Don't be afraid.You'll never get beyond your introduction if you don't believe that you have something important to ask for ($ for your great program!).
Approach the grant like a high school persuasive paper - stop panicking, it won't be that scary - think about your thesis, your central argument. In the industry it's called your elevator pitch.
Elevator Pitch. n. Your idea/project boiled down to a nice, neat little 30 second speech that you can rattle off at will.
Keep this in mind when you begin writing. And ask yourself frequently: does this reference my elevator pitch? Am I still talking about the program, or have I veered off into another dimension?
Write a draft all the way through without thinking. Push the fear aside. You can berate yourself later when it's time for the edit. But for right now, allow yourself to just get it all out.
More tips to come...
Writing an elevator pitch has multiple uses. Once you work through it for your grant proposal, place your elevator pitch in your email signature; put it in your article resource box; have it printed on the back side of your business cards.
ReplyDeleteAs Word Merc suggests, an elevator pitch re-affirms you have something important to offer. Be proud and share that offer with others who can greatly benefit.
Sonya Carmichael Jones,
http://www.freelancewritermarketingcenter.com