I don't know about you, but my line of work usually involves emailing editors and pitching ideas. I normally start off nice and formal... Dear Mr, Dear Ms, that sort of thing.
But then if they write back with "Hi Mike", I start to use their name in future emails and talk in a bit more of a chatty tone. It seems the natural thing to do.
Now, how about with agents?
If you have had a request for a full, or if you have been emailing back and forth with an agent and got to first name terms -- and it eventually ends in (very nice) rejection asking for a look at any of your future work, what happens next time?
Is it right back to Dear Mr or Dear Ms?
But then if they write back with "Hi Mike", I start to use their name in future emails and talk in a bit more of a chatty tone. It seems the natural thing to do.
Now, how about with agents?
If you have had a request for a full, or if you have been emailing back and forth with an agent and got to first name terms -- and it eventually ends in (very nice) rejection asking for a look at any of your future work, what happens next time?
Is it right back to Dear Mr or Dear Ms?