We just got an e-mail from someone who claims to be a Tucsonan that starts out like this:
Does Tuscon Weekly do book reviews? My book just came out …
Two things:
1. If you claim to be from be from Tucson, yet can’t spell Tucson, I don’t think we need to subject one of our poor book reviewers to anything you’ve written.
2. If you are unwilling to research whether we do reviews or not—by, say, going to our Web site and noticing in the navigation bar the word BOOKS—you’re a douchebag.
Thank you for heeding this advice.
This article appears in Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2007.
Good one, sassypants.
man, you’re cranky.
is this a bad place to ask you about a freelance raise?
I am nodding here.
sounds like he needs ‘hooked on pheonix’
Nr. 1 rule of pitching yourself: research the organization you’re contacting.
Anyway, time for a way early breakfast at IHOP. (If you’re reading and want to stalk me — Oracle & Limberlost, 4:30 a.m.)
WAIT! So do you publish book reviews?