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Letter writing notes

• Use correct grammar, but write in an easy-flowing conversational manner.
• Keep typewritten paragraphs to six lines. Shorter paragraphs enhance the readability of the copy.
• Add a line in between paragraphs.
• If you have a second page, divide the sentence at the end of page one so the reader will have to turn to page two to finish reading the sentence.
• Keep sentence structure simple and uncomplicated. Guard against using incomplete sentences.
• Use correct spelling. When in doubt, look it up!
• Avoid beginning a sentence, especially the first sentence of a paragraph with “a,” “an,” or “the.”
• Begin sentences with “action” words (verb forms such as “-ing” words) or good transitions (such as prepositional phrases) to keep the interest of the reader and to enhance the flow from one thought to another.