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  1.  
  2.                        [COVER LETTER-UNSOLICITED MANUSCRIPT]
  3.  
  4.  
  5.           General rules:
  6.  
  7.                  * Keep your letter to one page.
  8.                  * Include  a selling point, explain why the editor's
  9.                    audience would want to read your piece.
  10.                  * Explain--briefly--about your background as a writer.
  11.                  * Enclose a self-addressed return envelope with full
  12.                    postage for  your manuscript in case the editor can't
  13.                    use it.
  14. «PG»
  15.  
  16.                                        NAME
  17.                                       ADDRESS
  18.                                   CITY, STATE ZIP
  19.  
  20.  
  21.           Date
  22.  
  23.  
  24.           Name
  25.           Company
  26.           Address
  27.           City, State Zip
  28.  
  29.           Dear          ,
  30.  
  31.                [Who has not at  one point  in their  life thought  they had
  32.           experienced  something   worth  writing  about  for  publication?
  33.           Research  shows  that  up  to  25   percent  of   Americans  have
  34.           aspirations of  being writers, but they lack the knowledge of the
  35.           writing business to sell their ideas. The enclosed  manuscript is
  36.           tailored to these would-be writers].
  37.  
  38.                I  am   a  [professional  writer,  supported  solely  by  my
  39.           freelance sales].  My work  has  appeared  in  [local,  state and
  40.           national  publications  such  as  The New Yorker, Time, Life, and
  41.           Women's  Wear   Daily].  While   I  specialize   in  articles  on
  42.           celebrities,  I'm  frequently  asked  to  speak  on  the topic of
  43.           freelancing--hence this piece.
  44.  
  45.                Thank you for  considering  my  article.    I  have enclosed
  46.           return postage for your convenience.
  47.  
  48.           Sincerely,
  49.  
  50.  
  51.  
  52.           Name
  53.           Address
  54.           Daytime phone
  55.