Q&A for How to Write a Friendly Letter

You can say "I hope you're doing well." Then, write about your life: what you've been doing recently, any interesting or exciting news...

You just literally describe yourself, your capabilities, your interest, your standard and all those things.

Put the address (e.g 100 Lickhill Road) in the top right corner. Underneath, the town/city (e.g Chippenham), then the county (Wiltshire) and at the bottom, the postcode, or zipcode. Thus: 100 Lickhill Road, Calne, Wiltshire, Sn11 8FT.

Use Sir Or Madam if you are writing a letter to someone you don't know as well. If it were your friend, you might put "To Caitlin" or something but if it is perhaps someone you know but not that well, you would put "Dear Lorraine" or "Dear Mr McAuley".

Say something that will really pull the reader in like: "I shouldn't tell you this..." or "You won't believe this..." If you are typing the letter, try changing the font, or using bold/italics.

Start by wishing them a Happy Birthday to cheer them up. Then list the things you like about the person and tell them how much they mean to you.

In a friendly letter, the address is written at the top right and in a formal letter or business letter there are two addresses, one on the top right which is the senders address and one on the left after the first one. The second address will be the receivers address.

Only if you are mailing it--otherwise, it's not necessary. Just make sure the recipient has a way to reply to you (if you'd like a reply).

A salutation is a greeting at the beginning of a letter. If it is a more casual letter, you could consider saying Hi or Hello. If it is more formal, try Dear, Greetings, or Good morning/afternoon/evening.

Start it the same way you would if you saw the inmate in person. For example: "Hey, how's everything going?" or "How have you been?"

It may be easier just to talk to them. If you would like to write a letter, though, just write a casual letter using the above steps, and possibly share some inside jokes.

Just talk about what's been going on in your life but keep it light and newsy. Close by asking her what's going on in her life.

Write your name at the bottom of the letter after signing off with something like "Regards" or "Sincerely."

"Dear friend, dude, buddy, etc." is a fine way to start. Aside from that, write to your friend much as you would talk to him or her in person.

"Sincerely"."Yours faithfully" is more formal and intimate.

You do not have to write the address on the letter itself. If you plan on mailing the letter, instead of delivering it in person, you will have to write the address on the envelope.

You can write to a younger person by being informal and sharing your interests if you think that they will also share them as well. You can also talk about how you want to see them, but avoid talking about complicated things, such as politics or certain people that they would not know.

Summarize what you wrote in your letter, as well as any conclusions to which you have come.

However long you want it to take. It depends on how fast you can write and/or how much you have to say in your letter.

Give them hints about the surprise without revealing it.

You can make your handwriting neat and proportional, and make sure that your sentences are straight. You can spice it up by writing in cursive or just adding a little bit of a curl to your letters to make them prettier.

It would be important to start this letter as above, then under step 2 of method 2, share the news. However, it may not be appropriate to share casual news in the same letter.

You can use Google Translate if you don't know English, or you can ask a friend who is fluent in English to help you translate your letter.

The sender should write his/her address at the top right.

Try something like Dear [name], how are you? or Hello, I hope you're having a great Fall.

It's your choice. In a more formal letter, if this is a married couple, the man's name would usually come first, but since it's a friendly letter, it doesn't matter how you address them.

Write it on the left, as it shows in the example.

You should sign the letter after the closing, but before any post scriptum additions.

You would want to write a formal letter. Informal letters are for people you know personally.

Write the letter recipient's address on the front of the envelope in the center using the correct titles above. Writing the letter recipient's address on the envelope will follow the same format as the return address. On the first line, address the recipient by name using the proper titles.