Acknowledgment

Dear Self-Publishing Author,

Thank you for your email asking that I acknowledge receipt of your manuscript and author photo.

My apologies. I had understood that the email communication we had, wherein I mentioned that I had received these items, constituted acknowledgment.

Why don't you let me know how you would like to be acknowledged? If not by email, how? A note, postcard, letter, package, skywriting? Until I hear from you I will endlessly reproach myself for not having the good sense to know how best to communicate with you. As you have been in North America, Africa and Europe all in the last two weeks, my apologies for assuming that email would be your communication method of choice.

Regarding the quote you would like to have for ordering a million books, can I suggest that we wait on that one until you have actually finalized the proof? It might not make sense to you, but it is easier for us to give you a quote once we know for certain how many pages need to be printed.

Perhaps you should put your talent for clarity to work for the greater good. Solve world hunger or tackle global warming. After only dealing with you for a couple of weeks, I am sure your talent for clarity and realism can only benefit the planet as a whole.

Sincerely,
Should I sky write this?