Writing Great Love Letters

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03 Feb 2007 09:05 AM

With the "Letters of Love" section that Heather began, I decided it would be fun to ask people what they think is the basis of a great love letter. I asked people I know what they believe are great features of letters they have received, as well as the best features of love letters they've written. I've combined the answers with my own thoughts, below:

Be Yourself and Don't Try Too Hard

I received this response (or similar variations thereof) the most and I happen to agree. Don't try too hard to make love letters sound like Hallmark cards, just express what you really feel. It doesn't have to rhyme; it doesn't have to be long, flowery, or mushy, or even grammatically perfect. It should just reflect the love you feel in your own sentiment.

Try to Avoid too many Clichés

While the person you love may well be your best friend, and you can and should certainly say so, try to avoid most clichés regarding love. Avoid worn out phrases that may make your love letter sound more like you have copied the words from a song, a movie, or romance novel. Use your own words to describe what you feel.

Don't Be Shy

If you love someone deeply, writing a love letter can be the perfect way to express thoughts and feelings that you might find more difficult to share aloud. Let yourself go, be open, and write down your innermost feelings for the one you love. This is a great way to say all those things you have always wanted to say.

Just put it to Paper

One of the best ways to write a great love letter is to just start writing down your thoughts as they come to you. You can always go back and organize your thoughts, or proofread your writing later if you feel the need. For now, just get caught up in the moment and let your feelings flow from your heart and mind to the paper in front of you.

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Sherry Holetzky is a work at home mom and freelance writer. Married to her best friend, Sherry and her husband are raising their family in a quiet rural setting in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.

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Heather Long (16954) 04 Feb 2007 07:47 AM

I love this! What a great article Sherry! Thanks for putting it together!!

RiddleRealms (15) 10 Jun 2007 10:32 PM

I posted this on Heather's post and felt it was appropriate here too.

While we're no great poets, my wife and I constantly write each other love letters. I have a blog dedicated to it at Lucid Dreaming: Love Letters For Her. She also wrote something on marriage that I found extremely poignant, discounting the fact that it's about ours. :)

Mine is at http://riddlerealms.blogspot.com and the wife's at http://thelisashow.blogspot.com