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Originally Posted by arjaybe
Yeah, the world is bigger and more dramatic for him than it is for most of the rest of us. From his letters, though, I can tell he's dealing with it. Getting help. Taking steps. Right now, I'd call him more eccentric than crazy. You've probably dealt with a few eccentric writers, eh?
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I've dealt with a lot of eccentric writers, but the nature of the work we do prevents me from dealing with any quite THAT fringe-y. Obviously, to work with us, you have to be able to work in an electronic medium--email, etc. I've had a few that persisted in being difficult--one guy insisted on sending a thumbdrive of his book, instead of xferring it via our GUI FTP--but generally, not quite that "out there."
I do also, of course, deal with a lot of the paranoia--the whole "how do I know you won't steal my book" thing. It's annoying as s**t, of course, not to mention, an idiotic thing to ask, no matter how politely phrased--wouldn't thieves (or "copyright infringers") also be liars? What's the value of getting an assurance from someone you're already thinking isn't honest?
My tolerance for that kind of thing is really,
really waning.
Hitch