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Hi everyone, I just received the following letter from an editor regarding a query I made to submit electronically. I wanted to share it with you, because I think it's valuable advice. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. (Plus, I'm fairly psyched about the response, she even gave me smiley face.) I'll bold the relevant section.
quote:Hi Jason,
E-mail your story in about two months. Please put it in the body of an e-mail and include a short bio with it. Thanks.
Thank you for writing your e-mail in proper letter form. Most writers forget about form when they send an e-mail submission, so I really appreciate your effort. :)
Take care, "Editor's Name Here" Publisher/Editor "Magazine's Name Here"
Below here is the email I sent:
quote:"Magazine Name Here" "Magazine Address Line 1" "Magazine Address Line 2" "Editor's email address Here"
Attn: "Editor's Name Here", Editor / Publisher Re: Query for e-submission
Dear "Editor's Name Here":
I am querying about the possibility of electronically submitting a short story to your attention.
At 2200 words, "A Sticky Situation" follows the humorous misadventures of a garden spider, Arakna Spinner, who lets his jealously of a nearby neighbor get in the way of his better judgment. "A Sticky Situation" is a loose retelling of the classic "Three Billy Goats Gruff" and it is suitable for both adults and young adults.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your reply.
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That's amazing... and something I wouldn't have really thought of, keeping letter format in email correspondence. Thank you so much for sharing that.
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I'm so glad you cleared that up, HSO. At the outset of my e-mailing history I stuck to strict letter format, but the replies didn't come back that way. In fact, they were downright casual. I was afraid my e-mails were looking too uptight and not e-mail savvy, so I relaxed my format a bit. I believe I'm going to rethink that.
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Good for you HSO. Thanks for the tip. I hadn't thought about letter format for emails. It makes you look very professional.
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