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Do you keep copies of the letters you send to celebrities?

I never have but sometimes when I get a really great response, I wish I could remember exactly what I've written

I don't save the letter since I usually keep the letters short and too the point. Since I usually write to casts of tv shows and movies. I keep a sheet with a checklist of all of the people I wrote to. I also write the address used and the date I mailed it. When I get a reply. I check off the name and mark the received date.

Well, I type all my letters so they are always saved on my computer.

Because I have to translate my letters from German to English I always write them on my computer. This way it is much more convenient to correct grammar or spelling mistakes afterwards. In addition I very often add some lines (or delete some) after I've read it several times.

Once I am satisfied I handwrite the final letter. So the original is still saved and archieved on my computer {thumb2}

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I was tempted to keep a copy of all my letters until i found a copy of one i sent to Frank Oz six months after i wrote it, when i wrote it at the time i got so over excited i think i rambled a bit too much and it was really cringe worthy

so i just delete them off my computer-i like to start fresh with each letter anyway!!!

Nope. I just don't like to see/hear what I'm writing, really (which is something I'm working on). Usually, after I put that letter in the envelope, BYE BYE!

margotchanning wrote:but sometimes when I get a really great response, I wish I could remember exactly what I've written

...though sometimes I feel this way, when I get a great response, I'm like "now what did I say to make them respond this way?"

zipbags wrote:I don't save the letter since I usually keep the letters short and too the point. Since I usually write to casts of tv shows and movies. I keep a sheet with a checklist of all of the people I wrote to. I also write the address used and the date I mailed it. When I get a reply. I check off the name and mark the received date.

I keep them short and to the point, adding little "extras" partly so it doesn't sound generic and possibly make the celebrities I'm writing mass identical letters to sell autographs..

zipbags wrote:Since I usually write to casts of tv shows and movies. I keep a sheet with a checklist of all of the people I wrote to. I also write the address used and the date I mailed it. When I get a reply. I check off the name and mark the received date.

I also do this, but I have to find a better notebook or start using my computer. At the moment its a bit of a sloppy system. ;)

I have many "form letters" saved on the computer for different catagories. I have them for baseball, football, former Phillies and Eagles, film actors, ect. This saves me time than having to start from scratch every time.

Yes, I do keep all my letters. I write many drafts before I write my final letter, and I keep the last draft. Sometimes it is cringe making re-reading them, but also if I wait a long, long time and I don't get a reply, I can re-send my original letter (if it is still appropriate) so I don't waste anymore time writing to the person, if the chance of a response is even more slim.

Johnny's Fan wrote:Sometimes it is cringe making re-reading them

Know exactly what you mean.

I never keep copies. Twice the letter's been returned to me with their signature, but that was my fault for not including index cards.