The Wannabe Woodsmen

I get maybe 3 of these a week 😒

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Two or three times a week, I get an email from someone somewhere in the world who wants to be a male porn star. I don’t respond. My advice? Pick another profession. The woodsman’s job isn’t an easy one. He must get it up and get it off on command while a semicircle of bored male crew members and the camera watch him. God forbid he should have “wood problems,” as it’s known in the business—he might never work again. On top of the pressure, the pay isn’t that great. In this line of work, his female costar is likely making more than he is.

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I Get Email

Hello Miss Breslin,

My name is [redacted]. I am from India. I have completed bachelor's degree from [redacted]. My age 23 male straight. From last few years I have been thinking about to go into porn industry. But society, self respect stops me to do that. Now after lot of thinking I decided to go into porn industry is confirm. I want to make a good career in porn industry. As a fresher I have no experience. But I know all the consequences and ready to work hard for a brighter future in porn industry. 

So please help me or guide me to get into porn industry. It's my humble request to you ma'am. I am also ready to work for free. Because I have no experience. I want to learn and become an expert. Please reply me ma'am. I am waiting.

Your lovely friend

[redacted]

I Get Email

i want to become pornstar...... and I'm ready to sell my body for money [redacted] is my number please contact me

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I Get Email

I have been searching for my true passion and I still havent gotten anywhere. I'm trying out rapping right now. I want to know how you found yourself or figured out who you are? Im so lost just looking for the light at the end. I'm living for now just not as good as I can be.

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Letter From Dubai

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Hi Susannah

At the onset thank you for writing the below blog. 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/susannahbreslin/2012/06/08/how-to-sell-yourself/#630bb2136843  

Let me give you a quick background of why I am writing to you - I am good at sales, having demonstrated over achievements of targets YoY, however my growth within my company has been limited. And when talking to one of my friend yesterday he had an interesting remark to make - Those who are good at selling to others are usually bad at selling themselves, and they do not realize it. 

That triggered my thinking, and I started reading, and first article I came across was your blog that left me stunned. 

Your #Tip1 and #Tip2 both were eye openers for me.

I do not follow either as prescribed in your blog.

This blew me away, and I was compelled to reach to you.

Thank you again ! I am based in Dubai. If you ever plan to visit Dubai , do let me know.

It will be an honor to meet you and host you in Dubai.

Your fan !

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I Get Email

 “Hi boss can supply drugs”

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Goggle: How Not to Become a Male Porn Star

If you’re a longtime follower of my work, you know that I regularly receive emails from men who are interested in becoming performers in the adult movie industry. That is thanks to a Forbes post I wrote, “The Hardest Thing About Being a Male Porn Star,” which has over 2.1M views. The only advice I can give the latest emailer is to maybe try a search engine other than goggle.

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For the Post of Male Pornstar

To date, I have received nearly 800 emails from men who want to be male porn stars. They write to me because in 2012, I wrote a post on my Forbes blog entitled: "The Hardest Thing About Being a Male Porn Star." In 2013, I wrote an article for Salon on the number of emails I receive: "'How Do I Become a Male Porn Star?'". In 2015, I wrote a follow up post on my Forbes blog about why so many of the emails come from India: "In India, Porn May Be Changing How Some Men View Masculinity." The original post I wrote for Forbes has over 2M views. Below, a recent email, which arrived with the subject header: "For the Post of Male Pornstar."

I am 25 years Old Indian Guy with strong Sexual power. I am Mentally and Physically ready to do the job . Kindly guide me to earn bucks , I have my passport ready just give me accomodation and proper food.

Thanks and Regards

[redacted]

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They All Want to Be Male Porn Stars

For those of you keeping track at home, to date I've received 734 emails from men who want to be porn stars. They email me because they read this article. Here are a few samplings from the latest. 

Subject header: Yo

Message: I wanna be it

Subject header: None

Message: Dear Susannah lm a Zimbabwean man of 25 years old .black person l want to join that industry so everytime l followers xx videos are shooting thank you so much for relpy me

Subject header: Acting and Modelling

Message: Hi I am [redacted] looking for work in acting field. I am From India. My mobile number is [redacted].I the Glamour Field. I am a Handsome Guy. Sexuality is straight. HERE are some of my pics

Do You Want to Be a Male Porn Star?

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If you follow this blog, you may recall that I wrote a Forbes blog post back in 2012 that has since proven to be my most-read post there. It's about being a male porn star, and it's since gotten nearly two million views. Around the same time, I started getting emails from men who want to be porn stars. Since, I've received nearly seven hundred emails. At a certain point, I started posting them to a page on this website. Most recently, I updated it with some newer ones.

"I read your article from a few years ago about male porn stars. You probably saved me a lot of time there. I checked out your page, something I generally don't do. Your article spoke to me in the most straightforward of terms so I wanted to thank you for taking such a world view of the matter. I'm considering more realistic work now, not that that's not what I've been doing... but thanks anyway. Your article was very helpful. I'll be keeping my eye out for more of your work I found it to be very piquing of my curiosities. You got a new fan."

