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What tip or trick do you have for those new to letter writing?

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Welcome to the first day of Month of Letters 2023. Here are some tips from our members to help you get started.

Find a simple way to keep up with the letters that come in. For example, when a letter comes in, I like to read it right away. If there are any “goodies,” I won’t take them out until I reply to the letter. The letter, back in the envelope, then goes on a small (or larger) pile that is rubber banded together the the order they are received. When I’m ready to reply, I take the oldest letter first.

It is helpful to have a basket or bag to have favorite pens, stationary, stickers or other goodies, stamps, and envelopes or whatever you need so you don’t need to go searching for writing supplies.

Kris R.

“Just sit down and think about a different setting when you’re writing to someone. Like…what would you tell that person when you first meet them in a coffee shop? Or what would you share about your surroundings if they were blind? I love to just sit down and sip my coffee while writing whatever comes to my mind.” – Fabi

Here are my tips/tricks to those new to letter writing:

  1. Have a designated space/area that brings you joy when you write.
  2. Store all of your letter writing items, i.e., pens; washi tapes; envelopes; postage stamps; stationery, etc., in a nice storage container that will make you smile; easy to find and easy to keep organized.
  3. I tend to write how I speak, meaning, a long letter, 2 or more pages. I view letter writing as a conversation, with the only difference being that we’re not face to face.
  4. Don’t expect an immediate response and don’t be surprised to not receive one at all. If that should happen, please allow grace and do not send a letter that hints along the lines of, “I wrote you and you didn’t write back.” I wrote someone and they responded a year later. They explained the delay, but for me, the joy was to find a letter in my mail box.
  5. Remember that the purpose in letter writing is to make someone’s day and perhaps yours as well.

ILove2Write

Find a place that you enjoy where you can sit and write. A peaceful place, a relaxing place. Mine is my kitchen table or my couch. I also have a writing container that has my pens, my stickers, my stationery and just plain old paper so I just grab it and go to my writing place and it’s ready to go. It also has envelopes and a variety of stamps and seasonal address labels so that everything is there and my letters can be written and addressed and sent easily.

Alaina

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6 thoughts on “What tip or trick do you have for those new to letter writing?”

  1. Happy February! Glad to be back doing LetterMo again. 😃 I’d like to write a full blog post—on a topic that’s not in your collaborative blog post list. Whom do I contact to propose my idea?

    —peace,

    Fiona Webster

    1. P.S. I found the “Submit a Blog Post” form and sort of filled it out. I included my email addy because there’s a couple of things I need to know before I write my blog post. I look forward to hearing from you!

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