Letter writing can be cool.

Not only you could exchange letters with a friend, but

you can also customize and decorate your letters in which you can’t do when you’re
sending an e-mail. You also get to collect letters from your friends and keep them
as a souvenir from them. Letters are much valued because they are exclusive to
the person you sent it to. You may not consciously know it but you get to put a flair
of your self in the letter by your handwriting. You may also see formal letters.

What can I write about in a personal letter?

Obviously, in this type of letter, your type of writing is conversational. Unlike formal
letters or business letters, there are no codes or rules on what grammar or
punctuation you should use. You can talk about whatever it is under the sun. Just
don’t forget to be rude and don’t ever send hate mail or letters that abuse people If
you don’t know what you are going to write about, here are some suggested topic
that might help spark a conversation:

1. Updates about the school, hobbies, sports, work, etc.

2. News about friends, family or even your pets.

3. Updates in your town or your country if your correspondent lives overseas.

4. Holidays, events, birthdays, achievements, funny situations, trivia, or anything

that you think is special or exciting and would like to share. You may also
see termination letters.

5. Your favorite jokes, things, films, music, artists, art, books, sports, games,
animals, hobbies, are all cool things to write about.

6. Updates about yourself. It’s more interesting easier to tell them about the new
things that have happened in your life since the last time you saw them. You can
write about being the top of your class, awarded as the best team player, updates
about your love life, a promotion at work, your plans and your dreams.
7. Remember! Don’t forget to ask the person you are writing about updates in their
daily lives.

1. Different types of personal letters

There are lots of different types of personal letters. Here are a few popular
examples:

1. Pen pal: A pen pal is someone you communicate with by sending letters
regularly. Having pen pals is still present in this time with the digital era, blooming.
You can find pen pals online.

2. Fan mail: Fan mails are for someone you idolize or admire. This may be your
favorite actor, rock star, author, or sports hero, artist, etc. Don’t forget to be polite
and avoid using rude words. Express your admiration to these people. They will
appreciate your admiration for them.

3. Love: Of course, love letters are still present even when social media and e-
mails are ever so present. Many think that sending love letters are sweet. You can
write a love letter to someone you love or care about. In this letter, you can express
your feelings of affection and romance. You may also see notice letters .

4. Farewell: This type of letter is about saying goodbye to someone. Maybe they’ll

move residences, change schools or travel overseas. You express your best
wishes to someone who is going to start a new chapter in their life.

5. Get well: Get well letters are for someone who got sick or who got hospitalized.
You wish someone a speedy recovery from illness or injury. Express your genuine
concern and best wishes to them. Get well letters to help the person recover faster
from their illness.
 6. Condolence: In this type of letter,  you show your sincere sympathy,
especially for the death of someone close to the recipient. You can wish them
strength through their distress, genuinely sorry for their loss, or write fond
memories of the person they have lost. Help them loosen their burden by your
gentle words. You may also see formal letter writing examples .

7. Congratulations: You can congratulate someone who received an achievement

or an award.

8. Thank you: A thank you letter is showing your appreciation to someone.

Probably, they invited you to their party, gave you a gift, or did you a favor, or
anything that made you feel appreciated. This is a less formal version of an
appreciation letter. You could send this to a friend or family member.

9. Holiday / Celebration: Celebration or holidays include birthday, Christmas, New

Year, Bar mitzvah, St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter or any other
special event or holiday. Be able to wish your recipients well on these holidays. Tell
them to have a great time. You may also see two weeks notice letters

Personal letters are one of the most unique and special modes of communication
as they help the writer to express his/her feelings or concerns. It lets the person
writing the letter and the recipient of the letter to connect on a personal level.

 What Are Some Ways To Conclude a Personal Letter?

You can conclude a personal letter in the following ways:

 Take care

 Lots of love
 Warm regards

 Best wishes

 Yours sincerely

 Regards

 Yours truly.

A Personal letter is sent from one individual to another individual or organisation in

order to address matters of an informal nature.
Examples of these can include;
 Apologies
 Thank you’s
 Personal reference
 Congratulations
 Invitations
 Condolences
They differ from formal types in that they can be used to express personal feelings and
depending on the relationship between the sender and receiver do not require formal
concise language.

Although the tone of your letter is informal, please take note: a) Do not use offensive
language c) Use grammatically correct sentence 5.

However, people also write letters to their friends, relatives and/or family to share their
personal thoughts and exchange their inmost feelings through writing informal letters.

The use of traditional informal letters in paper form is rare these days because people
prefer to contact each other using technology based communication facilities like
phones, social media and emails etc.
 Informal letters are written for personal reasons. They mostly use a casual language
and don’t have a specific format. As they are mostly written to close contacts, informal
letters can adopt any writing pattern as per the needs of the writer.

 An informal letter is written in an informal, friendly and loose tone. These letters can be
written to address close family, friends and relatives.

Informal letters are more concerned with expressing feelings of closeness and affection
with the reader. The words, style and tone of such letters express the internal feelings of
sender as well as the nature of his relations with the person addressed in the letter.

Informal letters are mainly used for personal communication. So they do not have to follow
any specific pattern, format or conventions. They can be written as per the writer’s wishes
and the requirement of the situation. So the letter is written in a personal fashion in casual
unassuming language.

Address - The first thing to write is your address, i.e. the address of the writer. We usually
write the address on the left-hand side of the page at the very top. The address should be
accurate and complete. Even when writing to close friends or relatives the address must be
written, so they can reply back to the letter with ease. If the recipient of the letter is in
another country, do not forget to write your country as well in the address.

Date
Next just below the address we write the date. This allows the reader to have a reference
as to when the address was written. He can then relate better to the contents of the letter.

Greeting
Now since you know the person you are writing to, the greeting can be informal as well. If
it is a friend or someone close to your age you can greet them by their first name, like
“Dear Alex”. If you are writing to your relative like your mother/father/aunt/uncle etc, you
may greet them as such, for example, “Dear Mom”. And if you are writing to an elder
person, someone you respect greatly you can address them as Mr or Mrs. Like say for
example you were writing a congratulatory letter to your teacher, it can be addressed as
“Dear Mrs. Alex”.

Tip: You can use the Salutation as “Hi Jozy, ” if the person you are addressing is
your very close friend. Intimate friends now prefer to use this kind of informal
language.

Introduction Paragraph
And now we begin writing the actual letter. The introductory paragraph sets the tone for
the whole letter. You might begin by asking the recipient about their well being. Or you
may say that you hope the letter finds them in good health and great spirits. The opening
of informal letters should be casual and comforting. It must not be formal and direct as
in business letters.

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Body of the Letter

The letter overall should maintain a friendly tone. But you have to adjust the language and
the wordings according to who you are writing to. With a friend, you can afford to be very
casual and flippant even. But if you are writing to an elder relative, you must be extremely
respectful and considerate.

One way to determine the tonality of your letter is to remember how you talk to the person
in a conversation. And then apply the same syntax and sentiments to the letter.

Conclusion
In the conclusive paragraph sum up the reason for writing the letter, i.e. summarize the
letter. Say a meaningful and affectionate goodbye to the reader. And do not forget to invite
the reader to write back or reply to your letter. It shows an intention to keep the
conversation going.

Signature
There is no one way to sign off informal letters. Since they do not follow a strict format, you
may sign off as you please. Some commonly used phrases are

 Lots of Love

 Best,
 Best Wishes,

 Kind Regards,

 Kindly,
 Inviting a friend
 Advising a friend
 Apologizing to a friend
 Thanking a friend for spending the holiday together
 Reminding a friend
 Congratulating a friend
 Requesting for help
 Admitting a mistake