Your handwriting is personal. It is like you, unique, however, it seems to be a forgotten art these days. Years ago, and before the digital revolution, letter writing was standard practice. The origins of handwriting date back to 3,000 B.C Around 400 A.D, the Ancient Romans developed one of the first written scripts. In the 18th century handwritten letters were probably at there peak. The art of being able to properly write a letter was highly important. Through the centuries, as more technology was invented handwritten letters were replaced by telegrams, and then by telephone calls. Handwriting was taught at school. However, these days it seems to more important to be able to use a key pad on a digital gadget.
Your handwriting is personal
When you receive a handwritten letter or note it connects you to the sender. It is a special event, possibly rare too. Recognising the handwriting, or not, will add to the event. If you have taken delivery of a handwritten letter sent from a friend you may savour opening it. Maybe you will wait until later that day, and settle down on a comfy chair with a cup of tea to read it.
Letter writing requires a personal touch
The digital age has distanced us from handwriting letters in many ways. Writing a letter is a special event, it takes time, thought and skill to put it together. Many people may be out of touch in writing letters. We are so used to keyboards although many were never trained to type. We can rattle off an email and press send within moments. All the paragraphs are correct, and the spell-checker has worked its magic. If we have the correct email address, the correspondence is sent directly to the receiver, and possibly read within moments of it landing in their inbox. On the other hand, writing a letter is only part of the process. An envelope has to be correctly addressed, a stamp affixed before it is popped in a post box. Then there is the delivery.
Book signings are also another outlet for handwriting, if you would like a signed copy, do get in touch. Images below, Linda Mellor’s handwriting and a press clipping from Saturday’s Telegraph Newspaper.
