Help keep the art of letter writing from becoming extinct! Write a letter today! Years ago I heard Gloria Steinem talk about writing letters. She was writing at least five a day! The written word in this format carries a lot of weight.
Come on. You know how much joy this small effort can bring to your mother, your auntie, or your girlfriend. Wouldn’t you be delighted to find a hand-written note, a buried treasure, in all that junk mail?
For the Love of Letters is worth reading from cover to cover, and then rereading for specific examples. O’Shea begins with how to write a love letter, with advice, tips, and examples. The sample letters, from famous and not-so-famous authors, range from eloquent to steamy. John Keats professes his undying love whilst he is dying. James Joyce’s love letters to Nora Barnacle, even after five years and two children, burn with passion and desire.
O’Shea continues with encouragement, specifics on how to get started, and fantastic examples for any and every sort of letter you can imagine ever wanting or needing to write. These include:
- Dear John, breakup letters
- Thank yous
- Apologies
- Condolences
- Appeals requesting change (amnesty, animal rights, go green ….)
- Business letters
- Recommendations,
- and more
For more information on this book (or to purchase), click on the link below to Amazon.com.
For the Love of Letters: A 21st-Century Guide to the Art of Letter Writing
