A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! I find inspiration in the brief bios that are written by the person I am writing to. It gives me a jumping off point and helps me to tailor my letter to the recipient by mentioning the things that we might […]
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Make your writing public! LetterMo is hosting a virtual letter writing social. We have a Zoom room dedicated to the Social and Write-in, and the a volunteer (shout out to Steph Walford) will be hosting in the room Sun. Feb 25 – Mon. Feb 26 (depending on your timezone). If the larger online meet-up doesn’t
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! I searched for local stationery stores and artists in Toronto to support through my purchases of quality paper goods and other ephemera. I use themed stationery, nice washi tape, customised ink stamps and coloured gel pens to create visual consistency. I
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! So many others projects! Zines, cooking, bookfairies…actually it’s something about crocheting ! When I’m not writing letters, I could be found at the computer or in the craft room. At the computer I peruse my email, social media sites and
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! I haven’t any cultural influences but am curious to read examples! PostMuse Christmas is the most important for me, a lot of cute and shinny stationery with love. But i like write for Halloween and Valentine as it’s not a french
LetterMo is run by volunteers dedicated to keeping the Month of Letters an active community. Unfortunately, hosting a webpage and ensuring that it meets the needs of the community requires not only the time and energy of our volunteers, but money to “keep the lights on.” Last year we conducted our first fundraiser through GoFundMe
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Make your writing public! LetterMo is hosting a virtual letter writing social. We have a Zoom room dedicated to the Social and Write-in, and the Volunteer Admin Team will be hosting in the room twice on the weekend of Sat. Feb 10 – Sun. Feb 11 (depending on your timezone). If the larger online meet-up
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! I write at my desk in my work-from-home space or at the kitchen counter. I prefer the kitchen counter because I like to have a cup of tea in hand and peer out the window to see the sky whilst I
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A collaborative blog post Thank you to everyone who contributed to make today’s post! Be kind, everybody need kindness. There isn’t too much kindness to share. Every letter is a gift for someone. Never write your regrets in a letter to your future self, and that probably speaks to your current self. While I acknowledge
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February is but a day away. Here are some tips on the art of introductions via letter and rekindling dorment exchanges from the founder of the Month of Letters, Mary Robinette Kowal. The content is primarily from 2013, LetterMo’s second year, and reposted in 2016. But good suggestions are good, no matter how much time
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