I have no e-mail.

Yep, that’s right. For the first time in ages, everything is replied to, taken care of, closed. Boy, how fantastic does that feel? (Hint: very!)

A few weeks ago, I finally sat down and decided how I wanted to handle e-mail. So far, I’ve had catch-all e-mail addresses, which basically meant everything landed in there– personal, professional, newsletters, etc– and it was driving me crazy.

So I’ve streamlined. I created a new e-mail address only for news, rss, writing groups, and all of that stuff. The other two e-mail addresses are for people to contact me via this website, for my editors, for all the things that usually need responding to and filing.

I have to say, it’s made life so much easier. Sure, there are about 378 e-mails in my “News and Stuff” folder right now, but they’re just random e-mails that can be taken care of at any time. I don’t have to worry about filing them or responding to them or even missing them.

The important Inbox, the one I use for correspondence, is empty. Until the next e-mail arrives, that is.

(My e-mail addresses remain the same, for those of you who are in contact with me, so don’t worry about updating.)