The Cover Letter made easy

Written by Liana Metal


THE COVER LETTER

made easy!

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You have completed your ms , and now what?

You may ask yourself: How can I submit it to publishers? How can I present it?

Here comesrepparttar cover letter. What is a cover letter?

It is a letter that goes with your work. You can’t send your work alone. You need to say something about it and about yourself inrepparttar 128747 cover letter.

This letter is very important as it is this document that will persuade prospective editors/publishers to read your work.

It is not difficult to write a cover letter, but you should be careful not to omit any essential info. If you don’t do it right, you can’t expect success.

I will help you do it right. If I can write a cover letter, you can do it, too. It’s easy .

Let’s get started!

•First write your name , address and contact number/e-mail onrepparttar 128748 right side of an A4 sheet.

•Next, writerepparttar 128749 editor/publisher’s name and address onrepparttar 128750 left side , below your personal info.

•Writerepparttar 128751 date onrepparttar 128752 right side.

•Start with : Dear Mr/Ms –name of publisher

It’s better to writerepparttar 128753 name ofrepparttar 128754 publisher if you know it. If you don’t, start with: Dear Sir/Madam

•Keep in mind thatrepparttar 128755 letter is formal. Don’t use any contractions such as I’m or it’s.

•Now you can addrepparttar 128756 first paragraph. It goes like this:

‘I encloserepparttar 128757 synopsis of my book/article and I wonder if you would be interested in it.’

•Now giverepparttar 128758 publisher sufficient info about your book/article. Tell him in 1-2 linesrepparttar 128759 content of your book/article.

e.g. Let us suppose you’ve written a book about Turtles.

You can write:

TURTLES is about keeping and caring for turtle pets indoors.

Now you should tell him whyrepparttar 128760 people are going to read such a book, and who is going to buy it.

e.g. TURTLES is a pet book that would interest children from 8-16 years old, and all pet lovers as well. This book is original because it is written with children at that age in mind , and it is practical and easy to read.

•You must convincerepparttar 128761 publisher that you are qualified to write onrepparttar 128762 subject.

Inspiration Has Job Security

Written by Stephan Miller


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What we are talking about here is writer's block. Something you think is reserved for poets and other "literary artists." An internet marketer can't have writer's block. But somehow, after those few months or days of flow,repparttar 128753 ideas you have carefully saved and knew were great when you wrote them down have deteriorated in your notebook. Who could have known that they had a shelf life? And why is it thatrepparttar 128754 more free time you have,repparttar 128755 easier it is to put off writing that new article?

There is a cure for writer's block. It is simple and you can start today. It happens to berepparttar 128756 latest breakthrough in science and 9 out of 10 medical doctors now recommend it. First, take a piece of paper. Second get yourself a pen, a disposable will do. Now, start writing. With that first dark line onrepparttar 128757 white paper, you have been miraculously cured. All you have to do now is to keep that pen moving downrepparttar 128758 paper. If you have to be Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" and write "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." over and over, do it. At least you are cured and eventually your mind will become bored and you will reach that spot again. You know that spot. It'srepparttar 128759 spot where you wish ViaVoice actually worked, because your fingers can't keep up with your mind.

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