Who Can I Write?
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Special Epistolary Holidays
Did you know that today is National Send a Handwritten Letter Day? A Facebook community page says that January 17 (and the 17th of each month) is a great opportunity to send a handwritten note to someone. LetterMo has updated our annual list. View it below or download the PDF to print from home. We
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Handy Hints from Previous Posts
There is a lot of information on LetterMo.com, through the pages, blog posts and forums. Don’t know where to start? Here is a list of some posts and pages to help new members, and returning Lettermoians alike.
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Life After A Month of Letters
There are so many questions that plague us LetterMoians at this time of year: Well, dear LetterMoians, we are happy to report that LetterMo “marches on.” We would remind all 2024 LetterMo participants of the second part of the LetterMo Challenge: Write back to everyone who writes to you. During March and following months, reply
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Keeping Track of Letters
When you have only one or two regular pen pals and you all respond relatively quickly, it isn’t too hard to keep track of where you are in your unfolding conversation. But what happens when you start collecting many pen pal relationships, or life happens and you fall a bit behind in your responses (looks
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Fun Friday – What Izzit?? Ephemera!
I’ve heard the term “ephemera” a lot in penpal circles. “Do you like ephemera?” “Where do you find your ephemera?” “Can you send me some ephemera?” But, as with many things on the internet, I’m left scratching my head. What, exactly, IS ephemera, and how can I play with it? What is ephemera? According to
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Where do I begin – a wayback remix
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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Throwback Thursday: The Art of Letter Writing in a Digital Age (1/24/2021)
An article from the LetterMo archives from a presentation during the pandemic on the art of letter writing as a different form of communication during a disconnected time.
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LetterMo Orientation 2024
With the start of LetterMo 2024 just around the corner, we’ve put together this handy orientation to the site so that you can jump right in with your writing!
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