How to Write a Postscript

Write a postscript after you conclude a letter.

Whether composing personal or business letters, often a letter writer adds a postscript statement at the end of the letter to communicate an afterthought. Due to the position of a postscript, some sales marketers utilize postscripts to drive home compelling sales messages at the end of a sales letter. Write a postscript at the end of a letter to add a final thought you wish to tell the recipient of your letter.

Things You'll Need

• Word processing program (optional)
• Pen or printer
• Letter-writing paper

Instructions

1. Enter your entire letter into the word processing program, including the date, the inside address, the salutation, the body, the closing and the signature. For composing a letter by hand, write the entire letter by pen on the letter-writing paper.

2. Skip one space and write or enter "P.S." Place a space after the last period.

3. Enter or compose your postscript message immediately after the P.S. Single-space the postscript message using the same format you used for the rest of the letter.

4. Add additional postscript messages by prefacing them with "P.P.S." and "P.P.P.S."

5. Print out your letter onto letter-writing paper if you entered it into a word processing program.

Tips & Warnings

• Ending a postscript with the writer's initials is one way to write a postscript.

References

• Letter Writing Guide: Friendly Letter Format
• English Plus: Friendly or Personal Letters