John Wood sees it with numbing regularity: the query letter that comes close to making a sale - until the writer makes some fatal, but avoidable mistake. &break;&break;So the Modern Maturity senior editor wrote this letter-writer's guidebook. Read it, learn from it, use its secrets to write queries that get accepted. &break;&break;Discover: &break; why boldness beats blandness every time&break; how to rocket your query right past the slush pile&break; how to make a big impression with a little cover letter&break; the 10 basics you must have in your article query&break; the 10 query blunders that can ruin your chances&break; how to dramatize your novel with a query/synopsis package&break; what a book proposal is, why you need it, and how to write it &break;&break;As you publish more, your professional correspondence will increase. Whether the correspondence is a complaint to your editor, a celebrity interview request or anything else connected with your career, you'll make it ring with style and professionalism with this book. &break;&break;Wood includes chapter-ending Question & Answer sections that clarify issues concerning the type of letter at hand. He's also packed the book with illustrative samples. You'll see many that are pure dynamite - and one real bomb. &break;&break;Read this book and immediately begin to write energetic, masterly, persuasive letters. Keep editors hanging on your words. Make them eager to buy your work.

In today's competetive job market, if your cover letter doesn't grab the interviewer's attention, he or she may never even glance at your resume. No-Nonsense Cover Letters gives you the powerful practical tools to write "attention grabbing" cover letters that complement your resume and get you more interviews and job offers. The book begins with a thorough but easy-to-understand explanation of the key elements that are vital to creating "attention grabbing" letters including: why writing a cover letter is about selling yourself; how to craft targeted cover letters; when to use bullets or paragraphs; and creating E-letters for today's E-search environment. Subsequent chapters offer tips on writing winning cover letters for opportunities for virtually every profession.

Of the nearly 5 million unsolicited manuscripts, letters, and columns received each year by newspaper editors, magazines, and literary agents around the world (estimated by a 2006 issue of Writer s Digest), less than half of one percent are even read when they reach their destination. And most of the problem lies in the lack of a coherent query letter. This book was written for any potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of the editor or agent to whom it is addressed.--From publisher description.

Once your cover letter is positioned first to be noticed, then how do you position the letters to be noticed for the longest time in a number of situations? What kind of thank-you letters work best? How do you ask for help in finding a job from a letter to a stranger, acquaintance, or business networking contact? How do you write a cover letter that will never be misinterpreted as a sales pitch or autobiography? How do you plan, write, and format an outstanding book proposal that lets the reader see the bottom line--profit for the publisher? Positioning your goal or project first means going where no one has gone before. It's where the competition is missing. Go where no one else has gone before when you plan, write, and format great cover letters, follow-up letters, and book proposals. Cover and follow-up letters or proposals could be applied to book proposals, book proposal cover letters, written marriage proposals, pre-nuptials, and courting. Cover letters could apply to love letters, letters to friends and relatives, business contacts at trade shows, or literary agents. How do you use cover and follow-up letters to position first your resumes, proposals, relationship communications, marketing or sales connections and connections? After cover letters, how to you plan, write, and position first your follow-up letters? What types of letters bring people together? Act as a catalyst? Get you an interview? Position you first for inclusion in a job, business, or relationship? What type of letters position first, attract, and sell what you can do without looking like sales letters? What types of cover and follow-up letters are best sent with a resume?

To get hired and get the job that you dream of, your cover letter must be unique and stand out to grab the employer's attention. In this book, you'll discover everything you need to easily write a cover letter that will interest any employer and make them eager to read your resume: - Step-by-Step Directions To Write The Perfect Cover Letter - How to use the job description to strengthen your letter - The Secret To Grabbing Attention Of Potential Employers - How to make your cover letter 'sell' you - How To Avoid The Biggest Mistake Most Job Seekers Make With Their Cover Letter - What to do if they don't respond that keeps you in the game - 20 SAMPLE LETTERS

To get hired and get the job that you dream of, your cover letter must be unique and stand out to grab the employer's attention. In this book, you'll discover everything you need to easily write a cover letter that will interest any employer and make them eager to read your resume: - Step-by-Step Directions To Write The Perfect Cover Letter - How to use the job description to strengthen your letter - The Secret To Grabbing Attention Of Potential Employers - How to make your cover letter 'sell' you - How To Avoid The Biggest Mistake Most Job Seekers Make With Their Cover Letter - What to do if they don't respond that keeps you in the game - 20 SAMPLE LETTERS

This practical guide features comprehensive lists of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that allow you to express yourself on any subject in your own voice and style. It teaches what to include and what to leave out when writing. Whether you want to sound formal or casual, traditional or contemporary, businesslike or lighthearted, distant or intimate, you’ll find here the words for every letter writing occasion, including: - Business letters - Personal letters - Get-well cards - Invitations - Resumes - And more! With helpful grammatical appendices and sample letters, say goodbye to your writing etiquette worries!

For anyone who has ever searched for the right word at a crucial moment, the revised third edition of this bestselling guide offers a smart and succinct way to say everything One million copies sold! How to Say It® provides clear and practical guidance for what to say--and what not to say--in any situation. Covering everything from business correspondence to personal letters, this is the perfect desk reference for anyone who often finds themselves struggling to find those perfect words for: * Apologies and sympathy letters * Letters to the editor * Cover letters * Fundraising requests * Social correspondence, including invitations and Announcements This new edition features expanded advice for personal and business emails, blogs, and international communication.