2T Repeat Performance - easy holiday letter

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Originally published December 14, 2012 for Guilty Pleasures Holiday Bash

Easy Holiday Letter (Author Style)

It’s that time again. The agony of Writing of the Holiday Letter. But there’s an easy way to do it that’s also surprisingly well-received. I call it my Author-style letter because it features two mainstays of authordom—get a great cover and work the high points.

You’ll need a computer, word processing program, and color printer.

Step 1. For each person/pet you want to include, find a recent picture (or take a new one).

Step 2. Pick one significant thing that happened this year per person. If nothing significant happened, pick the most significant aspect of his/her life.

Step 3. For each person/pet, pick one significant leisure activity.

Step 4. If any person has a fun or unusual happening this year, add that.

Step 5. Come up with a greeting. (“Holiday Greetings!” “Greetings from the Frozen Midwest!”) If there is a piece of news at the family level, it can go here. (“We moved!”)

Step 6. Come up with a closing. (“Happy Holidays!”)

 Then just assemble! Alter picture size to make everything fit on one page. You can personalize your letter with a word or two in colorful ink.