Response from Mark Cuban

Seriously, I did not think this would happen. Mark Cuban responded to email - Are the Mavs playing tonight? Although, it's not exactly the response I hoped for, at least it is a response. Additionally, I take this a word of encouragement to keep doing what I am doing. My approach now is to build the readership of my materials. If the numbers continue to grow as they have been, I can build credibility and we can see where it goes from there. Below is the email string (I x'd out our email addresses): Mr Cuban, Thank you for you timely response. I agree that there are no shortcuts. Maybe I should have phrased it differently. Such as: I am applying all the lessons I learned in my 20 years in the business world to condense my timeframes. I choose to take your response as words of encouragement. In order to build my credibility, I am going to focus my engergies on writing and building an audience. When I believe I have a sufficient number of readers, I will get back to you. Regards, Paul Gavin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Mark Cuban" To: "MAV Feedback" Subject: Re: [MAV Feedback] Other Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:43:19 -0600 >there are no shortcuts. > >if your writing is any good, let your blog readers tell you so and refer >readers. if they dont. You have your answer > >good luck > >m > > >-----Original Message----- >From: "MAV Feedback" >To: xxxxxxxxxxx@dallasmavs.com >Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:49:35 -0500 >Subject: [MAV Feedback] Other > > > > > IP: 69.28.35.155 > > Name: Paul Gavin > > Email: xxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com > > URL: http://rebeleyeball.blogspot.com > > Site: http://www.blogmaverick.com/ > > > > Dear Mr Cuban, > > > > It’s Paul Gavin again. You may or may not be aware that I have written > > to > > you on two other occasions suggesting that you visit my blog > > href=http://rebeleyeball.blogspot.com>Misadventures of a 42-year old > > writer > > wannabe. There are several reasons I continue to write to you. > > > > The first reason is purely self-interest. As the title of my blog > > indicates, I would like to be a professional writer. At my tender age, > > I > > do not have the time or the inclination to live the life of a starving > > artist. Therefore I have tried to find a way to skip a few steps and > > move > > right to shamelessly promoting my writing talent and original ideas for > > content development and delivery. > > > > The second reason is that I think that you are the thought leader in > > the > > area of content delivery. From all that I have read about you and from > > your blog, it is easy to see that you fully understand that the world > > of > > entertainment is in a transition period. > > > > The third reason is purely for entertainment. Through my blog I have > > managed to build a following of tens of readers. Most of their > > comments > > have been about the emails that I send you. In my opinion, they enjoy > > my > > Don Quixote approach to building my readership. > > > > Now the important part, I would like share a portion of one of my > > ideas. > > The basic premise is to create an interactive TV show about bloggers. > > The > > show would revolve around a set of characters that met and know each > > other > > only through the blog site they patronize. Portions of the show would > > be > > comedy, other parts drama and some documentary. There is nothing new > > about > > the TV format, the real innovative is the interactive portion. I will > > not > > describe that portion here. If you find this interesting, please feel > > free > > to contact me. > > > > Regards, > > > > Paul > > > > > Tags: Fiction, Online Book, Rebeleyeball, Paul Gavin Copyright (c) 2006 Paul Gavin. All rights reserved.