For emails you rewrite ten times — saying no, chasing payment, pushing back — firm but relationship-safe, in two versions.
Write a difficult email for me. Situation: {DESCRIBE — e.g. "client asked for free extra work again", "invoice 30 days overdue, second reminder", "declining a partnership politely", "telling my boss the deadline will slip"}.
Requirements:
- Tone: professional, warm but FIRM. I must not sound apologetic for having boundaries, or
passive-aggressive.
- Structure: brief positive opener (1 line, genuine not fake) -> the clear message stated once without hedging fi the reason (one sentence, no over-explaining) -> the path forward (what I CAN offer / what happens next) -> clean close.
- Keep under 150 words. No "I hope this email finds you well," no "sorry to bother you."
Give me: 2 versions — one softer, one more direct — and tell me which fits my situation and why.