The Joy of Snail Mail

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 9 Comments

  Sometimes a writer gets something fun in the mail – a letter handwritten in an envelope with a stamp on it that lands in said writer’s mailbox. Years ago when I was writing books for younger readers, it wasn’t unusual to find one of those letters in my mailbox. I exchanged letters over several years with a young girl …

Fan Letters

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

“Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?” (Kate DiCamillo)  Have you ever written an author a fan letter? When I first started writing back before the internet made communication instant and easy, I would get a few letters from readers sent to the publisher and then …