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Rejections from Literary Agents: #5

Dear Susannah,

i read your proposal over the long weekend and have some thoughts about it.  My first question to you is what is this book about in your view?  Is it a [redacted] and if so, hasn't that already been done?  It's not clear what your point of view is on the whole issue nor what the point of the book is.  I understand that [redacted] but why should we care?  Why is this a bad thing?  These are not people we care about as characters so I'm not sure we should care that [redacted].

You write about the [redacted] but it's not clear whether you think this is ridiculous or not.  It is interesting that [redacted] but not sure where that takes us.

In reading [redacted] I'm not sure I understand why you [redacted] is a good thing.  What is the point ofthat?  And what is the reason to not condemn [redacted] and the [redacted] and then [redacted] in the beginning of the story?

I guess my response to this is that i don't see the book in this.  I get that you are [redacted] but unless there are reasons to care about this world and make it interesting, I don't see what the purpose of the book is.  Or what your thesis is for writing the book.  So perhaps I am simply not the right agent for you on this topic. Or perhaps I need a clearer and more articulate answer to what this book is meant to be. 

With all best wishes,

[redacted]

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Rejections from Literary Agents: #4

Dear Author,

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your work.  We've read your material, and I'm sorry to say that we don't think it is right for [redacted] at this time.

Publishing is a tough business, and the response of any individual agent—or indeed dozens of agents—is not necessarily a comment on the inherent value of the project. Every agent has individual tastes and individual business requirements. We wish you the best of luck in finding the right path to publication.

Sincerely,

[redacted], assistant to [redacted]

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Rejections from Literary Agents: #3

Hello Susannah,

I very much appreciate the chance to consider your proposal.  I’m sorry that  I’m not the right agent to represent the book but I wish you great luck with it.

Best, [redacted]

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Rejections from Literary Agents: #2

Susannah,

I enjoyed reading [redacted]. The opening section of the proposal is quite compelling. I had thought the book would then be sort of an investigation/memoir of your experience as a [redacted]. I think the wider angle you’ve taken, though—[redacted], [redacted], [redacted], etc---struck me as too diffuse. I’m sure I’m missing something and another agent will jump at the chance to work with you---you are a fine writer---but I think I had better step aside.

Thanks so much for the chance.

[redacted]

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Rejections from Literary Agents: #1

Dear Susannah,

Thank you for all of this and for your patience.

This summer [redacted] has been traveling and so have I.

We have now had a chance to consider and we deeply regret that the demands on our time are such that we are unable to represent your project.

We wish you every success.

Best wishes,

[redacted]

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I Get Email

I real all paragraph about male porn star.
these guys dont have any interest in sex or as a porn star . they belong to poor families or countries they have dreams live like rich they want they have very thing . finely when they cannot have bright future chance . so they try to find bad ways for get money . like some body join terrorist group for money . some body join gang and do bad thing in street . Some guys find Job in Porn industry Some are thief.
when we see to rich we saw dreams . and then we find good way for get money . when we tired then we find bad way for get money.
thats it.

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I Get Email

I wantu job gigolo

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You cant write for shit.

I have made more on my writing in a week than you will in a lifetime.  (You are a shitty writer).

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I Get Email

Hai I am [redacted] 32 year old male parson .I many try do to act porn movie. But me not Success please my help . I do any sex (gay,male to shemale,bdsm,dirty sex )act perfectly on camera .
Please guide for me.

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I keep getting these emails from men who want to be porn stars.

I want job more many so my choice in porn star job in I'm interested

I don't know what to tell them.

I want to became a pornstar kindly reply me soon my contct no is [redacted]

They always sound so desperate.

my name is [redacted] iam india from lucknow
i want to work pron films. plz help me i like sex

A lot of them are from faraway places.

I LIKE DOW SEX HOT I LOOK GIRL FOR SEX

Half the time I don't know what they're talking about.

Hi
How i can to be a ponostara

Maybe they just want to feel less alone.

i can do any work regarding sex and dirty sex ,i m clumsy too about sex , becouse in sex , i cant imagine in sex time , what i m doing ,sucking pussy is my best ,secondly whatever girl women wants from my side

Maybe they want to feel like they're a part of something.

i want to join this group

Maybe they want to escape their lives.

i join in porn star male passive partener i need fully money so plz mail me

What am I supposed to say to them?

Message: hello,
i want join porn videos plz contact me
this is my dreams and i want my father is heard patios i don't have money pls pls pls contact me ?

This is their American dream.

HI MY SELF [redacted] . IM FROM PAKISTAN . I DON' KNOW WHAT HAPPENING TO ME WHEN EVER I FUCKED A WOMEN SHE WANT AGAIN AN AGAIN AND SHE LIKE MY COMPANY . SO MAY BE I THINK I MADE THIS TYPE OF JOB .SO THATS WHY I WANT TO JOIN YOUR TEAM . PLEASE CAN YOU GIVE ME ONE CHANCE THEN I WILL PROOF MY SELF. THATS MY CONTACT NO [redacted] .THANKS ALOT

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