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Puppeteer and science fiction writer Mary Robinette Kowal challenges everyone to a month of letters in February. One per day the mail runs.

 

 

Thanks for posting this. It's good to see anything that encourages letter writing. I'm always glad to learn about new authors. Just ordered one of her books for my Kindle.

 

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I'm in! Thanks for letting us know about this. Great idea.

"Life would split asunder without letters." Virginia Woolf

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I will give it ye olde try. I enjoy finding a letter or two waiting in the mailbox. I've made some good friends here on FPN, ended up exchanging correspondence and its led to getting together in person in several cases. I think writing letters in February is a great idea.

 

Perhaps we can help keep some jobs in the post office!

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Tossed my first one in the box yesterday. I'm already behind on snails, so it gives me a chance to catch up. :embarrassed_smile:

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My first went today....I'm behind as well....blush.gif

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God is seldom early, never late, and always on time.

~~Larry Brown

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I've decided to take up the challenge. I wrote my first letter yesterday (January 30), so I don't know if it should count :P

 

I wrote to my grandmother, in response to a card she sent for my children. It was a pleasure to slow down and write out my thoughts to her.

 

I do have a couple of dumb questions, but in thinking of sending 24 letters I feel a bit overwhelmed.

 

1) Who do you send letters to?

2) What do you write about? Should I try to be profound or just write about the weather?

 

Thanks for the advice and happy writing to everyone.

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I'm up for the challenge, also.

 

Jane :)

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I'm up for this too. If any body is short of people to write to I'm happy to give you my address :)

In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.

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I may participate with a delayed start :)

 

You are not alone....many have just started....Go for it! bunny01.gif

God is seldom early, never late, and always on time.

~~Larry Brown

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Send letters to a couple of facebook friends, to all your family (even the ones you live with, it really shocks them!) and write a couple of famous people. You may be surprised who responds. In the past, I have received replies from then governor G W Bush, and recently from Dave Ramsey (with an actual signature!). When I was in high school, a young American student wrote to the then leader or Russia and was invited to go there with her family for a week. It was a political stunt by the Russians, but a life-changing experience for the young girl.

 

Write anyone with an address about anything you want. Write the newspaper about an important item in your town.

 

Just have fun!

I've decided to take up the challenge. I wrote my first letter yesterday (January 30), so I don't know if it should count :P

 

I wrote to my grandmother, in response to a card she sent for my children. It was a pleasure to slow down and write out my thoughts to her.

 

I do have a couple of dumb questions, but in thinking of sending 24 letters I feel a bit overwhelmed.

 

1) Who do you send letters to?

2) What do you write about? Should I try to be profound or just write about the weather?

 

Thanks for the advice and happy writing to everyone.

[color=#444444][size=2][left]In this age of text, twitter, skype and email, receiving a good old-fashioned hand-written letter feels just like a warm hug.[/left][/size][/color][img]http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5642/postcardde9.png[/img]

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I can't believe I've never heard of this! Was going to do it in March (and, honestly, leading up TO March) all by myself.

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May just have to give this a shot. Already two days behind though. Better get after it. First to figure out who to write.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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