Covering Letter Tips: Darley Anderson

I previously posted a link to nine, of ten, covering letter top tips from the Darley Anderson Blog.

Tip ten was published today and it seems those polly pockets (as I know them) are a no-no. The latest post also gives a handy review of the other nine tips.

Tip Ten

I have one more to add. If, like me, you sometimes write a letter and stew on it for a few days, before sending, don't forget to change the date. Quite annoying when you notice a detail like that, after you've hit send, and so much time was spent concentrating on the body of the letter.

Covering Letter Tips

I wish I could say I loved writing covering letters and considered myself a genius at them but the truth is, I hate them. It's the attempt to instil an entire novel, that you've given all you energy, thoughts and time to, into one paragraph and then find the relevant, interesting facts about your life to squeeze into another.

Then there's the issue of the paranoia and dread you feel, knowing someone will be judging your personality and marketability on one A4 sheet. I'd rather write an entire novel than a covering letter and synopsis.

So, I was very pleased to come across these top tips, from Vicki Le Feuvre, on the Darley Anderson blog. Well worth a read to anyone considering submitting a manuscript. The only problem  - Number 10 hasn't been posted yet.

Darley Anderson: Top 10 Tips