How to write so Tom will reply/post [updated]

Update: the latest

In text of email is good.

Working links are good.

All attachments suck.

I blog mostly off my phone now (yes, I type incredibly fast), and I just junk the attachments and the cryptic link-only emails.

I need a hint, or an excerpt, or the text. I need to be able to process the whole email in about 30 seconds.

Any longer is too long, given the several hundred substantive emails I get in a day.

A number of things about Tom's post yesterday, I wouldn't dream of giving up the blog, caught my eye (and not just the nice stuff about me either ;-).

One of them was this part about the best material we send him:

I just output as the spirit and material move me (with lotsa wonderful feeds from a core group of about 200 or so readers, the best of which (hint,hint) give me the URL, plus excerpts, plus their own analysis of why I'd be interested.

I'm like, 'Dang! I haven't even been doing that and I'm the webmaster!' ;-)

This obviously goes for email and comments. So I'm putting it up here as a reminder and will be linking it from the contact page, the comment policy, and the comments box.

And don't forget:

No work assignments until they read both books and come back with specific questions.

Got it? Now, go forth and multiply ;-)

Comments

[SR]

Tom,I've heard you say that with regard to domestic politics, you favor active governmental intervention. This makes some sense if we consider that even in a core country such as the US, there are "gap" areas with populations which have their noses pressed against the glass (New Orleans comes to mind). So how do we connect with our national "gap?" (GWB tried faith based assistance). How do we avoid throwing the baby out with the bath (national healthcare), and keep that sourcecode which makes us and the rest of the core strong?

[George Rich]

Knowledge Based Wealth (KBW) causes Globalization!

Love your book, BFA, that I've not finished yet! We must realize that KBW creation is a new REVOLUTION "against" industralization/smokestack wealth generation. It will severly affect famlies, cities, companies, and governments everywhere. The US is about 60 yrs into a 150-300 yr revolution. Understanding this helps to understand Gap issues and how the Gap can be changed. Globalization is "just" one of the attributes of KBW. The other attributes are important to your concepts! We need a bigger picture than just Globalization. You speak of connectivity. Think in terms of how far into KBW a nation/society has advanced and you can see possibilities that are often missed. THANKS for your efforts!

[Michelle]

Tom,

I read in your blog that you were recently named a contributing editor for Esquire. First of all, congratulations. Secondly, I am researching an article on how to become a contributing editor, and it would be wonderful if you could let me know how that opportunity presented itself for you. Were you freelancing for them initially? Any info you could provide would be a great help to me, and I will of course list you as a source in my article, which will be published on eHow.com. I will also be happy to provide the link to your web blog in return for your help.

Thanks,

Michelle

[Tom Barnett]

Esquire picked me for Best & Brightest 2002. As part of that, I briefed the senior staff. That became an invite to write PNM the article in 2003. Then I wrote again for them in 2004 in conjunction with PNM the book's publication.

When the Naval War College asked me to leave in early 2005, Esquire named me a contributing editor.

That's my story.

How it would translate for a writer, I'm not sure. My experience is that Esquire only asks you to write and that you never ask them to publish.

How to crack that line-up? Write something so good elsewhere that you catch their eye.

But my sense is, you can't push because they only pull.

[Homeschool]

Just got blue print for action and I can't put it down! Very interesting points so far.

[Tim Moore]

Tom,

I am curious as to what you think about the views Presidential Candidate Ron Paul expresses? Non intervention, only declared war, sound money, no IRS. Are his views to out dated to work in a system like you are proposing?

I do agree about the world becoming a globalized network, but the most important thing is that it beneifts the people of each country, and allows them to maintain any private/realigous identity they express or practice. We definately need other countries to get on board both physically and financially. This starting war with no follow through is getting old.

Just curious about your thoughts on Ron Paul. All the other candidates are just liars, and will only jeopardize or sovereignty or just run up the debt, allow for more foreign investors, wich again jeopardizes our sovereignty.

Thanks