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Handyandy58 t1_je89ksa wrote

Plenty of artists get fan mail. Don't say weird stuff, but otherwise it would be totally fine/normal. Worst case scenario it gets ignored.

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R3cko t1_je8a6eg wrote

Tolstoy still hasn’t written me back. What a dick.

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rashan688 t1_je8s1o3 wrote

This reminded me of the fact that him and Ghandi were penpals

So cute :,)

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Smooth_Service8931 OP t1_je89v9s wrote

Do you know the best way to typically go about it? I was thinking of sending an email or something because it's simply the easiest.

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[deleted] t1_je8eggw wrote

A friend of mine wrote a blog post about one of his favorite authors; possibly through Twitter, the author read it and they became friends. A decade later, that author introduced my friend to his editor and publisher after the friend had written a novel. He’s now published and rising in the charts.

Reach out. You never know what May come if it.

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bogo0814 t1_je8b1k5 wrote

Many authors have contact info on their web sites. As long as you’re not saying you want to wear their skin, most authors appreciate hearing how they e impacted a reader’s life. You can also leave a review for the book & say what you what there. It might be even more impactful because someone in a similar situation may decide to read the book because of your review b

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Radulno t1_je9gqkv wrote

Yeah I think most author like that very much especially smaller ones. Of course, if it's a Stephen King type author, I doubt they even read fan mail anymore considering how much they probably receive. But you can probably still write, just know it'll not be read (or read and answered by assistants).

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jstnpotthoff t1_je8anf3 wrote

I don't think anything could ever beat a handwritten letter.

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Radulno t1_je9gtjb wrote

A letter need to know their adress though, I assume most authors don't publically share their adress for obvious reasons

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jstnpotthoff t1_je9isyt wrote

Many publishers have a mailing address for their authors for fan mail. If you can't find one, you could just mail it directly to the publisher's address, addressed to the author, In Care of: Publisher's Name.

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ShaoKahnKillah t1_je8vi1d wrote

If you have a Twitter, that can also be a good idea. Especially for lesser known authors, because they aren't getting flooded with DMs the way your literary giants may be. I DMed one of my favorite authors recently about a book she translated from Japanese to English, and we had a very wholesome/interesting conversation. She even told me about an upcoming title that hasn't been advertised in any way yet. So no matter the medium, go for it.

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Jeopardude t1_je9uuwj wrote

I did get blocked by a not-so-known author in the early days of twitter after asking an innocuous question. It was weird, but you can’t predict anything (especially on social media).

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Tanagrabelle t1_je9loyi wrote

Way back in the days of yore (I'm older, see), you wrote the publisher. Example:

To: Gray Rinehart
c/o Baen Books Editorial Offices
P.O. Box 1188
Wake Forest, NC 27588

This is an actual author, and this is a mailing address on the Baen website.

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Handyandy58 t1_je8ag1p wrote

Email, social media DM, any avenue is probably fine.

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Hazel_nut1992 t1_jea0e4g wrote

I’ve been able to reach a few authors on Instagram, especially smaller/newer authors

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CraftyRole4567 t1_jefdcv9 wrote

Does your author not have any contact information on their author bio, Amazon page or webpage? Usually they have a way there they prefer to be contacted.

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