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2018 February letter frenzy - InCoWriMo / A handwritten letter every day
It is almost that time of year again, who is signing up to the February letter writing projects? InCoWriMo has not yet been updated for this year, but https://incowrimo-2018.org/ is in progress.
Edit... InCoWriMo has been updated https://incowrimo.org/2018/01/incowr...exchange-2018/
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I don't officially sign-up anywhere although I try to send as many as I can. If I don't receive any correspondence to reply to, then I have to think up people to write to. :blink:
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Signed up from Istanbul! Looking forward to send and recieve letters.
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I'm signed up looking forward to it.
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Yep. In for 2018. Hoping I have the time.
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Oh, a reminder - if you have participated in previous years here on the forum, maybe you should check your posts in the yearly threads to see if your address is current, or remove it if you do not want to take part this year/have moved.
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Joined for the first time! Going to be interesting!
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Hello!!! I recently moved to Barcelona Spain, I'm a 23 year old Venezuelan fountain-pen enthusiast! and I look forward to participate in this year InCoWriMo :)
My address:
Av. Paral-lel 155. 1-2 A.
Barcelona, 08004
España
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Re: 2018 February letter frenzy - InCoWriMo / A handwritten letter every day
The addresses are up on incowrimo-2018
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I have taken "my" 2018, plus a few as I'm planning to do the previous Monday through the following Sunday.
But please bear in mind the definition of a plan is; "baseline for change".
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Just to be nice since we have new members
Tomasz Suchecki
1611 Washington Blvd
#5
Stamford CT
06902-2423
United States of America
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I signed up today. Sounds like fun!
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It is fun. Not long now until February.
I've started drawing up a provisional list of victims. I also have continuing correspondence to reply to.
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Is it cheating to start writing some now and finish them on Feb 1st? :)
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I don't think it is cheating if you are writing to an existing correspondent! However, a letter to someone new might be cheating!
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Originally Posted by
Morgaine
I don't think it is cheating if you are writing to an existing correspondent! However, a letter to someone new might be cheating!
Only existing correspondents. :)
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It would be a kindness to write to first time participants several days in advance so that they get a letter on the first or second. I can remember worrying during the first week my first years participating that I wouldn't receive any letters because no letters came until about a week in, not recognizing that it is snail mail.
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I still haven't finalised my list of victims; there is just enough time still for people to sign up!
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Ted A
It would be a kindness to write to first time participants several days in advance so that they get a letter on the first or second. I can remember worrying during the first week my first years participating that I wouldn't receive any letters because no letters came until about a week in, not recognizing that it is snail mail.
That has also happened to me. :(
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I put my name on the list and have 27 names slotted into my calendar!
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Originally Posted by
Chrissy
Is it cheating to
.... all answers are no.
If you start one early and finish it on a day in February, hooray - your writing more.
If you pre-write a bunch of letters and deliver them in February, hooray - your writing more.
If you .... anything that involves putting thoughts into something which transports it to another person, hooray - your making a connection that you wouldn't normally have made.
If you miss a day (or two), think of all the extra writing you are doing that you normally wouldn't.
Keep it low stress, high enjoyment, silly, and a joy.
May your ink not run and you letters bring happiness to all,
Mark
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Is January 31 the non-holiday with the smallest number of hand written letters mailed in the entire year?
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Oh my gosh. It starts TOMORROW!
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Life got sneaky and pulled me away from here and most replies. Finally caught up and back in here, just in time to start up InCoWriMo. Between cleaning the house and applying to grad school, hopefully I can stick with it again this year. I am in the InCo.org book under Sam Weaver :)
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Ok, definitely trying to participate again this year after missing out last year. First letter to my grandparents today, but I have my address on the website list and looking forward to connecting with some new people now.
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Picked a few victims from InCoWriMo-2018 site, and the letters have been posted.
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I'm still on course...for now. I've posted 8. (Feels almost saintly. :bounce:)
(I haven't actually run out of "replies" yet...)
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VertOlive
Oh my gosh. It starts TOMORROW!
Thank goodness. I thought I was a week late!
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I've done the required dailies plus a few extra so far... I'm doing a lame sort of close-eyes-wiggle-mouse method of randomizing. Had to buy more international stamps. I've come up on Australia twice!
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In the interests of forward planning, I bought a good batch of unused "E" stamps on eBay during January. They work for Europe up to 20grams weight and Worldwide up to 10grams weight. For US friends, I have to use airmail envelopes and TR paper to get down to 10grams. :)
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Okay, I gave up on the close-eyes wiggle-mouse technique. Now I've got a mature and scientific rolling the D&D dice method going on
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Originally Posted by
Chrissy
In the interests of forward planning, I bought a good batch of unused "E" stamps on eBay during January. They work for Europe up to 20grams weight and Worldwide up to 10grams weight. For US friends, I have to use airmail envelopes and TR paper to get down to 10grams. :)
It hardly seems to matter. A postcard arrived today from Scotland with only a 5p stamp.
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As of this morning twenty have gone out. (this does not include the five that were hand delivered, rather than mailed.) Three new ones arrived in today's mail. One reply is ready, another is in process. I expect all will go no later than Tuesday. (Monday being a postal holiday here in the US)
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I am waaaayyy ahead of the game. Counting the two which arrived today, which I have completed replies to, that brings my count to 25 with a week to go.
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I suppose I should work on replies before sending too new victims
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Originally Posted by
Runnin_Ute
I am waaaayyy ahead of the game. Counting the two which arrived today, which I have completed replies to, that brings my count to 25 with a week to go.
Did you receive one from me yet? :)
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Chrissy
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Runnin_Ute
I am waaaayyy ahead of the game. Counting the two which arrived today, which I have completed replies to, that brings my count to 25 with a week to go.
Did you receive one from me yet? :)
Not yet. Do you recall when it was sent?
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Runnin_Ute
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Originally Posted by
Chrissy
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Originally Posted by
Runnin_Ute
I am waaaayyy ahead of the game. Counting the two which arrived today, which I have completed replies to, that brings my count to 25 with a week to go.
Did you receive one from me yet? :)
Not yet. Do you recall when it was sent?
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Feb 19th or 20th....
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Chrissy
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Runnin_Ute
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Originally Posted by
Chrissy
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Originally Posted by
Runnin_Ute
I am waaaayyy ahead of the game. Counting the two which arrived today, which I have completed replies to, that brings my count to 25 with a week to go.
Did you receive one from me yet? :)
Not yet. Do you recall when it was sent?
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Feb 19th or 20th....
I will watch for it.
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Re: 2018 February letter frenzy - InCoWriMo / A handwritten letter every day
Well, today is February 24, 2018, and I have kept up with INCOWRIMO 2018. My practice is to write a letter to a man, a woman, one in the U.S. and one foreign, on alternating days. Haven’t missed a day, and only four to go. And I’ve looked up each address on Google Maps so I can see where my recipients live. Some of my recipients have sent return mail, and I’ve received one letter that was from a nice person who selected my name from the address list. It’s been fun, and in a few cases I see the possibility of ongoing correspondence. This is a great way to make friends, and frankly, I’m having a great deal of fun.