How to get an author blurb (part 2 of 4).

Today I'll share another letter sent to an author in the hope that I might get a blurb. Asking for a blurb can feel like begging, but that's only because it is. Part 1 was Tuesday, and though I still haven't heard from Mr. Auster I think we should carry on. And so, part two...

Dear Mr. Pynchon,

Would it be ungainly of me to say that you are my favorite writer?

I am writing to ask if you might be interested in reading (and possibly blurbing) my book, Numb. It will be published by...