We live in an e-mail driven world. Your phone has morphed into a device that is primarily useful as mobile e-mail. The truncated 'this message sent from a BlackBerry' has become ubiquitous.
I suprised an editor this morning when I called her to see if she had any upcoming special features. This brief and polite conversation should turn into an assignment by the end of the week. It sped up what has taken months by e-mail. I only called because we have spoken on the phone before and this particular editor is not good at responding to e-mail questions.
But sometimes it never hurts to pick up the phone because it at least forces editors to give definitive answers. So, dial that editor you've been waiting to hear from...just don't be creepy.
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