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Dear Contributor to Dear Women: back
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Thank you for contributing to Dear Women: Inspirational Letters
from Women to Women on Life, Love, and Learning based upon the following
guidelines. The success of this first book of letters hinges on the unveiling
of your heart in a letter from women to women giving hope and encouragement
to your Sisters here on Earth. How do you feel about life? Do you sometimes
wish you could shout words of encouragement to those around you? This
is your opportunity.
I hope that the love and inspiration that you share with other women
is repaid to you ten times over, because you deserve it! You are the embodiment
of nurturing, love, humor, and emotion that makes you uniquely woman.
Thank you for being you and sharing yourself and your experiences with
others. Your letter may provide the right encouragement to another woman
in a similar situation or life experience who simply needs to hear your
voice of support to take the first step on the road to their greatest
achievement … whatever that may be.
Suggestions for Writing Your Letter:
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A Dear Women contribution is an inspirational letter
to women about your personal experiences and the lessons you may have
learned from a specific event in your life. It may provide advice but
not in a preaching manner. It must evoke emotion that touches the heart
of women, reinforcing the attributes that are unique and cherished as
the feminine spirit.
I know that each of us has learned valuable life lessons and, as most
women, we usually talk to our friends about the experience to gain better
understanding through the exchange of ideas, but also the support of a
kindred spirit who cares about us as individuals. The letter must be one
that you would love to send to a friend or women in general, or perhaps
one that you wished you’d received in your unique circumstance.
My heart’s desire is that these letters, by using this unique medium,
will become a treasured possession of the reader. Think about the wonderful
letters you have received, saved and cherished throughout your life. These
letters will be a volume of writings akin to those.
Guidelines for a Dear Women letter:
- Start the letter with “Dear Women”
- It is an open letter from you to all women.
- Please share a personal experience or story that taught you a lesson
in life that you would like pass on to your Sisters here on Earth. Please
include not only the details but how you felt during the event or experience
and above all what the process brought you in your life.
- Please do not sermonize.
- Overall the letter should uplift the recipient, allowing them to gain
benefit from your knowledge, intuition, or compassion as a fellow woman.
- The letter should transcend daily drivel speaking to the heart and
soul of the recipient.
What Dear Women letters are NOT:
- A diatribe attacking all or any women for perceived faults or shortcomings
as a sex.
- About divisive or political topics or issues.
- Self-serving, pompous, libelous, or hurtful in any way.
- A letter sent to or received from an individual that would be offended
to have shared such personal thoughts publicly.
Letter specifications:
- I prefer that all letters are sent via the website www.booksofletters.com.
If you do not have access to the Internet, please submit the letter
typed on plain white 8.5X11 paper and mail to the address below.
- If you would like to share a message, but you’re not sure how
to write it, send an outline or send an email requesting an interview
to relay your message into letter form.
- Please include the author of the letter’s name, address and
telephone number on the first page of each letter.
- Letters should be around two to four typed single spaced pages.
- Please do not send the original, since I will not be able to return
your submission to you.
Chapters:
Please review the book outline for the chapter topics. Sample chapters
are also enclosed.
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Please tell me about yourself. Enclose a paragraph of about 100
words about you. Feel free to promote your latest book or project. Whatever
your walk of life, please tell me your occupation, achievements, honors,
etc. Please present it in a manner that you would like to see reproduced
as a part of the book, directly after your letter. Thank you!!
If you are sending via snail mail and you would like an acknowledgement
of receipt, please enclose a postage prepaid post card
that I will mail back to you. Otherwise, the best place to submit your
letter is through my website www.booksofletters.com since you will receive
an electronic acknowledgement of receipt. I would greatly appreciate submissions
via the Internet since it speeds the process.
Please note it will take at least a year to publish this book, but please
check the website for updates on anticipated release dates!
Once again, thank you for your heart-felt support and for sharing yourself
with other women in such an intimate way!
To submit your letter, please send to: back
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www.booksofletters.com |
Snail mail:
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Books of Letters
c/o Holly R. Corcoran
PO Box 1078
Stroudsburg, PA 18360 |
Should you have any questions, please call 1-866-LETTER5
Sincerely,
Holly R Corcoran
Author/Compiler of Dear Women
PS. See the following list of proposed upcoming books of letters and
if you would like to submit a letter for one of these books or someone
else who you know would be interested in submitting a letter, please forward
in the manner above indicating the upcoming book title at the head of
your letter. Once again, thank you!
Proposed Upcoming Books of Letters: back
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Dear Daughter
Dear Sister
Dear Men
Dear Brother
Dear Son
Dear Parent
Dear Grandparent
Dear Grandchild
Dear Husband
Dear Wife
Dear Divorced Woman
Dear Horsewoman
Plus many more…
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