4. Determine your reason for writing the letter.
There are a number of approaches to writing these types of letters.
Your approach is dependent upon why you are writing the letter. Determine what you hope to accomplish by writing the letter.
Some reasons might include:
- You are angry about an issue and you want the readers to know about it.
- You want to publicly congratulate or support something or someone in your community.
- You want to correct information in an article.
- You want to suggest an idea to others.