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Reaching Out: The Guide to Writing a Terrific Dear Birthmother Letter
written by Nelson Handel
Studio : Easternedge Press
by Easternedge Press
Publisher : Easternedge Press
Released : 2002-08-15
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 9780971619821
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 10 reviews)
List Price : $17.95
Our Price : $12.50
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Product Description |
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Want to put together a terrific adoption profile? Based on extensive interviews with social workers, adoption attorneys, agency personnel, counselors, and birthparents, REACHING OUT will help you know your audience, clarify your goals, and have confidence in what you present. It's a tool kit for self-expression that anyone can use. REACHING OUT takes the fear out of the process of writing about yourself. Chock full of valuable tips and strategies, it will help you speak your heart... authentically, clearly, and with impact CONTENTS INCLUDE: • What birthparents look for in a good letter
• Common mistakes and how to avoid them
• Tons of examples, samples, and styles to spark your imagination
• Step-by-step writing and revision techniques to help anyone write well
• Secrets of selecting photographs that work
• Hints for good graphic design
• Tips for writing with your partner With a foreword by nationally known adoption counselor Carole LieberWilkins, M.A., REACHING OUT also teaches you the keys to creating and sustaining a positive mental outlook throughout the adoption process. |
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All the help we can get... |
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There are so many sources and so much information out there; this book serves as a very practical tool for a part of the process that seems daunting at first consideration. |
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Great book for ideas |
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This was a great book for ideas about your dear birthmother letter. The only negative I found was that all the sample letters were seemingly written by very rich families, making adoption seem more out of the grasp of reality for regular families. But the info and advice that the author gave was extremely helpful! |
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Essential Reading! |
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I highly recommend Reaching Out to adoptive parents who are told by their agency, attorney, case worker, etc. that they must write a Dear Birthmother Letter. This is the only source of the many that I investigated that had any help for writing a DBL. The one other book that comes up when you search for "Dear Birthmother" cannot compare to the wealth of information in Mr. Handel's book. He covers everything from the details (check your spelling) to philosophies (be yourself) to methods of writing (the I, we, or us letter). Mr. Handel also supplies many writing tips. I found the book to be a great source of inspiration. This was also one of the only adoption-related books my husband read in its entirety. He enjoyed it as well! |
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Insightful, Entertaining and Informative |
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As an adoption professional, I recommend this book to all of my clients. The author turns the daunting task of drafting an outreach letter into a manageable and enjoyable process. Written with insight, sensitivity and humor, the book guides you from initial idea to final product -- an outreach letter that speaks honestly and compellingly to potential birthmothers. |
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Great title, great book |
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The "reader from San Jose" has unfortunately never read this wonderful and sensitively written book. In the Foreword, the author clearly explains the use of the term "Dear Birthmother Letter" as the common reference term for these very important letters of introduction. He also directly acknowledges that expectant parents are not properly termed "birthparents" until after they make a placement, and speaks supportively of the expectant father's role in adoption decisions. This is an extraordinarily helpful book, full of authoritative research, clear guidance, warm humor, and genuine sensitivity to everyone involved in the adoption triad. It was highly recommended to me by both my attorney and my adoption counselor. In the process of helping me write a letter that truly reflected my heart, it also dispelled many of the fears I had, born of misconception. To judge it without reading it does this book, and the adoption community, a grave disservice. |
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