/lit/ - Literature

I emailed Cormac McCarthy once, I thought it was pretty well-written and respectful, what do you guys think?
Dear Corncob Tortillas YeCarthy, Please don't continue beyond this sentence if you are harvesting maize or otherwise distracted with more pressing matters. You kept reading? Great! Well first for introductions. My name's Willy and I've read two books of yours. Blood Meme wasn't great in my opinion but No Country for old Memes really was a gripping read. I digress. The reason for my writing you today is to inquire as to whether you could provide for me any advice that you would have given to yourself at a younger age when you were writing your first novel and no-doubt dreaming of literary (and corn-based) success? Wow, still haven't introduced myself, huh. Well, here's the slim. I'm 47 years old and I recently graduated from community college with a certificate in General Studies. Suffice to say I've struggled to find a job but I have in the time I have been unemployed written a diary that I am confident will have a major effect on the literary world should it find a publisher willing to give it a chance. Here's when you come in, Ye (do you mind me calling you that?). I have discovered your address via hacking and I am wondering whether you would be willing to receive my diary desu in its entirety, along with a synopsis (I'll even throw in my author photo for free!) and first of all give me your feedback on it and then, providing you enjoy it to pass it on to your friends in the Santa Fe Institute (I know how scientific you folks are) so that I can avoid the dreaded slush pile of doom! Anyways, so let me know asap and I can have the manuscript on your straw 'workmans' hat by the end of the week. If you'd rather I hand it to you in person and take some time to discuss our respective views on tortillas contemporary and otherwise I would love to visit your office at The American Southwest and spend a few hours shooting the varmints (see what I did there?). So let me know [writer's nickname or first name] and we can then discuss the next step of our correspondence. Thanking you again and again, Willy.

Like a year old now, but in case you hadn't read it this is a real interesting interview done with cormac mccarthy's ex wife anne de lisle