Handwritten vs Typed

[autographgirl]

Many people on this forum send out typed letters and receive responses back.

Though don't send out something that is a form letter, or sounds like one.

I don't think your chances of receiving a response will increase/decrease your chance of getting an autograph typed. If you have hard to read handwritting though you should type. Always sign your letters, (no photocopies)

However, I don't suggest you send long letters though, as celebrities may only skim, or worse still, not read your letter as it's so long.

I've made this topic because everyone seems to be asking this question. Please read this before making a topic.

[Nammzi]

How can you not make a letter sound like a form one? I mean, pbviously all your letters are going to sound similar if you are collecting for a charity, and I know that you should put something in about their latest film/concert/book etc, but how can you not make it sound like the compliments have just been stuck in at the end?

[autographgirl]

If you're writing for a charity you really should focus on the project you're doing and and say you would really appreciate it if the sent you an autograph for your project! Then maybe say you just saw or heard their newest song or movie!

I hope this helps, to get better advice on this matter make a topic in the charity topic forum.


-Allyson

[TheCollector]

You gave some great advice there autographgirl

However, it is slightly different for charity collecting. If you are collecting for a fund-raising auction there is no need to make your letter try and sound like a fan letter

Celebrities expect to receive requests for charity, and will not expect you to know much about them However, if you are writing (in the course of your charity collecting) to someone who you particularly admire, then by all means say so in your letter.

To make my letters as personal as possible I always handwrite the celebrity's name at the top of the letter (Dear . . . . .) and I always handsign the letters. The bulk of my letter though will be exactly the same for every celeb I write to.

This way of doing it has certainly worked for me There is more info about this in the Charity Forum.

Ian

[julian956]

i always make em short and i underline the important parts like "i was wondering i can get an autograph" that way they dont have too waist much time reading it.

[EugeneE]

i always make em short and i underline the important parts like "i was wondering i can get an autograph" that way they dont have too waist much time reading it.

I also like to keep the letters short because I'm one person who doesn't like reading long letters & I know celebrities probably don't either considering that they are very busy.

I also like to type my letters because my handwriting isn't the best. My grandfather likes to call my handwriting "chicken scrath" so I type my letters but I sign my name under the sincerely part of my letters.

[Danny]

It really doesn't matter is you type or handwrite your request. I've gotten alot of success' doing both. But if your handwriting is bad you might as well type the letter.

[dansgrrl4eva]

HEy hi eeryone I'm new!!!So I've got a Q!!If we are to write short letters how short do we have to write??a page,half a page or lesser than than that!!!!!!!!!???????????

[seb88]

One page is good enough!

[nowandagain]

HEy hi eeryone I'm new!!!So I've got a Q!!If we are to write short letters how short do we have to write??a page,half a page or lesser than than that!!!!!!!!!???????????

Hi dansgrrl4eva

Like seb88, anything up to one page (whether half, three quarters etc.) should be the maximum length of your letter.

No one wants to, or has the time to read a long letter.

Good luck!

nowandagain [rockon]