Writing Different Kinds Of Letters

1. While writing 'Thank-you' letters, be sure to thank the person for the particular gift, for the effort and energy put into selecting and purchasing it, and how you are going to find it useful.
 
2. If you have received money, do not mention the amount in your letter of thanks, but you can say "your generous gift" instead.
 
3. While sending a letter of condolence, acknowledge what a terrible loss the death is for the bereaved, and that you share their grief.
 
4. Offer your sincere help in any way that would be beneficial to them.
 
5. Do not forget to extol the virtues, character and accomplishments of the deceased.
 
6. Keep the style of the condolence letter formal to a certain degree.
 
7. Do not forget that the condolence letter is sent to comfort the bereaved, and hence avoid stressing how grief-stricken you are.
 
8. Congratulatory letters are the easiest and happiest of letters that may be kept in the family for posterity.
  
9When you have apologised to someone in person whom you have offended, it is always good to follow it up with a letter of apology, stating clearly and humbly that you are sorry.
 
10. When writing letters to people in power, be concise, state your position and the reasons for it, and say whom you represent.
 
11. While dispatching a letter of complaint to a retailer, business, or government agency, be as unemotional as possible, while putting down the facts emphatically.