Let There Be Letters!

Dear _____,

This is the blog for Let There Be Letters, a letter-writing project currently hosted by Kickstarter.com. In this blog you can expect to find descriptions of the project, images of letters sent and/or received, updates on the project's progress, and any behind-the-scenes information fans of the project might want to know about. Let There Be Letters still has two months left on Kickstarter, but this will be the place where LTBL will continue after that time has run out.

The rest of this entry is the description of the project as given on Kickstarter. Refer to the LTBL page over there for more information.

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HERE'S THE GOAL: To help fund the proliferation of letters. To be rewarded by receiving one or two (consider your options, because there are plenty). To help Let There Be Letters send letters to other people, too. To connect with people, to add a touch of strangeness to certain lives.

HERE'S THE REASON: Because handwritten letters touch us differently than other forms of communication. Because the style is dying. Because you want to hear from us. Because we like to write. Because it is good to hear the sincerity of strangers. Because honest endeavors for the public good ought not to go ignored. Because we're silly, and serious about it.

This is not just the funding for the project, this is the project.

HERE'S WHERE YOUR CONTRIBUTION GOES: Paper, parchment. Pens, pencils. Postage. Paints, perhaps. Pictures.

Envelopes, small and large. Shipping fees.

If Let There Be Letters gains enough support, after it's successfully Kickstarted a website will be established to host the project indefinitely.

HERE'S THE DEAL: Choose your reward and contribute (not necessarily in that order). If the project is a success, you'll be contacted for the information relevant to your pledge.

HERE'S THE FINE PRINT THAT IS ACTUALLY THE SAME SIZE AS THE REST OF THE PRINT: By "1-page" we mean at least one side of at least one page. By "at least one side of at least one page" we mean possibly more, but certainly no less.

A mailing address, or an address you'd like to use as a mailing address, is clearly required.

This isn't your grandmother's kind of correspondence. Forget the conventions associated with letters -- we'll write our own way.

Letters will be written in English. Entirely. Or almost entirely.

If you choose a recipient other than yourself, permission from the recipient is suggested, but not required. What's required is that you are legally able to contact that individual -- Let There Be Letters will not violate your restraining orders.

If you choose a recipient who does not happen to be you, anonymity is available upon request. Which is to say, if you would like the letter to go unsigned then it will go unsigned.

If you do not select a topic, be advised that Let There Be Letters is all about quirkiness.

By "respond" we mean send an additional letter of (at least) 1-page to the original address after receiving a response from the recipient.

By "original artwork" we mean a drawing, sketch, photograph, or painting at least as large as an average playing card.

HERE'S THE BEST PART: If you have an idea for a letter that isn't mentioned here, let us know. We're interested.

Sincerely,

Let There Be Letters