Archive for the ‘Letter Writing’ Category

Business Letter Pop Quiz

Monday, July 26th, 2010

More people visit my various writing help websites looking for tips, information and templates for writing “business letters” than any other single subject. I get quite a few questions from these folks wondering about various aspects of writing business letters, including: how to format them, how exactly to word “such ...

Business Letters: How To Keep Them Short and To The Point

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

We all know how tacky it looks when we put the finishing touches on a letter and it overflows onto the second page by one or two lines. Very unprofessional! Did you know that there are a number of handy little tricks that you can use that will help "squeeze" ...

They’re Called Cover Letters For A Reason…

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

I would be willing to bet that when I use the term “cover letter” you immediately think of a resume or c.v. cover letter. Am I right? Well, if I am, don’t worry about it, you aren’t alone. It seems that the vast majority of people think that “cover letters” ...

7 Tips For Saying Thanks In Writing

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Thank you letters are among the most important letters we will ever write. Whether business or personal, an effective thank you letter needs to be written with sincerity, tact and sensitivity. In fact, an inappropriate or poorly written thank you letter can backfire on you in ways you will never ...

Introduction Letters Can Be Good For Business

Monday, October 26th, 2009

One of the most frequently sought letter types by people who come to my writing help websites is the “introduction letter” or “letter of introduction”. Similar to the confusion  with a few other letter types that I have already covered in this blog, there is also considerable confusion as to ...

Are You Writing A Recommendation Letter Or A Reference Letter?

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Based on my observations over the years, there has always been a great deal of confusion about the differences and similarities between recommendation letters and reference letters. For instance, which is which, and when to use which one? This is confusing enough for the average person who only has to write ...

The Dying Art of Personal Letter Writing

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

According to an article I just read, traditional letters are being gradually replaced by the newer electronic ways of communicating such as e-mail, e-messaging, texting, and faxes, as well as by cheap long distance telephone and Internet voice transmission services. I’m sure this doesn’t come as a surprise to most ...

Letter Writing For Hard Financial Times…

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

A couple of years ago I noticed that more and more people were arriving at my writing help websites looking for info on how to write something they called a “financial hardship letter”. This was something new to me, and I must admit that at first I wasn’t quite sure ...

Resume Cover Letters – 9 Essential Writing Tips

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Resume cover letters are used for one purpose only -- to convey a resume or curriculum vitae to a prospective employer. The most common mistake I see in cover letters that are sent to me for editing is that many tend to repeat verbatim almost exactly what the attached resume ...

How To Format Business and Personal Letters

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Out of the hundreds of pages of “writing help” content on my main Writing Help Central website, two of the top 10 most visited pages are related to formatting business and personal letters. It seems that even when people have been able to string together all of the right words ...