Finding Famous People
Writers often need to contact celebrity and authority figures. Sometimes it's for an interview, quotes, or other content-related reasons. Other times, they're looking for a way to obtain a testimonial, blurb, or maybe a preface for a book. One method of research is to subscribe to WhoRepresents.com. Here are some tips from John Kremer's Book Marketing Tip of the Week newsletter on finding someone famous:1. Google them. This is the simplest way. Generally you can find an address for someone famous or important simply by Googling them.Incidentally, you can email John and sign up for his newsletter.
2. Use one of the phone book services on the Internet. You can Google "phone book services" to locate some of these. You may have to try more than one to find the person you are looking for. That has been my experience.
3. Ask your friends. You'd be surprised how many of your friends know people that you would also want to know. The six degrees of separation rule is an exaggeration. My experience is that if you are at all active in any group, you are probably three people away from anyone you want to reach. Ask and keep asking until the right person hears your question and answers with an introduction.
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1 Comments:
There are also a number of books with celebrity addresses (mostly publishing houses, agents, etc.). One is Celebrity Blackbook. It's a bit pricey, but if you want to contect celebs, they can pay for themselves.
There are a number of online sources as well, such as www.celebrityaddresses.com that post addresses (mainly actors, singers, etc.)
I used to collect autographs (and publish a magazine called Autograph Times), and used these books and sites a lot. Most are NOT home addresses, so you needn't worry too much about privacy issues.
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