When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Sadly, e-mail has triggered the decline of the handwritten note; I have seen its near-disappearance in my lifetime.
I grew up writing thank-you notes. Real, honest-to-goodness, pen-and-ink, stamped and posted letters. More than simple habit, it's about what the commitment to expressing your thoughts and feelings in writing says about the character of the writer. About the joy such notes bring to the reader.
I'm known for my handwritten notes.
It's very important with these young people who are graduating and getting married to write thank-you notes.
I take almost no notes when I write. I have one notebook - this old green leather notebook that my dad gave me a decade ago.
By the time I sit down ready to write, I've done a lot of longhand and a lot of note collecting along the way.
The year after I graduated college I had a job in a library. When people underlined passages in the library books, or made notes in the margins, the books were sent to me. I erased the lines and the notes. Yes, that was my job.
I have yellow post-it notes plastered all over my office - they help me stay organized.
In the best possible scenario, whenever you get notes from people, they're good notes, and they see things that you wouldn't have seen otherwise, and they make you a better writer.
I used to be a calligrapher for weddings and events - that was my side job while I was auditioning. I think handwritten notes are a lost art form. When I booked my first pilot, my dad wrote me a letter that I still have. The idea of someone taking the time to put pen to paper is really special.