Bill Holland’s the Mailbag, the Book

1. 85

   Jodahposted 3 years ago

   Anyone who knows Bill Holland will be pleased to know that there will soon be a series of books published and available based on Bill’s popular HubPages series ‘The Mailbag.’ Please take some time to read Rodric’s wonderful introduction.
   
   https://hubpages.com/literature/Bill-Ho … g-The-Book

   replyreport
   1. 79

      surovi99posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      John, I enjoyed Rodric's wonderful Introduction. I am happy to know Bill's mailbag articles are being converted to volumes of books. That is a great step on behalf of you three in keeping his work alive. Wish you three the very best.

      replyreport
      1. 85

         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you, Rosina.

         replyreport
   2. 86

      ChitrangadaSharanposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you John, for sharing this wonderful introduction by Rodric!
      I am aware of this, through Linda!
      It's an excellent initiative to turn the mailbag series into books! All the best to all the fellow writers who are involved in this noble work!
      Looking forward to see this happening!
      Thank you and best wishes!

      replyreport
      1. 85

         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you for supporting the decision to publish Bill’s mailbag, Chitrangada.

         replyreport
   3. 78

      alancaster149posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      What's not been mentioned so far is the dry wit. A cross between Bing Crosby and Bob Hope (a Yank and a Limey). It doesn't always come across very obviously. That's the Crosby side, the Yank. And the sardonic one liner, Bob Hope, is kept to a minimum, not aimed at anyone but handy as a reminder not to overstep the mark. He, Mister Holland, is master of ceremonies, he's the one that dishes out the advice and accolades, you ask the questions. Let's keep it that way. Every now and then a twitch of the curtains reveals some backstage humour, maybe something put in by a wag - like me - who has ago at knitting together a Transatlantic sideshow and he shows his appreciation. Just don't upset the apple cart ...

      replyreport
      1. 85

         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, Alan, you are certainly right to mention Bill’s dry wit. There has been very little “messing with anything” especially in regard to Bill’s words of wisdom, and I am sure it will still come across as written in his voice, wit and all.

         replyreport
   4. 81

      bravewarriorposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Is it going to be available on Amazon? Are you going to edit out the questions that asked Bill about his thoughts on the HP changes, editors, etc.?

      replyreport
      1. 85

         Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, Shauna it will be available on Amazon. Yes, any questions pertaining specifically to HubPages have been edited out.

         replyreport
2. 71

   ravirajan01posted 3 years ago

   This is great news John.THanks for sharing.Bill's mailbag has always been very insightful and a book is a perfect way to capture the essence of the articles.Thanks John,Linda and Rod for taking the effort to bring Bill's beautiful creation in the forefront.

   replyreport
   1. 85

      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Ravi, thank you for your generous comment in regard to Bill’s Mailbag and the coming books.

      replyreport
3. 90

   Pamela99posted 3 years ago

   Organizing Bill's articles sounds like a terrific idea. Thank you for your interesting article Rodric, and thank you John for posting this article. This series will be helpful to many people as it will contain a wealth of information from Bill.

   replyreport
   1. 85

      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Hopefully these books will be just as helpful for readers outside of HubPages, Pamela. Thanks for reading.

      replyreport
4. 76

   Misbah786posted 3 years ago

   I am so happy to know about the anthology of Mr. Bill Holland's mailbag. I am pleased that Mr. Bill's advice and tips will now be available not only to HubPages users, but also to writers, new writers, and readers outside of HubPages as well. Best wishes to everyone who is working hard to make this happen. I received Linda's email a few days ago, and when I learned about the team of three wonderful people (you, Linda, and Rodric), I knew the results would be spectacular. Thank you to all of you for doing this amazing work.
   
   Thanks for sharing, John.
   Blessings always!!

   replyreport
   1. 85

      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for supporting this project, Misbah. I must admit that Rodric and Linda have done the majority of the work on these books. I have just lent a little support and suggestions. Blessings.

      replyreport
5. 81

   MsDoraposted 3 years ago

   Good news! Bill will still be teaching and we will still be learning. What a noble effort!

   replyreport
   1. 85

      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Sure will, Miss Dora.

      replyreport
6. 81

   Peggy Wposted 3 years ago

   That is great that all of his sage advice through the years will be in print form for countless people to read.  Thanks for the team effort in getting those volumes published!

   replyreport
   1. 85

      Jodahposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you, Peggy.

      replyreport