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"The Art Of War For Writers: fiction writing strategies, tactics, and exercises" by James Scott Bell is an enlightening, informative, motivating, and practical little gem of a book for anyone who wants to successfully start and finish a publishable novel. I'm a fan of Sun Tzu, and I'm working on selling my first novel, so I was immediately drawn to this book when I saw the title. It was much better than I even anticipated. Bell's advice is solid and this book contains the essential elements needed to be victorious as a writer. The wisdom comes in seventy-seven short chapters divided into three main parts: Reconnaissance, Tactics, and Strategy. Under reconnaissance, you find suggestions such as being...

Is the main character of your story a sweet, caring person? Was the divorce all her husband's fault? Was she right to set fire to his car? Let your readers make up their own minds, based on the evidence. Think of a courtroom. The defendant insists he is innocent of killing his business partner. However, certain suspicious details come out in the trial. For instance, he wrote a threatening note to his partner the day before the crime, he was identified running away from the crime scene with a bloody axe in his hand, and the police later found this axe hidden under his bed. What are you going to believe? Seeing is believing, as the saying goes. So is hearing, smelling, touching, tasting. People trust...

Many magazine articles and advertisers think top insurance financial producers can provide answers to highlighting the path to success. Insurance financial products advice becomes a successful story only when applicable. This article explains why a star mass insurance financial producers cloning process could never evolve. Fairy tale story telling can be unimpressive to a mature insurance agent. During my career as a successful insurance producer, I read articles and ads about superstar sellers and as a result never made an additional dime. I had trouble, viewing it as bragging and not assisting. Their success by no means taught me anything. In turn, I doubt it you learn much by following their mode...

Accessorial Services Services other than Line haul transportation that are rendered by an agent or the van operator. For example: Packing, unpacking, an extra pickup, a long carry, an elevator trip, etc.). Accessoarticlesservices are charged in addition to Line haul haulage charge. Additional Transportation Charge (ATC) This regipick adjusted charge compensates the mover for services rendered in places where the service rates are higher than the countrywide average. It also compensates the mover for other expenses incurred due to traffic congestion and added time traveling to a remote area for pickup or delivery. Agent An affiliated van line allowed to act on behalf of a motor carrier (i.E...

One of the most important insurance questions you need to answer is which agent is right for you. You can shop for insurance on your own, but having a knowledgeable agent help will make the process so much more smooth. And, once you have your insurance, you can take all of your insurance questions to your agent, rather than negotiating all of the red tape that is common in the insurance industry. First, you need to decide whether you want an independent agent or an agent that works directly for the insurance company. Independent agents are not employed by any particular insurance company, and as such they can provide you with a broader range of products. They can show you policies from a variety of...

Insurance customer service satisfaction is more of a guess than a test. With a full life and health insurance portfolio, how do you gain customer satisfaction, if you do not know what insurance to sell? What type and how much insurance is a challenge even for a genius. To keep things simple, instead of 50 policies to sell, you only have an essential six pack. These six include whole life insurance, term life insurance, major medical hospitalization, disability income coverage, long term care, and a retirement annuity plan. Example: The client is a single 45-year-old non-smoking male with respectable health and social habits. He has just became divorced, and now has no insurance at all. He could...

Do not believe for a second that life insurance companies have a halo above. To the contrary life insurance companies deprive an agent of income earned. Discover the 4 ways insurance agent income is fleeced by the companies. Do you honestly believe that you represent only one of the best insurance companies in the United States? Then you have not witnessed how agent income disappears. The United States is the land of opportunity. This is especially true for annuity, health, and life insurance companies. You have heard lots about petroleum companies draining their customers' wallets at the gas pump. Life insurance Companies leave the source of pumping customers alone. Instead, their dirty deeds done...

Some people do begin their real estate careers right after high school or college, but most come to real estate after doing something else. Some have retired, and other are just looking for a change of pace. When writing agent bios I always look at those past careers to see how they can tie in to real estate sales. Often past experiences can reinforce the skills that the agent wants to emphasize. Some past careers make for a tougher transition than others. For instance, school teachers have to teach themselves listening skills after years of being the one doing the talking. On the other hand, a good school teacher has the skills to educate buyers and sellers about the reality of today's market. That...

