Those people with websites will probably have the option to create an associated email, which can be reserved just for contacts via the site, or more generally.
At one time I worked in a recruitment agency. People sometimes applied for jobs with email addresses such as 'sexybabe' or 'weedsmoker'. It didn't fill us with confidence! A silly email address is unlikely get your work rejected, but why take the risk? An editor / agent / publisher is more likely to take you seriously if it looks as though you behave like a professional. A straightforward email address looks better on business cards too.
This tip came from Patsy Collins who writes short stories and cosy crime novels. You can buy all of her books, or read them through kindle unlimited, here.
4 comments:
Thanks Patsy, good advice though I'm personally I think I'm doing well to have one 'sensibly named' email address!
That's a really interesting thought. Although I write as Maisie Bishop, that's not my real name, and my email address (which is serious) contains a previous surname as opposed to my current one. This could be confusing! Maybe I should set up a Maisie Bishop email address. 😀
That is good advice, Patsy. Not entirely sure whether sexybabe@.....com would be taken seriously ;)
Good advice, Patsy. I set up a separate email address for writing matters some years ago, and it does keep things very straightforward. I really don't get any unwanted corrrespondence in that in-box, and I always get excited if I see I have new mail there!
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