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  7.                        [COVER LETTER-UNSOLICITED MANUSCRIPT]
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  10.           General rules:
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  12.                  * Keep your letter to one page.
  13.                  * Include  a selling point, explain why the editor's      
  14.                    audience would want to read your piece.
  15.                  * Explain--briefly--about your background as a writer.
  16.                  * Enclose a self-addressed return envelope with full      
  17.                    postage for  your manuscript in case the editor can't   
  18.                    use it.
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  25.                                        NAME
  26.                                       ADDRESS
  27.                                   CITY, STATE ZIP
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  30.           Date
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  33.           Name
  34.           Company
  35.           Address
  36.           City, State Zip
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  38.           Dear          ,
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  40.                [Who has not at  one point  in their  life thought  they had
  41.           experienced  something   worth  writing  about  for  publication?
  42.           Research  shows  that  up  to  25   percent  of   Americans  have
  43.           aspirations of  being writers, but they lack the knowledge of the
  44.           writing business to sell their ideas. The enclosed  manuscript is
  45.           tailored to these would-be writers].
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  47.                I  am   a  [professional  writer,  supported  solely  by  my
  48.           freelance sales].  My work  has  appeared  in  [local,  state and
  49.           national  publications  such  as  The New Yorker, Time, Life, and
  50.           Women's  Wear   Daily].  While   I  specialize   in  articles  on
  51.           celebrities,  I'm  frequently  asked  to  speak  on  the topic of
  52.           freelancing--hence this piece.
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  54.                Thank you for  considering  my  article.    I  have enclosed
  55.           return postage for your convenience.
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  57.           Sincerely,
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  61.           Name
  62.           Address
  63.           Daytime phone
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