Reaching Out: The Guide To Writing A Terrific Dear Birthmother Letter

by Nelson Handel

The comprehensive guide to creating a Dear Birthmother letter that genuinely expresses who you are. Writing tips, examples, and the insight of leading adoption professionals have made this book both... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971619824
• ISBN13: 9780971619821
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Easternedge Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Insightful, Entertaining and Informative

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.

Great title, great book

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.

Extremely Helpful resource for this very important task.

This book was the best I have seen when it comes to writing the Dear Birthmother letter. It gives you very practical advice on how to put this letter together. The author does a wonderful job describing how the birthmother feels based on the words that you are using. A must have for anyone faced with the task of writing a Dear Birthmother letter. I have recommended it to many.

Witty, practical, warm, and honest

Anyone who is daunted by the task of writing a Dear Birthmother letter should read this book. Recommended by a friend, I picked it up and couldn't put it down. I found it witty, practical, warm and honest. Loved it. (In fact, I am having to restrain myself from using "!!".) My husband is now reading it and laughs out loud. What seemed an overwhelming task now looks like fun. Here's to the journey...

Fantastic Help writing your Birthmother Letter

This book is great! It is easy to read and filled with lots of examples and HEART. It helps you choose the content, style, and structure that works best for you. It continually gives you the encouragement to be yourself(s) when writing your letter and to understand important things about birthparent's mindset. Before we (my husband & I) got this book, we had struggled to write our Dear Birthmother Letter. Once we got this book, we were able to write our letter relatively quickly. Most importantly, we are happy with the result. Our letter is full of life and love. Our friends and families continually comment that our personalities and our lives are vibrantly conveyed in our letter. Writing a Dear Birthmother Letter is a difficult step in the adoption process. Using this book with make this step easier and more effective towards making a connection with a birthmother.