Imagine if one day, your friend or your siblings ask you to be his/her executor in his/her will. What comes first in your mind? "Hurray! He must have trusted me so much!" or "OK, whatever... ". Before I was a Will Writing Agent, I was very lost about this term "Executor", in my mind, it's someone I must have trust and confidence to handle my finances in the event of death. Looking deep into it, trust and honesty is the vital criteria, however, a duties of an executor requires more than these two soft skills. Let's look at the "complete" duties of an executor. Duties of executor and trustee:a. Locate your WILLb. Gather Documents & Informationc. Appoint & Liaise with Lawyerd. Attend Court hearinge...

Not too long ago, the only way to obtain the coveted title of 'author' was to sign with a traditional publishing company...and that was only for the extremely lucky ones. The hopeful author spent a great deal of time writing query letters, contacting agents and editors, nervously waiting for replies, and knowing there are many more 'no thanks' in this business than 'welcome to the team.' With the advent of self-publishing, the industry has literally exploded with hundreds of thousands of books on every imaginable subject. But when everyone from your grandma to your neighbor's cat has the ability to publish a book, what can you do to ensure yours stands out above the rest? Editors Irene Watson, Tyler...

Remember back not that many years ago when everyone sat at their desk typing out their novels on a typewriter? Technology has come a long way in a short time. Not only do we not use typewriters, but we have computer programs that can do just about anything we need, even programs to help write a novel if that's what you are looking for. But do these fiction writing programs actually work? Well let's get one thing clear right away. There are a number of creative writing programs on the market today but none of them will write your book for you. Unfortunately you will still have to do that for the most part. But the right novel writing software can become your writing mentor, coach, plot generator...

I was never convinced by special writing software for your computer. I'd used one or two programs over the years, but found they hindered rather than helped the writing process. Things have moved on, however, and there are now several good pieces of software you can easily download to help guide you, especially in structuring your fiction. By far the best of them is Newnovelist. Unlike other 'DIY' computerised writing systems (which seemed to have been written by people whose reading consisted of steamy potboilers by Sidney Sheldon and Jackie Collins) Newnovelist is based on serious, academic study of the conventions and rules of novel writing. Specifically, the designers have drawn on the creative...

Writing character profiles is a great way to get started writing. If you are writing a novel, it is important to create characters are believable within the context of the story. Good character development is critical to good story writing, so it is worth it to spend a little extra time creating your characters. When a character is properly fleshed out, he or she will feel authentic. This will keep the reader motivated to keep reading. Some of the most well-known and memorable books are those that contain great characters. One that always comes to mind for me, is the character Ignatius J. Reilly, in the "Confederacy Of Dunces", written by John Kennedy Toole. In the novel, Ignatius's eccentricities...

Think of writing your own novel? Experienced novelists, believe it or not, typically write from a basic formula, a tried-and-tested structure which they use to draw readers in. This is especially true of ones who sell blockbuster titles, those that place high on the bestseller lists. In fact, you will notice this same feature as a default facility in many fiction writing software, where it is treated as an important (albeit, optional) part of the process. Every novel uses a different formula, each with its own process and structure. Obviously, it will depend a lot on the writer, although numerous things can also prove a factor, including the novel's genre and the overall impressions you wish to...

Have you ever wondered what ghostwriting services are all about? There are so many people out there that have a great idea for a book or a story that they want to share with the world. This is great but there is one thing missing. These people don't have the writing skills to follow through on their ideas. Someone may have led an amazing life or have a terrific story to tell but they just cannot seem to get it out of their heads and onto paper the way it should be. When this happens these people look for a ghostwriting services. A ghostwriter will help them to take what is inside their head and put it on paper. A professional ghostwriting service will review this person's exiting work or any notes...

In literature, we recognize three genres: pose, poetry and play. In England, poetry is the oldest genre. Definitely, the history of literature in many different countries is different. In fact, novels are more widely read than the two other genres. So, it is not a surprising fact that the amount of novels is greater in number as you can see in the bookstore. People write novels for some reasons and ways. Some people use the pure imagination as their inspiration, while others combine imagination and their true story or experience. What about travel writing? Many people claim it as a fun reading material. In this case, you can be either reader or writer. If you love traveling and have the good writing...

