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Get Autographs - Without Asking!

Hobbies : Autographs

Remember doing your research and knowing if an actress has just had a baby or something, and just asking very politely for their autograph?

This is OK, it's fine, you were polite, but so were all the other people who asked for her autograph then; and her friend the famous golfer, whose just come out of hospital after an operation has received similar letters.

So what's wrong with this? The whole point of you writing was that you wanted their autograph, wasn't it?

This was the point of the letter, right? Well, fair enough, and there's nothing implicitly wrong...BUT have you ever thought of softening them up.

It sounds crazy, but it such situations the best way of getting an autograph is by not asking for someone's autograph! OK, it sounds crazy, but if you write, sincerely, saying, to take the example above:

I hope you and your baby are healthy and happy. I was really pleased to hear everything went OK, and I'm sure you'll enjoy motherhood. I know you will be busy in the next few months, so I just wanted to say well done!

Your fan,

Whoever

This person will be so impressed that you didn't ask for an autograph that you might just get an unexpected surprise in the mail very soon; or alternatively this will have softened them up, so that when you ask for their autograph a few months later, you can say how you hope things have calmed down since you last wrote, and so on...and they'll think 'oh yeah, this is that sweet person who respected I was busy before and it was a difficult time for me, and was kind and supportive!'.

And, yes, that precious autograph is very likely to arrive very quickly.

This has worked so well that on one occasion I wrote to a TV personality, asking questions about various aspects of his career and offering my opinions; and he was so impressed that he actually asked for my phone number as well, and whether I would like him to send me his autograph...you know something works when someone actually asks you if you'd like his/her autograph!

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By: Autograph Stan

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