Comments on: The Art of the Personal Letter http://somanybooksblog.com/2009/08/03/the-art-of-the-personal-letter/ the agony and ecstasy of a reading life Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Stefanie http://somanybooksblog.com/2009/08/03/the-art-of-the-personal-letter/#comment-46130 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:23:31 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=2814#comment-46130 Litlove, well I wouldn’t call my mailbox stuffed full or the stamps particularly exotic, but what I do get is lovely. I love my desk to be clean but it seems to hard to keep it that way!

Verbivore, ah it is nice to know the handwritten thank you note lives on somewhere. We are lucky these days to even get a thank you phone call when we send a gift to any of the kids on the family.

Daphne, your mom must know my mom ;) i look forward to seeing what you search for paper and pens yields :)

Booksplease, I was surprised how up to date this book is. I hope your desk tidy-up goes well. I completely understand how hard it is to keep a desk clear.

Bibliobio, oh you’d be surprised at how many people don’t know letter etiquette, what to write in a condolence letter or a thank you note. And the book falls into a long tradition of books on how to write letters.

Emily, it was a good book and I am sure you can write a very proper email–you just need to go into editor mode before you send it ;)

]]> By: Emily Barton http://somanybooksblog.com/2009/08/03/the-art-of-the-personal-letter/#comment-46112 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:29:13 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=2814#comment-46112 Sounds like a great book. I’d love to know how to write a proper email (I’m afraid mine all tend to resemble my letters. Read: overly-wordy). However, I know EXACTLY how it feels to find that lovely colored envelope that indicates stationery, and thus, a letter, amidst all the junk mail and bills.

]]> By: Biblibio http://somanybooksblog.com/2009/08/03/the-art-of-the-personal-letter/#comment-46079 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:41:17 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=2814#comment-46079 I wonder why someone would write a book like this when, quite honestly, a personal letter ought to be, oh, personal. How can there be a culturally acceptable way to write a private, personal letter? A business letter: yes. There can be the polite standard. A thank you note or an invitation: maybe, sure, why not. But I’ve encountered so many different types of personal letters that I feel trying to assign an “art” to it is… wrong.

]]> By: BooksPlease http://somanybooksblog.com/2009/08/03/the-art-of-the-personal-letter/#comment-46073 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:56:51 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=2814#comment-46073 I love getting letters! Years ago there were many books on letter writing, mainly concentrating on formal letter writing, which I did find useful. This book looks more up to date.

And you’ve made me realise how untidy my desk is! However hard I try to keep it clear I always end up surrounded by piles of books, paper, stapler, hole puch, camera, etc and of course my cat. Very little space to type or write. Time to have a tidy-up – more room for the cat ha, ha.

]]> By: Daphne http://somanybooksblog.com/2009/08/03/the-art-of-the-personal-letter/#comment-46067 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:04:29 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=2814#comment-46067 My mom always told me that you have to write a REAL thank-you note (handwritten) — it’s okay if it’s short. I hate when I don’t get thank-you notes from kids these days.

I seriously need to get some nice stationery and better pens. I’ve been relying on colored printer paper (as you know!) and that… has run its course. Now that my hands are feeling a little better maybe I’ll have to treat myself to some new paper and pens…

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