O-KAY!! (But to be honest, none of these were mean...) BTW, these are dated around 1998 [wow, more years ago than I thought...], so some of these publishers may not be in business anymore...
Oh, FIRST of all, here's MY cover letter!!!
Dear [Sirs/Ms],
Enclosed are 4 weeks of my new comic strip called "Feisty". The main character, Cyndi, is a young single woman living on her own. She has a feisty, mischievous personality, and a steely determination to march to her own drummer's beat. Cyndi has a good friend, Jenna, who introduces the first strip. With these two characters, I use humor to present a new and slightly warped twist on various subjects. Unlike so many "feminine" strips on the market today, this one has teeth!
Television provides much material. Some TV commercials simply beg to be spoofed, like the "Special K" ad with men sitting at a bar complaining about the size of their thighs, and asking, "Do these pants make my butt look big?" Now, that's a cartoon waiting to happen!
The romantic fairy tale mentality will be answered with "Cyndi-rella"! Subjects like pushy relatives, stupid beer commercials, and wacko drivers also provide good targets. The "Weather Channel" and "X Files" are fertile ground for humor. Being a devotee of science fiction ever since I discovered my first "Galaxy Reader", I grew up with a delicious sense of the wild and weird. Many of my own experiences have also gone into this strip.
I've always been determined to walk my own trail. This bold attitude is what I want to convey to the readers. Don't let the 'big, bad world' out there scare you. There are ways around almost every obstacle.
I'm sure this strip would be a popular, lucrative addition to your syndicate. Please contact me at the above address and phone number... [gee, if i'd only remembered to sign it...]
[After reading this over, I am surprised anyone actually LOOKED at the strip... ]
Aaaand, here's one of the letters:
From: The Artists and Writers Syndicate, P.O. Box 60688 Washington D.C. Hmmm... Do you guys want names and addresses?? Or just the rejection?
Here 'tis:
Dear Mr. Spear ... or is it Ms?
Thanks for letting us see "Feisty" [the name I assigned to my strip...]. We'll pass, but we wish you luck elsewhere.
[Signature]
Helpful hint: Might be good to sign letter....
(I was so excited and in such a hurry that I forgot to sign my cover letters... 
Dang. I am opening myself up to public humiliation - wait, that was what I did ten years ago... The ol' JW-mentality strait-jacket is slipping off!
Zid
