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Write heartfelt personal letters for every occasion, from thank-you notes to condolences. Discover how to express your feelings genuinely and considerately.
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A 'How to' Guide
If you want to avoid litigation, you may consider entering into some kind of Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR. ADR encompasses a wide range of procedure...
Announce Religious Event: 1st Communion etc
Sending a letter to announce a religious event such as a baptism, first communion or bar mitzvah allows you to do several things at once. The letter itself l...
Announcing a Birth by Letter
Adding a new member of the family is a momentous event and many new parents like to make this announcement with a more traditional letter. As a personal lett...
Announcing an Engagement by Letter
An engagement is a life-altering event, one that the happy couple will no doubt want to share with family and friends. Writing a letter about the engagement...
Declining an Invitation
It's important to remember that if somebody has invited you to a celebration of some kind, you should acknowledge them even if you are unable to attend. A lo...
Encouraging and Motivating by Letter
From time to time we all need a little bit of encouragement and motivation from our friends, family or work colleagues and a written letter of encouragement...
Ending a Relationship by Letter
Ending a relationship is never easy, it’s stressful, unpleasant and sometimes complicated. There are a few simple ways you can help to make the change in y...
Explaining a Separation by Letter
Separating from a partner is hard enough, but at some point the friends and families of those involved will want to know what is going on. Explaining a separ...
Fan Letter
A lot of people might assume that writing a fan letter is something we only did when we were teenagers when, for example girls might send fan mail to the guy...
Inviting Ex Pupils to a School Reunion by Letter
At some point in your 30s or 40s (or maybe even sooner) you might find yourself being invited to a school re-union or, perhaps, eager to re-acquaint yourself...
Letter Announcing a Death
These days most of us find out about the death of a family member, close friend or work colleague via a telephone call or by another close relative, friend o...
Letter Announcing an Adoption
Both the decision to adopt a child and the finalisation of an adoption are events that many families like to share with others via a letter. A letter announc...
Letter Explaining Reasons for Bankruptcy
Somebody who has been forced into bankruptcy may be forgiven for thinking that it's the end of the world but with more people than ever facing debt problems...
Letter Notifying of a Name Change
A letter notifying of a name change may either be personal, to notify family, friends and colleagues, or formal, to notify organisations. Either way, details...
Letter of Acceptance
In addition to having to account for the number of guests who will be attending a celebratory event, people who are responsible for hosting the event are lik...
Letter of Announcement
A letter of announcement can be sent to notify somebody of almost anything that is about to take place. Quite often they can be sent to announce events such...
Letter of Condolence
A letter of condolence may be one of the most difficult things you'll have to write as they're the result of a time of sadness and often reflection. The most...
Letter of Farewell
Writing a farewell letter can be one of the most difficult letters to accomplish. They are likely to be tinged with sadness or regret yet also have to remain...
Letter Offering Advice
A letter offering advice has to be very carefully worded and you must be extremely tactful. You would usually write this type of letter as a response to some...
Letter Organising a Family Reunion
Organising a family reunion is a huge task and one which may be worked on by a number of people but is ultimately led by just one responsible family member....
Letter Telling People of a Divorce
Announcing a divorce to every relative, friend and colleague can be very time consuming, so sending out one letter instead can save you a lot of time and ene...
Letter Thanking a Doctor or Hospital Staff Following Care
When either we or a member of our family requires medical care it is often a very worrying time and, more often than not, we’re required to put our entire...
Letter Writing for Children
In a world where so many people communicate by email or text message, it’s more important than ever to introduce children to letter writing at an early age...
Love Letter
I'm sure that most of us have experienced the feelings of falling in love (or thinking that we're falling in love). Whilst most people who have been together...
Replying to a Letter of Condolence
It is not generally expected that you should write a response to a letter of condolence. People are only too aware that you've probably been through a trauma...
Sending Congratulations by Letter
A letter of congratulations can be very appropriate for a number of reasons and the person receiving it will appreciate the sentiments behind it. For the mos...
Thank You Letter
There are any given number of reasons why you might want to send a thank you letter to express your gratitude to somebody. It might be because someone has lo...
Thank You Letters for Children
Writing thank you letters is often a child’s first experience of the art of letter writing. Making sure children write thank you letters is a discipline th...
Wedding and Party Invitation
A wedding or a party need many different ingredients to make it a success but, no matter how carefully you plan, with things like photographers and caterers...
Writing a Letter To Santa
Writing a letter to Santa is an old childhood tradition that most people will have done when they were younger. And, if you are a young person reading this,...