one thing that i tried doin is telling the celeb about me a bit then in a new paragraph i ask them what they like to do in their apare time....i dont expect a picture abck from these letters, but usually these letters are for politicians and other such people

hope this helps

Thanks! Glad the info was helpful for you! {thumb2}

RYAN J. 8)

Great advice! Very helpful to me aswell ;) Thanks!

Good luck on your request! {thumb2} I'm very surprised at how helpful my advice was to you all! {thumb2}

RYAN J. [rockon]

[quote="RYAN J."]Your question isn't stupid at all! In fact I'm glad you asked, as I typed the below information for a friend who was having the same problem! Hope it helps!! {thumb2}

[b]Writing your letter. [/b]This can sometimes be easy or hard depending on how good you are with words and creativity. When I first started collecting, my letters were HORRIBLE! I basically said: "Hi! I think your a great actor. What was your favorite role to play? can you send me an autographed photo please? Thanks for reading my letter!" Pretty pathectic huh? I did get a few replies back from the letters, but not many. Now that I'm more experianced and have written literally HUNDREDS of letters it's very easy for me to sit down and wite a nice request.

I start out by introducing myself (My name, my age, City and state that I live in). then I list a few hobbies that I enjoy (Graphic Design, Watching movies, listening to my MP3 etc.) I tend not to list "Autograph Collecting" as one of my hobbies as I don't want them to get them impression that I might try and sell the signatures I'm requesting at the end of the letter (Which I don't). after that I let them know that I enjoyed their roles in films that they've been in (I make sure and list a few titles so they know I saw them). Then I tell them that I checked out their IMDB film profile or OFFICIAL site (Make sure to put the web address if it's an official site) and tell them what I liked them most about it, and cool features that I'd like to see them add.

If they have some interesting hobby or trivia that I find exciting I'll make a few comments on that too. Usaully by this time I've used up the front page of my paper, so then it's onto the back side where I ask for the autograph! LOL! I typically will wite it like this:

"If it's okay, I've included some photos, CD/DVD covers, Custom made cards etc. That I hope you can please personalize and sign for my collection. A SASE is Enclosed as well, so you don't have to pay for return postage. Thanks so much for taking the time to read my letter. Good luck with all your upcoming projects and future success!! Sincerely, [My name]"

RYAN J. 8)[/quote]

Thanks for that, it'll really help when I write to Lucy Hale.

Sure you can use my words! {thumb2} That's what I posted them for! Good luck with all your successes!! :D

RYAN J. 8)

Hi!

You helped me a lot.I'm gonna use some of your words if you don't mind.It's always a little embarassing when I wanna ask for the autograph.

Zsolt from Hungary

Well I'm glad I was able to help you all out! :o Good luck with your future successes!! {thumb2}

RYAN J. 8)

wow Ryan, you even helped me (:

my letters are usually a half a page on the size 10 font just to save some paper, haha.