There is a way to virtually guarantee your publication within a single year. No, it has nothing to do with self-publication. This path is not for dilettantes, and will push you to the limit, but it has worked for dozens of my students, and it will work for you. It is based on writing principles first proposed by two giants in the publishing field, science-fiction writers Ray Bradbury, and Robert Heinlein, over thirty years ago. And no, you don't have to be a science fiction writer. No matter what your ULTIMATE goal--novel, screenplay, playwright, or poet, you can adapt this method. It is designed to address literally every major problem you have or might encounter as a writer. 1) Write a story...

Writers sometimes have a hard time getting started on their great novel. I suggest a scene that says something about the protagonist and his environment. I no longer write novels because I'm old and novels are a lot of work. If I were going to start a western, I might start it like this: Scene Standing on shaky legs Dusty Hollister watched the Apaches disappear into the chaparral. He sat down and put his head back between his legs to relieve the dizziness. He thought, That was too close for comfort. Later, he went to the stream and washed his face. His head was still bleeding from the fall-the fall that had saved his life. It was a bad cut. When he tripped, his head hit a boulder; fortunately a...

We all have to write sometimes. We write business letters, reports for work, academic essays, articles, speeches, sermons, journals, even our life story. Some of us write well and engagingly. What we write could be described as creative non-fiction - but rarely is. It's just something we do. And, there are those among us who write to discover more about ourselves, who we are, what we want from life, how to achieve it. We may hope to write novels, short stories, poetry - all the known and some unknown forms of creative fiction. This writing can express authentic truth about ourselves. It can give ourselves and others pleasure. Writing will certainly make us physically and mentally healthier and it...

There is an old saying that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. If you're into email marketing, this is very true. Not sure what I mean or where I'm going with this? No problem. Sit back and relax and I'll explain why your email marketing campaigns should be laced with honey and not arsenic. One thing you have to understand is this. The people you're writing to are just that, people. They're not numbers on a wall. They're not prospects. Well, they are, but you can't treat them as such. They have feelings. Too many marketers are all about the "sales pitch" and forget that the person on the other end would just like some honesty and assistance. Give them that and you have a much better...

Today, advertising agencies are filled with creative design specialists that come up with some wonderfully creative ads and advertising campaigns, but in the future artificial intelligent advertising software will be doing all this; that right human artists will be out and computers are in. It's only a matter of time. Still, some folks deny this future, stating such things as "computers will never be able to match human creativity!" Oh really, says who? Is it the same type of person who claimed a computer could never beat a chess champion? The reality is that computer software programs are already highly creative, and in many human endeavors they are out competing with humans. Some believe that...

Article directories are an area or venue to expose writers to targeted audiences. These websites contains tons and tons of articles written for several purposes generally categorized under topics. The thousands of customers who will chance upon these articles will get to know the writers and they will be able to track the articles to the writer's own website. The writer's website may be just about anything and any business. If a customer reads an article and gets information that builds the credibility of the writer, the customer is most likely to go to the writer's website and make a purchase-say, a software, or a service for training dogs, etc. There are several guidelines regarding author...

The human mind is very good at creative thought and creativity, and so far humans have not been able to develop artificial intelligence software that is quite as good as the human brain when it comes to creativity. Still, being that humans are so creative they will probably find a way to do it. Computers cannot seem to create other creative computers yet, so mankind seems to be winning in that regard. Now that doesn't mean that sometime in the future artificial intelligence software programs will not be able to write novels, jokes, and poems that are quite good, and eventually better than any human could do, and in about one 10,000s of the time. Or that artificial intelligent machines will not be...

I am sure that you have seen and read many articles and guide books about how important it is to be healthy. In fact, the majority of the information out there is always talking about eating "good" food, being aware of the things that have an infliction upon your body, buying the right cosmetics for "your skin" - but, not that many actually take into account that well-being is not only a "body shape" problem. It is so much more complex than that. So when I read all the experts and gurus about what being healthy is all about, I often become very cross. So now you are thinking "well what is he all about then??" - and I do not blame you. Since instead of criticizing the rest, I will tell you what is so...

If you want your writing to be published in a magazine or newspaper, sooner or later you'll have to talk to someone. Journalism is not about sitting in a dark room and making up stories in your head. If that's what you want to do, write novels or short stories and use blogging as a publishing outlet. People want to read about other people, so if you want to write a really interesting article, you'll have to learn how to do a good interview. Preparation is key. You should go into an interview having researched your topic or interviewee and should already have a good idea of the answers you are likely to get. You should also have prepared a list of questions you'll need to ask. At the very least...

