I am pen palls with an author named Malcolm Rose. He used my name in a book and just sent me a free signed copy! I'll post pictures in a few minutes. Its called Asteroid.
I read the Traces series that he wrote. Then I google'd him and got his website. He had a feedback form, which I filled out. Then it became email. One day I got an email from him explaining it. Then I got the book today.
So, to answer your question, I contacted him.