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A Guide To Reclaiming Civilized Communication
Broadway
February 2002
On Sale: January 22, 2002
176 pages
ISBN: 0767907450
EAN: 9780767907453
Hardcover
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When you receive the daily mail do you jump to open the
handwritten envelopes first because you can’t wait to see
who has written and why? Or do you hold those letters aside
to savor and enjoy after you are done sorting your bills and
tossing the junk mail? Whatever your approach, you no doubt
recognize the importance of the note that comes in a unique
envelope with distinct handwriting and possibly a decoration
or two. Indeed, in an age when even birthday greetings are
sent by e-mail, the personal letter is appreciated more than
ever before.
For those who enjoy writing notes, or those who value doing
so but find themselves intimidated by the task, acclaimed
calligrapher Margaret Shepherd has created both an
epistolary tribute and rescue manual. Just as you cherish
receiving personal mail, you can take pleasure in crafting
correspondence. Love, gratitude, condolences,
congratulations–for every emotion and occasion, a snippet of
heartfelt prose is included, sure to loosen the most stymied
letter writer. Not only providing inspiration for the content of the
missives, The Art of the Handwritten Note gives thorough
instruction in the specific details that give so many men
and women the jitters when it comes to correspondence that
can’t (or shouldn’t) be produced on a keyboard. From
overcoming illegible penmanship to mastering the challenge
of keeping straight margins, avoiding smeared ink, and
choosing stationery that is appropriate but suits your
style, this is a powerful little guide to conveying thoughts
in an enduring–and noteworthy–way.
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