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This tag should be used for question relating to the craft of writing letters, such as styles that are commonly used and common phrases used in business writing.

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book placement in libraries

You can send them a letter promoting your book, but it's unlikely to have much of an impact, since they almost certainly have a set budget, limited shelf space, and a pre-established set of criteria for …
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How to write an introduction letter as a professor?

You may be taking this too literally. This is just a writing prompt with a creative way to talk about yourself, as if you were a different person. Just imagine you were seeing yourself from the outs …
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How to indicate that a single letter was removed from a quotation

In this example, just move the word in question outside the quotation marks: It is possible for God to desire "all people to be saved." It's more difficult in the case that the word in question …
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How do I explain personal details to my professor without being inappropriate?

Personally, I think adding too many details harms your case --it makes you sound like someone who habitually searches for excuses rather than someone who experienced a valid, one-time emergency. Ther …
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How should I have my male character express strong feelings?

This is a good question. I remember reading a well-written novel with a particularly unsuccessful attempt at writing cross-gender. The male narrator's actions were believable, but his internal life …
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"Dear Stack Exchange, I am very disappointed in you" - How to construct a strong opening lin...

It depends on what your goal is --an open letter can have many different audiences, and the putative addressee may not be the actual target. …
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