The Guide to Email Success/LJ Tips

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Intro

Hi, I'm Lunar Jesters, and I have a long history of email shows. My first experience was Other Character Email Bubs. Then, I created Access Jesty... dot exe. Although my experience with those shows were sub-par, they gave me lots of knowledge to created Other Character Email Nebulon, an award winning show. It took me eight months of trial to get it right. I don't want you to go through the same thing.

History

This was what a basic email looked like in the old wiki:

HOMESTAR: Okay. Email! 

Dear Homestar,
What kind of music do you listen to?
Thanks,
Dan

HOMESTAR Well, I like cool music.

{The Paper.}

Of course, we have rules preventing this now. But what surfaced was horrible.

Basic Tips

If you leave this guide with ANY tips, let them be these.

  • Read the transcription standards. And follow them. If you're confused, ask me.
  • Answer the email. If the email is about Trivia Time, at least start off by talking about Trivia Time.
  • Quality over quanity. No one cares that you have 1,000 emails if they all suck. Make email thought out, and don't care about milestones.
  • Stay in character. Please. This is a rule, but I've never seen it enforced. Say the line with thae character's voice in your mind first.

If you're ready to move on, see the advanced tips.

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