How to Write Passionate Letters

I guess most writers these days sit at a computer. If you're one of them, you can achieve the same results by getting your package contents into your mind -- really into your mind -- and then marching around your office or going for a walk and thinking about the donor. And about the person signing the letter. And about what you want to happen. Then, when you get it all into your mind, to the point where you're about to burst, sit down at the computer, and get it all out. Don't edit a thing while you're writing that first draft. Don't get hung up on spell checks. Don't answer the phone. Be sure your door is locked. Don't go to the bathroom, or do anything that will interrupt the flow.