The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication

ISBN-13:	9780767907453
Publisher:	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/22/2002
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	498,646
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.66(d)

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. 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.