[bksvol-discuss] Re: my email to bertrice Small
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:52:05 -0700 (PDT)
I should have read all my mail before writing to you.
You probably were just sleepy.
Be sure to let us know when you hear from her. I
assume she'll answer, since she asks her fans to
write. I'm so glad you took the time and initiative
to write the letter.
Cindy
--- Allison Mervis <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh holy hell! I put detention instead of attention!
> I'm such an ass!
> Allison
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Allison Mervis
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:39 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] my email to bertrice
> Small
>
>
> I hope it's not too corny! Here goes! Let me know
> what you think!
>
> Dear Mrs. Small,
> My name is Allison Mervis, and I am a junior at
> Chatham College in Pittsburgh, PA majoring in
> English and music. I cannot begin to tell you how
> much I enjoy your work! I am totally blind, and when
> I read your novels, I feel as though I have been
> taken to a world where I can see everything thanks
> to your detention to detail. I have read roughly 20
> of your books within the last two years and can't
> wait to read more! Many of your books have been
> scanned and uploaded to bookshare.org, a non-profit
> legal electronic book site which makes many popular
> books available to the blind. The books are
> generally contributed by bookshare's users, as well
> as a vast number of sighted volunteers. The
> collection now consists of nearly 23000 books
> varying in subject matter. However, it takes a long
> time to scan these books by hand. My purpose in
> writing to you is not only to praise your work, but
> to ask if you might please consider contributing
> some of your novels to bookshare in an electronic
> format to insure faster publication to the site, and
> ultimately, faster exposure to our readers. Any
> donations that you would make to bookshare would be
> completely tax deductible. If you are at all
> interested, please contact Jane Simchuk. She handles
> donations. Her email address is
> jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I realize that you are most likely very busy, but
> please write back if you get the chance. Thank you
> for reading this, and thank you for being a
> wonderful author!
> Sincerely,
> Allison Mervis
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