ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #3
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail | No Comments »Here's a good one that somehow found its way to my home after being addressed to my ex-agent from about eight years ago. My thanks to the people at Writer's House for re-directing this missive my way. After some deliberation, I ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #2
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail, Six Innings | No Comments »In what I hope will become a recurring feature -- Fan Mail Wednesday! -- I'll take comments and questions from actual fan mail and include my responses here. Aundrea S. writes via email: Dear James Preller, Hi, well I thought that your book ...
Fan Mail Wednesday #1
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Fan Mail | No Comments »In what I hope will become a recurring feature, I'll take questions from actual fan mail and include my answers here. * * * * * Jason asks, "Where do you get your ideas?" Ideas are everywhere and anywhere, Jason. They come ...