A letter is like a book. It has one reader, maybe two. They likely read it at least twice and, if it is important, they will keep it. That requires a letter to be much more polished. A letter should be as long as it needs to be, because it is not a race against time. It needs to be thought out because it is less forgiving than text on a screen.
Most requested letters are for the hardest occasions: sympathetic notes, long overdue apology letters, letters to be opened after death or on the eighteenth birthday of a child. It requires restraint and self control.
The main ingredient is listening. A good writer takes all of the tumbling emotions and thoughts you have spilled and organizes them to capture the essence of what you feel. Then, naturally, they eliminate the clutter. Condolence letters become ineffective when they give way to the writer’s grief. The same is true for apologies. Knowing which part to remove is not about improving literacy. It is about understanding people.
Letters meant to aid in grief in the abstract. They say the loss is immeasurable, time heals, this is on eleven other cards, which the recipients will now bear. What they notice is no one mentioned the name of the deceased, and no one mentioned the deceased’s favorite memory or anything about them to personalize the cause.
The writer takes the message you deliver in whatever format: be it a poorly expressed thought in the form of an email, a voice note, or a to do list. Usually, they have a few clarifying questions that are focused around the sensitive or taboo topics. Then, they give you a shortened outline, because letters are nearly always wordy in their initial drafts.
Organizations order these more often than you would think. A founder writing to a bereaved employee. A service apology that needs to sound like a person rather than a policy. A short note sent with a first order. We write them to be signed by a real person, and we never make a commitment on your behalf.
One rate, whatever the format: $10 per 100 words. You are paying for the writer’s time and judgement, so the price scales with the words rather than with a package tier.
| Typical personal letter | Words | Writing | Fee (1%) | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short note | 200 | $20 | $0.20 | $20.20 |
| Standard letter | 450 | $45 | $0.45 | $45.45 |
| Long letter | 900 | $90 | $0.90 | $90.90 |
The writer receives 100% of the writing price. Our 1% fee is added on top of it, and 0.5% is donated to tree planting. Full pricing breakdown.
We match the brief to a writer who has already worked in that subject area. If you have worked with an Articled writer before and want them again, name them and we will check their availability first.
Up to 3 days. The writer has to read around the subject before writing it, so we quote honestly rather than promising an hour. If your deadline is tighter, say so in the brief and we will tell you before you pay whether we can meet it.
We will describe only what was shared by you. The letter communicates the information you give us, and you get to review every line. It’s a known fact that since the beginning of writing, people have turned to scribes for assistance. We are not going to put words to a memory you did not have.
Yes. We even encourage it in the brief. Handwritten notes require shorter sentences and simpler punctuation. This is because the eye perceives text on paper differently than text on a screen. We also limit the number of words so that you do not have to stay up to 2 am transcribing.
Completely. Copyright transfers to you on delivery, with no attribution requirement and no licence back to us. Nothing written for you is resold, repurposed or republished.
Reviews from completed, paid orders in this category.
It’s difficult to begin writing to someone you haven’t talked to since 2011. I explained the situation. I got a careful response. It didn’t apologize for me or explain anything. She answered my letter, which is everything I wanted.
It’s been eleven years since I’ve spoken to you. No one else has ever passed the note to me and had me return a response entirely without blame. I sent it. He phoned.
I was pleased the speech I wrote from prompts about my brother closely resembled me, but that was expected. The ‘caravan’ joke fit right where they placed it. I put off writing this for months.
We do not ask you to take the no-AI promise on trust. Each draft is run through these platforms and the reports are attached to your delivery email.
Originality.aiAI detection + plagiarism
GPTZeroAI detection
TurnitinAI detection + similarity
CopyleaksAI detection + plagiarism
Winston AIAI detection
ZeroGPTAI detection
SaplingAI detection
Content at ScaleAI detection
Send the brief, get a human draft back within 3 days. No account, no subscription, no AI.
$10 per 100 words · all of it to the writer · 0.5% to trees