Technology has undoubtedly made many aspects of our lives easier. The Web provides access to billions of bits information, handy ways to shop and compare, easier ways to make reservations and plans. Cell phones, text messages and twitter have evolved to make people more accessible. Even with these our hunger for speed is insatiable. We don't even use sentences any longer, preferring to crop what we say to phrases, single words, anagrams or even code. I guess it only makes sense since there are a lot more people saying a lot more things. With well over a billion websites out there (since no one can say for certain, this is a widely disputed number), statistics say the average time spent on any site...

Whether you write novels, short stories, articles, or how-to books, you will always need a supply of fresh ideas. Brainstorming sessions can yield amazing results! Develop dozens of new non-fiction topics and find fresh approaches to old topics. Dream up new fiction characters. Create unique situations and new settings for scenes. But be forewarned--ideas will flood your mind so fast you'll have trouble writing them all down! Brainstorming was originally created for groups, working together to find solutions to specific problems. Authors can utilize solitary brainstorming techniques. This mental exercise is a fun and easy way to begin generating hundreds of great new ideas. DO get yourself a new...

Victor Hugo is one of France's most important literary figures in the history of the country. Victor Hugo trivia will concern not only his novels, but also his contribution to poetry and drama, and potentially even his political vies, as he slowly shifted position throughout his lifetime, something that was noted by the public when it took place in a man who was so much in the public eye. He began life leaning far to the right in all political matters, but as time went on he began to support the notion of republicanism and continuously moved towards the left. A Victor Hugo quiz will show that from an early age he sought to be an important literary figure, and stated boldly that he would equal that...

Diversification is vital to any writer. The more areas you can write in, the more ways of selling your writing and the more opportunities you will have. If you're just starting your freelance career, get established in one area, and then look around for areas into which you can diversify. Diversification is vital, because as a freelance writer, you're vulnerable. If you put all your writing efforts into one area, when the market for that work dries up, you're sunk, because it always takes time to get established in new areas. I learned this at first hand in 2000, when the market for technology articles died. Although I still had copywriting clients, writing for tech magazines had formed the bulk of...

Professionalism is absolutely important, even more so when you are job hunting. The written word is considered to be a reflection of the writer's personality, and you certainly do not want to come across as being unprofessional. Choose your e-mail address carefully How often do I come across e-mail addresses with user names like "cooldude" or "callme". If you wish to retain a certain identity for your personal messages, by all means do so, but try to choose a different e-mail address for professional and job search purposes. Professional exchanges -- even if conducted via e-mail -- are meant to be professional, not "cool." Avoid abbreviations Don't substitute a thank you with "TY." Individuals tend...

More and more "writers" are appearing in the market. They blog, write email, use Twitter, and are rabid Facebook users. There is no shortage of channels for them to express themselves. Are these the people you should hire? According to Technorati, currently there are 133 million blogs indexed since 2002. An average 900 thousand posts on blogs happen every 24 hours. As printed newspapers get skinnier or disappear, more web channels are opening up from publishers, businesses, organizations, and others. More than 72% of bloggers are classified as hobbyists, meaning that they report no income related to blogging. Some actually write pretty well. Of course they get to choose the topic. But writing well...

You've probably heard that just one, short, punchy classified ad in a print publication can bring in a ton of customers. And that's true, sometimes. It's amazing what a 20-word ad strategically placed in the right publication can do for bringing in business. But now a question: Can that same classified sell? The answer is almost certainly no. A short classified is a lead generator only. The selling happens after the lead come into a store, or when you send the prospect your full-blown sales letter, brochure, video or whatever. A 20-word ad simply doesn't contain enough information to give a prospect all the information he or she needs to make an informed purchasing decision. And this brings up a...

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte originally published their novels under the pen names of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. They felt that book publishers and the reading public would take them more seriously if they used the names of men. The year 1847 saw the publication of Charlotte's masterpiece, Jane Eyre; Emily's singular contribution to literature, Wuthering Heights; and Anne's Agnes Grey. Both Charlotte and Anne's novel concerned the lives of governesses. Both sisters pointed out the plight of single, educated women in a time when women were dependent on male relatives for financial security. Employment opportunities were few and far between for an unmarried woman of those days. Without a...

