A Letter From Your Favorite Book-Character

****Think back to one of your favorite fiction books – and remember a character who spoke most vividly to your imagination.****

In this light-hearted swap, participants are asked to write an introductory-letter to their partner from the perspective of one of their favorite fiction-book characters.

Letters should contain (but are certainly not limited to) all of the basics you might normally include in an introductory pen-pal letter.

Here are some introductory topics to get your creative juices flowing:

• ****Your name...**** (Alice? Tom Sawyer? Mowgli? Mary Lennox? Hazel?)

• ****A brief bio...**** (Tell us how you're a prophetic rabbit from the Sandleford warren. Perhaps you are obsessed with catching a great white whale. Maybe you bring books to life by reading them aloud.)

• ****Where you live...**** (How does it look? What makes your cottage/burrow/castle/space colony unique?)

• ****Your hobbies...**** (Do you play Quidditch? Are you a count who enjoys terrorizing orphans?)

• ****Your goals...**** (Destroy the One Ring? Escape the clutches of the Red Queen?)

Let your creativity and imagination shine-through in your letters. Swappers are encouraged to be inspired, thoughtful, and witty. Feel free to add personality to your character that may not be immediately evident in the books – but please try to remain loyal to your character's history, home, and overall morals and motivations.

Make sure your letter gives the reader some colorful, creative, and informative insight into the life of your favorite fiction-book character.

Books may be famous or obscure. From Classic Literature to your favorite cheesy fantasy series – take your pick! And yes, you can write from the perspective of a favorite animal character, too!

Character Letters should be a ****minimum of TWO A4 pages****. Swappers are certainly welcome (and encouraged) to go longer, though! These may be hand-written or typed. Send something to your partner that you would be happy to receive.

Along with your letter, be sure to include a small note with the name of the swap, your username, and the title of the book from which your character is taken.

If you have any concerns about spoilers to a book or series you are reading, leave a comment below so your partner will know. :)

****Newbies with well-filled profiles are welcome.**** Rated swappers should have a 4.8 or higher. No recent no-sends or unexplained 1's, please. I will be checking thoroughly, and will remove any questionable swappers before assigning partners.

You will have 3 weeks from the last sign-up day to complete this swap. Please be timely - and if you are going to be late for some reason, be polite and contact your partner.

I will angel this swap if need-be. If you have any questions/concerns/comments, let me know!

This is my first time to host a swap, so feel free to PM me with constructive thoughts and advice. This swap idea was inspired by a Harry-Potter-themed letter swap I saw not too long ago.