In the last week of InCoWriMo and A Month of Letters, I am seriously starting to deplete my stash of writing paper and notecards. While I love florals and pretty cards, I have a lot of male correspondents and prefer to send cards they might find appealing. I think Chronicle Books is great at providing…
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Eyecandy from San Francisco
While I could not get Flickr to upload my travel photos, at least it saved my goodies, so I shall share those with you today. I did not buy a lot of goodies knowing so many things could be purchased later via Jet Pens and other vendors’ online shops so I limited myself to must-haves…
Ask The Desk: Organizing Correspondence
I recently received a letter from Paul asking: What are the best practices for archiving correspondence? My first recommendation was the Paper & Type Letter Ledger which I use to archive all my correspondence. I use this to track regular correspondence as well as any thank you notes I might send. Christmas cards and thank…
Shop: New Stamps!
It took awhile but I have new stamps in the shop, just in time for LetterMo/InCoWriMo. I also have an awesome deal for folks headed to Ex Postal Facto in San Francisco this weekend(Feb. 14-16). You can order now and pick up your stamps in person to save the shipping and get them personally delivered.…
A Month of Letters: Week One
I’ve written and sent out about 10 letters this week for the first week of A Month of Letters/InCoWriMo. What I wasn’t expecting was when I posted my address last week was that anyone would actually write to me. Well, they did! I received 10 letters today so I guess if I send a letter,…
Ask The Desk: Letters in Downton Abbey
Hello! There were some beautiful shots of envelopes and letters on last week’s Downton Abbey episode. I can’t find images of them online. Any thoughts on how to find them? LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR BLOG! Laura Laura, Thanks so much for your letter. I feel like I must have been wrapped up in the story…
February is InCoWriMo & LetterMo
InCoWriMo, stands for International Correspondence Writing Month, which rhymes with “Ink a Rhino”. The goal is to write one letter, card, note, or postcard everyday for the entire month of February. February is also LetterMo, as in A Month of Letters, a concept started by author Mary Robinette Kowal several years ago but whose…