Writers and authors mostly do their work on computers nowadays. Before the novels are completed, they are pretty much on drafts that are called manuscripts. The manuscripts they write are then saved in a computer format called a doc or document. Every once in a while, these writers and authors get ideas in their minds. These ideas come by almost any time during the day, and when they do, these writers and authors are quick to add the ideas into their works. In the case of authors who write novels, placing the new ideas formed in their heads and incorporating them so that they will fit in the plot of the novel, they will need to locate specific chapters where the idea will fit perfectly. An excellent...

There are many ways to make money writing. You can write novels, become a newspaper reporter, do technical writing of owners' manuals and instructions... the list would be endless. However, probably the easiest way to get paid to write is to get paid to write online. Why is that? How could that be true? Consider these four points: 1. The market is enormous. There are millions of existing websites and thousands more going up every day. Websites communicate with their visitors through the written word. Someone has to write all that text. Webmasters (those in charge of websites) do not have enough time to do the writing along with everything else needed. So someone will get paid to write online and...

No matter what topic you choose to create your blog, you can find fame if you do it right. Blogs are everywhere. It seems almost everyone who is Internet savvy has their own blog. It might be about their own lives, their experiences or for a product, service, information or opinion. Want-to-be authors write novels and short stories. Here are some simple tips you can use to help you write good blog posts that people will flock to read. The first step is to write a really compelling and interesting blog. If your blog is great reading, people will read it and they will recommend other people read it too. Word of mouth or viral marketing is a fantastic way to get traffic because it's like having a team...

One evening while I was watching TV, an idea for a novel popped into my mind. It struck me that a female hero in the mid 1800s was different, and that her fight to get her children back from a marauding Sioux Indian just might make for interesting reading. I went to my computer and wrote out the first and last chapters in an hour and a half. That was the beginning of my novel, The Revenge of Sadie Jackson. I want to share with you the process that took me to being a published author. The very first thing to do is to listen to your thoughts. Be alert to ideas for a story. They are all around you. They may come as you listen to a song, read a magazine, watch a movie, see something on the news or from...

Thinking about writing a novel, but are wondering how to begin? The following tips will help: 1. Get your main character or characters in BIG trouble. For example, a potential divorce means trouble for one of those characters, but it shouldn't be the only problem. Other problems, such as the main character's attitudes and other shortcomings, should prevent that character from getting what he or she wants. 2. Try to determine the outcome before writing your novel. In other words, will your character have solved his or her problems or not? 3. In your novel's first chapter, present the thing that will really upset your character's way of living. So far, he's gotten what he wants and continues to live...

Because you clicked on the link to this article, you are interested in writing a novel. Perhaps you are ready to write a bestseller. Perhaps like most people, you've read several novels, perhaps hundreds, maybe even thousands, before deciding that you have what it takes to get your name on bookshelves across the country. One thing you'll need to do is choose a genre in which you want to write. This is a fairly easy task. Just ask yourself, what books do you like to read the most? When you find yourself engrossed in a novel, so that when you are busy doing other things, you can't wait to read this book, what kind of book is it? Is it a Romance? Crime Thriller? Supernatural Thriller? Whatever kind of...

Having experimented with a few ways of structuring and writing novels, gleaned from reading books and implementing strategies, I've concluded that outlining is helpful and does pay off. You have to have a sense of what your story is and where it is going. If you are writing a mystery or romance novel, for example, you have a good idea of who the detective and killer are in a mystery and who wins in the end. Likewise, in a romance novel, you know if the guy will get the girl, or whether the girl gets the guy. There are other examples too. In westerns and science fiction, you probably begin with one or more bad guys and good guys and can easily determine the outcome. And to a lesser, "iffier" extent...

If you are really interested in writing a novel that will feel satisfying to you and to your readers, it's important to start things off right. Although you may just want to jump into your writing and see where it takes you, if you take some time beforehand to prepare, you'll find the process of writing your novel becomes much easier and more enjoyable to you. Not only that, this crucial step will help ensure that you write the very best novel that you possibly can. Develop The Blueprint that Will Guide Your Writing This essential preparation involves exploring and developing your initial novel ideas so you have a clear view of where you want to go with your novel. By making some basic creative...

