The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication
by Margaret Shepherd
On This Page
Description
"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 show more 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."--Publisher description. show lessTags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
If you're the sort that would buy this book, you won't find anything in it you haven't heard before. Send notes promptly; use quality paper and ink; be nice. That's essentially it.
I think everyone should own this book.Great ideas on what to write in cards and letters.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
29+ Works 2,163 Members
Margaret Shepherd is a calligraphy teacher and designer, and is the author of numerous books about calligraphy
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication
- Original publication date
- 2002
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Geoffrey and Elanor.
- First words
- Writing by hand makes you look good on paper and feel good inside.
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 387
- Popularity
- 80,502
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.41)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 7
