Putting your what's in your heart on paper can be a scary matter. It's probably the best gift you can ever give anyone, which is what makes it so scary - and so powerful.

Do not fear. You can find your own romantic voice without feeling like a fool.

Writing a love letter isn't just for serious love relationships, either. You can flirt with notes, recognize special occasions with your letters, or just remind your special someone that you love them.

It's that hard but it is so important. HOW TO WRITE A LOVE LETTER will give you the tools and inspiration to be courageous in words of love.

Here's a sample letter with a more modern flair.

You?
Amazing.
Me?
Confounded.
Us?
Beyond my wildest hopes.
Yours?
That’s me.

And for those of you who like the classics, here's way to borrow someone else's words and use them for your own message.

To my Nan.
Lord Byron was talking about you when he wrote this 200 years ago.
She walks in beauty like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes.
Always, your Joey

HOW TO WRITE A LOVE LETTER will give you plenty of ideas and reasons to write a love letter. Write a love letter today and leave your emotional legacy for your future generations to find. Let them discover just how much love they come from.

You don't have to be an author to write.

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No one can resist a love letter. Not a cool teenager, not a grumpy old geezer – not the most logical, tough-minded, callous-hearted individual around. There is not one heart on this planet that won’t melt under the influence of a love letter. When someone takes to the time to tell you how much you mean and takes the time to write it down – well, let’s just agree it’s very touching.

A love letter is an amazing thing: a letter written to you by someone you care about – with words that reveal deliberate thought, passion and intention. Receiving a love letter and the thrill of reading it – that’s just one of those moments in your life that lingers forever in your memory, a warm secret.