You want to write a novel. Then, when you sit to write it, the ideas seem to have disappeared. You have writer's block before you've typed a word. How do you generate ideas to write a book, especially when the 'ideas well' has run dry? First, understand this: 'I have nothing to write about' is never, ever true. There are ideas everywhere when you choose to look for them. So where does one get inspiration from? For starters, think of a dramatic or unique experience in your own life. You can write a book about just that scene, with changed names and some altered details. For instance, begin with the bike wreck you had when you were ten, and expand the story to write a book about an accident-prone boy...

Learning how to outline a story novel is perhaps harder than even writing it in the first place. There are a number of steps that you need to take to make sure that your work will be legible and on interest to the targeted audience. Planning a fictional novel may often take as long as writing the novel itself. Firstly, you should decide on a basic synopsis and write an introduction to the work that you are going to write. After this, you can start planning it out chapter by chapter and creating profiles for your central characters, themes and locations and anything else which is relevant to the work. A chapter by chapter plan should be a development of the synopsis and should detail the subsections...

At some point in their writing, writers find themselves dealing with writer's block. They find difficulties in choosing the right type of characters to be used in the story. Another obstacle that most writers encounter is finding the inspiration to write, yet this determines the type of characters to be used. Therefore, writers need more tips on how to write a best selling novel based on perceptible characters. Writers can find inspiration in the prevailing environment. Thus, they can use their own selves as the main characters in the story or use any type of characters around. If writers find inspiration in the immediate environment, they will avoid the writer's block and be in a position to write...

Many people are aspiring  to be  novel writers. it is not something so easy such that anybody can just write but for those that have the proven secrets it is not hard. So how do youget the proven secrets? Secrets to success in novel writing:   You have to believe in yourself first,agree on the philosophy "you can but only when you think you can"nove  writing requires writer to be creative in their various ways, it takes willingness of heart. As  a writer we must learn how to be positive at all times Learn how to utilize and relate all ideas that comes to our memory on daily basis with our writings in sucha waythat it will capture readers attention. Have a clear identifiable goals before writing...

So you want to write a fantasy novel. First, I just want to say thank you, the world needs as much fantasy as it could possibly get. Fantasy is the stuff dreams are made of; well sure, there might be a few bumps and bruises, and certainly a thousand heart stopping moments, but in the end, when the task is done, a bright new sun will shine and life's beauty becomes clear again. Just before you reach for your pen and paper, let's take some time to look at the task ahead. You're writing a novel, a real fantasy novel, what a wonderful journey you're about to have. Taking some time to examine what a fantasy novel is, will light the path ahead for you and make it easier to stay focused. A fantasy novel...

Novel writing is easy if you follow these few simple tips. I hear writers groan all the time about how difficult writing a novel is. I admit to being one of them until I figured out a couple of secrets. Just by changing a few of your writing habits, novel writing can change from difficult to easy. 1. Planning makes novel writing easy. The number one thing that you can do to make novel writing easy is to plan your novel before you start to write. Planning makes writing ten times easier. Writing a novel isn't easy when you're stuck. Most writers find writing difficult because they write part of their book and then they don't know what to write next. Making a plan helps you organize your story and...

There are many authors who would enjoy a blockbuster novel, but in order to create one, you're going to have to understand how to write a blockbuster novel. If you have always wanted to write, have a creative imagination, are able to see a project through to the end, there's a good possibility that your dreams and come true by writing a blockbuster novel. There are many aspects to writing a novel, and there are many aspects to making it a blockbuster. First, of course, your novel has to be set down on paper. The best way to go about creating a blockbuster is to create an outline of characters, chapters, action and consequences. By setting up an outline for your novel, you're bound to solidify your...

Despite the variety of new marketing methods available today, the sales letter remains one of the most effective means of delivering a powerful selling message. A well-written sales letter is simple, personal, easy-to-read, and effective. While sales letters are something of an art form, you can write an effective sales letter by following a simple, step-by-step formula: - Consider using a headline or "Johnson Box." Not every sales letter will have these elements, but they are ideal for telegraphing your offer or a clear benefit statement. Just remember that they make your letter look less personal and more like advertising. - Use an appropriate salutation. Personalization is best when you can do...