Appropriate Ink Color...?

Question

I have to write a letter to a successful author, and I want it to look somewhat professional. I am completely opposed to writing in dark blue or black pen, as these don't express my personality at all. I know, I'm weird...

So anyway, my question is this: If you were a successful author and received a letter from a young fan, would you be charmed by the surprise of green or purple ink, or would you think of it as childish? Also, what do you think is the best color to write in that won't look silly, but isn't a dark blue or black?

I'm 15. And I should also add that the author is not EXTREMELY successful. Just mildly. Here he is on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rakoff

Answer 1

I used a dark green pen for years, it looked very nice. I only stopped using it because for some reason I bought two pens in a row that leaked & no other brand had the exact color I liked.
But personally, I would type & print something if I sent a letter to someone like that.

Answer 2

If you are writing a letter to an author as a fan, it doesn't matter what color you use. If you are writing a letter that you want to be taken seriously, you need to use black ink. Writing in color is something that kids do when they are doodling or writing a note to a friend. Even though you might not like black, it should be your words that "WOW" the author, not the color of your ink.

Answer 3

If it's just a fan letter to let them know you appreciate their work, I would use purple ink, if you don't want to use blue or black. Anything like red or pink or green might be hard to read.

If it's a serious request letter - especially for advice or anything, black would be the best choice to be taken seriously.

Answer 4

Stick with black because the other color's would be childish. I'm not an author but for some reason, I think it's a little too 'suck up' to hand in a colorful assignment to someone you don't know as a close friend and don't know you at all.

Answer 5

Don't hand write the letter. Even if you have beautiful handwriting, it's much nicer to type the letter. Even nice handwriting can be hard to read, sometimes. Make sure it's in a nice standard font, nothing fancy. As for the colour, print it in whatever colour you want. I don't think having something in a fun colour would seem silly to anyone.

Answer 6

If you want to appear professional and/or formal, you must use black ink. Even blue ink is unprofessional. If you don't care, use whatever color you like. However, I would not take your letter seriously, if it were me, in that case.

Answer 7

I like purple! I would think, wow this person is creative! and I would actually want to read the letter instead of reading thru numerous boring balck and blue ink letters.

Go ahead, be yourself!

Answer 8

If the content of your letter is nicely written and mature, I don't think the author would care about an unusual color!
If you cannot make up your mind, you can type it.
Good luck *

Answer 9

i don't think the ink color will have any affect on the author. your words will he is an author after all any color as long as its legible would be nice, most ppl love compliments.

Answer 10

ummm..how young? the only thing is that some ink is hard to reade for some-i would go with dark purple or dark red