| What is a mini love letter? It is a short | | | | if the mini love letter turns out not very |
| letter usually consisting of 1 to 3 | | | | well written, you mini love letter will |
| sentences. It can be sent on a physical | | | | “reek of effort”, which is more |
| scented paper, an email or even a mobile | | | | important than the actual words itself. If |
| short messaging. It is even more effective | | | | you chose to copy the words, state where you |
| when the mini love letter is written in an | | | | get it and it will better. Honesty is the |
| unconventional medium such as on a pencil, | | | | best policy here. |
| bottle, tree bark you picked up and even on a | | | | |
| piece of nice cloth. When a mini love letter | | | | Before you go and find some ideas, think |
| is written in an unconventional medium, it | | | | about your feelings which you want to |
| becomes a treasure. Mini love letters are | | | | express. There may be several, pick one or |
| easy reading. A one sentence statement | | | | two which you like to express now. By |
| conveys strong feelings and images especially | | | | narrowing down your wants, it will make your |
| to the recipient. | | | | search a little easier. Then look at places |
| | | | where you can get some ideas and here are |
| Are mini love letters effective? Well, if you | | | | some sample places where you can get some |
| think about it, mini love letters are a | | | | interesting ideas. |
| multi-billion dollar industry already – | | | | |
| your greeting cards are mini love letters! | | | | • Greeting cards. |
| Notice how many words or phrases are there in | | | | |
| the cards which you will easily pay $3 | | | | • Poems |
| dollars to as much as $15 per card? Those | | | | |
| cards are mini love letters written for you | | | | • Songs |
| and you just have to pick one out. Although, | | | | |
| it is a nice gesture, the problem with those | | | | • Famous sayings (be sure that you cite |
| is that your recipient knows that you bought | | | | the author, if taken wholesale) |
| it. So, the best mini love letters are those | | | | |
| that come from your thoughts, your heart and | | | | • Samples letters |
| those you created yourself. If you use a very | | | | |
| unconventional medium, the mini love letter | | | | • Love story books |
| becomes even more pleasurable to the | | | | |
| recipient. With an unconventional medium, | | | | • Love websites. |
| your mini love letters ‘reeks of | | | | |
| effort’ which will automatically | | | | • Books especially those that deal with |
| radiate from it, and the recipient will | | | | relationships. |
| recognize that instantly. | | | | |
| | | | • Book titles. |
| The best type of mini love letters must | | | | |
| invoke positive emotion. Of course mini love | | | | Pick out a few sentences from a variety of |
| letters can be used to express apology or | | | | sources which express your feelings. You then |
| regret but never to express disappointment or | | | | have to rewrite them in your own words. Take |
| anger. So, two pointers in writing a mini | | | | out phrases from those sentences and combine |
| love letter are: | | | | them and play around with them until the |
| | | | final mini love letter expresses what you |
| - The best one is those thought up by | | | | feel. |
| yourself, | | | | |
| | | | The final part is the most important – |
| - It must be funny, romantic, a positive | | | | where to write them. Traditionally and |
| thought. | | | | conventionally, you would write them on a |
| | | | card or a piece of paper. Even on a card or a |
| There is an easier way to write mini love | | | | piece of paper, you can make it your very own |
| letters i.e. to take some hints from other | | | | to “reek of effort”. Another very |
| well written ones. But a word of caution, | | | | interesting thought is why not write it on |
| never copy it wholesale. The recipient will | | | | unconventional medium? |
| know and sometimes can become damaging. Even | | | | |