In making edits to my last post, somehow the previous post has dropped off. I stand by the comments that your letter is wayyyyyy too long PlankBlender. Editors get 100's, maybe 1000's of emails each day. If you don't have what you want in the first paragraph and keep it short and sweet, then the editor will quickly scan your email, see nothing that stands out, punch "delete" and you'll get a standard response.