Dec from Janet - letter writing tips

Janet chose the Hanukkah stamps for her December mailing. The Hanukkah stamps are always so pretty and this envelope has inspired me to buy some. They have many colors and that will be helpful with the Style/Tool Project. I'm writing this on Jan 1st, so I am full of enthusiasm for the coming year and the project. I wonder how many penmanship exemplars Janet has. I have a whole binder full of them. I could spend an entire year on just penmanship - but, I doubt that would be a crowd pleaser and I'm all about pleasing the crowd.

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Part of my Swedish Death Cleaning project is sifting through the photos. This photo was taken in March of 2024. It's from one of Janet's books. She knew I would enjoy this page on how to write a good letter. I can't remember the title of the book. As I recall, it was one of those early 1900 books with comprehensive instructions on how to live a proper life. 

If it is too hard to read the photo - here are the words:

Rate Your Letter

Appearance

Is each page of the letter framed nicely by margins on all sides? 

Does the letter look easy to read? 

Are there at least two paragraphs per page? 

Is the typing free of obvious erasers and crossings out? 

Are there any ink blocks or crossing out? 

Is the letter clean to look at? 

Does the handwriting look neat and orderly? 

Is the letter folded neatly and squarely? 

Are your illustrations neat, effective, clear?

Are your name and address printed clearly somewhere? 

Is the form of the letter correct? 

Subject matter 

Have you written about appropriate and appealing subjects? 

Can any of your subjects offend your penpal? 

Have you thought of your penpals emotional needs are the things you want to say definite, concrete, exact? 

Will your penpal get all the shades of meaning you intend? 

Would you say in a conversation with your penpal the things you wrote in your letter? 

Does the letter sound as if you know what you are talking about? 

Did you provide all the information necessary? 

Have you stimulated your penpal to think further about some question? 

Are your questions clear and pertinent are your statements, clear, complete, convincing, logical, fair? 

Is there anything you want to send with your letter? 

Tone 

Is the letter free of sarcasm, ridicule, anger, complaints, despair, pessimism, unpleasant criticism? 

Does the letter sound true, natural, sincere? 

Does the letter contain hints of ulterior motives, rationalized, self interest, subtle hypocrisy? 

Is the letter consistent in tone, approach, attitudes, point of view? 

Will your penpal like you better because of the letter? 

Interest

Is the letter personal enough to make it human?