British novelist Jon McGregor has taken this year off from email in order to get some work done. The author explained his decision and his current modus operandi in a piece in
The Guardian.
In the article he explains that in order to focus on writing, he has quit email for the entire year. He has set his out of the office reply explaining this protocol and instructing people to get in
touch with him through his agent or by sending him a letter.
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I've enjoyed rediscovering letter writing, and will continue to work my way through the stamps and envelopes,"
he reflected on the year. "But I will be using email, sparingly, while continuing to remain mostly out of the office."Read the whole story at The Guardian »
