The Actor's Detective Guide to Writing Letters to Celebrities

By Chris Lucas

How would you like to get a personal letter or phone call from your favorite star? Or to have them send you an autographed item that can help you raise money for a charity? This book shows you exactly how to make those things happen!

"The Actor's Detective Guide to Writing Letters to Celebrities," is part memoir, part "how to" guide. It tells the story of how a love for writing letters to famous people benefited the author, both personally and professionally. It's something anyone can do.

In this easy to follow book, you'll find examples of letters (and letter writers) that have been successful in getting notable people to respond personally. It also explains the "do's and don'ts" of contacting celebrities, very clearly laying out the steps of how to write to the stars in a way that compels them to get back to you.

A grammar school teacher recently read the book, and she said that it was extremely useful to her in getting her 4th grade students excited about writing. (Of course, kids are more enthusiastic about composing letters to LeBron James, J.K. Rowling, Will Smith or Justin Bieber than they are writing ones to Grandma, but it's a good start.)

In this age of texting and 140 character tweets, letter writing has become a lost art. This book hopes to instill that passion back into its readers, and to remind them how powerful a personal letter can actually be in making a connection with someone they admire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eBookIt.com
• Release date: Apr 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781456608170

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Introduction (Thanks for Reading!)

Welcome!

Thanks for reading the Actor's Detective Guide to Writing Letters to Celebrities.

This book was written for anyone who has ever wanted to write a letter to a celebrity or person of note (and to hear back from them) but was not sure what to say.

I originally wrote a version of this guide in 2010 as a direct response to the many actors who kept asking me about what to say when they wrote to major show business industry players. It was meant just for actors. Then a funny thing happened.

One of the actors who purchased my book passed it along to his mom, who happened to be a teacher and the head of the local PTA. Coincidentally; she was just beginning a tricky tray fundraiser for the PTA where they were auctioning off celebrity autographed items. She found the book very helpful to her cause. She was also starting a project at the time with her sixth grade class about better communication through writing letters. She wrote to me and urged me to expand any future editions of my book to include these audiences, as she thought the book was extremely useful and would appeal to groups beyond the initial market of actors that I was aiming for. So here we are at version two, which I believe will be helpful if you are:

• Writing a fan letter or congratulations to your favorite star.

• Running a charity auction or event and want to obtain special items from celebrities.

• Teaching a class on letter writing, or are a student interested in sharpening your skills.

• Contacting the CEO of company whose products you use often.

Or for any time you want to effectively correspond with someone by means of a letter.

This guide lays out - in an easy to follow manner with templates and examples - the steps needed to give your letter a greater chance of being read and responded to. We are sure you will find it very helpful. Despite the title, the lessons laid out here can apply to anyone you are writing to, no matter their profession.

As a special thanks to you for reading this, we'd like to offer you a bonus gift worth over $150, absolutely FREE.

To redeem this FREE gift, simply send an email with the subject line Celebrity Letters to:

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Thanks again. Enjoy!

– Chris Lucas March 2012

Foreword

Writing letters is a lost art.

In this world of instant communication, the act of sitting down to actually compose a letter to someone - and then taking the time to put a stamp on it and drop it in a mailbox - seems like something out of the 19th Century. It really wasn't all that long ago when sending and receiving letters was the norm. Today, however, the post office can be a very lonely place.

This has created a golden opportunity for people who want to stand out from the crowd. Since no one writes letters anymore, if you do then you will definitely be noticed.

It's not like you’re sending a message by CB radio or telegraph, you're using a method that's still viable and appreciated, even in the 21st Century.

There's almost no pleasure greater than opening a letter. It's one of the few daily visceral experiences we have left. There's an air of mystery and surprise when you open the mailbox and – rather than bills – there’s a welcome treat. It’s like your birthday and the holidays all rolled into one.

Personally written letters can be a surprisingly effective method of breaking through the daily barrage of electronic messages that actors, musicians, and other major celebrities are subjected to every day.

I speak from personal experience. Letter writing is a daily habit for me. A habit that has proven incredibly beneficial. I've made connections that I never would have developed if I'd just relied on clicking a mouse.

In the following pages, I’d like to share with you just a few of the interesting results I've had from my letter writing campaign, personally, professionally and in service to others (when I wrote on behalf of a charity.)

Please keep in mind that I tell you these stories about myself and my family not to boast, but to further illustrate the point that this letter writing method gets results.

I come from a family of writers, and I’m proud to say that I had an amazing combination of New Jersey Public School and Catholic School education, so it’s in my blood.

My Grandfather worked for the New York Times and there was always a paper around to be read. He would often compose letters to friends and family at home and overseas.

My Grandmother believed in the therapeutic value of letter writing. When my Dad, Ed Lucas, was 12,