Missed a day over the weekend (why is it easier to get them done during the week?) and done today's - will try to catch up, but not tonight as I'm off to a show!
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Missed a day over the weekend (why is it easier to get them done during the week?) and done today's - will try to catch up, but not tonight as I'm off to a show!
Number 19 in the box for tomorrow.
Penny for your thoughts: has the InCo address list gotten too big?
I was discussing this on another forum and the general consensus is that the issue regarding the InCo list is around who to write to. With just a list of names and addresses there's no context unless you have some other potential connection in the name or the address. I had one InCo surprise letter in my mailbox this time because the person happened to travel to where I live so they had something to write about.
LetterMo has you fill out a basic bio so at least you can search on potential writing topics.
I narrowed my choices to very small towns in Texas and still got a list of 24, not including my own.
4 in, one InCo reply (thank you, Voiren), and one out to another tiny Texas town.
Three letters to be posted today. Postie hasn't come yet
I don't think it's the size of the list itself. It's, as allanorn said, that there is not context for selection. I tend to look at the comments, here or other places I visit to see if I can find people who I think might be interesting. The "Hi. I can't wait to receive lots of letters." posts with nothing else don't do much to attract my interest. And trying to wade through the list is daunting.
I have been picking people from looking for words or numbers in the address. One book I chose to look for a word or two to find was one of Roald Dahl's .. and that provided a subject to write about. Before lettermo and incowrimo, I tried penpal sites where you have profiles, looked for commonality. Not one initial connection through there has stood the test of time, no more than a year or so. I wrote then to at least 50 people with things in common. It just didn't work for me.
I have some penpals through postcrossing. I also have a couple assigned by random (not through matching) and they are lovely. Incowrimo has helped me find more lovely people to write to.
I replied to two today, so am back on track!
That is 20 out to 18 people, 5 in, of which one random. That's ok :)
3 US, 3 elsewhere, the rest UK. I plan to send a few more to different countries in Europe.
One reply to a current pen pal and one intro letter to another tiny Texas town in the box for tomorrow.
Three letters arrived for me today! Two replies (one from Chrissy :)) and one new random one from very far away. I'm just finishing off writing mine.
I've been trying work out if I should send anyone a digression on random number generation, but I think that may be a bit too niche for a first letter!
posted two today. In shock about announced postage rate rise towards end of next month (some details in other thread).
Today I did not, but I managed six in six last week. All postcards to my lil' 'ol widder woman, for whom February lies heavy and I vowed to correspond regularly as a result.
I just put two in the box, one to a new writer from InCo, and one to one of our own hereabouts.
That's my 25th ready to go out.
I sent out 2 and received 2 yesterday. :) Both of those I received were from regular pen pals. :thumb:
One out, two in from the US today! One from benjitzu, one random person :)
Three going out today.