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How to Write Your Fundraising Annual Appeal
When approaching development writing, whether it�s for a grant proposal, an annual appeal, a brochure, or an online appeal
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Top 10 Tips to AVOID in Writing an Email Query Letter
Email queries are the latest avenue for sending unsolicited submissions to a magazine office. As long as their writer's guidelines
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Writing the Query Letter
Negative or non-responses to query letters are why some writers give up and self-publish. Self-publishing is an entirely different process
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Writing the Knockout Query Letter: How to Catch a Book Editor’s Attention
A query letter is one or two pages written in the format of a formal business letter. It should be
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10 Steps for Writing a Magazine Query
A query letter is a sales pitch: your goal is to convince the editor that your article idea is of
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Queries vs. Articles: Which is best?
Even if you do write the article first, however, that doesn't mean that you should ignore the query process. Think
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How to Write the Best Query Letter
If you plan on submitting an article for publication, the query letter is your new best friend. Written more frequently
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How Your Query Letter Can Land You The Assignment
Before you ever send a query letter to an editor, you need to first READ the magazine. If you're writing
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Don’t Fall Into a Query Letter Quandary!
He wrote the book on how to write killer query letters. In this interview, author John Wood shares his knowledge
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How to Write the Perfect Pitch!
If you are reading this then you are either looking for information on how to write a query letter or
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Report Writing Made Easy
Without enough planning, a report can seem unclear and uninformed, and it shows little understanding of the client's needs.
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How to Prepare Email Queries
While some editors still prefer paper queries sent by surface mail, an increasing number prefer e-mail queries.
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