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Tips to Get your Query Letter Noticed!

by Michelle Dunn

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Before you send out that query letter to an editor or publisher, make sure it won't get tossed in the trash. Your goal is to get noticed, when you send out this query letter. The day you mail your letter, there will be many other authors will send one at the same time, so you need to make your letter special so it gets noticed and stands out.

Some simple steps you can take to make your letter different:
Single space your letter.
Try to make your letter one page, if it is to long, reduce your font size but do not go smaller then 8pt. Type something in a document and change the font to 8 pt, if it is to small for you, it is to small for anyone else.
Use spell check!
Use colored paper, not to bright but something a little different from all the white letters they will receive on the same day. Maybe gray or ivory, or a pale color.
Use creative packaging to send your letter, maybe a plain white box rather than an envelope. It will stand out on their desk, and get opened first.
FOLLOW UP - call or send a note, calling is better but please remember to follow up!

Michelle Dunn has over 17 years experience in credit and debt collection. She is the founder of Never Dunn Publishing, LLC, is a writer, consultant and the Editorial Advisor for Eli Financial Debt Collection Compliance Alert Newsletter. Michelle started M.A.D. Collection Agency and ran is successfully for 7 years. She also owns and runs Credit & Collections.com an online community for credit and business professionals.

She has written 5 books in her Collecting Money Series. She is currently writing a book for the Streetwise Series, part of the Adams Media Corporation. In addition to writing and marketing her books, Michelle moderates and runs Credit & Collections.com and was a member of The American Collectors Association for 9 years.
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